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Armaan Ebrahim signs up with Team TARA-DTM
for the Formula Renault V6 Championship-2007

March 17, 2007

India’s youngest and hottest racing star, Armaan Ebrahim formally signed the contract with Team TARA-DTM in Zuhai, China today.

Joining the team as the Chief Engineer is Patrick Roberts (Pady) who is no stranger to India. Having been an engineer to Akbar Ebrahim, Narain Karthekeyan and Karun Chandhok, Pady has been involved with Armaan from 2005 in the Formula BMW and A1 GP Championships.

The V6 Renault is powered by a 390 BHP Renault engine and the gearbox is the state of the art paddle shift 6 speed sequential gearbox. The car generates speeds upto 270 kmph and is marginally slower than the A1 GP car. The V6 Renault Championshipis the ideal step up to the World Series Renault Championship or the GP2 Championship.

There are 7 rounds in the championship with 14 races. The championship is run in he following countries : Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, China and Bahrain/Dubai. The first race is on the 6th of May 2007 at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.

Armaan who is currently in Zuhai was very satisfied with his first exploratory test with the team in the V6 Renault. In the very first 2 days of testing, Armaan set a blistering pace in the wet and dry earning himself the respect of all the team members.

Armaan Ebrahim Commented Armaan : "The V6 car felt extremely stable and good to drive. Its fairly quick and very responsive. The conditions were not ideal as it was wet and damp on both the initial days of testing, but we still managed to put in some very quick times which was very encouraging. The team impressed me a lot and they are extremely efficient. Its great to work with Fabien as his knowledge and composure is fantastic. Its also really good that Pady comes on board this week as our engineer and we have another 3 days of testing wherein we will be working on the set up of the car and go for quicker times with new tyres. I am quite confident that my team mate and myself will have a good year ahead of us. The grid looks very encouraging with more than 17 cars expected to take part with drivers from all parts of the world. I am thankful to my sponsors, JK Tyres, Amaron, Elf, Speed and Anand Cine for supporting my racing career."

After the signing of the contract, Team Director, Fabien Fior and Chairman Helmi Abdullah, had the following statements to make on Armaan :

Fabien Fior: Armaan, the newest addition to the TARADTM family has proven to be the start of many pluses for the team and himself. In preparation for the upcoming FV6A season, he (Armaan) has outperformed his and the team's expectations, and I can see him heading for the frontlines in this season (FV6A 2007).

Helmi Abdullah: The ingredients for an explosive performance by TARADTM in FV6A 2007 are finally complete, with the latest reinforcement in our driver line up, Armaan Ebrahim.

Armaan is currently sponsored by JK Tyre, Amaron, Elf, Speed and Anand Cine Services.

TARA is part of the global Tara Group Ltd based in Malaysia and Singapore. The TARA group is headed by its Chairman, Mr Helmi Abdullah, whose son Hafiz Koh is Armaan’s team mate. Taking note of his son, Hafiz’s talent and exploits in Asian Motorsport, Mr Helmi Abdullah decided to get more involved in the sport. This led to the joint venture between TARA and DTM. Mr Abdullah is also very keen to provide a platform for all young and upcoming drivers in Asia who want to race in the Asian Formula Renault 2 litre championship and then move on to the Renault V6 Championship.

DTM ( Dynaten Motorsport ) is headed by Mr Fabien Fior who is the Team Director of Team TARA DTM. Fabien Fior has a long history and is a very well known name in France and world motorsport. Fabien and his late father were the people involved in the designing and development of the Formula Campus and the Renault Spyder. DTM Motorsport has been very involved in the Formula Renault championships in France and in Asia.