3rd Racing Cup 2007

Round 2 : Race 4 & 5 : 30th Dec 2007

Goutham Parekh is crowned champion
Clean sweep for Team WSRF with Leela

Chennai : 30th Dec 2007

The curtains came down on the third edition of the JK Tyre Junior Racing Cup at the Madras Motor Race Track at Irrungattukottai in an action packed weekend. With fortunes fluctuating, it was ultimately consistency which paid results and brought the deserving dividends to Goutham Parekh of Team WSRF with Leela who annexed the championship title. By winning the J K Tyre Junior Cup, Goutham has won a full scholarship worth Rs. Two and half lakhs in the Formula LGB Swift category in the JK Tyre National Racing Championship 2008 scheduled to begin in June 2008. Finishing second and third in the championship were Prithveen Rajan and Suhail Sabharwal - also from Team WSRF with Leela. Second placed Prithveen Rajan will get 4 rounds and Suhail Sabharwal will get two rounds of free drive in the Formula LGB Swift category in next year’s national championship.

(R to L) : Mr.Sanjay Sharma (Head Motorsport, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd),
Suhail Sabharwal, Goutham Parekh & Prithiveen Rajan

The day began with Race 4, with the grid as per the results of the qualifying rounds held on Saturday and Goutham Parekh on pole was once again in excellent form as he got off to a exuberant start to move up and build a comfortable lead. Under no threat through out the race, Goutham scalped his third win in Round 2 to put himself within striking distance of the title. Finishing in 2nd and 3rd places were Goutham’s team mates Rohit Khanna and Suhail Sabharwal.

Goutham continued his winning spree in Race 5 to wrap up the championship. Staring in 6th place after the winning order of the top six in Race 5 was reversed, the Chennai youngster came up with a sterling effort to move up the ladder and record yet another significant win. Finishing in second and third places after a keen tussle were Chennai lad Vinoth and Rohit Khanna from Delhi - both fron Team WSRF with Leela.

Like the previous two events, this edition of the J K Tyre Racing Cup has also been a forerunner to the next J K Tyre National Racing Championship. These events have been providing ample opportunities to young racers to hone their skills and gain experience which will help them to be on an even footing when they race with the racing stars in the big events.

Results : Race 4 - 10 laps -

1. Goutham Parekh 12:24:258
2. Rohit Khanna 12:28:877
3. Suhail Sabharwal 12:32:157

Race 5 -10 laps-

1. Goutham Parekh 12:32:007
2. Vinoth 12:34:080
3. Rohit Khanna 12:34:229

Overall championship points (full points tally)

1. Goutham Parekh - Team WSRF with Leela - 62.5 points
2. Prithveen Rajan - Team WSRF with Leela - 47 points
3. Suhail Sabharwal - Team WSRF with Leela - 46 points

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