It was celebration
time in the Team Rams Racing camp as Narain
Shankar (S. Narendran) annexed the championship
title in the second edition of the J K Tyre Junior Racing
Cup which concluded with the 6th and final round earlier
today at the Madras Motor Racing Track at Irrungattukottai near
Chennai. Narain had a tally of 87 point,. Sudarshan Rao with 75
points, Rohit Khanna with 71 points and Karthik Shankar with 67
points. However, as per the regulations, the best 10 performance
are taken for the final points tally and accordingly, it was Narain
whose best 10 totalled 85 points, with Sudarshan
Rao 73 points, Karthik Shankar 67 points,
Rohit Khanna with 66 points.
(L
to R) : Sudarshan Rao, S. Narendran, Sanjay Sharma of JK tyre &
Karthik Shanker
The curtains came down on an exciting six round event which saw
fortunes fluctuating in every round. Round 1, 3, and 5 saw team
Rams Racing taking the honors while it was the racers from Team
Wallace Sports who dominated Round 2 and 4. The two teams shared
the honors in Round 6. Today’s grid had 17 Formula Maruti
racing cars lined up saw competitors from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,
Bangalore, Cochin and Chennai taking part.
Race 1 saw Chennai lad and pole leader Narain Shankar of
Team Rams Racing seal the title with an emphatic
win. An enthralling duel was witnessed between the Bangalore lad
Sudarshan Rao of Team Rams Racing and Delhi lad
Rohit Khanna of Team Wallace Sports for the 2nd place. The lead
kept changing hands every lap till the 7th when Sudarshan Rao’s
vehicle came to a sudden halt. By the time the vehicle was restarted
Sudarshan had fallen to the back of the lot but with a tremendous
drive he move up three places in the last lap to finish in 6th place.
Rohit Khanna gleefully grabbed the opportunity to move ahead and
finish 2nd. Delhi racer Sumit Maluja of Team Wallace sports finished
3rd. Narain also had the fastest lap timing of 01:13:499. One of
the main contenders for the title Delhi youngster Karthik Shankar
of Team Wallace Sports could note compete in this race due to mechanical
problems.
Race 2 saw Rohit Khanna come up with a superlative effort as he
cruised to a very comfortable win. Finishing in 2nd and 3rd places
were Sumit Maluja and Kapil Khanna. Rohit Khanna had the fastest
lap timing of 01:13:509. Unfortunately Narain Shankar could not
start in this race as he came in late after the pit lane was closed.
Results
Race -1 - 10 laps - 1. Narain Shankar 12:30:796 2. Rohit Khanna
12:32:418 3. Sumit Maluja 12:40:002
Race -2 - 10 laps - 1. Rohit Khanna 12:37:730 2. Sumit Maluja 12:46:020
3. Kapil Khanna 12:50:318
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