• Arjun Vernekar , Daniel Kiem K & Man Mohan the podium at Goa leg; earn a chance to win Amaron Scholarships worth Rs.10 lakhs.
• Amaron Karting Challenge is the largest and definitive initiative in motorsports to discover young racing talent in India
• The fifth regional leg of the challenge to be held in Mumbai on 30th November 2008

Goa, 16th November, 2008: On the action packed 2nd day of the Amaron Karting Challenge Goa regional challenge finals, determined young karters took the top honours to earn their berths at the Grand Finale scheduled for January 2009 at Hyderabad. Armaan Ebrahim, Amaron brand ambassadors and India’s leading international motor racer was present to cheer the young racers .

Arjun Vernekar M of I.T.T.C School was the topper of the Goa round while Daniel Kiem K of Choice School-Cochin won the second place. Man Mohan of Global Public School-Cochin won the third position in the Amaron Karting Challenge 2008 Hyderabad round.

At the Grand Finale they’d vie with the other regional finalists to take a shot at the big prize of a full Scholarship in the Amaron Scholarship Program and represent Team Amaron Pro Racing in the Indian JK Tyre Rotax Max Championship and other karting championships in India.

The Scholarship will also earn the winner 5 training programmes with Meco Motor Sports in between the races. The 2nd placed winner will get a 75% Scholarship and the 3rd placed winner a 50% Scholarship.

The 2-day qualifier began with over 250 aspirants between 12 and 16 years zooming on the track in custom built EVO AE 1 karts with the latest version of Subaru 4 stroke engines, trying to outdo others and realize their dreams.

The winner of the Grand Finale will earn a full Scholarship (Amaron Scholarship Program) to represent Team Amaron Pro Racing in the Indian JK Tyre Rotax Max Championship and other karting championships in India.

Amaron Karting Challenge conducted by Amara Raja Batteries is India’s largest discovery ground for creating international racing champs. The wholesome, dynamic program is backed by superior credentials of Amara Raja Batteries and has been designed to help kids to find out the hidden racer in him to try it out, compete and eventually win.

Registrations for the Mumbai regional round will be open from the 17th of November and the entry forms can be accessed through www.amaron.in.

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