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Tyre National Racing Championship 2008 Round 6 : 04-05 Oct 2008 : Chennai |
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Chennai, 5th October 2008 : It was Gaurav Dalal’s day of glory as he clinched the National Championship title in the premium Formula Rolon Chevrolet category with a series of spectacular performance in the current season. The curtains came down on a season which saw several upsets and fluctuating fortunes as the lead changed hands several times. However once Gaurav got the lead, he held and built up his lead through consistent performances to eventually win the National championship. The season also witnessed tremendous rivalry between the experienced veterans and pugnacious youngsters. Delighted were the weekend crowd who turned up to witness the races for the final time this season. From the saloon cars to the Super Bikes to the Formula racing cars, it was a blend of exhilarating speed and excellent driving skills with the cream of Indian racers exhibiting their tremendous potential and talent. Today's races also saw a few pilots hogging the limelight - Sudanand Rajan, Praveen Keerthi, Karthick Shankar & Akhil Kushlani. Formula Rolon Chevrolet The premium category of the championship saw pole leader Sarosh Hataria of Team Red Rooster registering a great win in Race 1. Sarosh faced stiff competition from his team mate and championship leader Gaurav Dalal who snatched the lead in the very first lap and held on till the 7th lap when misfortune struck Gaurav’s vehicle with a shaft failure forcing him out of the race in the penultimate lap. Sarosh regained the lead to complete a fine win. Sarosh’s team mate Akhil Khushlani finished 2nd while Rayomand Banajee of Speed NK Racing came in third. In Race 2, it was a close duel between Team Red Rooster racers Akhil Kushlani and Sarosh Hataria with Akhil ultimately triumphing. Anand Prasad of Prime Racing finished third.
(L to R) Mr.Sanjay Sharma (Head Motorsports JK Tyre), Sarosh Hataria, Gaurav Dalal & Akhil Khuslani It was a different story in Race 2 of Round 3 in this category which saw the vehicles of two of the main contenders Saahil Shelar and Sarosh Hataria getting involved in a collision resulting in both going out of the race. Grabbing the opportunity was Akhil Khushlani of Team Red Rooster who blazed away to a great win. Finishing second was seasoned campaigner Rayomand Banajee of Team Meco Racing. Gaurav Dalal’s lacklustre third place finish in this race however helped him to seal the coveted championship. In the Drivers Championship, it was 1,2,3 for the Team Red Rooster with its drivers Gaurav, Sarosh & Akhil Khuslani finishing in that order. In the Team Championship also, it was the Team Red Rooster who won the Championship with 156 points, followed by NK Racing with 100 and Prime Racing with 70 points. Formula LGB Swift Pole leader and 18 year old Saran Vikram failed to capitalize at the start in Race 1 and it was no surprise when Karthick Shankar of Team TVS Girling took complete command of this race to register a comprehensive win. Finishing in second and third places were the duo of Saran Vikram and Prithveen Rajan from Wallace Sports. Race 2 saw the grid reversed. However following a pile lap just after the start the race was red flagged. Four vehicles involved in the pile up including that of Karthick Shankar could not take part in the race further. The race was restarted was once again initially dominated by Saran Vikram until his vehicle failed forcing him out of two laps. At this point Rayomand Banajee of Team Amaron moved in and took the lead and raced away to a comfortable win .Prithveen Rajan of Wallace Sports finished second. Akhil Devarag of Team TVS Girling came in third. In the Drivers Championship, due to the incident in race 2 of the Formula LGB Swift, the whole championship points of Saran Vikram was nullified. Karthick Shankar of TVS Girling won the Formula LGB Swift National Championship with 81 points followed by Rayomand Banajee of Team Amaron with 48 points & Prithveen Rajan with 48 points. In the Team Championship, it was Team WSRF which won the Championship with 147 points closely followed by TVS Girling with 145 points. Team Amaron finished 3rd. Super Bikes Race 1 in the 600 cc class saw the Bangalore racer Praveen Keerthi displaying his riding skills as he raced away to notch up a very comfortable win. Finishing in 2nd and 3rd places were Gopinandhan and Kathi Venkataraman. Race 2 saw a repeat performance from Praveen Keerthi. While Kathi Venkataraman finished in second place Gopinandhan had to settle for third place. In the 1000 cc category it was the spectacular speed that helped Alok Sashidhar clinch very comfortable wins in Race 1 and Race 2. Mazhar Ahmed and Sanjay finished in second and third places respectively in Race 1. Finishing 2nd in Race 2 was once again Mazhar while Deepka Murali finishing third. Saloon Cars In the Saloon car class, it was the veteran Radha Selvaraj who once again proved his superiority to set up yet another win. Finishing in second place was Vidyaprakash while pole leader Sailesh had to settle for third place. It was Vidyaprakash’s turn to take the honors in Race 2. B.Vijayakumar and Siddatrh Kishore finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the Race Star class it was Mazdayar Vatcha taking the honors in both races. Race 1 and Race 2 both saw Deepak Chinnappa and M.S. Ravindra in second and third places respectively.
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