motorsport
@ your finger tips
JK
Tyre National Racing Championship 2008 Round 6 : 04-05 Oct 2008 : Chennai |
||
4th October 2008, Chennai : The stage is set for a fascinating finale with the championship in the premium Formula Rolon Chevrolet category still wide open. It will be a interesting tussle between the current championship leader Gaurav Dalal and the challengers Saahil Shelar and Sarosh Hataria. Also in action will be the majestic super bikes in the 600cc and 1000 cc classes as they thunder down the track for the final time this season.
In the premium Formula Rolon Chevrolet category the pole position was clinched by Sarosh Hataria of Team Red Rooster Racing with a timing of 01:47:986. Starting second and third on the grid will be Saahil Shelar of Team Speed NK Racing and Gaurav Dalal of Team Red Rooster Racing. In the qualifying round of the Formula LGB Swift category, it was Delhi lad Karthick Shankar of Team TVS Girling who took the pole with the fastest lap timing of 02:06:368. Championship winner Saran Vikram of Team WSRF with Leela will start in 2nd place followed by Rayomand Banajee of Team Amaron with Meco in third place. The Super Saloon category saw Sailesh taking pole position timing the fastest lap of 02:09:762, while in the Race Star Car class it was once again Mazdayar Vatcha who clinched the pole with a lap timing of 02:18:002. The races on Sunday will commence at 10 am. Entry for the public is free. ** END ** |
Earlier
today, the Chennai brothers Sudanand Rajan and
Prithveen Rajan from Team WSRF with Leela
clinched the championship drivers title in the endurance
race as Day 1 of the 6th and final round of the JK Tyre
National Racing Championship 2008 got underway at the Madras
Motor Racing Track at Irungaatukottai near Chennai. With the racers
going all out for the final time this season racing skills and speed
driving were to the fore making the 60 minute event a thriller.
The change of drivers was effected every fifteen minutes. The winning
combination of Sudanand Rajan and Prithveen
Rajan sealed the win by completing 29 laps in a timing
of 1 hour 1 minute and 46 seconds. In second was the team from Rams
Racing consisting of Karthick Shankar and
S Narendran completing 28 laps in 1 hour, 3 minutes
and 07 seconds. Vir Raina and Mohit of
Rams Racing finished third by completing 27 laps
in 1 hour, 2 minutes and 7 seconds.