· Vikash, Steve and Vinoth from Wallace Sports in the Championship lead

· The top three winners will be fully sponsored for JK Tyre FMSCI NRC 2010

Chennai, December 3, 2009: The curtains will come down this year for the final round of the fifth edition of JK Tyre FMSCI Junior Cup on December 5-6, 2009 at Sriperumbudur, Chennai. The young stars will race on Formula Maruti cars. The Junior Cup, which is jointly organized, by Madras Motor Sports Club and JK Tyre, has generated tremendous response from aspiring young drivers from different parts of the country like, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Guwahati etc

A new crop of aspiring young drivers have emerged after the first two rounds. With the trio from Wallace Sports Vikash Anand, Steve Hodges and K.Vinoth already in the top three slots in the hunt for the cup title. A consolidated and a consistent effort will ensure either of the young stars the title.

At the end of the first two rounds it is the very consistent 15 year old lad from Chennai, Vikash Anand who is in the championship lead with a tally of 44 points. Vikash finished first in one race and second in four races to achieve his currently placing. Mumbai lad Steve Hodges’s excellent performance in the second round gave him enough points to move up to the second place in the championship ratings. Steve has 38 points under his belt currently. It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for K.Vinoth who is currently placed third in the points table with 29 points. Vinoth started with a bang in Round 1 by winning both the races. However he could not repeat his performance in Round 2 as his vehicle had problems the entire day. Despite the shortcomings Vinoth managed to put a valiant effort to finish in the top three in one race of Round 2.

The winner of the JK Tyre FMSCI Junior Cup will get a full sponsored opportunity to race within the big league in the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship, country's premium racing championship. This event is a forerunner to the next JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship, which is slated to begin in February 2010. This experience will help the drivers to be on an even footing when they race with the racing stars in the big events.

The races are designed to ensure school and college going youngsters get an opportunity to race without affecting their studies. Also, the races are finished over a period of two weekends without disturbing their weekdays. The series has become a great opportunity for budding talents with encouragement and valuable inputs coming in form of free training from country's racing champions like Akbar Ebrahim & Rayomand Banaji

Now with Volkswagen Polo Cup in India from next year, the opportunities for the youngsters have increased and they can look forward for the races this weekend. VW Polo Cup is a touring car concept which has helped the entry level racing around the world.

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