Your basket is currently empty!
Category: Karting
JK Tyre Rotax Max Indian Karting Nationals
-
Final round to decide karting champions: JK Tyre Karting Nationals
File photo of JK Tyre Karting Nationals. A JK Tyre image Bengaluru, 8 October 2015: The fifth and final round of the 12th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship 2015 will witness close encounters to decide the champions in all the three categories which went to the wire.
After hosting four successful action packed rounds across tracks in Hyderabad, Coimbatore and Bangalore, the grand finals return to Meco Kartopia here on Saturday. The qualifying and the heats will be on Saturday while the pre-finals and finals are scheduled for Sunday followed by the championship prize distribution.
In the above 15-years Senior Max category, Ricky, Vishnu, Ameya and Nayan are the karters to watch out for. This season has been exceptionally good for Ricky who is currently leading the pack and has dominated in the category round after round. It will be interesting to see how Vishnu, Ameya, Nayan and Dhruv battle it out in this ultimate round.
It’s going to be a fight to the finish in the Junior Max category (13 to 15 years) as the top three contenders are just few points behind each other. Round four turned the tables for Mohammed Nallwalla who was leading the championship until Round three but a turn of events in the penultimate round and Akash Gowda managed to climb up the chart. However, the championship is still open with only 7 points separating Akash and Mrinal Chatterjee from Rayo Racing who is currently in second place. Manav Sharma from Junior Max category has been a surprise package. After three rounds of the Championship, Manav came back with a bang and took away the chequered flag in the previous round. Nirmal Umashankar too has been performing extremely well and can definitely be a tough competitor in the final round.
In the micro max category for 7 to 12 years, 11-year-old Shahan Ali Mohsin from Agra (Team Meco Racing) is dominating the championship points table with 350 points. In the Junior Max, Akash Gowda from Bangalore (Team Meco Racing) is on the lead with 330 points and Ricky Donison from Bangalore (Team BPC Racing) in Senior Max category with 335 points is leading in the overall championship points table.
Shahan from the Micro Max category and Ricky from Senior Max category have been on top of the charts always, impressing the spectators with their excellent karting skills. Shahan and Ruhaan have always been tough competitors in the Micro Max category, however in Round three and four Nikhil Bohra from Bengaluru proved it to everyone that he is no less. His dedication to win has now helped him occupy third place in the championship points table after four rounds. Arjun S Nair is another tiny tot to watch out for in the ultimate round as he is just two points behind Nikhil and if he wins in Round 5, he will take the final step in the overall championship points table.
Overall champion in the Junior and Senior Max categories will represent India in the World Karting finals scheduled in Portugal this year. The overall top three winners in the Junior and Senior max categories will get a sponsored drive in the JK Racing India Series in the 2016 season of the JK Tyre Racing Championship.
The six teams participating in the Championship are Rayo Racing from Mumbai, Meco Racing from Chennai, Mohite’s Racing from Kolhapur, BPC Racing from Bangalore, Erda Racing from Baroda, Indian Karting from Kolhapur and Dark Don Racing from Chennai. For the coveted Overall team trophy, Team Meco Racing, Team Rayo Racing, Team Mohite’ s Racing and Team BPC Racing are vying for the top honour across the three categories.
The races will be webcasted live on www.jktyremotorsport.com
eom/JK Tyre press release
-
Superb Shahan takes maiden win in Rotax Max Asia Challenge
Shah Alam, 20 Sept. 2015: Eleven-year old Indian karting talent, Shahan Ali Mohsin clinched a dominating win at Round 6 of the 2015 Rotax Max Asia Challenge at the Shah Alam International Kart Circuit here in Malaysia. The wonder kid from Agra came out in flying colours in the Micro Max class.
Competing in the Micro Max, a category for karters between 8 and 12 years, which saw Asia’s top karting racers in action, Shahan braved several issues early-on in the weekend to reign supreme on Sunday. He finished the pre-finals in second place having started P13, and went one better in the finals to stand on the top step of the podium, winning by a margin of 0.648 seconds.
“It is a really special day, a memorable one for me with my first win in Asia. The best part was that it was fair and square, there was no luck or freak incidents, just a clean run from the back of the grid to the top of the podium”, remarked an elated, emotional Shahan.
“There were lots of ups and downs through the season and then we missed the previous round so this win makes up for it somewhat. We all wished it would have come a bit sooner, but nevertheless I am really happy to sign off the Asian season on a winning note”, he added.
Shahan’s weekend didn’t start off too well, and come qualifying he was only 14th out of 19 karters. There wasn’t much progress in the incident-filled Heats either, he finished 10th and 14th in the two heats respectively.
Shahan’s iS Racing team worked hard overnight to sort out the setup, and during the Sunday morning warm-up, things looked better as he was third and Shahan felt more comfortable.
Nevertheless, he still had an uphill task ahead, coming from the back is never easy in karting grids as there are high chances of incidents in the mid-pack, often featuring innocent victims who get collected in the melee.
Starting 13th for the prefinal, Shahan remained cautious on the opening lap, keeping his nose out of trouble. The next 15 laps were a master class in precise yet aggressive race-craft as the 11-year old made his way up the grid. Clean, confident and ensuring that every move he made stuck, Shahan was in top five by the end of lap 9. The podium was clearly in reach but the progress was now slower, and it took Shahan the remaining five laps to clinch the second spot. It was impressive feat nevertheless, with Shahan unsurprisingly posting the fastest lap of the race.
Starting on the front-row for the finals, victory was clearly in reach but it was definitely not going to be easy to overhaul his iS Racing teammate Putera Adam – the defending Micro Max Champion. As the green flag was waved, a close battle ensued and only after four laps did Shahan managed to break away from Putera and establish a lead that he wouldn’t relinquish to the chequered flag.
“I think it is the best day of my racing career so far, given the odds we had this morning and how everything turned around in a span of a few hours. I am really thankful for iS Racing throughout and of course to my parents for having supported me through a gruelling season”, said Shahan.
“We are still working on our plans for next year but whatever happens, I will take a lot of learning from this year into the future as well as into our campaign back at home in the JK Tyre Rotax National Championship”, he added.
Shahan is currently leading the Micro Max standings in the 2015 JK Tyre National Championship as well, with Round 4 scheduled on 26-27 September at Meco Kartopia, Bangalore.
eom/Press Release
Shahan with Indian Tricolour. Image courtesy Shahan team -
Will Ameya Bafna remain the champ? Donison for Spain; Aradhya wins JK Tyre Micro Max Karting Nationals
Visakhapatnam, 16 Nov 2014: Mumbai teenager Ameya Bafna won the Karting Nationals for the year 2014 in the Senior Max category but his result was proclaimed as provisional owing to a protest which may change the winner in the premium category. Since the winner of the championship is expected to take part in the Rotax Max World Finals, it is important for the Indian Federation to announce the stewards decision in a few days time.
“The winners from about 70 countries will take part in the 15th Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2014 from November 25 – 29, and the winners of Junior and Senior category from India are expected to take part,” said Akbar Ebrahim, chairman, Racing Commission, Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), here on Sunday. The amazing track of Kartódromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero Chiva in Valencia, Spain will host the karting highlight of the year!
(Left to Right) Ricky Donison (Junior Max), Yash Aradhya (Micro Max) and Ameya Bafna (Senior Max), winners of the championships in their respective categories in the 11th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Karting Championship which concluded in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.Image courtesy Anand Philar Meanwhile, Bengaluru boys Yash Aradhya and Ricky Donison emerged champions in Micro Max and Junior Max categories respectively in the 11th JK Tyre Karting Nationals, the 5th and final round of which concluded at the V-1 track on the Vizag-Bheemli beach road, here on Sunday, adds an official press release.
Aradhya, the 12-year old sixth standard student of Bishop Cotton’s in Bengaluru, had a virtually untroubled run in the Micro Max final as he built an early lead starting from pole position and nursed it to the finish line to clinch the championship in style with his fourth win in five rounds.
The Junior Max final was bitterly contested as pole-sitter Donison was quick off the blocks and led until Kush Maini, having started fourth, caught up with him. The two Bengaluru boys fought tooth and nail until Maini made a fine move to go into the lead that he kept to the finish.
Despite the second place finish, London-born 16-year old Donison, a student of Bangalore International School, still clinched the championship, albeit by just four points while Maini finished second.
The Senior Max Finals saw Chittesh Mandody of Mohite’s Racing snatching the lead from pole-sitter and team-mate Dhruv Mohite to win comfortably. Finishing second behind Mandody was Rayo Racing’s Nayan Chatterjee who slipped past Mohite in the latter half of the race.
Staying away from the battle ahead, 19-year old Bafna kept his wits about him and seemed content to finish fourth which earned him sufficient points to claim the championship in his class.
Earlier, Aradhya pulled off another brilliant win in the Pre-Final to consolidate his lead in the class championship while Maini could manage only fourth following a racing incident he was involved in as Donison, Ravindra and Akash Gowda finished ahead of him.
The Senior Max Pre-Finals saw Mohite coming up with a late move on front-runner Mandody to win the race while Bafna, driving well within himself and with an eye on his championship, came in third.
The results: Finals – Micro Max: Yash Aradhya (MECO Racing) 1; Chirag Ghorpade (BPC Racing) 2; Paul Francis (MECO Racing) 3. Championship winner: Aradhya (196 points)
Junior Max (provisional): Kush Maini (Dark Don Racing) 1; Ricky Donison (BFC Racing) 2; Aaroh Ravindra (Rayo Racing) 3. Championship winner: Donison (183 points).
Senior Max: Chittesh Mandody (Mohite’s Racing) 1; Nayan Chatterjee (Rayo Racing) 2; Dhruv Mohite (Mohite’s Racing) 3. Championship winner: Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing, 181 points).
Pre-Finals – Micro Max: Yash Aradhya 1, Arun S Nair 2, Chirag Gorphade 3. Junior Max: Ricky Donison 1, Aaroh Ravindra 2, Akash Gowda 3. Senior Max: Dhruv Mohite 1, Chittesh Mandody 2, Ameya Bafna 3.
For all the latest news, photos, videos, and updates, please visit us at:
-
Ameya Bafna wins Pre-final
Macau, 22 October 2012: Indian karting champion Ameya Bafna of Rayo Racing dominated the first day of the Macau Cup Rotax Senior class, at the FIA CIK World Karting Championship this weekend.
Ameya narrowly missed the pole position after qualifying 0.06 off the fastest driver. Hovever, he went on to win the Pre Final. Rayo Racing was the only Indian team to take part at the famous Kartodromo de Coloane Circuit in Macau.
