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Neel Jani wins Sprint race: Historic Indian Racing League begins
Irungattukottai (Chennai), 26 Nov 2022: Swiss racing star Neel Jani of Black Birds Hyderabad won the maiden Sprint Race in the inaugural Indian Racing League (IRL) that began here Saturday.
Despite all the teething troubles, the launch of league is a historic milestone in Indian motorsports and it took the meticulous organisation and race management of Madras Motors Sports Club to bring back the morale and image of racing in India. The IRL is expected to be a turning point in offering better prospects and an international platform for the budding Indian racers.
Neel Jani, the winner of Sprint Race 1 at MIC on Saturday. Photo SK The 38-year FIA WEC champion and 24h Le Mans winner, Jani, took a commanding lights-to-flag victory that saw a safety-car period and clocked 21minutes, 33.773 seconds for the 12-lap race at the 3.7-km Madras International Circuit here. A celebrated international racer, Jani, started on pole following his teammate and Indian star Akhil Rabindra topping the times in Q1. Alister Yoong of Malaysia, representing Godspeed Kochi, came second in 21:40.234 and managed to keep Mitchell Gilbert of Speed Demons Delhi behind him in third place. Gilbert clocked 21:40.714. Neel Jani also clocked the fastest lap of the Sprint race 1:31.438. Yoong, a late replacement for Jordan Albert, arrived in Chennai only on Saturday morning and did a creditable job with only 6-lap seat time before he got a fantastic P2. Alister is the son of Malaysia’s first Formula 1 driver, Alex Yoong, whom this reporter had the pleasure of interviewing and covering his debut at Sepang in 2002.
Neel Jani, leads the pack, at the third corner (C3) on the first lap of the Indian Racing League (IRL) Sprint Race 1 on Saturday. Photo by Srinivasa Krishnan Talented 16-year Bengalurean Ruhaan Alva was the fastest Indian driver in the Sprint race and just missed the podium but did a brilliant job taking fourth after starting from last (P12) on the grid. The multiple National karting champion, who graduated to formula racing only in September 2021, has already won the JK Tyre National Rookie championship. Today, he clocked 21:41.502. Unfortunately, he started from P12 as his fellow driver Fabienne Wohlwend from Liechtenstein, could not set a time in the Qualifying session as her car was not ready in time. The IRL has a different format where Driver A will set the Qualifying position for Driver B and vice-versa for the second Sprint Race.
Black Birds Hyderabad had a special guest to cheer their winners… The winged visitor, a Black Drongo, seems to be surveying the Black Birds’ exploits at the Madras International Circuit on Saturday. Photo by Srinivasa Krishnan.
From left: Alister Yoong of Godspeed Kochi (2nd), winner Neel Jani of Black Birds Hyderabad and Mitchell Gilbert (3rd) of Speed Demons Delhi. Photo by Karan Ravi.International racing driver Anshul Gandhi of Bangalore Speedsters came fifth followed by Chennai Turbo Riders’ Nicole Havrda (Canada), the top lady driver today.
Earlier Black Birds Hyderabad dominated the qualifying sessions with Akhil Rabindra topping Q1 while Neel Jani setting the top time in Q2. The race saw a Safety Car period after Bengaluru driver Rishon Rajeev, who was doing well, stalled on the track in the fifth lap. Both the Goa Aces cars later dropped out. Akash Gowda of Speed Demons Delhi also logged a DNF after two laps.
Another Sprint Race and a Feature Race (45-min) will be held on Sunday. The second Round will be held at the same venue (MIC) next Sunday while the third round is scheduled to be held on the Street Circuit in Hyderabad during the second week-end of December. RPPL has not yet confirmed if a fourth round would be held.
IRL, is the brainchild of former Indian racing stars Armaan Ebrahim and Aditya Patel, who formed Racing Promotions Private Limited and later roped in Akhilesh Reddy and Navjeet Gadoke. The duo have visualised a six-team city-based franchise teams for the league, a historic first for motorsports in India. They have also started X1 Racing earlier and IRL is the new avatar. They are also planning to bring Formula Regional Indian Championship and Formula 4 Indian championship in the future.
Both the drivers of the top-3 teams in Sprint Race 1. After a couple of minor incidents, the first round at the Street Circuit in Hyderabad was halted as a precaution due to safety issues after a decision was taken by the race Stewards and FMSCI, the governing body for motorsports as per the FIA safety regulations. However, a round of races in the JK Tyre National Racing championship were successfully held as a supporting race. The Street Circuit, attracted huge crowds and was hailed as a brilliant circuit by all the drivers. If the teething troubles and safety issues were sorted out, the street circuit around the Hussain Sagar lake, which acted a test run, is likely to host a Formula E race in February 2023.
Note: Updated on 27Nov22 at 11am
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Ruhaan Alva selected for Ferrari Driver Academy trials
Bengaluru, 23 Sept. 2022: Bengaluru teenager Ruhaan Alva has been chosen to participate in the 2022 Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) selection programme at the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, from September 26 to 28.
The 16-year old from Bengaluru, who is supported by JK Tyre, is the only Indian racer to be chosen for the Asia Pacific and Oceania regional selection programme which will be attended by 24 drivers from seven countries – Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan – in the 14-17 years age group.
Ruhaan, a multiple National karting champion, said: “I am really excited to have been selected for the Ferrari Driver Academy selection programme. While it is a big step forward for me while pursuing my dream, it will be a very challenging three days in Malaysia, but I will give it my best shot.”
File photo of Ruhaan Alva The 24 aspirants were selected from a pool of more than 60 applicants. The chosen drivers will be evaluated on their driving, fitness and media skills during the three-day programme at the Sepang International Circuit.
At the end of the three-day session, possibly two drivers may be selected to attend the FDA’s Scouting World Finals in Maranello, Italy, where they will compete with drivers from other regions in a bid for a potential place in the FDA for 2023.
All drivers will have one day in the Formula 4 cars where they will be trained and assessed for their racing skills. On the day that the drivers are not in the car, the drivers will be trained and assessed by the media team, as well as the fitness and training coach. Only the top six applicants selected by representatives of Ferrari and Motorsport Australia will proceed to the third day, September 28.
On the third day, these six drivers will be assessed all day by Ferrari and Motorsport Australia personnel in a series of tests. The driver or drivers to attend the FDA World Finals in Italy will be selected from this final six.
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Vishnu Prasad, Ruhaan Alva crowned National Champions
Coimbatore, 27 Feb 2022: Multiple-national champion Vishnu Prasad regained the LGB Formula 4, the coveted JK Tyre National Racing Championship for 2021 while Ruhaan Alva clinched the Novice Cup title in the 24th JK Tyre fmsci National Racing Championship 2021, which concluded with Round 4 at Kari Motor Speedway here on Sunday.
Anish Shetty won the 2021 Championship in the maiden JK Tyre present Royal Enfield Continental cup which made its debut along with the JK Tyre 4-wheeler National Racing Championship this year. The delayed 2021 championship calendar was completed only today due to COVID.
In the LGB Formula 4 category, Chennai’s Vishnu Prasad beat Sandeep Kumar, also from Chennai, as the later trailing by two points coming into the final round, crashed out and it hurt his championship. Sandeep recently won the Polo Cup National title.
In a keenly-contested race, the top-four drivers were in the title-hunt with just seven points separating them. Young-gun from Kolkata Arya Singh won the final race beating Ashwin Datta and Vishnu finish to second and third respectively.
Earlier in the first race, Vishnu, the Championship leader in the Feature event, led the race and his closest contender Sandeep crashed out pushing for the title. Meanwhile, Diljith TS, fought back and managed to stave off a fighting Mira Erda to 2nd. Thus, the Championship went go down to the wire with the final race deciding the champion.
In the Continental GT Cup, too, the top-two riders having just seven points between them for the Championship title. Anish D Shetty won the maiden Championship title which presented by JK Tyre along it four-wheeler National Racing Championship. The top-three riders, Meka Vidhuraj, Allwin Xavier and Anish engaged in a tight fight but Anish took the lead after a few laps but could not sustain it. Both Meka and Allwin managed to exploit corners and overtook Anish, to finish first and second in that order.
Leading the table with 98 points in the Novice Cup, Ruhaan Alva was declared the Championship Winner for 2021. On Sunday, Jaden R Pariat scored back-to-back wins. The two karting boys, who were friends off the track had a good day. Ruhaan, the senior of the two, is a gifted driver who tuned his racecraft in Europe before winning National karting championships in India. Jaden, from Guwahati, has shifted from a Delhi school to Bengaluru to improve his racing skills and graduated to open-seat cars this years after just a couple of seasons in karting where he was nurtured by teammate Ruhaan.
Elated with his Championship title, Ruhaan said, “It’s been a tough fight with the competition constantly improving. COVID has had a big impact on my preparation but am happy to finish on the top. My ultimate aim is to get into F1.”
Equally ecstatic with his performance on the last day of the season, Jaden said, “The start was a tough moment so I just focused. With the winner’s cup in hand, I look forward to race in F4 now.”
National Championship Winners for 2021 (provisional standings)
NOVICE CLASS
1. Ruhaan Alva, 98 points, National Champion
2. Jaden R Pariat, 80;
3. Neym Rizvi, 49.
Team Champion: Msport, 202 points
LGB Formula 4
1. Vishnu Prasad, 70 points (National Champion)
2. Diljith TS, 59 points
Joint 3rd: Arya Singh & Sandeep Kumar- 55 points each,
Team Champion: Dark Don Racing- 167 points
Support Class: JK Tyre presents Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup
Overall Championship Standings (provisional):
1. Anish D Shetty, 64 points – Champion;
2. Allwin Xavier, 61 points;
3. Anfal Akdhar, 40 points.
Day 2 Provisional Results:
JK Tyre Novice Cup (Race 2):
Jaden R Pariat (MSport) – 15:41.357
Aadithya Parasuram (Hasten Performance) – 15:46. 318
Neym Rizmi (MSport) – 15:46.513
Race 3:
Jaden R Pariat – 17:59.256
Ruhaan Alva – 18:01.576
Aadithya Parasuram – 18:02.166
LGB Formula 4 (Race 2)
1. Vishnu Prasad (MSport) -22:44.206
2. Diljith TS (Dark Don Racing) -22:46.755
3. Balaprasath (Msport) – 22:51.546
Race 3 (timings not available due to technical issue)
1. Arya Singh (Dark Don Racing) –
2. Ashwin Datta (Dark Don Racing) –
3. Vishnu Prasad (MSport) –
Continental Cup: Race 2:
1. Allwin Xavier (17:28.877)
2. Meka Vidhuraj -17:31.885
3. Anish Shetty (time not available).
Note: This report was uploaded on 1 March 2022.
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Kyle Kumaran to start P4 for Pre-finals; Ruhaan, Aditya Kamat begin well
Sakhir (Bahrain), 16 Dec 2021: Senior National Rotax Max Indian champion from Peregrine Racing, Kyle Aditya Kumaran, began his campaign at the World Finals on the right note finishing third in the DD2 category here on Thursday. Ruhaan Alva of MSport in Junior class and Aditya Suresh Kamat of Birel Art India in Mini Max are the other two who are flying the Indian flag at the World championship, and they too managed to do well in the heats and qualifiers.
You can watch the finals live here from 7pm IST on Friday starting with the 10-lap Mini Max class. The 11-lap Juniors pre-final A is at 7.48 pm and Pre-final B at 8.01 pm. The 14-lap DD2 live will be from 9.30pm IST (pre-final A) and 9.53pm IST (Pre-final B).
Kumaran, from Trichy, is representing Team India for the first time but the senior champion in India is clubbed in the higher DD2 category. He races with Peregrine in India and with team DOJOMOTO internationally and is managed by Anjum Shaikh. Another Junior champion Ruhaan Alva, also from Bengaluru, is donning the Team India colours again in the Junior section while Rotax Micro Max Indian champion for 2021 Aditya Kamat, also in his maiden Worlds, is pitted against many experienced karters though he is placed in the Mini Max class for the World finals at the famed F1 circuit here. The final race will be on Saturday.
You can watch the finals live on Saturday here.
DD2 Class
Kyle Kumaran who began with a bang coming out in the top-3 in Heat 1 clocking a 52.792sec but faced some issues but still managed to finish fifth in the second heat. Heat 3 did not go as expected but still the talented karter salvaged a P8 despite his best lap of 56.762. Overall he qualified P3 in the combined standings but will start on Row 2 (P4) for the Pre-finals on Friday.
Juniors Class
Meanwhile, Ruhaan Alva found himself up with a talented bunch of youngsters from all over the world but did his best to qualify 25th in his group for an overall 50th place out of 72 drivers in Rotax World Finals junior category. Heat 1 also was a bit tricky on the Sodi chassis he got but without any seat time except the practice sessions, he managed to avoid a couple of crashes in the chaotic run but was bumped and damaged his nose. Thus he was awarded a 5-second penalty for ‘front fairing drop’ following a contact with another driver, and ended up 31st.
Ruhaan fought back in the second heat and went on from 25th to 8th and set the fastest lap of the race. In the 3rd heat, he again dashed from 25th to take a well-deserved 7th. In the Pre-final, he will start from 15th place. Since only a limited number will take the finals, Ruhaan hopes to make the top-10 in the Pre-Finals.
File photo of the three Indian champions. From left: Kyle Kumaran, Aditya Suresh Kamat, Ruhaan Alva taken after the Indian championship finals at Bengaluru in November.
Photo by David Bodapati.Mini Max
Aditya Suresh Kamat, the Indian National champion in Micro Max, was placed in the Mini Max category as he is too young. The 5th Standard student of Sudarshan Vidya Mandir in Bengaluru, who celebrated his birthday at the start of the Worlds on Dec 11, completed 11 years. The Birel Art India karter, racing a Praga chassis, qualified 29th among 72 best karters in the world clocking a time of 58.575seconds. In Heat 1 he came 24th but recovered to 20th in Heat 2. His best came in Heat 3, as he made up four places clocking 4.328 to finish P11. He will take part in the pre-finals today and of the 72 karters, only half of them will qualify for finals in all the classes.
Grand Finals begin on Dec 11
A lot of our drivers took the opportunity for the early sporting check-in on Friday Dec 10. After the registration at the main entrance for the access to the event, they found their way to the big dome at the Formula 1 area, which is really impressive from in- and outside. Nearly the half of the competitors already were checked-in on Friday and the rest followed on Saturday and then enjoyed their time in the paddock area, checked out the huge drivers tent or had some fun with the rental cars at the track.
As soon as the sun set at 05:00 pm on Saturday, the set up and alignment of the Karts started. And they made an appearance the next day to impress everyone in attendance. This amazing line-up causes goosebumps even on long-term RMC Grand Finals participants and although the worlds are happening for so many years, all at the circuit are truly overwhelmed.
Aditya Suresh Kamat with team members at Sakhir on Thursday. INDIAinF1 photo by Special Arrangment The kart raffle draw took place on Dec 12 and is one of the starting highlights of the RMC Grand Finals, where all drivers will be given equal machinery to compete with, promoting their skills to their very best.
A total of 378 karts provided by the official chassis partners, BirelART, Praga from IPK and SodiKart, were handed out under the Bahrain sun high in the sky, ahead of preparations for the first free practice sessions that get underway on Dec 13 morning.
The raffle for picking up the karts made the show of the happy faces of all the drivers of the seven categories as the shiny new karts sparkled.
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Chance for young guns, Sahan, Ruhaan to showcase their talent: MMSC races
Chennai, 8 Dec. 2021: After a break of close to three months, the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship 2021 will resume with Covid-19 safety protocols in place at the MMRT here on Friday, December 10, with a 12-race programme scheduled for the weekend and some 100 entrants in the fray across various categories.
Two young guns who stood out in the first round were teenagers Shahan Ali Mohsin from Agra and Bengaluru’s Ruhaan Alva, both products of the National karting championships. Shahan won two of the three races in the MRF F1600 category while Ruhaan (MSport) was adjudged “best rookie” in the Formula LGB 1300.
The MRF F1600 will headline the weekend card with a triple-header, while the Formula LGB 1300, the Saloon Cars (Indian Touring Cars, Super Stock, Indian Junior Touring Cars) and Volkswagen Polo will have two races apiece in the three-day event.
Of equal significance is the entry-level MRF Saloon Cars category, featuring Toyota Etios. Last season, it made a debut in the National championship, promoted by the Madras Motor Sports Club, with just six entries, but now boasts of a grid of 25 cars representing two teams – the Red Line Racing India and Quest Motorsports. The MRF Saloon Cars skipped the first round in September this year, and will offer nine races spread over three rounds. Vehicles in all categories will run on MRF tyres.
MMSC president Ajit Thomas, while welcoming the participants for the second round, said: “At the outset, we need to celebrate the fact that we are able to conduct the championship during this challenging period of the pandemic. It is even more heartening that despite current situation, an increasing number of youngsters are taking to motor racing if one were to go by the spike in entries with each round. The first round in September witnessed the emergence of young talent and we hope they will continue to the perform. Our thanks also to our sponsors, MRF Tyres for their active involvement in the championship.”
As usual, the highly competitive saloon car races are likely throw up some exciting finishes, notably in the premier Indian Touring Cars class where Race Concepts’ Arjun Balu from Coimbatore, the defending champion, will be again up against Rayo Racing pair of Anindith Reddy and Jeet Jhabakh (both Hyderabad).
The MMRT circuit stood up well to the recent record monsoon rains and looked to be in good trim to host the weekend’s programme.
About Madras Motor Sports Club
Since its humble beginnings in 1953, the Madras Motor Sports Club has grown in stature as the hub of motorsport activity in India. Having moved its racing activities from Sholavaram to its present location, the MMRT circuit in Sriperumbudur in 1979, MMSC has kept pace with changing times by upgrading facilities. At a cost of about Rs 20 Crore, the MMSC built a pit complex comprising 20 garages, VIP hospitality suites and a viewing gallery, on the eastern side, apart from a second Paddock on the western side with its own short circuit. Parallelly, MMSC imported timing equipment specifically for Drag racing. The Control Room too was upgraded with state-of-the-art hardware while the track itself was improved to meet the exacting FIA standards for Grade-2 certification. MMSC also constructed a 500-capacity grand stand with provision for garages / storage below. In another upgrade, the MMSC purchased Digi flags from TAG Heuer Chronolec that will be positioned strategically around the track. The facilities are also extensively used by various vehicle manufacturers for testing their products, displays and corporate days.
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Ruhaan looks to seal the title; Vishnu, Amir to fight it out in Formula LGB4
Coimbatore, 2 Dec 2021: Ruhaan Alva looks set to clinch the Rookie Championship in his maiden outing while Vishnu Prasad and Amir Sayed to continue the fight in the premier Formula LGB4 class in the penultimate round of the 24th JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship which gets underway at the Kari Motor Speedway in Chettipalayam, near Coimbatore, on Saturday.
Championship leader Vishnu Prasad, after a strong first round show, was expected to call the shots in the second round held at the same venue late last month. But the MSport star from Chennai could not do much as his car lacked the power and the pace right through the races.
Amir Sayed of Kottayam cashed in on the chance quite early to score his maiden finish on top of the podium for his new team, Ahura Racing. It helped him a great deal in clinching crucial points and a climb up the championship table to the second position.
Despite a not so hot show, Vishnu continues to stay at the top with 25 points. Amir needs just a couple of points to rattle the leader and he may well come up with all guns blazing to do just that.
Sandeep Kumar, Arya Singh and T.S. Diljith of Dark Don Racing are also expected to give the duo a run for their money.
It’s a one horse race in the JK Tyre Novice Cup. MSport’s Ruhaan Alva, the young man from Bengaluru, is yet to find a challenger to his throne. He has stamped his class in both the rounds and is sitting pretty at the top of the table with 60 points.
His teammate Jaden Pariat, with 38 points, is far behind. But the youngster from Guwahati has come up with an improved show in every race. He may well try to go that extra mile to beat Ruhaan this weekend.
Anish Damodara Shetty of Hubli was the man in command in the JK Tyre presents Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup. He was quite successful in handling the much-heavier bikes and his opponents on a fast flowing track this season. But Allwin Xavier (32pts) of Thrissur managed to topple Anish (30pts) with a top podium finish in the final race of the second round.
The latter is not going to allow the former to enjoy the position at the top for long. So, be prepared for a fight to the finish from the big boys.
The drivers and riders will go through the practice sessions on Friday followed by the qualifiers and the races the next two days.
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Kyle, Ruhaan and Aditya are Rotax Max Indian National champions 2021
Bengaluru, 29 Nov 2021: Peregrine Racing team won the Senior Team Championship while its lead driver Kyle Aditya Kumaran became the 2021 Senior National Karting Champion winning all but one race in the Meco FMSCI National Karting Championship Rotax Max class at the Meco Kartopia track, near Bagalur here in wet conditions on Sunday. Teenager Ruhaan Alva and young talent Aditya Suresh Kamat won the Junior and Cadet National titles.
“This is my first championship in India and I am glad we won it. We were consistent and my team Peregrine Racing did a good job and supported me well. I am looking forward to the Rotax Max World Finals. Wearing India colours and racing for Team India is a proud moment and I am eagerly looking forward to the Grand Finals in Bahrain,” said Kumaran.
The 18-year old UAE-based racer from Thiruchirapalli, dominated the season finishing first in all the five Final races and four out of five Pre-Final races in the five national rounds. The racer who last week won the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Nations Cup in DD2 class, also won the Driver of the year award and bagged other prizes for most number of wins and poles. Teammate Suriya Varathan finished second in the championship while the 2012 champion Ameya Bafna could only finish third.
In the Junior section, MSport’s Ruhaan Alva who won the maiden Senior title in X30 earlier, won his first Rotax Max National in junior class. He also has two X30 Junior National titles in his chequered career of over 7 years, much of which was spent in Europe in his early days. This is his third title this year. Earlier he graduated to Formula cars taking part in the JK Nationals and clinched the Rookie title, winning the Formula Junior Racing Series (FJRS) in Coimbatore and was back on the karting track here winning the X30 National Karting Championship in the Senior Category in September 2021. Again, he is on his way to Coimbatore and is likely to wrap up another title by Dec 5 at the JK Tyre Novice Championship in Formula LGB 1300 at Kari Motor Speedway.
Rohaan Madesh, elder of the Madesh brothers, who broke his chain in the final round, saw Abhay climb to second spot, and the young Peregrine racer from Bengaluru had to be content with a third place.
Birel Art India’s 10-year Aditya Suresh Kamat became the Micro Max National champion. “I am very happy to win. Last year, I came 2nd but I worked hard now I am a National champion,” he said. Starting from P4, he took the lead by Lap 3 and won the Final race to clinch the cadet championship. The Class 5 student of Sudarshan Vidya Mandir in Bengaluru became the vice-champion last year on debut and loves to drive in the wet conditions. Aditya is coached by Preetham Muniappa, the 2002 National karting champion of MRF Mondiale fame, who went on to win the Asian Championship. And his kart is tuned by Abhinandan Krishnan, a former racer and Automobile Engineer.
Behind Aditya, in the battle between the teammates from MSport for the other top slots in the Cadet championship, Madurai’s Anuj A, the baby of the grid, who had a brilliant start in the Final race that shot him into the lead, sidestepped Sheikh Arafath from Pune, who too has age on his side.
While Peregrine won the Team title in the Senior Max class, MSport and Birel Art India shared the honours in the Junior Max and Micro Max categories respectively. All three champions have booked a ticket to the Rotax Max Grand Finals scheduled to be held in Bahrain from December 11 to 18.
Final Results – Fifth and final Round:
Senior Max
Pre-Final: (15 laps): 1. MR Rishon (Birel Art – Bengaluru) (12:34.733); 2. Kyle Kumaran (Peregrine Racing – Bengaluru) (12:35.282); 3. K Surya Varathan (Peregrine Racing – Coimbatore) (12:37.710). Fastest lap: K Suriya Varathan 57.537.
Final: (18 laps): 1. Kyle Kumaran (Peregrine Racing) (21:06.932); 2. MR Rishon (Birel Art – Bengaluru) (21:07.450); 3. Divy Nandan (NK Racing – Gurugoan) (21:08.442). Fastest lap: Ameya Bafna 1:08.497.
Junior Max
Pre Final: (12 laps): 1. Rohaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing – Bengaluru) (11:00.388); 2. Ishaan Madesh (Peregrine – Bengaluru) 11:00.834; 3. Jaden R Pariat (MSport – Guwahati) (11:01.304); Fastest lap: Ruhaan Alva 54.095.
Final: (15 laps): 1. Ruhaan Alva (MSport) (15:00.630); 2. Veer Sheth (NK Racing Academy – Mumbai) (14:08.638); 3. Abhay M (Birel Art India – Bengaluru) (15:10.851); Fastest lap: Ruhaan Alva 57.186.
Micro Max
Pre-Final (10 laps): 1. Arafath Sheikh (MSport – Pune) (10:13.852); 2. Vedha Vishnu (MSport – Chennai) (10:16.803); 3. Nikhilesh Raju (Birel Art –Bengaluru) (10:19.519). Fastest lap: Aditya Suresh Kamat (Bengaluru) 1:00.133.
Final: (12 Laps): 1.Aditya Suresh Kamat (Birel Art – Bengaluru) 15:23.451; 2. Vedha Vishnu (MSport – Chennai) (15:23.666); 3. Shrili Mistry (Erda’s Racing – Vadodara) (15:31.279). Fastest lap: Vedha Vishnu 1:14.274.
2021 Rotax Max Indian National Champions and Top-3:
Senior Max: 1. Kyle Kumaran (Peregrine Racing – Bengaluru/UAE) 441; 2. K Suriya Varathan (Peregrine Racing – Coimbatore) 408; 3. Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing – Mumbai) 408;
Junior Max: 1. Ruhaan Alva (MSport – Bengaluru) 430; 2. Abhay M (Birel Art India – Bengaluru) 404;
3. Rohaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing – Bengaluru) 398.
Micro Max – Cadet: 1. Aditya Suresh Kamat (Birel Art India -Bengaluru) 432; 2. Anuj A (MSport – Madurai) 414; 3. Arafath Sheikh (MSport – Pune) 406.
Team Champions: Senior: Peregrine Racing; Junior: MSport; Cadet: Birel Art India.
Special Awards: Driver of the year (Best Driver): Kyle Kumaran; Most number of Poles: Kyle Kumaran; Most number of wins: Kyle Kumaran; Akbar Ebrahim Most-improved Karter: Anuj A (Micro Max); Best Newcomer: Raiden Samarvel; Super girl Micro Max – Shrily Mistry; Super girl Junior Max: Aashi Hanspal; Super girl Senior Max: Vidyali Reddy.
LoRes photo Caption:
Kyle Kumaran, #70, who became the Senior National champ, celebrates as he takes the chequered flag first, in the final race of Round 5 on 28nov2021 at Meco Kartopia, Bengaluru. Photo by David Bodapati
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Amir sayed shines for Ahura Racing; Ruhaan wins Rookie race
Coimbatore, 20 Nov 2021: Amir Sayed outclassed a classy field of stars to finish on top of the podium for his new team, Ahura Racing, on the opening day of Round 2 of the 24th JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship at the Kari Motor Speedway in Chettipalayam, near here, on Saturday.
But it was Ruhaan Alva, who kept the flag flying for MSport, in the Rookie section winning over another graduate from karting and teammate Jaden R Pariat from Guwahati. The Bengaluru racer is the reigning Senior National karting champion. Aditya Parusuram of Hasten Performance completed the podium
In the Formula LGB, Amir Sayed won by less than half a second but he had the pleasure of beating Tijil Rao and experienced Sandeep Kumar, both from Dark Don Racing. All three finished within 0.600th of a second.
Ruhaan Alva continues his winning spree in Round 2 of the JK Tyre Rookie races in his first year of Formula cars at Kari Motorspeedway at Coimbatore on Saturday. JK Tyre photo It wasn’t easy for the youngster from Kottayam. He had to battle hard right through before stamping his class. Starting fourth on the grid, he pulled off to a great start. Pole sitter Arya Singh was right up there and so was Sandeep Kumar and Tijil Rao (all from Dark Don). The safety car, which came out thrice, further added to his pressure but he withstood it all to take the checkered flag ahead of Tijil and Sandeep.
Anish Damodar Shetty of Hubbali, was in his elements once again, winning the first race of the JK Tyre Continental GT Cup Round 2, too, beating talented Thrissur youngsters Allwin Xavier and Anfal Akdar. Anish dominated the Round 1 and is leading he table.
Provisional Results:
JK Tyre Formula LGB4:
Race 1:
Amir Sayed (Ahura Racing) 26:03.085
Tijil Rao (Dark Don Racing) 26:03.524
Sandeep Kumar (Dark Don Racing) 26:04.623
JK Tyre Novice Cup:
Race 1:
Ruhaan Alva (MSport) 14:33.431
Jaden R. Pariat (MSport) 14:36.442
Aadithya Parasuram (Hasten Performance) 14:42.833
JK Tyre presents Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup:
Anish Damodara Shetty (Hubli) 13:54.772
Allwin Xavier (Thrissur) 13:55.503
Anfal Akdhar (Thrissur) 14:00.130
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JK Tyre Racing Nationals Round 2 from Friday
Coimbatore, 18 Nov. 2021: Chennai’s Vishnu Prasad and Bengaluru boys Sohil Shah and Ruhaan Alva who showed fighting spirit and refused to accept defeat in the first round are raring to go in the Round 2 of the 24th JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship (JKNRC) 2021 at the Kari Motor Speedway (KMS) which begins at the Karimotorspeedway from Friday.
There is much more in store in the second round to be held at the KMS circuit yet again this weekend. The riders and drivers, who have come from across the country, are now even better prepared and battle ready to push themselves up the order in the provisional points table.
After the first round, Vishnu heads the premier LGB Formula 4 standings with 21 points from three races followed by Sohil Shah (14 points).
Amir Sayed of Kottayam is not far behind. He is currently lying third and it is only a few points that is now separating him from his former MSport teammates.
But the top three are aware of the other drivers, who are capable of pulling off a surprise on their day. The list includes Mohamed Ryan and A. Sandeep Kumar (both Chennai), Arya Singh (West Bengal), Chirag Ghorpade (Bengaluru), T.S. Diljith (Kerala), to name a few.
The ever-popular Mira Erda from Vadodara, Gujarat, showed fine form as well battling alongside the adventurous boys. There are a host of other drivers from Delhi, Haryana and Faridabad who are also keen to show their bit of magic on the track.
The JK Tyre presents Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup, which made its debut in the opener, was equally enthralling. The bikes looked bigger and heavier but the riders were stronger and faster.
Anish Damodara Shetty from Hubli was the man in command. He was hotly challenged by Allwin Xavier from Thrissur. The duo, having tested the machines for one full round on the smooth and flowing Kari track, is expected to build an even better show during the weekend.
Raivat Dhar (Jammu) and Lani Zena Fernandez (Puducherry), the only girl racer on the grid for the RE GT Cup, will all look to better their performance in the second round.
Ruhaan Alva ruled the races in the JK Tyre Novice Cup. There was not even a slight whiff of underperformance from this youngster from Bengaluru. It’s going to be tough for the rest in fray to play catch up with him.
The exciting part of the turnover in a JK Tyre racing championship, of course, is the effort in finding new and promising talents. There are many coming in from every nook and corner of the country to test their skills in the Novice Cup.
There will three races each of JK Tyre LGB Formula 4 & JK Tyre novice Cup and 2 races of JK Tyre presents RE Continental GT cup over the weekend.
About JK Tyre Motorsport:
JK Tyre has been closely associated with the world of motorsports for almost three decades back. The company laid down a long term plan to popularise and promote the sport in the country. Its first target was to change the notion that this was a sport for the elite. So it packaged and redesigned it in a spectator-friendly way, drawing the masses to the sport.
The company then endeavored to spot, nurture and sharpen the drivers to turn them into world champions. With this goal in mind, we conceptualized the JK Tyre National Racing Champion in 1997. Our efforts started paying dividends in just a few years’ time, with the likes of Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandok going all the way to the F1 rung, the highest level of single-seat racing in the world. Since then, a number of stars emerged, including Armaan Ebrahim, the Maini brothers (Kush and Arjun), Anindith Reddy Konda, amongst many others.
Before all this, JK Tyre had a successful stint in rallying too, conquering the scene in the early 90s. At the same time, gradually, we moved on to various disciplines, including cross-country rallying and off-roading, leaving a mark in each of them with their unique and innovative ways.
JK Tyre Motorsports is also very proud of the role it has played in bringing women into motorsports in a big way. Apart from encouraging them to get into the sport through karting as kids, we also gave them opportunities in various national championships. Last year was particularly rewarding for us as an All-Women Racing team was introduced for the first time in the LGB 4 category. In addition, the company also undertook various other initiatives to encourage them to try motorsports, even if for fun to begin with.
To supplement JK Tyre’s entry into the two-wheeler market, the JKNRC hosted the Suzuki Gixxer Cup and the Red Bull Road to Rookies Cup categories and saw enthusiastic participation from across the country.
Today, the company is synonymous with motorsports, and even more so with racing, creating a lot of goodwill for the brand. Right from budding racers to accomplished drivers in the country, everybody owes their rise and success to JK Tyre.
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Kyle Kumaran, Rohaan Madesh dominate
Bengaluru, 16 November 2021: Kyle Aditya Kumaran of Peregrine Racing in Senior Class and Rohaan Madesh in Junior class, dominated the proceedings in the third round of the Meco FMSCI National Karting Championship 2021 Rotax Max Class which concluded at Meco Kartopia here on Sunday.
The 18-year old Chennai born Kumaran of Peregrine Racing won by a mile, in every race he took part, clocked fastest laps and is on top of the standings in Senior Class after three rounds. Ameya Bafna, the 2012 champion, of Rayo Racing and Suriya Varathan, also from Peregrine, shared the spoils behind Kumaran in the Senior class in Round 3. Kyle Kumaran is on top of the standings after three rounds followed by Ameya Bafna of Mumbai and K Suriya Varathan of Chennai.
In Junior Class, it was Rohaan Madesh, made a comeback winning a double in Round 3 after he suffered some mechanical issues in Round 2, held on Thursday and Friday. Defending champion Ruhaan Alva of MSport, who won the Round 2 suffered a rare loss in Round 3 but retrieved some crucial points with a podium in the Finals to lead the table in Junior Class. Ishaan Madesh, the Junior of Madesh brothers, took the pole but lost out to a jump-start penalty and had to be content with two fastest laps. Abhay M of Birel Art India is second in the standings with two second places in the third round. Rohaan Madesh and Abhay M are second and third on the points table after Round 3.
Aditya Suresh Kamat of Birel Art India and Madurai karter Anuj A of MSport shared honours in Micro Max class in Round 3 with Shrili Mistry of Erda’s Racing, Vadodara, throwing a spanner in the boys’ party with a second in Pre-Finals. Arafath Sheikh (MSport) of Pune came third in the Round 3 finals. Aditya leads the table followed by Anuj in second and Arafath in third after three rounds.
Final Classification: Round 3 – Pre Final
Senior Max (18 laps): 1. Kyle Kumaran (Peregrine Racing) (17:02.325); 2. Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing) (17;04.130); 3. K Suriya Varathan (Peregrine) (17:04.719); 3. Fastest lap: Kyle Kumaran 55.962.
Junior Max (12 laps): 1. Rohaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing) (11:25.659); 2. Ishaan Madesh (Peregrine) 11:25.834; 3. Abhay M (Birel Art India) (11:31.304); Fastest lap: Ishaan Madesh 56.312.
Micro Max: (10 laps): 1. Anuj A (MSport, Madurai) (10:34.527); 2. Shrili Mistry (Erda’s Racing, Vadodara) (10:35.053); 3. Aditya Suresh Kamat (Birel Art India, Bengaluru) (10:35.866); Fastest lap: 1:01.895 by Shrili Mistry.
Round 3 – Final: Senior Max (15 laps): 1. Kyle Kumaran (Peregrine Racing) (14:12.658); 2. K Suriya Varathan (Peregrine) (14:13.668); 3. Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing) (14;14.154); Fastest lap: Kyle Kumaran 55.987.
Junior Max (15 laps): 1. Rohaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing) (14:20.599); 2. Abhay M (Birel Art India) (14:21.655); 3. Ruhaan Alva (MSport) (14:24.125); Fastest lap: Ishaan Madesh 56.404.Micro Max: (12 laps): 1. Aditya Suresh Kamat (Birel Art India, Bengaluru) (12:35.033); 2. Anuj A (MSport, Madurai) (12:38.402); 3. Arafath Sheikh (MSport) (12:38.632); Fastest lap: 1:01.822 Anuj A.
