Grand finale of the 12th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship Commences this weekend at Bengaluru

The grand finale (fifth and final round) of the 12th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship will be hosted at Bengaluru. After seeing a great contest and action packed rounds across tracks in Hyderabad, Coimbatore and Bangalore, the grand finals will return to Meco Kartopia on October 10-11, 2015. The qualifying and the heat races will be held on Saturday and the pre-finals and finals will be held on Sunday followed by the championship prize distribution.  

Overall champion in the Junior & Senior Max categories will represent India in the World Karting finals scheduled in Portugal this year. In addition to this, the overall top three winners in the Junior & Senior max categories will get a fully sponsored drive in the JK Racing India Series in the 2016 season of the JK Tyre Racing Championship.

With few point differences among the top three contenders in each category, the weekend promises to be high on adrenaline. In the micro max category, 11 year old Shahan Ali Mohsin from Agra (Team Meco Racing) is leads the championship 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. 

It’s going to be a fight to the finish in the Junior Max category 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 as there a difference of just 7 points between Akash and Mrinal Chatterjee from Rayo Racing who is currently in second place. 

In the Senior Max category, Ricky 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. 

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

Shahan Mohsin, Manav Sharma & Ricky Donison win in the Micro, Junior & Senior Max categories in style

It was round 4 of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship held at Bengaluru in sunny conditions. The championship has 3 categories, the senior, the junior & the Micro (drivers aged 7 to 12). 

Podium Winners

The Junior Category saw a lot of action and excitement as Mohammed Nalwalla of Rayo Racing finished 1st in Heats 1 & 2 in spite of pressure from the others which put him on pole for the Pre-finals. 

In the Pre-finals, he began well and had a huge lead between him and the other racers. He was unfortunate as his car's engine seized after a few laps and had to force retire which gave Manav Sharma of BPC Racing the top spot. 

In the finals however it was Rayo Racing’s Mohammed Nalwalla who impressed with his skills, starting last (15th on the grid) . He finished remarkably well to take the 3rd position as he overtook 12 competitors during the race. In 1st was Manav Sharma of BPC Racing, followed by Akash Gowda in 2nd.

In Senior prefinals, Ricky Donison of BPC Racing finished ahead of Rayo Racing’s Nayan Chatterjee & Mohite Racing’s Dhruv Mohite. In the Senior Finals, Rayo Racing’s Ameya Bafna starting last on the grid raced to notch the 3rd place and also secured the fastest lap with a time of 54.347. Nayan Chatterjee also racing for Rayo Racing team raced brilliantly to take the second spot. Ricky Donison of BPC Racing who dominated the weekend, won the race easily.

In the Micro Max category, Shahan Ali Mohsin continued his domination and won ahead of his Meco Racing team-mate - Nikhil Bohra. Ruhaan Alva of BPC Racing finished 3rd.

The last and final round of the Championship will be held back to Bengaluru early next month.

Final Results-

Senior Finals:
1.       Ricky Donison    54.493
2.       Nayan Chatterjee    54.490
3.       Ameya Bafna    54.347

Junior Finals:
1.       Manav Sharma    54.502
2.       Akash Gowda    54.368
3.       Mohammed Nalwalla    54.745

Micro Finals:
1.       Shahan Ali Mohsin    59.923
2.       Nikhil Bohra    59.878
3.       Ruhaan Alva     59.925

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