Donison, Ameya, Vishnu gear up for JK Karting Championship

Coimbatore, Jul 15 () The

Kari Motor Speedway

will come alive over the weekend as India's top 40 young and daring drivers flex their muscles and power their mean machines in a quest for glory at the Third Round of the 13th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship. The action begins tomorrow afternoon with the qualifying rounds and will culminate on Sunday when the daredevils go full throttle to consolidate their leadership positions or jostle to move up the leaderboard. The races will see action in three categories, the Micro

Max

for kids between 7 and 12 years, Junior Max for kids between 13 and 16 years and Senior Max for youngsters over 15 years. Sanjay Sharma, head of

JK Tyre

's

Motorsports

said that he was really excited as the championship enters its crucial mid-stage. "We have already seen two exciting rounds. I am expecting our future race heroes to go all out as they consolidate their leadership positions. I am particularly looking forward to the Senior Max race as the top three drivers are virtually sitting on the same number of points," Sanjay Sharma said.

Ricky Donison

of

BPC

leads the Senior Max division with 165 points, having won the first two races. He, however, only has a solitary point lead, with

Ameya Bafna

of Rayo Racing and

Vishnu Prasad

of

Meco Racing

on 164 points each.

Dhruv Mohite

of Mohites Racing is hot on their heels though on 163 points. In the Junior Max Category, stiff competition is expected between Meco Racing teammates

Nirmal Umashankar

(166 points) and

Paul Francis

(163 points) although they are a fair bit behind the current championship leader. Manav Sharma of

BPC Racing

(171 points) holds that distinction having won the opening round and having finished fourth in Round 2. In the Micro Max Category Meco Racing again are strong contenders for the title. Their ace driver

Shahan Ali Mohsin

is sitting pretty on 173 points while Arjun Nair is at the second place with 162 points.

Ruhaan Alva

of

Peregrine Racing

is sandwiched between them on 169 points. AH AH