Indian Motorsport

RALLY OF RAJASTHAN

( Round 3 of the Speed FMSCI INRC )

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Round 3 flagged off on Sunday, August 29, 2010 here at Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore

Coimbatore, August 28, 2010 – Chennai racer Vishnu Prasad put in a stunning lap to claim the Pole Position for the 1^st race of the 3^rd Round of Polo Cup India 2010, at the Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore, with the best lap time of 1:16:672. Sailesh Bolisetti will start in second position, three tenths down on Prasad. Drivers Munjal Savla, Sahil Shelar and Vikas Anand complete the top 5. Championship leader Karthik Shankar had a close finish in a very competitive time, but will start in 7^th position. The only women driver on the grid Alisha Abdullah will start in 14^th position.

The qualifiers proved to be an exciting event for the spectators. A close qualifying round was proof that the drivers have learned the in’s and out’s of their cars and understood the track, having raced on it once before. If today’s qualifiers were a taste of what is to come, the 3^rd round of the Polo Cup India 2010 is sure to be a nail-biting, adrenaline-pumped affair.

Speaking about winning Pole Position, Vishnu Prasad said, “It feels great to be on pole for first race tomorrow. I have been working hard this whole season and am extremely satisfied with the lap that I put in today. Scoring as many points as I can is definitely the target as we are coming to the second half of the season.”

Sailesh Bolisetti, from Vizag, was second on the grid just three-tenths away from the leader. Sailesh said, “I am not totally satisfied with my lap but it is great to be on the front row. VW has given me a great car to drive this weekend and I will be looking to convert this into a win tomorrow.”

Mysore, Aug 28;

Amul Satosker from Goa & co-driver  M.K.Mustafa from Coimbatore perfected their Nestor Heritage Run 2010, to lead the rally by 2 seconds. They also won the Second Leg with 28 seconds penaly. Checking in at the Hotel Regalia, in downtown Mysore, in the evening after the second leg of the rally that started from Chikamagalur in the morning, Amul, commented, “ I never expected to lead the rally. But we are happy where we are and would work hard to maintain the same position tomorrow”. Praising the Indian Motorsports Club, for a well - organized evnt, he said, “ The rally is being run professionally and we thank Musa Sherif for a brilliant event”. Running a security business in Goa, this is Amul’s tenth year of rallying. Mustafa,from the land of TSD Co-drivers Coimbatore, said, “We had only one car in front of us and that was our advantage. We thought that the rally will be very competitive, but never expected to lead”. Amul & Mustafa, were placed second after the audited results were declared yesterday night. Amitrajit Ghosh & Somdeb Chanda were leading the rally after the audited results were declared.

“The lead in the Nestor Heritage run, is tightly poised with 2 seconds between Amul and Ghosh. The third to fifth positions have good chances of making up positions also”, said Musa Sherif, the Clerk of the Course( COC) of the Rally. “ The rally is running smoothly and we expect a very high number of finishers. In fact, there are only two drop outs. Swagatha Ghose & Sudip Halder have had a problem with their car, and Vinay P.M. did not start the day”, opined Ashwin Naik, the Deputy COC of the Rally.