Thrilling action atNational Karting Championship

Thrilling action atNational Karting Championship
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The 12th JK Tyre-FMSCI Rotax National Karting Championship kickstarted at the brand new Chicane circuit in the city. During the day there was a heavy downpour which made the races more challenging for the karters and more thrilling for the spectators. The day started with the practice session followed by the qualifying sessions in the Micro Max, Junior Max & Senior Max categories.

The 12th JK Tyre-FMSCI Rotax National Karting Championship kickstarted at the brand new Chicane circuit in the city. During the day there was a heavy downpour which made the races more challenging for the karters and more thrilling for the spectators. The day started with the practice session followed by the qualifying sessions in the Micro Max, Junior Max & Senior Max categories.


Nikhil Vohra from Bengaluru representing Team Meco Racing, Mohammed Nallwala from Mumbai representing Team Rayo Racing & Ricky Donison from Bengaluru representing Team BPC Racing lead in the qualifying round in the Micro Max, Junior Max & Senior Max categories respectively.

Karters lineup before the race

After the qualifying the two heats were scheduled. Rain gods played spoilsport in the middle of Heat 1 races of Micro & Junior which forced the drivers in the Senior Max category change to wet tyres. During Heat 1, Bengaluru boy Akash Gowda from Team Meco Racing took the lead ahead of the other and finished first.


Closing in second was Pradyumna V Danigond from Kolhapur from Team Mohites Racing followed by Paul Francis who finished in third. The most exciting race of the day was undoubtedly the races in the Senior Max category. After a bumper to bumper 15 laps race, Ameya Bafna emerged first in the leaderboard followed by Vishnu Prasad and Nayan Chatterjee.


In Heat 2, Ameya Bafna despite starting first could only manage a fifth place finish as Vishnu ensured that he took the lead position right from the start. Giving Vishnu a tough fight was Kolhapur lad Dhruv Mohite who finished second followed by Nayan Chatterjee closing in on third.


But due to technical infringement Vishnu was disqualified which made Dhruv the leader in the Heat 2 pushing Nayan to second place and Ricky Donison to the third place. With the competition getting intense on Day 1, Day 2 promises to offer a whole lot of adrenaline rush to the audiences.

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