Coimbatore’s Bala Prasath wins Formula Junior Racing Series 2018

Coimbatore, 21 May 2018: Coimbatore’s Bala Prasath set a scorching pace over the weekend to claim the Formula Junior Racing Series 2018 championship in his hometown late on Sunday evening.

Bala, who was trailing in second place after Round 1 with 91 points, was in his elements in Round 2 at the Kari Motor Speedway on Saturday and Sunday.

He collected a handsome tally of 115 points, winning three races and finishing second in two to leapfrog over Round 1 leader Sohil Shah.

Bangalore’s Sohil, who was sitting pretty with 120 points, had a disastrous weekend. He began with a DNF and could only manage third place in the next three races. He clinched the second place in the final round but by then the championship had slipped out of his hands. He could muster only 68 points to finish second, with an aggregate of 188 championship points.

Chennai’s NirmalUmashankar had a very good weekend, winning two races and finishing second in two more. However, in the final race, he suffered a DNF that hurt his chances very badly. He amassed 92 points in Round 2 but his poor tally of 51 in Round 1 meant that he had to be content with the third position.

The FJRS, organised by MECO Motorsports, was introduced in 2016 to provide a platform to drivers and riders coming out of the winter season to prepare for the National Championships. An FMSCI-approved event, it is open to anybody over 14 years old and holds a valid FMSCI National Racing license and has done at least one Academy/Training Programme.

Provisional Results: FLGB 1300 category:

Round: 1. Sohil Shah (120 points); 2. BalaPrasath (91); 3. Jason Huggins (80)

Round 2:  1. BalaPrasath (115); 2. NirmalUmashankar (92); 3. Sohil Shah- 68)

FLGB 1300 category Championship results: 1. BalaPrasath- (206); 2.Sohil Shah- (188); 3.NirmalUmashanker- (142)

Stock upto 165cc Novice category, Race 1 results: 1. Mohamed Shafin- 10:52.562 secs; 2.AkshayVadottaMurali-  11:01.164 secs; 3. Alan- 11:13.726 secs

Prostockupto 300cc category, Race 1 results: 1. Anthony Peter- 09:52.809 secs; 2. Nitish Kumar – 09:57.088 secs; 3. Kesavan S- 10:05.110 secs

Prostockupto 400cc category, Race 1 results: 1. Anthony Peter- 10:02.641 secs; 2. Sachin Singh – 10:02.983 secs; 3. Asfak Ahmed- 10: 03.939 secs

Stock upto 165cc Novice category, Race 2 results: 1. Mohamed Shafin- 11:25.489 secs; 2. Bharath B S- 11:39.592 secs; 3. Kritik Vasant Habib- 11:40.038secs

Prostockupto 300cc category, Race 2 results: 1. Anthony Peter- 13:35.899 secs; 2. Nitish Kumar – 14:02.796 secs; 3. Mohamed Aarif – 14:16.407 secs

Prostockupto 400cc category, Race 2 results: 1. Anthony Peter- 12:12.912 secs; 2.Sachin Singh – 12:13.132 secs; 3. Ananth Krishnan- 12: 19.576 secs.

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