Bengaluru: After three rounds of the 12th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship, which was hosted in Hyderabad and Coimbatore, the Championship will now travel to Bengaluru to host the fourth round at the Meco Kartopia track from September 26-27, 2015.Meco Kartopia is hosting the National karting championship for the first time after hosting the JK Tyre-MMS Rotax Rookie Cup,which was held earlier this year.
After an electrifyingRound 1& 2 in Hyderabad and Round 3 in Coimbatore where the karters set the track on fire, as they showcased their excellent karting skills, the penultimate round of the championship assures to raise the adrenaline high among the racers. The qualifying and heats will be held on Saturday and the pre-final & final races will be held from Sunday morning onwards. Bengaluru can expect to experience a weekend filled with speed and action, as the karters will now put in their best efforts to retain their lead in the overall championship points table.
Over 40 young karters will compete in the Round 4 of the championship and drivers will racethe karts that run on the new Evo Max engines, a new introduction this year that is intended to enhance the drivers’ performance at the Meco Kartopia circuit, which is 1.2 kms in length.
The previous three rounds of the championship were held at the brand new karting track (Chicane circuit) in Hyderabad and then at the popular karting and racing track, Kari Motor Speedway. After three rounds, Shahan Ali Mohsin from Agra (Team Meco Racingowned by international racer Armaan Ebrahim) in Micro Max category, Mohammed Nallawalla from Mumbai (Team Rayo Racing, owned by 8 times National champion Rayomand Banajee) in Junior Max category and Ricky Donison from Bangalore (Team BPC Racing owned by Robert Donison) in Senior Max category are leading in the overall championship points table.
Shahan Ali Mohsin, Ruhaan Alwa, Arjun Nair, Mrinal Chatterjee, Vishnu Prasad, Ameya Bafna, Chittesh Mandody have captivated the audience with their performance in the last three rounds.Participating in the national karting championship has helped Shahan & Ruhaan in upgrading their karting skills and consequently winning races at internationallevel. Shahan recently won at Round 6 of the 2015 Rotax Max Asia Challenge at the Shah Alam International Kart Circuit, which only proves how this championship is a breeding ground for karters to hone their skills in order to compete and win globally.
The six teams participating in the Championship areRayo Racing from Mumbai, Meco Racing from Chennai, Mohite’s Racing from Kolhapur, BPC Racing from Bangalore, Erda Racing from Baroda and Dark Don Racing from Chennai.The drivers representing the 6 teams will be divided into three categories on the basis of their age: Micro Max (7 yrs-12 yrs), Junior Max (13-yrs-15 yrs) & Senior Max (15 yrs & above).
Karting is the first step for any motorsport enthusiast to start motorsport career. Each and every race driver on the grid of Formula One still use karting for training. JK Tyre is credited with introducing the concept of Karting in India and has patronized Karting circuits across the country. JK Tyre, in association with Meco Motorsports,ushered in the professional level of karting in 2004 with the introduction of the Rotax 2 Stroke Kart Engines. It was then the JK Tyre Rotax Max National Karting Championship came into being and today it is the only National Karting championship of the country. The winners of the JK Tyre Rotax Max National Karting Championship are selected to represent the country in the Rotax Max World Finals held every year.
The Karting programme of JK Tyre has seen prodigies doing well, both at the national and international levels. Some of these names include those of Karun Chandhok, Armaan Ebrahim, Aditya Patel and Arjun Maini, who have graduated from these karting championships to become motorsport icons.
