Walavalkar wins maiden crown in National Racing Championship

CHENNAI: Mumbai's Ameya Walavalkar (Mars Racing) won a dramatic Formula LGB Swift race in the 14th JK Tyre National Racing Championship at the MMST Track in Sriperumbudur on Sunday, but chose to spend several anxious moments waiting to be confirmed winner of his maiden drivers' championship, 22 points ahead of team-mate R Deepak.
Chennai's Vishnu Prasad followed Sailesh Bolisetti as the winner of the Polo R Cup series, run concurrently with the 14th JK Tyre National Racing Championship, with a mature approach in both the races.He finished third in the first race and fourth in the afternoon, but that was enough to help him emerge champion with 388 points, 12 ahead of Pune's Oshan Kothadiya.
"In three previous attempts in the Formula LGB Swift and Rolon classes, I have been in the running for the championship only to lose out in the final round," the 30-year-old Walavalkar recalled.
"I am glad that I did not have to face such luck this time around. It has been a challenging year, considering that I had no points from a disastrous first round and had to face two disqualifications."
Result:
Formula LGB Swift (Merged result for 12 laps): 1. Ameya Walavalkar (Mars Racing) 14:13.709; 2. Sarosh Hataria (Meco Motorsports) 14:15.580; 3. 3. Chitesh Mandody (Meco Motorsports) 14:23.218. Fastest lap: Sarosh Hataria 1:09.371.