Vishnu Prasad retains his lead after Round Three of JK Tyre VW Polo R Cup 2011

Round Three of Polo R Cup 2011 saw new drivers emerge as winners making the competition more exciting than ever. After Round Three, Vishnu Prasad retains his lead in the championship standings with 170 points even after a quick exit in Race Two followed closely by Avdumber Hede who is now at 151 points. Oshan Kothadiya and Rahil Noorani maintain their third and fourth position in the standings with 146 and 135 points respectively.

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Race One saw Vishnu start from pole position and maintain his lead throughout. Ajay Kini and Rahil Noorani came second and third respectively in Race One. All drivers were driving on wet tyres due to the track conditions. Vishnu in car # 22 had a great start and managed to pull away from the pack right from the first lap. Behind him, Ajay moved into second position with Rahil and Oshan battling closely for 3rd position. Vishnu extended his lead to 8 seconds before the safety car came out on lap 7 as Polo R Cup rookie driver Varun Das toppled over at one of the tricky corners of the track which had many wet patches. Vishnu managed to keep his lead at the restart and cruised to victory with Ajay and Rahil finishing behind him 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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Race Two saw Avdumber clinch his first victory of the season. Starting 4th, he got past Vidit Jain and race leader Prateek Dalal on lap 5. Once in the lead, he never looked back increasing the difference between him and the rest of the pack, racing his way to the checkered flag for his first ever Polo R Cup victory. Prateek in car # 11 who was also on the podium for the first time reached the finish line within 05.969 seconds of Avdumber. He had a tough time defending his 2nd position from Oshan who finished 3rd. Championship leader Vishnu had a great first race but had to retire from race two in the 8th lap due to a collision.

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Thanks to its proven concept of promoting young talent abroad, the Polo Cup enjoys the reputation of being an ideal stepping stone to enter professional racing. Building on its success with the debut Polo Cup India last year, Volkswagen Motorsport will continue to make Polo R Cup the premier touring car championship in the country.

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