Vishnu Prasad wins 2nd race of round two of the JK Tyre VW Polo R Cup 2011

Vishnu Prasad, the young driver from Chennai, put on an  impressive display to win the Second race of Round two of the JK Tyre Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2011 at the Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore. Pune lad Oshan Kothadiya finished in second position ahead of the runner-up of race 1, Ajay Kini. This is Vishnu’s third win out of four races in the Polo R Cup 2011.

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Vishnu in the #20 car started in sixth position but quickly moved up the order. For the first time this year the safety car came out after there was a collision into the second corner. This gave Vishnu an opportunity to close up with the leaders. He fought his way to get past Oshan in the tenth lap to grab the first position. He eventually took the first place in the tenth lap and never looked back. It was a great fight to the finish with Oshan pushing Rahil into a spin with three laps to go. However, both drivers continued with Oshan finishing second on the podium with a time of 19:55.490 while Ajay finished third.

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Mr. Prithviraj Siddappa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India, said, “Reverse grid is always fun and exciting for the motorsports enthusiasts to watch and challenging for the drivers. It represents a good opportunity for mid-fielders and adds to the excitement of the race. I would also like to credit my technical team who did a fantastic job of preparing the car well in time for the second race.” Vishnu Prasad expressed his happiness and said, “It feels really great to win three races out of four. I was very happy when the safety car came out. I felt the safety car and the rain were god sent. It really helped me since I have more experience racing on the wet track than my fellow racers.”

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“I am really excited to finish on the podium for the first time. It was really close between Rahil and me but I am happy I managed to stay ahead. We had slight contact after the second corner but both managed to finish the race.” said Oshan 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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