Vishnu Prasad wins the First race of round three of the JK Tyre VW Polo R Cup 2011 at Chennai

Vishnu Prasad dominated proceedings in an action packed race to claim the top honours in the First Race of Round 3 of the JK Tyre Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2011 at the Irungattukottai Race Track in Sriperumbudur, Chennai. The young driver completed the race with a time of 00:22:36.484. He was followed by Ajay Kini in car # 15 with a total time of 00:22:39.012. The final podium position was claimed by Rahil Noorani in car # 20 with a timing of 00:22:41.046. All drivers were driving on wet tyres due to the track conditions.

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Vishnu Prasad in car # 22 had a great start and managed to pull away from the pack from the first lap. Behind him, Ajay Kini moved into second position with Rahil Noorani and Oshan Kothadiya battling closely for 3rd position. Vishnu extended his lead to 8 seconds before the safety car came out on the seventh lap as Polo R Cup rookie driver Varun Das toppled over in 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.

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Thrilled with the result, Vishnu Prasad said, “Starting from pole position was always going to be an advantage and I am extremely happy with my race pace today. It is always nice to win in these conditions and these are very vital points at this stage of the championship. When the safety car came out I thought that I would lose my lead but I kept a cool head and maintained the lead. So far it is turning out to be a good day for me.”

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Ajay Kini commented “It was a little difficult to adjust to the track since there were a lot of wet patches but I managed it well. Since I missed the first round, my intention was to score as many points as I could and I am happy to be on the podium. “Prithviraj Siddappa, Head of Motorsports, Volkswagen India said, “It feels great to be back at the Irungattukottai Race Track. The track proved to be challenging for the rookie drivers as it was a new experience for them but they managed to stay calm and put up a good show. We are looking forward to hold our next round here as well.” Thanks to its proven concept of promoting young talent abroad, the Polo R 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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