MMSC National Racing Championship 2016 Heads To Coimbatore For Round 3

With the Fitness Camp and pre-season testing concluded, Volkswagen Motorsport India is set to commence the Vento Cup 2016 at Coimbatore this weekend. This season of the one-make championship marks the start of a three-year partnership with MMSC and this year the championship becomes part of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship.

Following the Fitness Camp, drivers flew to Coimbatore to get a first taste of what the race cars feel like. The driver training camp kicked off with new racers driving the road-spec Polo (with a roll cage) behind Rayomand Banajee (Driver Coach Volkswagen Vento Cup) and Karthik Tharani (Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2014 Champion and Volkswagen Motorsport development driver). The new racers then graduated to the race-spec Polos while the more experienced drivers were given the Vento Race car at the end of Day 1. All drivers were then given three simulations on the new Vento race car. Drivers were also given theory sessions on braking markers, flags and safety.  18 drivers will participate in the Volkswagen Motorsport India Vento Cup 2016.

Aside from the Vento Cup 2016, the Kari Motor Speedway will also host the third round of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship2016. The championship resumes in Coimbatore after a three-month summer break and this round will witness 10 races spread over two days.

The first two rounds of the National Championship held in Coimbatore witnessed some hardcore racing action and some really closely competed races. With rains forecasted for this weekend, Round 3 of the championship should witness some intense racing action.

Round 3 will witness three races of the Indian Touring Cars class with its modified machines spread over the weekend. Defending champion Arjun Narendran from the Red Rooster Performance team currently leads the points table, just 3 points ahead of Race Concepts driver Deepak Paul Chinnappa. N Leelakrishnan stands third with 33 points on the board.

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In the Indian Junior Touring Car Championship Anant Pithawalla leads the board thanks to 3 consecutive wins. Goan lad Keith DeSouza stands just 12 points behind in second place. While ITC and IJTC continue to be closely competed, in the Rookie Championship Raghul Rangasamy tops the points table with a comfortable lead of 24 points.

This third round of the MMSC National Racing Championship 2016 will witness 10 action packed races this weekend. ZigWheels will be watching the race live in Coimbatore; stay tuned for details.