JK Tyre Racing: Bright start for Vishnu Prasad in Round 2

Vishnu Prasad capped off an impressive day in Round 2 of the JK Tyre Racing Championship 2013 here Saturday by recording impressive victories in the Formula 4 and Formula BMW class.

After finishing third in the first of the Formula 4 race behind Sarosh Hataria and Saran Vikram, Vishnu, a wet weather specialist, came into his own after the rain gods smiled upon him.

Race 1 of the JK Racing India Series (Formula BMW) saw Vishnu taking pole with a best lap time of 1: 06.799 seconds. Keeping him company were Bangalore boys Arjun Maini and Akhil Rabindra.

Making the start he desired under overcast skies, Vishnu went on to get better and more confident with each passing lap, and registered an easy victory.

The Chennai racer said: "I am glad to have won this race. I feel satisfied to have put in some consistent driving throughout the race. I am now much more comfortable in the car."

Maini came in second while Kohlapur's Chittesh Mandody, who overtook Rabindra in the first quarter of the contest, was third.

Championship points leader Akhil Khushlani did not have the best of qualifying, starting sixth on the grid and finished fourth.

In the second of the Formula 4 races, also the final race of the day, saw wheel-banging action in wet conditions.

Vishnu excelled in the rain and was part of a battle royale for first spot. Coming second, Dark Don Racing's Advait Deodhar secured his first ever podium finish (22:00.454) while Saran Vikram finished third (22:01.653).

In the qualifying for the JK Tyre Volkswagen Polo R Cup, Prashant Tharani clinched pole with 1:14.844 seconds followed by South African driver Jeffrey Kruger, Samarth Jaiswal, Yatin Magu and Rahil Noorani.

Results:

JK Racing India Series (Formula BMW) - Race 1

1. Vishnu Prasad (17:40.299) 2. Arjun Maini (17:40.973) 3. Chittesh Mandody (17:41.161)

Formula LGB 4 - Race 1

1. Sarosh Hataria (19:41.340) 2. Saran Vikram (19:41.340) 3. Vishnu Prasad (19:41.980)

Formula LGB 4 - Race 2

1. Vishnu Prasad (21:59.648) 2. Advait Deodhar (22:00.454) 3. Saran Vikram (22:01.653)

VW Polo R Cup - Qualifying

1. Prashanth Tharani (1:14.844) 2. Jeffrey Kruger (1:15.099) 3. Samarth Jaiswal (1:15.460)