MRF 1600: Jinkawa makes it a Japanese double

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IANS Coimbatore
Last Updated : Jun 23 2013 | 7:00 PM IST

Japanese driver Yudai Jinkawa won Race 2 in MRF 1600 class in the second round of the MMSC-FMSCI National Racing Championship ahead of Sudarshan Rao and championship leader Ashwin Sundar at the Kari Motor Speedway here Sunday.

The main attraction of the day was the MRF 1600 and it was another exciting race.

Sundar, starting last, fought his way up to third place after a last lap move on Goutam Parekh. In front, Jinkawa had a brilliant start and cruised to victory with second place finisher Rao not getting close enough to challenge him. Another Japanese driver Kizuki Hirota had won Race 1 Saturday.

Vikash Anand drove well to finish fourth 15-year-old Tarun Reddy finishing in fifth place after damaging his front wing following a crash with Sundar. Ashwin Sundar continues to lead the championship after two rounds.

The Indian Touring Car races were closely contested with championship contenders N. Leelakrishnan and Arjun Balu winning Race 1 and 2 respectively.

S. Narendran capped off a strong weekend by winning both races of the Formula LGB4 and Swift. Earlier in the day, Gokul Krishna won his first race in the India Junior Touring Car championship ahead of Charen Chandran and Race 1 winner Mihir Dharkar.

The next round of the National Racing Championship will take place in Chennai July 27-28.

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First Published: Jun 23 2013 | 6:52 PM IST

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