Ameya Walavalkar clinches 3rd pole position at Polo R Cup

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:10 AM IST

Ameya set the fastest time of 1:59.979 as the Race Polo went under the two minute bracket for the first time since its inception in 2010.

Ameya will be joined on the front row by Avdumber Hede, who finished 1.009 seconds behind. Rahil Noorani and Munjal Savla will start on the second row, as they finished 1.072 seconds and 1.685 seconds respectively behind the leader.

Ameya was ecstatic to be the first driver to go under the two minute bracket in a Race Polo.

"I am very happy to claim my third successive pole position and even happier to break the two minute barrier in the Race Polo. The car felt great and I would like to thank the entire Volkswagen Motorsport team for making it possible to set this quick lap time. I look forward to a clean and flawless race tomorrow," he said.

The Polo R Cup 2012 has 6 race weekends with 2 races in each round, which is similar to the previous year schedule. The schedule of the remaining rounds will be announced soon.

  

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First Published: Sep 15 2012 | 6:15 PM IST

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