The new Kari Speedway track at Coimbatore hosted the third round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship last Sunday. The action was made all the more exciting by rain, which in Indian racing is the exception. |
Raj Virdhan, looking superb in the wet, and upcoming youngster Armaan Ebrahim dominated the Formula LGB class races. In the saloons, Radha Selvaraj had pole position and took the first race victory. |
But JD Madan passed him in the second race to take the other win. bs motoring, Making a splash, PITSTOP, Kari Speedway track, Coimbatore, JK Tyre National Racing Championship, Raj Virdhan, Armaan Ebrahim, Formula LGB, Radha Selvaraj, JD Madan, Gaurav Gill, Rayomand Banajee, Ashwin Sundar, Tata Motors-owned Daewoo Vehicles, Ravi Kant, tata motors, telcoPerhaps the closest racing was in the Formula Maruti, where Gaurav Gill won a hard-fought, rain-soaked race. |
Rayomand Banajee did well to take the second race win, this time in drier conditions. The other star of the meet was 14-year old karting regular Ashwin Sundar (in the pic with Narain Karthikeyan) who notched up his first podium finish with a third place in the tough Formula LGB class. |
SuperNovus |
Tata Motors-owned Daewoo Commercial Vehicles have just introduced a new heavy duty truck called the Novus in the Korean market. The Novus becomes the first Korean truck to meet Euro III norms. |
It also offers superior performance, a very comfortable cabin and a host of convenience and safety features. The Novus could also be launched in the Middle East, Africa and Asia as well. |
The firm has been renamed and it is now Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles. Ravi Kant, the executive director of Tata Motors' commercial vehicles unit will take over as the CEO and president of the firm. |
In the pic, Kwang-Ok Chae, president and receiver of Daewoo Commercial Vehicles poses in front of the Novus along with Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Motors and Ravi Kant. |