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Vishnu takes win in last race of 2015 season

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Press Trust of India Greater Noida
With championship already in his pocket, Chennai's Vishnu Prasad ended the season with a bang by winning the last race in India series as season 2015 of the JK Tyre Racing Championship concluded here today.

Prasad had sealed the championship on Saturday itself and added another feather to his cap by surpassing 100-points tally for the season at the Buddh International Circuit.

Ananth Shanmugam and Krishnaraaj Mahadik finished second and third in the championship.

Dark Don Racing's Ajay Kini, a pilot by profession, emerged champion in the Formula LGB4 Series after taking fourth placing the final race.

In the closely fought championship, Vishnu Prasad and Raghul Rangasamy finished second and third.
 

Meanwhile, Anandith Reddy romped to victory in the JK Tyre-VW Vento Cup category while Delhi-boy Karminder Singh finished second. Ishaan Dodhiwala from Hyderabad finished third.

Earlier, in the first JK Racing India Series race of the day (FB 02), Constantino Peroni from Italy emerged victorious with a comfortable gap of 6.747 seconds over runner up Madhak. Nayan Chatterjee came third while Prasad finished 8th.

The second-race of the day - Formula LGB 4 saw an early stutter due to a major collision in the second lap that started with Sandeep Kumar of Meco Racing Chennai getting hit and crashing in to two other racers.

Three cars got eliminated from the race as a result. The fierce battle between Dark Don Racing drivers Mahadik, Sudharshan and Prasad ended with Krishnaraj crossing the finishing line first with a narrow gap of 1.090 seconds over Sudharshan. However a belated penalty to Krishnaraaj relegated him to the third-place as Sudarshan took the top-spot. Vishnu finished second in the race.

The Formula LGB 4 was followed by the exciting JK Super Bike Cup (600cc and 1000cc) in its inaugural year. Juzar Motiwala outsmarted Vijay Singh of Rajasthan by 1.552 seconds in the 600cc category. Gurvinder Singh Mantharu emerged third, however the Championship trophy went to Vijay Singh.

The 1000CC category witnessed a closer contest between Simranjeet Singh and Bhupinder Singh from New Delhi who are on top of the league tables. Simranjeet won the race with a 2.755 seconds gap over Deepak Ravi Kumar and also emerged the overall category champion, stealing a march over Bhupinder Singh. Sandesh Prasanna emerged third in the race battling against an injury, and was seen limping after the laps were over.

Adding to the day's excitement, was a stunt-show organised by world-renowned stunt expert David Grant who enthralled the crowds with his skills.

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First Published: Nov 29 2015 | 7:28 PM IST

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