The second edition of the Colombo Night Races will be held in Colombo Fort areas on December 14 and 15.
Six Polo R Cup India drivers will compete in this special race weekend along with four Sri Lankan drivers to complete the grid of 10 drivers.
Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2012 pro category champion Sandeep Kumar, along with Munjal Savla, Saurav Bandyopadhay, Angad Singh Matharoo, Niranjan Todkari and 2012 JK Tyre National Karting champion, Ameya Bafna would be the Indian drivers in action in Sri Lanka.
The Volkswagen Polo Race will be a part of the race weekend which includes eight different categories of races.
The other races will see both cars and motorbikes line up in different categories on a 4 km circuit that is drawn out from the Colombo streets.
The practice sessions along with a qualifying session will be held tomorrow while the two races will take place on Saturday under the flood lights.
Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India, Prithviraj Siddappa was excited about returning to the streets of Colombo.
"After the success of last year's Colombo Night Races, it is exciting for us to return to this mega event. We will be racing the Polo TDI race cars this year as well. This race signifies the popularity of Polo R Cup not only in India but beyond as well," he said.
The Polo R Cup India drivers participating in the race are Sandeep Kumar, Munjal Savla, Saurav Bandyopadhay, Angad Singh Matharoo, Niranjan Todkari and Ameya Bafna.
The SriLankan drivers participating in the race are Rohitha Rajapakshe, Romani De Silva and Upulwan Mannaperuma.
