Bala stands tall in junior championship
Bala Prasath claimed 115 points, winning three races and finishing second in two to edge past Round 1 leader Sohil Shah
Local lad Bala Prasath claimed the Formula Junior Racing Series 2018 championship in Coimbatore on Monday.
Bala, who was second after Round 1 with 91 points, was in his elements in Round 2 at the Kari Motor Speedway.
He collected 115 points for the victory, winning three races and finishing second in two to take the lead over Round 1 leader Sohil Shah.
Bangalore’s Shah, who had 120 points, had a disastrous weekend, only managing third place in the next three races.
He was second in the final round but by then the championship had slipped out of his hands. He could muster only 68 points to finish second, with an aggregate of 188 championship points. Chennai’s Nirmal Umashankar won two races and finishing second in two more. However, in the final race, he couldn’t finish to hurt his chances significantly.
He amassed 92 points in Round 2 but his Round 1 tally of 51 meant that he had to be content with the third position. Results: FLGB 1300 category: Round: 1. Sohil Shah ( 120 points); 2. Bala Prasath ( 91); 3. Jason Huggins ( 80) Round 2: 1. Bala Prasath ( 115); 2. Nirmal Umashankar ( 92); 3. Sohil Shah- 68)
FLGB 1300 category Championship results: 1. Bala Prasath- ( 206); 2. Sohil Shah( 188); 3. Nirmal Umashanker( 142).