Quartet under spotlight in 1600cc battle

Keen battles are expected in the fifth and final round of the National Racing Championship at the Madras Motor Racing Track track in Sriperumbudur from September 7 to 9, with titles up for grabs in all categories.

The busy weekend will also see races in Formula 4 South- East Asia Championship and the Caterham 7 Asian Zonal Championship with drivers from Europe and Asia on the grid.

The focus would be the tripleheader in the MRF Formula 1600 class where four drivers Raghul Rangasamy ( 134 points), Goutham Parekh ( 123), Sandeep Kumar ( 115) and Ashwin Datta ( 110) are in contention for for the championship with a maximum of 75 points on offer.

The championship winner will earn the right to contest in the Mazda Road To Indy shootout as part of MMSC’s initiative to provide Indians an international platform to further their racing careers. The shootout, whose winner is eligible for a scholarship of $ 200,000, will be held in the United States later this year.

The race for title is as tight in the premier Indian Touring Cars class where a maximum of 50 points are up for grabs over two races. Bengaluru’s Ashish Ramaswamy of Arka Motorsports ( 131 points) and veteran Arjun Balu ( Race Concepts) from Coimbatore ( 111) are the front- runners.

Not far behind are Coimbatore and Arka Motorsports team mates Nikanth Ram ( 98) and defending champion Arjun Narendran ( 93).