Chennai Racing Circuit - 08th Mar 09
WINNERS OF Chennai R15 RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
RESULT
- Class B -
- Name : Mr. Shrishandarajah
Position : 1st
State : Tamil Nadu
- Name : Mr. Vivek Pillai
Position : 2nd
State :Tamil Nadu
- Name : Mr. Rajkumar
Position : 3rd
State : Tamil Nadu
- Class C -
- Name : Mr.A.Murlidharan
Position : 1st
State : Tamil Nadu
- Name : Mr. Arun J Pillai
Position : 2nd
State :Tamil Nadu
- Name : Mr. Mohd. Farook
Position : 3rd
State : Andhra Pradesh
- Beginner Class -
- Name : Mr. R. Kartik
Position : 1st
State : Tamil Nadu
- Name : Mr. Vikram
Position : 2nd
State : Tamil Nadu
- Name : Mr. V.Aasharai
Position : 3rd
State : Karnataka
- State Champions -
- Name : Mr. Vivek Pillai
State : Tamilnadu
- Name : Mr. Mohd. Farook
State : Andhra pradesh
- Name : Mr. Dito John
State : Kerela
- Name : Mr. Joel Joseph
State : Karnataka
REPORT / ANNOUNCE
Chennai, March 08, 2009: Buoyed by the grand success of last year’s racing event, which has become the high-point of the Indian racing calendar, Yamaha kickstarted this year’s Motor Sports Season by organizing YZF-R15 Championship-Season 2009 at Irungattukottai Race Circuit on March 08,2009.
Yamaha has been organizing this Championship since 2008, with the aim to take racing culture to new heights as also to keep the biking enthusiasts adrenaline pumping. Motor Sports has always been an important part of Yamaha’s corporate culture since the company’s founding and a way of expressing the ‘spirit of challenge’ that it values so highly. Yamaha plans to continue the Motorsports Season by organizing R15 races all around the year.
In the new season of YZF-R15 Racing championship people were participated not only from India but also from Nepal Yamaha presents an special honors to participants from Nepal.
In the class B professional category, Shrishandarajah from Tamilnadu took 1st place , while vivek pillai & Raj kumar from Tamilnadu secured 1st & 2nd runner up position respectively.
For the class C novice category A. Murlitharan from Tamilnadu got the 1st prize while Arun J Pillai from Tamilnadu & Mohd. Farook from Andhra Pradesh bestowed the 2nd & 3rd prizes.
R. Kartik from Tamilnadu secured 1st place in the beginner class while Vikram from Tamilnadu and Vinod Asharia from Karnataka secured 2nd & 3rd place respectively.
In the State champions where riders participated from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala & from Tamilnadu Vivek Pillai from Tamil Nadu, Joel Joseph from Karnataka, Dito John from Kerala & Mohd Farook from Andhra Pradesh were honored the state champion .
CIRCUIT DATA
Madras Motor Spors Club with its history of over 50 years is the reason that Chennai can be called the epicentre of motor racing in India.
For a racing enthusiast, there is nothing to beat the smell of burnt rubber and the sound of screaming engines...and what better place than the Irungattukottai Race Track to catch the racing excitement The Irungattukottai race track, which is the first of its kind in India was inaugurated in 1990.
- Length Full track: 3.74 kms (12 curves/turns)
- Short (Club) track: 2.1 kms (7 curves/turns)
- Width: 11 metres, 12 metres at start line
- Direction: Clockwise
- First race: 1990
- Fully resurfaced: 2007
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