Deepak, Sandeep, Karminder hog limelight

Sandeep Kumar (Chennai) and Karminder Singh (Delhi) shared the top spots in the two Volkswagen Ameo Cup races which produced a lot of fireworks and action.

Driving with panache and confidence, 30-year old Chinnappa had the measure of his two main rivals from Red Rooster Performance team, Ashish Ramaswamy, winner of the first race on Saturday, and defending champion Arjun Narendran, with a dominating performance. 

“I have never won at this track since making my debut in this class three seasons ago. I have had issues with my car in the past, and this weekend was only slightly better, though problematic.

“I had to deal with the loss of power steering, two gears and brakes, but fortunately, everything came together for me and helped me break the Coimbatore jinx as I had never won here before,” said Chinnappa, son of two-wheeler legend Chandra Kumar Chinnappa.

Results (Provisional):

Indian Touring Cars – Race 2 (15 laps): 1.Deepak Paul Chinnappa (Race Concepts) (17mins, 48.438secs); 2. Ashish Ramaswamy (Red Rooster Performance) (17:54.561); 3. Arjun Narendran (Red Rooster Performance) (17: 57.590). Race 3 (15 laps): 1. Deepak Paul Chinnappa (Race Concepts) (17:55.863); 2. Arjun Narendran (Red Rooster Performance) (19:03.284); 3. D Vidya Prakash (Prime Racing) (18:25.280).

Volkswagen Ameo Cup – Race 1 (15 laps): 1.Karminder Singh (Delhi) (19:34.489); 2. A Sandeep Kumar (Chennai) (19:35.336); 3. Aditya Pawar (Mumbai) (19:46.022). Race 2: 1. A Sandeep Kumar (Chennai) (18:06.633); Karminder Singh (Delhi) (18:07.100); 3. Dhruv Mohite (18:08.009)