Volkswagen Race Polo to race at the Colombo Night Races in Sri Lanka

Pune, December 12, 2011 - Volkswagen Race Polo has found fans further south and beyond India, in Sri Lanka. December 17, 2011 will witness 11 Race Polo speeding against each other in a Night Street Race in the Srilankan capital city, Colombo. This race is part of the inaugural Colombo Night Races, which is a prelude to the Electric Peacock Festival, Sri Lanka's first independent international music festival. Seven out of top ten drivers of the Polo R Cup India 2011 season will compete in this special race. Four Srilankan guest drivers will complete the grid of eleven.

The Volkswagen Polo Race will be a support race during the race weekend which features six different races as a part of the competition. The other races will see both cars and motorbikes line up in different categories on a 2 kms circuit that is drawn out from the Colombo streets which are re-laid especially for the event. The race weekend will have two practice sessions and a qualifying session on Friday. The race will take place on Saturday which will cover 10 laps of the circuit under the flood lights.

Expressing his views on the opportunity, Mr. Prithviraj Siddappa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India said, "We are thrilled to have this opportunity to race on the streets of Colombo in our first ever night race. This will be very encouraging and a learning experience for our young drivers as this is not a conventional race circuit. They will have to adapt quickly and tweak their racing styles. This exhibition race also means a lot for Volkswagen Motorsport as this proves the popularity of Polo R Cup in India and beyond. Races like these will definitely help us attract more talent for participation in the upcoming season of Polo R Cup"

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