10th JK Tyre–FMSCI Rotax Max National Karting Championship 2013 headed for an interesting Grand Finale

~Grand finale to be hosted at North India’s first professional go–karting track Wonder Speedway in Noida~

~Overall winners in Senior and Junior Max to represent India at the Rotax Max World Finals in New Orleans, USA~

New Delhi, 18th October 2013: The grand finale of the 10th JK Tyre –FMSCI Rotax Max National Karting Championship is scheduled on Oct 19–20, 2013 at North India’s first professional 2–stroke karting track – Wonder Speedway in Noida. The NCR region which already boasts of a world class Formula One Racing Circuit now has added yet another feather to its cap with the launch of the professional karting track –Wonder Speedway and has therefore become the Motorsports Capital of India.

JK Tyre National Karting Championship 2013 finals will be the inaugural event that will be held at the Wonder Speedway. Wonder Speedway has been designed to revolutionize racing and bring together the motorsport fraternity for one common goal– a world class karting experience. In a region brimming with motoring potential, Wonder Speedway has emerged as an oasis for enthusiasts who take motorsports seriously, as both a passion and as a potential career. Having been built as per the highest safety standards and with state of art infrastructure, Wonder Speedway offers to patrons an adrenaline–packed karting experience, along with an education will help people become better drivers– both on and off the track.

India’s one and only National Karting Championship will see over 40 young drivers from across the country fighting out in three categories that will include Micro Max (7–12 years), Junior Max (12–14 years) and Senior Max (14 and above), keeping in tune with JK Tyre’s philosophy of developing the sport at the grassroots level.

The overall winner in the senior and junior max categories gets a lifetime opportunity to represent India in the Rotax Max World Karting Finals scheduled in New Orleans, USA this November. While the overall champions in the same categories get a fully sponsored drive in the JK FB02 class in the 17th JK Tyre Racing Championship 2014.

Fans will get to witness a weekend full of exciting on–track action. With the qualifying & heat races scheduled on Saturday, Oct 19, the final races will be held on Sunday. The finals will commence with the drivers’ parade, followed by the formal inauguration of the track. Post that will be an exciting demo race by JK Tyre’s brand ambassadors & World GT Car Race drivers– Armaan Ebrahim & Aditya Patel. After that the crowds will be treated to high–voltage racing across three categories post which the 2013 JK Tyre National Karting Champions will be crowned.

The 2013 National Karting Championship is headed for a grand finale with participants from across India going to head–to–head for the coveted title. Country’s top karting teams will be looking at the showcase event for crowning glory. While established outfits like Mohite’s Racing, Rayo Racing and Meco Racing will be trying to stamp authority, rookie teams like Chennai’s Dark Don Racing and Bangalore–based India Karting will be looking to make a mark. Team India Karting is still finding its feet in the world of racing, but Team Dark Don has already proved its mettle in racing and was crowned as the champions in the 2012 JK Tyre National Racing Championship.

JK Tyre is accredited with the concept of introducing karting in the country. The company started off with 4–stroke karting and packaged the event as an evening of entertainment with a bit of racing to connect with Indian psyche. Once karting was established, a programme for aspiring professionals was put in place and in the year 2000, JK Tyre instituted the four–stroke karting championship. The city of Delhi played host to few rounds of the championship with events being hosted at Pragati Maidan, Connaught Place & at the historic India Gate. The events saw the likes of Narain Karthikeyan, Karun Chandhok and Armaan Ebrahim dazzle the crowds with sheer speed. It was in 2004 that the two–stroke karting championship was introduced to give young drivers a taste of professional karting as practised across the world. Armaan Ebrahim currently racing in the FIA GT World Series, Aditya Patel racing in ADAC GT Masters, Jehan Daruvala–first Indian to become the British Karting Champion, Kush Maini–first Indian to win a World Series Karting race at the La Conca International Circuit in Italy have all learnt the ropes of racing from JK’s karting championship.