Chennai: Vishnu Prasad was crowned Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2011 Champion after an action packed race finale at Irungattukottai Race Track, Sriperumbudur, Chennai.
Guest driver Sunny Sidhu won the final race with a time of 19:48.996 minutes, while international woman driver Maiken Rasmussen finished in 2nd position, just 1.220 seconds behind the winner. Mihir Dharkar from Mumbai managed to finish in third place, 0.276 seconds after Maiken. Prasad finished fourth, while championship contenders’ Oshan Kothadiya and Avdumber Hede finished in 5th and 6th position respectively.
Sunny Sidhu led from the start and was followed closely by Maiken Rasmussen and Mihir Dharkar for the entire race. Maiken Rasmussen is only the second woman driver to finish on the podium, and in only her second visit to the circuit. The wet track made the conditions very slippery but also made for great racing with the top seven drivers being separated by less then five seconds.
The last round of the Polo R Cup definitely turned out to be an eventful one as championship contender Rahil Noorani was given the black and orange flag for a hanging bumper thus ending his championship hopes. This made it easier for Vishnu as he had to finish in the top five to seal the Championship title.
An elated Prasad was on top of the world with his success.
“I am thrilled to win the 2011 Volkswagen Polo R Cup Championship in what has been an excellent season for me. This year has been really hard as the competition has been so evenly matched.
I would like to thank Volkswagen for organizing a great championship and for all the help they have provided me with over the year. The car has been magnificent to drive all season long and all credit must go to the team. My main aim for the race was to finish ahead of my rivals and not try anything risky, which I managed to do,” he said.
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