Bala wins Formula Junior Racing Series 2018

Bala, who was trailing in second place after Round 1 with 91 points, was in his elements in Round 2 at the Kari Motor Speedway on Saturday and Sunday. He collected a handsome tally of 115 points, winning three races and finishing second in two to leapfrog over Round 1 leader Sohil Shah. 

Bangalore’s Sohil, who was sitting pretty with 120 points, had a disastrous weekend. He began with a DNF and could only manage third place in the next three races. He clinched the second place in the final round but by then the championship had slipped out of his hands. He could muster only 68 points to finish second, with an aggregate of 188 championship points.

Chennai’s Nirmal Umashankar had a very good weekend, winning two races and finishing second in two more. However, in the final race, he suffered a DNF that hurt his chances very badly. He amassed 92 points in Round 2 but his poor tally of 51 in Round 1 meant that he had to be content with the third position. 

Round: 1. Sohil Shah (120 points); 2. Bala Prasath (91); 3. Jason Huggins (80)

Round 2:  1. Bala Prasath (115); 2. Nirmal Umashankar (92); 3. Sohil Shah- 68)

FLGB 1300 category Championship results: 1. Bala Prasath- (206); 2.Sohil Shah- (188); 3.Nirmal Umashanker- (142)