The JK Tyre Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2013 is returning to Coimbatore for second two of the season. After a short break of three weeks, the Polo race cars and their respective drivers are all set to take on the challenge for the title further.
South African driver Jeffrey Kruger will be keen on continuing his form from Round 1 in which he had finished second in Race 1 and had won Race 2. Mumbai’s Rahil Noorani is expected to be the man to challenge Jeffrey. With a win in Race 1 and third place finish in Race 2, Rahil is not too far behind Jeffrey.
Kari Motor Speedway is getting all set to host the Round 2 of JK Tyre Racing Challenge 2013 and Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2013. During Round 1 of the season, Rahil Noorani had taken pole position for Race 1 and won it after leading from start to finish. The Race 1 had been cut short when an incident that forced the officials to bring out the red flags with four laps to go. In Race 2, with reverse starting grid, it was Rahil starting in eighth position while second place finisher Jeffrey in seventh. Jeffrey made early moves to take lead in the race and went on to win it. Rahil finished second while rookie driver Karthik Tharani claimed the final spot on the podium.
The drivers will pick up from where they left in Round 1. The 14 rookie drivers on the grid will look forward to improve their lap times and up their pace. The highly technical Kari Motor Speedway will offer further learning for the new drivers. Weather forecast shows sunny Saturday assuring dry Qualifying session. However, with some scattered showers predicted for Sunday, it will be exciting to see a mix of dry and wet races on the final day of the race weekend.
Along with the Polo R Cup action, enthusiasts will also witness a special race over the weekend of Volkswagen Vento track-prepped race cars. With the drivers being selected through a contest run by Overdrive magazine, Volkswagen has provided a platform for the enthusiasts to come and experience the racing action first hand. Specially prepared Vento cars will be used for this race which will feature FIA spec roll-cage, racing seats with six-point harness, fire extinguisher system, 17-inch wheels with racing tyres, race-spec suspension and stripped down interiors.
The Polo R Cup 2013 has five race weekends. The season began on 19 July with Round 1 in Coimbatore and the current round being continued at the same circuit. Besides Coimbatore, races will take place at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida and a street circuit (TBD).
Thanks to its p roven concept of promoting young talent abroad, the Polo Cup enjoys the reputation of being an ideal stepping stone to enter professional racing. Building on its success of two great seasons since its inception in 2010, Volkswagen Motorsport hopes to make the Polo R Cup this year an exciting and challenging season in the Indian Motorsports calendar.
Motor sports enthusiasts interested in getting further information can log on to the website, www.polocup.in. This website displays information about Polo R Cup format, race updates and driver profile
In more than 40 years of motorsport history Volkswagen has been setting standards primarily in three areas: The brand celebrated exploits in touring car racing, formula racing and rally racing. The brand’s history in motorsport started in 1966, in formula racing. Formula V – "V” stood for Volkswagen – became an important career step for drivers like Keke Rosberg or Niki Lauda. With 58 hp and the robust technology of the Beetle it offered favourably priced entry and high-quality racing for young drivers. Later, one-make cups like Formula König powered by Volkswagen and Formula Volkswagen built upon this line and consistently followed through on the one-make cup idea with standard chassis. In 2008 Formula ADAC powered by Volkswagen started to continue this tradition.
In comparison with other manufacturers Volkswagen set the pace on the formula stage as well. Between 1979 and 1994 Volkswagen, as a Formula three engine manufacturer, won 55 international titles, including seven in Germany. Since September 2007 Volkswagen has been competing in the Formula 3 Euro Series, since 2008 in the German Formula 3 Cup and since 2009 in the British Formula 3, and with success: 2009 saw the title wins in the German and British Championships, and 2010 in all three series. At the prestigious Formula three finale in Macau in November 2009 and 2010 Edoardo Mortara celebrated wins 'powered by Volkswagen'.
While the first off-road excursions date back all the way to the 1970s, Volkswagen has been systematically promoting young talent since 1980. For half a decade, the Golf Rally Cup offered optimum opportunities to young drivers. Concurrently, Volkswagen in the 1986 World Rally Championship (WRC) clinched the title win in Group A with the Golf and driver Kenneth Eriksson. In cross-country rally sport the brand achieved its first big exploit by winning the 1980 Dakar Rally. From 2009 to 2011 Volkswagen became the first manufacturer to win the legendary rallye with a car powered by a Diesel engine. Volkswagen is creating history once again by re-entering the WRC 2013. After rigorous testing through-out 2012, the Polo WRC race car is taking the rally by storm by stamping wins in the early stages.
Attractive one-make cups in touring car racing
In more than three decades Volkswagen has shaped the touring car scene as well. The Scirocco Cup, as the first one-make cup from 1976 onwards, produced a subsequent Formula 1 driver, Manfred Winkelhock. It was followed by the Golf Cup and the Lupo/Polo Cup from which numerous talented drivers managed to ascend to higher-level series. Currently, the Scirocco R-Cup is setting bench-marks in the European racing circuits.
Kari Motor Speedway is getting all set to host the Round 2 of JK Tyre Racing Challenge 2013 and Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2013. During Round 1 of the season, Rahil Noorani had taken pole position for Race 1 and won it after leading from start to finish. The Race 1 had been cut short when an incident that forced the officials to bring out the red flags with four laps to go. In Race 2, with reverse starting grid, it was Rahil starting in eighth position while second place finisher Jeffrey in seventh. Jeffrey made early moves to take lead in the race and went on to win it. Rahil finished second while rookie driver Karthik Tharani claimed the final spot on the podium.
The drivers will pick up from where they left in Round 1. The 14 rookie drivers on the grid will look forward to improve their lap times and up their pace. The highly technical Kari Motor Speedway will offer further learning for the new drivers. Weather forecast shows sunny Saturday assuring dry Qualifying session. However, with some scattered showers predicted for Sunday, it will be exciting to see a mix of dry and wet races on the final day of the race weekend.
Along with the Polo R Cup action, enthusiasts will also witness a special race over the weekend of Volkswagen Vento track-prepped race cars. With the drivers being selected through a contest run by Overdrive magazine, Volkswagen has provided a platform for the enthusiasts to come and experience the racing action first hand. Specially prepared Vento cars will be used for this race which will feature FIA spec roll-cage, racing seats with six-point harness, fire extinguisher system, 17-inch wheels with racing tyres, race-spec suspension and stripped down interiors.
The Polo R Cup 2013 has five race weekends. The season began on 19 July with Round 1 in Coimbatore and the current round being continued at the same circuit. Besides Coimbatore, races will take place at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida and a street circuit (TBD).
Thanks to its p roven concept of promoting young talent abroad, the Polo Cup enjoys the reputation of being an ideal stepping stone to enter professional racing. Building on its success of two great seasons since its inception in 2010, Volkswagen Motorsport hopes to make the Polo R Cup this year an exciting and challenging season in the Indian Motorsports calendar.
Motor sports enthusiasts interested in getting further information can log on to the website, www.polocup.in. This website displays information about Polo R Cup format, race updates and driver profile
In more than 40 years of motorsport history Volkswagen has been setting standards primarily in three areas: The brand celebrated exploits in touring car racing, formula racing and rally racing. The brand’s history in motorsport started in 1966, in formula racing. Formula V – "V” stood for Volkswagen – became an important career step for drivers like Keke Rosberg or Niki Lauda. With 58 hp and the robust technology of the Beetle it offered favourably priced entry and high-quality racing for young drivers. Later, one-make cups like Formula König powered by Volkswagen and Formula Volkswagen built upon this line and consistently followed through on the one-make cup idea with standard chassis. In 2008 Formula ADAC powered by Volkswagen started to continue this tradition.
In comparison with other manufacturers Volkswagen set the pace on the formula stage as well. Between 1979 and 1994 Volkswagen, as a Formula three engine manufacturer, won 55 international titles, including seven in Germany. Since September 2007 Volkswagen has been competing in the Formula 3 Euro Series, since 2008 in the German Formula 3 Cup and since 2009 in the British Formula 3, and with success: 2009 saw the title wins in the German and British Championships, and 2010 in all three series. At the prestigious Formula three finale in Macau in November 2009 and 2010 Edoardo Mortara celebrated wins 'powered by Volkswagen'.
While the first off-road excursions date back all the way to the 1970s, Volkswagen has been systematically promoting young talent since 1980. For half a decade, the Golf Rally Cup offered optimum opportunities to young drivers. Concurrently, Volkswagen in the 1986 World Rally Championship (WRC) clinched the title win in Group A with the Golf and driver Kenneth Eriksson. In cross-country rally sport the brand achieved its first big exploit by winning the 1980 Dakar Rally. From 2009 to 2011 Volkswagen became the first manufacturer to win the legendary rallye with a car powered by a Diesel engine. Volkswagen is creating history once again by re-entering the WRC 2013. After rigorous testing through-out 2012, the Polo WRC race car is taking the rally by storm by stamping wins in the early stages.
Attractive one-make cups in touring car racing
In more than three decades Volkswagen has shaped the touring car scene as well. The Scirocco Cup, as the first one-make cup from 1976 onwards, produced a subsequent Formula 1 driver, Manfred Winkelhock. It was followed by the Golf Cup and the Lupo/Polo Cup from which numerous talented drivers managed to ascend to higher-level series. Currently, the Scirocco R-Cup is setting bench-marks in the European racing circuits.
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