Gaurav Gill, Saran Vikram rule the track

Coimbatore, Aug 20 (UNI) Gaurav Gill and Saran Vikram stole the thunder with double wins in the Formula LGB Hyundai and Formula LGB Swift on race day of the inaugural leg of the J K Tyre National Racing Championship here today.

Race one of the day was in the Formula LGB Swift category.

Chennai lad and pole leader Saran Vikram of Team Wallace Sports capitalised on a good start to move ahead and build up a comfortable lead to notch up his first win of the championship.

Finishing a far second and third were Mumbai driver Saahil Shelar and veteran racer from Coimbatore C Rajaram respectively.

Race two saw Saran Vikram continuing his dominance with yet another exhilarating display of speed as he raced away to grab his second successive win. His nearest rival Ajay Kini was trailing him by almost 10 seconds.

Rally champion and Team Wallace Sport's Gaurav Gill came up with a stunning performance in Race one of the Formula LGB Hyundai category which had the good crowd spell bound. Gill built up a very comfortable lead to completely outpace his rivals.

Finishing a far second was Pune Racer Rayomand Banajee. The fascinating duel between the two young boys Ashwin Sunder and Ajay Kini for the place captivated the viewers till misfortune struck Ashwin in the last lap as he spun out and in the process enabling Ajay Kini to finish third.

Race two saw yet another commanding performance from Guarav Gill who did not give his rivals an iota of chance to near him. A fascinating duel etween Ajay Kini and Rayomand Banajee kept the spectators enthralled. Both kept changing positions before the experienced Rayomand ultimately prevailed to finish second.

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