JK Tyre National Racing Championship
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| JK Tyre National Racing Championship | |
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| Current season or competition: 2008 JK Tyre National Racing Championship |
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| Sport | Auto racing |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Country(ies) | India |
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[edit] History
The JK Tyre National Racing Championship was launched in 1998 with the Maruti Esteem saloon class and Formula Maruti class.This championship series is also considered to be the stepping stone for Indian Racing drivers who want to break into international motorsports.Several drivers have gone on to take part in International events including Formula 1 and A1 GP.
[edit] Classes
- Formula Maruti
- Formula LGB Swift
- Formula LGB Hyundai
- Formula Rolon
- Group N saloon cars, up to 1400 cc
- Race Star saloon cars, up to 1400 cc, carburatted engines
- Super saloon cars,Open, on a cc to weight ratio of 1:1.75
[edit] Teams
- Rams Racing
- Amaron WSRF Leela
- Gemini Racing
- NK Racing
- Prime Racing
- LG Sports
- Wallace Sports
- Meco Racing
[edit] 2008 Calendar
- Round 1 - 9/10 February, 2008, at Chennai
- Round 2 - 28/29 June, 2008, Coimbatore
- Round 3 - 26/27 July, 2008, Coimbatore
- Round 4 - 20/21 September, 2008, Chennai
- Round 5 - 04/05 October, 2008, Chennai
[edit] Notable Drivers
- Narain Karthikeyan
- Gaurav Gill
- Ameya Walavalkar
- Vignesh ShyamKumar
