<p>TR Radha Selvarajan (Rad Racing) claimed his third victory in six starts this season in the Indian Touring Cars race, riding on some luck when leader V Rajvirdhan (Prime Racing) went out with a blown engine after three laps.<br /><br />Radha Selvarajan’s win came after three races and put him back in the lead in the drivers’ championship with 111 points. With Narendran doggedly defending Ameya Walwalkar (Mars Racing) for a little over six laps before the latter spun out of the race with a broken axle, Krishna needed to look into the rearview mirrors only to keep track of the keen battle behind him.<br /><br />He secured a start-to-finish win that lifted him to the second spot in the drivers’ table behind R Deepak (Mars Racing).<br /><br />“It is a fantastic feeling to win my first race. I have no words to express my delight but a 1-2-3 for TVS Girling makes it so much more special,” said Krishna, referring to A Sandeep Kumar’s dramatic elevation to third place after having started the final lap in fifth place on a day when overnight rain added to the drivers’ challenge on the track, especially in the morning. <br /><br />Radha Selvarajan, whose car spun and ended up in a rain-water well off the track on Saturday, said he knew he had to win to stay ahead in the championship at the halfway stage. “I lost crucial points yesterday but I am glad I was able to take full points today,” he said. “I am also happy my team-mate N Leelakrishnan finished second again and is now sixth in the standings.”<br /><br />Results: FormulaLGB Swift (10 laps): Karthik Krishna (TVS Girling) 20:05.416, 1; S Narendran (TVS Girling) 20:05.867, 2; A Sandeep Kumar (TVS Girling) 20:13.800, 3.<br /><br />Indian junior touring cars (10 laps): B Bala Vijay (MotoRev India) 21:55.172, 1; Diljith Shaji (LCT Sigaram Sports) 21:55.452, 2; Feroz Khan (PerformanceRacing) 22:08.780, 3.<br /><br />Polo R cup race 1 (10 laps): Vishnu Prasad (Chennai) 22:36.484, 1, Ajay Kini (Chennai) 22:39.012, 2; Rahil Noorani (Mumbai) 22:41.046, 3.<br /><br />Polo R Cup race 2 (10 laps): Avdumber Hede (Goa) 20:51.568, 1; Prateek Dalal (Delhi) 20:57.537, 2; Oshan Kothadiya (Pune) 20:58.048, 3.<br /><br />Drivers championship standings (after six races): Formula LGB Swift: R Deepak (110 points) 1; Karthik Krishna (80) 2; Ameya Walawalkar (75) 3; S Narendran (75) 4.<br /><br />Indian touring cars: TR Radha Selvarajan (111) 1; V Rajvirdhan (88) 2; B Vijayakumar (80) 3.<br /><br />Indian junior touring cars: Diljith Shaji (122) 1; B Bala Vijay (100) 2; Jai Prashanth Venkat (80) 3.<br /><br />Polo R cup: Vishnu Prasad (140) 1; Oshan Kothadiya (109) 2; Avdumber Hede (109) 3.<br /></p>
<p>TR Radha Selvarajan (Rad Racing) claimed his third victory in six starts this season in the Indian Touring Cars race, riding on some luck when leader V Rajvirdhan (Prime Racing) went out with a blown engine after three laps.<br /><br />Radha Selvarajan’s win came after three races and put him back in the lead in the drivers’ championship with 111 points. With Narendran doggedly defending Ameya Walwalkar (Mars Racing) for a little over six laps before the latter spun out of the race with a broken axle, Krishna needed to look into the rearview mirrors only to keep track of the keen battle behind him.<br /><br />He secured a start-to-finish win that lifted him to the second spot in the drivers’ table behind R Deepak (Mars Racing).<br /><br />“It is a fantastic feeling to win my first race. I have no words to express my delight but a 1-2-3 for TVS Girling makes it so much more special,” said Krishna, referring to A Sandeep Kumar’s dramatic elevation to third place after having started the final lap in fifth place on a day when overnight rain added to the drivers’ challenge on the track, especially in the morning. <br /><br />Radha Selvarajan, whose car spun and ended up in a rain-water well off the track on Saturday, said he knew he had to win to stay ahead in the championship at the halfway stage. “I lost crucial points yesterday but I am glad I was able to take full points today,” he said. “I am also happy my team-mate N Leelakrishnan finished second again and is now sixth in the standings.”<br /><br />Results: FormulaLGB Swift (10 laps): Karthik Krishna (TVS Girling) 20:05.416, 1; S Narendran (TVS Girling) 20:05.867, 2; A Sandeep Kumar (TVS Girling) 20:13.800, 3.<br /><br />Indian junior touring cars (10 laps): B Bala Vijay (MotoRev India) 21:55.172, 1; Diljith Shaji (LCT Sigaram Sports) 21:55.452, 2; Feroz Khan (PerformanceRacing) 22:08.780, 3.<br /><br />Polo R cup race 1 (10 laps): Vishnu Prasad (Chennai) 22:36.484, 1, Ajay Kini (Chennai) 22:39.012, 2; Rahil Noorani (Mumbai) 22:41.046, 3.<br /><br />Polo R Cup race 2 (10 laps): Avdumber Hede (Goa) 20:51.568, 1; Prateek Dalal (Delhi) 20:57.537, 2; Oshan Kothadiya (Pune) 20:58.048, 3.<br /><br />Drivers championship standings (after six races): Formula LGB Swift: R Deepak (110 points) 1; Karthik Krishna (80) 2; Ameya Walawalkar (75) 3; S Narendran (75) 4.<br /><br />Indian touring cars: TR Radha Selvarajan (111) 1; V Rajvirdhan (88) 2; B Vijayakumar (80) 3.<br /><br />Indian junior touring cars: Diljith Shaji (122) 1; B Bala Vijay (100) 2; Jai Prashanth Venkat (80) 3.<br /><br />Polo R cup: Vishnu Prasad (140) 1; Oshan Kothadiya (109) 2; Avdumber Hede (109) 3.<br /></p>