<p>Indian racing ace Karun Chandhok got his 2014 season off to a brilliant start as he fought off mechanical issues to finish third in the SP2 class victory at the Dubai 24hours, Asia’s leading Endurance race.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chandhok, competing in race for the second time in his career, drove for the Nissan GT Academy Team RJN.<br /><br />Chandhok, driving the No 126 Nissan 370Z Nismo joined Nissan GT Academy winners James Moffat, Tor Graves and Ashley Oldfield in the race.<br /><br />The No. 126 car was fighting with the RJN sister car for the win when the team suffered issues, costing them more than 2 hours in the pits. Chandhok was happy to start the season with a podium finish. “This is a great start to the year for me and I would like to thank the Nissan GT Academy Team RJN for this opportunity. It was a crazy race and at one point we looked fast enough.”<br /></p>
<p>Indian racing ace Karun Chandhok got his 2014 season off to a brilliant start as he fought off mechanical issues to finish third in the SP2 class victory at the Dubai 24hours, Asia’s leading Endurance race.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chandhok, competing in race for the second time in his career, drove for the Nissan GT Academy Team RJN.<br /><br />Chandhok, driving the No 126 Nissan 370Z Nismo joined Nissan GT Academy winners James Moffat, Tor Graves and Ashley Oldfield in the race.<br /><br />The No. 126 car was fighting with the RJN sister car for the win when the team suffered issues, costing them more than 2 hours in the pits. Chandhok was happy to start the season with a podium finish. “This is a great start to the year for me and I would like to thank the Nissan GT Academy Team RJN for this opportunity. It was a crazy race and at one point we looked fast enough.”<br /></p>