Coimbatore’s Bala Prasath made the city proud by winning the Formula Junior Racing Series 2018 championship in his hometown late on Sunday evening. Bala, who was trailing in second place after Round 1 with 91 points, was in his elements in Round 2 at the Kari Motor Speedway on Saturday and Sunday.
Bangalore’s Sohail clinched the 2nd position while Chennai lad Nirmal Umashankar finished third.
The FJRS, organized by MECO Motorsports, was introduced in 2016 to provide a platform to drivers and riders coming out of the winter season to prepare for the National Championships. An FMSCI-approved event, it is open to anybody over 14 years old and holds a valid FMSCI National Racing license and has done at least one Academy/Training Programme.