Polo Cup India 2010, the joint venture between the German car maker Volkswagen and JK Tyre, was flagged off recently in Pune. The event had a brigade of 20 drivers driving along 2.15km which was specially designed with street circuit. The lap had a mixture of 90degree corners and overturns were difficult making small cars unsuited for the rally. However, the drivers proved their might and secured qualifying stint. In the round 1 races, Sailesh Bolisetti won and he said he enjoyed the race gaining new experience. He felt that the cars got full safety features and saloon race cars helped a lot he added. Another winner of two podiums, Karthik Shankar, for whom it was the first race on a street circuit and in a saloon car, said he felt amazing at being in the rally. He said he had 100% concentration all through the races. He mentioned the importance of tyres in making the end smooth. The event had the portrayal of certain stunts from Hari Singh(the multiple National Rally Champion) and Ronny Wechselberger, the coach from VW. The event turned out to be a new era in the tradition of motorsport in India.
Race 1 Results
1. Sailesh Bolisetti
2. Saran Vikram
3. Karthik Shankar
4. Vishnu Prasad
5. Sahil Shelar
6. Mohd. Fahad Kutty
7. Oshan Kothadiya
8. Parth Ghorpade
9. Munjal Savla
10. Samyak Shah
Race 2 Results
1. Sailesh Bolisetti
2. Karthik Shankar
3. Mohd. Fahad Kutty
4. Sahil Shelar
5. Vishnu Prasad
6. Oshan Kothadiya
7. Munjal Savla
8. Imran Majid
9. Gurniaz Maan
10. Gokul Krishna