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Sailesh Bolisetti wins 1st race in Round 3 of Volkswagen-JK Tyre Polo Cup India 2010 at Coimbatore

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Sailesh Bolisetti, the young driver from Vizag, today won the 1st race in Round 3 of the Volkswagen-JK Tyre Polo Cup India 2010 at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore. The racer who had also won both the races in round 1 in Pune, started 2nd on the grid, but managed to overtake Vishnu Prasad, the pole sitter, in the fourth lap. He completed the race in 25 minutes and 55.675 seconds covered a total of 42 kilometres. On his heels were Vishnu Prasad from Chennai and Sahil Shelar from Pune.

Mr. Prithviraj Siddappa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsports India, said, "This was a magnificent race and a great performance by our young drivers. They really respect their cars and are effectively utilizing the changes like the roll bar we have added in the cars. I would also like to point out the hard work put in the technical team to keep the Race Polos in top form."

Winner, Sailesh Bolisetti (21 years old) commented on his win, "I got a good line and was able to pass Vishnu on lap four. After a minor set back in round two, it feels great to be back on the top of the podium. I hope my luck continues to the next race and I hope to back here on podium."

Second placed Vishnu Prasad (17) expressed, "It was a tough race today. After Sailesh passed me, I had to fight hard to keep Munjal (22, who finished fourth) behind me for almost 17 laps. The reverse grid in the afternoon should make it an exciting race to drive as well as for the spectators."

Third placed Sahil Shelar (20) commented, "I was expecting to be faster as I knew my tyres would come in later. You can say I got lucky when Munjal (finished 4th) made a mistake. I hope to have fun in the second race and make it back to the podium."

Vikash Anand (16), the youngest driver in the grid, finished the race in the 8th position while Alisha Abdulla (21), the only woman racer in Polo Cup India 2010 finished in a competitive 10th position.

Top 10: Sailesh Bolisetti, Vishnu Prasad, Sahil Shelar, Munjal Savla, Parth Ghorpade, Karthik Shankar, Samyak Shah, Vikash Anand, Mohd Fahad Kutty, Alisha Abdullah