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Noorani
bags surprise pole in round two of Polo Cup
Saturday July 16, 2011 05:30:46 PM,
Bharat Sharma, IANS
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Coimbatore: Mumbai
driver Rahil Noorani's aggressive strategy in the opening laps
paid off as he claimed the pole position in the rain-affected
qualifying session of Polo Cup Round 2 at the Kari Motor Speedway
here Saturday.
Noorani, choosing to come out on the track for the first two laps
with the rain playing hide and seek, clocked 1 min 16.439 secs to
set the tone for third and fourth race of the season Sunday.
Chennai-based Ajay Kini, featuring in his first race of the
season, recorded 1:16.493 and will start second on the grid ahead
of Pune's Oshan Kothadiya, who set a time of 1:16.553.
Noorani's "surprise pole" has also added spice to the championship
as leader Vishnu Prasad's effort of 1:17.065 got him the ninth
fastest time. Prasad had won the first two races from pole
position.
The qualifying saw intermittent showers, forcing the drivers to
the pits to change the air pressure in the dry weather tyres. It
started pouring after the first two laps but the drivers avoided
to switch to wet tyres thinking they will lose time in the 30 min
session.
The luck was also on Noorani's side as light drizzle gave way to
heavy showers when he parked his car and other drivers found it
tough to accelerate on a wet track.
"With the rain coming and going, I chose to go all out in the
opening lap. The rain got heavier after the first two laps and I
decided to go back to the pits. It turned out to be the right
decision in the end," Noorani told IANS.
When asked whether he expected pole after finishing 19th of the 20
drivers in the second race last month, the 21-year-old said:
"Honestly, I did not expect it. Everyone thought Vishnu will be
the fastest."
Vishnu, 17, was in disbelief after his performance but vowed to
comeback strong in the race.
The teenager said his driving style is suited to wet tyres and if
it rains on the morrow, he will win the race.
"I don't know what happened. I drove okay but could not get the
time. Seeing the weather trend here, it looks it will rain again
and it is something that I prefer," Vishnu told IANS.
Vishnu had raced to victory in the previous race after starting
from eighth position.
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