India’s most promising driver, Aditya Patel is all set to race in the upcoming VW SCIROCCO Cup that starts from April 2010 in Germany. The 21-year old Aditya will be the first Indian to drive a 'green' racing car as the Scirocco runs on ERD bio-gas, a first in a race car world wide.
Scirocco Cup will be held as the partner series of the hugely popular DTM in its 2010 debut season. Staged as the most eco-friendly one-make championship in the world, the sporting equipment: the racing version of the Scirocco is powered by an innovative bio-gas engine that achieves an 80-per cent reduction of CO2 emissions compared with conventional engines.
Excited about his participation in the VW Scirocco Cup, Aditya Patel said, “It’s a moment of great pride for me to represent India at the most popular and watched world motorsport event. I’m really thankful to JK Tyre and my other sponsors for their constant support and encouragement all along in this quest. 2010 is going to be the most remarkable and challenging year of my career and I really look forward to it.â€
JK Tyre, which has been supporting Aditya in his professional training and participation in various national and International motorsport events, is also one of his lead sponsors in this endevour. His other sponsors include Amaron, MAS Holdings & MA-CON Motorsport (Germany).
While congratulating Aditya on his participation in the Scirocco Cup, Sanjay Sharma, Head – Motorsport, JK Tyre and Industries said, “ It’s heartening to see JK motorsport’s brightest stars rising in the international motorsport arena and creating a name for themselves and the country. We discovered Aditya’s passion for motorsport when he was 9 years old and won his first JK regional Karting Championship. Since then we have been actively supporting him in his endeavour to be a world class motorsport driver.â€
