Nayan Chatterjeefights back with a podium finish in Malaysia

Nayan Chatterjeefights back with a podium finish in Malaysia

Despite a crash and machineproblems, the young racer finished 5^thin the crucial KRS-KKS Asia Rotax Max challenge 2016 held in Malaysiatoday

by Suman Gupta

Mumbai, May , 2016: India’sracing sensation 18-year-old Nayan Chatterjee – achievedpodium finish in the round 4 of the KRS-KKS Asia Rotax Maxchallenge2016 held in Malaysia today.

Nayan was in a bit of a spot sinceyesterday due to a crash in the heat 2. The accident, however,damaged his chassis, which was changed today to an old chassis. Nayanbegan the pre-finals on 14^th position.

Despite an old chassis, the Indianchampion romped back with a podium finish. The whole of Friday andSaturday he struggled due to a power valve malfunction. Hence thepace was not the optimum. However, the young competitive racer foughtlike a real champion. Showing grit and endurance, he maintained highspeed till the end to finishat the 5^th position.

“This was by far the mostdifficult race for me. It’s been a tough weekend. I havestruggled a lot to achieve this success,” said Nayan.

Post round 4 of the Asian circuit,the racing season for Nayan continues as he participates in the JKTyre FMSCI national rotax max karting championship in Bangalore onJune 3-5.

As it is known, Nayan has now joinedMeco Motorsports as a racer and will be under the tutelage of India’sgreatest motor racing mentor – Akbar Ebrahim.

Picture caption: From 14^thto 5^th: Winners of round 4 ofAsia Rotax Max Challenge. Nayan Chatterjee is on extreme right