RACING
CHENNAI
Jeet Jhabakh champion in Ameo Class Aiman Sadat of Bangladesh wins Ameo Junior class
J
eet Jhabakh emerged as a surprise winner in the Volkswagen Ameo Class as the season concluded in Chennai in September. Jeet was trailing in third place behind Saurav Bandyopadhyay and Pratik Sonawane going into the last race on Sunday and effectively sealed the championship with a second-place finish behind Anmol Singh Sahil of Delhi in Race 2 and a third place behind two South African guest drivers in Race 3, virtually bagging all the points for a first place. Aiman Sadat of Bangladesh won the Ameo Junior class. 58 AUTO TRACK NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2019
Jhabakh, the 26-year old businessman for whom racing is a hobby, had not entertained any hopes of winning the championship. "I did not have the best of starts to the season, and so decided to enjoy myself rather than worry about points. I am thrilled to win the title and my thanks to the entire Volkswagen team which is like a family to me, for the support I received from them," said Jhabakh. On Saturday, Mumbai's Saurav Bandyopadhyay, following a third-place finish behind the two South African Guest drivers, Jeffrey Kruger and Tasmin Peper,
kept his chances alive as he maintained his top spot on the leaderboard with 357 points. Behind him in second spot was Pratik
Sonawane (334) from Pune and Hyderabad's Jeet Jhabakh (328) with two more races to be run on Sunday finished third.