The countdown for the FIM World Endurance Championship has begun. The fifth and final event of the 2010 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship will be held on Saturday, 13th November 2010 at Qatar. Chennai lad and one of the country’s leading bike racer Krishnan Rajini has been proposed by The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) to participate in this 8 hour endurance race and supporting Rajini in his endurance debut at the international level is the FMSCI and the Bangalore based Team Red Rooster Racing. Rajini will be riding a Suzuki GSX R 1000 cc bike and will have two partners in his team – one Chinese and one Indonesian.
Krishnan Rajini
The qualifying races will be held on Thursday, 11thNovember at Doha Qatar. And for the first time an Indian rider will be seen in action.
The championship has taken an all-new dimension with this event featuring 42 teams in the grid – creating a new record in the whole history of the Endurance World Championship. Despite the world economic crisis, the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship has been getting stronger day after day.
The FIM commitment towards the championship and all the organizer’s efforts has been rewarded not only by a stronger interest from the teams, but also from bike manufacturers and tyre suppliers. BMW joined the championship with great ambition, with four permanent teams racing on the new S 1000 RR, like the official Michelin BMW team and the semi-official Penz13.com. Amongst the contenders for the 2010 title, are former world champions: the SERT, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team and the Yamaha France.
Source: motorsportindia.com
