Dimapur, Jan 30 (Inditop.com) JK Tyres, in association with Akbar Ebrahim and MECO Motorsport, has embarked on a talent search programme for young motosport enthusiasts from remote parts of the country. The programme will start from the northeast and move on to other parts of the country.
The first programme is being conducted here in association with the Nagaland government. After two days of training, a few boys in the age group 11-16 years will be given the opportunity by JK Tyres to undertake three full-fledged training programmes with MECO Motorsport. They will then be given the opportunity to race in the JK Tyre professional Indian National Rotax Karting championship.
All the equipment and the expertise will be provided by JK Tyre Motorsport which will be sponsored by JK Tyre and supported by the Nagaland government. The event will take place in Dimapur Jan 30-31.
Commenting on the initiative, Sanjay Sharma, head of the Motorsport Division of JK Tyres and Industries, said: “We are proud to be associated with Nagaland government and MECO Motorsports for first of its kind initiative in the northeast which is in continuation of JK Tyre’s commitment to take motorsport to every nook and corner of the country.
“Motorsport has caught the imagination of Indian youth and is already one of the most popular sports in the country. We strongly believe that youths in North-East have a lot of talent to make it big in the world of motorsport,” he added.
Akbar Ebrahim, head of MECO Motorsport, said: “We are delighted to launch this initiative in North- East. JK Tyre is a pioneer in this arena and has a long and extremely successful history of supporting motorsport in the country.
“We are privileged to be their partners in this path breaking initiative and I will train the selected boys. We really appreciate the Nagaland government’s support in this talent search,” he added.
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