VW Motorsport’s Ameo Cup gets National C’ship recognition

Pune: Volkswagen Motorsport India’s premium motorsport event, the Ameo Cup, has received the status of National Championship in India from Federation of Motorsport Clubs of India (FMSCI).

Newly christened as the Ameo Class in the National Championship, the series will continue to run in the same format as before, however, with a lot more weightage to it, owing to the National Championship status.

Volkswagen Motorsport India has been successfully running its one-make series since 2010, which started with Polo Cup before Vento Cars were introduced and for the last two years it is being run as Ameo Cup.

Ameo Cup will continue to run along the series with Madras Motor Sports Club, promoter of MRF FMSCI National Championship. The entire format of racing in the Ameo Class will remain unchanged from the one-make series that has been running over the last nine years.

The participants will be in for a long season, with 10 races over four race weekends, scheduled over the coming five months.

The first round of the Ameo Class will be held at Kari Motor Speedway near Coimbatore, second and third round at Madras Motor Race Track in Sriperumbudur near Chennai and last round at the Formula 1 Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.

“We are happy that the FMSCI has recognized the racing series we have been running over the years as a class of the National Racing Championship from this season onwards,” said Sirish Vissa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India.

“This is a positive step for us as a manufacturer, and the championship, as the winner will be officially be crowned a National Champion by FMSCI. This will in turn help our drivers in growing further in their racing careers.”