Toyota Etios Motor Racing Marks Its National Debut at the National Racing Championship

BANGALORE, India - July 30, 2013 - PRLog -- July 29th 2013, Bangalore: The inaugural Toyota Etios Motor Racing (EMR) Trophy got off to an excellent start with Diljith winning race 1 & race 3 while Arjun Narendran won an action packed race 2.  In all, there were four EMR races scheduled during the third leg of the National Racing Championship in Chennai last weekend of which race 4 was cancelled due to heavy rains and safety concerns associated with it.

Race 1 of the inaugural Toyota EMR Trophy saw EMR take to the National Racing Championship for the first time. Diljith, who had qualified on pole position on Friday led from start to finish to win the first race of the season. Behind him there was  a great battle between youngster Akhil Rabindra, Abhinay Bikkani and Keith D'Souza who finished in that order with less than a second between them.  

Race 2, one of the most action packed races of the day saw Arjun Narendran win his first race with Abhinay Bikkani coming in second place ahead of Varun Anekar. Race 1 winner Diljith was in 4th place challenging for third before having a collision with Akhil Rabindra.

Diljith also won Race 3 of the Toyota EMR Trophy ahead of Abhinay Bikkani and  Akhil Rabindra. Diljith started on pole position and led from start to finish comfortably. The battle behind him was very close with four cars fighting for the remaining two podium spots. In the end Abhinay and Akhil managed to hold off the challenge from Keith D'Souza and Arjun Narendran to finish on the podium.

The 25 EMR drivers will battle it out again during the second round of the EMR Trophy at the 5th leg of the National Racing Championship to be held at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida this September. The best three EMR drivers of the trophy will also have the opportunity to race overseas at other Toyota racing events.

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Overview of TKM:
Company name - Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Managing Director - Hiroshi Nakagawa
Equity participation - TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11%
Number of employees - Approx. 6,000 +
Land area - Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)
Building area - 74,000 m2
Total Installed Production capacity - Upto 3,10,000 units

Overview of TKM 1st Plant
Established - October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)
Location - Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State
Products - Innova, Fortuner manufactured in India. Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.
Installed Production capacity - Upto 1,00,000 units

Overview of TKM 2nd Plant
Location - On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka State)
Products - Corolla Altis, Etios, Etios Liva, Camry
Start of production - December 2010
Installed Production capacity - Upto 2,10,000 units

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