Easykart Championship: Bengaluru boy Ruhaan Alva wins again in Italy

Castelletto (Italy), April 10: 10-year-old Bengaluru boy Ruhaan Alva's dream run in the Easykart Championship continued as he won the second round of the Mini 60 category in Castelletto, Italy yesterday (April 9). [Easykart Championship: Ruhaan Alva makes winning debut]

Last month, on March 19, he made a dream debut in the championship by winning the first round. He is supported by Italian kart manufacturer Birel Kart. [Ruhaan Alva interview]

Ruhaan started the competition strongly by comfortable winning the qualifying round. In the pre-final round, he came third behind Czech Republic's Kowalski Adams and Italy's Patrese Lorenzo.

But the Indian youngster had the last laugh in the final race where he finished 12 laps of the race in 11:18:434.

In the Championship standing after the first two rounds, Ruhaan stands fourth behind Kowalski Adam, Patrese Lorenzo and D'urso Danielle.

The third round of the Easykart Championship is scheduled to happen on May 14.

Ruhaan Alva is a fifth standard student of the National Public School, Koramangala, Bengaluru. His father Umakanth Alva is also a former Rally driver.

On Ruhaan's achievements, his father said: "We decided to move Ruhaan from the Mini 60 category which has just six racers to the more competitive Easy Kart 60 category.

"It is important that Ruhaan learns to fight the competition keeping in mind that he is trying for the WSK Championship (World Championship) this year."

Birel ART India's team principal Marco Bartoli said: "We are very proud of Ruhaan's win today. The top three kept swapping positions until the last lap.

"With one lap to go, he overtook two drivers and pulled off gap to the chequered flag. He made India very proud!"

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