The third round of the JK tyre National Racing Championship 2008 was held at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore on though intermittent showers disrupted the racing schedule. The showers made the racing more interesting but both races of the Formula Rolon category had to be postponed due to heavy rain, and will be conducted in the following round in Chennai. 18-year-old Saran Vikram from Chennai and veteran racer Radha Selvarajan stole the show by winning both races of the Formula Swift and Saloon cars respectively.

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A good start combined with some neatly executed overtaking manoeuvre saw Saran, who was P2, steal the lead from pole setter, Karthik Shankar on lap 2. In the Saloon cars, it was a double victory for Radha Selvarajan who took the chequered flag in both races. The Super bikes in the 1000cc and 600cc categories also saw hot action. Mazhar Ahmed dominated both races in the 1000cc category, while KV Balaji did the same in the 600cc category.

The 'Race Star Car' category was the only category which didn't see a double victory. Pravin Kumar took the honours in Race 1, while Vignesh Devarajan marked a win in Race 2. Deepak Chinnappa held onto 2nd for both closely fought races.