The inaugural Tata T1 Prima Truck Championship was held at the Buddh International Circuit here on Sunday and when Stuart Oliver of Castrol Vecton came out victorius, he got a welcome by an encouraging crowd at the main grand stand of the arena.
“It’s really amazing to win this inaugural edition race. The competition was very close as everyone had the same vehicle. It’s about holding onto your nerves. I did that quite well and won the championships,” said Oliver after his victory.Oliver is a ten-time British Truck Racing Champion and he took 30:26.848 minutes to complete 15 laps of a shortened 2.5 km racing area of the 5.1km-long BIC track.
The Brit started from the pole and saw off some challenge from Mathew Summerfield (30:31.522 mins) of Team Cummins. David Jenkins, of Tata Technologies Motorsports, finished third with timing of 30:32.413 among 12 contestants.The 50-year-old winner also said that he would love to be back in India in the future. “Though the trucks had less power as compared to the ones used in European circuit, the experience was very enjoyable. I would love to be back here,” he added.