Leander Sport sign on Indian upcoming motorsport talent Aditya Patel

Leander Sport Pvt Ltd, the sports management company promoted by tennis legend Leander Paes, today officially announced the signing of young Indian motorsport talent, Aditya Patel, shortly after that of A1GP World Champion Neel Jani - as a continuation of the company's long term commitment to grow motorsport in India. Ara Pararajasingham, Director at Leander Sport said, ''Aditya has consistently proven his mettle in Indian motorsport with the Rotax Max India Championship and Formula Rolon Indian National Champion under his belt by the age of 18. Aditya represents in many ways the future of India's young, upcoming motorsport talent - daring to take unchartered ways forward in his career in motorsport.'' It is this, his generally outstanding performance and his personal dedication that makes him an attractive athlete to Leander Sport, a release said.

''Although Formula 1 might be the pinnacle of motorsport internationally, we recognize that open wheel single seater racing does not allow the masses to identify as easily - they are cars they've probably never seen or heard and will never get to touch or experience. Le Mans is one example that has proven the success of this alternative model. We salute Aditya in his endeavor to follow the path he believes in,'' he said.

Aditya Patel adds, ''I've grown up watching Leander Paes storm the tennis courts of the world creating iconic status as an Indian sportsperson. It has been my dream to be able to represent India on the global scene and it seems Im getting there slowly, thanks to the help of my sponsors and supporters in JK Tyre, VW India, Amaron, AJ Worldwide, MAS Holdings (Sri Lanka) and TTS (Germany).

Now with Leander Sport agreeing to sign me on, I am even more hopeful about my future. I might not have chosen the traditional way forward, but I know only my performance going forward, can speak louder than words and then whichever route I take to achieve my end goal, I'm confident I will be successful.'' Aditya Patel grew up watching his father Kamlesh Patel on the race track, keenly waiting for his chance behind the wheel. Mr.

Patel finally resigned to accepting his son was to follow and would someday go on to surpass him, when he stepped in to a kart for the first time at the age of 9! From then on Aditya has managed to win several rounds of the JK Tyre Karting Championships and was Junior Champion in 2002. Aditya was runners up in the Championship in the Seniors Category through 2005 and 2006, the release added.

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