Toyota Talks About EMR Driver Selection

The arduous task of selecting 70 young drivers from around 900 was given to experts* in the field, racing and rallying drivers both past and present. The participants were then given an opportunity to demonstrate their driving skills on go-karts, and were judged on their lap times and consistency in lap times.

As selections were held across the country at different tracks, the following was put into place to achieve the intended result:

–          Tracks at all venues were redesigned by Red Rooster Racing to bring out driver skills

–          Benchmark lap time on each track was set for reference

–          Each participant drove eight laps

–          Each participant was rated on 10 by the evaluators

* Camp 1 Evaluators

Camp 1 winners in brief (total = 70)

–          By selection venue:                   BLR = 30, Pune = 21, Delhi = 15, Kolkata = 4      

–          By residential address:     BLR = 15, Mumbai = 13, Delhi = 9, Chennai = 4, Others = 29

What to expect in Camp 2?

–          5 driver trainers – 1 dedicated trainer for each driver on track

–          3 sessions on track – more time on track for each driver

–          Lectures/ theory + analysis after each session – detailed and comprehensive training programme