Another points haul for Narain Karthikeyan
Free Press Journal  — August 10, 2004

India's ace racing driver Narain Karthikeyan of TATA RC Motorsport team, kept up the momentum in his World Series by Nissan championship campaign by taking a double points score in the latest race held in Lausitzring in Germany. According to a press release, Karthikeyan is still sixth in the overall points table, in amongst some of the many stellar names in the series. With eight more races to go in the championship, Narain is confident of a worthy performance.

It was a day for the fastest Indian in the world to show a lot of grit and determination due to some unfortunate incidents in both races, which meant that he had to fight his way through the field to get the best result possible at the ultramodern Lausitzring track. In the morning race, Narain had a problem at the start and lost ground to a few drivers. However, it didn't take long before Karthikeyan had skillfully worked his way back into the points. 

But then came a misunderstanding with French driver Olivier Pla: "He backed off and so I also backed off," said Narain. "It put me off line and I couldn't see the road. I dropped a wheel on the grass and that led me to spin. It was nobody's fault, but it ruined my race really." Pla was involved in the TATA RC Motorsport Driver's second race story as well. The pair touched going into the fearsome first corner on the opening lap. 

Both cars took a bit of a hit and Narain's steering was damaged from then on. "I had a lot of understeer turning right," said Narain. That is actually a big problem and I had to just try and finish the race." Considering the broken car, the second race was an awesome performance. Narain left no stone unturned as he pursued places and points a well deserved sixth place and some championship valuable points.