Ron to drive in JK Racing Asia Series

PETALING JAYA: Eurointernational have signed Malaysian driver Ron Tan (pic) for this year’s Formula JK Racing Asia Series, formerly known as Formula BMW.

The 17-year-old Kuala Lumpur-born will run the full schedule after an impressive debut with Eurointernational in the final round of the 2011 season, finishing fourth twice in his rookie outing in open wheel cars.

Ron, after a winning history in the Asia Karting Championships, had participated in the 2010 PFX Formula BMW School in Sepang and won the 2011 Lotus Super Cup Asia as well as 2011 Renault Megane ES Series in Malaysia.

He was spotted by racing veteran and former Asian Formula 2000 champion driver Ng Wai Leong, who persuaded the youngster to pursue motorsport further.

He is also the only Malaysian among the six youngsters selected for the AirAsia Team Lotus driver development programme.

“He has been very impressive and we have been working hard to make 2012 a winning year for us,” said Eurointernational team principal Antonio Ferrari.

“We have scheduled an intensive testing programme in Asia and Europe to prepare him in the best way possible for the new season.

“Our engineer, Nicola Sgotto will focus only on our Asian programmes, heading our Malaysian operation at Sepang with an increased effort on our entire racing plans in the series,” he added.