Nivetha Pethuraj completes Level of Formula Race Car Training Nivetha Pethuraj completes Level of Formula Race Car Training Following Ajith, who had a strong passion for race cars and bikes, actress Nivetha Pethuraj has also completed the Level 1 of the Formula Race Car Training Program hosted by a Coimbatore-based Momentum – School of Advance Racing. Sharing details about this new interest, Nivetha Pethuraj says“My interest towards car started during my school days when I was studying in 8th grade when an aunt in my neighborhood purchased a sports car. It inspired me with a strong curiosity towards sports cars, and it kept brewing in me for years. In 2015, I purchased a Dodge Challenger sports car, and I was the second girl in UAE to get it. In fact, my father wasn’t happy as he was concerned with the V6 Engine, which has a fast racing power. Nonetheless, I was confident driving it and felt so cool indeed. Besides, I have worked in several Dubai Motor shows, F1, and brands like Lexus, Rolls Royce, and Chevrolet, which kept escalating in me the fascination towards cars. When I came down to Chennai, I had visited few motor tracks, but never imagined that one day I would be there steering my way. My heavy rush for cars got rebooted when BMW approached me to test drive the car for a week, which made me revisit my passion. When and my brother Nishanth visited Momentum - School of Advance Racing in Coimbatore, I was scared if I could make it through. I had to enroll three months earlier for the program, and each session would have only 8 people, and I was the only girl amidst them. As I got used to the tracks, I started feeling more confident, and by the end, my Lap timings were almost on par with the other guys. This has propelled in me a huge lease of self-confidence that Motorsports aren’t just for the men, but women as well. Even now, there aren’t Formula 1 and Formula 2 championships for women, and I hope, it becomes a reality soon".