We know about Ultimate star Ajith Kumar's craze for car racing! A professional car racer, he has driven in circuits around India and abroad for various races, including Formula Asia BMW Championships in 2003. A few years ago, he felt that this passion for car racing negatively affected his cine career, so he stopped participating in car races.

Earlier, we reported that the star will participate in the Formula 2 race beginning in April 2010 in Europe. This Formula 2 will go on till October. Now the latest buzz is that he has been test driving the V6 at Penang in Malaysia, in preparation for the F2 European circuit. Sources also say that the actor is keen on proving himself on the race track at an international level.

His next film, tentatively titled Kaaval, is directed by ace film-maker Gautham Menon.