[AJ-got-BHP]

INDIA SPEED WEEK 2016 was an event that will be etched in history in the years to come as India's City of Joy - Kolkata witnessed a full throttle of speeding cars and bikes at the Behala Flying Club air strip with a footfall of over 7,000 people.

The event spread over three days was a splendid speed fest w.e.f. 9th of December to the 11th of December 2016. The event throughout unveiled a number of thrilling experiences including drag racing, auto-car expo, test drives, adventure sports, glamour and entertainment; all at one place.

The event which collaborated with Elite Octane Inc under the supervision of it's Managing Director Mr. Amit Kumar Modi and Co-Promoters Mr. Anuj Kumar Shroff and Mr. Dhiraj Jha and was approved by The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India with bollywood celebrity John Abraham gracing the event and Anil Kapoor concluding it with the Awards Night.

Car & Bike Manufacturers to the likes of Mahindra Two Wheelers, Suzuki Bikes, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, Maserati, Mini Cooper, Indian, Polaris, Skoda, Chevrolet, Mercedes, Honda, Triumph, Kawasaki, KTM, Jaguar and may be a few more graced the event by displaying their products in stalled enclosures. Not to forget some awesome display of Vintage Cars especially from the part of Mr. Shrivardhan Kanoria who is a renowned vintage car collector and restorer in Kolkata.

The Event :


A Teaser Picture of the Track :


The Sitemap of the Venue :


Though I myself could not be a part of this wonderful event due to unavoidable circumstances, I take this opportunity to pen down the event with Details and Pictures assimilated from friends and fellow BHPians who were at the event on the given days of the event.

Our very loved Dragster BHPian dip27in aka Debdeep Rakshit who has a fleet of cars which every Car Enthusiast can only dream of (i.e.- BMW 325i, Skoda Octavia VRS, Honda Civic, Honda City Vtec & a Hyundai Accent) was participating in this event and a number of Kolkata BHPians namely - Cloudmobile, GhostRider, samfromindia, cr4nkshaft & Myth to name a few were there to encourage, support and cheer him up and I hint, he did not let anyone down !!

A picture of the Man & his Machines :


BHPians at the INDIA SPEED WEEK :


Coming to the above point, I would straight away like to share the Final Results of the Drag Event for everyone's reference. Request you to click and zoom on the attached sheets for a better view :



A dear friend Susil Panigrahi who runs a Workshop focused on modifications named MAD METAL Autoworks, stood Rank # 2 in the P2 Category with his modified Royal Enfield 500cc :


A picture of Susil's RE :


Another dear friend Sumit Sethia stood Rank # 2 in the K2 Category with his Renault Duster 110PS :






BHPian dip27in aka Debdeep Rakshit storming his way to the top by being Rank # 1 in the A1/A3 (Merged) Category with his Honda City Vtec bringing in that pride amongst all fellow BHPians :


BHPian dip27in's machines on the Drag Day :


Another friend Rohan Chakraborty stood Rank # 3 in the G-Category with his further modified FIAT Punto Abarth and once again BHPian dip27in putting up a daring fight contending in the H2-Category with his BMW 325i as per the list under :


A picture of Rohan's Abarth :


Rohan boasting about the BMC Carbon Dynamic Airbox that he had installed :






There were some special Awards also, as under :


From the above Data presented, it is very encouraging to see the participation of avid Drag Racers from different parts of the country and not just Kolkata and it's surrounding. This is what makes the event successful over and above anything else !!

[AJ-got-BHP]

The Preps of KOlkata BHPians and friends before the Drag Event and the Practice Runs

Wong - a friend prepping up his KTM prior to the event :


Wong posing at the event :


Susil prepping up Atish's VW AMEO :


Susil installing Race Dynamics "Diesel Tronic" in Atish's AMEO :

Note : Susil of MAD METAL Autoworks has taken the dealership of Race Dynamics in Kolkata

A BMC SRF also goes into the Ameo :


BHPian BlackPearl joins the practice sessions with his Esteem :






BHPians queue up to do the trial drag runs at a private road :

[AJ-got-BHP]

Now coming to the India Speed Week 2016 Event - Letting the pictures do the talking : SET 1 : (These pictures are clicked by Abhinav Sinha and am sharing it here with his due consent in no particular order)

[AJ-got-BHP]

India Speed Week 2016 Event - Letting the pictures do the talking : SET 2 : (These pictures are clicked by Abhishek Bhandari and am sharing it here with his due consent in no particular order)

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India Speed Week 2016 Event - Letting the pictures do the talking : SET 3 : (These pictures are clicked by BHPian samfromindia and am sharing it here with his due consent in no particular order)



















































BHPian Brothers :


BHPian samfromindia posing :

[AJ-got-BHP]

India Speed Week 2016 Event - Letting the pictures do the talking : SET 4 : (These pictures are clicked by some friends and BHPians and I am sharing it here with his due consent in no particular order)

Bollywood Celeb John Abraham gracing the event :














































The Behala Flying Club Runway takes a breather after the end of the event :


Bollywood Celeb Anil Kapoor doing the finale :


BHPian dip27in taking the stage to receive his award :


This covers most of the event from my end !! Sorry could not share any videos from my end. Request participants and attendees to please upload the videos with them.

Welcoming more such events in the City of Joy which has got the correct ingredients to execute such events

[Aditya]

Thread moved from the Assembly Line to the Indian Motorsport Section. Thanks for sharing!

[dip27in]

It was surely a great chance to try our cars, max out the potentinal. I had participated with my OHC VTEC 2000 and E46- 325i Manual, both fully stock. My VTEC was up against Modded Honda city, ivtec and few other cars. E46, was however was up against a BMW Z4, CLA 43 AMG, Turbo Charged and Jaguar F type Supercharged, since all of them had engine capacity less than 3000cc.

Sharing the videos of the run.

https://youtu.be/h7TxA6vpOxs

https://youtu.be/5DNv6N9IhMU

https://youtu.be/_lLI2XLbIPI

[Samfromindia]

Superb article AJ Everything's covered in lucid details with lovely pictures. I expect more participation from TeamBhp members next year. Congrats to all participants and winners. It was a treat to watch them on track

[scuderiamania]

Aj-got-bhp- I was there on saturday and had I known that other bhpians would also be coming I would have surely met you guys.

About the drag races, I was surprised to see that the ameo 1.5 lost out to the verna as VWs usually have penomenal in gear acceleration. It is even more surprising to know that it had a tuning box installed. Was the verna that beat in the 1st round and also took 1st place in that category also running with a tuning box?

[AJ-got-BHP]

Originally Posted by Samfromindia

I expect more participation from TeamBhp members next year.

There is another Drag Event coming up in Kolkata sometime in February 2017. Seeing BHPian dip27in, I guess a lot of BHPians from Kolkata would be inclined to participate in the upcoming event including yourself with your EcoSport Titanium

Originally Posted by scuderiamania

About the drag races, I was surprised to see that the ameo 1.5 lost out to the verna as VWs usually have penomenal in gear acceleration. It is even more surprising to know that it had a tuning box installed. Was the verna that beat in the 1st round and also took 1st place in that category also running with a tuning box?

Yes the Ameo 1.5 AT was installed with Race Dynamics Diesel Tronic. But if you see the spec sheet carefully, you will realize that the Reaction Time (RT) of Ameo was way too slow to set off to drag; which I presume costed him to be knocked out. There is always a next time though

[Samfromindia]

Originally Posted by AJ-got-BHP

There is another Drag Event coming up in Kolkata sometime in February 2017. Seeing BHPian dip27in, I guess a lot of BHPians from Kolkata would be inclined to participate in the upcoming event including yourself with your EcoSport Titanium



Yes the Ameo 1.5 AT was installed with Race Dynamics Diesel Tronic. But if you see the spec sheet carefully, you will realize that the Reaction Time (RT) of Ameo was way too slow to set off to drag; which I presume costed him to be knocked out. There is always a next time though

I am always up for a drag, but in this event, my car was put in the upto 1750CC class where i don't even have a chance. There are much more powerful diesel engines and lighter sedans/hatches which fall in this bracket. Add to that the 5000rs participation fee was a little too expensive for my blood. I wouldn't have bothered to participate just for the heck of it was it priced 1-2k.

Coming to the Ameo, i didn't see the timings on the result tables you provided. I guess it got knocked out in the prelims. Moreover the RT depends on the driver & not the car, and will get better with more & more practice

[insaneroller]

Results are here...

http://www.eliteoctane.com/forms/ISW...2016-Final.pdf

[scuderiamania]

Originally Posted by AJ-got-BHP

There is another Drag Event coming up in Kolkata sometime in February 2017.

When and where will this drag event be held? I dont have a car but my brother might be interested in joining the event in his honda city. Could you please provide me a link with all the details of the event?

[AJ-got-BHP]

Check this out :


Also, there is an AutoCross event that i hear which is there in the pipeline for Kolkata enthusiasts ! Looking forward to get further update on that too.

The scene in the East definitely seems to be changing; for the good