Hail Karun Chandok! GP2 winner at Spa.

nkapoor777 · 16th September 2007, 15:18

Come on guys, see beyond cricket. Hail karun Chandok, Winner of GP2 race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. Hearing the Indian National Anthem at a GP circuit for the first time brought tears to my eyes. Historic event! Chak de!!

tifosikrishna · 16th September 2007, 15:45

thats fantastic news. he was leading one of the recent races but was out due to a collision, now he has proved again.

hope to see him soon at spyker.

mclaren1885 · 16th September 2007, 16:08

Well done young man. Wishing him all the best in the future endeavors too.

MaserQ · 16th September 2007, 16:40

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Originally Posted by nkapoor777

Come on guys, see beyond cricket. Hail karun Chandok, Winner of GP2 race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. Hearing the Indian National Anthem at a GP circuit for the first time brought tears to my eyes. Historic event! Chak de!!

Damn, a moment not to be missed!! Grown men are shedding tears...Someone put it on youtube

People are bound to sit up and take notice. Winning at Spa is special. I hope his phone is ringing. Go Chandok!!

nitrous · 16th September 2007, 16:45

Congratulations KC!
U're a bigger rockstar now!!

esteem_lover · 16th September 2007, 20:23

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Originally Posted by nkapoor777

Come on guys, see beyond cricket. Hail karun Chandok, Winner of GP2 race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. Hearing the Indian National Anthem at a GP circuit for the first time brought tears to my eyes. Historic event! Chak de!!

That would have been one special feeling. Congrats KC for making this country proud.

Shan2nu · 16th September 2007, 21:04

Yup, was lucky to watch the race today. Pretty brave move from KC (under hard braking from top speed) to get into the lead.

Now this is the kind of aggression one needs, to be a good F1 driver. This lad deserves to have a shot at it...what say?

Shan2nu

im_srini · 17th September 2007, 10:34

Great news for all petrol-heads in India ! Hope this & other successes lead to automotive enlightenment in our country, and greater involvement & participation in all things motorsport by the masses.

For those interested in the Chandoks, this would make very nice reading...

MMSC - Madras Motor Sports Club

2theMax · 17th September 2007, 15:46

thats killer news ,hoping to see him in the improved spyker ..enjoyed sharing this with my brit colleagues.

maddy42 · 17th September 2007, 16:15

Go chandok go...never knew that he won until i saw it on Team bhp
I was watching the race and at the start he was 14 and then 12th so didnt expect him to make it up front.... i missed it!!!!!
Am still kickin myself over it!!!
By the way in cricket if we win there is no anthem playing but that they do only in racing!!!
Chuk cricket go Racing

jaganm · 21st September 2007, 21:44

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Originally Posted by nkapoor777

Come on guys, see beyond cricket. Hail karun Chandok, Winner of GP2 race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. Hearing the Indian National Anthem at a GP circuit for the first time brought tears to my eyes. Historic event! Chak de!!

I expect we will hear the Indian national anthem quite a few times this year in the A1GP series. Narain is looking good there

RacingForIndia · 25th September 2007, 18:02

I hope he continues this winning streak. Anyone recorded the video?

im_srini · 25th September 2007, 19:23

Motor-sport, & for that matter every other sport, is eclipsed by cricket here in India ! And if it isn't enough torture that every sports channel is always broadcasting some cricket match or another, we're now blessed with a channel dedicated for cricket !?!

Was at the formula Swift, Chevy, series races at the MMSC track this weekend. Attendance was poor, just a smattering of spectators. Saw Leela Krishnan, Vicky Chandok, & Arjun Balu there, with fellow team-bhp-ian Sideways orchestrating the show

We desi gear-heads really have to thank such dedicated people for keeping the fires alight, which for all intents & purposes, looks to be a thankless job - sad really. Pathetic that if not for JK-Tyres & TVS, we'd have lost this track...

But boy, you have to hear those engines, with their straight pipes, in the flesh - simply awesome ! Congratulations once again to the Chandoks

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nkapoor777 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 608 Thanked: 143 Times	Hail Karun Chandok! GP2 winner at Spa. Come on guys, see beyond cricket. Hail karun Chandok, Winner of GP2 race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. Hearing the Indian National Anthem at a GP circuit for the first time brought tears to my eyes. Historic event! Chak de!!
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tifosikrishna BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 827 Thanked: 383 Times View My Garage	thats fantastic news. he was leading one of the recent races but was out due to a collision, now he has proved again. hope to see him soon at spyker.
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mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,820 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	Well done young man. Wishing him all the best in the future endeavors too.
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nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Congratulations KC! U're a bigger rockstar now!!
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Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Yup, was lucky to watch the race today. Pretty brave move from KC (under hard braking from top speed) to get into the lead. Now this is the kind of aggression one needs, to be a good F1 driver. This lad deserves to have a shot at it...what say? Shan2nu Last edited by Shan2nu : 16th September 2007 at 21:07.
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im_srini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 490 Times View My Garage	Great news for all petrol-heads in India ! Hope this & other successes lead to automotive enlightenment in our country, and greater involvement & participation in all things motorsport by the masses. For those interested in the Chandoks, this would make very nice reading... MMSC - Madras Motor Sports Club
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2theMax BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 337 Thanked: Once	thats killer news ,hoping to see him in the improved spyker ..enjoyed sharing this with my brit colleagues.
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maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,131 Thanked: 1,328 Times View My Garage	Go chandok go...never knew that he won until i saw it on Team bhp I was watching the race and at the start he was 14 and then 12th so didnt expect him to make it up front.... i missed it!!!!! Am still kickin myself over it!!! By the way in cricket if we win there is no anthem playing but that they do only in racing!!! Chuk cricket go Racing
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RacingForIndia BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 482 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	I hope he continues this winning streak. Anyone recorded the video?
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25th September 2007, 19:23	#13
im_srini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 490 Times View My Garage	Motor-sport, & for that matter every other sport, is eclipsed by cricket here in India ! And if it isn't enough torture that every sports channel is always broadcasting some cricket match or another, we're now blessed with a channel dedicated for cricket !?! Was at the formula Swift, Chevy, series races at the MMSC track this weekend. Attendance was poor, just a smattering of spectators. Saw Leela Krishnan, Vicky Chandok, & Arjun Balu there, with fellow team-bhp-ian Sideways orchestrating the show We desi gear-heads really have to thank such dedicated people for keeping the fires alight, which for all intents & purposes, looks to be a thankless job - sad really. Pathetic that if not for JK-Tyres & TVS, we'd have lost this track... But boy, you have to hear those engines, with their straight pipes, in the flesh - simply awesome ! Congratulations once again to the Chandoks
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