Touring car championship 14th -16th Dec

madan80 · 18th December 2007, 10:44

The M800 and the zen took part in the indian open? Are engine swaps allowed? or were they running their std engines?

Rtech · 18th December 2007, 10:45

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Originally Posted by pawan

did the mumbai sti race.

No. His roll cage did not meet the specification. He did take a few laps of the circuit though, but his clutch seemed to be slipping heavily and he just could not get the power down. On Sunday, after the races, his turbo blew while he was doing a few laps in the evening.

But it sure looked and sounded awesome!

They are going to prepare it properly for next years races.

Killer · 18th December 2007, 12:33

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Originally Posted by Rtech

RD-350: Sameer Venugopal 1:23.157

Hey Rtech, my best time was actually 1:22.177 on lap 3.

Is there anywhere i can see the full results for all races? You have a PM

pawan · 18th December 2007, 19:38

hey rtec can zen's race.and what are the requirements does it have to be a full roll cage or only some thing like a 3point.also are engine swaps allowed.and also f.i.

speedfreak7116 · 18th December 2007, 21:45

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Originally Posted by madan80

The M800 and the zen took part in the indian open? Are engine swaps allowed? or were they running their std engines?

The maruti 800 had its standard engine but was fully blown up and turbocharged by FRK Racing.

The Zen had an esteem engine and was pretty quick too.

Mpower · 18th December 2007, 21:56

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Originally Posted by Rtech

India 4 stroke upto 250cc: Vinoth Kannan 1:16.645; Alok K. S 1:23.837; Sundakarkesavan M 1:12.599.

Indian 4 stroke upto 160cc: Rajini K 7:50.419; Karthick P 7:59.085; Harry Sylvester 1:19.418 (all TVS Racing).

Indian 2 stroke: Sudhakar M 8:11.360; Satish Kumar 8:23.749; Mukesh Raja 8:28.106.

Are we seeing a mix of overall and lap timings? Just want to know Rajini's and Sudhakar's fastest laptime. Also what bikes were the top 3 in the 250 class.

Killer · 19th December 2007, 20:25

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Originally Posted by Mpower

Are we seeing a mix of overall and lap timings? Just want to know Rajini's and Sudhakar's fastest laptime. Also what bikes were the top 3 in the 250 class.

Exactly the reason i'm still waiting for the full results to be uploaded to mylaps.com...still nothing there yet

Rajini was riding the factory 160cc group B Apache. Vinoth Kannan won the 250cc category on a Group B ZMA and 2nd place Alok was also on a Group B ZMA.

madan80 · 19th December 2007, 21:41

@islero- the Evo looked like it had a sequential gear box as opposed to the standard "H" - any insights on that?

Also - how did the MRF cedia's do on track? like the last time - were the MRF fiestas running?

Well, honestly - i did not know engine swaps were allowed.

v1p3r · 19th December 2007, 21:55

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Originally Posted by madan80

@islero- the Evo looked like it had a sequential gear box as opposed to the standard "H" - any insights on that?

Looks like the standard shifter linkages, with a short-throw lever.

esteem_lover · 19th December 2007, 22:50

Nice pictures Rtech & islero. He he he, so the esteems did win, again.

speedfreak7116 · 20th December 2007, 00:08

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Originally Posted by madan80

@islero- the Evo looked like it had a sequential gear box as opposed to the standard "H" - any insights on that?

Also - how did the MRF cedia's do on track? like the last time - were the MRF fiestas running?

Well, honestly - i did not know engine swaps were allowed.

The Cedia's were really quick and gave even the Evo's a good chase.. Gaurav Gill of team MRF actually went sideways in Reyaz Farook's white Evo at the 2nd Chicane.

The MRF Fiesta's did race but this time with better suspensions and sequential gearboxes.

Engine swaps are allowed as long as u meet the minimum weight requirement for the engine capacity category.

islero · 20th December 2007, 09:15

Report continued.......
Day 1 part 2:

So then we then got down from the bridge over the starting line and began roaming around the pits.

EVO IV and STI:

Subash Chandra Bose's Esteem. This car was much quieter than the opposition and seemed to perform very well.

Race Esteem interior:

The MRF tent. Went inside to have a look at the Cedia's engine bay, but then we were told politely that photography was not allowed when my hands instinctively reached for my camera upon seeing the engine.

We ran into Dilip Rogger, whom Nitrous very kindly introduced me to. Apparently, the superbikes are doing 250 on the main straight by the time they start braking for C1, which is approximately at the 150m mark. Craaazy!!!

After we resigned ourselves to the fact that we would have to watch the rest of the day's races from the pit wall, we lined up to watch the GT class race. Here's the starting line-up, captured from far-far away using my Sony's crap-o-matic zoom facility.

A tussle between two of the cars during the race left the black Evo piloted by Aravinda Premadasa with heavy damage, and he stormed into the pits to try and get it sorted out.

As you can see, it was some pretty heavy damage, and took quite a while for the sole mechanic to get it sorted out. But he did, and Aravinda managed to get on track in the last minute.
Th confusion on track saw the yellow Evo IV coming in at first place, followed by the two other white Evo's.

The best part has to be Gill flinging his Cedia sideways right in front of the pitwall audience at speeds defenitely above 100, and effortlessly drifting the car, after finishing the race. The man sure can drive.

Waiting outside the scrutiny bay following the race:

Gill:

With all the races done, we headed back to CBE, where Harrie took us to a nice open parotta place for dinner. Great parottas and chicken!!

islero · 20th December 2007, 09:33

Sorry guys, imageshack and internet are collectively acting up, will post day 2 pics asap.

madan80 · 20th December 2007, 11:09

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

Looks like the standard shifter linkages, with a short-throw lever.

Oh. ok. It looked different, hence I thought this was a sequential GB.
thanks!

Mpower · 21st December 2007, 19:45

Almost forgot to mention, its great to see cars and bike racing at the same event. This hasn't happened in a long time IIRC.

Is this some kind of patch up/agreement between MAI and FMSCI? Anybody know?

18th December 2007, 10:44	#31
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	The M800 and the zen took part in the indian open? Are engine swaps allowed? or were they running their std engines?
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18th December 2007, 19:38	#34
pawan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 868 Thanked: 4 Times	hey rtec can zen's race.and what are the requirements does it have to be a full roll cage or only some thing like a 3point.also are engine swaps allowed.and also f.i.
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19th December 2007, 21:41	#38
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	@islero- the Evo looked like it had a sequential gear box as opposed to the standard "H" - any insights on that? Also - how did the MRF cedia's do on track? like the last time - were the MRF fiestas running? Well, honestly - i did not know engine swaps were allowed.
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19th December 2007, 22:50	#40
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Nice pictures Rtech & islero. He he he, so the esteems did win, again.
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20th December 2007, 09:15	#42
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Report continued....... Day 1 part 2: So then we then got down from the bridge over the starting line and began roaming around the pits. EVO IV and STI: Subash Chandra Bose's Esteem. This car was much quieter than the opposition and seemed to perform very well. Race Esteem interior: The MRF tent. Went inside to have a look at the Cedia's engine bay, but then we were told politely that photography was not allowed when my hands instinctively reached for my camera upon seeing the engine. We ran into Dilip Rogger, whom Nitrous very kindly introduced me to. Apparently, the superbikes are doing 250 on the main straight by the time they start braking for C1, which is approximately at the 150m mark. Craaazy!!! After we resigned ourselves to the fact that we would have to watch the rest of the day's races from the pit wall, we lined up to watch the GT class race. Here's the starting line-up, captured from far-far away using my Sony's crap-o-matic zoom facility. A tussle between two of the cars during the race left the black Evo piloted by Aravinda Premadasa with heavy damage, and he stormed into the pits to try and get it sorted out. As you can see, it was some pretty heavy damage, and took quite a while for the sole mechanic to get it sorted out. But he did, and Aravinda managed to get on track in the last minute. Th confusion on track saw the yellow Evo IV coming in at first place, followed by the two other white Evo's. The best part has to be Gill flinging his Cedia sideways right in front of the pitwall audience at speeds defenitely above 100, and effortlessly drifting the car, after finishing the race. The man sure can drive. Waiting outside the scrutiny bay following the race: Gill: With all the races done, we headed back to CBE, where Harrie took us to a nice open parotta place for dinner. Great parottas and chicken!!
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20th December 2007, 09:33	#43
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Sorry guys, imageshack and internet are collectively acting up, will post day 2 pics asap.
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21st December 2007, 19:45	#45
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Almost forgot to mention, its great to see cars and bike racing at the same event. This hasn't happened in a long time IIRC. Is this some kind of patch up/agreement between MAI and FMSCI? Anybody know?
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