India Inc & Motorsport

khanak · 13th February 2008, 04:15

We all know that cricket is by far the most watched sport in our country and a lot of us petrol heads arent that happy about it. Corporations are more interested in sponsoring in sponsoring a cricket team than a motorsport team. However there are a few exceptions of companies that have sponsored motorsports. How about compiling a list of Indian companies that have taken an interest in Motorsport. Im sure it would not only be interesting to read but may also provide information for those looking for a sponsorship.

khanak · 13th February 2008, 04:22

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- Kingfisher (UB)
- Dalmore (UB)
- Royal Challenge (UB)
- ICICI Bank
- Reliance Industries

khanak · 13th February 2008, 04:26

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khanak · 13th February 2008, 04:30

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Team Rally India - APRC

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khanak · 13th February 2008, 04:39

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- Bharat Petroleum
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- Autocar
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khanak · 13th February 2008, 05:01

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khanak · 13th February 2008, 05:12

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Lohith V URS & Moosa Sherief on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Prithveen Rajan & PVS Murthy on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Team MRF - INRC

- MRF Tyres

khanak · 13th February 2008, 05:31

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khanak · 13th February 2008, 07:18

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khanak · 13th February 2008, 07:21

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Jordan - F1

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- Speed
- Tata Motors

madan80 · 13th February 2008, 09:52

wow.. thats quite a collection there Khanak! But the sad truth is that its still less than a dozen sponsors (counting all UB group companies as one):
- Amaron Batteries
- Speed
- Tata Motors
- Kingfisher (UB)
- Dalmore (UB)
- Royal Challenge (UB)
- ICICI Bank
- Reliance Industries
- Sidvin Core Tech
- JK Tyre
- Bharat Petroleum
- Cidco
- Autocar
- MRF

Whereas a single racer in the US has this many sponsors.

but... as they say.. you need to start somewhere.

khanak · 13th February 2008, 09:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by madan80

wow.. thats quite a collection there Khanak! But the sad truth is that its still less than a dozen sponsors.:

The list is still incomplete. Im sure people who are actually involved in motorsport may be able to come up with some more names.

maddy42 · 13th February 2008, 15:26

Guess Castrol does some sponsorship too. Dont remember exactly though. But in a very small amount though.

ananthkamath · 13th February 2008, 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by madan80

Whereas a single racer in the US has this many sponsors.

That's because there's not enough people in India who come to watch or even enough cars on the grid.

As an example, a very local event here (not even regional, mind you) like an autocross or trackday here will have atleast 50 cars showing up. A regional event will have 150 or more cars showing up.

binz · 13th February 2008, 21:52

Methods too is very much involved in sponsorship.

13th February 2008, 04:15	#1
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	India Inc & Motorsport We all know that cricket is by far the most watched sport in our country and a lot of us petrol heads arent that happy about it. Corporations are more interested in sponsoring in sponsoring a cricket team than a motorsport team. However there are a few exceptions of companies that have sponsored motorsports. How about compiling a list of Indian companies that have taken an interest in Motorsport. Im sure it would not only be interesting to read but may also provide information for those looking for a sponsorship.
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13th February 2008, 04:22	#2
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Picture Source - Autoblog Force India F1 - F1 - Kingfisher (UB) - Dalmore (UB) - Royal Challenge (UB) - ICICI Bank - Reliance Industries Last edited by khanak : 13th February 2008 at 04:31.
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13th February 2008, 04:26	#3
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13th February 2008, 04:30	#4
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	APRC09 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! APRC08 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Naren Kumar-17 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Naren Kumar-22 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Naren Kumar on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Naren Kumar-4 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Team Rally India - APRC - Sidvin Core Tech - JK Tyre Last edited by khanak : 13th February 2008 at 04:46.
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13th February 2008, 04:39	#5
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Picture Source - Speed run 2006 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Flickr Photo Download: Break the rules !! 18022007113 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Flickr Photo Download: 18022007123 Speed Run - Bharat Petroleum - Cidco - Autocar - JK Tyre Last edited by khanak : 13th February 2008 at 04:41.
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13th February 2008, 05:01	#6
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Naren Kumar & Ram Kumar on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Naren Kumar & Ram Kumar on Flickr - Photo Sharing! IMG_0906 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! IMG_0898 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! IMG_0863 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! IMG_0839 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Picture Source - Motorsport Rallying,Motorsports Rallying,Motor Sport Rallying,Motor Sports Rallying Team JK - INRC - JK Tyres Last edited by khanak : 13th February 2008 at 05:13.
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13th February 2008, 05:12	#7
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	IMG_0831 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Lohit Urs-9 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Gaurav Gill-5 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Gaurav Gill-9 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Gaurav Gill-7 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://www.mrftyres.com/images/1_05.jpg IMG_0902 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Lohith V URS & Moosa Sherief on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Prithveen Rajan & PVS Murthy on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Team MRF - INRC - MRF Tyres
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13th February 2008, 05:31	#8
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13th February 2008, 07:18	#9
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Narain Karthikeyan on Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://f1chronicles.com/wp-content/u...s_2007_car.jpg Williams F1, Grove on Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://farm1.static.flickr.com/226/4...656e9b.jpg?v=0 Williams - F1 - Tata Last edited by khanak : 13th February 2008 at 07:29.
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13th February 2008, 07:21	#10
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Jordan - Narain Karthikeyan on Flickr - Photo Sharing! 05USGPRace08 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! NarainKarthikeyan_helmet on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Jordan - F1 - Amaron Batteries - Speed - Tata Motors Last edited by khanak : 13th February 2008 at 07:24.
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13th February 2008, 09:52	#11
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	wow.. thats quite a collection there Khanak! But the sad truth is that its still less than a dozen sponsors (counting all UB group companies as one): - Amaron Batteries - Speed - Tata Motors - Kingfisher (UB) - Dalmore (UB) - Royal Challenge (UB) - ICICI Bank - Reliance Industries - Sidvin Core Tech - JK Tyre - Bharat Petroleum - Cidco - Autocar - MRF Whereas a single racer in the US has this many sponsors. but... as they say.. you need to start somewhere. Last edited by madan80 : 13th February 2008 at 10:04.
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13th February 2008, 15:26	#13
maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,131 Thanked: 1,328 Times View My Garage	Guess Castrol does some sponsorship too. Dont remember exactly though. But in a very small amount though.
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13th February 2008, 21:52	#15
binz Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,306 Thanked: 431 Times View My Garage	Methods too is very much involved in sponsorship.
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