Motorsports Series in India

racefanesq · 4th August 2008, 18:25

Over the past several months have seen various articles indicating that Formula1 is coming to India, that there is going to be a IPL type of race series, by various factions, according to the articles everyone from Mr Vicky Chandhok to Spice Energy, via Mr Seghal, with something called Team India Racing are coming.....
Add in the fact the status between MAI and FMSCI, with who is the auhorising body for such an event, or can either authorise....then we do have a melting pot of something, that for the average motorsport fan leaves much to be desired.
Any predictions about the state of motorsport in India...what would the average man like to see ?

speedfreak7116 · 5th August 2008, 03:45

The average man would like to see more motorsport events being held obviously and what every racer would like is for a good motorsports park being constructed so as to have a good variety as compared to the lonely two tracks at Chennai and Coimbatore.
Probably another thing which could ease things out is more categories of racing. That would accomodate more people and have fair competition.

racefanesq · 5th August 2008, 12:40

Do you think the business case exists for the investment required for a circuit, its has been widely reported the Sepang circuit buses people in and they can still not fill it, the Bahrain circuit though having the people is not a sell out event, etc, so if the top game cannot attract, and they have spent circa $200M upwards to develop the track, almost like laying a landstrip, then what business case is going to work in India....most circuits have a similar footprint to an airport or slightly smaller....

GTO · 5th August 2008, 16:17

Racefan, discussions on all your questions exist in our archives, albeit in separate threads.

Please run a search to find the relevant thread. You may continue posting your thoughts there.

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4th August 2008, 18:25	#1
racefanesq Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: delhi Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	Motorsports Series in India Over the past several months have seen various articles indicating that Formula1 is coming to India, that there is going to be a IPL type of race series, by various factions, according to the articles everyone from Mr Vicky Chandhok to Spice Energy, via Mr Seghal, with something called Team India Racing are coming..... Add in the fact the status between MAI and FMSCI, with who is the auhorising body for such an event, or can either authorise....then we do have a melting pot of something, that for the average motorsport fan leaves much to be desired. Any predictions about the state of motorsport in India...what would the average man like to see ?
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5th August 2008, 03:45	#2
speedfreak7116 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 215 Thanked: 23 Times	The average man would like to see more motorsport events being held obviously and what every racer would like is for a good motorsports park being constructed so as to have a good variety as compared to the lonely two tracks at Chennai and Coimbatore. Probably another thing which could ease things out is more categories of racing. That would accomodate more people and have fair competition.
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5th August 2008, 12:40	#3
racefanesq Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: delhi Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	business case Do you think the business case exists for the investment required for a circuit, its has been widely reported the Sepang circuit buses people in and they can still not fill it, the Bahrain circuit though having the people is not a sell out event, etc, so if the top game cannot attract, and they have spent circa $200M upwards to develop the track, almost like laying a landstrip, then what business case is going to work in India....most circuits have a similar footprint to an airport or slightly smaller....
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5th August 2008, 16:17	#4
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,788 Times View My Garage	Racefan, discussions on all your questions exist in our archives, albeit in separate threads. Please run a search to find the relevant thread. You may continue posting your thoughts there. Thread closed.
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