1st F1 India GP !

sss11 · 28th September 2004, 19:11

I'm looking forward to the 1st F1 India GP.

Wonder what the cars & drivers would be like.
Any chance this would likely happen soon?

BTW do you have any circuit races & how often?

sanket12 · 28th September 2004, 20:14

hi sss11

we do have circuit races
the JK road racing championship, they are held in chennai & coimbatore, i think they have around 7 rounds including the street circuit races in kolkatta & goa ( sometimes in dec this year)

GTO · 29th September 2004, 10:11

I honestly think that Indias chances of hosting an F1 race are a long long way off. Just look at what China has achieved...A couple of decades back, it was about on par with India in economic terms. Now they have Ferrari and Rolls Royce showrooms. And a superb F1 grand prix hosting!!

GTO

Rehaan · 29th September 2004, 10:46

Will F1 come to India or not ?

Deeps · 12th October 2004, 00:48

I agree with GTO that an F1 Gp is not coming to India anytime soon. I also think that it would be wiser to spend that much money on improving the infrastructure. I can't help wondering how the F1 personnel would react if India were to host a Gp in the next few years.

Hatari · 12th October 2004, 03:13

to put it bluntly.. there isnt goign to be an Indian GP.. ( being practical )
esp. after the gov.'s changed..no motorsport enthusiasts there !

think we shud forget about it for the next 8-9 yrs..

zaphod · 12th October 2004, 03:53

^I agree with you folk have to say...

look at any Indian paper - virtually no coverage of motorsport except F1 - and half the people who watch F1 is because it's cool and trendy.

popularise global motorsport on telly , sure but also bring a raceway to each major city so that real interest builds up.

Shan2nu · 12th October 2004, 14:07

I'd say, wait for another 15-20 years before anything like this happens.

Shan2nu

12th October 2004, 18:12

lets aim to start with some SERIOUSLY ILLEGAL racing( fast n furious type) and with some serious driver training for people who hv really powerful fast cars like the CITY VTEC ( cant get over that car ) and the palio 1.6,,and the skoda RS petrol turbo,,since many peple would love to race if they could get some guidance,,pS did anybody check out the strip of road that i wrote about earlier,,it is located as follows,,from dockyard road station ,on P .D mello road,,ahead of the church on the left is a petrol station,,turn left,,then right at the end of road,,and follow the road till u come to the docks gate and the railway siding,,turn right and then right again,, you now have 8-10 kms of beautiful,dark empty isolated road ,, with no cops and only one toll booth

28th September 2004, 19:11	#1
sss11 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 18 Thanked: 0 Times	I'm looking forward to the 1st F1 India GP. Wonder what the cars & drivers would be like. Any chance this would likely happen soon? BTW do you have any circuit races & how often?
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28th September 2004, 20:14	#2
sanket12 BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: satara Posts: 174 Thanked: 6 Times	hi sss11 we do have circuit races the JK road racing championship, they are held in chennai & coimbatore, i think they have around 7 rounds including the street circuit races in kolkatta & goa ( sometimes in dec this year)
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29th September 2004, 10:11	#3
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,762 Times View My Garage	I honestly think that Indias chances of hosting an F1 race are a long long way off. Just look at what China has achieved...A couple of decades back, it was about on par with India in economic terms. Now they have Ferrari and Rolls Royce showrooms. And a superb F1 grand prix hosting!! GTO
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29th September 2004, 10:46	#4
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,078 Times	Will F1 come to India or not ?
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12th October 2004, 00:48	#5
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	I agree with GTO that an F1 Gp is not coming to India anytime soon. I also think that it would be wiser to spend that much money on improving the infrastructure. I can't help wondering how the F1 personnel would react if India were to host a Gp in the next few years.
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12th October 2004, 03:13	#6
Hatari Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,872 Thanked: 874 Times	to put it bluntly.. there isnt goign to be an Indian GP.. ( being practical ) esp. after the gov.'s changed..no motorsport enthusiasts there ! think we shud forget about it for the next 8-9 yrs..
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12th October 2004, 03:53	#7
zaphod BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NO IDeA/Madurai Posts: 236 Thanked: 4 Times	^I agree with you folk have to say... look at any Indian paper - virtually no coverage of motorsport except F1 - and half the people who watch F1 is because it's cool and trendy. popularise global motorsport on telly , sure but also bring a raceway to each major city so that real interest builds up.
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12th October 2004, 14:07	#8
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	I'd say, wait for another 15-20 years before anything like this happens. Shan2nu
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12th October 2004, 18:12	#9
snoopy41 Posts: n/a	lets aim to start with some SERIOUSLY ILLEGAL racing( fast n furious type) and with some serious driver training for people who hv really powerful fast cars like the CITY VTEC ( cant get over that car ) and the palio 1.6,,and the skoda RS petrol turbo,,since many peple would love to race if they could get some guidance,,pS did anybody check out the strip of road that i wrote about earlier,,it is located as follows,,from dockyard road station ,on P .D mello road,,ahead of the church on the left is a petrol station,,turn left,,then right at the end of road,,and follow the road till u come to the docks gate and the railway siding,,turn right and then right again,, you now have 8-10 kms of beautiful,dark empty isolated road ,, with no cops and only one toll booth
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