Forget pubs, let's go drag racing dude!

CaliforniaKnight · 7th January 2006, 16:29

Just saw this in the Economic times..http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/1360868.cms but it really feels funny saying "Hormazd Sorabjee, one of the pioneers of the drag culture in India".. Read on though.

iceman91 · 7th January 2006, 16:33

haha the article is good but need to get the prices right...a zen swap with baleno engine for 50k????? get real...

Beeman · 7th January 2006, 17:29

very very interesting reading and very surprising too!! never knew this existed in india.

kooldude · 7th January 2006, 20:31

the biggest joke is 700 or 800 sbks in bangalore

IndianDawg · 7th January 2006, 20:35

There wont be a better circuit like Khargar in Mumbai compared to Banglore and other places in India

princezahed · 7th January 2006, 22:02

well guys i know that each city has its own race culture..guys from bombay feel that its the most happening place for races and so do guys from bangalore..so lets not compare

Mpower · 8th January 2006, 09:46

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Originally Posted by CaliforniaKnight

it really feels funny saying "Hormazd Sorabjee, one of the pioneers of the drag culture in India".. Read on though.

Its not really far fetched. Sorabjee who heads Autocar India really organized the first drag race in Mumbai and then Bangalore. The sport has really taken off ever since.

redrage · 8th January 2006, 10:09

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Originally Posted by princezahed

well guys i know that each city has its own race culture..guys from bombay feel that its the most happening place for races and so do guys from bangalore..so lets not compare

thats right.
the jakkur airstrip is just about right for the drag races...crowd control seems to be the only major worry as we saw.

iceman91 · 8th January 2006, 10:43

i dont think sorabjee did the first race...at least not in bangalore..the first drag race held in blore was in 1998..not done by him as far as i can remember..

turbo_lover · 8th January 2006, 21:31

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Originally Posted by princezahed

well guys i know that each city has its own race culture..guys from bombay feel that its the most happening place for races and so do guys from bangalore..so lets not compare

yes !
and besides the expressway drags, guys in delhi have the most brutal inner city street races ...
i wish i could get some kind of a footage, but nobody wants to sit in my car ..

v1p3r · 9th January 2006, 00:09

Yeah, 300 dedicated racers?! We have some 20 or 30, and one is currently languishing in Australia...

Seriously, all these years in Bangalore, never seen any thing like this...3000 people on MG road late at night...doesn't happen anymore...it's now urban legend...

cinclaturbo · 9th January 2006, 01:18

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Originally Posted by iceman91

i dont think sorabjee did the first race...at least not in bangalore..the first drag race held in blore was in 1998..not done by him as far as i can remember..

That's not true. The drag races were held in bangalore from way back as 1988.It was organised by the karnataka motorsports club(KMSC).It was then a drag and hill climb alternately for 8 times a year. This continued to happen till 1990.Then a gap of two years.Then IASC club 1992 happened, they organised the drags till 1998/99.They finished of with the best drag race organised in india.
It was called Pepsi PowerDrag1999.Organised by IASC,event mangement by DNA. 10,000 First price for every class. Fantastic event.Even the speedrun 2003/05 in bangalore was not as good as that was.

Domnic · 9th January 2006, 11:22

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It was called Pepsi PowerDrag1999.Organised by IASC,event mangement by DNA. 10,000 First price for every class. Fantastic event.Even the speedrun 2003/05 in bangalore was not as good as that was.

i second to that, one of the best events organised ever, im yet to see another event organised in the similar means. I heard DNA want to organise one somewhere this year, i hope they do it...

cheers

Godfather · 10th January 2006, 18:14

never seen 3000 people on mg road during the drags... other than the racers and a couple of friends and the usual chai wallas.. there is no body... and if there are 3000 people there the cops are just gonna stand around right??? and let the races take place.

hell_on_wheels · 11th January 2006, 23:14

Wait a minute.U guys are actually talking about drag racing on MGroad....
Comeon guys,I had once been to MG @ 1 in the morning only to find a minimum of 150 cops talking & patroling the strrets...
No more dragging on MG...
Right now the place 4 drags is ORR(Outer Ring Road)

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CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 981 Thanked: 293 Times View My Garage	Forget pubs, let's go drag racing dude! Just saw this in the Economic times..http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/1360868.cms but it really feels funny saying "Hormazd Sorabjee, one of the pioneers of the drag culture in India".. Read on though.
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iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	haha the article is good but need to get the prices right...a zen swap with baleno engine for 50k????? get real...
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Beeman BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Treasure island Posts: 335 Thanked: 2 Times	very very interesting reading and very surprising too!! never knew this existed in india.
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princezahed BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bangalore -> Coorg Posts: 281 Thanked: 55 Times	well guys i know that each city has its own race culture..guys from bombay feel that its the most happening place for races and so do guys from bangalore..so lets not compare
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iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	i dont think sorabjee did the first race...at least not in bangalore..the first drag race held in blore was in 1998..not done by him as far as i can remember..
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v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,363 Thanked: 7,504 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (7)	Yeah, 300 dedicated racers?! We have some 20 or 30, and one is currently languishing in Australia... Seriously, all these years in Bangalore, never seen any thing like this...3000 people on MG road late at night...doesn't happen anymore...it's now urban legend... Last edited by v1p3r : 9th January 2006 at 00:10.
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Godfather Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore / Atlanta Posts: 1,387 Thanked: 71 Times View My Garage	never seen 3000 people on mg road during the drags... other than the racers and a couple of friends and the usual chai wallas.. there is no body... and if there are 3000 people there the cops are just gonna stand around right??? and let the races take place.
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hell_on_wheels Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 24 Thanked: 0 Times	Wait a minute.U guys are actually talking about drag racing on MGroad.... Comeon guys,I had once been to MG @ 1 in the morning only to find a minimum of 150 cops talking & patroling the strrets... No more dragging on MG... Right now the place 4 drags is ORR(Outer Ring Road)
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