BMW also had the M4C, M5C, M340, X3M40i and the XM for the event. Driving these during the event is always a lot of fun.

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Had the opportunity to participate in the BMW M town event held at the Madras International Circuit. I wanted to drive the G87 M2 manual, luckily they had 6 M2 manuals for the event. It was immense fun driving the M2 on the track. It has been a while since I drove a powerful manual car, the M2 didn't disappoint. As the last RWD BMW M car with no electrification and a manual transmission, the G87 is a very desirable car. Even looks much better in person than in the pictures, especially in black.

BMW also had the M4C, M5C, M340, X3M40i and the XM for the event. Driving these during the event is always a lot of fun.

A very well organised event for enthusiasts and a Sunday well spent.

Some pictures,

The monster V8's

Getting ready in the M2 Manual

Line up

Testing ABS during the lane change event

Lovely interiors of the XM

Bright blue M4 interior

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It was mostly the M340i group with a few other awesome cars joining. We had 9 M340i's, E63 W212, A45S, VRS245 and an M2C.

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Private track day in MMRT, Sriperumbudur

Had a wonderful day with an enthusiastic bunch of guys at the track yesterday. Thanks a lot to BHPians Reesnat and Speedrider75 for coordinating and arranging the track day. It was mostly the M340i group with a few other awesome cars joining. We had 9 M340i's, E63 W212, A45S, VRS245 and an M2C.

I joined them late around noon due to some work related issues but had a fabulous time in the 8-9 laps which I did. Drove overall 680kms during the course of the day and it was amazing to have a car with such a dual personality. Drove hard on track (hard to push the personal car too much as costly tyres, pads etc keeps floating in the brain ) and back to bangalore comfortably. Thanks to BHPian D3MON for joining us on the drive.

There is no getting away from the fact that the car is heavy and the load it puts on the brakes and tyres. The front end grip isn't much and there is some understeer. Maybe with the DSC off it would be faster but I didn't have the balls to do it. Did some laps in the range of 2:05 to 2:08 (lines were all over the place), while the regulars did 2:00 to 2:03. Maybe with better tyres and some cooling modifications, a few seconds can be gained. Having said that, it was a lot of fun with all the car talk, pizza for lunch and the camaraderie. Looking forward to many more track days with the group. Hopefully, the tracks near Bangalore come up soon.

Some pics,

The fuel bunk near the track sold a lot of XP100 yesterday

My M340i on the track (thanks to D3MON for the pics)

The line up

Chilling in the pits during lunch

After a few laps, the beautiful nardo grey wrapped M340i with big brake kit in the background

Nikhil008's lovely 6.2 litre beast heading out

Ressnat's M2C

My M340i

Ending the day with some rava masala dosa and filter coffee

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The Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) near Chennai has been upgraded with new paddock facilities including two new pit complexes, garages and hospitality suites. The Madras Motor Sports Club (MMSC) has spent Rs. 20 crore on the year long project.

MMRT now has an upgraded pit lane with a newly constructed paddock building. 20 new pit garages have been added in addition to a spectator-viewing terrace and a set of VIP hospitality suites that can accommodate up to 400 people. A second paddock facility has been built on the western side of the track, which will allow MMSC to split the track and run two simultaneous races. 

A new drag strip has also been constructed at MMRT. Additionally, MMSC also plans to construct a 7.5 km rally track at the facility. The plan is to start a driving academy that will be run by APRC champion Gaurav Gill.

MMSC has been upgrading the facilities in phases over the past few years. Earlier, the race control room had received new hardware. The track was also resurfaced and widened to meet FIA Grade-2 certification requirements.

Source: Overdrive

Madras Motor Sports Club (MMSC) will be organizing track days where enthusiasts will be able to rent a purpose-built race car or bike. The track days will be held at the Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) at Irungattukottai near Chennai. 20 such track days will be held in a year, the first of which was scheduled to be held on October 29.

Enthusiasts will be able to rent out a race-prepped bike (Honda CBR150) for a 10-lap session by paying a sum of Rs. 1,000-1,500 or can try a race car for Rs. 7,500-9,000. MMSC will reportedly provide Volkswagen Polo Cup cars in addition to single-seater Formula LGB 1300cc machines to participants. Those looking to drive the race cars will need to have a valid driving license or a valid competition license issued by an authorized motorsport body.

According to Vicky Chandhok, former President of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), the aim of this is to let amateurs and individuals experience motorsports, while encouraging budding racers.

Source: Overdrive

The Madras Motor Sports Club (MMSC) has announced that the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body for world motor sport, has granted the Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) a Grade 2 license to run all international motorsport events outside of Formula 1. The Grade 2 license will enable the MMRT to host races such as Indycar, World Endurance Championship, DTM, GT Racing and so on. The MMRT is now evaluating plans to revamp the infrastructure at the circuit with a brand-new pit building housing pit garages and a hospitality and media centre above.

The MMSC claims that FIA officials have been on numerous inspection visits to the track over the past three years. Work has been done to improve the run-off areas, kerbs, Armco barriers, and race control room. Safety measures have also been beefed up to make the circuit safe for competitors.

The MMRT is India's first ever FIA recognized race track and was first used for racing in 1990. India's only two Formula 1 drivers, Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok have competed in many events at the track in the past. The certification should bring in more international events to the track which in turn will help many young drivers develop their racing skills.