The Indian sports industry is all set to link with the car industry with a major technological jump.
Volkswagen, leading German car manufacturer, plans to roll out a series of Formula racing car soon. This plan of Volkswagen is at the budding stage and is expected to grow with the increasing number of racing drivers in India.
Till now the car has only made a debut in Germany. It’s the first time that the company is driving the car out of Germany to make an embankment on the platforms of Indian sports industry.
The car will be manufactured in partnership with JK Tyres. There are so many companies and car manufacturers in India to support Volkswagen in this launch but then why only JK Tyres?
The reason why Volkswagen selected JK Tyres for this venture is because JK Tyres have full support of Federation of Motor Sport Clubs in India (FMSCI), a governing body for Indian motor sport.
Volkswagen wishes to give the Indian sport industry an advanced and innovative technology at an affordable cost.
Labels: Car-Industry, Formula 1 racing, Volkswagen
Many of us have been hooked on to the Formula one car racing ever since India made its debut with force India recently. Many Indian were heart broken to learn that it crashed out of the race in the very first lap. It was a disastrous start but it has left some hope in many Indians that there is a tomorrow. In the Malaysian Grand Prix, Force India did not disappoint and came in 12 after completing all rounds. This is great news.
Maybe in future Indian name will figure in many more places apart from cricket.
Labels: car racing, Force India, Formula 1 racing, World endurance race
India might not have a laudable history of motorsports and history cannot be changed. It can certainly be made. This is exactly what Narain Karthikeyan,
India’s first
Formula One driver, has done with his A1GP victory at Zuhai in
China. He has once again done
India proud at an event considered the world cup of motorsport.
The A1 Grand Prix commenced on 30th March, 2004 as a new concept in international motor racing. It comprises of two different races: Feature race and Sprint Race. The race takes excitement to newer heights with lots of chances at overtaking. The Zuhai track featured two straight tracks of 900m and 500m. About 22 countries took part in this race where not only were drivers pitted against other drivers but countries clashed as well. The race ensures a level-playing field for all participants without much consideration for technology or finances.
The Indian team had reached China riding on the success at Sepang in Malaysia where they had ranked 6th on the grid. With the fresh A1GP feature race victory, Karthikeyan has become the first Indian to have won this race. Germany’s Michael Ammermuller bagged first place in the other category of Sprint Racing where the Indian team had performed reasonably well with a 9th place in the qualifiers.
This victory, as Karthikeyan claims, is purely a result of well-coordinated team work and superior strategy. The pit stops were well called in and the timing was perfect! This is an inspiring team performance by the Indian A1GP team after a 3rd and 9th place finish in the qualifying rounds for the Feature and Sprint races respectively.
With the new victory, India’s A1 racer looks forward to a better career at Formula One. He took to racing at an early age and made his debut for the Carlin Motorsport team at the British Formula Three Championship in 1998. He might not have been seen as a Sachin or a Sania, yet this lanky lad has inspired a generation of motorists in the sport. With the advent of Go-Karting, motorsport has become a rage. Kingfisher’s buyout of Spyker and serious efforts to create India’s first F1 track are testimony to the apparent. Karthikeyan continues to instill a new sense of speed into the whole lot of race enthusiasts in India.
Labels: A1GP, Formula 1 racing, Narain Karthikeyan
It’s good news for all race enthusiasts. The MRF Formula 1600
race car is here.
India’s catching up fast with developed nations. Indians have been proving their gut for speed here and abroad. Narain Karthikeyan has been doing us proud with his successive victories.
The launch of the race car here is truly fodder for excitement. Budding race car enthusiasts can now train in a genuine race car. The MRF Formula 1600 is manufactured by British-based motorsports firm Elan Motorsports Technologies (EMI) and is currently priced at Rs.15 lakh. It will be powered by a 155 bhp 1.6-liter 16-valve Ford Duratec engine which is currently used across the world in small race cars. The lightweight engine enables better throttle for the car.
The car will undergo critical tests during February for power and performance after which it will be assembled in the country and released to the public. It’s expected to be ready before the coming year’s Indian National Racing Championship where MRF plans to launch 10 of these in the event.
Labels: All-season tyres rule the Indian cars, British, Formula 1 racing, Narain Karthikeyan
Do I need to say more about the whole so-called Formula One, the global auto racing event? Maybe you’ve been following the trickle of information flowing out ever since the 1998 Indian Grand Prix attempt when the Indian government started its attempt to get a F1 racing event in India.
Tata,
Mahindra,
Maruti, and many other
Indian Manufacturers are following this event closely.
Here's another effort to bring F1 to town. Even if the Indian roads are not that much advanced for a F1 race, we have a huge number of racing enthusiasts with Narain Karthikeyan on to race and Vijay Mallya to support. The Indian Olympics Authority is also on the ground to get the race to India by the October 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Critics say that the Grand Prix will meet serious infrastructural and environmental challenges in India, but there’s no denying that India is one of the fastest growing economy in Asia with a horde of Young Indians who have high incomes and F1 enthusiasm. Reports indicate that the Formula One architects have visited New Delhi and seen several sites in the National Capital Region and have handed India a race promotion contract and a circuit rights agreement contract. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope to see the first Indian Grand Prix in 2009.
Labels: Formula 1 racing, Global market, Imported cars, India, India Trail, Mahindra, Maruti, Tata
