With lower than a week left for Chennai to host South Asia’s first-ever night motor race, employees are toiling day and night to make sure that the three.5-km circuit for the Chennai Formula Racing is prepared on time to host the occasion on August 31 and September 1.
The Indian Racing League (IRL) begins at the Madras International Circuit on August 24-25, adopted by India’s first-ever night race at the Chennai Formula Racing Circuit on August 31-September 1.
The Chennai road circuit for Formula 4 racing across the iconic Island Grounds is the longest in South Asia and licensed by FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile is the governing physique of motor sport).
At the circuit, delicate tyres that act as a security cushion are being positioned at strategic factors in entrance of the short-term, wiremesh fence topped buildings which are being put up across the circuit. These buildings divide the circuit and the remainder of the highway. Viewing galleries are being put at two locations. A row of highmast lights are arising on the Sivananda Salai that runs alongside the Cooum river.
“We have been instructed to speed up work so that the testing can happen next week,” stated a employee at the positioning. The circuit spans Island Grounds, Victory War Memorial, Napier Bridge, Sivananda Salai and that area of the Chennai’s arterial highway, Anna Salai, that skirts the well-known Thomas Munro statue.
Sivananda Salai being accomplished up for the race
In February 2023, Hyderabad hosted Formula E World Championships in a 2.8 km road circuit monitor laid alongside the picturesque Necklace Road on the banks of the Hussain Sagar lake, with the enduring Gautam Buddha statue at the backdrop.
In Chennai, the occasion was alleged to be held on December 9 and 10, 2023. However, unprecedented rains on December 3 and 4, attributable to cyclone Michaung , introduced town to its knees, affecting life for nearly a week. The occasion needed to be given up.
The Chennai Formula Racing Circuit is being made by Racing Promotions Private Ltd (RPPL), co-founded by Akhilesh Reddy, B Abhinandan {and professional} race drivers Armaan Ebrahim and Aditya Patel, in collaboration with the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. RPPL is the promoter of Indian Racing League and F4 Indian Championship and holds unique rights for 4-wheeler motorsports leavue in India.
This FIA-certified championship is meant for aspiring and up-and-coming racing drivers and the Indian Racing League which is India’s solely motorsports league with women and men drivers competing in a team-based championship, says Vijay Dhamu, Sports Performance Management Consultant.
Drivers shall be from India and abroad in each the championships.
Participants
Six groups will take part in the league, together with newcomers Kolkata Royal Tigers (Kolkata), which is owned by the previous captain of the Indian cricket workforce, Sourav Ganguly; Speed Demons Delhi (Delhi), owned by Bollywood actor; Arjun Kapoor, Goa Aces JA Racing (Goa) owned by actor and movie producer, John Abraham; Hyderabad Blackbirds (Hyderabad) owned by Telugu actor, Naga Chaitanya; Chennai Turbo Riders (Chennai) owned by The Accord group of the politician, Jagatrakshakan; and former champions Bangalore Speedsters (Bengaluru).
The inaugural ticket for the occasion was just lately introduced to Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamil Nadu’s Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development. The first 2,000 tickets for the Chennai Formula Racing Circuit can be found with a particular low cost, with costs beneath ₹1,000.
There shall be a dwell telecast on Star Sports Select 2 channel and shall be streamed on-line by FanCode.
