Kari Motor Speedway is a purpose-built Formula 3

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circuit or

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, located in

Chettipalayam Chettipalayam is a suburb of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu, India. The place and its vicinity is also home to Kari Motor Speedway , the LOTUS (Light Of Truth Universal Shrine) and the Coimbatore Golf Club. It is located 17 km away from Coi ...

, Coimbatore,

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. The long track was inaugurated in 2003. The circuit is named after S. Karivardhan.

History

Part of the existing track was used as a

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for power gliders, as a part of an

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manufacturing company owned by S. Karivardhan. The stretch was also used in the late 1990s for drag racing events. In 2002, the land was purchased by former racer B. Vijay Kumar to build a track to conduct national motorsport events and the track was inaugurated in 2003. The track is named after S.Karivardhan, who designed and built entry level race cars.

Activities

The track regularly conducts the National Championship races for go-karts, motorcycle road racing and

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events. The track is also approved by the CIK and

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to hold races up to the Formula 3 category. The category of cars that race in this track include

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, and

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. The track is also used by motorcycle clubs, racing and karting schools and others for vehicle tests and driver training. The track also hosts Formula Bharat on a yearly basis since January 2017. Recently the track hosted first edition of FFS India 2017 in October 2017 with its second edition to be conducted in October 2018.

References

External links

Kari Motor Speedway and Racing in India
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History

Activities

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