Formula LGB Hyundai is a single seater,

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class of motorsport in India launched in 2006 by LGB with Hyundai the engine supplier. The cars are powered by 1.4 liter Indian built

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engines in the entry level JK Road Racing National Championship series. This car along with

Formula LGB Swift Formula LGB Swift is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport in India launched in 2003. The cars are powered by 1.3 liter Maruti Esteem engines (also used in the Suzuki Swift) and are driven by top and upcoming Indian drivers in the Natio ...

can be considered as an Indian equivalent of Europe's

Formula Ford Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula For ...

series, where it is void of

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aids like wings. This series is one of the starter formula series to enable

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drivers step into a formula car.

Name

LGB (L.G. Balakrishnan Brothers) is named for the manufacturers of Rolon chains and sprockets, which is also the parent company of Super Speeds which designs and constructs the cars.

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is named as the engine supplier.

Engine

The

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is supplied by Hyundai India Ltd. The engine was the stock version of the 1.5 L 16-valve DOHC Alpha I4, 101 hp (75 kW) used in Indian-built

Viva. The engine and

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are mounted in a

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layout. This was also

’s first involvement into

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racing as an engine supplier.

Chassis

The

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is a steel

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using square seamless steel tubes. The chassis frame design is very similar to the

frame but longer by 100 mm to improve straightline stability. Tyres are grooved racing slicks supplied by JK Tyres' motorsports division. The exterior panels are made out of composite fire retardant

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. The wingless front nosecone is raised at the front tip as in the new formula cars while accommodating a splitter beneath. This is to re-route the front air into the side pods while preventing under tray flow.

Costs

It is one of the cheapest formula cars in the world to race, with rental for Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and a double race on Sunday (15 laps each), costing only $800 (as of 2005). That includes

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s and

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Races

Races for the national championship are held at

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and at

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's MMSC Irrugatukottai track. The car is designed and built by

based Super Speeds Pvt. Ltd. for LG Sports, makers of ROLON chains and sprockets,

. The car was designed by ex-racer B. Viji (also known as B. Vijaykumar). Also JK Tyres play a major role in the series championships in tyre and driver support, while ex-formula 3 champ Akbar Ebrahim, also the boss of Team India's

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, conducts a racing school to train the new drivers. The very first champion (in 2006) to emerge from this series was former karting and 2005

Formula LGB {{No citations, date=June 2018 Formula LGB is a series of single seater, open wheel class race cars manufactured by Super Speeds (A division of L.G.Balakrishnan Brothers, the manufacturers of Rolon Chains and Sprockets) for LG Sports in Coimbato ...

champion Reo Banajee after a closely contested season.

Endurance race class

From 2008 season the Formula LGB Hyundai races were changed to endurance format with two drivers for 50 laps including pit stop.

Champions

* * Short Sprint Race

External links

Madras Motor Sports ClubFormula LGB Hyundai of Gaurav Gill
{{Class of Auto racing Lgb Hyundai Indian racing cars Hyundai Motor Company One-make series