HYDERABAD: To promote motorsport in the country, Racing Promotions Pvt. Ltd. (RPPL) has announced its plans to conduct Indian Racing Festival starting from November 8 this year.
As part of the Indian Racing Festival, the RPPL will host three race events - Formula Regional Indian championship, Formula 4 Indian Championship and the Indian Racing League at multiple venues including Greater Noida, Coimbatore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Akhilesh Reddy, director MEIL and chairman, RPPL, said, “Our ambition for the Indian Racing Festival is to put India back on the map of motorsports and to provide opportunities for young Indian racing drivers to take up the sport more seriously by providing them with a platform to advance to the top right in their own home town. We are pleased to have drivers like Aditya Patel and Armaan Ebrahim in our team to guide us, we are also planning to reach out to various colleges as well to promote the sport.”
“The representatives of Indian Racing Festival attended the UK-based GB3, GB4 and the British F4 championship and there are further plans to promote the Indian Racing Festival at prominent motorsport events around the world including becoming the first Indian registered company to exhibit at the Mecca of motorsport - Goodwood Festival of Speed event in the UK,” he added.
Schedule: Formula Regional + F4 Indian + IRL (pre-season testing) - Nov 8-10, BIC Greater Noida. Formula Regional + F4 Indian + Indian Racing League - Nov 11-13, BIC Greater Noida. Formula Regional + F4 Indian + Indian Racing League - Nov 19-20, Hyderabad. Formula Regional + F4 Indian + Indian Racing League - Nov 25-27, Coimbatore. Formula Regional + F4 Indian + Indian Racing League - Dec 2-4, MMRT - Chennai. Formula Regional + F4 Indian + Indian Racing League - Dec 10 -11, Hyderabad.