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Irungattukottai Race Track

Irungattukottai Race Track is a separate division of the Madras Motor Sports Club. The Madras Sports club was formed in 1952. It has a history that exceeds 5 decades and its one of the finest race tracks in the country. According to ardent sports fans, motor racing attained a whole new height of fame from Irungattukottai.

Irungattukottai Race Track

About the Irungattukottai Race Track


The Irungattukottai Race Track is a permanent racing circuit for motor vehicles. Located in Irungattukottai, which is few minutes from Sriperumbudur, adept racers consider the place as safe haven. The startling race track was built during late 1980s. After a decade, the track was inaugurated in 1990. Irungattukottai Race Track is the nation's first and most active race track. In just few short years, the race track attained an utmost level of fame. The track is accredited by the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme and Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Famous names like Naren Karthikeyan and Ajith Kumar have rode on the Irungattukottai Race Track. The very first race was conducted during mid 1990s. While, the major tracks were resurfaced in 2006-2007. The Irungattukottai race track permits cars and bikes of diverse categories. However, car beyond F3 are not permitted on the track.

History of Irungattukottai Race Track


As mentioned previously, Chennai has always being a cradle for motorsports in India. The place initiated a start to India's wild motorsport contests. The Madras Motor Sports Club extended its reach to Karnataka, Calcutta, Coimbatore and Mumbai. Conversely, in 1971 all these clubs decided Chennai as the headquarters of Motor Sports Clubs of India. This was when race meets were conducted on abandoned airstrips. Places like Sholavaram in Madras, Agrma in Bangalore and Sulur in Coimbatore were famous venues for frequent races. As time passed, the Sholavaram airstrip was packed with fans and racers. This made Sholavaram the Mecca of Motor Racing. However, due to Sholvarams extensive crowd and busy nature, the government was not able to tackle pollution,traffic and hygiene. Conversely, it made plans for a better and safer racing track, namely the Irungattukottai Motor Race Track. As the race track in Irungattukottai was built, it became an amazing destination for racers. Even today, several thousand people flock from different parts of the world to witness Irungattukottai's astounding races.

Famous Irungattukottai Race Track

Technical Stats about Irungattukottai Race Track


The Irungattukottai Race track has two different circuits. This includes the full and club circuit. The full circuit in Irungattukottai is around 3.7 km long. The circuit has 3 straights and 12 turns. The longest straight is around 250 m. Similarly, the club circuit is around 2. 067km long and has 7 steep turns. Both these circuits run around clockwise direction and are 11km wide.

Hotels near Irungattukottai Race Track


Hotel Milestonnez
Santhavelur, Sunguvarchatram, Sriperumpudur T.K, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 602106
Phone : +(91)-9150004557
Price Range - Starts From Rs. 3000
Distance - 17km

Le Waterina Resort & Spa
1507 VRP Chatram, Opposite Bharat Petroleum, Chennai -Bangalore National Highway, Sriperumbudur, 602105
Phone :095 00 168886
Price : Starts From 3118
Time  - 9 minutes from Irungattukottai

Citrus Hotel
No 175 / 9, Velankanni Technology Park Sez Podavur Village Near Sunguvarchatram, Chennai Bangalore Highway, Sriperumbudur, Kanchipuram - 602105
+(91)-9750241111
Price - Starts From 3200
Time - 20 minutes from Irrungattukottai

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