Madras Motor Sports Club

CHENNAI: There is palpable excitement and expectations of high octane action as the 46th South India Rally, the first round of the Fmsci Indian National Rally Championship 2023, promoted by Blueband Sports, gets underway here on Friday with a field of 63 entries.

The three-day event, organised by the Madras Motor Sports Club, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary, will be run concurrently with the second round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (Asia Rally Cup) which has attracted 15 entries, including the Toyota Rally team from Thailand.

Aug 06, 2021 19:08
CHENNAI: The Madras Motor Sports Club will kick-start the 2021 season with a round of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship at the refurbished MMRT circuit here on Saturday, August 7, with strict Covid-19 safety protocols in place and behind closed doors.
Apr 19, 2021 19:04
CHENNAI: The South India Rally, a round of the 2021 Indian National Rally Championship, scheduled for April 23-25, has been postponed in the wake of fresh government restrictions due to rising number of COVID-19 virus cases, organisers Madras Motor Sports Club announced here Monday.
Oct 12, 2020 16:10
CHENNAI: The Madras Motor Sports Club kick-started the 2020 domestic motorsport season by successfully conducting the first round of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship in a secure bio-bubble environment at the MMRT circuit here on Sunday. Bengaluru’s reigning champion Hemant Muddappa (Mantra Racing) emerged the fastest rider in the race.
Jun 10, 2020 19:06
CHENNAI: With the easing of lockdown restrictions, the Madras Motor Sports Club is gearing itself up for the “new normal” with a slew of measures conforming to government regulations to create a safe environment at the iconic MMRT circuit here while also carrying out upgrades to the track.  
Mar 13, 2020 16:03
CHENNAI: The South India Rally, organised by the Madras Motor Sports Club, and which doubles up as the opening rounds of the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship and the Indian National Rally Championship (4-wheelers), will be held as scheduled in Chennai from March 20 to 22, but strictly complying with medical and travel advisories issued by the Indian government, according to the chairman of the event, Vicky Chandhok.
Oct 12, 2019 12:10
CHENNAI: The Madras Motor Sports Club reiterated its decision to introduce night racing for saloon cars next year after successfully conducting India’s maiden night test session in August at the MMRT.
Aug 08, 2019 18:08
CHENNAI: The Madras Motor Sports Club made history on Wednesday, as it took its first baby steps towards full-fledged night racing in the future at the MMRT by conducting a four-hour floodlit test session, the first of its kind in India,  that attracted over 100 participants, a clutch of “super cars”, including a Rolls Royce Phantom, first-timers and battle-hardened professional racing drivers in the fully-prepared racing c
Nov 14, 2018 15:11
DUBAI: The MRF Challenge, one of Asia’s premier single-seater championships, and an FIA-approved series, is again set to light up the winter season with a clutch of young, exciting talent from Europe and elsewhere in the fray as the seventh edition commences at the Dubai Autodrome here Thursday.
Aug 30, 2018 17:08
CHENNAI: More exciting times ahead at the iconic MMRT with the Madras Motor Sports Club hosting two rounds of the FIA Formula 4 South East Asia Championship and the Caterham Motorsport Championship (Asia) over back-to-back weekends of August 31-September 2 and September 7-9.
Aug 08, 2018 10:08
CHENNAI: As a mark of respect for former Tamil Nadu chief minister Kalaignar Karunanidhi who passed away here Tuesday, the Madras Motor Sports Club has postponed the third round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship scheduled for August 10-12.  Fresh dates will be announced shortly.