where did the first recorded motorsport event take place in India
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the place is madras where first recorded motorsport events.
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The first recorded motor sport event in India took place in MADRAS.
The inception of Motor sports was not smooth in India as the concept of affordable cars was an alien concept and only few people could afford them.
In 1970, the Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) at Mumbai conducted a 7000 km long All India Highway Motor Rally which was to be completed in a week’s time. It was sanctioned by the Federation International Automobile (FIA) and backed by all motor sport clubs in India. The rally attracted 120 entries and the competition started simultaneously from Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai.
It was after this rally that the drivers started to complain about the lack of rules in the event. In 1971, the Madras Motor Sports Club, Bangalore Motorsports Club, the Calcutta Motor Sports Club, the Coimbatore Auto Sports Club and the Indian Automotive Racing Club, became the founding members of the Federation of Motor Sports Club of India (FMSCI), India’s first national governing body for auto racing and rallying in the country.
Formula 1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart laid the foundation stone of the Madras Motor Race Track in 1987, and by February, 1990, it was time for the First-ever circuit race in India.