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{{Motorsport venue
|Name = Kari Motor Speedway
|Location = [[Chettipalayam]], [[Coimbatore]], [[India]]
|Image = [[File:Kari Motor Speedway Layout.jpg|250px]]
|Image_caption = Kari Motor Speedway Layout
|Length_mi = 1.4
|Length_km = 2.1
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|Events = [[JK Tyre National Racing Championship]] <br /> [[Indian National Rally Championship|Indian Touring Car National Championship]] <br /> [[MRF Challenge|MRF Formula 1600 Series]] <br /> [[Formula LGB|Formula LGB 4]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://racingcalendar.net/circuit/kari-motor-speedway/2015|title=Racing calendar - Kari speedway|work=racingcalendar.net|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref> <br /> [[Volkswagen Vento|Volkswagen Vento Cup]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/volkswagen-vento-cup-to-feature-12-new-drivers/article8375655.ece|title=Volkswagen Vento Cup to feature 12 new drivers|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 March 2016|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref>
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|Address = [[Chettipalayam]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]] state, [[India]]
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[[File:Racing action in Coimbatore.jpg|thumb|260px|right|A typical raceday scene at Kari Motor Speedway]]

'''Kari Motor Speedway''' is a purpose built [[Formula 3]] [[auto racing]] circuit or [[race track]], located in [[Chettipalayam]], [[Coimbatore]], [[India]]. The {{convert|2.1|km}} long track was inaugurated in 2003. The circuit is named after [[S. Karivardhan]].

==History==
Part of the existing track was used as a [[runway]] for power gliders, as a part of an [[ultralight aviation]] manufacturing company owned by [[S. Karivardhan]]. The stretch was also used in the late 1990s for [[drag racing]] events. In 2002, the land was purchased by former racer B. Vijay Kumar to build a track to conduct national motorsport events and the track was inaugurated in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/29/stories/2003112906081600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040310182238/http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/29/stories/2003112906081600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 March 2004|title=LG Sports launches full-fledged circuit track in Coimbatore|date=29 November 2003|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Coimbatore may have a Grade 3 circuit, says Narain|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 November 2011|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/coimbatore-may-have-a-grade-3-circuit-says-narain/article2597443.ece|access-date=5 March 2016|last=Rozario|first=Rayan|quote=city, oft referred to as India's motor sport hub, may well have a Grade 3 racing circuit in the years to come}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=City of speed|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 April 2006|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3191375.ece|access-date=3 January 2007}}</ref> The track is named after S.Karivardhan, who designed and built entry level race cars.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/01/stories/2003120102260100.htm|title=To Kari, with Love|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 December 2003|access-date=23 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910162639/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/01/stories/2003120102260100.htm|archive-date=10 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Activities==
The track regularly conducts the National Championship races for [[kart racing|go-karts]], motorcycle [[road racing]] and [[formula racing]] events.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/article3734884.ece|title=Ratan Tata's visit|newspaper=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|date=6 August 2012|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/21/stories/2005042101040400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050504143140/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/21/stories/2005042101040400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 May 2005|title=Drivers' delight|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 April 2005|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/01/stories/2003120102270200.htm|title=Back from oblivion|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 December 2003|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref> The track is also approved by the [[Commission Internationale de Karting|CIK]] and [[FIA]] to hold races up to the [[Formula 3]] category. The category of cars that race in this track include [[Formula Maruti]], [[Formula LGB]], and [[Formula Rolon Chevrolet]]. The track is also used by motorcycle clubs, racing and karting schools and others for vehicle tests and driver training.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/article3734884.ece|title=A dream come true|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 August 2012|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/329280.cms|title=Another speedway to heaven|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref> The track also hosts Formula Bharat on a yearly basis since January 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.formulabharat.com/about/|title=About|date=2016-03-29|work=Formula Bharat|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en}}</ref> Recently the track hosted first edition of FFS India 2017 in October 2017 with its second edition to be conducted in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ffsindia.co.in/|title=FFS INDIA| access-date=2017-10-21|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India]]
*[[SAEINDIA]]
*[[Indian National Rally Championship]]
*[[Madras Motor Sports Club]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Kari Motor Speedway}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080610214535/http://www.bikeszone.com/content/view/397/85/ Kari Motor Speedway and Racing in India]

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