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'''Madras Motor Sports Club''' is an [[India]]n [[auto racing]] club founded in 1952 and based in [[Chennai]], [[India]].<br />
Madras Motor Sports Club with its history of over 50 years is the reason that Chennai can be called the epicentre of motor racing in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmsc.in/history.htm |title=The First Steps |publisher=mmsc.in |date=n.d. |accessdate=2009-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227012113/http://mmsc.in/history.htm |archivedate=27 February 2009 }}</ref><br />
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Madras Motor Sports Club, located at the village of [[Irungattukottai]] near [[Sriperumbudur]], Chennai organises world class racing events every year, including the South India Rally and the All India Motor Race Meet. [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme]] (FIM) and the [[Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile]] (FISA) have licensed the club for races up to [[Formula Three]] for cars and all classes for [[Motorcycle racing|motorcycles]]. The club also has a [[Dirt track racing|dirt track]] for [[autocross]] events.<br />
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MMSC hosts at least 14 racing events both cars & bikes, and equal number of TSD rallies in the city. A good number of MMSC family members and prodigies are today racing worldwide [https://web.archive.org/web/20090208154225/http://mmsc.in/overseas.htm]<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Formula Rolons Podium Position 2009.JPG|thumb|[[Formula Rolon]]s at MMSC race track]]<br />
In the year 1952, while a 1948 M G T F was being cleared from the Madras Harbour, discussions between the owner and R. De Souza on motor racing, rallying, etc. gave birth to the idea of a Motor Sports Club<br />
Englishman [[Rex Strong]] was a member of Calcutta Motor Sports Club when he met Indian [[K. Varugis]] who was searching for auto racing enthusiasts to form an auto racing club. In 1954, MMSC was founded but the first president was G. M. Donner. [[K. Varugis]] became the Hon. Secretary and [[Rex Strong]] was just one of the Committee member. Regional auto racing had been held at [[Sholavaram|Sholavaram Airstrip]] since 25 October 1953. Since 1954, racers and organizers had been having dinner in MMSC after race meeting in Sholavaram.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmsc.in/history.htm |title=Its Official Now |publisher=mmsc.in |date=n.d. |accessdate=2009-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227012113/http://mmsc.in/history.htm |archivedate=27 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmsc.in/history.htm |title=0p9oilavaram |publisher=mmsc.in |date=n.d. |accessdate=2009-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226132957/http://www.mmsc.in/history.htm |archivedate=26 December 2008 }}</ref> MMSC used to host Moped, Scooter, Superbike and Indian Saloon car racing, in addition to other top-level auto racing series like [[Formula 5000]], [[Formula Two]] and [[Formula Atlantic]] at Sholavaram.<br />
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Recently, MMSC has all their race meetings in Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, Chennai.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmsc.in/history.htm |title=The search for a new track |publisher=mmsc.in |date=n.d. |accessdate=2009-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226132957/http://www.mmsc.in/history.htm |archivedate=26 December 2008 }}</ref><br />
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==Circuits==<br />
The Madras Motor Sports Club owns and operates the [[Madras Motor Race Track]] in [[Irungattukottai]], [[Sriperumbudur]], [[Chennai]].<br />
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==Tamil Nadu's First Female Bike Racer==<br />
‘Tamil Nadu's First Female Bike Racer’, award was given to [[Chithra Priya]] by Madras Motor Sports Club.<ref>{{cite news| title=‘I feel normal when I ride bikes’|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2011/nov/23/i-feel-normal-when-i-ride-bikes-313211.html | date=23 November 2011 | newspaper=The New Indian Express |accessdate=29 October 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.madrasmotorsports.in/ Official website]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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*[[MRF Challenge]]<br />
*[[Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India]]<br />
* [[SAEINDIA]]<br />
*[[Indian National Rally Championship]]<br />
*Autosports India<br />
*[[Kari Motor Speedway]]<br />
*[[Force India]]<br />
*[[Buddh International Circuit]]<br />
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