Chennai:
Confirming that night races at the MMRT circuit here are definitely on, MMSC vice-president Vicky Chandok Sunday said the club has earmarked funds to install floodlights at the FIA certified Grade 2 track.
“A very professional lighting expert has given us a quote of Rs 16 crore do up the lights just like the Singapore Circuit. But we are going for a low lighting just like they have at Le Mans.
“We are planning to install basic lighting that can help the Marshals and Officials see the incidents on track so that they make sure that ‘no one is injured’. Safety is one aspect which I and everyone at the Club, are very particular, said Chandhok.
The MMSC has scheduled a “test run” on August 7 between 6 pm and 11 pm to evaluate the possibility of full-fledged night races in the near future, he affirmed.
Chandhok, a former president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs in India, said the MMSC planned to upgrade many facilities at the MMRT and was keen on taking the green path.
On the anvil is a a solar park to support its needs while a huge compost pit would come up soon.
“In the long-run, we would like to host a lot of Endurance races and we are also planning to upgrade the track to support racing in the anti-clockwise direction which needs about 56 changes to the track,” said the administrator who brought F1 to India.
