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Madras Motor Sports Club is an Indianauto racing club founded in 1952 and based inChennai,India.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.[1]
Madras Motor Sports Club, located at the village ofIrungattukottai nearSriperumbudur,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 theFédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) have licensed the club for races up toFormula Three for cars and all classes formotorcycles. The club also has adirt track forautocross events.
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[1]
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 ClubEnglishmanRex Strong was a member of Calcutta Motor Sports Club when he met IndianK. 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 andRex Strong was just one of the Committee member. Regional auto racing had been held atSholavaram Airstrip since 25 October 1953. Since 1954, racers and organizers had been having dinner in MMSC after race meeting in Sholavaram.[2][3] MMSC used to host Moped, Scooter, Superbike and Indian Saloon car racing, in addition to other top-level auto racing series likeFormula 5000,Formula Two andFormula Atlantic at Sholavaram.
Recently, MMSC has all their race meetings in Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, Chennai.[4]
The Madras Motor Sports Club owns and operates theMadras Motor Race Track inIrungattukottai,Sriperumbudur,Chennai.
‘Tamil Nadu's First Bike Racer’, award was given to Madras Motor Sports Club.[5]
