Kari Motor Speedway named after the late race driver S. Karivardhan, is Coimbatore’s first and the India’s second race track. It was Inagurated by G.K. Sundaram, Chairman, The Lakshmi Mills Limited by unveiling the plaque of his late son. Motor sports and flying were Kari’s passions and the race track is built on what was Kari’s micro light aircraft factory. The Speedway is built over 49 acres.
The Speedway is run by LG Sports, which is promoted by B. Vijayakumar, Managing Director, LGB Group, with former racer Akbar Ebrahim as its Chief Executive.
Track specifications
- Length Full track: 2.1 kms (9 turns)
- Go-kart tracks: 1.1 kms and 800 mts
- Width: Not Available
- Direction: Clockwise
- First race: 2003
- Cars upto F 3 and all bikes allowed.
Directions
Getting to the Coimbatore race track can be a bit of an ordeal and frustrating for the people who are new to Coimbatore. That said, ask for the Podanur (Pothanur) Chettipalyam road. There are many approaches to get to this road and I will not detail them out because it will get more confusing. Once you get onto it, just ask for the race track. The track is about 25kms out of the city of Coimbatore.