By CricketCountry Staff
Indian Racing League the i1 Super Series, partly owned by Sachin Tendulkar is set to hit the tracks next year.
Published: Nov 02, 2011, 11:09 AM (IST)
Edited: Nov 02, 2011, 11:09 AM (IST)
Sachin Tendulkar owns shares in the upcoming i1 Super Series racing league © AFP
By CricketCountry Staff
New Delhi: Nov 2, 2011
Indian Racing League the i1 Super Series, partly owned by Sachin Tendulkar is set to hit the tracks next year.
According to sources, if all goes right, that the first edition of the racing series will begin January 8 and conclude on February 26, 2012.
i1 Super Series will have eight teams (city-based) with two cars each, forming a 16-member line-up. Tendulkar and Sanjana Reddy have together bought 26% share in the league.
The races will feature F1 and upcoming Indian drivers and will be held in Delhi, Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur, Doha and Bahrain.
Potential Investors
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan, Jai Mehta, Juhi Chawla
Delhi: Mohit Burman and another investor
Hyderabad: N Prasad, Akkineni Nagarjuna
Chennai: Tony Fernandes, SG Srinivas
Chandigarh: Yuvraj Singh and a local businessman
Kolkata: Consortium involving ex-cricketer Sourav Ganguly
Pune: A businessman related to a top Bollywood family
Bangalore: A consortium of investors
