CHENNAI: After chaos and drama on the opening day of the Indian Racing Festival (IRL), the organizers released the revised schedule, however the qualifying session has been pushed to Sunday.
The first practice session begun at 7pm.
First category was the formula IRL cars which went for about 25 minutes.
The track was closed by 11:00pm. Until then the drivers had their first taste of the track on day one of the second round here.
However, tomorrow will be a different story as all qualifying and races will take place as a whole.
It is expected to begin early than the scheduled timings.
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court extended the time to obtain certification from Federation Internationale del' Automobile (FIA) to conduct the Formula 4 street night within the city.
A division bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice PB Balaji directed the State that the race should not be conducted without obtaining the certification while extending the time until 8pm today.
The racing organization, Racing Promotion Private Limited, moved an urgent petition before the High Court
as it couldn't get the certificate fr FIA within the time stipulated by the Court.
Senior counsel PR Raman appeared for the private racing organisation said that the FIA suggested some changes to be made on the racing track and the process is ongoing.
Hence, he sought to extended the time untill 8pm to get the certification.
The State assured that the race will not be conducted untill obtaining the certification from the competent body.
After the submission the bench extended the time until 8pm today to obtain the certification or else the race should be postponed.
The private racing organisation which conducting the Formula 4 street night race moved an urgent petition before the Madras High Court seeking extension of time to get certification from Federation Internationale del' Automobile (FIA) as it couldn't get the certificate within the stipulated time.
On Friday, the first division bench of acting Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and PB Balaji directed the State and the private racing organisation, Racing Promotion Private Limited to get homologation certificate from FIA before 12 noon on August 31 to conduct the race within the city limit, which scheduled today.
However, the competent authority FIA suggested certain changes to be made on the racing track, hence the race organiser moved an urgent petition in the High Court seeking extension of time.
F4 Chennai street race: Madras HC extends time to obtain certificate to conduct race
It's officially begin: Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu Udhayanidhi Stalin flagged off F4 Chennai Street race
After all the hiccups during the commencement of the race from morning, the Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Udhayanidhi Stalin flagged off the first practice session of the night street race in the Chennai Formula Racing Circuit.
Round 2 of India festival racing will begin tomorrow at 7:30 pm
The practice session of formula LGB cars is underway
Formula 4 cars are leaving the pit and going into the track for the first practice session at 10:30 at night
