As early as 1997, there have been plans to host an Indian Grand Prix at Calcutta.[6] In 2003, India had only two permanent raceways, one in Chennai (Irungattukottai), and Kari Memorial Speedway in Coimbatore.[7] At that time two 600 acres (2.4 km2) sites in the vicinity of the Bangalore airport were examined. Also, in the state Andhra Pradesh, chief minister Chandrababu Naidu reserved 1500 acres (…
