Vrooom!! Ducati bikes set to scorch Indian roads
Virgin Mobile in India with Tata Teleservices"If all goes well, we shall have a full-fledged motorcycle racing season in India soon," he said, adding that he has asked MotoGP CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta to bring the Grand Prix event to India.
"If this event can happen in Qatar, China, Malaysia and Australia, I think India also has a great chance," he added.
Ducati is a small company compared to Honda, Yamaha and KTM but has won 14 of the last 17 World Superbike Championship titles and has picked up the maximum number of trophies in all global competitions. It won both the top Constructors' and Riders' world titles in MotoGP 2007.
The Italian bike company is also one of the biggest sponsors of motor racing championships.
"We want to promote motorsports in India and cultivate the sporting culture. To organize the MotoGP championship in India, we just need an F1 track. We have sought the help of all auto makers and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) to move the matter faster and get the infrastructure in place," Chordia said.
Jaiprakash Associates, a Delhi-based infrastructure firm has already announced its plans of developing a permanent F1 racing track in Greater Noida at a cost of Rs.1500 crore ($375 million).
The same track could be used for bike racing as well, Chordia said.
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