India gets ready to host 2011 GP

[Philosopher1]

He finished 14th in Melbourne and 15th in Malaysia, clearly better than the last of teams including lotus and virgins.

 

[lhuang]

u fobbbs

so fob that they aint even got on the boat

 

[NSG Commando]

u fobbbs

 

[prodevelopment]

@NSG Commando

Stop it dude. You're making an "Equus asinus asinus" out of yourself.

Really psyched about the race. Just a clarification, the track is in Greater Noida, not Noida. And it's just 1/2 hr from my home

Yippeeeeeeee

 

[sidewinder]

congrats to every one.hope to see all the big names very soon ...cameras ready..

 

[Ruag]

Really psyched about the race. Just a clarification, the track is in Greater Noida, not Noida.

What?! I thought they were going to build the F1 track in Gurgaon!

Back in 2007, Gurgaon was going to be the location of the F1 track --

Gurgaon will have F1 circuit - dnaindia.com

I hate you Noida.

 

[prodevelopment]

What?! I thought they were going to build the F1 track in Gurgaon!

Back in 2007, Gurgaon was going to be the location of the F1 track --

Gurgaon will have F1 circuit - dnaindia.com

I hate you Noida.

Indian Grand Prix is definitely on: Mallya



Jaypee Associates has already acquired the land and I guess the construction has started as well.

Though it's a good thing the track is not in Gurgaon. Your 'Mini Singapore' glass buildings wouldn't have withstood all the noise from the cars P

A lot of noise at Spa Joe Saward's Grand Prix Blog

 

[yashchauhan]

Indian Grand Prix is definitely on: Mallya



Jaypee Associates has already acquired the land and I guess the construction has started as well.

Though it's a good thing the track is not in Gurgaon. Your 'Mini Singapore' glass buildings wouldn't have withstood all the noise from the cars P

A lot of noise at Spa Joe Saward's Grand Prix Blog

that was one cheesy reply.........Its good that it is held in my state Uttar Pradesh.......but the reality is its not Gurgaon or Noida..its all due to Saddi Dilli.........yeh delhi hein mere yar!

 

[Peshwa]

Pakistan should try baseball (similar to gulli danda) like South Americans, who can't afford shoes and play barefoot, hitting rocks with broomsticks in place of bats and balls. We have all of the that in Pakistan. Its much more profitable for the players than cricket could ever be because there are so many professional teams. South American athletes have capitalized on this very well.

Funny you should bring this up because a baseball team in the US (Pittsburgh Pirates) recently signed on 2 "dehatis" on their team....
Apparently the concept is, that in a population of 1 billion people with cricket fanaticism, there have to be a significant number of folks that can throw a mean fast ball at 100KPH or more....

And here you have it.....

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Indians win US baseball contract

Indians win US baseball contract

Dinesh Patel (L) and Rinku Singh were born in small towns in India
Two Indians have signed to play with a US Major League baseball team after winning a talent contest for pitching.

The professional contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates is the first for any Indian nationals.

Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, both 20, had thrown the javelin but had not picked up a baseball - a game not played in India - until this year.

They won a TV show that sought to find athletes who could throw strikes at 134km/h (85mph) or faster.

Hailing from small towns in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the pair topped the pitching talent show sponsored by a California-based sports management company.

The Pirates signed them up on Monday.

The team's general manager, Neal Huntington, told the Associated Press news agency that by signing up the two Indians the team hoped to "open a pathway to an untapped market".

"We are intrigued by Patel's arm strength and Singh's frame and potential," he said.

'Raw talent'

Neither of the two men have pitched in a game situation and their experience has been limited to practice matches against junior college teams since they arrived in the US six months ago.


Singh's "frame and potential" impressed the Pirates

Singh, who was born in Bhadaini in Uttar Pradesh, is the youngest of nine children. Patel is from the holy city of Varanasi and has four siblings.

Reports say that Patel has hit 145km/h on the radar gun during practice and Singh 135km/h.

"They are very raw. But I think this has a huge upside," said pitching coach Tom House, who has trained them since May.

Agent Jeff Borris, who has signed the two men, believes that they will need three to four years of minor league experience to get ready for the Majors.

Patel and Singh are learning English, picked up from TV baseball shows and by taking online classes, reports say.

"These young men have improved a tremendous amount in their six-month exposure to baseball and we look forward to helping them to continue to fulfil their promise," Mr Huntington said.

India is best known as the financial powerhouse of cricket, with football and hockey other relatively popular games.

PS: Cricket is NOT an "cheap" sport....its actually a very expensive sport that requires niche equipment, fields, etc.....unless you're talking of street cricket with tennis balls wrapped in duct tape....LOL!!!
Three's a reason why they call cricket a "Gentleman's game"

 

[Peshwa]

u fobbbs

So FOB that he never got on the boat??....

...easy with the insults....

 

[Hammy007]

good thing, first tym in SA

 

[Mirza Jatt]

great pics...
This way Indians will certaily get closer to this sport...

 

[Justin Joseph]

Some photos from the site.

The images are 6 months old, work to prepare the greenfield site for building to commence is now 90% complete. The preparatory work includes adding elevation changes to the site and installing a vast drainage network, with the entire construction project due to be completed by July next year, about three months before its first race in October 2011.

 

[Justin Joseph]

Apart from the Formula One GP.

The Sports city will also have a sports complex which is to include

- a 100,000-seat cricket stadium,

- 18-hole golf course,

- 25,000 seat hockey stadium and a sports academy.

The sports complex is expected to generate $170m of revenue annually, and employ 10,000 people.

For connectivity from Delhi they will have also have a 6 lane Yamuna expressway, that will also provide a alternate short route of 165 kms. from Delhi to Agra.

 

[Choppers]

Good Work