tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194791698255013402.post8727618141371823115..comments2023-06-26T13:27:25.814+02:00Comments on Sports Imitates Life: THE FAST MAN OF BANGALORE - FRED WEBB AND HIS LEGACYRajan Thambehallihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473322184845547717noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194791698255013402.post-72257048924271747142020-10-13T07:57:48.366+02:002020-10-13T07:57:48.366+02:00Post was amazing.
Ooty Marylebone LondonPost was amazing.<br /><a href="https://eastendtastemagazine.com/travel/ooty-in-londons-marylebone/" rel="nofollow">Ooty Marylebone London</a>East End Taste Magazinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424501986942326280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194791698255013402.post-44788183369792669082014-10-25T22:43:27.143+02:002014-10-25T22:43:27.143+02:00Would love hearing other memories of th races at Y...Would love hearing other memories of th races at Yelahanka.Sumant Sivasankarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194791698255013402.post-27345298407641674822014-10-25T22:40:30.755+02:002014-10-25T22:40:30.755+02:00Just a few memories I have of the days of being at...Just a few memories I have of the days of being at the Yelahanka airstrip during the race-meets:-<br />1.John Webb's in-line 6 Chevrolet ran with 6 Amal motorcycle carbs.<br /><br />2.Hartmann's '52 Chevy literally flew down the straights, only to be overtaken by A.D.Jayaram's super-charged Standard 10<br />at the U-turns, which also narrowed the gap through the chicanes.<br /><br />3.The Maharajkumar of Gondal's Mercedes 300SL, had a very silent exhaust, but one could hear a whistling noise from the engine, like of a supercharger, though I don't think it had one. The car had mechanical fuel-injection.<br /><br />4.Hariharan's off-white Jaguar XK120 and Hajee's white XK140 were beauties that had such beautiful lines.<br /><br />5.The gentlemen from the Pioneer Garage in Ulsoor had 2 hand-built cars--the Hanuman special and the TAIFAR special.<br />Taifar was for FIAT spelled backwards, (as it had Fiat mechanicals) with the owner's initials A,R added at the end.<br /> <br />6.Kumar Siddanna raced in a light blue Triumph TR3 against a couple of MGA's and Fiat Spyders.<br /><br />7.V.N.Shankar raced his Studebaker Commander a V-8, and would race his Hindustan Ambassador in the next race.<br /><br />8.Race starts were the Le-Mans type with drivers sprinting across the track to cars parked in herringbone formation.Sumant Sivasankarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194791698255013402.post-90717725094892571272014-10-22T12:04:11.948+02:002014-10-22T12:04:11.948+02:00Hi Shivu grate digging in webs article grate show ...Hi Shivu grate digging in webs article grate show B.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01772378883606487237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194791698255013402.post-69375140705544487082014-10-22T10:12:27.896+02:002014-10-22T10:12:27.896+02:00Wow! I didn't knew exactly how it all started ...Wow! I didn't knew exactly how it all started here in Bangalore and the Bangalore Motor Sports Club, though had heard about in pieces and never in whole. This was like a 'A Complete Reference - Motorsport Bangalore', to me. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of history, I too [used to] write and started motorsport exclusive blog/news site called http://news.ralliheart.com<br /><br />Born and brought up in bangalore since late 70's, I can exactly visualize the greater old banglore than the greater bbmp now.. Oh yeah, nostalgic!Ashok Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395550509430971498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194791698255013402.post-63653437556436064502014-10-21T17:18:18.047+02:002014-10-21T17:18:18.047+02:00Excellent article and its nostalgic for me as the ...Excellent article and its nostalgic for me as the present president of KMSC was trying to dig out few articles about Fred Webb and found this wonderful article. <br />We are into the 40th successive year of k1000 rally during Nov 21-23rd 2014. <br />Rajan please reply me with your contact details asap.<br />Ms.Sruti Ram and Mr.P R Ramaswamy pls do share your contact details with me.<br /><br />My contact are +919844015653, president@kmsc.org or deepa.associates a gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816313115643762575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194791698255013402.post-37119080048739746052014-09-24T04:45:22.312+02:002014-09-24T04:45:22.312+02:00Lovely read !! Grew up going to many rallies with ...Lovely read !! Grew up going to many rallies with my dad who was part of kmsc for many years. K-1000 and the kolar races are priceless memoriesSruti Ramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194791698255013402.post-84514711775922300692014-09-24T04:20:08.691+02:002014-09-24T04:20:08.691+02:00Nice to read your article on Motor sports in iBang...Nice to read your article on Motor sports in iBangalore I was associated with K M S C from the 70's withMrFred Webb served with the committee with him conducted the races inAgram circuit and also responsible of starting the K 1000 ,there was another great individual who had fantas tic forethought and put KMSC on the indian rallying and racing map ,He was Gopinath Siva , He was the manager for Madras Motors who were selling Royal enfield Motor cycles ,a very keen two wheeler enthusasits and also a member of the Bangalore amature riding club.Was very closesly involved with him in Starting the K1000 a nd also the races in agram and also at kolar airstrip .we also had a racing team from royal enfield headed by Gopi and late Prithvi Baveja Racing in sholavaram .gopi passed away in 1988 in cikamangalur working in coffee plantation , prithvi baveja died aliitle earlier, to know more you can contact me gitaram007@gmai.com PRRamaswamyP RRamaswamynoreply@blogger.com