Super Speeds
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| Super Speeds Pvt. Ltd. | |
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| Type | |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | S.Karivardhan |
| Headquarters | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Key people | B.Vijay Kumar, Managing Director |
| Industry | Automobile tuning & parts manufacturer for street and motorsports |
| Products | Automobile tuning, racing products and race cars |
| Owner | L.G.Balakrishnan and Brothers |
Super Speeds is a company in India which designs and constructs open wheeled Formula Cars for Indian National championship series.For more than three decades this outfit has been the only full fledged Indian company entirely dedicated to indegenious design and construction of racecars in India.
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[edit] Founding and beginnings
It was started by late Indian motorsport legend S.Karivardhan in 80's in Coimbatore as a Automobile racing team.During his years the outfit was operated as a Racecar Team .From 1988 to 1995 the Team also entered Formula 3 with TOM'S Toyota and Dallara Mugen Honda for the annual Madras Grand Prix races.In 1995 Super Speeds entered into an agreement with JK Tyres to establish their Rally team and also provide technical assistance to establish their Racing activities.Later after Karivardhan's demise in 1995 the company was purchased by LGB,the makers of Rolon chains and sprockets and was turned into a Race car construction company.Today the company is headed by B.Vijay Kumar.
[edit] Recent Years
In recent years the company has designed and constructed Formula LGB Swift,Formula LGB Hyundai and Formula Rolon Chevrolet cars.Tough part of LGB,the parent company rarely promotes Super Speeds. The Companies current activities is to design and construct racecars , Automotive engine servicing and leasing and Precision Machining.The company is sole supplier of Formula Cars to its sister company LG Sports.
[edit] List of Cars constructed
[edit] Karivardhan Years
- Formula India (Fiat)
- Formula Atlantic (Black Beauty)
- Formula Monoposto India
- FISSME - 1987
- McDowell 1000 - 1987
[edit] LGB Years
- Formula LGB Swift - 2003
- SuperSpeeds Zen Saloon - 2003
- LGB Sportster - 2005
- Formula Rolon Chevrolet - 2005
- Formula LGB Hyundai - 2006
