Breaking the Barriers: India's Race to Glory S1:E8

Igniting the Passion

In a country that had just gained its Independence, there were many barriers for the petrol heads who had a passion for speed; they ignited the passion for speed across the country and strived hard to break all the barriers, thus laying a strong foundation for Motorsports in Independent India.

Fuelling the Passion

The Passion so ignited now got fuelled with more and more racing happening across the county and Sholavaram emerged as the MECCA of Motorsports in India. During this period, the ones with powerful cars created a Barrier for the other petrol heads who relied on their driving skills with their regular cars; this led to the sharper minds finding alternative ways to dominate.

Blaze of Glory

Dominating Sholavaram was not enough for one team; they wanted to go for the world, and so they did. On the other hand, the passion for racing grew bigger and bigger for a 4-year-old kid who wanted to become the epitome of Racing.

Blaze of Glory (Continuation)

The team Double Barrel Alpha goes through many more challenges in their little Triumph Herald to finish 6700 km's in 8 days. Will their effort give great results for India? While Subhas Chandra Bose's family goes through financial challenges, will he be able to pursue his passion?

Lasting Impressions

One of the biggest rallies in the world, the London to Sydney Rally, covering 30,000 kms passed through India, creating a lasting Impression that was about to change Indian Motorsports. While this was happening, another team built a car that was going to leave a lasting Impression for generations to come.

Passion for Domination

The current crop of Indian racers were ready to take their passion to the neighbouring country of Ceylon to dominate. But it was not going to come easy.

Dominating Sholavaram

The racing at Sholavaram reached its peak to attain its glory with the Formula cars dominating Sholavaram. This passion for dominating Sholavaram spread like a wildfire to get participants from across the world, while etching the grandeur of Indian racing across the globe.

Rendezvous with Vijay Mallya

A Rendezvous with Vijay Mallya and Vicky Chandhok, the two arch-rivals on the track and friends for life off of it. The conversation takes an emotional journey, spoken with an open heart about Racing.

The Breeding Grounds

For nearly four decades, the defunct airstrips served as the breeding grounds for the petrol heads and created a strong foundation for Indian Motorsports before they closed down, thus putting an end to an era that was called the "Golden era of Indian Motorsports".