i1 Super Series unveils its fifth Team with Chennai Super Sonics

i1 Super Series, the new motorsport league, set to commence in January 2012, has got its fifth city franchise in Chennai with K Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, Chairman, Ind-Barath Power Infra announced as the owner of the franchise, Chennai Super Sonics. Earlier franchise owners include leading Tollywood actor Nagarjuna for Hyderabad, Arjun Baljee and Rudra Dalmia for Bangalore, Arindam Chaudhuri for Delhi and Bollywood Superstar Shahrukh Khan for Mumbai. Announcing the partnership, Darshan M., CEO, i1 Super Series, said, "I am very pleased to announce that we have finalised on our team owner for the Chennai for the upcoming i1 Super Series to take place in January, 2012. Raghu is a big motorsports fan and was adamant that he be a part of the i1 Super Series. Chennai is the motorsport capital of India with rich history in the sport and Raghu is keen to ensure that his team lives up to the standards.” K. Raghu, Chairman Ind – Barath Power Infra commenting on the association said, “The i1 super series has the makings of a great sporting league that will gain popularity and a fan following like no other. I am happy to be associated with this sporting event and I am confident that with the support and encouragement of Machdar Motorsports, this league will give an opportunity to budding drivers and motor sports buffs. Chennai has been the home of motorsports in India for a long time and the Chennai Super Sonics will do our best to make sure we stay on top.” K. Raghu Ramakrishna is the owner of Ind-Barath Power Infra Private Ltd., an infrastructure development company focused on establishing power projects that use a wide variety of fuels and serve a host of different customers across India. The highly anticipated i1 Super Series, charted on the popular city based franchisee format, will have 9 teams representing 9 different cities from across the country with each team having a driver of Indian origin and an International driver per car marking a new dimension to Indian Motorsports. i1 Super Series is the all new motorsport racing league promoted by Machdar Motorsport. The i1 Super Series will consist of 12 races with 9 teams representing different Indian cities. The inaugural i1 Super Series season will begin in January 2012 and be held in India, UAE, Malaysia, Bahrain and Qatar. The teams, represented by two drivers each, will race the Radical Sportscars’ SR3 roadster in the Sports car racing series. At least one driver for each team must be driver of Indian origin. Teams will compete for a US$ 2 million prize.