Motor sports plays a large part in the city, with Coimbatore often referred to as the Motor sports Capital of India and the Backyard of Indian Motorsports. Some wealthy industrialists, such as S.Karivardhan, who had a penchant for tinkering with machines and cars, plunged into motor racing, later making Coimbatore the country's motor racing hub. The city has a Formula 3 Category circuit, as well as three Go-Kart circuits. National Champion races for Formula racing (Cars), Motorcycle racing, Go-Kart racing are held in Kari Motor Speedway. Super Speeds designs and constructs almost all Formula cars. Rallying is another major event with all teams based in Coimbatore. Rallies are conducted in closed roads around Coimbatore districts. Narain Karthikeyan is the city's most famous driver, being the first Indian to enter Formula One in 2005 with Jordan Grand Prix. Also he is the First & only Indian to win A1GP World Championship Race.He is also in the 2011 f1 season as driver for the Hispania f1 team. Other famous motorsport personalities from Coimbatore are former Formula 3 driver J.Anand and seven time national rallying champions N. Leela Krishnan and V. R. Naren Kumar.
VOC ParkThe city is also known for its antique bikes, cars and jeeps. Many prominent industrialists own antique automobiles.Nehru Stadium, built originally for football, can also host athletic meets. Now Synthetic track is constructed and Korean grass in the centre. Apart from the stadium, the city also has several sports clubs. The prominent tennis player Nirupama Vaidyanathan hails from Coimbatore. The Coimbatore Golf Club is home to a major 18-hole golf course. The Coimbatore Cosmopolitan Club, which is more than 100 years old, was founded for Indian members only, in response to the English Coimbatore Club, which did not admit Indians until the 1950s. The Coimbatore Flying Club is located in the Coimbatore airport premises. Current world chess champion Viswanathan Anand became India's first Grandmaster in 1987 by winning Shakti Finance International chess tournament held here in Coimbatore.
Cormorant and Egrets in Singanallur LakeThough there are a lot of entertainment centres mushrooming in the city, visiting the cinema still remains the city's most popular recreational activity. Since the 1980s, the city has had about 10 small to medium sized shopping malls like Cheran towers and Lakshmi Complex. Of late few mega malls like Presidium mall and Brookfield Plaza have opened. The city also has a number of parks including VOC park, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University park Race Course children's park and Bharathi park. Singanallur lake is also a popular tourist and bird watcher destination.
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