Set up by a group of businessmen from Ahmedabad, the venture is a franchise of Rajiv Khanna's Cyclone which has tracks in more than five cities in the country including Mumbai and Lucknow. ``We had gone to USA and raced in the tracks there. That's when the idea struck us,'' says Premal Patel, all of 27 years and himself a Formula 1 racing buff. The venture was conceptualised in last December and commissioned in October this year.

One can sure get the ambience there with chequer flags and Ferrari colours with a children's park for the kids with battery-driven cars. For the ones who are five feet and above, there are 11 single-engine carts -- Scorpions -- which can go up to 100 km speed and are controlled by a computer. There are helmets and cloth masks to wear, so no stinking helmets.

Four, six and ten lap sets can be raced with a software in the computer getting you a performance chart which also give updates on the winners. ``That's what inspires the young fellows,'' said partner Mahesh Patel. Accidents are a no-no, he says, since the person in the watch tower on the side can stop the carts with a remote control in case of an emergency. Meanwhile, the track may get hotter with Premal planning an all-India race with MTV and related paraphernalia.