Himalayas Racing
 Himalayas Racing
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| Full Name | Himalayas Racing |
| Base | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Founder(s) | Suraj Amatya |
| Team Principal(s) | Vishal Sitoula |
| Technical Director | Vishal Sitoula |
| Current Drivers |  Renaldo Jiménez
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| Other Noted Drivers | None |
| Debut | 2016 Siemens Ausdauer Reject Series season - Road Category |
| Races | 0 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
Himalayas Racing is a Nepalase racing team, founded by outcast Buddhist monk Suraj Amatya following Red Bull's spectacular showcase of their Formula One car racing in the Himalayas. Currently the team is participating in the 2016 Siemens Ausdauer Reject Series season.
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Creation
After Red Bull's demonstration Suraj Amatya led a rebellion sect away from the serenity of meditation and solitude usually characterized by Buddhist monks into the red-blooded, white-hot world of motorsport. They managed to buy an old Minardi Formula One car, and focused their efforts on learning the technologies of power and aerodynamics.
After discovering the internet, Amatya invited then student Syed Ansari from India to Kathmandu. Ansari coached the group of monks on building a team, and then left with the promise that he would be happy to be involved with any foray into motorsport that they made.
It was only six months later that they took him up on his offer, commissioning Ansari to build the Kailash-01, so named after one of the Himalayan peaks. Amatya had sent blanket emails out to various motorsport organisers, but had had no response until he struck gold with the Siemens Ausdauer Series, who promised him a spot in the Road category, should he be able to come up with a chassis designer and engine. With Ansari already on board, all they needed was an engine supplier.
In an attempt to circumvent Nepal's huge import tax, Hyundai had built a factory in Kathmandu in 2014, already supplying 95% of the motoring market. It was only natural that Amatya was soon knocking on Hyundai's door, asking them what they could do for the new team. With Hyundai not supplying any teams in the RWRS world, they were enthusiastic to enter the market. However it is believed that their contract has some strict expectations for the team, and if Himalayas Racing are unsuccessful they may be looking for a new manufacturer, should they survive until the 2017 season.
2016 Siemens Ausdauer Reject Series season
Himalayas Racing were announced to largely shock in early 2016 that they would be involved in the initial season of the Siemens Ausdauer Reject Series. It is believed they have been testing with local talent in the alpine regions of Nepal. Some of these locals were likely contenders for racing seats, however as Nepal has no racing pedigree it was believed they would need to import experienced talent from overseas as senior drivers.
The first driver announced as racing for Himalayas was 19 year old Tropican Renaldo Jiménez. The hotshot will combine duties being the lead driver for the second Himalayas car and test driver for the Tropico Grand Prix F1RWRS team.
