A childhood surrounded by German metal has influenced Shami Kalra’s car choices, while a passion for motorsport has fuelled the meteoric rise of his Omologato watch brand -
To this day I regret selling my Cayman S. I loved that car and it’s not helped that the owner is local to me and I still see it around. We were doing OK as a business and I didn’t need to sell it, but we needed a new kitchen and various other things so it went. I don’t think there’s a better car than aA car I regret buying is another Porsche, a 944. It was so disappointing. Growing up in the ’80s it was one of those aspirational dream cars, a proper, ‘Wow, I have to have one of them.
Before this Porsche love affair I bought a Series 1 Lotus Elise, and like my Cayman S I’ve regretted selling it to this day. When I sold the Cayman I had a GT3 too, so while the loss was hard to stomach I still had a Porsche in my life, but when I sold the Lotus, that was it. I had nothing to replace it with. I will have another one day, although I’m worried about the direction Lotus is going. I do wish they would find a way to bring an Elise to market for around £30,000.
I had been a fan of motorsport since my teenage days. My dad had a meeting at a racetrack and brought me along. He had no interest in the sport but I was hooked. The noise, the excitement. I couldn’t get enough of it. Then I got into karting but I was too late to do anything professionally, not that I had the money to get involved, but I was still addicted to watching it.
This year has been tough because nothing can replace being at a motorsport event, but Omologato has had one of its best years and we haven’t stopped planning and investing for 2021. One of the toughest parts is not being able to meet new people and make new relationships – these provide great inspiration. It’s been just as hard not being able to get out and drive somewhere cool.
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