Why Do I Race ?

My inspiration for racing, started with my grandfather Mr. Pratab kumar who used to race modified scooters at the Sholavaram racetrack and my uncles who both raced and won events at the MMRT. At a very young age I would watch MotoGP and F1 races with them and that was how my journey into racing began. My first time riding on the track I realised racing is what I wanted to do, but being able to open up the bike and feel its power and slowly get more and more comfortable with the bike, turn after turn lap after lap and become one with it and slowly push beyond my comfort zones bettering my timings and riding. I remember wanting to get my knee down like the motogp racres and finally accomplising it and look real cool doing it….. The many people, riders, techinicians, trainers and coaches I have met from the time I have started riding, some inspiring me to become a better racer, some helping me improve my skills and some just to have fun on track day all in all a varied bunch of people helping me along my racing journey I am glad to call my racing friends. Learning to understand the bike, the techinicallaties that go into bike set up, the riding skills required to push the bike and myself to the limit are some of the most fun times I have had. When I race the whole world fades away, it’s just my bike, the track and me. I enjoy the excitement of having to battle it out to the chequred flag, there are times during races that things don’t go as per the plan and it disappoints me, but then again it is motorcycle racing and anything can happen but knowing how to overcome issues and confidence to make the best out of any situation, I believe makes a good racer and worthy competitor. I believe it was a quote from a Batman movie “ Why do we fall, so we can learn to pick ourselves up”, something me and my fellow racers learn early, and something that stays with us throughout our carrier.