TVS Racing Experience - A Moto Blog

The TVS racing women's category training and selection for the One Make Championship. 

Getting to ride on the track for the very first time was one exciting feeling. The butterflies fluttering in your stomach at the very glance of the machine. The first throttle and its exhaust sound pacifying your soul, feeling that mixed emotion of fear and thrill before accelerating into the first corner, hitting the break, and effectively acing all the corners one at a time. Admiring the capacity of your brain to control the bike, your vision, body posture, gear, clutch, break all at the same time. All put together this was an experience unlike any other.

No traffic, no bumpy Indian road, no horns, no terrifying lorries, and the best part no speed limits! One could push their machine to all extents, exceed all the limits, test and experiment with it in all possible creative ways one could think of, and see what your machine can really do.

 This post is up here on my blog to answer a few questions that many of you had regarding my first racing experience.

 How did I get to know about TVS racing?

One random post took me to TVS racing's Instagram handle. And that was the first time I saw races being conducted exclusively for women. That triggering my interest, I surfed through their website and got to know about all the different training programs and championships they conduct and this was one of them.

 How was the track day schedule?

It started at 7:00 am. The day's agenda had 3 different training sets.

In the first theory class, we were instructed about the rules of the track and the safety guidelines to be followed. Post which we were introduced to the different colors of flags used in the track and what they meant. After this briefing session and getting to know more about TVS racing team we were let on track to understand the track and feel the bike.

After quite a few laps, we returned to the theory class for more teaching sessions on cornering, the importance of vision, the right way to tuck in, the position of legs and arms, and a few other efficient racing tips. Then each batch was taken on the track with a trainer, who trained us with all the theoretical aspects on road.

After 3 such sessions of teaching and 1 session of a free ride, the race started. All our 4 laps were timed. Post which the shortlisted candidates were announced and the event came to end at 6:00 pm.

 Where did I get the bike and riding gear from?

The TVS Racing team will provide bikes to all participants. It was an Apache 200 4V. For a limited set of participants on request, they also provide leather riding gear, boots, and gloves. But the rider must bring their own helmet and suit inners. The helmet should be DOT/ECE certified double D ring helmet.(suit inners)

                                                  

 Does one need to have prior riding experience to participate?

Not necessarily a racing experience on track is a pre-requisite. All you need to know is how to ride a geared bike and handle it effectively. But this is not the case for all riders on the grid. Most of the participants are previously well trained from well-known motor racing academies, they could have hit the national tracks multiple times before. And you have people from various parts of the south region. So I hope you get to understand the mix of riders and the level of competition.

Overall experience?

I enrolled and got into the track even without knowing what to expect. It was just for the love of that machine. No competition, no burden to top the board, just adoring that amour between me and the bike. I learned it all at my own pace and thoroughly enjoyed every single time my bike hit the track. Overall it was an impeccable learning experience !!