Learning the Art of Track Racing – TVS Young Media Racer Program There a few questions racers get asked more often and try to answer these with the best possible explanation they can give to make a journalist understand what went on throughout the race. We humbly listen to everything they say and type down these thoughts in the articles we publish. But its not often for a young journalist like me to understand the feeling of a racer while he is on the track and if we did, we could relate to the explanations better and really understand what goes on in a racer’s mind while on the race track.     Every motorcycle journalist would have a dream of getting on the race track and be a part of the adrenaline pumping action, for at least once in his/her lifetime. We believe TVS read our minds exactly the way they are and invited us to be a part of the TVS Young Media Racer Program, this April, and I, honestly couldn’t ask for more. TVS Young Media Racer Program is an initiative taken by TVS to educate young Media journalists about track racing and get a feel of it in real life. Where better than MMRT for conducting this program, right? A total of 12 journalists were invited to Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) in Chennai, for this year’s Young Media Racer Program and I was very happy, to be one among them. The training mainly consisted of 3 learning sessions and 1 free practice session. An overview of every session, as you read on. Training on the Lines + No brake drill This was probably the one and only theory class I have loved to attend of all the other ones I went to and probably the only time I was in the first row of the classroom. Trust me, it’s true. The day started off with a briefing session by TVS Racing team and we learned about the 35 years of racing TVS has been a part of. We were introduced to Harry Sylvester, our training instructor for the day, Jagan Kumar and KY Ahmed, who are all a part of TVS racing. Having learnt about what different flags meant, max speed to be followed in the pit lane, entry and exit off the pit lane, it was then time to hit the track and get a feel of it. As we walked out the classroom, I could not wait to get my hands on the race spec TVS Apache RTR 200 we were going to own for the rest of the day. It was race-suit up time, which proved to be a struggle, thanks to the Chennai heat. Gulped plenty of water, helmet on, gloves worn, bikes cranked, photos clicked, time to roll. Led by Jagan Kumar and KY Ahmed, we were divided in two groups, each of us on our TVS RTR 200s went around the track to get our lines straight. The instructors led us through apex points on each corner and pointed out marshal spots around the track. This was also a no brake drill, which meant we had to ride throughout the track with a single gear and work to gain better throttle control.   Body Posture Training The second session was all about getting your body posture right while on the race machine. Racing requires you to extensively use your body to enter and exit corners while maintaining speed for better outcome. Harry spoke about how important it is to grab your bike, duck and stay light on the handlebar. Each of us took turns to practically try out...