FLAT TRACKING WITH TVS DRIFT R

Our story from a day filled with drifts and slides with the TVS Drift R school and the custom made Ronin for flat tracking!

- DEBANJAN MONDAL

THE old Fast & Furious movies show us how drifting in cars is cool, but what about bikes? Aren't bikes just as cool with their sliding tyres and fast cornering? Sliding with four tyres is not easy, of course, but imagine that on a bike with only two tyres and a tiny contact patch on the ground, maintaining balance that seems even harder. This is called flat tracking on bikes.

Flat tracking began in the early 1920s in an unusual place a horse racing track. The smooth, flat land used for horse racing became a new type of bike racing, and over the years, it gained a lot of attention globally. Though the history is deep, it's quite popular outside India.

Why not in India? While flat tracking might have started in the early 2000s here, it is still gaining a small but growing audience. To make it more accessible to more people, TVS introduced a great opportunity: the TVS Drift R School. The rules are straightforward-ride the bike and improve with every round. Yes, that's the main motto of TVS.

TVS is already known for its racing team and the bikes they manufacture in India.