Love cars and bikes? Attend this drag racing event in Amby Valley

Summer is as good a time as any to boast your motor vehicles especially the ones you have been diligently nursing day after another in your garage for that one day of showdown This weekend might just be the time yoursquod want to hit the roads with your beasts and head to Aamby Valley Cityrsquos The Valley Run TVR This otherwise surreal and remote township will turn into a terrain for drag races and drifting thousands of motor vehicle enthusiasts will gather over the weekend for the 12th edition of this spectacleldquoDrag races are like the T20 of motor vehiclesrdquo shares Rongom Tagore Mukherjee director of the organising group Elite Octane Inc ldquoThis time we have also introduced gokarting and offroadingrdquo he tells this writer over a phone call on his way to Aamby Valley The first edition of TVR began in 2013 with the aim of providing a platform to drag racers in the country It stemmed from Mukherjee and his teamrsquos own inclination towards bike racingParticipants can view unique modified cars and meet the designersldquoThe greatest challenge in India is the infrastructure to host such races It is an expensive venture and more so if you are doing it in a remote township like Aamby Valley However motorsports are now gaining a lot of traction among the youth Back then when we began the only known drag races were held by Autocar in India that have stopped nowrdquo he adds While TVR was previously hosted once annually this year the group will introduce a summer and a winter editionOther activities will include music parties interaction with experts and adventures like above hummerchuteThe twodaylong event has 67 categories of drag races with nearly 800 participants from across the country Their focus this time is to promote women drivers and riders It will kickstart on Saturday with two and fourwheeler classes and move on to drifting stunting gokarting and offroading Day two will follow a similar schedule and begin with superbikes and supercars classesThe drag race will feature both two and fourwheelersldquoSunday is also when the drag races will take place It is a great crowdpleaser Mark Hughes global strategic advisor of NHRA National Hot Rod Association one of the largest auto racing organisations of the world from the USA will be coming in to witness the races and to discuss future collaborationsrdquo the director reveals He adds that TVR will also serve as a platform for some of the fastest supercars and superbikes ldquoExpect Nissan GTR Lamborghini McLaren Audi R8 Porsche RD Yamaha 350 Ferrari as well as the classic modified carsrdquo he sharesChildren below the age of eight years will learn basics of drivingOther zones include a supercar parade where supercars and bikes will take a fourkm drive around the township and a gallery of speed that will feature celebrity cars dragsters custom automobiles track bikes and heritage motorsport automobiles There will be music a beer festival afterparties talks by and with experts test drives and engagement activities like hummerchute and RC Car Track for children below the age of eight as wellRongom Tagore MukherjeeON April 20 and 21 11 am onwardsAT Aamby Valley Air Strip PuneLOG ON TO insiderinEntry Rs 1100