Ami during the KTM race
In a homely rustic workshop opposite Svedam, Luca and Ami
are diligently working on a sleek-looking racing motorbike. This one is a
Yamaha model, and they are getting it ready for the Madras Race Track near
Chennai, where Ami regularly competes against two dozen other racers. Their
dialogue is minimal as the growing heat of mid-day rises, but they are used to
it; both have been living in Auroville since they were 9 and 8 years old
respectively. Their love for bikes and racing has not only formed a great
friendship between them, but has also materialised into a full-scale workshop
where Luca customises motorbikes. This is the place where Rockstar Racing was
born.
Being his classmate, I know that Luca never enjoyed school
as much as doodling bikes. To the dismay of our teachers, the pages of his
notebooks were filled with them on a daily basis. When he built his first
go-kart at the age of 14, his first solo ongoing project, he visited bike shops...
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