Logo Logo small
Saving...

  • Vision
    • The Auroville Charter
    • A Dream
    • To be a True Aurovilian
    • The Galaxy Concept of the City
    • Matrimandir - Soul of the City
    • Founder: The Mother
    • Visionary: Sri Aurobindo
    • Words of Wisdom
    • Integral Yoga
  • Activities
    • Matrimandir
    • Planning & Architecture
    • Green Practices
    • Education & Research
    • Art & Culture
    • Health & Wellness
    • Social Enterprises
    • Media & Communication
    • Rural Development
    • City Services
  • Community
    • Auroville in Brief
    • Testimonials & Support
    • Organisation & Governance
    • Society
    • Economy
    • History
    • People
  • What You Can Do
    • Visit & Stay
    • Volunteer & Intern
    • Study in Auroville
    • Join Auroville
    • Workshops & Therapies
    • Donate
    • Shop
    • Contact Auroville
    • Contact Nearby Centre
  • Flags
    • العربية
    • Български
    • 中文
    • Dutch
    • Français
    • Deutsch
    • हिन्दी
    • Italiano
    • 日本語
    • 한국어
    • Polskie
    • Português
    • Русский
    • Español
    • Svenska
    • தமிழ்
Avtoday logo

  • Current Issue
  • Topics
  • Archives
  • Subscribe Now
  • Sign in
  • Current Issue
  • Topics
  • Archives
  • Auroville’s Monthly news magazine since 1988
  • Sports
  • Sign in
  • Subscribe Now
Issue No: 321, April 2016

Rockstar Racing

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...
>> More
  • Please sign in to read more
    Sign in
  • Not a member?
    Subscribe Now
2738 Views
Share this page

Issue No. 321, April 2016

  • Shalom Shanti Salam
  • The Auroville Economy: In Dire Straits
  • Is Auroville Moving Toward a Market Economy?
  • All for Water for All
  • Discovering Johannes Hohlenberg
  • Down Memory Road or The Tunnel
  • The English of Savitri, vol. 2
  • "You have to keep going forward": A Portrait of Pashi
  • German Volunteers in Auroville: The Weltwaerts Programme
  • Rockstar Racing
  • Eric Hughes (Passing)

Download as E-book

Issue No. 321, April 2016
EPUB - 2.28 MB
PDF - 3.63 MB
MOBI - 4.99 MB

Most Read Articles

  • This Month
  • This Year
  • All Time
  • The 'eat local food' movement
  • Acres for Auroville - a fundraising campaign
  • 299-300, June-July 2014
  • SacredGroves: a model for construction with consciousness
  • Auroville Organization in decline
  • The challenges of planning the city
  • The Indian Coffee House Restored
  • A New Way to Select the Working Committee and Council
  • Conducting for harmony
  • 297, April 2014
  • The 'eat local food' movement
  • Acres for Auroville - a fundraising campaign
  • 299-300, June-July 2014
  • SacredGroves: a model for construction with consciousness
  • Auroville Organization in decline
  • The challenges of planning the city
  • The Indian Coffee House Restored
  • A New Way to Select the Working Committee and Council
  • Conducting for harmony
  • 297, April 2014
  • The 'eat local food' movement
  • Acres for Auroville - a fundraising campaign
  • 299-300, June-July 2014
  • SacredGroves: a model for construction with consciousness
  • Auroville Organization in decline
  • The challenges of planning the city
  • The Indian Coffee House Restored
  • A New Way to Select the Working Committee and Council
  • Conducting for harmony
  • 297, April 2014
  • Current Issue
  • Topics
  • Archives
  • Contact AV Today

Disclaimer: Auroville Today does not necessarily reflect the views of the community as a whole

Sign in

Forgot your password?
  • Vision

  • The Auroville Charter
  • A Dream
  • To be a True Aurovilian
  • The Galaxy Concept of the City
  • Matrimandir - Soul of the City
  • Founder: The Mother
  • Visionary: Sri Aurobindo
  • Words of Wisdom
  • Integral Yoga
  • Activities

  • Matrimandir
  • Planning & Architecture
  • Green Practices
  • Education & Research
  • Art & Culture
  • Health & Wellness
  • Social Enterprises
  • Media & Communication
  • Rural Development
  • City Services
  • Community

  • Auroville in Brief
  • Testimonials & Support
  • Organisation & Governance
  • Society
  • Economy
  • History
  • People
  • What You Can Do

  • Visit & Stay
  • Volunteer & Intern
  • Study in Auroville
  • Join Auroville
  • Workshops & Therapies
  • Donate
  • Shop
  • Contact Nearby Centre
Disclaimer Contact Sign in