Hi All, I attended my first track day at Sydney Motorsports Park in Sydney and I am very excited to share my experience. While I am eager to straight away start sharing my pictures, however I think I should write a little about myself and my riding history. Please bear with me and I will try and make it concise. Even though I had been riding motorbikes since 2005 it was not until 2011-12 when I got my Duke 200 followed that by a R15 when I actually started focusing on technicalities of riding. Before that I had been riding Pulsars 150-220 and Karizma and it was just clutch, throttle, brake an ..read more

Out of curiosity, I Googled my phone number, and the first result was from the Parivahan website. Apparently, the Uttar Pradesh Parivahan Department has uploaded 'Darpan' reports on the sarathi.parivahan.gov.in portal and set them to public visibility. I assume this is intentional, given that the name 'Darpan' (which means 'mirror' in English) suggests transparency. Here's the main listing page where they've organized license numbers by district: Attachment 2599056 Clicking on any of the blue numbers in the screenshot above opens a list of license holders and applicants from that district ..read more

Volkswagen has unveiled its new ID.Code Concept at the ongoing Beijing Auto Show. The new Volkswagen ID.Code concept previews the brand's future design language for its SUVs, especially for the Chinese market. The concept SUV is said to have been designed by teams in China & Europe, keeping the demands of Chinese customers in mind. Attachment 2598978 As seen from the images, the ID.Code concept features clean, minimalistic styling with a sloping coupe-like roofline. The concept though does also incorporate a bit of VW's heritage with the D-pillars inspired by the Golf, while the sculpte ..read more

This is ground breaking news for F1. Red Bull’s chief technical officer, Adrian Newey, is expected to leave the team. Red Bull have insisted Newey is contracted until at least the end of 2025 and the team are “not aware of him joining any other team”. Newey is the most successful designer of the modern Formula One era and has been an instrumental part of Red Bull’s success but is said to have become uncomfortable with his position at the team since the team principal, Christian Horner, was cleared after an investigation into accusations of inappropriate behaviour by a female employee. There ..read more

Out of curiosity, I Googled my phone number, and the first result was from the Parivahan website. Apparently, the Uttar Pradesh Parivahan Department has uploaded 'Darpan' reports on the sarathi.parivahan.gov.in portal and set them to public visibility. I assume this is intentional, given that the name 'Darpan' (which means 'mirror' in English) suggests transparency. Here's the main listing page where they've organized license numbers by district: Attachment 2599056 Clicking on any of the blue numbers in the screenshot above opens a list of license holders and applicants from that district ..read more

Hello Members A young female member in my extended family has very recently moved to Victoria, Vancouver Island. Now that everything else has settled, focus is on to buy a car for work and daily commute. Since this is her first time driving outside India and given that the car will only be used for office commute and weekend errands, she wants to keep it simple and go for a used car with a budget of CAD 10k, give or take CAD 2k. While she is ok with any kind of car (sedan, compact SUV etc.) but not big SUV or trucks and strictly automatic. Request members to suggest good dealers (offline/o ..read more

We recently had a thread on whether you consider Audi to be on par with BMW and Mercedes and an interesting comment was dropped. Quote: Originally Posted by DuHasstMich (Post 5726367) Off-topic - But would be interesting to have a similar thread for Volvo as well, with extra-ordinary safety features and feature-packed Sedans/SUVs, would love to see how our members feel about Volvo. The only grouse I have with them is the limited model lineup. Now, let’s talk about Volvo in India. Volvo forayed into the Indian market in 2007 with the S80 sedan and XC90 SUV. The Swedish manufacturer nev ..read more

IMO, this is very big and clearly Indigo is look to take their frugal india ops global. Boeing is slowly loosing it's exclusive long haul dominance in india with First AI and now indigo option for A350. Finally, AI got some competition. :Cheering: Quote: Pieter Elbers, the chief executive officer of IndiGo, said, “Fleet of 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft will allow IndiGo to embark on its next phase of becoming one of the leading global aviation players. This reaffirms IndiGo’s belief in, and commitment to, the growth of India, and in our strategic partnership with Airbus.” The company expect ..read more

According to reports, Tesla is said to be working on its own self-driving ride-hailing functionality. The EV carmaker teased the ride-hailing services alongside the release of its Q1 2024 financial results via screenshots. The ride-hailing service will be positioned to rival the likes of Uber & Waymo. Attachment 2599011 The screenshots showcase the app with all the standard features available on a ride-hailing service. However, there are also a few additional features like summons, adjusting temperature and playing music, which are specific to self-driving vehicles. Reports also confir ..read more

Bosch recently concluded its annual press conference for Q1 2024. The automotive company laid out its future roadmap, while also giving its forecast on the future of the global automotive industry. Bosch forecasts that by 2030 nearly 70% of all new cars in Europe will be pure electric. This prediction is slightly lower in America & China, with figures ranging between 40% to 50%. In addition to this, Bosch also anticipates sales volume of hydrogen technology to be worth 5 billion euros by 2030. Attachment 2599007 Stefan Hartung, Chairman of the Board of Management, Bosch, stated, "China ..read more