Motorjournals by PSN Jr.

  Ninety-five thousand screaming fans, the deafening scream of 2.4-litre V8 engines tearing down a 1.06-kilometer straight, and Sebastian Vettel dropping to his knees to bow before his championship-winning Red Bull RB9 . For three brief years between 2011 and 2013, the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida was the center of the global motorsport universe. And then, as quickly as the circus arrived, it vanished into thin air. Over the past decade, a lazy, revisionist narrative took root among casual observers: India simply wasn't a racing nation. Cricket rules all, ticket sales slumped, and the Indian audience didn't care enough to sustain a Formula 1 calendar slot. That explanation is as convenient as it is completely false. The hard truth nobody in bureaucratic corridors wants to admit is this: Formula 1 didn’t pack its bags and leave India because the grandstands were empty. It was suffocated by a lethal cocktail of bureaucratic hostility, predatory tax classifi...

  Green number plates, silent cabins, and 0– 100 km/h times that once belonged exclusively to Italian exotics — the performance EV revolution in India is well underway. Mass-market brands and luxury carmakers alike are churning out dual-motor setups and punchy single-motor crossovers that put absurd amounts of horsepower within reach of regular buyers. On paper, this democratisation of speed sounds fantastic. But in real-world Indian conditions, it is turning into a recipe for disaster. The hard truth nobody wants to acknowledge is this: most Indian drivers are simply not equipped to handle high-performance electric vehicles. We have spent decades mastering the forgiving, progressive power curves of naturally aspirated hatchbacks and turbocharged diesels. Swapping that muscle memory overnight for sub-5-second hyper-acceleration without proper orientation is why we are seeing a spike in avoidable EV crashes across our cities and highways. The Muscle Memory Trap To understand why...

If you’ve spent any time around the modern two-wheeler scene, you’ve probably noticed how everyone seems to want an ADV these days. From the KTM 390 Adventure to the all-new Apache RTX 300, “adventure” is the new buzzword. Tall stance, long suspension, wide handlebars — the works. But here’s the catch: most of these ADVs rarely step off the tarmac. The toughest terrain they see is a monsoon pothole or a patch of loose gravel near a construction site. So, let’s just say it — ADV tyres, in pure city riding, are overkill. Yeah, unpopular opinion, but let’s talk about it. The Purpose Problem: ADV tyres are designed for one job, mixed-surface riding. Their semi-knobby tread pattern lets you grip in dirt, gravel, and slush — great if you’re doing Leh, not if you’re doing Lower Parel. On city roads, those chunky tread blocks don’t add value — they reduce it. The knobs flex, the grip patch is smaller, and the ride feels a bit ‘buzzy’. You’re basically lugging around dirt-ready shoes on a marat...