Speed and the City

Hyderabad, November 04: Film star Nagarjuna attending the F-1 Race in Delhi and the talk that he is teaming up with Sachin Tendulkar was the much talked about event.

Speed and automobiles have been the synonymous to the rich and more so for people in the glamour world.

John Abraham’s infatuation with his bike is widely publicised, so is Sachin Tendulkar’s stint with Ferrari and his early morning drives down the Marine Drive.

The city too caught up with the speed and vehicles and with more HNIs swarming the western part of the city, you also have a Harley Davidson showroom. Think of the city roads and the HD bike.

The paradox may sound convincing but the reality is some of the youngsters do have the penchant for fast driving vehicles and some of them are nouveau motorcycle addicts.

Azharuddin lost his son Ayaz, who claimed to own the only 2000 cc vehicle in town, while scooting at the speed he likes most on the outer ring road.

There are other celebrities and sons of fortune who frequent the Gachibowli-Samshabad flyover in early hours at the speed of their desire.

Whether or not the stretch is allowed for two wheelers is not known and what measures the city police are taking is to be seen. It cannot be seen by many as the daredevilry act ends with sunrise.

Look at the names and taglines of HD vehicles—the brave shall inherit the road, Born Free, the fat boy, Road King, Street Bob, Night Rod Special—they would drive the youngsters crazy.

Some of the film stars who like fast vehicles include youngsters from the top four families of Tollywood.

TDP Chief, N Chandrababu Naidu tried hard to bring the F1 track to Gachibowli and nearly made it but could not sustain his rule for a third times and Congress came back to power in 2004, engine the dream of many. (INN)