Yuva Kumar is an Indian
Motorcycle Rally Racer/Pilot. He was born in
Chittor, Andhra Pradesh and raised in
Bengaluru, Karnataka. He did his schooling and college education in
Bangalore
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...
and
Mysore
Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...
.
Career
Between 2005 and 2011, he was participating in
stunt
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competitions,
Hill Climb races and
drag races. He used to be hired as a stunt rider for action sequences in several
Kannada movies, short films and Kannada music videos.
During his races, he rode well showing promising skills, and was soon noticed by
TVS Racing in 2012 and soon signed up with them under the
Novice Category for Supercross and Dirt track racing. With convincing performances as a
Rookie
A rookie is a person new to an occupation, profession, or hobby. In sports, a ''rookie'' is a professional athlete in their first season (or year).
In contrast with a veteran who has experience, a rookie is typically considered needing more tra ...
, he even started challenging expert riders for the top spot. TVS soon promoted him to the Indian Experts Category 2013 and in 2015, he was selected to participate in
Indian National Rally Championship and Indian Cross Country Rallies.
In 2017 his contract at
TVS Racing ended. Between 2017 and 2020, he raced as a
privateer
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with some partial sponsors. In 2021
Hero MotorSports took note of his achievements and officially signed him up as a fully supported and sponsored Factory Rider in their National Team, where he races to this day.
Notable achievements
References
External links
Yuva Kumar wins East Zone leg MotorsportsYuva Kumar- InstagramTeam CEAT’s Yuva Kumar Grabs Podium at Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm Rally 2017Rally Sprint 2018 : Yuva Kumar emerged as the Fastest RiderYuva Kumar Lead Day 1 Of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2018
Living people
Indian motorcycle racers
People from Chittoor
Year of birth missing (living people)
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