Originally published in Autocar India
Date: March 2021
Second place is just the first loser” – it’s an aberrant and pessimistic outlook to not winning, but it’s an ideology that’s at the foundation of my interpretation of competition. And why shouldn’t it be? The pleasure of winning has roots in the most basic human drive – survival.
But, just like early man probably found out with some saber-toothed tiger millennia ago, I understand that you can’t always win. A little over a month ago, TVS invited individuals from the media to participate in the Young Media Racer Programme with two back-to-back race weekends. I shall tell you right off the bat that I didn’t walk away with the winner’s trophy, but I did take away some key pointers on what I did wrong.