California Superbike school is back!

After three very successful stints since arriving on Indian soil for the first time in 2010, the world-renowned California Superbike School (CSS) is all set to return for its fourth successive year at the Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) in Chennai this month.
The California Superbike School was founded in 1980 by Keith Code and has trained over 1,50,000 riders in 27 countries including riders in MotoGP, World Superbikes (WSBK) and various other road-racing series.

CSS is being supported by TVS Motors and BMW Motorrad with the former providing track-ready Apache RTR 180 bikes for the students and the latter providing BMW S1000RR bikes for the coaches.
The first year of CSS's presence in India in 2010 marked the school's very first foray into South East Asia and TT Varadarajan, the man spearheading the entire operation, is proud of the growth it has achieved.
“We brought the school to India to satisfy two main goals: One is to provide the right skill sets that are necessary to perform at the highest level of motorsport to talented youngsters who do not have access to world class training," said TT Varadarajan.
"The other is to improve the riding skills of every motorcycle rider to make him/her conscious of safe riding practices, which is the responsibility of any motorcycle rider on the road."
The lead instructor for this edition of the school is Joe Roberts, a 15-year old Red Bull prodigy personally coached by Keith Code and a front-runner in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, a support series to MotoGP.
The school runs over two weekends and offers four different levels of training over three days on each weekend.
The 2013 CSS in Chennai kicks off with a three-day course from January 18-20 followed by another one from January 25-27.

Nissan Teases New Concept Car for Sao Paulo Show

Nissan is making promises for some "real drama" at the upcoming 27th Sao Paulo International Motor Show that takes place in Brazil from October 24 to November 4, where it will host the world premiere of a new, and as-of-yet, unnamed concept model. The Japanese automaker says that the "high-character concept will introduce a unique new genre to the automotive world" adding that it has not only been crafted specifically for the Sao Paulo show, but it was also made with the cooperation of Brazilian designers and built in the country.
 
 "The showcar will dazzle on two counts," said Shiro Nakamura, Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Nissan. “It is a genuinely new and exciting concept, and it will explode with energetic design and impressive color that fully express our impression toward the country.

" While the two splashy teaser images released by Nissan leave plenty to the imagination, it looks like the concept is a compact- or smaller-sized model, either a sporty coupe or a two-door CUV, with its styling borrowing elements from the GT-R including the front grille design and the heavily sculpted front fenders that incorporate air outlets. Full details and imagery on the concept should be released within the next few days.

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