TVS Motor Company launches Semi-Synthetic TRU4 Premium 4T 10W 30 Engine Oil

Hosur, 23 November 2010 : In a move that will take its existing TVS TRU4 Oil to the next level, TVS Motor Company has announced the launch of TVS TRU4 Premium, a semi-synthetic 4T Engine Oil. TVS TRU4 comes with the highest standard of certification from Japanese Automotive Standards Organisation - JASO MA2 and American Petroleum Institute - API SL. The main characteristics of TVS TRU4 Premium 4T engine oil include better fuel economy, longevity of engine life and lower emission levels.
TVS TRU4 Premium is blended with highly purified water-white, high viscosity index base oils. It uses an advanced formulation technology for extreme thermal conditions to establish superior thermal stability both at high and low temperatures. This technology also brings about preferential friction reduction, superior engine cleanliness and smoother clutch performance, leading to better ride comfort.

"This product has been created to meet the demand from the two wheeler market for more advanced, high performance products. It is the result of extensive in-house tests, field trials and elaborate evaluation processes. TVS TRU4 Premium is a high quality, value for money product that catalyses an ultra smooth biking experience" said Mr. K Venkateswarlu, Vice President - Parts Business, TVS Motor Company.
This high quality product is available in 1 litre and 900 ml packs and comes with an attractive pricing of Rs. 235/- per litre.

source- TVS MOTORS INDIA

Ten10 Racing's Sarath Kumar will be the first Indian to hit MotoGP

Indian racing outfit from Bangalore, Ten10 Racing, has already announced its entry into the 125cc MotoGP class alongside its technical partner
WTR Team. The new team will be called WTR-Ten10 Racing and it will field one Italian and one Indian rider. The most viable Indian candidate to take the seat in the team for the MotoGP 125cc class is Ten10 Racing's Sarath Kumar, who also won this year's Indian National Road Racing Championship crown for Ten10 Racing. Ten10 ace rider, Sarath Kumar riding in Group B 165cc-four stroke expert class has broken the lap-record by over a second at the MMST circuit in Chennai.
The young 19-year old rider from Chennai has proved his mettle in his very first year with the team and has got himself the top honours in the premier class of Indian two-wheeler road racing. Young and feisty, the lad has age and experience on his side, which is extremely critical in the field of motorcycle road racing. Packed with talent and deep understanding of the bike, Sarath has done a fantastic job of developing Ten10 Racing's race machine along side the team's tech-head, Joel Joseph. There is a good chance that Sarath Kumar will be the first Indian to represent the country in MotoGP in the 125cc class. It will be indeed a great moment of pride for the nation if the youngster makes it to the pinnacle of motorcycle road-racing. Watch this space for more news on Ten10 Racing and Sarath Kumar.
Zigwheels

TVS Motor plans low-cost bikes

TVS Motor is scripting a new twist in the race to capture the12-million plus two-wheeler market. The company plans to introduce low-cost models across product segments. This would result in creation of a new segment within an existing segment.

“The work is on (for low-cost models) but I can’t share more details,” the company’s chairman Venu Srinivasan told FE.

Over the last one year, leading motorcycle makers have been developing cost-effective products, primarily, in the low-cost segment to rake in high numbers. The FE had reported in October that Mahindra & Mahindra has started preliminary work on developing a low-cost motorcycle which is going to be sub-100cc. Hero Honda Motors and Bajaj Auto are also weighing options to introduce a low-cost & high mileage bike.

TVS Motor is looking at international designs and new technologies for its product portfolio.

Indian Express

WTR announce Indian link-up in 125cc

A partnership between the WTR Team and Ten10 Racing in 2011 will see an exciting new project field an Italian and an Indian rider in the 125cc World Championship.

The WTR Team has officially announced a new technical and commercial partnership with Indian team Ten10 Racing which will commence in 2011, bringing an exciting new project to the 125cc category.

The team partnership, which will be named WTR-Ten10 Racing and is structured on a three-year basis, will continue into the new Moto3 class in 2012 and also has intentions to compete in the Moto2 category in the future. Excitingly for the 125cc category the new collaboration will also provide an Italian and an Indian rider on the 2011 grid, signifying the first participation for the Asian country in the World Championship.

“I’m extremely happy with this agreement with Ten10 Racing,” said Loris Castellucci, WTR Team Principal. “It’s the start of a very important project which will give us the opportunity to compete in the World Championship with a talented young Indian rider, which will be a first. There will also be a well-known young Italian rider too, who will be announced in due course. This has been made possible thanks to Ten10 Racing and I thank them for believing in us, and for the passion and commitment they bring to this project.”

Ten10 Racing Team Principal, Ramji Govindarajan, said: “I’m extremely excited by the opportunity we have been afforded through the WTR Team. We’ll be the first Indian team with an Indian rider to participate in the World Championship. This will be a great learning experience and this WTR-Ten10 Racing Team project is a very important milestone in the history of Indian sport. We would like to thank Mr Castellucci and his team for approaching a team from India, and I am confident that this partnership will be competitive and produce a lot of new talent from India and Italy."

Moto GP

Ten10 partners with WTR Team

Ten10 Racing partners with a San Marino based 125CC/Moto 2 team

After a cracking season in 2010 FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championships, Ten10 Racing India Pvt Limited is proud to announce its provisional entry into the 2011 Moto GP 125CC Championships.

Ten10 has partnered with WTR Team, a San Marino based 125CC/Moto 2 team and christened  as WTR-Ten10 Racing for the next 3 years. They will have one Indian and one Italian rider in the team and their names will be announced shortly.

We thank all our sponsors and supporters for supporting and encouraging us.

Source-Ten10 Racing

MotoGP: Mahindra plots Indian entry into MotoGP

NEW DELHI: Indian auto maker Mahindra and Mahindra said on Monday that it would enter a team in the 2011 MotoGP Grand Prix world championships, a further sign of the country's growing motorsport ambitions .
The Mahindra team will compete in the 125cc class, which is a stepping stone for young riders on their way to the premier class of the competition that has been dominated recently by Italian star Valentino Rossi.
"We are planning a Mahindra team for next year, but have not finalised any details yet," a company spokesman told AFP, confirming Indian press reports. "We hope to formally announce our intentions shortly."
MotoGP holds an 18-series annual championship in which bikes from manufacturers including Ducati, Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki currently compete.
Each Grand Prix event has separate races in 125cc, Moto2 and the premier MotoGP categories.
India will host its first Formula One race next October at a new circuit on the outskirts of New Delhi. The country also fields its own Formula One team, Force India, owned by liquor and airline magnate Vijay Mallya.

Economic Times

Happy Diwali To All Fellow Biker’s

Hi All,
Wishing each one of you a very happy and prosperous deepawali. May this year brings you lots and lots of happiness in life and fulfill all your dreams.
As the candlelight flame,
Ur life may always be happiness' claim;
As the mountain high,
U move without sigh;
like the white linen flair,
Purity is always an affair;
As sunshine creates morning glory,
fragrance fills years as flory;
with the immaculate eternal smile,
attached to u mile after mile;
All darkness is far away,
As light is on its way;
Wish all of u a very happy diwali.

TVS Motor sells 195,271 units, posts 48% growth in October 2010

Scooters grow 58%; Motorcycles up 49%; Domestic Sales up 47%; Exports grow 45%;

Hosur, November 1, 2010: Robust demand for its products across all segments of the two and three wheeler industries has enabled TVS Motor Company to post a total sales growth of 48% in October 2010. The company registered total sales of 195,271 units in October 2010 against 131,941 units in October 2009. Cumulative total sales for the period April to October 2010 therefore stood at 1,184,065 units.
Two Wheeler
During the month, total two wheeler sales of the company grew by 46% with sales of 191,822 units against 131,029 units registered in October 2009.
Cumulative two wheeler sales for the period April to October 2010 increased 34% with sales of 1,162,861 units over 868,509 units in April to October 2009.
Domestic sales of the company grew significantly by 45% with sales growing from 118,563 units in October 2009 to of 173,771 units in October 2010.
Scooter sales led the growth quotient with a substantial increase of 58% from 28,301 units in October 2009 to 44,659 units in the current month. Motorcycles sales too grew by an impressive 49% with sales increasing from 56,465 units in October 2009 to 84,233 units in October 2010.
Exports registered a growth of 45% with sales increasing from 12,466 units in October 2009 to 18,051 units in October 2010.
Three Wheeler
The company sold 3,449 units of three wheelers in October 2010 against 912 units in the comparable period of the previous year. Cumulative three wheeler sales for the period April '10 to October '10 stood at 21,204 units, a growth of 232% over the same period of the previous year.

TVS MOTOR'S