INDIA'S FASTEST LADY BIKE RACER

DR.NIHARIKA YADAV:

    Dr.Niharika Yadav was born to a fighter pilot.Hence driving is rich in her blood naturally.She is residing at Gurgaon who was a qualified dentist for about more than eight years.She was interested in riding since from her childhood.Her name meaning attraction  who likes riding more than the dental profession.She took Kevin Schwantz a Moto GP champion and got advice from him personally and developed her motivation.The first time she ever rode a motorcycle was in 2013 which was a Motocross Honda crf 250 she own and now her favorite is Ducati panigale 899.Her greatest achievement is 2:33 minutes on her Ducati panigale 899 covering 5.1 km lapof Buddh International Circuit at Greater Noida. She is simply defined by the following five words:Strong, Charismatic,Balanced,Caring,Passionate.

    Niharika had gone to Buddh International Circuit with a friend who is a superbike racer. He introduced all the bikers to her there. Standing there for a couple of hours and watching them vroom past her, she realized that this is something she wanted to do. She gradually started working towards it, and she hit the circuit about a year-and-a-half back.Neharika was the only female motorbike rider to participate in the JK Super Bike Cup last year. Needless to say, she is among the rare breed of female bike racers in the country, with Chennai-based Alisha Abdullah being the most noted Indian woman in the sport. Neharika says that though her family has been always very supportive, it took some time for her mother to accept that this 'dangerous' sport makes her daughter happy. Ayesha, Neharika's mother said that  Earlier, she was scared for her father's safety, and now she lose sleep over her safety. Her younger daughter, who is a model, also wanted to try motorbike racing, but she strictly said no.

    Furthermore, it doesn’t differentiate between a man or a woman rider on a bike that knows just one way to go: full throttle, if one is to succeed and make an impact. But, impact she has made and one hell of it already. Earlier this year in April, 2015, Dr.Neharika Yadav participated in the KTM Open Track Day as the only Lady Rider among as many as 97 Male Drivers. And, she speeded past her rivals and thus the gender bender standing 20th on the grid, setting a personal best lap time of 1:52: 379 minutes in just 14 laps of racing.To shun modesty apart, let’s focus where we must, i.e., toward the caliber of this speed voodoo, speaking of which it would be important to share with our readers that Neharika started from a CBR250 before switching to KTM 390 RC before finally settling down, at least for now, with the hulk of them all, Ducati 899 penigale- her license to smash ’em all at Superbiking.

    Expressing the thrill of riding at 265km/hour, Neharika said initially,she was very nervous as it looked very scary, but once she ride that bike at the top speed, she was in a totally different world. It was such a wonderful experience.Despite that fact that very few people in India follow motor racing,a lot of young boys and girls do come to her, wanting to know more about the sport.Everybody who came to see the bike championship appreciated the fact that she was the only female participant.

     For a super biker, being a dentist would be the less glamorous part of her life, but that is not the case with Neharika.She din't think biking was that glamorous, but she guess being a woman, the tag comes automatically. However, she was equally passionate about dentistry. Her excitement level while treating a patient on a dentist's chair and while sitting on my bike was the same. Neharika kept moving across the country while growing up and it has been around 12 years since she returned to Gurgaon, her hometown.

    On weekdays, she works as a dentist and on weekends, she goes to the circuit to ride with 15-odd bikers from Gurgaon. But she says that since she has been pursuing the sport, she is yet to see another female hitting the track. On weekdays, she works as a dentist and on weekends, she goes to the circuit to ride with 15-odd bikers from Gurgaon. But she says that since she has been pursuing the sport, she is yet to see another female hitting the track.