Meet BULLET BOSE who ENCOURAGED AJITH to take Racing as Sport

 Who is Subhash Chandra Bose the man who encouraged Ajith Kumar – AK to take up bike racing as a professional sport.

During an interaction with Mashable India, Thala Ajith Kumar opened up about his inspiration for racing. He said, “In September 1990, we had an endurance race for two hours. I finished fifth. I remember Mr Subhash Chandra Bose walking to my pits, and he said you should pursue motorsports. It's there in you.”

The individual who encouraged the actor Ajith to pursue car racing was Subhas Chandra Bose,ra Bose, also known as "Bullet Bose," was a renowned motorcycle racer who won the Indian Grand Prix title 15 times between 1968 and 1994. He is the one who approached Ajith after a race in 1990 and encouraged him to pursue motorsports. 

When asked what the young Indian bikers need to do to get into motorsport, Bose  said, “They need to have their parent blessings and support in the first place. You must be able to afford the safety gear. Once you can do that, you are good to enter into a good motorsport school.”

Ajith Kumar said, “Thanks to the film industry. It got me to a stage in my life where I could fund myself and pursue my passion for motorsports. I remember my father told me very clearly that the day you earn your bread and butter, you can do whatever you want to. When I decided to start racing again in 2002, he had nothing to say.”

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Sharing the frame with Chennai based Subash Chandra Bose aka Bullet Bose and my Royal Enfield Super Meteor. Bose’s passion for racing started in 1968 on his fathers old Lambretta scooter. Although didn’t win but completed the 50 lap race. Soon he upgraded to a 250cc Jawa and the racing continued. It was in 1974 when he entered in the 350cc class with a borrowed Bullet from his friend. Very soon he became the bullet rider attaining an eye-popping speed of 100mph (160kmh) on the tracks of Sholavaram. During this time he was known as Bullet Bose amongst the fellow riders. Bose racing career spans wide with winning the Indian Grand Prix 15 times a record by its own.Bose dominated all the major racetracks in India from Sholavaram in Chennai to Juhu airport in Mumbai, Barrackpore in Kolkata to Safdarjung in Delhi and the Agram track in Bangaluru.Today I guess he certainly has lost count of his victories as his home is filled with the trophies. Despite having retired from active racing in 2007 Bose still rides across the country to name few Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh or the Khardung La pass in Ladak.

Bullet Bose photo from royalenfieldmotorspo nstagram page.