India, July 10 -- City's biking community clarifies

Sir,

On behalf of the biking community of Mysuru, I would like to voice our opinion on the unfortunate issue reported in Star of Mysore dated July 6, 2025 (Death Track: Late-night racing claims two lives).

Our hearts go out to the souls lost in the unfortunate incident, and we openly detest motor vehicles being driven/ridden at high speeds, which is extremely unsafe and took a toll during the incident, which occurred in the wee hours. While the critics, residents and Police have misinformation about the said incident, here are some facts:

1. There was no illegal (street) racing taking place. Racing occurs when there are two or more vehicles involved. This was a single vehicle involve...