Petronas is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with TVS Motor Company, a reputed manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers to become the title partner to TVS Racing, India’s first factory racing team.
Rebranded as Petronas TVS Racing Team, the outfit will don a new livery as part of the alliance effective this season.
Petronas is also set to supply its high-performance engine oil, Petronas Sprinta, to the team who will participate in road-racing, supercross, and rally formats of racing, including the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (INMRC), Indian National Supercross Championship (INSC), and Indian National Rally Championship (INRC).
TVS Racing, a pioneer in building Motorsports in India since 1982 has been integral in growing the racing performance culture. It has done so by creating multiple riding platforms for young enthusiasts to explore race performance in a fun and safe environment.
This partnership will give a boost to further grow the popularity of racing in India.
The partnership is further complemented by a strategic business alliance with Petronas Lubricants International (PLI) to develop a co-branded oil – Petronas TVS TRU4 RacePro –which will be available for consumers in the high street market across India in May 2022.
Senior General Manager, Group Strategic Communications of Petronas, Datin Anita Azrina Abdul Aziz said, Petronas has been able to continuously innovate their Fluid Technology Solutions offering for track and road, and they are proud to partner and extend their expertise to the TVS Racing Team.
“We are highly motivated by this project. It gives us another platform to test our capabilities and create awareness about the Petronas brand and philosophy to motorsport fans in India, a strategic market for our business,” she said.
-NIAGATIMES