FULL NAME: Udipta Kumar Rath
NICK NAME: Piston
GENDER: Male
BORN: 7th May, 1992
PARENTS: Father (Udaya Kumar Rath), Mother (Kshyamabati Mishra)
ORIGINAL HOME ADDRESS: Bhuban, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India
PRESENT HOME ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
PHONE: +91-9078382785
E-MAIL: ukrath07@gmail.com
WEBSITE: www.udiptakumar.com
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar (2007-2010). Did engineering in Electricals and Electronics at The Techno School at Patrapada, Bhubaneswar.
PROFESSION: Professional Motorcycle Racer
FAVOURITE QUOTE: I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.
IDOL: Valentino Rossi (Italy)
COACH: Self-taught racer

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Completed MTV Mountain Dew stunt tour of Odisha and West Bengal.
*     Performed as freestyle stunt rider from 2007 to 2014.

NATIONAL:
*     Second runner-up in National Championship, 2015.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Represented India in Pirelli Malaysia Superbike Championship 2017 with 3 top 10 finish in 3 rounds as a rookie.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Only athlete from Odisha to take part and share National Championship podium motorcycle circuit racing.
*     Started with freestyle stunt riding, being an athlete for Mountain Dew in Mountain Dew JannBazz.
*     Picked up a Yamaha RX 100 when he was just nine and fell in love with it.
*     Started assembling motorbikes to learn the mechanics of the vehicle.
*     The job of his father with National Water Development Agency took the family to different districts and he got to ride in different terrains.
*     When college brought him to Bhubaneswar in 2007, he got a chance to chase his dream.
*     Udipta and seven others formed Team Motoheadz and the journey from being a stunt rider to participating in MotoGP (Grand Prix motorcycle racing event) started in Bhubaneswar.
*     The team would perform stunts on Pulsar 180 on the streets of Bhubaneswar, which drew attention and appreciation from PepsiCo.
*     This got them an invitation to participate in Mountain Dew India Jaanbaaz.
*     They performed in 12 cities of Odisha and nine others in India before Udipta was picked up by TVS for racing training. And there was no looking back after that.
*     Took professional training at TVS Racing Training School in Chennai in 2015.
*     While his parents have been his biggest support system, he thrived on YouTube videos and racing handbooks to learn the skills.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 25th May, 2021
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 26th May, 2021