For an entire generation, the first visual experience of the sport of drifting came courtesy of the film, Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). Han, the suave street-racing professional, gives the young protagonist Sean a lesson in the wide winding roads and vast, empty parking lots of Japan. While Mumbai has neither — you’d be lucky if you find a road that has not been dug up — a brother-sister duo from Gurugram are playing Han in a hope to unearth new motorsport talent in the city.

“I grew up in Gurugram learning how to drive surrounded by racing enthusiasts. I attempted time trials, circuits, and races, but felt out of place. Then I discovered drifting. Something instantly clicked,” shares Mugdha Grover, co-founder, Bad Boi Drifts. For the uninitiated, drifting refers to a technique where the driver oversteers, causing the car to slide along a turn sideways while maintaining control. This creates a visually striking, controlled skid.