Fast Track Fun

Before the lockdown, far in the empty fields at Vasai, near Mumbai, Mulund resident, Edison Samuel, used to take his five-and-a-half-year son, Eric, with an  entourage of remote controlled cars, and put them to a good adventure. The joy on their faces and the sheer adrenaline rush was a thing to witness. This is true for several RC car enthusiasts in the country with the numbers only rising by the day. Lockdown be damned. While the hobby for Samuel is fairly  new, the father-son duo, are totally hooked. Now, they go to the open stretch of empty roads near Airoli, to experience the thrill, full throttle!  While  kids the age of Eric are only playing with manual cars or are glued to the screen with their PlayStations and Wii, Eric, is learning to use his motor skills through a hobby that will go on to have numerous benefits. “It is always better to start young. I want him to pursue the hobby, but there aren’t many expert tutors in the city,” says 45-year-old Samuel, who is the Principal, of a school in Mulund. “It is pretty much something that you learn on your own, by looking up the internet, joining FB groups, and talking