Santosh appears to ride well with injury. As in turned out, 15km into the sixth stage of the rally, Santosh’s motorcycle got caught in some fesh fesh, and this, coupled with poor visibility, led him to fall. The motorcycle trapped his left leg and the result was a hairline fracture to the big toe of his left foot. Despite this setback the Kini Red Bull rider continued through the remaining 300-odd km of the stage. And after the rest day, Santosh has powered on steadily.
For the marathon stage of the event, that ran from Uyuni to Iquique, along the Bolivian salt flats, the decision had been made that the stage would be terminated after 387km due to poor weather conditions. Well, turns out the 387km were all that was required for Chunchunguppe Shivashankar. In a stage that was one of great attrition, Santosh managed to finish 32nd, his best finish at the 2015 edition of the Dakar.
Overall, Santosh currently stands 42nd in the motorcycle class of the event, 9hr 25min 43sec behind the leader Marc Coma.
Following a 51km connection stage, the motorcycle riders will now travel 450km from Iquique to Calama.
source:overdrive.in
