That which does not kill makes us stronger” Desert by its true nature continues to test our drivers/riders. Having completed 1380 Kms in last three days and 1039 more to go. Today’s run claims to be the most scenic of all days with 89 Kms of special stages at Jaisalmer.
Highlights of yesterday –
– 4W, Niju Padia moves from 07th to 04th.
– 4W, all womens team Smitha & Ashika continue their brilliant drive in Polaris at 23rd position.
– 4W Xplore, Sachin Singh slips down from 01st to 04th while Karthik Maruthi takes lead.
– CS Santosh takes a massive 30 mnt lead over 2nd Aravind.
– 2W, Asif Ali Team TVS had a drastic fall, uninjured but bike unable to continue opts to submit his time card leaving the competition.
– 2W, Austrian riders Rene currently at 12th & Kurt Steinhart at 16th.
– 2W, Tanni Tanveer continues to fight at 07th on his Indian made TVS Apache RTR 200 against foreign bikes.
– First ever women rider Sarah Kashyap decides to not give up and continues her battle through unforgiving desert sand.
Results 2W – ( 19 out of 31 continue…)
1)CS Santosh (5.41) Suzuki 450
2)Aravind Kp (6.11) TVS Sherko 450
3)Jes David (6.19) Yamaha WR 450
4)Sanjay K (6.50) KTM SX 350
5)R Nataraj(6.57) TVS Sherko 450
6)Ashwini (7.55) TBC
7)Tanveer(8.20) TVS Apache 200 Cc
Results 4W Xtreme – ( 29 out of 43 continue..)
1)Abhishek Mishra/PVS Pvs Murthy ( 7:00)
2)Suresh Rana/Ashwin Naik (7:12)
3)Amanpreet Ahluwalia/Virendar Kashyap (7:49)
4)Niju Padia / Nirav Mehta ( 8:08)
Results 4W, Xplore – (17 out of 19 continue.. )
1)Karthik Maruthi/Sankar Anand (04.25 mnts penalty)
2)Pratap/T.Nagarajan ( 09.31 mnts)
3)Rajesh Chalana/Arindam Ghosh ( 46.25)
4)Sachin Singh/M Prakash (49.17)
Endure results yet to find/receive…
Ending this report with a hearty thanks to Telugu mega stars Mr.Nagarjuna & his son Naga Mr.Chaitanya for supporting CS Santhosh Cs along with CEAT & Red Bull towards his journey for Dakar 2017.
P:s – Most interesting day among all would be tomorrow’s night stages which could topple many placings.
