Santosh makes solid start, Aishwarya Pissay retires from Desert Storm
Hero MotoSports Team Rally rider CS Santosh made a solid start in the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2018 by closing…
CS Santosh continued with his good run for the second consecutive day as the Hero MotoSports Team Rally finished the 2nd leg of the Desert Storm 2018 at the first position in the overall standings.
Santosh completed the 136-km-long stage with a fast yet steady performance, taking 03 hours and 03 minutes while making light of the challenge offered by the terrains. He fought off a stiff challenge to finish at the top of the charts for the second consecutive day.
The 2nd leg of the Desert Storm took the riders from Bikaner to Jaisalmer that comprised a special stage of 136-km split between two specials, one in and around Bikaner and the second one closer to Jaisalmer. The stage offered the riders a fast day with a mix of technical sandy trails and fast hard pack surfaces.
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The next leg will take the rally for another day out in Jaisalmer with a 349-km stage spread out in the famous deserts of Sam.
Commenting on his second leg performance Santosh said: “I once again opened the stage but some parts were quite tricky, especially in the second half. The first part of the special was really fast as it was same as yesterday and I managed to gain some good momentum. The second part of the special was really tight and I lost a bit of time there. Overall happy to maintain a good position at the end of leg 2. Looking forward to tomorrow’s long stage, which I think is going to dictate the results of the rally.”
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