Historic finish for CS Santosh in Dakar Rally 2015 Overall 36th
Buenos Aires, January 18: Bangalore-based Chunchunguppe Shivashankar Santosh created history when he became the first Indian complete the world's toughest cross-country rally the Dakar Rally. Riding a KTM 450 bike supported by Red Bull, Santosh finished overall 36th among 79 finishers out of 168 who started the gruelling event here Jan 5. The rally traversed three countries -- Argentina, Chile and...
World’s youngest drag racer Raheesh Khatri from India
Raheesh Khatri a six year old boy from India has just been crowned as the world’s youngest drag racer after the valley run conducted at Aamby valley, that too without a single minute of training in drag race. The broken record belonged to Amber Bell, an eight year old from London.
Dakar 2015: CS Santosh ranked 36th after Stage 11
CS Santosh Indian rally-raid rider, who is piloting a KTM 450 Rally in the Dakar for the Kini Red Bull team has not had an entirely easy run in the event though. Santosh had a crash early on in the event which resulted in an impacted shoulder. But a crash during the sixth stage of the rally, just before...
Dakar 2015: CS Santosh after stage 10 overall rankings, from 42nd to 38th
After the vagaries of the Atacama Desert, stage 10 of the Dakar 2015 spanning the stretch from Calama to Cachi proceeded a tad more smoothly for its riders. HRC rider Joan Barreda capitalised on the opportunity with a stage win. Defending Dakar champion, Marc Coma, finished at a close second position, thereby maintaining his lead. The Sherco TVS riders, however,...
Dakar 2015: Sherco TVS Factory Team on Stage 9
The Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team has been doing consistently well in the 2015 Dakar Rally. While Alain Duclos has managed to finish in the top 10 on a regular basis, and his team-mate Fabien Planet has managed to finish stages between 20th and 25th, the duo found themselves running as high as seventh and fifteenth overall. But the...
Dakar 2015: CS Santosh placed 55th in after Stage 9
The Indian rider who pilots a KTM 450 Rally for the Kini Red Bull Team had to deal with a broken toe, multiple crashes that see both his shoulders impacted and nearly being swept away by a river during a water crossing at the treacherous Dakar! But he’s proved his mettle as a rider and has soldiered on. Going into...
Dakar 2015: Sherco TVS riders ranked seventh and fifteenth overall after Stage 8
The two Sherco TVS Rally Factory riders, Alain Duclos and Fabien Planet, have had a consistent performance in the 2015 Dakar Rally thus far. Alain Duclos has managed to repeatedly put himself in the top 10 during the stages and thus overall in the motorcycle category too. Fabien Planet on the other hand has ridden perhaps more cautiously and...
Dakar 2015: CS Santosh placed 42nd after Stage 8
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...
CS Santosh is proving to be very strong after stage 7
Dakar Rally 2015. The 31-year old rider from Bangalore finished stage 7 in the 65th position and stands in the 49th position overall. This is the first marathon stage of the race, which means riders will have no outside assistance from their teams. The riders will have to sleep and prepare their own motorcycles Stage 7 of the Dakar Rally was...
Dakar 2015: CS Santosh determined to finish the Dakar despite foot injury
Apparently merely 15 km into the sixth stage of the event Santosh, or Chunchunguppe Shivashankar as he’s known on the official Dakar entry list, made a move to overtake another biker. Poor visibility due to the dust meant that he wasn’t able to see the fesh fesh or the powdery white sand on the stage. The bike got caught...