Polaris India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris
Industries Inc. the world leader in Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicles, is also all
set to participate in the race.
Last year, team Polaris India
conquered the 1st and the 2nd positions respectively in the T3 group of the
XTREME category. This year, ace rallyist, Tsering Lhapka will be driving the
power-packed Polaris RZR XP 4 1000 and Guhan Shetty would be on a Polaris RZR.
This time, three female rally enthusiasts - Ashima Kaushik, Khyati Mody and
Smitha Prasad would take on the Desert challenge on a Polaris RZR and would
demonstrate the increasing power of women in adventure sports.
Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm
rally will span over six-days and will be held in four categories - XTreme,
NDure, XPlore & Moto.
With an aim to make the
rallies even more exciting and fun, this year’s event will follow flexi-route
format in the Xplore category (Delhi to Jaisalmer (Xplore Dawn) and from
Jaisalmer to Jodhpur (Xplore Dusk). Both these legs will run for 3 days and
will run independent of each other. The objective of such a format is to
provide short length rally exposure and encourage bigger participation.
To enhance the excitement levels
a night leg of the rally covering 200 kms is planned for the second day in the
Bikaner to Jaisalmer section.
Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm
rally is one of the toughest motorsport rallies. It is organised annually by
the company in association with Northern Motorsports.
Sharing about the rally, RS
Kalsi Executive Director (M&S), Maruti Suzuki India said, “Maruti Suzuki
Desert Storm rally is a true test of endurance, it pushes man and machine to
extreme limits as they navigate across the barren arid and sandy dunes of
Rajasthan. Introduced in 2002, the rally fulfils the objective of providing the
thrill of off-road rallying to motorsport enthusiasts. While there is thrill
and adventure, the TSD format promotes safe driving habits amongst
participants. This year we have tried to take the experience one notch higher
by introducing flexi-format in Xplore category. We are confident that such
innovations bring value to the motorsport and lead to an increase in the
popularity of motorsports in India.”