After
a gap of 10 years the motor sport community is to have a Raid,
one of the most exciting formats of automotive competition.
The
route is exciting, gruelling yet picturesque and a rallyists
delight.
After flag off in Shimla the event heads to Manali 280 kms
away. Threading its way through the forested mountains of
Himachal and crossing the Jalori Pass, the event will halt
overnight in Manali.
Day 2 will be from Manali to Kaza. After cresting the Rohtang
Pass at 13000 feet one descends to a high altitude cold desert
in the Inner Himalaya. The rest of the day is spent racing
at altitudes from 11000 feet and above. After Rohtang, and
a long glacier crossing, the next pass to cross is Kunzum
la at approx 15000 feet. Overnight, the rally halt is at Kaza
13000 feet, the district headquarters for Spiti. The stage
from Manali to Kaza is 250 kms.
Day 3 and 4 the event will run back on almost the same route
to Shimla using some interesting tarmac stages as well, with
Post Event Scrutiny and Prize Distribution on October 11,
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Pictures of previous rally
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ABOUT
THE RALLY:
The Raid de Himalaya will be held from October 6 (Pre-event
scrutiny) to October 11, 1999 (Post event scrutiny and Prize Distribution).
This event will be jointly organised by Himachal Pradesh Government
(Deptt. of Youth Services & Sports and Deptt. of Tourism) and
the Himalayan Motorsport Association.
The Himalayan Motorsport Association is a newly formed motorsport
club with membership to the FMSCI.
Vijay Parmar, Atul Handa and Manjeev Bhalla form the core of this
organization and have been associated with Indian motorsport for
the past 15 years. All three are from Shimla and have vast knowledge
of Himachal and rallying.
For further information contact:
Himalayan Motorsport Association
"Motoworld"
Navbahar,
Shimla 171 002
E Mail :
Tel : , 242917 Cell:,
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