Raid de-himalaya experience (Car rallying)
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What happens in a rally race?
▪ You must follow a given route from point A to point B Road Book
▪ You must follow a given speed at any point of the route Speed Chart
▪ Minimum 2 people in a car Driver and Navigator
▪ Cars leave at regular intervals Two minutes
▪ There are random checks on route Time Check or TC
▪ There is penalty if you reach early or late Double penalty if early
▪ The clock re-sets after every TC You can’t catch up!
▪ Speeds not very high Still difficult to maintain!
▪ TSD format Time, Distance & Speed
▪ Must follow the Supplementary Regulations (SR)
What is rally raid race?
Rally raid, also known as cross country rallying, is a form of long distance off-road racing that takes place over several days… Examples of rally raid races include the Paris-Dakar Rally… …Raid De Himalaya…
Source: Wikipedia
How difficult is Raid-de-Himalaya?
Supposed to be 2nd toughest in the world after Paris-Dakar
~1 in 3 cars in Adventure category did not finish the race
The finishing ratio in Xtreme category was worse!
What was the preparation required?
▪ Got a partner Driver and Co-driver combo
▪ Got a car Honda Civic
▪ Got the car ready Serviced & Raised by 2 inches
▪ Lot of paper work– Registration
– Rally License x 2
– High Risk Insurance
– AirVac Insurance
– Indemnity Bond
– Blood Group Report
– Health Check-up Report
– And so on…
More on preparation…
▪ “Rally Bag” Packed– Sleeping Bag
– Snow Chain
– Sheets, Can, Extinguisher & Planks
– Warm Clothes
– Food – Energy Bars
– Special Medicines
– Oxygen Cans
– Helmet
▪ Practice Runs – A few practice runs in Pune
– Tried, Tested and Shortlisted couple of Mobile Apps
– Arranged for Tabs
– And what not!
16th Raid-de-Himalaya Key Stats
▪ Number of days 6
▪ Distance covered 1,550 kms
▪ Route Simla-Manali-Tabo-Keylong-Sarchu-Keylong-Manali
▪ Height reached > 16,000 feet
▪ Temperature experienced Up to -4 degrees
▪ Places visited Pristine!
▪ Cars finished 39 out of 55
What was interesting/unique about us?
▪ We drove down to the starting point Distance covered 2,000 kms
▪ Got into an accident before starting the rally Hit a dog between Ajmer and Jaipur
▪ Our Car Most probably the First ever Honda Civic to finish the Raid-de-Himalaya!
Day One
▪ Route Simla to Manali
▪ Maximum Height Jalori pass @10,800 ft
▪ Temperatures Pleasant 10 to mid-teens
▪ Road Mix of tarmac, gravel and potholes!
▪ Distance covered 320 kms
▪ Hours driven ~11 ▪ Highlights – Fell sick
– One of the easiest days (in the hind sight)!!
Day Two
▪ Route Manali to Tabo
▪ Maximum Height Kunzum la @15,059 ft
▪ Temperatures Around 7 degrees
▪ Road Mix of tarmac, gravel, stones, water and potholes!
▪ Distance covered 254 kms
▪ Hours driven ~15
▪ Highlights – The longest and the toughest day!
– Very difficult terrain – many cars broke down
– Got a flat tyre
– Got stuck in traffic jam!!
– Reached Tabo after 10pm
– 20 kms from China border
– Almost gave up!!
Day Three
▪ Route Tabo to Tabo (local loop)
▪ Maximum Height Err!
▪ Temperatures Around 7 degrees
▪ Road Mix of tarmac and gravel
▪ Distance covered 175 kms
▪ Hours driven ~6 ▪ Highlights – Easiest day – rally was over by lunch time – more of a
break day
– Easy but tricky route
– Had lunch with Sohail Khan
Day Four
▪ Route Tabo to Keylong
▪ Maximum Height Kunzum la @15,059 ft
▪ Temperatures Around 0 degree
▪ Road Mix of tarmac, gravel, stones, water and potholes!
▪ Distance covered 234 kms
▪ Hours driven ~9
▪ Highlights – Back through the same tough road
– Snowed overnight
– Rally stopped midway because of snow
Day Five
▪ Route Keylong to Brandy nala & back
▪ Maximum Height Barlacha la @16,043 ft
▪ Temperatures Around 0 to -4 degree
▪ Road Mix of tarmac, gravel, stones, water and potholes!
▪ Distance covered 343 kms
▪ Hours driven ~11 ▪ Highlights – Highest point of the rally
– Coldest day
– #1 of last year crashed out
– Bridge broke down – had to go through the river
Day Six
▪ Route Keylong to Manali
▪ Maximum Height Rohtang pass @13,054 ft
▪ Temperatures Around 5 to 10 degree
▪ Road Mix of tarmac, gravel, stones, water and potholes!
▪ Distance covered 214 kms
▪ Hours driven ~8▪ Highlights – One of the easiest days
– Congratulated by many for finishing in a Honda Civic