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CS Santosh 'Dakar' Rally Dream Comes True—First Indian in Dakar
CS Santosh will be the first Indian to participate in the prestigious Dakar Rally, sponsored by PB Racing, owned by the S Balan Group. He will also recieve support from KINI Red Bull. Santosh will be riding a KTM 450 rally motorcycle.
"I'm thrilled to be the first Indian to be at Dakar. From my crash at Abu Dhabi last year, which left me with third degree burns, to standing here right now, it's been an amazing journey."
"Last two years have been rigorous training for me with my team at Kini Red Bull and with their support moving forward, things look exciting, the real journey starts from here," says Santosh.
From Motocross and Super-cross to dirt tracks and rallies, Santosh has proved time and again why he deserves the title of India's best rider.
Santosh is the only rider to have won the 14th Raid De Himalaya Trophy in the first attempt. Raid De Himalaya is considered to be one of the toughest forms of Motorsports in India, and the only race that is listed on the off-road rallies calendar of Federation Internationale Motocyclisme (FIM) or Federation of International Motorcycling.
During 2013, CS Santosh had a mishap and suffered 3rd degree burns during the Abu-Dhabi Desert Challenge, which forced him out of the championship. His strong will urged him to re-enter the race in 2014 and this time, he ended up finishing as the 9th best rider in the world over all.
This victory gave him the red carpet invitation required to make an entrance into Dakar Rally.
Achievements By C S Santosh till date:
| National Award | International Award | ||
| Year | Award | Year | Award |
| 2005 | MRF National Supercross Championship | 2006 | AI-Ain Motocross In Dubai |
| 2005 | Gulf National Dirt Track championship | 2009 | Maharagama Motocross in Sri Lanka |
| 2007 | National Champion Supercross Indian Experts | 2010 | Nur Elia Motocross in Sri Lanka |
| 2008 | MRF Supercross Challenge | 2010 | Foxhill Supercross in Sri Lanka |
| 2008 | Gulf Dirt Track Championship | 2010 | Vijayabahu Motocross Champion in Sri Lanka |
| 2010 | MRF National Supercross Championship | 2010 | Gajaba Supercross in Sri Lanka |
| 2010 | Rolon National Dirt Track Championship | 2011 | Gajaba Supercross in Sri Lanka |
| 2011 | MRF National Supercross Championship Chandigarh | 2011 | Gunner's Supercross in Sri Lanka |
| 2011 | MRF National Supercross Championship Pune | 2011 | Sigiri Rally Supercross in Sri Lanka |
| 2011 | MRF National Supercross Championship Kolhapur | 2011 | Fox Hill Supercross in Sri Lanka (2nd place) |
| 2012 | MRF National Supercross Championship Chandigarh | 2012 | 14th Raid De Himalaya 2012 |
| 2012 | MRF National Supercross Championship Jaipur (2nd place) | 2012 | Gunner's Supercross in Sri Lanka |
| 2012 | MRF National Supercross Championship Kochi (2nd place) | 2012 | Cavalry Supercross in Sri Lanka (2nd place) |
| 2014 |
Maruti
Suzuki
Desert
Storm
Winner | 2014 | World Cross Country Rally Championship (9th place) |
About
Dakar
Rally:
The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid organized by Amaury Sport Organisation. For 2015, the Dakar organisers ASO want to take the world's toughest race back to its origins by opening up the exhausting marathon stages to all classes.
The start and finish line will be back in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital city, which first hosted the rally in 2009. But not everything will be a nod to the past. Rest day will be in Iquique but on different days for different classes: cars and trucks will rest on January 10th, while bikes and quads on the 12th - that means more Dakar action.
The Dakar 2015 makes excursions into Bolivia and Chile on a looping 9000 km route to Termas de Río Hondo and back to Buenos Aires.
