The 12th Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalayas, will take place from 10th October to 16th October. To make it more grueling and exciting this year’s event will take a more challenging route. This edition has 164 teams in the fray, with 277 participants.
The Raid-de-Himalaya event will span across 6 days to traverse a distance of 2,000 kms through the undulating terrains in the Western Himalayas. The Route covers some of the highest motorable places in the world. This would include Kaza (3600 mts), Tabo (3050 mts), Komic (4275 mts) in Spiti valley and Patseo (4830 mts), Sarchu (4551 mts) in Lahul valley, and the formidable Baralacha la (4883 mts). The event will conclude on October 16, at Manali with the prize distribution.
On the occasion, Mr Shashank Srivastava, Chief General Manager (Marketing), Maruti Suzuki said, "Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya has seen an exponential growth in participants over recent times. To a participant the Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya offers thrill and joy of motorsport alongside Himalayan natural splendour. We are happy that Maruti Suzuki efforts to popularize motorsport in the country are getting good results, especially among youth."
