Tata Motors Full Throttle completed the 2011 Raid De Himalaya Rally as they ended their maiden rally with 2 podium finishes. Full Throttle has earlier been successful in the Desert Storm Rally and the Dakshin Dare Rally which were held this year. Tata Motors – Full Throttle team entered the 2011 Raid De Himalaya Rally with 3 Tata Xenon XTs, 2 Tata Safaris, 2 Tata Sumo Grandes and 2 Tata Indica Vistas. The Tata Safari of Mr. Sanjay Takale and Mr. K Chandrashekhar locked up second position in the Pro Stock Expert SUV class of the rally, while the Tata Sumo Grande Dicor of Mr. G.S. Joshy and Mr. Chandramouli claimed third spot in the Stock Expert SUV class. The two cars stood 4th and 5th in the overall Adventure Trial category, which saw over 65 entrants, this year.
The rally, spread over 6 days, through a treacherous route embedded in the great western Himalayan ranges, covered a distance of over 2000 km, starting at Shimla, passing Mandi, Kullu, Kangra and Chamba, and entering Jammu and Kashmir through Bhaderwah, Kishtwar, Kokernag and Ananatnag. The cars traversed through some of the highest passes in the world, enroute Kargil, Rangdum, Drass, Kargil and Zoji-La, finally ending in Srinagar.
