The 13th Raid-De-Himalaya car rally of Himachal Youth Services and Sports Department and Motor Sports Association will be flagged off on October 11 by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, said an official spokesman here on Saturday. The Raid will be covering approximately 2,500 km through the most rugged terrain of Himalayas and will have both X-treme and Adventure categories. The teams from Tata Motors, Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki are set to battle it out in the most predominant Adventure category. In the X-treme category, Team Army, Team Thunderbolt, Team Eagle Motorsport and Team Air Force would participate. Keeping in view the mandatory ecological parameters, Raid-De-Himalaya has introduced necessary sound regulations, claimed the spokesman. In the X-treme category, the pre-event scrutiny would be on October 9 and 10 in Shimla. In the first leg, the rally will traverse through the districts of Shimla, Mandi and Kullu and will halt at Manali. The second leg would pass through the mighty Rohtang to halt at Leh on October 12. Next day, it will cover several routes in Leh including the 18,300-foot Khardung-La, the highest Motorable road in the world and cover Kargil, Rangdum and Penzi-La to conclude in Srinagar on October 16. In Adventure Trial category, the pre-event scrutiny would also be held on October 9 and 10. It will pass through the districts of Shimla, Mandi, Kullu, Kangra, Chamba, and would enter Jammu and Kashmir, through Bhaderwah, Kishtwar, Kokernag and Ananatnag. From here it would go to Kargil, Rangdum, Dras, Kargil, Zozi-La and culminate in Srinagar on October 16.
Himalayan car rally to be flagged off on October 11
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