Harith Noah completes Stage 1b successfully in 34th overall

Ha’il (Saudi Arabia), 2 Jan. 2022: Sherco TVS Rally Factory team rider Harith Noah KV began well and passed the first tough test successfully, completing Stage 1b, a special section of 333 km, and finished the Day at 34st place in the Moto RallyGP class here on Sunday. Teammate Lorenzo Santolino had a brilliant day finishing seventh overall while the next best from the Indian team, Hero, was youngster Aaron Mare, who put in a stunning performance to take 11th ranking. Daniels Sanders of Gas Gas team, won the stage for the second day running.

The other Sherco rider R Goncalves had a poor day but survived to finish the Day 2 course in 70st place. Meanwhile, Hero MotoSports Team Rally top rider Joaquim Rodrigues, too, suffered issues and finished the day  in overall 30th place.

The 28-year from Kerala, Noah, the only rider to represent India, began on an aggressive note and kept himself in the top-30 riders but lost time in the last two sections but did improve a place from the 35th that he logged in the qualifying Stage 1A, which was a short 19-km special. He clocked 5hrs, 37min, 20sec. for the 333-km special section and ran a total of 514km course, incluing transpot section from Ha’il to Ha’il.