Despite a fall on Day 4 and an injured wrist, Harith Noah completes BP Rally

Portugal, 7 April 2024: From April 2 to 7, 2024, the riders of Sherco TVS Factory Rally Team completed in their first post-Dakar race, the BP Ultimate Rally Raid in Portugal.

Lorenzo Santolino started the event well and placed 2nd in the first stage. The following days, he once again demonstrated his ability to fight with the fastest riders in the World Rally Raid Championship, but was stopped in his progress by a big fall at 130 km/h on the last day. , because of a root hidden under the sand. He comes out of it with just some aches and pain, no broken bones.

Our rider from India, Harith Noah, the winner of the Dakar Rally 2 category, was penalized because of some racing incidents, small riding and navigation errors, but he is satisfied with his performance.

Harith Noah :

“This rally was a good experience to return to competition after the Dakar. The conditions were difficult and different, there was a lot of humidity, and it was cold. A racing incident during the second stage penalized me and caused me to lose time. I left motivated on the 3rd day and I gave everything, but a fall on the 4th day caused me to have pain in my wrist and on the last day, I just rode to finish the race, without taking any risks since I  was now too far behind in the provisional ranking. I learned a lot from this event and gained new experiences. We learn from each experience. The bike performed very well. Now I will focus on training and be ready for the next race.”