Aravind KP 60th after Second Stage while Santosh slips to 37th: Dakar Rally 2019

David Bodapati January 9, 2019

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Aravind KP during the first stage to Pisco on Monday. A Sherco TVS image

Pisco (Peru), 8 Jan 2019: Aravind KP of Sherco TVS Rally Factory team did a commendable job in the 553-km Second Stage of the Moto section of the Dakar Rally 2019 as he nudged ahead with a steady ride to occupy 60th position on Tuesday. After the first stage he was in 71st position.

Meanwhile, CS Santosh of Hero Motosports Team Rally had a tough second stage but managed to stay on course as he slipped to 37th place with a time of 4 hours, 06 minutes and 20 seconds.

Both the Indian teams saw their riders in the top-20 with Sherco TVS team’s Lorenzo Santolino and Adrien Metge in 14th and 15th positions respectively while Oriol Mena of Hero Motosports Team followed them in 16th place. Santolino did 3:43.34 while Adrien clocked 3:45.33. Oriol Mena timed 3:46.51.

Joaquim Rodriques of Hero Motosports is in 34th place (4:03.04). Michael Metgi of Sherco TVS slipped to 69th clocking 5:05.29.

Here is a tweet by senior motorsports editor Sirish Chandran

#ShercoTVS’s @aravindkp85 is safely done with the #Dakar2019 prologue stage in 71th position — the real action starts now!@TVS_Racing @tvsmotorcompany pic.twitter.com/At9TEMeU6F

— Sirish Chandran (@SirishChandran) January 8, 2019