Kabir, co-driver Dushyant emerge winners

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 4

Kabir Waraich and co-driver Dushyant Khosla of Gerrari Offroaders, Chandigarh, clinched the coveted Overall Champions Trophy at the Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India 2021.

They have won the 7th season with a total score of 2,155 out of 2,600. As the RFC India 2021 champions, they have won a free entry to the RFC Global Series Finale to be held in Malaysia. The overall second position was secured by Anand V Manjooran (co-driver Vishnu Raj) of KTM Jeepers of Kerala with 2,144 points.

Dr Mohammad Fahed VP (co-driver Rajeev Lal) of Team Gulf First from Kerala claimed the third spot on the podium with 2,014 points. Sam Kurian Kalarickal (co-driver Sacharia Saji) of RT Off-Road Club from Kerala finished at the fourth position with 1,836 points, while Cedrick Jordan DaSilva of Goa (co-driver Daljit Singh) bagged the fifth spot with 1,824 points.

“This is a dream come true for me, but it is yet to sink in. I have participated in all editions of RFC India. While I managed to get a podium finish in the first two editions, the Champions Trophy had always eluded me. In fact, this year was also quite dramatic. The person who was originally supposed to be my navigator broke his leg two days prior to the competition,” said Waraich.

The competitors had to undertake 26 special stages or challenges that tested their driving and vehicle recovery skills, team spirit, along with their physical and mental strength under extreme off-road conditions.