Raid De Himalaya

Raid De Himalaya is a motorsport started in year 1999.

Raid De Himalaya 2007

Start Date : 1^st Oct 07
End Date : 7^st Oct 07

Day - 1

The Raid will flag off from Shimla and will go through Baggi and Khadrala and from there, the raid will move towards Jalori and the steep climb will pressure the engines and then Downhill it will kill those Breaks and Clutches and atlast at the end of Day 1 Teams will reach at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Manali.

Day - 2

On the second day the team will go to Rohtang Pass, which is at a height of 13,000ft from sea level.Spiti valley will come on the way along with Gramphoo , Chhatru and then over the Kunzum Pass along with Losar and Kaza which will be the halt for Night.

Day - 3

The Race sets off to Ladakh Region, passing all the high passes like Morey Plain or Baralacha La, Lachhulung La.At the end of the day, The Raid will reach at Pang where you can see Indian Army's Posts and you come to know the real exposure the Soldiers face everyday in these Sky touching Mountains. Pang is an Acclimatization Point.

Day - 4The Unseasonal weather which has hit North India led to the cancellation of the Fourth Leg.Rally organisers at the spot decided that it was too dangerous to run the Rally in such Arctic conditions.

Other Links

* [http://www.raid-de-himalaya.com Raid-De-Himalaya Official Site]
* [http://himachal.us/category/sports/raid-de-himalaya Complete coverage, 2007 onward]