Rana triumphs

Team Maruti’s Suresh Rana on Saturday bagged his third Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm title after winning the overall championship as the 11th edition of the rally came to an exciting end here.

Driving a Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, along with his navigator Parminder Thakur, Rana emerged winner in the Xtreme category.

Sanjay Takale with his Maruti Suzuki SX4 won the the Xplore category while Sombed Chanda bagged the Ndure category title with his Maruti Suzuki Gypsy.

The six-day rally saw seasoned participants as well as amateurs traverse through hostile desert terrain and unThe winners: Xtreme Category: Suresh Rana, 1; Sunny Sidhu, 2; Lohit Urs, 3. Xplore Category: Sanjay Takale, 1; Satish Gopalkrishnan, 2; Rajesh Chalana, 3. Ndure Category: Somdeb Chanda, 1; Jagmeet Gill, 2; Parth Beniwal, 3.MotoQuad overall: Mohit Verma, 1; Vijay Parmar, 2; Stephan Raush, 3.