Suresh Rana made a hattrick of wins in the Xtreme four wheeler category while Damon I'Anson claimed the top honours in the bike category in the 8th Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya.
Himachal boy Rana drove his Maruti Suzuki Gypsy, with 02:09:20 penalty points beating his close and arch rival Sunny Siddhu in a nail biting finish, who clocked in second with 02:16:32 penalty points, an official release said.
Sqn. Ldr. Ashish Kumar of the Indian Air Force came third with 03:20:31 penalty points.
In the two-wheeler category, British national I'Anson with 02:36:20 penalty points gave a close fight to Ashish Moudgil to claim the title.
Ashish closed in second with 03:32:27 penalty points while Yogesh Lakhani came in third with 04:16:19 penalty points.
Rajesh Chalana and Farhan Vohra claimed the first positions in the car and SUV category of the reliability trial with 00:32:25 and 00:26:46 penalty points.
The rally flagged-off from Shimla on September 30 with nearly 92 motorsport enthusiasts, had a total prize money of Rs 6 lakhs.
In the last seven days, the rally covered a distance of 2139 kms with 725 kms in the 16 competitive stages running across six of the world's highest mountains passes some well over 5500 meters.
The rally traversed through Gramphoo, Kaza, Dhankar, Patseo, Leh before ending here.
Himachal Pradesh Sports Minister Ram Lal Thakur was present in the prize distribution ceremony.
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