THE HIMALAYAN RALLY
Overdrive|November 2021
Organised by Nazir Hoosein, the first edition of this rally was held in1980 and the last in 1990. For these eleven years the Himalayan Rally was possibly the most interesting and fascinating rally in the world. The inaugural one attracted world famous drivers like Shekhar Mehta, Achim Warmbold and also many works teams including Opel, Toyota, etc. It started in Bombay and finished in Delhi after a long run across the Himalayas. The second Himalayan also started from Bombay, but the third one, like all the others that followed, started and finished in Delhi.
BOB RUPANI
THE HIMALAYAN RALLY

Foreign drivers and teams kept coming and a large contingent from Kenya was also always seen on this event. In fact the Kenyan of Indian descent Jayant Shah, won several times as did Japanese ace and Paris Dakar winner Kenjiro Shinozuka. The other big names who participated in the Himalayan Rally include Ross Dunkerton, Flory Rootheart, Rod Millen, Guy Colsoul, Philip Young, Ramesh Khoda, Rudolf Stohl, Stig Andervang, etc. Even top WRC driver Per Eklund, took part in the Himalayan Rally.

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