Pune: Sanjay Takale Set To Become First Indian To Compete In Cars Category At Dakar Rally In Saudi Arabia (VIDEO CLIP)|IG/sanjay _ takale
Rally motorist Sanjay Takale is readied to end up being the first-ever Indian to join the four-wheel area of any kind of course at the Dakar Rally 2025, to be kept in Saudi Arabia from January 3 to 17.
Takale, that came to be the very first Indian to win an Asia Pacific Rally Championship title (APRC) in the manufacturing course, has actually partnered with Compagnie Saharienne, a French Team, and will certainly race a Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ78 at the 2025 Dakar Classic for 2 week and over 8,000 kilometres, consisting of 5,000 kilometres of 12 unique phases.
“My goal is to simply experience the might of Dakar and have fun driving in the dunes. It is a long journey and will be a good learning experience,” stated Takale.
Takale started his occupation with motocross races in June 1987 and has actually gained 100 prizes till 2001 and proposal farewell to two-wheelers after winning the bike National round at Nashik as a TVS manufacturing facility cyclist.
In 2009, he began endurance rallies and is currently a professional in the Malaysian rallies and Indian National Rally Championship occasions. A normal rival in APRC, Takale came to be the very first Indian to taste success, winning the manufacturing course title in 2013.
In 2018, Takale made World Rally Championship 3 launching at Rally Finland and nabbed a worthy 14th location in his course behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta R2 and duplicated it at the 2019 version.
In 2022, he stood for Team India at the FIA Motorsport Games and ended up eighth in his course.
Takale, that functions as a primary consultatory police officer of a transport business called aerpace, will certainly have Frenchman Maxime Raud as his co-driver in the 2025 Dakar Classic, which is left with the primary Dakar occasion.
