Ajgar-Mustafa lead at JK Tyre Himalayan Drive 6

Darjeeling Feb 27 (IANS) Defending champions Ajgar Ali and Mohammed Mustafa maintained their narrow lead in India s only Tri-Nation TSD (Time Speed Distance) rally -- the JK Tyre Himalayan Drive 6 as it entered its final stages here on Tuesday afternoon.

The Ajgar-Mustafa duo were ahead of Subir Roy and Nirav Mehta by three penalty points after putting up a brilliant show on the fourth day to collect only 50 penalty points for a cumulative total of 149 penalty points according to a release.

Subir and Nirav have 152 penalty points and can still topple the TSD veterans on the final day.

A total of 23 teams comprising of a driver and a navigator from all over the country and Nepal are participating in the rally that was flagged off from Siliguri on Friday).

It has so far travelled 1 615 kilometres through Nepal Bhutan and the Dooars area of North Bengal arriving in the enchanting hill station of Darjeeling.

--IANS
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