At 42, Indian motorcycle rider Ashish Roarane is rewriting off-road history. Lost in the desert for 12 hours, suffered concussions, and quit his merchant navy job to open a rally-raid academy.
Ashish Raorane was 35 years old when he first got on an off-road rally-raid motorcycle. Seven years later, at the age of 42, the Indian rider has got one Dakar Rally behind him and is training hard for his second tryst at the grueling desert event. Along the way, Ashish has been lost in the desert for 12 hours, had a concussion or two, suffered a slew of other injuries, quit his job in the merchant navy, and opened his own off-road rally-raid academy. His goal - train the next batch of Indian motorsport athletes, and push himself in his quest for excellence in the sport he's become obsessed with. Completing the event's Malle Moto class remains his white whale.

Report: Vaishali Dinakaran
Camera: Arjun Dhavale
Editing: Kirsten Jungclaus

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00:00 Ashish Raorane: Rally Maverick
00:31 Dakar Challenge: Ashish Raorane's Journey
00:48 Overcoming Barriers: Ashish Raorane's Insight
01:10 Ashish Raorane's Motorsport Odyssey
02:09 Sand Lessons: Ashish Raorane's Adventure
02:25 Ashish Raorane: Off-Road to Pro
03:03 Focus and Departure: Ashish Raorane's Drive
03:14 Building Resilience: Ashish Raorane's Story
03:24 No Turning Back: Ashish Raorane's Pursuit
03:44 Tanya Almeida's View: Supporting Rally Dreams
04:56 Unplanned Ordeal: Africa Eco Race
05:36 Persistence Philosophy: Ashish Raorane's Rally
06:20 Solo Survival: Ashish Raorane's Desert Night
07:46 12-Hour Solo: Ashish Raorane's Struggle
08:55 Malle Moto Challenge: Ashish Raorane's Journey
09:30 CS Santosh Crash
10:32 Confronting Risks
11:07 Stage 5 Unraveling: Ashish Raorane's Dakar
12:16 Injury Battle: Ashish Raorane's Rally Toll
13:02 Financial Struggles: Ashish Raorane's Pursuit
15:23 Dakar Shift: Ashish Raorane's Moto Class Change
16:32 Tanya Almeida's Support: Rally Passion
17:07 Thriving Odyssey: Ashish Raorane's Rally
17:54 Emotional Rollercoaster: Ashish Raorane's Journey