kolkata winner of the 4th indo bhutan car rally in the extreme category pritul dey talks about driving with only three suspensions at an altitude of 13000 feet as if it is an everyday activity the extreme category had four legs each measuring approximately 250 km we travelled from guwahati to samdrup jhonka mongar to trongsa and thimpu on the second day my left suspension broke but we still managed to finish first running on three suspensions he said if that was not all on the third day of the race his car fuel tank ruptured we finished the race with hardly 250 to 300ml of fuel left in the car said the racer pritul and his navigator nirav mehta had raced uphill and downhill across river beds and boulderstrewn tracks we have encountered snowfall on the four days of the race the mud and slush made the terrain really difficult our progress was also hindered by rainfall and dense fog most of the time he added adding to his woes were bad road conditions and some really risky legs vision was limited and some of the roads were not properly sanitized it was very risky driving he said the 23yearold said that he is married to motorsports and finds no time for love yet right now i have no time for anything else but motorsports he said pritul gets a lot of support from his family and that is what keeps him going my mom and dad are very supportive of my hobby and they help me in every little way they can his car conforms to the indian national rally championship inrc specifications of the 1400cc category and flaunts tein dampers from japan which are worth 120 lakh my fireproof suit alone costs 30000 i also have performance header exhausts and bmc air filters in my car the entire chassis of the car is housed within a rollcage for the safety of the driver he said so what next my dream is to win the national championship in the 1400cc category i will take it ahead from there he said reaching the finishing line