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Firstpost Masterclass: Third-degree burns to high-speed spirituality, CS Santosh explains motorsports

What is off-road biking? What does a typical day at Dakar Rally look like? How to attain the perfect bike-body balance while riding at 150kmph? In this edition of Firstpost Masterclass, CS Santosh, the first Indian to complete the Dakar Rally, discusses all about high-speed motorsports.

Dakar Rally: Hero MotoSports driver Paulo Goncalves registers third top 10 stage finish; CS Santosh finishes 32nd in 6th stage

Hero MotoSports Team Rally rider Paulo Goncalves continued his fine show and registered his third top 10 spot in a row by finishing stage 6 of the gruelling Dakar Rally at the eighth position.

Dakar Rally: Paulo Goncalves impresses in fourth stage for Hero MotoSports; CS Santosh finishes 44th

With this performance, Goncalves clawed back several places from his overnight position of 110th to jump to 61st place in the overall rankings.

Hero MotoSports' driver CS Santosh says top-20 finish in upcoming Dakar Rally 'is like winning' race

Santosh, Joaquim Rodrigues, Oriol Mena and Paulo Goncalves will be Hero MotoSports' four-member team for the 2020 Dakar Rally. This will be the 35-year-old Indian's third outing at the off-road endurance event.

Dakar Rally 2018: India's CS Santosh ends Stage 10 as 40th overall; Oriol Mena in 14th position

Santosh managed to finish the difficult stage at the 44th position, which put him at the 40th position overall.

Dakar Rally 2018: India's CS Santosh placed 40 after stage seven, Oriol Mena finishes in 17th position

Both Mena and Santosh tackled the stage with a steady head and arrived at the Uyuni bivouac safely.

Dakar Rally 2018: CS Santosh ends 'tough' day at 56th overall; Andre Villas-Boas hospitalised after car crash

CS Santosh came out with purpose and rode hard to cover a lot of positions despite a nasty crash in the second half of the stage.

Dakar Rally 2018: CS Santosh drops down to 57th position in overall standings after freak incident

Santosh was 30 km short of finish due to a loose fuel cap and as a result, he slipped down in the rankings. With nine more stages pending, he will aim to make up for as much lost time as possible.

Dakar Rally 2018: Hero MotoSports Team Rally's CS Santosh ranked 28th overall after 'difficult' second stage

India's CS Santosh was placed 28th overall, just behind his Hero MotoSports Team Rally teammate Oriol Mena, after the second stage of the challenging Dakar Rally 2018.

Dakar Rally 2018: CS Santosh placed 13th after first stage; teammate Joaquim Rodrigues out due to 'unfortunate' crash

India's C S Santosh was placed at a creditable 13th among the bikers at the end of the first stage of the gruelling Dakar Rally while his Hero Motorsports Rally teammate Joaquim Rodrigues met with a spectacular crash to end his race