In a field of 39, Rustom came up with judicious riding over the dirt tracks to win the gruelling 35-km race with a penalty of 29 minutes and 54 seconds.
Muzzafar Ali from Bhopal, who participated for the first time, came in creditable second with a penalty of 30 minutes and 15 seconds, on Suzuki Access. Kunal Rao took the third position with a penalty of 33 minutes and 7 seconds.
Riding on the gravel-laden slushy course, the riders had to exercise extreme caution while negotiating the steep inclines and hairpin bends. Practically, all of them took a tumble or two and some even damaged their scooters.
It was difficult riding through water-logged areas but almost all riders went through the exercise rather efficiently.
Apart from winning the overall prize, Rustom Patel was first in his class in the 110 to 160 cc class(4 stroke), while Muzaffar Ali and Nikunj Gala were second and third respectively in the class.
Manjit Singh topped in the 111cc to 160 cc class (2 stroke), followed by Chinmay Bisht and Freddy Elavia on second and third positions respectively.
In the 80cc to 110cc class (2 stroke), Kunal Rao was in the lead. Ashish Nair was second while Shashank Shewale was third.
