Nashik (Maha), Aug 25 (PTI)Braving wet and slushy conditions, defending champion Venkatesh Shetty today won the JK Tyre 29thMonsoon Scooter Rally.

The veteran rider from Mumbai completed the 5-kilometre loop thrice in Sarul Village near here in just 19 minutes and 13 seconds, a media release said.

Zeeshan Sayed, also from Mumbai, claimed the second place while TVS Racing's Syed Asif Ali took the third place, finishing the entire stretch in 21 minutes and 36 seconds, and 22 minutes and 19 seconds, respectively.

The popular FMSCI-approved scooter rally, organised by Sportscraft, had been shifted from Mumbai to Nashik this year.

As many as 34 riders from different parts of the country, including Mumbai, Pune, Bhopal, Vadodara, Raigad, Panvel and Nashik took part.

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