Advik Patnaik of Odisha emerged as the champion in the amateur category in the Ultimate Desert Challenge (UDC), India’s one of the most coveted off-road motorsport competitions, held in Rajasthan recently. The 13-year-old Advik was one the youngest off-roaders who participated in the competition with 54 other experienced off-roaders. He secured the fifth position and was declared champion in the amateur category.He had developed a passion for hard-core off-roading since a very tender age. The UDC is a high-endurance desert off-roading competition that aims at providing a neutral competitive platform for expert off-roaders as well as budding off-roading talents.The competition wasfirst organised by the Dune Adventure Sports Club in 2014. Thereafter, it has been a regular affair in Bikaner, Rajasthan. It is now one of the most recognised off-road motorsport competitions attracting a host of seasoned off-roaders from across the country.