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Pune Pathfinders welcome you to ‘Annual Offroad Carnival 2016’. This two days event will have everything an offroader or automobile enthusiast looks for. Set up in a humongous piece of land with green flora and fauna and within city limits to avoid long travels will have variety of stalls from various offroading equipment manufacturers to test drive trails of new upcoming vehicles to lip smacking food…..
To encourage all offroaders with varied set of modifications and advancements, this year we have taken this event to a new level.
What is there for you in ‘Annual Offroad Carnival 2016’?

Competitions:

• AOC 2016 competition – spread between 10 special stages where competitors need to slog out among best offroaders to prove his mettle. All SS are natural and very very technical which will test your approach, coordination between driver and navigator and all the luck you have

• CHIEF’s challenge – named after guiding force behind this initiative Shri Sunil (Bunty) Chadha A.K.A. ‘CHIEF’ carries a separate trophy, prize and acknowledgment that you had guts to attempt/complete one of the toughest challenge of the event which call for all your offroading equipment and all the energy of you and your prepped up vehicle

• Trailer challenge – always fascinated about jeeps with those trailers carrying assorted loads? Want to get a feel of how it feels like? We give you opportunity to showcase your talent, your control on vehicle and inverted dynamics of trailer reversal

• Trail driving:You want to do offroad at your pace and want to explore your vehicle’s capabilities? Then the serene natural trail sprawled over 300 acres of varied mix is for you. Limited to 20 vehicles and led by veteran offroaders who know the entire trail at back of their hand will make small groups to avoid long waiting times and take you through natural trails spread across entire area.

Please refer vehicle requirements to ensure your vehicle meet those norms. Please note that vehicle failing to scrutiny will not be allowed to participate and payment will NOT be returned.

Vehicle category/class for competition

After feedback from various participants and members from offroad fraternity we have segregated vehicle categories in our event ‘Annual Offroad Carnival 2016’ to have level playing field for all vehicles

A. Main competition:
Diesel class/category
1) Winner
2) First runner-up
3) Second runner-up

Petrol class/category:
1) Winner
2) First runner-up
3) Second runner-up

B. CHIEF’s Challenge – Winner

C. Trailer Challenge – Winner

Above mentioned podium finishes, will get trophy, Certificate and various prizes. Please visit our event page https://www.facebook.com/events/1092183350855144/ for more information on prizes


Mandatory requirements for ‘AOC Main Competition’ in vehicle scrutiny:
 Mud terrain tyres (AT/HT tyres not allowed)
 Seat belt for driver and navigator
 Front towing point
 Rear tow hook
 Working 4x4 with low gear ratio
 Minimum 4 point roll cage or complete A and B pillar covering driver and navigator
 Helmet for both driver and navigator
 Spare tyre
 For Mahindra Thar CRDe – clutch pipe protection
It is advisable to carry offroading equipments (ladder, tow rope, winch etc.) which may help you to complete SS quicker/safer

Mandatory requirements for ‘CHIEF’s Challenge’ in vehicle scrutiny:
All the points mentioned in main competition plus below points:
 Working winch
 Winch Dampener
 Ladder (minimum 1 set)
 Minimum 4 point roll cage (vehicles with just A&B-pillar but without roll cage won’t be allowed)

Mandatory requirements for ‘Trailer Challenge’ in vehicle scrutiny:
All the points mentioned in main competition plus below point:
 Pintle hook

Mandatory requirements for ‘Trail Drive’ in vehicle scrutiny:
 Mud terrain tyres (AT/HT tyres not allowed)
 Seat belt for driver and navigator
 Front towing point
 Rear tow hook
 Working 4x4 with low gear ratio
 Minimum 4 point roll cage or complete A and B pillar covering driver and navigator
 Spare tyre

Vehicle not meeting above mentioned requirements wont be allowed to participate in the event

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Few pics from the first recce, its back breaking weekends finding out new trail and test it with stop watch

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Last year's Pre-event page:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-ex...er-2015-a.html

Last year's detailed event report:
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-ex...er-2015-a.html

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Few pics from last Sunday's Recce, It was a long tiring day where many members from our group turned up for to help us in recce, identifying crucial tracks and making the day a joyful outing

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Few additional pics from recce