Jeep Club Wayanad
Off-road Challange Wayanad 2015
Jeep Club’ was inspired by the popularity of the ‘Off roading’ expeditions organised during Splash, the Wayanad monsoon carnival last year. To the surprise of the organisers, more than 100 motor sporting enthusiasts in 67 teams from all major cities including Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi participated in the event.
The
Wayanad Tourism Organization (WTO), which organizes the monsoon
carnival, too played a role in the launch of the Jeep Club, explains
its president K.S. Ramesh. “Although there are many jeeps here and we
rode on risky hilly trails we never thought of organising this as a
competition until now,” he adds, explaining that the Wayanad is ideal
for such activity due to its cool climate. “We also have the curvy crude
roads, labyrinthine jungle tracks, slushy roads and steep bumpy truck
roads,” he points out.
Ramesh and friends hope
that the adventure driving expeditions will catapult Wayanad, already a
sought after tourism spot, into a centre of ‘4/4 offroading expeditions’
and skill driving competitions.
The first official expedition and competitions of the Jeep Club will be held during the Wayanad Monsoon carnival in July.
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