Top five events you shouldn’t miss at IBW 2016

1. This year IBW is also set to host the Dirty20 Enduro Challenge. Open for general participation by amateur enduro and adventure riders, this high-octane biking challenge is set to test man and machine to their limits, with participants standing a chance to win total cash prize of Rs 75,000.

2. Mountain Dew will present the IBW National Stunt Championship, with this edition bearing witness to India’s finest stunt teams battling it out in elimination rounds. Over 40 entries have been received for this competition, and 8 shortlisted teams will perform in front of two judges – FMX champion Shyam Kothari and stunt expert Bhuvan Choudhary.

3. The Big Trip is a place where you can interact with legends of the road as they share stories gathered over the course of several decades. Some of the speakers this year are Bullet Yatra blogger Dhruv Dholakia; Youhan Mubaraki and Debaashish Ghosh from HOI, who will outline their 25,000 km ASEAN Corridor ride to Singapore and back on their Harleys; and Alankar Misra, who goes by the name of Sole Traveller and did a Trans-America ride in addition to several pan-India rides.   

4. This year IBW is set to see its first ever Film Festival, featuring travel films from all over the world. The movies showcased will be across three categories, and judged by a panel consisting of celebrated film directors and writers; also joining the judging panel is Gaurav Jani. Gaurav is a biking aficionado and national award winning documentary and filmmaker, whose love for travel and the open road led him to make films like One Crazy Ride and Riding Solo to the Top of the World. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners in the various categories, while a separate competition will encourage the submission of homemade riding movies, with the entries featured on the IBW website.

5. This year’s Moto Trials Show will have the international King of Trials, Dougie Lampkin. Keeping our local talent in the spotlight, CEAT, the festival’s official safety partner are bringing C. S. Santosh to the festival this year. He will also be hosting a CEAT safety session for the crowd, offering key insights into the riding safety drawn from his experience at national and international rides. Santosh will also be discussing some of his most exciting rides and his passion for biking, as a part of the Big Trip.