Mahindra Adventure - Thar Fest 2017 Fueled by Torque

As many as 11 teams with their Thars in multiple categories were competing in the Club Challenge. These contestants came from across the country, some from even as far as the North East. Each team comprised of one pro stock Thar, one modified Thar and one pro-mod Thar. The tasks looked simple but were much more challenging in reality. The night stages had teams running along a slush pit with deep trenches carved out of the land which were camouflaged with mud and grime. Most teams found it difficult to clear the first of the night stages its self and had to be winched out by their team members. The objective of the club challenge was just that, to assist your team members in clearing obstacles and collecting as many flags as possible along the way.

For those who cleared the tricky slush pit in the night stages - the second stage proved to be too challenging to overcome and none of the teams were able to move on to the third and final stage. While most teams were using a winch to tow their stock Thars out of the mud, the NIOC team led by Bijender Singh used a tow strap which proved more efficient than a winch. The second leg of the night stages involved scaling a steep gradient at a bend and was quite tricky. The day stages as well were no less challenging, some required rolling over logs with their stock Thars. Most of the jeeps got their axles wedged precariously over the logs and need to be towed out. Nearly all of the stages required team members to winch each other out be it over mud, logs or rocks! But the mother of all these was the demolition derby stage. This was the last and final leg of the Club Challenge which required competitors to drive over scrapped buses, trucks, SUVs and cars.

The Club Challenge promised an action packed two days of unfiltered torque and testosterone. Most competitors looked muddied and worn out by the end of the day but all with beaming smiles on their faces. All participants and their Thars displayed immense capability but it was a team from the North East - AHOR EJAMSA which won the coveted prize. The Mahindra Adventure Thar Fest 2017 which was also being simultaneously hosted at the same venue saw one of the biggest gatherings of Thar owners from across the country going to show the cult following this brand has, as for the Club Challenge I can safely tell you that a lot more Thar owners would have been inspired to take their iconic jeeps off the beaten path.