Gumball India 2024: A "Shortest Distance" Challenge

sudev · 11th July 2024, 08:44

RESCHEDULED

Gumball India Jaipur edition starts on August 23

It is the toughest endurance driving competition that involves up to 48 hours of non stop driving.

Simple rules:
Any four wheeler or higher
Crew of two
Find the shortest route through all checkpoints
Finish before 48 hours are up

More at www.gumball.in

Heavy rains in areas where some checkpoints were located makes it tricky if not down right impossible to go there. Hence rescheduled by four weeks.

Announcing Banglore Edition

Gumball India Banglore edition starts on November 08, 2024.

It is the toughest endurance driving competition that involves up to 48 hours of non stop driving.

Simple rules:
Any four wheeler or higher
Crew of two
Find the shortest route through all checkpoints
Finish before 48 hours are up

More at www.gumball.in

sudev · 15th July 2024, 10:55

Which Gumball event to participate?

Have received such query from few people.

Our answer is easy. Attend all!

Each terrain is different and each edition has different set of variables to overcome. Rajasthan is mainly sandy plains but Aravali hills are there in the eastern and southern part. Around Bangalore you have multiple state borders plus terrain is hilly and is mainly on platue with ghats on the eastern and western edges. Population density is higher too compared to Rajasthan. There too the is a vast difference between eastern and western part of the state.

River crossing pose their own hurdle. Generally the peninsular rivers are not fordable without bridges. Rajasthan rivers are rain fed and generally bone dry with chance of flash floods at drop off rain.

11th July 2024, 08:44	#16
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,852 Thanked: 3,221 Times	RESCHEDULED Gumball India Jaipur edition starts on August 23 It is the toughest endurance driving competition that involves up to 48 hours of non stop driving. Simple rules: Any four wheeler or higher Crew of two Find the shortest route through all checkpoints Finish before 48 hours are up More at www.gumball.in Heavy rains in areas where some checkpoints were located makes it tricky if not down right impossible to go there. Hence rescheduled by four weeks. Announcing Banglore Edition Gumball India Banglore edition starts on November 08, 2024. It is the toughest endurance driving competition that involves up to 48 hours of non stop driving. Simple rules: Any four wheeler or higher Crew of two Find the shortest route through all checkpoints Finish before 48 hours are up More at www.gumball.in Last edited by Rudra Sen : 11th July 2024 at 16:18. Reason: back to back posts merged
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15th July 2024, 10:55	#17
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,852 Thanked: 3,221 Times	Re: Gumball India 2024: A "Shortest Distance" Challenge Which Gumball event to participate? Have received such query from few people. Our answer is easy. Attend all! Each terrain is different and each edition has different set of variables to overcome. Rajasthan is mainly sandy plains but Aravali hills are there in the eastern and southern part. Around Bangalore you have multiple state borders plus terrain is hilly and is mainly on platue with ghats on the eastern and western edges. Population density is higher too compared to Rajasthan. There too the is a vast difference between eastern and western part of the state. River crossing pose their own hurdle. Generally the peninsular rivers are not fordable without bridges. Rajasthan rivers are rain fed and generally bone dry with chance of flash floods at drop off rain.
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