Hero Dirt Biking Challenge Held in Mangalore: More Than 60 Motorcycle Enthusiasts Participate

Hero Dirt Biking Challenge Held in Mangalore: More Than 60 Motorcycle Enthusiasts Participate

Hero Dirt Biking Challenge (HDBC) was held on September 24 and 25 at Benjanapadavu near Mangalore. More than 60 passionate motorcycle enthusiasts from Mangalore, Goa, Mysuru, Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga participated in the while five were selected for the next round.

Hero MotoCorp introduced the HDBC to serve as a platform for aspiring riders and enthusiasts to showcase their talent. The country’s best amateur off-road riders are chosen from 45 cities. Hero MotoCorp will be awarding a Hero Xpulse 200 4V motorcycle and sponsorship contracts worth ₹20 lakh to the winner and the two runners-up. State 3 of the event was held at Kodman Motopark in Benjanapadavu.

The HDBC event was hosted by Shoeb Khan from Mysuru, a certified FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) official and a professional rally racer. The two-day action packed event included a variety of challenges that the riders had to face. Participants had to go through jumps, a sidewall, whoops and finally park at the stop box with the fastest time, said a release.

Five winners will participate in the next round to be held in Bengaluru. Asad Khan from Chikkamagaluru won the first place while Ishan Chandra from Mangaluru won the second, Samson from Mysuru came third, Suhail Ahmed from Mangalore the fourth and Safwan Hussain from Mangalore came in fifth position.