- First edition of Red Bull Ace of Dirt off-road to be held on 14 November
- 32 riders will race on a specially laid-out course designed by CS Santosh
- Winner will get a chance to train with CS Santosh
Red Bull, Hero MotoSports, and ace rally rider, CS Santosh, have come together to give India’s budding off-road riders an opportunity to showcase their mettle on a grand platform. The trio has announced the first edition of the Red Bull Ace of Dirt off-road riding competition which will be held on 14 November in Bengaluru.
The race will be conducted at the Big Rock Dirtpark adventure riding academy, which is owned by CS Santosh, located on the outskirts of Bengaluru. For the competition, 32 riders have already been selected who will be battling it out on a specially laid-out course comprising of Motocross, Dirt and Enduro track. Notably, the off-road track has been designed by CS Santosh himself. The qualified riders in the first round will make it to the semi-finals where they will be competing astride Hero XPulse 200 models. This will be followed by a final session which will see the top four riders racing it for the title.
The winner of the Red Bull Ace of Dirt will get a chance to train with CS Santosh, the only Indian to have finished the Dakar Rally thrice, which is known to be the world’s most gruesome rally raid.
