JK Tyre Orange 4×4 Fury promises to be bigger and more exciting affair

The quiet and serene Dambuk Valley of Arunachal Pradesh is all set to get an adrenaline rush as the JK Tyre Orange 4×4 Fury off-roading event, part of the Orange Festival of Adventure and Music gets under way on December 15. Hosted in the breathtaking Lower Dibang Valley’s tranquil village Dambuk, it returns in a bigger and more exciting avatar after the unprecedented success of the first two editions of OFAM.

This edition will witness high adrenaline adventure sports like river rafting, dirt cycling, ATV rides deep in the forests. The highlight will probably be paint-balling, if the last year is anything to go by. To add to the fun, there will be a replica army training set up for the trail running and jungle obstacle course. Moreover, local tribal sports like archery and darts, angling and fishing or cycling around the beautiful and peaceful valley will also be on the menu. The most popular event will no doubt be the ORANGE 4X4 FURY, the ultimate natural OFF-ROADING event to be held in the dense rainforests of Arunachal.

“The event is unique for its challenges presented to competitors in its natural form where Man and Machine are pitted against Nature. Among all the events lined up, you will see in JK Tyre Orange 4X4 Fury various daring and exciting events, including ‘Rock the river’, ‘Sineh on the rocks’, ‘Artist of the Jungle’, ‘Bizari by de swamp’, ‘Showman’ and ‘Orange Fury’ which will surely give anybody goosebumps,” Sanjay Sharma, president of JK Motorsports said

Last year there were as many as 26 crews just to negotiate two really tough circuits over some 800 meters that challenged their driving skills, courage and teamwork, as also the sturdiness of their vehicles, ranging from the old faithful Maruti Gypsy to the bulky Sports Utility Vehicle and the Quad.

Their first obstacle course was at the Sisar river on the outskirts of the Dambuk town, that is going to be the venue for the Orange Music Festival this year. Next, the participants had barely 20 minutes to negotiate the 500-metre course, with a dry river bed and mountains providing spectacular backdrops enhanced by bright sunshine. The course crisscrossed the fast flowing river with strong currents in some spots, making their tasks that much tougher.

In the final stage, the vehicles had to tackle the Sineh riverbed which was like a 300-metre obstacle course that opened with a steep downhill section requiring the use of winches as the organisers put premium on safety rather than speed.