February 16 2016, 10.58 AM IST || Pocket News Alert
The Vans Holy Detour 2016 - Is going to be a 5 day skateboarding tour celebrating the D.I.Y culture of India. The tour shall be an admixture of professional skateboarders, amateur skateboarders, artists, musicians, photographers and filmier. The concept of the tour is to provide a platform for skateboarders from different disciplines to interact, learn, skate & most importantly have fun! The tour bus is a luxurious 45 seater turbo bus branded to perfection & loaded with portable ramps so the skaters can skate anywhere & anything they want. The bus will comprise of 10 International skateboarders from various backgrounds along with 10 Holystoked skateboarders & a team of 5 filmier and photographers from a reputed production house. There are 20 seats for enthusiastic skaters from across India. This is the second edition and we hope to develop this as an annual tour for the years to come. Participants have been selected by the contest.
The tour traditionally starts in Bangalore makes its way to Hampi and finally culminates in Goa.
The Holy De Tour 2016 - EVENT FLOW
17th @ S.V. Road Metro station.
•12:00pm-3:00pm - Skate Jam
•3:00pm-4:00pm - lunch break
•4:00pm-5:00pm - DJ set n Skate session
•5:00pm-6:00pm - Indiranagar store product placement*
•6:00pm - Depart to Sima Guest House Hampi.
18th @ Sima Guest House Hampi.
•12:00pm-5:00pm - Skate Jam
•5:00pm-6:00pm - Sunset hike/rock skating
•6:00pm- Midnight - BBQ/Beer skate Jam.
19th @ On the road
•8:00am - 6:00pm - From Hampi to Goa. Travel footage & skate jam on the Highway with portable ramps.
20th @ Goa
•8:00am -12:00pm- Surf session with all the skaters at aloha surf school.
•12:00pm-4:00pm - Travel to Cirrus, Anjuna, Goa and skate along the way
•4:00pm-8:00pm- Skate jam @ Cirrus.
21st @ Cirrus, Anjuna, Goa
•8:00am-10:00am - Morning warm up jam.
•10:00am-4:00pm- Break due to heat.
•4:00pm-6:00pm- Skate contest - Best trick prize 5,000 INR & Best Line 5,000 INR.
•6:00pm-Midnight- Vinyl sets by DJ Iggy, DJ Fuguashi and Mista Hagen of G.U.T Records.
22nd @ Tour bus returns to Bangalore