The 2017 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy Central Asia

In the coming months, competitors from around the world will begin their quest for the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy Central Asia. In past years, this event has been contested in Tunisia, South Africa, Chile and Argentina, Western Canada and most recently, Thailand in 2016.

For 2017, finalists will be making their way to the vast expanses of Mongolia, where organizers will no doubt present a host of grueling challenges, testing all to their limits. As of this writing, over 15 national teams had been confirmed for the championship round in Mongolia, and that number is sure to grow.

The beauty of the BMW GS Trophy events is that they give the average person a chance to compete in a professional rally-style event, something most competitors could only have dreamed of when they got their first adventure bike.