[Tejas@perioimpl]

As you descend from the second ditch, there is a banked u-turn that leads straight to the next obstacle which is another side incline - but one that has been dug. This is in pairs, a +ve and a - ve incline. Meaning once the driver side is at a lower level and the other time the passenger side.

Exit from the deep ditch:













+ve side incline:






















-ve incline:

[Tejas@perioimpl]

From here, the next obstacle is a very small patch of slush:

[Tejas@perioimpl]

The slush leads onto the last obstacle of the day, the axle twisters or articulation challenge:


































That's the end of the track.



Cars loop around for another run for other drivers and once all are done driving, the cars head back in a convoy to the showroom. Here they get refreshments and a certificate from Porsche.

The cycle repeats till the end of the day.

[Tejas@perioimpl]

Miscellaneous snaps:
















There was photographer on the site who would click pics and immediately give a print in a frame to everyone. The car was securely positioned at the last obstacle and a few people got creative with their poses:

[Tejas@perioimpl]

Miscellaneous and noteworthy points:

- Superb food services laid out the showroom

- Very nice refreshment arrangements at the venue

- Wet wipes and water bottles in each car

- Exemplary arrangements overall - no penny pinching

A nice shot (screen grab from a video - we were doing drives for their video team to shoot):

[Tejas@perioimpl]

After the event, the usual group and individual snaps follow:

[Tejas@perioimpl]

On a personal note:

When i first got the vehicle i was skeptical about how it would last the entire duration of the event and the numerous runs and abuse (during the build and event days).

I've seen enough youtube videos on the capabilities but always presumed that they won't show breakdowns).

However, i was pleasantly surprised that these cars took everything in stride, and how!

They are really capable and over engineered! I was really impressed.

In my opinion, the amount of abuse these cars went through in a week, would probably be a 2 year regular drive on the road.

PS: Porsche hasn't paid me that well to say this and nor would i say it for money. Integrity is more important.

Only issues we had were pebbles getting stuck between the brake pads and disk and causing an annoying sound. This was after passing the slush. A quick pressure wash sorted it out.




Thank you for taking time out to read this thread.

[Aditya]

Thread moved from the Assembly Line to the 4x4 Excursions section. Thanks for sharing!

[ajmat]

Tejas - an excellent review, well done

Proves that Porsches are more than a pretty face (Cayenne?)

[karan561]

WOW ! Its a great sight to see the Cayenne & Macan in these conditions.

Well done Tejas

From the pics it definitely seems the cars did pretty well.

BUT my question to you is , WHAT IF IT RAINED ? And the entire track would've become SLUSHY. How would that have impacted the cars performance ? Still the cars would have made through ?

Specially with the highway performance tyres ?

[nerd1200]

Amazing information Tejas, Great job & Congratulations!

I did see the media drives on Youtube (below) but this was a great perspective - "behind the scenes"!

Autocar India's Media Drive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9V8SpnsJoY

Powerdrifts Media Drive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIydcwUKyaI

[Ace F355]

Wonderful organization and event planning despite Mr. Murphy kicking in every once in a while. Kudo to you and your team, Tejas.

Same query on slush performance as Karan here. I am simply drooling just to imagine if it would have rained, how much (more) fun it would have been?

Wish you guys plan something like this in Delhi NCR, would love to take part in such event. Cheers and thanks for sharing the experience with us.

[sourabhzen]

Thank you Tejas for this wonderful write-up. The pictures are really great, particularly the one where number 5 car is coming out from +ve incline against the backdrop of sunset and lights.

[PapaBravo]

Great Job Tejas. We can only imagine how much planning goes into making a track like this. One question - Do you return the land in as is condition, I mean do you flatten up everything before giving back the land ?

Regards,

Pawan

[tanwaramit]

Fantastic work. I was thinking of the videos from the drive and there we have it here. Awesome. Some cars where braked quite well before the double cone mark. I could see the braking quite well.

Do you think the pit could also have had some slush ? Like rain water on Mumbai roads during monsoon.