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After the May day OTR at Harinkhola (
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-ex...xperience.html )there were few more OTR's from Kolkata Offroaders but sadly i missed them. 28th August, i was fortunate enough to not miss the OTR. The place fixed was at Pandua. In this terrain we can expect sand, inclines on hard surface plus sand both & slush, all in one place.
As always special thanks to Adhiraj Singh, Anirban Ghosh, Hero Sen, Vivek Arora, Kaustav Roy, Sounak Basu, Gonu Singh, Suvendu Biswal and all other KO members. Sadly in this OTR we missed the presence of our legendary Uday Bhan Sing, whom we lovingly call as UBS Sir.
Weather reports suggested it will be raining. But on the 'D' day it turned out to be just the opposite and it was around 40 degree Celsius!
Our meeting point was at Dankuni toll booth at 7-30am. Me and Bhpian SouraC reached the toll booth along with other KO members just on time. From there to the OTR spot was a convoy drive. Every one was driving jeeps and Suv's and i was driving a Figo. :uncontrol
By 8-30am we reached Pandua & we were all set to roll for the roller coaster ride! Before reaching we stocked ourselves with enough drinking water and some food to munch.
The OTR was divided into two section's. From 9am to 11am it will be a trail drive. Then after an hour of rest from 12pm till 3pm it will be taking on the obstacles. There were few first timers too, who joined us for the OTR.
For the first trail drive i was driving Marengo (1100D's famous Scorpio 4x4). He and other KO members did the spotting for us in that heat. Just a simple thanks wont justify their efforts, so i refrain from doing so. The heat was practically terrible on the first half of the day.
On the second half i did one obstacle with the Scorpio and another one with a Jeep which belongs to KO. Thanks to Anirban da (1100D) and Adhiraj Da for trusting me with their rides.
Sharing the pics. I have not brought my Dslr for this OTR. I planned only to drive. 1100D brought his Dslr, so i clicked all the pics in this OTR from his camera, barring the first pic shared over here, which was from my mobile.
Sharing the pics from the first half. (The trail drive)
Taking a much needed break to cool off from the unbearable heat.
Even jeeps need to cool off!
One of the spectator.
Thread moved from the Assembly Line to the 4x4 Excursions Section. Thanks for sharing!
Many Many thanks samba da for sharing this OTR experience here. Looks like everybody had a gala time enjoying despite the heat. And you did one obstacle in what arguably is my second most favourite jeep after the legendary 8181. The 1620 is one heck of a brilliant machine which gets neglected due to it looking old. But underneath the skin it is one heck of a powerful machine almost standing toe to toe with the 8181. I missed this one due to personal reasons.
May the 4's be with us and allow us to enjoy many more OTR for many more days with the KO devils.
Regards,
Subhra
A very good pictorial report. Pictures, though from my camera, they were fabulously shot by you, way ahead of what I would have remotely managed, or even be interested in recent times!
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Originally Posted by Samba
(Post 4045307)
The OTR was divided into two section's. From 9am to 11am it will be a trail drive. Then after an hour of rest from 12pm till 3pm it will be taking on the obstacles. There were few first timers too, who joined us for the OTR.
For the first trail drive i was driving Marengo (1100D's famous Scorpio 4x4). He and other KO members did the spotting for us in that heat.
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The trail drive that you have mentioned, did have some difficult/tricky/technical obstacles.
Posting a video of you taking this descent with my Rocky beige coloured Scorpio mHawk 4wd, where left tyre placement was absolutely essential. This video was received in the Kolkata Offroaders (KO) whatsapp group, belongs to Sumit and is being posted with permission!
https://youtu.be/4SXc1TppWfU
The convoy did back out from what was observed as too dangerous for the high-cg, closed body offroaders, from the behaviour of the lead vehicle being driven by bhpian @Senhero.
Anyway, posting two more video's of the mighty Pajero Sport (also received from the "KO" whatsapp group and being posted with permission). The sport is really turning out to be very capable.
https://youtu.be/y3fYNF_qiLQ https://youtu.be/YGk59UzCk3E
It was a Gruelling Sunday.
Thanks for putting this thread up Samba ! Unfortunately I was down with a back injury and had to refrain from attending this OTR. In fact, I have been 3 times unlucky which is an exception on my part. Eagerly looking forward to attending the next OTR if I am not travelling.
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Originally Posted by Samba
(Post 4045307)
The place fixed was at Pandua. In this terrain we can expect sand, inclines on hard surface plus sand both & slush, all in one place.
Sadly in this OTR we missed the presence of our legendary Uday Bhan Sing, whom we lovingly call as UBS Sir.
Weather reports suggested it will be raining. But on the 'D' day it turned out to be just the opposite and it was around 40 degree Celsius!
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Pandua is indeed a fantastic place for an OTR with lots to offer. Alongwith UBS Sir, a lot of regular BHPians seemed to be missing out on this OTR as well. I guess, everyone has been up to something or the other over the weekend towards the month end (closing pressures)
40 degrees Celsius is bad for an OTR. I remember the May Day OTR which was scorching hot and to add to it, humid too. Had I been there, would have ensured that everyone could beat the heat with some refreshments which I usually carry in the Ice Box with me :)
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Originally Posted by tacho9000
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And you did one obstacle in what arguably is my second most favourite jeep after the legendary 8181. The 1620 is one heck of a brilliant machine which gets neglected due to it looking old. But underneath the skin it is one heck of a powerful machine almost standing toe to toe with the 8181.
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I believe that more than the machine, it is the man who is behind the wheel of that machine. Anyways, this one is for you tacho9000 - With your beloved 1620 :
Hope to catch up soon at the next OTR !!
You have done a fabulous job Samba with these snaps. Not to mention the immense running you did, up and down the field in the heat. We remember how we were looking at the watch all the time with disbelief of the heat vs time expectation.
Posting the Horizon corrected versions of both the Pajero and My Scorpio on this slope.
The trickiest part of this was not just the slope, but the oblique hump on one side would change the vehicle direction and the narrow opening between the shrubs would make it critical to retain the direction of travel with very little apart from the sky visible from the drivers seat. You can see both drivers leaning forward for a better view.
Heartfelt thanks to you Samba for introducing me to KO and gratitude 1100D for the off-road terrain drive in the legendary Marengo . It was a first time experience in OTR and words fall short to express my excitement. Uploading some frames from that day , hope you like them.
How is the Continental Cross Contacts treating everyone? And about time, the Bolero 4X4 got an AT.
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Originally Posted by Samba
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Monsoon has hit Bengal, so it was time for a monsoon OTR. Like most of the time, this time too the spot selected was Pandua......
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Awesome pics Samba!
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Originally Posted by Sheel
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And about time, the Bolero 4X4 got an AT.
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Agreed that it badly needs AT tyres. But, even with bald rear tyres the Bolero did all the obstacles in one shot, which very few vehicles could! :D
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