The Palar Challenge 2008 - TPC2008

Monster_BHP · 8th August 2008, 00:41

I would love to join but my Gurkha is still haveing registration problems since its the 1st vehicle in TN they are taking a long time to register the model, traditional government red-tapeism. More over my brakes are still not alligined so god knows how long more, currently Force motors has driven the vehicle far far more than i have, lol.. if they drive any more i will tell them to keep the vehicle and f@#& off..

headers · 8th August 2008, 08:02

Come on, just get the Gurkha even if unregistered. We are going to drive on the river bed where no cops even dare to come

Monster_BHP · 8th August 2008, 12:09

Well its no probs to bring it like that but the vehicel is with them still!!! They fixing the brakes still and i dont know what else. Dont think i will be able to make it.

Moreover it would be better for one of those one day off-roading trips near EC41, thats more like it. Please let me knw if u guys r going in for that.

Mission_Safari · 9th August 2008, 09:11

There was an article in TOI today on the Palar challenge. Here is the link

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ex670c · 9th August 2008, 10:53

Hi Guys,

The Times Of India, did a write up on JEEPTHRILLS and The Palar Challenge.

The Scanned version.

Regards,

Arka

DKG · 9th August 2008, 11:29

Arka you and your friends are doing a great job promoting the sport in Chennai. Wishing you guys loads of fun and safe offroading

Please do take some videos and lots of pictures for all of us to drool over!

headers · 9th August 2008, 13:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monster_BHP

Well its no probs to bring it like that but the vehicel is with them still!!! They fixing the brakes still and i dont know what else. Dont think i will be able to make it.

Moreover it would be better for one of those one day off-roading trips near EC41, thats more like it. Please let me knw if u guys r going in for that.

Boss, If I were you, I'd not spare the dealer for any delay whatsoever.

Secondly, If you want to make it, you will. If there is a will, there is a way

And let us not digress this thread for any ECR ventures, Please!

khan_sultan · 17th August 2008, 18:22

@Palar OTR Folks,

Where are the pictures and reports??? How about some pictures of the sand, the men and their machines under the blazing hot sun.

nitrous · 17th August 2008, 22:30

Heard Vinod_Nookala and Headers won the trophy for 'The Most Performing 4WD'.
Pictures and videos should follow.

nickatnite · 18th August 2008, 00:03

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Originally Posted by nitrous

Heard Vinod_Nookala and Headers won the trophy for 'The Most Performing 4WD'.
Pictures and videos should follow.

I've been waiting for pictures since yesterday!

supremeBaleno · 18th August 2008, 14:13

Wow Wow, headers. Congratulations.

That calls for a party. Maybe you could sponsor the drinks at our Pondy meet.

Congrats, Vinod_Nookala.

Someone please update this thread with pictures and details.
Or is it that all offroaders are taking rest after their 3-day annual big show ?

headers · 18th August 2008, 17:27

oh yeah SB, come to our WTPT this weekend!

The experience was great and we had a wonderful time. This year, the organisers made it competetive and we were split into teams. Vinod, Shariff & Kumaresh [from Bangalore in a classic] and I were in team A.

We rocked and came back with the rolling trophy.

The pictures will be put up soon courtesy Vinod.

The videos, etc, somebody should put up shortly in jeepthrills.

later..

vinod_nookala · 18th August 2008, 21:56

Hi guys,
Thank you for your wishes!!! Yes, we won The Palar Challenge 2008 and it feels great as the terrain was very demanding both from man & machine:-) The experience was amazing.
We all assembled on 14th evening at lovely resort called Adventure zone by 8.00p.m. Major Roy owner of the resort and avid 4wd driver himself with Jeep guru Arka gave us a warm welcome. That evening we had a first aid training by a well known and the only organisation certified to give First aid training. We were given a presentation with live demo on CRP, were taught on things like Do's and Dont's in emergency situation. Among 30 different situations we were taught on about 6 emergency situations including situations like, severe bleeding, fracture, severe burns, dehydration, CRP, eye injury etc. The training implied safety first!!

The next day true military style we got by 5.30 a.m with a morning bed tea, had breakfast by 6.30 and by sharp 7.00 a.m we were out to explore the dry river bed of once in a while mighty Palar river:-) Major roy briefed participants about 4wd do's & Dont's on sand with Dr. Jones on wheel of his lovely low bonnet jeep called Prowler.
The teams were randomly picked and the teams were named Alpha, Bravo & Charlie.

first day we were asked to locate flag on the river bed and the make our own way to the flag. This was timed and we had to clear special obstacles once we reach near flag. Reaching flag itself had many obstacles like water crossing, bush crossing, crossing dunes, and rocks. There were special stages thoughout the day and all this was timed. Marks were given not only based on time but also on driving technique, recovery technique and safety precautions taken. Inability to clear obstacle had penalty points and so was for skipping a stage. The lunch was also on fly with teams running to gain points. The first day came close by 4.00 p.m and participants tired had some liquid fuel , watched some jeep videos, dinner and went to sleep.

The second day started late than usual despite military rule:-) Bunks around chennai ran dry and fuel was short. But thanks to organisers the fuel was arranged for the needy and all jeeps headed to the other section of river bed. This day had harder special stages with rapid inclines and decends with softer sand. At the end of the day there were individual runs, team recovery and tyre change without jack events.
The day ended an hour than usual. We all head back to resort, wash ourselves up and assemble to know the result of competitive but extremely friendly event. Major roy surprises us by saying we have a quiz competition based on First aid training and also emergency tips that can be taken when vehicle breaks down while off roading. The quiz made us learn few very vital aspects. The quiz had marks as well.

The moment came and we the Team Alpha (A) were announced as winners of the palar challenge 2008 with over 100 points lead. The second was team charlie and the third was team bravo. Headers was also the king of individual performace event with his MG 413W. We the Team (A) also won the recovery event.

It was a well organised event and very demanding!! A test for the real 4x4. The pics will follow....

HappyWheels · 18th August 2008, 22:18

Congrats Headers & vinod_nookala.

And wonderful narration Vinod.

Pictures guy's, out with them.

mjothi · 18th August 2008, 22:18

Congratulation team. Eagerly waiting for the videos. Please upload it asap. Thanks,

8th August 2008, 00:41	#31
Monster_BHP BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 190 Thanked: 30 Times View My Garage	I would love to join but my Gurkha is still haveing registration problems since its the 1st vehicle in TN they are taking a long time to register the model, traditional government red-tapeism. More over my brakes are still not alligined so god knows how long more, currently Force motors has driven the vehicle far far more than i have, lol.. if they drive any more i will tell them to keep the vehicle and f@#& off..
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8th August 2008, 08:02	#32
headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 559 Times	Come on, just get the Gurkha even if unregistered. We are going to drive on the river bed where no cops even dare to come
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8th August 2008, 12:09	#33
Monster_BHP BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 190 Thanked: 30 Times View My Garage	Well its no probs to bring it like that but the vehicel is with them still!!! They fixing the brakes still and i dont know what else. Dont think i will be able to make it. Moreover it would be better for one of those one day off-roading trips near EC41, thats more like it. Please let me knw if u guys r going in for that.
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9th August 2008, 09:11	#34
Mission_Safari BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 449 Thanked: 6 Times	There was an article in TOI today on the Palar challenge. Here is the link Article Window
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9th August 2008, 10:53	#35
ex670c Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,470 Thanked: 1,937 Times View My Garage	TPC2008 - The Last Call Hi Guys, The Times Of India, did a write up on JEEPTHRILLS and The Palar Challenge. The Scanned version. Regards, Arka Attached Thumbnails
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9th August 2008, 11:29	#36
DKG Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,711 Thanked: 1,389 Times View My Garage	Arka you and your friends are doing a great job promoting the sport in Chennai. Wishing you guys loads of fun and safe offroading Please do take some videos and lots of pictures for all of us to drool over! Last edited by DKG : 9th August 2008 at 11:31.
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17th August 2008, 18:22	#38
khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,925 Thanked: 5,853 Times View My Garage	@Palar OTR Folks, Where are the pictures and reports??? How about some pictures of the sand, the men and their machines under the blazing hot sun.
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17th August 2008, 22:30	#39
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Heard Vinod_Nookala and Headers won the trophy for 'The Most Performing 4WD'. Pictures and videos should follow.
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18th August 2008, 14:13	#41
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,546 Thanked: 2,697 Times View My Garage	Wow Wow, headers. Congratulations. That calls for a party. Maybe you could sponsor the drinks at our Pondy meet. Congrats, Vinod_Nookala. Someone please update this thread with pictures and details. Or is it that all offroaders are taking rest after their 3-day annual big show ?
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18th August 2008, 17:27	#42
headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 559 Times	oh yeah SB, come to our WTPT this weekend! The experience was great and we had a wonderful time. This year, the organisers made it competetive and we were split into teams. Vinod, Shariff & Kumaresh [from Bangalore in a classic] and I were in team A. We rocked and came back with the rolling trophy. The pictures will be put up soon courtesy Vinod. The videos, etc, somebody should put up shortly in jeepthrills. later..
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18th August 2008, 21:56	#43
vinod_nookala Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,737 Thanked: 430 Times View My Garage	Hi guys, Thank you for your wishes!!! Yes, we won The Palar Challenge 2008 and it feels great as the terrain was very demanding both from man & machine:-) The experience was amazing. We all assembled on 14th evening at lovely resort called Adventure zone by 8.00p.m. Major Roy owner of the resort and avid 4wd driver himself with Jeep guru Arka gave us a warm welcome. That evening we had a first aid training by a well known and the only organisation certified to give First aid training. We were given a presentation with live demo on CRP, were taught on things like Do's and Dont's in emergency situation. Among 30 different situations we were taught on about 6 emergency situations including situations like, severe bleeding, fracture, severe burns, dehydration, CRP, eye injury etc. The training implied safety first!! The next day true military style we got by 5.30 a.m with a morning bed tea, had breakfast by 6.30 and by sharp 7.00 a.m we were out to explore the dry river bed of once in a while mighty Palar river:-) Major roy briefed participants about 4wd do's & Dont's on sand with Dr. Jones on wheel of his lovely low bonnet jeep called Prowler. The teams were randomly picked and the teams were named Alpha, Bravo & Charlie. first day we were asked to locate flag on the river bed and the make our own way to the flag. This was timed and we had to clear special obstacles once we reach near flag. Reaching flag itself had many obstacles like water crossing, bush crossing, crossing dunes, and rocks. There were special stages thoughout the day and all this was timed. Marks were given not only based on time but also on driving technique, recovery technique and safety precautions taken. Inability to clear obstacle had penalty points and so was for skipping a stage. The lunch was also on fly with teams running to gain points. The first day came close by 4.00 p.m and participants tired had some liquid fuel , watched some jeep videos, dinner and went to sleep. The second day started late than usual despite military rule:-) Bunks around chennai ran dry and fuel was short. But thanks to organisers the fuel was arranged for the needy and all jeeps headed to the other section of river bed. This day had harder special stages with rapid inclines and decends with softer sand. At the end of the day there were individual runs, team recovery and tyre change without jack events. The day ended an hour than usual. We all head back to resort, wash ourselves up and assemble to know the result of competitive but extremely friendly event. Major roy surprises us by saying we have a quiz competition based on First aid training and also emergency tips that can be taken when vehicle breaks down while off roading. The quiz made us learn few very vital aspects. The quiz had marks as well. The moment came and we the Team Alpha (A) were announced as winners of the palar challenge 2008 with over 100 points lead. The second was team charlie and the third was team bravo. Headers was also the king of individual performace event with his MG 413W. We the Team (A) also won the recovery event. It was a well organised event and very demanding!! A test for the real 4x4. The pics will follow.... Last edited by vinod_nookala : 18th August 2008 at 22:02.
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18th August 2008, 22:18	#44
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	Congrats Headers & vinod_nookala. And wonderful narration Vinod. Pictures guy's, out with them.
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18th August 2008, 22:18	#45
mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,287 Thanked: 231 Times View My Garage	Congratulation team. Eagerly waiting for the videos. Please upload it asap. Thanks,
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