1st Tata Italian Trophy

Ignazio · 24th August 2008, 04:12

Hi all,
a quick description of the Trophy: a circuit about 1200 m long with some difficulty, not very hard thought, to be completed in certain amount of time, shorter or longer time means penalty to be added to the final score. One direction in the morning and the other way round in the afternoon.
12 Safari, 1 TL (mine:-)) and about 13 different other vehicle, not in the rank thought...

Some picture of the first Tata Trophy...

Me (someone was calling me just before the race!!!)

The track...

The start...

On the go...

speedzak · 24th August 2008, 04:23

Wow! That's great.
Who organises this? Is it some official event? Or run by a group of enthusiasts?
Nice pictures.
So, did you win this one? Nice to see good interest on our Tata. Please give us more details about this event.

4x4addict · 24th August 2008, 06:40

Congratulations Ignazio.

24th August 2008, 10:15

Nice! anymore pics? what about the other competitors? and did you win?

Off topic- how easy or difficult is it to get a 4WD Tata TL in india. the foreign markets always seem to get the best stuff from our manufacturers.

jyobeb · 24th August 2008, 10:21

That looks like a lot of fun. Who won and did any of the trucks break down?

dinar · 24th August 2008, 10:38

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Originally Posted by rippergeo

Nice! anymore pics? what about the other competitors? and did you win?

Off topic- how easy or difficult is it to get a 4WD Tata TL in india. the foreign markets always seem to get the best stuff from our manufacturers.

You can get it at any of the Tata showroom, including commercial vehicle showrooms. It's readily available in the Indian market [takes around a week for the vehicle to arrive after order], price are a little let down though, for a single cab 4x4 I think the price is 6.95Lacs, for a crewcab it was 8.2 on road goa, but I had got a call couple of months back saying the prices have been reduced by almost 1.2Lac.

Hey nice to see the TL doing some good off road stuff, did all the Tata vehicles finish or were there any break downs? Who was the winner, if possible could you post some more pics.
What sort of OTHER vehicle were there? I mean stock or any moded with serious kit?

Steeroid · 24th August 2008, 13:08

Ignazio, great pics there. I only wish you had some rain and therefore some slush too - THAT would've been fun!

Parm · 24th August 2008, 13:28

nice photos ignazio. im sure you all had fun, that what the photos say.

keep posting!

Ignazio · 24th August 2008, 16:31

Unfortunately I wasn't the winner... but a lot of fun!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedzak

Wow! That's great.
Who organises this? Is it some official event? Or run by a group of enthusiasts?
Nice pictures.
So, did you win this one? Nice to see good interest on our Tata. Please give us more details about this event.

Nothing official, organised by friends from an off road association about 400 km away from my home!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyobeb

That looks like a lot of fun. Who won and did any of the trucks break down?

Only two had a problem, first had the main pulley running belts, unbolting just on the track, but we manage to fix it a couple of hours later and our friends could get home without trouble. Second, was just a radiator fan connector not running ok, I fix it very quickly too...

Quote:

Originally Posted by dinar

Hey nice to see the TL doing some good off road stuff, did all the Tata vehicles finish or were there any break downs? Who was the winner, if possible could you post some more pics.
What sort of OTHER vehicle were there? I mean stock or any moded with serious kit?

Pics are coming, not many thought...
We had Nissan Patrol, Suzuki Jimny/SJ/Santana, Toyota LX/Land Cruiser, Ford Ranger, Mitsu Pajero, Ssangyong Korando, Opel Frontera and one Jeep Wrangler.

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

Ignazio, great pics there. I only wish you had some rain and therefore some slush too - THAT would've been fun!

Very dry unfortunately... but the hidden track out of the "official circuit" were very muddy and deep... lots of crazy drive into big holes!

here some more pictures...CIAO!

dadu · 24th August 2008, 18:53

Nice pictures and congrats for the win.

simply_sunny001 · 24th August 2008, 22:49

So very nice to see that our fellow TATA owners are having fun.

Thanks for the pics and report ,Ignazio

Keep em coming

phamilyman · 25th August 2008, 00:19

LOVELY. Wonderful pics. If this is something done by friends, I think the friends who organize the Delhi AutoCross need to outsource its management!

SirAlec · 25th August 2008, 02:53

What engine are under the hood of those safari.?

khan_sultan · 25th August 2008, 14:14

Hey Ignazio, I see a Samurai SJ in the last set of pictures. It's trying to climb pipes.

Nice pictures buddy.

Steeroid · 25th August 2008, 14:25

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Originally Posted by SirAlec

What engine are under the hood of those safari.?

Looks like most of them are older TCICs. Most of the Tata Club Italia chaps run TCICs and only a few members seem to have the newer 3.0 or the 2.2s.

24th August 2008, 04:12	#1
Ignazio BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Turin-Italy Posts: 128 Thanked: 3 Times	1st Tata Italian Trophy Hi all, a quick description of the Trophy: a circuit about 1200 m long with some difficulty, not very hard thought, to be completed in certain amount of time, shorter or longer time means penalty to be added to the final score. One direction in the morning and the other way round in the afternoon. 12 Safari, 1 TL (mine:-)) and about 13 different other vehicle, not in the rank thought... Some picture of the first Tata Trophy... Me (someone was calling me just before the race!!!) The track... The start... On the go... Attached Thumbnails
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speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Wow! That's great. Who organises this? Is it some official event? Or run by a group of enthusiasts? Nice pictures. So, did you win this one? Nice to see good interest on our Tata. Please give us more details about this event.
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4x4addict Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 4,483 Thanked: 4,531 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Congratulations Ignazio.
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24th August 2008, 10:15	#4
rippergeo Posts: n/a	Nice! anymore pics? what about the other competitors? and did you win? Off topic- how easy or difficult is it to get a 4WD Tata TL in india. the foreign markets always seem to get the best stuff from our manufacturers.
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jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 704 Times	That looks like a lot of fun. Who won and did any of the trucks break down?
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Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	Ignazio, great pics there. I only wish you had some rain and therefore some slush too - THAT would've been fun!
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Parm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a Toyota! Posts: 2,753 Thanked: 890 Times	nice photos ignazio. im sure you all had fun, that what the photos say. keep posting!
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dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	Nice pictures and congrats for the win.
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simply_sunny001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London & Rohtak Posts: 1,340 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	So very nice to see that our fellow TATA owners are having fun. Thanks for the pics and report ,Ignazio Keep em coming
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25th August 2008, 00:19	#12
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	LOVELY. Wonderful pics. If this is something done by friends, I think the friends who organize the Delhi AutoCross need to outsource its management!
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SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	What engine are under the hood of those safari.?
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khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,925 Thanked: 5,853 Times View My Garage	Hey Ignazio, I see a Samurai SJ in the last set of pictures. It's trying to climb pipes. Nice pictures buddy.
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