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| Team-BHP Support   | Rajasthan Redux I consider Rajasthan second only to the himalayas in the terrain category. Here you can find anything. Rocks, flats and Sand. The rocks I avoid, but the the latter too are a hoot. Infact the flats don't even need 4x4 just 4x2. And the best part in the flats apart from the speed? Drift!    The lull before the storm?  Trying to drift in a safari is an invitation for topple, but not here, where there is no grip, and even the slightest power to the throttle leads to a powerslide... And donuts of you do not give opposite lock!  Now this is the soft flat. There is another kind of flat, the hard flat. Here you can go faster, and really really powerslide       After this its time for some actual 4x4 stuff, sand. Sand is a very dangerous adversary. For example, lets take rocks. They look sharp jagged and mean. Sand does not look any of that. ITs soft and inviting, like that spring mattress after a long hard day. So how do you tackle sand? You gun the engine, get momentum, and just blast at it However if you try hanky panky here, sand fill have you for supper    More sand   However, if you want to be really really safe, I would recommend these - The best 4x4, by far.  |
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15th January 2010, 12:15
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15th January 2010, 15:10
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24th February 2010, 17:01
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| Team-BHP Support | An ode to snow This white elephant has seen a few OTRs, has been humbled by those jeeps and gypsies, and on any "tough" OTR trail they can simply run rings around this behemoth, all those 140 horses notwithstanding. So is she a fail when it comes to offroading, or is there someplace where she holds on her own, and whips the real 4x4s left right and center. Well yes, there is one such place. and thats the Himalayas, esp when the temp drops below zero, the icy winds howl like some B grade horror thriller, and blizzards threaten to freeze any exposed skin. Its here, the warm heated cabin protects you from the elements, the 4x4 ensures you do not get stuck, and the turbo ensures your engine does not starve of air on the high altitudes. She may be an OTR trail zero, but on these mountain expeditions she is lesser than none. Its 4551 meters above sea level, the storm is building up, the icy winds blow, but inside its warm cozy and fuzzy.  The road is icy, but if you have the right tires, and the right machine its no trouble  The snowfall, starts. Diwali is no time for snowfall, but then at passes like Kunzum, its just another day  At times like these, an open jeep is the last place you want to be  The road gets icier as the blizzard gains momentum, time to head to lower altitudes  Beneath this white sheet, there is no road, but an old gravel trail, with sharp stones. Even when dry, driving on it is a nightmare, but with hard slippery ice, its another level  Its so cold that the waterfalls freeze, but she keeps you warm  even when outside its like this  As the engine warms the air around it the temperature indicator creeps up, after all its in the bumper. But the point of interest is the fuel guage. Yes a 65 liter fuel tank means no worries even when you are hundreds of kms from the nearest fuel station  The daylight gives up, but not the blizzard, and not the white elephant  Manali is 71kms away, and overnight the white elephant has been coated in the white stuff. There is the snowed out rohtang pass to cross.. What a way to spend Diwali you may ask? Well we will cross the pass when it comes  Right now its time to soak what happened in the night  The road to rohtang. when dry its too bad to be called a road, and when snowed out, its not even a trail. What happens when cars attempt it? Well they get stuck on hairpins  No such trouble for her, this is just a regular walk in the park, even when pulling its wheel spinning sibling up the hairpin  Mission accomplished, and there are smiles all around  Good bye Rohtang, till we meet again  sometimes there is a road under the ice, instead of a trail, and then you can slide  But its better to say a prayer on the pass which means "a pile of dead bodies",  And drive on  But, don't think it the high mountain passes which can stop you. Sometimes, enough snow in a parking lot is enough. As the final picture, look what almost defeated the behemoth. A pile of snow in the parking lot. Its a sight to put the vehicle in 4L, 1st gear, and then open the door and stand out. On idle, the front and rear wheels spin aimlessly, as the icy ensures only chains can get you out. And then you remember that OTR lesson. rock back, rock forth, and jump out!  Thats all folks, a short ode to snow, our favorite "Offroad and no road terrain". |
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24th February 2010, 18:13
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| BHPian  | i would love to drive in the desert would love to see my car get stuck in the sand  and than pulled out.great pics |
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24th February 2010, 18:15
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24th February 2010, 18:31
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| BHPian  | Your white Elephant surrounded by Snow looks "Cool"  |
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24th February 2010, 18:38
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25th February 2010, 22:25
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26th February 2010, 10:14
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| Senior - BHPian  | An "A CLASS" tribute  , I'm rating that post as a 5 star one |
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