SUV Trail-blazing

svsantosh · 20th September 2009, 22:37

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Originally Posted by sudev

All of them tried the reversing test.

sorry, but what is the test about?

rhandle · 20th September 2009, 23:08

Rhandle = Rahul
Ms. Rhandle = Anu.

To get TLC back to it's feet was simple and got done in 5 minutes by simple man power. A strap was tied on the C-pillar and it was pulled up. Initially we tried to push it back from the other side but then the vehicle started to slip.

My wife had some fun with small climbs and son driving Gurkha. Next time guess we need something more challenging.

All the vehicles were perfect and everyone completed the obstacles. I am sure all would have completed the entire NIOC course also we a Jeep with winch, One Prado and one TLC besides Ford endeavor and Gurkha with enough tow straps. The only thing we should have avoided would have been the slush Part and it would have been real fun.!

sudev · 21st September 2009, 07:10

@svsantosh: The reversing test was more to see how well people are able to reverse down a trail with out looking back and only using the outer mirrors. About 80% failed to stick to the trail / track they had taken while going forward and this when only hardship was a downhill small right bend with few rocks and a thorn tree.
The reason why you should be able to do this if trail blazing is that on new trails you can come to positions where you can not simply go forward and may have to reverse substantial distances.
This, with other abilities lets you enjoy doing trailing rather than being always in fear of not being able to make it and thinking of negatives. My suggestions to all 4x4 explorers - learn this trick by trying practising in parking lots or where ever you can.

@Rhandle: Anu did great by stepping up and doing the reversing. This led to Maninder and Antra to also give it a shot.

sudev · 21st September 2009, 11:15

Check out series of pictures posted by Ashish on his Face Book profile. Thanks to him and Bobby from NIOC the whole event had experienced hands at call. Check out the TLC topple and how it was straightened in the series of pictures at his face book album at Login | Facebook

bharti22shresth · 21st September 2009, 12:11

Niace trailblazing! amazing experience I'm sure this would have been.

sudev · 21st September 2009, 12:37

Raju Verma's TLC made short work of all the difficulties. He has posted his pictures at
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The ladies (Anu's missing) with big grins:

vinod_nookala · 21st September 2009, 12:43

Nice trail perfectly suitable for SUV's. It is still a mystery to me how could the driver overturn a TLC. May be he was too fast. Else it is easy to stop on time at alarming tilt levels. Plus TLC's come with maximum lean angle indicator on dash board. Any way this was a sheer case of misjudgement. Some times too wide a SUV is also a pain.

Let the pics keep rolling.

sudev · 21st September 2009, 13:31

Shobit posted this picture of the Pajero doing the down hill obstacles. The Honda CRV was just ahead of him in clearing the same area.

rhandle · 21st September 2009, 14:28

We should plan something for coming weekend, may be a night out ... like corbett or Sariska?

sudev · 21st September 2009, 14:31

@Rhandle: Not the coming weekend but have an outline of plan for a full day trip or over night outing. Later the climate will also be not that warm.

tsk1979 · 21st September 2009, 14:37

Sambhar lake? 6 hours going, 6 hours coming back....?

Ym-enjn · 21st September 2009, 14:45

Great going Sudev and all members. This was a much needed group, one can go out with family in comfort of their SUVs and find full potential without risk of damage.

Seems you all had great fun there. It seems a well organized and disciplined group..

We want to see more pics. I see in a pic that there is a photographer with tripod, where are his pics?

As for the trail, I have done it with NIOC and feel it is on the higher side of difficulty level for SUVs, specially if you have a 4x2 SUV. I would suggest for the first few gatherings to keep a simpler trail as you have a large number of participants (which will only grow with time) and many of them are first timers. (just a suggestion).

Hope to join you guys on long trips. How about Pushkar coming weekend?

sudev · 21st September 2009, 15:31

Pictures posted by Philip and JD on their facebook link at Login | Facebook

This picture shows the steep ness of the trail and the rocky surface that needed to be tackled with utmost care. Evry one went in with 4Low mode.

sudev · 21st September 2009, 16:05

As per Philip, Meet Secretary and Sweep car, this is list of participants:

1. Ashish Bhatia Gypsy
2. Arjun Chopra SRV
3. Chetan Vohra CRV
4. Sanjay Madan Land Cruiser
5. Kumar Rajul GV
6. Yuvraj Sharma Gypsy
7. Raju Verma Prado
8. Ashish Gupta Pajero
9. Dr R S Yadav GV
10. Adit Dave GV
11. Bobbie Gypsy
12. Saurabh Innova
13. Ashish Bahl Pajero
14. Gaurav Chirpal GV
15. RHandle Gurkha
16. Sudev Barar GV
17. Avinash Shukla Forester
18. Philip George MM 550
19. Rahul Dutt Gypsy
20. Vikram Gour Endeavour

SRV was parked by road side before the Trail#1. Innova did the Trail#1 but was parked out for Trail#2

Samurai · 21st September 2009, 16:08

So many GVs in one meet, must be a record. Did anyone get the 2.4L GV?

20th September 2009, 23:08	#32
rhandle BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 549 Thanked: 117 Times	Rhandle = Rahul Ms. Rhandle = Anu. To get TLC back to it's feet was simple and got done in 5 minutes by simple man power. A strap was tied on the C-pillar and it was pulled up. Initially we tried to push it back from the other side but then the vehicle started to slip. My wife had some fun with small climbs and son driving Gurkha. Next time guess we need something more challenging. All the vehicles were perfect and everyone completed the obstacles. I am sure all would have completed the entire NIOC course also we a Jeep with winch, One Prado and one TLC besides Ford endeavor and Gurkha with enough tow straps. The only thing we should have avoided would have been the slush Part and it would have been real fun.!
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21st September 2009, 07:10	#33
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	@svsantosh: The reversing test was more to see how well people are able to reverse down a trail with out looking back and only using the outer mirrors. About 80% failed to stick to the trail / track they had taken while going forward and this when only hardship was a downhill small right bend with few rocks and a thorn tree. The reason why you should be able to do this if trail blazing is that on new trails you can come to positions where you can not simply go forward and may have to reverse substantial distances. This, with other abilities lets you enjoy doing trailing rather than being always in fear of not being able to make it and thinking of negatives. My suggestions to all 4x4 explorers - learn this trick by trying practising in parking lots or where ever you can. @Rhandle: Anu did great by stepping up and doing the reversing. This led to Maninder and Antra to also give it a shot.
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21st September 2009, 11:15	#34
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	Check out series of pictures posted by Ashish on his Face Book profile. Thanks to him and Bobby from NIOC the whole event had experienced hands at call. Check out the TLC topple and how it was straightened in the series of pictures at his face book album at Login \| Facebook
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21st September 2009, 12:11	#35
bharti22shresth BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: panchkula Posts: 362 Thanked: Once Infractions: 0/1 (10)	Niace trailblazing! amazing experience I'm sure this would have been.
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21st September 2009, 12:37	#36
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	Raju Verma's TLC made short work of all the difficulties. He has posted his pictures at Login \| Facebook The ladies (Anu's missing) with big grins: Last edited by sudev : 21st September 2009 at 12:42.
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21st September 2009, 12:43	#37
vinod_nookala Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,737 Thanked: 430 Times View My Garage	Nice trail perfectly suitable for SUV's. It is still a mystery to me how could the driver overturn a TLC. May be he was too fast. Else it is easy to stop on time at alarming tilt levels. Plus TLC's come with maximum lean angle indicator on dash board. Any way this was a sheer case of misjudgement. Some times too wide a SUV is also a pain. Let the pics keep rolling. Last edited by vinod_nookala : 21st September 2009 at 12:45.
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21st September 2009, 13:31	#38
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	Shobit posted this picture of the Pajero doing the down hill obstacles. The Honda CRV was just ahead of him in clearing the same area.
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21st September 2009, 14:28	#39
rhandle BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 549 Thanked: 117 Times	We should plan something for coming weekend, may be a night out ... like corbett or Sariska?
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21st September 2009, 14:31	#40
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	@Rhandle: Not the coming weekend but have an outline of plan for a full day trip or over night outing. Later the climate will also be not that warm.
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21st September 2009, 14:37	#41
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Sambhar lake? 6 hours going, 6 hours coming back....?
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21st September 2009, 14:45	#42
Ym-enjn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jaipur Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 59 Times	Great going Sudev and all members. This was a much needed group, one can go out with family in comfort of their SUVs and find full potential without risk of damage. Seems you all had great fun there. It seems a well organized and disciplined group.. We want to see more pics. I see in a pic that there is a photographer with tripod, where are his pics? As for the trail, I have done it with NIOC and feel it is on the higher side of difficulty level for SUVs, specially if you have a 4x2 SUV. I would suggest for the first few gatherings to keep a simpler trail as you have a large number of participants (which will only grow with time) and many of them are first timers. (just a suggestion). Hope to join you guys on long trips. How about Pushkar coming weekend? Last edited by Ym-enjn : 21st September 2009 at 15:04.
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21st September 2009, 15:31	#43
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	Pictures posted by Philip and JD on their facebook link at Login \| Facebook This picture shows the steep ness of the trail and the rocky surface that needed to be tackled with utmost care. Evry one went in with 4Low mode. Last edited by sudev : 21st September 2009 at 15:34.
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21st September 2009, 16:05	#44
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	As per Philip, Meet Secretary and Sweep car, this is list of participants: 1. Ashish Bhatia Gypsy 2. Arjun Chopra SRV 3. Chetan Vohra CRV 4. Sanjay Madan Land Cruiser 5. Kumar Rajul GV 6. Yuvraj Sharma Gypsy 7. Raju Verma Prado 8. Ashish Gupta Pajero 9. Dr R S Yadav GV 10. Adit Dave GV 11. Bobbie Gypsy 12. Saurabh Innova 13. Ashish Bahl Pajero 14. Gaurav Chirpal GV 15. RHandle Gurkha 16. Sudev Barar GV 17. Avinash Shukla Forester 18. Philip George MM 550 19. Rahul Dutt Gypsy 20. Vikram Gour Endeavour SRV was parked by road side before the Trail#1. Innova did the Trail#1 but was parked out for Trail#2
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21st September 2009, 16:08	#45
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,831 Thanked: 45,606 Times View My Garage	So many GVs in one meet, must be a record. Did anyone get the 2.4L GV?
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