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2nd November 2009, 16:08
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| Senior - BHPian  | Congratulations- Sanjay and Raghav!! Indian Team managing to finish 8th and my Palar challenge team mate beating a veteran in a special stage is a great news! Congratulations Teamiee  Ragav, truly a great feat indeed. We must meet up for stories and details soon. Where are the pics guys?? |
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2nd November 2009, 22:35
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Sanjay and Raghav, Drove a LJ 70 Land Cruiser 2.8 Litre 4 Cylinder Diesel, 300 cc more than what he is used to. Vehicle was pretty much stock with standard coil spring suspension, compared all his peers. His and the 2nd BJ40 Land Crusier, which was driven by Zunin Mohamed from Kerela were the only 2 vehicle without Diff locks, and the only 2 vehicles running 33" tires. Our Marshalling vehicles were more souped up han this. Sanjay also came to terms with the winch after a quick breifing before the start. These guys are so well respected in our competion quadrant, that they fear that their rankings are at risk if the man was given a machine in par with the others. This is where the locals needed a reminder about basics of off roading and terrain reading. In SS number 11 in the river section, there were only 2 guys made it without winching. Our # 1 Champion and Mr. David. Of course the beach section he was the master, where palar has taught him many valuable tricks. When I wrote first on this forum, I metioned that it does not matter what type of vehicle that you drive, as Raghav says "It is all up to the nut that is hoding the steering Wheel" Get your Mahindra's and the Gypsey's ready, you guys can give a fight, Sanjay David & Raghav your next stop in Malaysia is coming up. Cheers Will forwards Pics to Arka, to Post | |
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3rd November 2009, 15:38
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3rd November 2009, 16:06
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3rd November 2009, 22:30
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| Hi all, just to clarify... Our contenders from India were Sanjay David (Driver) and Raghav R (Co-driver) of IGNITE I am uploading a photo of the duo - Sanjay is wearing a black t-shirt and Raghav is wearing a red t-shirt.  Sanjay David and team came second in the Palar Challenge 08 and first in the Palar Challenge 09.  |
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3rd November 2009, 23:35
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| Senior - BHPian  | Congrads Sanjay. Did you have a chance to do a proper recce? Pretty good to beat a vetran at his own turf ! |
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4th November 2009, 09:16
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The Champion Drives a Land Rover with a 100" Range Rover Chassis, with a light series II body with Upgraded 2.5 litre 300 Tdi Engine with High Boost Turbo which produces over 150 bhp. His Axles are reinforced Ashcroft from UK, he is running 35x10.50 15 Simex extreme trekker with internal bead locks, His clutch is special order, His winch alone is an investment, 16mm Plasma rope, twin motor Giglepin with 60% speed upgrade with XP 6 HP motors running 24Volts through 12Volts. Exit Entry Angles chopped, Lightened by cutting even the excess threads off the bolts. Compared to this Sanjay's one is stock standard how Toyota sent it. His upgrade is that it has 33 x 12.5 15 Tires where the treads are worn 70%. The winch is a 3600kg stock winch from Toyota. The 3L engine produces about 90 horses. Our Marshal / Scout Vehicles - Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ 80 has Diff Locks Front & Rear, Safari Tuff Clutch, Dobinsons Heavy Duty Suspension and Warn Winch. Stuff the LJ 70 did not have. The modern off road vehicles are mostly designed with road on mind and off road as an option. The older designs were mostly purpose built, but unpopular for their road manners. The Gypsey & The MM540 is still purpose built. Ask Raghav how we further build it for compettition, He was in our garage, and most waht we do can be sourced in India to modify. Check our Web site and the Sanya Event what they have done with a Suzuki Samurai, it wan the event. Cheers | |
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4th November 2009, 09:27
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4th November 2009, 12:23
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5th November 2009, 17:56
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| [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/sys/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]Photos from the last day's event at the Beach Sanjay David posing with Prashan, just after finishing the event's last SS (The one he came first)  Sanjay David at the prize distribution  |
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