The Alfa Kilo Challenge Conquered!

Rossi · 29th June 2010, 12:50

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Originally Posted by Cyrus43

Here are your pics Rustom. Calling Rustom. MseeBsee!!

Sadly, these are all I have. will post Neville's and Burjis's Pics later.

Thanks Cyrus...

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Originally Posted by motocamp

On Behalf of Abhimanyu Singh's family and the AKC team.

Rustom you had guts to cross the stream which quickly turned into a fast flowing river after the downpour,not many would have done that.

Well Kunal... Thanks for the compliment. Here's the video of the river in fury just before I crossed it

YouTube - Rustom_AKC_2010_River_Crossing.MOV

Ym-enjn · 29th June 2010, 13:39

Loving every word, every picture on this thread. Big congrats to everyone on the grand success. Along with everyone a big thank to Team-bhp for binding us all together.

motocamp · 29th June 2010, 13:52

Wow the Videos are great keep them coming guys!

Does anybody have anymore videos after the downpour and just before?

V-16 · 29th June 2010, 19:11

What an event!!

Kunal, Huda, Mr. Singh and all those who had a hand in conceptualizing, organizing and seeing this mega event through, very well done!!

I had a chance to meet Kunal for the first AKC recce which was done in smoldering heat. I saw him as a committed no nonsense guy who spoke few words and knew what he was doing. Keep it up bro.

I recognized some of the terrain even though it has dramatically changed due to the monsoons

You guys are super. Excellent co ordination, and what a great trail. This was like a Bollywood thriller

, it had everything; chills, thrills, heat, danger, in fact everything that can make an outdoor freak like me go gaga.

I had the chance to meet so many people and get close to them. The camaraderie that i experienced during the event was super.

Kunal and team, i think you have set a very high benchmark now for future events.

I will have a full report with pictures and videos ready and will post it shortly. In the meanwhile Kunal, Family and friends, take a bow!! Keep it up. Im sure Abhimanyu is watching over all this with a smile on his face. Rest in peace Abhimanyu!!

mohan · 29th June 2010, 20:15

Me and my friends had stayed at Karjat the night prior to AKC near Kadav in a friend's farmhouse.
To our great disappointment we could not attend the AKC as we had to do a lot of work at the Sawarsai trail.
We did this as we received some feedback from people who did the 1st day of EXAMM.
We were pretty sure that if we did indulge in the thrills and excitement of the AKC the Sawarsai trail would have been left neglected.

Kunal I hope we could do this trail one more time soon as it hurts to see all the fun we missed by being in the position of " thankless unofficial organizers" of the Sawarsai trail.

If only we had half "the organizational skill" of the official organizers we could very well have been at the AKC ,clicking our own photos and videos and "writing off" our reports.

davids4x4mm550 · 29th June 2010, 20:41

Hey Kunal/Hudha thanks so much for puting together such a great event. Loved it.
This was the first time i got to put my jeep in 4x4 mode not knowing how it would perform and to my surprise it did well.

Had a great time man.

siddartha · 29th June 2010, 20:51

The AKC was beautifully executed. The heavy rains made it even better.

KUNAL was just amazing, the sheer energy this man has is commendable, he was going up and down the trail countless number of times in the rain, thru the obstacles and thru the water . His spotting/instructions were very confidence inspiring.

Many thanks to kunal for letting us bangalore boys (along with gogi and jigi) do the first trail even after everyone else had finished it and for sending one of his boys to show us the way.

And... to have such a trail starting from the backyard of one's farm house ... IS JUST AWESOME!!!

And also sharath, even though his jeep wasnt around , he was there at the water crossings all the time spotting for everyone.

@redliner - you need to publicly apologise to the organisers for giving them a hard time by screwing up with our names in the entry forms.

motocamp · 29th June 2010, 21:19

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Originally Posted by V-16

What an event!!

Kunal, Huda, Mr. Singh and all those who had a hand in conceptualizing, organizing and seeing this mega event through, very well done!!

I had a chance to meet Kunal for the first AKC recce which was done in smoldering heat. I saw him as a committed no nonsense guy who spoke few words and knew what he was doing. Keep it up bro.

I recognized some of the terrain even though it has dramatically changed due to the monsoons

You guys are super. Excellent co ordination, and what a great trail. This was like a Bollywood thriller

, it had everything; chills, thrills, heat, danger, in fact everything that can make an outdoor freak like me go gaga.

I had the chance to meet so many people and get close to them. The camaraderie that i experienced during the event was super.

Kunal and team, i think you have set a very high benchmark now for future events.

I will have a full report with pictures and videos ready and will post it shortly. In the meanwhile Kunal, Family and friends, take a bow!! Keep it up. Im sure Abhimanyu is watching over all this with a smile on his face. Rest in peace Abhimanyu!!

Thanks Gogi!
I think what really made the event super was the fact we all came together to what i like to call the "off road club of india"

and pulled it off together, i really saw some good driving skills and real guts which reinforced the fact that the man is always greater than the machine!

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Originally Posted by mohan

Me and my friends had stayed at Karjat the night prior to AKC near Kadav in a friend's farmhouse.
To our great disappointment we could not attend the AKC as we had to do a lot of work at the Sawarsai trail.
We did this as we received some feedback from people who did the 1st day of EXAMM.
We were pretty sure that if we did indulge in the thrills and excitement of the AKC the Sawarsai trail would have been left neglected.

Kunal I hope we could do this trail one more time soon as it hurts to see all the fun we missed by being in the position of " thankless unofficial organizers" of the Sawarsai trail.

If only we had half "the organizational skill" of the official organizers we could very well have been at the AKC ,clicking our own photos and videos and "writing off" our reports.

I am really sorry that you guys could not participate,we really wanted to see you at the event, you were one of the guys who came to the last Akc recce which happened at night, you would have really had a ball.

As for doing the trail again, that would not be possible right now as i am out of india this whole month and more importantly we had to deal with some locals on sunday after everybody left.

I am asking everybody not to attempt doing the trail right now as it is sensitive issue with the locals right now.

Dont worry mohan i still have a few reserve trails up my sleeve! We can all Plan a good OTR sometime soon.

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Originally Posted by davids4x4mm550

Hey Kunal/Hudha thanks so much for puting together such a great event. Loved it.
This was the first time i got to put my jeep in 4x4 mode not knowing how it would perform and to my surprise it did well.

Had a great time man.

You were great! loved the fact that you did not back down anywhere!

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Originally Posted by siddartha

The AKC was beautifully executed. The heavy rains made it even better.

KUNAL was just amazing, the sheer energy this man has is commendable, he was going up and down the trail countless number of times in the rain, thru the obstacles and thru the water . His spotting/instructions were very confidence inspiring.

Many thanks to kunal for letting us bangalore boys (along with gogi and jigi) do the first trail even after everyone else had finished it and for sending one of his boys to show us the way.

And... to have such a trail starting from the backyard of one's farm house ... IS JUST AWESOME!!!

And also sharath, even though his jeep wasnt around , he was there at the water crossings all the time spotting for everyone.

@redliner - you need to publicly apologise to the organisers for giving them a hard time by screwing up with our names in the entry forms.

No problem , we could not let you guys go home unhappy

My only regret was due to the late start in the morning , everybody could not finish the whole trail because of fading light.

paras211 · 29th June 2010, 22:16

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Originally Posted by mohan

Me and my friends had stayed at Karjat the night prior to AKC near Kadav in a friend's farmhouse.
To our great disappointment we could not attend the AKC as we had to do a lot of work at the Sawarsai trail.
We did this as we received some feedback from people who did the 1st day of EXAMM.
We were pretty sure that if we did indulge in the thrills and excitement of the AKC the Sawarsai trail would have been left neglected.

Kunal I hope we could do this trail one more time soon as it hurts to see all the fun we missed by being in the position of " thankless unofficial organizers" of the Sawarsai trail.

If only we had half "the organizational skill" of the official organizers we could very well have been at the AKC ,clicking our own photos and videos and "writing off" our reports.

All your efforts are appreciated Doc, with the previous Sawarsi trail , the alibaug one and this one , you have worked your *** off for them , I ve thanked you in the nEXXIM thread. So u may be un official not thankless.

Desmosedici · 29th June 2010, 22:47

Mohan Sir,

You know what, everyone who has attended the OTR knows for a fact that you headed back to get the Sawarsi Trail up and running to make every man and machine enjoy it.

Even though i was not part of the Alibag OTR, i have heard and seen from the snaps the amount of hard work you carried out.

Official or Un Official, Sir, you are a guy who is dedicated to the core and always trying to get everything to be the best. No doubts on that.
You Rock!!!

Cheers,
Raj

Shubhendra · 29th June 2010, 23:25

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Originally Posted by V-16

What an event!!

Kunal, Huda, Mr. Singh and all those who had a hand in conceptualizing, organizing and seeing this mega event through, very well done!!

Kunal and team, i think you have set a very high benchmark now for future events.

I will have a full report with pictures and videos ready and will post it shortly. In the meanwhile Kunal, Family and friends, take a bow!! Keep it up. Im sure Abhimanyu is watching over all this with a smile on his face. Rest in peace Abhimanyu!!

I do agree with Gogi Bhai, I met and spoke Abhimanyu Da few times. He always wanted to promote Offroading/
Hatsoff to Kunal & Ajit Kaka Saheb, You have really set banchmark.
My heartliest wishes to you.

Regards,
Shubhendra Singh

Tejas@perioimpl · 29th June 2010, 23:30

Too bad i could not interact with Abhimanyu's family. Please pass on my regards to them kunal.

motocamp · 30th June 2010, 07:30

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Originally Posted by Tejas@perioimpl

Too bad i could not interact with Abhimanyu's family. Please pass on my regards to them kunal.

No problem tejas everybody was busy with something or the other including you , I will do that, And there is always next year!

rahultomahawk · 30th June 2010, 07:49

kunal , great job done by you your family and most of all alfa kilos Family ,
it requires great emotional strength to be there in a event which their loved one liked and enjoyed the most , will be there for the AKC next year .My jeep will be prepered by then.
Congratulations to all the Members who enjoyed the trail and for making the event a great sucess

motocamp · 30th June 2010, 08:58

Guys please upload the pictures and Videos you may have ,for the benefit of the community.

29th June 2010, 13:39	#62
Ym-enjn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jaipur Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 59 Times	Loving every word, every picture on this thread. Big congrats to everyone on the grand success. Along with everyone a big thank to Team-bhp for binding us all together.
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29th June 2010, 13:52	#63
motocamp BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: pune Posts: 452 Thanked: 102 Times	Wow the Videos are great keep them coming guys! Does anybody have anymore videos after the downpour and just before?
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29th June 2010, 19:11	#64
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	What an event!! Kunal, Huda, Mr. Singh and all those who had a hand in conceptualizing, organizing and seeing this mega event through, very well done!! I had a chance to meet Kunal for the first AKC recce which was done in smoldering heat. I saw him as a committed no nonsense guy who spoke few words and knew what he was doing. Keep it up bro. I recognized some of the terrain even though it has dramatically changed due to the monsoons You guys are super. Excellent co ordination, and what a great trail. This was like a Bollywood thriller, it had everything; chills, thrills, heat, danger, in fact everything that can make an outdoor freak like me go gaga. I had the chance to meet so many people and get close to them. The camaraderie that i experienced during the event was super. Kunal and team, i think you have set a very high benchmark now for future events. I will have a full report with pictures and videos ready and will post it shortly. In the meanwhile Kunal, Family and friends, take a bow!! Keep it up. Im sure Abhimanyu is watching over all this with a smile on his face. Rest in peace Abhimanyu!! Last edited by V-16 : 29th June 2010 at 19:12.
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29th June 2010, 20:15	#65
mohan BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai. Posts: 298 Thanked: 379 Times View My Garage	@kunal Me and my friends had stayed at Karjat the night prior to AKC near Kadav in a friend's farmhouse. To our great disappointment we could not attend the AKC as we had to do a lot of work at the Sawarsai trail. We did this as we received some feedback from people who did the 1st day of EXAMM. We were pretty sure that if we did indulge in the thrills and excitement of the AKC the Sawarsai trail would have been left neglected. Kunal I hope we could do this trail one more time soon as it hurts to see all the fun we missed by being in the position of " thankless unofficial organizers" of the Sawarsai trail. If only we had half "the organizational skill" of the official organizers we could very well have been at the AKC ,clicking our own photos and videos and "writing off" our reports. Last edited by mohan : 29th June 2010 at 20:17.
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29th June 2010, 20:41	#66
davids4x4mm550 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: pune Posts: 330 Thanked: 88 Times	Hey Kunal/Hudha thanks so much for puting together such a great event. Loved it. This was the first time i got to put my jeep in 4x4 mode not knowing how it would perform and to my surprise it did well. Had a great time man.
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29th June 2010, 20:51	#67
siddartha BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 671 Thanked: 24 Times	The AKC was beautifully executed. The heavy rains made it even better. KUNAL was just amazing, the sheer energy this man has is commendable, he was going up and down the trail countless number of times in the rain, thru the obstacles and thru the water . His spotting/instructions were very confidence inspiring. Many thanks to kunal for letting us bangalore boys (along with gogi and jigi) do the first trail even after everyone else had finished it and for sending one of his boys to show us the way. And... to have such a trail starting from the backyard of one's farm house ... IS JUST AWESOME!!! And also sharath, even though his jeep wasnt around , he was there at the water crossings all the time spotting for everyone. @redliner - you need to publicly apologise to the organisers for giving them a hard time by screwing up with our names in the entry forms. Last edited by siddartha : 29th June 2010 at 20:52.
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29th June 2010, 22:47	#70
Desmosedici Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: White Village Posts: 1,484 Thanked: 586 Times View My Garage	Mohan Sir, You know what, everyone who has attended the OTR knows for a fact that you headed back to get the Sawarsi Trail up and running to make every man and machine enjoy it. Even though i was not part of the Alibag OTR, i have heard and seen from the snaps the amount of hard work you carried out. Official or Un Official, Sir, you are a guy who is dedicated to the core and always trying to get everything to be the best. No doubts on that. You Rock!!! Cheers, Raj
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29th June 2010, 23:30	#72
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,423 Thanked: 9,581 Times View My Garage	Too bad i could not interact with Abhimanyu's family. Please pass on my regards to them kunal. Last edited by Tejas@perioimpl : 29th June 2010 at 23:43. Reason: changed post
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30th June 2010, 07:49	#74
rahultomahawk BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Thane Posts: 175 Thanked: 62 Times	kunal , great job done by you your family and most of all alfa kilos Family , it requires great emotional strength to be there in a event which their loved one liked and enjoyed the most , will be there for the AKC next year .My jeep will be prepered by then. Congratulations to all the Members who enjoyed the trail and for making the event a great sucess
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30th June 2010, 08:58	#75
motocamp BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: pune Posts: 452 Thanked: 102 Times	Guys please upload the pictures and Videos you may have ,for the benefit of the community.
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