26th September 2010, 19:57
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| EXO Mahape OTR- An Impulsive Outing At A Classic Location There was a young gent who once made an impulsive buy of a Red Classic One day, in an equally impulsive mood he sold it off to a jeep lover from a far off land in the South. But after a few days he started missing his old flame and his mood became pensive and despondent  His good friends tried to talk some sense into him  But he kept looking in the rear view mirror waiting for her to appear  They took him to exotic locations where he remained aloof  Failing which, tried to distract him with other temptations  Without much success  So they conferred together  And decided to fight fire with fire, going back into the heart of another old flame, who held in her bosom, some perennial favorites like Slush  Water  And lush green pastures.  So this is the story of what happened next  At Mahape on the 26th of Sept 2010... |
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26th September 2010, 20:15
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26th September 2010, 20:27
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| Distinguished - BHPian   | @genesis: Oh boy! Eloquent poetry + a muddy OTR to cheer up a despondent dentist.  Or is there a bit of depression in you too, considering the JK-3b is still in third? |
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26th September 2010, 20:54
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26th September 2010, 20:59
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26th September 2010, 21:19
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26th September 2010, 21:41
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26th September 2010, 22:31
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| Senior - BHPian  | Lol!! Great start Soumya, please unravel the rest of the tale. Just my two bits. This is what an OTR should be like. Everyone was on time. Keeping in mind the pensive weather conditions, the OTR started in the Dark at the crack of dawn (5:30 am to be exact) and we had tackled at least three to four obstacles by the time the morning sun was setting in. We were out of the place by 10:00am which could have been an hour earlier but we should all take this as a great start. OTRs are going to be more scarce as the sun gets stronger and the rains fade away so if this schedule is stuck to, its going to be great fun!! Keep it up guys. We had a fantastic time. I have one more thing to add. A new found respect for the Toyota Fortuner. I was amazed by the torque, its ability to just slither through any kind of slush with relative ease (an in air conditioned comfort i might like to add ). IMHO, it has better GC than the rest of the so called SUV's (with the exception of the Mahindra line up) and great pedigree. If mated with a proper set of tyres and bumpers for off roading and say a klift of another 4-5", this machine will kill it.Last edited by V-16 : 26th September 2010 at 22:35. Reason: adding |
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27th September 2010, 00:58
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| Now thats what i call a perfect day. After such a satisfying day today, the narration is taking it to another level all together. Soumya, please unfold the rest of the story, dying to see the pictures. I have only one video of devang going through the slush and back, will upload it tomorrow. I totally agree with Gogi Bhai, the best part of today was that all reached early and we started the trail ontime, the first obstacle in dark was amazing and made it more challenging. After today Fortuner has seriously earned respect and rightly said with proper mods, this vehicle can make offroading more intresting. One more thing, the Mahape site should be done more frequently it has all the ingredients, Slush, Water, Descents everything and it is very close to my place  . |
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27th September 2010, 01:15
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27th September 2010, 07:46
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| With the decreasing rain and increasing heat, the start time was fixed at 7am, then moved to 6 and finally to 5 am. People adopted their own strategies to meet the deadline from setting morning alarms to sending sms's throughout the night but the wisest (or should it be the wildest) just stayed up all night in anticipation. But as we all know there are many paths to salvation and lo and behold everyone was present at the crack of dawn (including Devang!) and we set off into the hinterland under the watchful guidance of the local villager.  Leaving apart the maze of entering the area, the approach was pretty easy as we proceeded in convoy, barring a tricky spot where a sharp rock could have cut the tyres.     As night turned into day, we stopped to catch our breath on the nice green terrain, which looked really nice and smooth   With opportunities for adventure  But could easily trap the unsuspecting with its numerous mudpits and rocks  Which gave moments of unexpected comic relief   But then it was time to move on  To some hard core slush...  |
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27th September 2010, 09:19
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27th September 2010, 10:42
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27th September 2010, 13:10
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27th September 2010, 14:26
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| Following its bigger brethren over a few small gullies   Gogi's CJ charged headfirst into a slush track  Only to get bogged down  But freed himself by reversing back and forth  Once all the vehicles had negotiated that patch, Allan led the way around the bend     And sat down to have some fun  As the whale beached itself on a giant mound  And had to be towed out  Followed by the CJ (Which also lost its clutch linkage at this point)  In the meantime, the show men in the group used this opportunity to strut their stuff     Which was good for the pretty boys, since what lay ahead, would be a test of man and machine...  |
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