Short offroading on Sarjapur road, Bangalore on 24th Oct'10

dwaraka · 23rd November 2010, 20:35

I waited for long enough to see nobody who participated in the OTR posted any pictures or nerration.

Lazy Sunday, invited about 7-8 offroaders for a short offroading trip to a semi dried lake on Sarjapur road. But, 15 turned up. These offroaders now a days get the scent of OTR and come running.

Lake bed is about 2 kms from Sarjapur road, detour to the right just before railway line crossing and Decathlon sports stores. Terrain is muddy and slushy with some clay to play with. Lot of sand quarried pits filled with water. We chose to stay put to mid part which posed decent challenge for 4 WDs.

Pictures will follow

Jaggu · 24th November 2010, 10:40

Oops guilty as charged, was tied up with too many silly things and weekends just wooshed pass. I should have some decent shots coming up in a day or two

ganesh_bbr · 24th November 2010, 20:24

Waiting for the photos Dwaraka & Jaggu .....

Gypsy-Boy · 25th November 2010, 09:59

Well camera guys ..... come-on post your pics!!

dwaraka · 25th November 2010, 11:39

Pictures of the short OTR for your eyes.

dwaraka · 25th November 2010, 12:41

More pictures follow.

short OTR to say, but almost every vehicle had to be pulled, pushed or winched at some point or other.

hgnishanth · 25th November 2010, 12:47

Dwarak sir, thanks for the pics..

It was a good OTR.. thoroughly enjoyed it..

Cheers

Nishanth

dwaraka · 25th November 2010, 14:22

Here are the videos taken during the OTR

YouTube - MVI_4093.AVI

YouTube - MVI_4090.AVI

YouTube - MVI_4089.AVI

pdev29 · 25th November 2010, 15:21

what happened to scorpio? details pic.

dwaraka · 25th November 2010, 15:38

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Originally Posted by pdev29

what happened to scorpio? details pic.

Tried negotiate in pool, but got royally stuck in clay. Engine conked out. Electricals failed.

This incident says, snorkel is not just enough.

Jaggu · 27th November 2010, 01:22

It was a reccee trip but eventually 20 plus vehicles turned up. As usual we met up at Sarjapur road in front of Total mall. Had breakfast and entered the trail.

Terrain was mostly slush and within couple of meters we encountered the first pile up which was a nasty rut. I was not sure about the water proofing of my CJ3B and was mostly parked and shooting. But eventually DwArF took his first dip inside the water and a major one at that! We survived but water went in everywhere, thanks to pre-historic tech no major damages. Though that wasn't the case for all.

thedreamcatcher · 27th November 2010, 01:45

Make me miss having a jeep. I think my plan of buying a safari will be done very soon. Hope to join you guys some time soon

Looking at this pics, its the case of so close so far for me, without an SUV now

Good pics to narrate the moment guys

Jaggu · 27th November 2010, 01:53

It was total chaos! Many over enthu drivers, flying around the place and at one point of time, we were in a situation where 4 to 6 vehicles were stuck at different parts of the lake bed, the 2 winch vehicles also stuck!

One scorpio sinking and no way to recover, which really woke me up

First rescue attempt ended up with a slightly burned clutch for the MM550 with 35" tyres. Second time it was better, with Nishanth's MM.

Though rescue was good, water played havoc with the electrical connectors and end result a defunct scorpio!

Weather was pleasant so we were lucky, as soon as the recoveries were over everybody decided to move to the bund wall climb, that Dwarak had found.

Some were more interested with splashing and went about merrily on the lake bed.

One OTR irrespective of the age of vehicle or the amount of money spent on vehicles, almost everybody got stuck! Well almost everybody

dwaraka · 29th November 2010, 11:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedreamcatcher

Make me miss having a jeep. I think my plan of buying a safari will be done very soon. Hope to join you guys some time soon

Looking at this pics, its the case of so close so far for me, without an SUV now

Good pics to narrate the moment guys

Dreamcatcher, If you are buying Safari make sure you buy 4 WD version. Two wheeled variant is no use in offroading.

Dwarak

nilanjanray · 29th November 2010, 12:37

I stay 2 km from that area! Missed info about the meet - else would have enjoyed participating with my Fortuner.

23rd November 2010, 20:35	#1
dwaraka Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 229 Times	Short offroading on Sarjapur road, Bangalore on 24th Oct'10 I waited for long enough to see nobody who participated in the OTR posted any pictures or nerration. Lazy Sunday, invited about 7-8 offroaders for a short offroading trip to a semi dried lake on Sarjapur road. But, 15 turned up. These offroaders now a days get the scent of OTR and come running. Lake bed is about 2 kms from Sarjapur road, detour to the right just before railway line crossing and Decathlon sports stores. Terrain is muddy and slushy with some clay to play with. Lot of sand quarried pits filled with water. We chose to stay put to mid part which posed decent challenge for 4 WDs. Pictures will follow
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24th November 2010, 10:40	#2
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	Oops guilty as charged, was tied up with too many silly things and weekends just wooshed pass. I should have some decent shots coming up in a day or two
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24th November 2010, 20:24	#3
ganesh_bbr BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hosur (Near Bangalore) Posts: 88 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Waiting for the photos Dwaraka & Jaggu .....
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25th November 2010, 09:59	#4
Gypsy-Boy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 298 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Well camera guys ..... come-on post your pics!!
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25th November 2010, 11:39	#5
dwaraka Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 229 Times	Pictures of the short OTR for your eyes. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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25th November 2010, 12:41	#6
dwaraka Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 229 Times	More pictures follow. short OTR to say, but almost every vehicle had to be pulled, pushed or winched at some point or other. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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25th November 2010, 12:47	#7
hgnishanth BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore / High SEAS Posts: 186 Thanked: 12 Times View My Garage	Dwarak sir, thanks for the pics.. It was a good OTR.. thoroughly enjoyed it.. Cheers Nishanth
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pdev29 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 288 Times View My Garage	what happened to scorpio? details pic.
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27th November 2010, 01:22	#11
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	Pictures from my camera It was a reccee trip but eventually 20 plus vehicles turned up. As usual we met up at Sarjapur road in front of Total mall. Had breakfast and entered the trail. Terrain was mostly slush and within couple of meters we encountered the first pile up which was a nasty rut. I was not sure about the water proofing of my CJ3B and was mostly parked and shooting. But eventually DwArF took his first dip inside the water and a major one at that! We survived but water went in everywhere, thanks to pre-historic tech no major damages. Though that wasn't the case for all. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Jaggu : 27th November 2010 at 01:34.
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27th November 2010, 01:45	#12
thedreamcatcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,204 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	Make me miss having a jeep. I think my plan of buying a safari will be done very soon. Hope to join you guys some time soon Looking at this pics, its the case of so close so far for me, without an SUV now Good pics to narrate the moment guys
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27th November 2010, 01:53	#13
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	Story continues, rather the chaos! It was total chaos! Many over enthu drivers, flying around the place and at one point of time, we were in a situation where 4 to 6 vehicles were stuck at different parts of the lake bed, the 2 winch vehicles also stuck! One scorpio sinking and no way to recover, which really woke me up First rescue attempt ended up with a slightly burned clutch for the MM550 with 35" tyres. Second time it was better, with Nishanth's MM. Though rescue was good, water played havoc with the electrical connectors and end result a defunct scorpio! Weather was pleasant so we were lucky, as soon as the recoveries were over everybody decided to move to the bund wall climb, that Dwarak had found. Some were more interested with splashing and went about merrily on the lake bed. One OTR irrespective of the age of vehicle or the amount of money spent on vehicles, almost everybody got stuck! Well almost everybody Attached Thumbnails
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29th November 2010, 12:37	#15
nilanjanray Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,887 Thanked: 2,926 Times View My Garage	I stay 2 km from that area! Missed info about the meet - else would have enjoyed participating with my Fortuner.
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