Originally Posted by maddy42 (Post 4192375)

Congrats bro and as a fellow boy from Goni its a proud feeling. Good luck on your future races and i think we have some common friends in CK.

That was a brilliant writeup and says a lot on your passion for the sport.

Do share some videos of the event if you do have.

Maddy

Originally Posted by gubbi555 (Post 4192432)

Congratulations on the podium finish. All the efforts sure did pay off. Now that you do have a solid credibility, I would recommend exploring the option of using TeamBHP as a potential platform to raise sponsorship funds for future events. I'm sure there are many petrol heads out here who might contribute towards the growth of your talent and passion. Cheers.

Originally Posted by alphadog (Post 4192483)

Congratulations!, for the podium finish and thank you for taking us through the trials and tribulations of rally driving, with a happy ending. It is no mean task to get a podium finish on debut. well done.

I am sure there will be expenses and bills for repair and replacements after every rally event. Am I right in assuming that the major bills will be from the wheels, tyres and suspensions?.
You might have had a chance of speaking to veterans of rally driving. For those of us who are watching from the sidelines and thinking of venturing into rally sports, would you be able to give an idea about the costs involved in modification of a vehicle to rally specs. I understand that costs can vary but this is just to get a rough idea.

Hope you manage to get sponsorship for future events and keep driving.

cheerio!

Originally Posted by qr20de (Post 4192490)

@nanju: Fantastic job man! IMHO rallying is probably one of the hardest motorsports out there (definitely more than track racing) and congratulations for not only completing but securing a podium!

Being a rally enthusiast and ex-steward, I know how incredibly hard, financially and physically, these things are. Keep it up dude!

Originally Posted by shankar.balan (Post 4192521)

Nice thread.
Ive seen your Gypsy regularly lurking about in Nagaraj's garage whenever I take my Gypsy there for a bout of TLC.
I used to know Sanjay Agarwal well when he was still operating his GMW workshop in Koramangala - indeed I used to get my old Gypsy looked after at his garage.
Haven't seen him in years though.

Originally Posted by QuilonSpitfire (Post 4193680)

That is a dream start there.
Good job mate

Originally Posted by nanju (Post 4190837)

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All the while during the service scene, I saw sanjay and crack a few jokes, in-between the jokes, he asked me what my lead on him was? He was of the opinion that I was placed first, told him it was negative, that the he led the group by close to 2 min lead on me, the veteran never believed me and I got smart and cut a deal with him saying that if I proved to him that he led the pack would he spare (borrow) me a rally tire, what he told me next completely baffled me. “I would have given you the tire, no matter what.., all that was needed was for you to ask me in first place” he says these words, walks up to his service bay and hands me a brand new yokohama adv tires (cost 9k) which was mounted on an offset alloy wheels. Here I was looking at Sanjay as a competition and there he was looking at me as a compatriot. The only difference between us was that he proved to me that day motorsports needed more men like him.

Originally Posted by informmaha (Post 4193999)

Nanju,

Great Thread, really enjoyed reading the entire episode with twists and turns

It creates enthusiasm for youngsters to look at a career on this

My assumption until now on becoming a Rally driver was that one needs to start early in their age and that becomes a career. But I did not know that we can even participate if we have necessary arrangements with us. Thank you for the eye opener.

Wish you all the very best in your feature endeavours

Really loved the below mentioned conversation. I believe Sanjay would have become a role model for many. I really have fallen for this gesture and have learnt from this, amazing sportsmanship :)

Originally Posted by rmonie (Post 4199631)

Nanju, apart from showing great potential as a rally driver, your narration was spellbinding! High drama & action! brought back memories of my time as a rally service guy in the Himalayan Rally during the mid 80's when the Gypsy ruled the roost! Congratulations on your podium finish & wishing you many more!

Originally Posted by SJM1214 (Post 4283591)

I was surfing in Indian Motorsports section to get some update about 2017 Raid De Himalaya & bumped into your thread.

Wow! Congratulations on the podium finish in your first Rally. This is an amazing write-up. It felt like, I am there in your Gypsy. Thank you very much, Avin! For sharing this.

I used to have many questions about Rally's rules and regulations, your thread answered my most of the questions. Thanks once again.