Report & Pics : The Blind Man Rally Experience, Feb 09.

vikram18 · 19th February 2009, 15:49

Ankit - Welcome to TBhp. Congratulations for a wonderfully organized rally. Just One suggestion; Do have a rear windscreen sticker next time. That way we'll be spared a lot of honking and conversely a lot of penalty points for speeding

Rehaan - My car no. 53 is at 38th place. Nothing to boast about but I managed to qualify

About the rally:

As already stated, it was wonderfully organized. To be very honest, I was quite nervous about the whole thing, never having taken part in this sort of event. This nervousness was infinitely increased by my first navigator. He was having major problems reading his chart, and I believe with the English language too; he was reading out every alphabet! During the trial run, I finally parked at the side of the road and asked him to read out the entire chart slowly. Sadly, he was unable to do a very good job and opted out immediately.

The second navigator I paired up with was in a different league altogether. He was VERY hard of hearing in addition to being born visually impaired, but I was blown away by his skill. He, Mr. Rajinder Singh, is a Phd, education and works with NAB as well as the Hellen Keller institute. He was impeccably mannered and very soft spoken. My ONLY regret was I couldn't get him to stop calling me "Sir"!

A funny incident occured after the Mantralaya check point. My navigator wanted to make a loo stop and seeing a public loo, I stopped and took him inside. What I did not realize that I was parked outside a bar, a Pritam Bar to boot! I saw GTO zoom past, looking inside my car. Naturally, there was nobody in it! After finishing the rally, I was subjected to a lot of legpulling, most of it being my fault, as I was joking around before the rally began that if I missed a check point or got lost, I'll take my navigator to the nearest watering hole and make sure he doesn't regret too much

I actually had no clue about where I was parked until a fellow Bhpian told me it was right outside Pritam. Don't worry Gogs, my loyalty to your establishment remains; namesakes simply don't make the cut.

The plus point was meeting up with old friends and getting to know new members. All in all a brilliant weekend.

leadf00t · 19th February 2009, 16:02

Ankit - I must congratulate you and all the other organizers for such a brilliantly organized event.

The bottles of water, juices and snacks box did go miles to say the caring that you guys had for the participants and the navigators.

Hats off. I indeed had a great time over the weekend. Take my word,I am going to be a regular for all future events.

Get some more pics of us being flagged off at the start

Rehaan · 20th February 2009, 01:31

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Originally Posted by vikram18

....Rehaan - My car no. 53 is at 38th place. Nothing to boast about but I managed to qualify...

Added!

That results list keeps getting redder and redder

cya
R

Tejas@perioimpl · 25th February 2009, 16:01

I just remembered the funniest part of the rally. jitu's car has all those gauges for pressure, etc mounted on his dash. so one lady notices this and starts complaining to the organizer that this gentleman has multiple speedometers and will give him an unfair advantage in the time distance rally!!! ha ha ha

vikram18 · 25th February 2009, 16:05

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Originally Posted by Tejas@perioimpl

I just remembered the funniest part of the rally. jitu's car has all those gauges for pressure, etc mounted on his dash. so one lady notices this and starts complaining to the organizer that this gentleman has multiple speedometers and will give him an unfair advantage in the time distance rally!!! ha ha ha

Must be the same chick in the Scorpio who I think took the all ladies prize. Her driving was scarier than even Manson's! Or it could be that lady in the Santro who took a decade to back out of the parking the earlier day; nearly hit Jitu's car too

ankitpp · 25th February 2009, 17:27

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Get some more pics of us being flagged off at the start

I had a few have attached them

swale84 · 25th February 2009, 17:30

I think the funniest part of the rally was the guy that stopped at a bar with his navigator ....oh wait, that was Vikram!!

michael schume · 25th February 2009, 22:12

Thank you for the pictures Ankit, hope there are many more to come.

Tejas@perioimpl · 26th February 2009, 01:33

Ankit... the pic with the red honda city... please

Rehaan · 27th February 2009, 01:20

Thanks for the pics Ankit.

Just stubled upon this blog post about the rally. It seems to be put up by a Round Table India member and has quite a few details as well as links / pics / articles / links to videos, and ofcourse, more than one mention of TBHP.

Check it out : <b><u>AREA3</u></b>: BRT2-The Round Table India Blind Man Car Rally

cya
R

leadf00t · 27th February 2009, 11:23

nice find that rehaan.

The videos are also good.

The event seemed to have a lot of media coverage also.

Tejas@perioimpl · 6th January 2010, 11:31

Guys, just got an SMS from Vishal (Round Table). This year's Car Rally for the Blind (4th Edition) will be held on Sunday 7th February 2010.

See the thread for the upcoming event here : LINK

And mark the dates.

19th February 2009, 15:49	#61
vikram18 BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: pune Posts: 607 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Ankit - Welcome to TBhp. Congratulations for a wonderfully organized rally. Just One suggestion; Do have a rear windscreen sticker next time. That way we'll be spared a lot of honking and conversely a lot of penalty points for speeding Rehaan - My car no. 53 is at 38th place. Nothing to boast about but I managed to qualify About the rally: As already stated, it was wonderfully organized. To be very honest, I was quite nervous about the whole thing, never having taken part in this sort of event. This nervousness was infinitely increased by my first navigator. He was having major problems reading his chart, and I believe with the English language too; he was reading out every alphabet! During the trial run, I finally parked at the side of the road and asked him to read out the entire chart slowly. Sadly, he was unable to do a very good job and opted out immediately. The second navigator I paired up with was in a different league altogether. He was VERY hard of hearing in addition to being born visually impaired, but I was blown away by his skill. He, Mr. Rajinder Singh, is a Phd, education and works with NAB as well as the Hellen Keller institute. He was impeccably mannered and very soft spoken. My ONLY regret was I couldn't get him to stop calling me "Sir"! A funny incident occured after the Mantralaya check point. My navigator wanted to make a loo stop and seeing a public loo, I stopped and took him inside. What I did not realize that I was parked outside a bar, a Pritam Bar to boot! I saw GTO zoom past, looking inside my car. Naturally, there was nobody in it! After finishing the rally, I was subjected to a lot of legpulling, most of it being my fault, as I was joking around before the rally began that if I missed a check point or got lost, I'll take my navigator to the nearest watering hole and make sure he doesn't regret too much I actually had no clue about where I was parked until a fellow Bhpian told me it was right outside Pritam. Don't worry Gogs, my loyalty to your establishment remains; namesakes simply don't make the cut. The plus point was meeting up with old friends and getting to know new members. All in all a brilliant weekend. Last edited by vikram18 : 19th February 2009 at 16:07.
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19th February 2009, 16:02	#62
leadf00t BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MH04 Posts: 439 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Ankit - I must congratulate you and all the other organizers for such a brilliantly organized event. The bottles of water, juices and snacks box did go miles to say the caring that you guys had for the participants and the navigators. Hats off. I indeed had a great time over the weekend. Take my word,I am going to be a regular for all future events. Get some more pics of us being flagged off at the start
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25th February 2009, 16:01	#64
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,423 Thanked: 9,582 Times View My Garage	I just remembered the funniest part of the rally. jitu's car has all those gauges for pressure, etc mounted on his dash. so one lady notices this and starts complaining to the organizer that this gentleman has multiple speedometers and will give him an unfair advantage in the time distance rally!!! ha ha ha Last edited by Tejas@perioimpl : 25th February 2009 at 16:03.
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25th February 2009, 17:30	#67
swale84 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 459 Thanked: 9 Times	I think the funniest part of the rally was the guy that stopped at a bar with his navigator ....oh wait, that was Vikram!!
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25th February 2009, 22:12	#68
michael schume BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MH 01 i.e.BOMBAY not mumbai Posts: 171 Thanked: Once	Thank you for the pictures Ankit, hope there are many more to come.
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26th February 2009, 01:33	#69
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,423 Thanked: 9,582 Times View My Garage	Ankit... the pic with the red honda city... please
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27th February 2009, 01:20	#70
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,078 Times	Thanks for the pics Ankit. Just stubled upon this blog post about the rally. It seems to be put up by a Round Table India member and has quite a few details as well as links / pics / articles / links to videos, and ofcourse, more than one mention of TBHP. Check it out : <b><u>AREA3</u></b>: BRT2-The Round Table India Blind Man Car Rally cya R
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27th February 2009, 11:23	#71
leadf00t BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MH04 Posts: 439 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	nice find that rehaan. The videos are also good. The event seemed to have a lot of media coverage also.
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6th January 2010, 11:31	#72
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,423 Thanked: 9,582 Times View My Garage	Guys, just got an SMS from Vishal (Round Table). This year's Car Rally for the Blind (4th Edition) will be held on Sunday 7th February 2010. See the thread for the upcoming event here : LINK And mark the dates. Last edited by Rehaan : 23rd January 2010 at 02:55. Reason: Adding link.
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