Kolkata Meet (Report and Pics Updated)

planet_rocker · 2nd January 2007, 10:55

1. the Amby Grand:

2. in front of Mitsubishi showroom:

3. the rides (semi off road photo shoot) - i wonder who came up with the idea:

4. lunch @ Sher-e-Punjab:

the members from left to right:
me, shuvc, 1100D, suman, shuvd

planet_rocker · 2nd January 2007, 12:06

3 more pics which i forgot to upload:

@mods - please change the topic head to 2nd Kolkata (Reports and pics page - 1)

razor4077 · 2nd January 2007, 15:48

looks like u guys had some fun. sorry i couldn't make it. i was out of town on that day...came back on the 30th evening.
@shuvd: is the elantra yours? what happened to the octy? btw, i think i spotted u at SPE yesterday.
@planet: nice pics. u got all the upgrades done on your fiat?
@1100D: car's looking wicked! but u didn't get mercedes this time? :(

won't miss the next meet. hopefully that'll be sometime soon!
razor

planet_rocker · 2nd January 2007, 16:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by razor4077

@planet: nice pics. u got all the upgrades done on your fiat?
won't miss the next meet. hopefully that'll be sometime soon!
razor

nope not yet. but i have got the entire suspension, brake and steering job done. i car now handles better. gotto buy the new tyres.

the black elantra belongs to shuvd.

definitely looking for the next meet soon.

planet_rocker · 4th January 2007, 13:22

@shuvc @suman - what about the pics you guys took?

@suman - i hope you have reached gurgaon by now!

take care 'n' drive safe.

shuvc · 4th January 2007, 13:51

Pure and unadulterated laziness. Have noble plans of downloading them this weekend.

Samurai · 5th January 2007, 11:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet_rocker

@mods - please change the topic head to 2nd Kolkata (Reports and pics page - 1)

The page number keeps changing, therefore it is a moot point.

shuvd · 5th January 2007, 14:57

@ razor - we missed you. the elantra's my dad's. i ws @ sp...why didn't you call me? i'm really bad with faces especially after downing a few pegs...

iraghava · 5th January 2007, 15:02

Hey guys looks like you had a nice meet but sad to see No Alcohol!!! And also just noticed it seems like Suman only smiles for photographs after he's had a few

So to get better pics next time around, get him a few pegs down & then watch the show!!! Keep up the good work guys!

supremeBaleno · 5th January 2007, 15:24

Nice meet and snaps, guys.
Liked the idea of visiting dealerships and checking out the cars on display, during a meet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by suman

I think a silver VXI looks far better than a Black but that's just my opinion

Grrr, suman.

Quote:

Originally Posted by iraghava

Also just noticed it seems like Suman only smiles for photographs after he's had a few

Ha, ha. Nice one.

I also noticed that he looked different from the Delhi meet snaps.

iraghava · 5th January 2007, 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

Ha, ha. Nice one.

I also noticed that he looked different from the Delhi meet snaps.

You mean to say he doesn't look like this anymore??

planet_rocker · 5th January 2007, 15:52

@iraghava - thanks yaar. we had a great meet.

no booz - the dhaba dint serve booz. and suman does smile even w/o booz.

1100D · 7th January 2007, 22:29

Logging in after a huge gap. @planet loved those pics. Thanks a lot bro. infact, does Team BHP know that we met at Team BHP and have conducted many of our Fiat meets.

@suman me and my Dad conductede a speedo test on the Fiat with the Ikon driving just at the back of the Fiat. When the Fiat speedo reads 105, the Ikon speedo is indicating 120. The Ikon in my case has a 2.3 percent higher DRR, which will offset some of the Speedo error on the Ikon speedo. But the Fiat loves to stay mostly at the indicated 85 wherein the Ikon reads just below 100.

About the meet, I really enjoyed that day with our , decide-at-will itenary. We simply decided things one after the other.

Mercedes, is getting a little difficult to handle these days, she insists on sitting on my lap while I am driving. She is madly in love with the gear lever.

planet_rocker · 8th January 2007, 12:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1100D

@planet loved those pics. Thanks a lot bro. infact, does Team BHP know that we met at Team BHP and have conducted many of our Fiat meets.

Mercedes, is getting a little difficult to handle these days, she insists on sitting on my lap while I am driving. She is madly in love with the gear lever.

thanks a lot. i have the one of the pics of our very first "fiat meet" in my profile.

mercedes - aah! you forgot to bring the snaps of her first birthday. i am sure that she will be a very good driver when she grows up.

suman · 8th January 2007, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by iraghava

So to get better pics next time around, get him a few pegs down & then watch the show!!!

Oye, Ishan, **@@@@......!!!!!!

OK guys, Happy New Year to all of you & your families, here are a few that I'd clicked, some may be repetative but what the heck! (Also, please excuse camera shake on some which were taken on "Night" mode without a tripod and the good old hand shakes these days, with or without alchohol!) -

OK guys, what's the POA then?

The star performer from the Summer of 69!!

Waiting for ShuvD to arrive...

This one's for Sam....awesome ICE in the awesome Elantra

Playing "catch-up" with ShuvC

ShuvC's next buy!!!!

Planet_Rocker storms past 1100D

View of 1100D's "ripper" from ShuvC's silver arrow

The surprise of the day - look carefully!

Hah-hah, and you haven't seen this Hyundai-Porsche initiative earlier??!!

Pour out the beer 1100D (oops, the water I mean...)

The magnificent men & their flying machines!

How's that for an off-road location?

2nd January 2007, 10:55	#166
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	rest of the pics 1. the Amby Grand: 2. in front of Mitsubishi showroom: 3. the rides (semi off road photo shoot) - i wonder who came up with the idea: 4. lunch @ Sher-e-Punjab: the members from left to right: me, shuvc, 1100D, suman, shuvd
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2nd January 2007, 12:06	#167
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	3 more pics which i forgot to upload: @mods - please change the topic head to 2nd Kolkata (Reports and pics page - 1) Last edited by planet_rocker : 2nd January 2007 at 12:19.
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2nd January 2007, 15:48	#168
razor4077 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,882 Thanked: 298 Times View My Garage	looks like u guys had some fun. sorry i couldn't make it. i was out of town on that day...came back on the 30th evening. @shuvd: is the elantra yours? what happened to the octy? btw, i think i spotted u at SPE yesterday. @planet: nice pics. u got all the upgrades done on your fiat? @1100D: car's looking wicked! but u didn't get mercedes this time? :( won't miss the next meet. hopefully that'll be sometime soon! razor
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4th January 2007, 13:22	#170
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	@shuvc @suman - what about the pics you guys took? @suman - i hope you have reached gurgaon by now! take care 'n' drive safe.
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4th January 2007, 13:51	#171
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 352 Times View My Garage	Pure and unadulterated laziness. Have noble plans of downloading them this weekend.
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5th January 2007, 14:57	#173
shuvd Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,081 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	@ razor - we missed you. the elantra's my dad's. i ws @ sp...why didn't you call me? i'm really bad with faces especially after downing a few pegs...
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5th January 2007, 15:02	#174
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Hey guys looks like you had a nice meet but sad to see No Alcohol!!! And also just noticed it seems like Suman only smiles for photographs after he's had a few So to get better pics next time around, get him a few pegs down & then watch the show!!! Keep up the good work guys!
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5th January 2007, 15:52	#177
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	@iraghava - thanks yaar. we had a great meet. no booz - the dhaba dint serve booz. and suman does smile even w/o booz.
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7th January 2007, 22:29	#178
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	Logging in after a huge gap. @planet loved those pics. Thanks a lot bro. infact, does Team BHP know that we met at Team BHP and have conducted many of our Fiat meets. @suman me and my Dad conductede a speedo test on the Fiat with the Ikon driving just at the back of the Fiat. When the Fiat speedo reads 105, the Ikon speedo is indicating 120. The Ikon in my case has a 2.3 percent higher DRR, which will offset some of the Speedo error on the Ikon speedo. But the Fiat loves to stay mostly at the indicated 85 wherein the Ikon reads just below 100. About the meet, I really enjoyed that day with our , decide-at-will itenary. We simply decided things one after the other. Mercedes, is getting a little difficult to handle these days, she insists on sitting on my lap while I am driving. She is madly in love with the gear lever.
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