OMG you guys are so lazy
. koi report nahi likha kya?
well all of us had a great time. the drive was pretty good infact apart from me taking a wrong highway and driving for few kms to find the right exit. thanks a ton guys for waiting for me like everytime. its kinda bad that planet didnt make it to the meet because of the super hot weather in kolkata
people who made it to the meet:
1.
p_r with ETC - dad's m800
2.
Blackpearl with his friend, Rajarshi - modded baleno lxi
3.
shuvd with
wimwian - elantra 2.0 crdi
4.
razor4077 with
Adhiraj - Octy 2.0
5.
SaurabhM with his wifey n daughter - palio 1.2
6.
shuvc - baleno vxi
7.
toiingg - OHC type 1 (S)
8.
babhishek with his GF - Hertz-ed swift vxi
the meet was in two parts:
Part 1: drive to reliance plaza
we planned to gather at the IOC bunk near the AJC Bose Rd Flyover (illegal night drag strip - its a 2.5 km flyover running through the city) at around 10 am. as usually i came late only to find that everyone was waiting for me. @ BlackPearl also came late with his modded baleno. @razor4077 also came in a bit late with Adhiraj.
In the mean time, shuvc called and said that he will join us at the plaza - his wifey n kid was down with fever (hope they'l soon recover)
we headed for the plaza and before i started hit the flyover, all the fast machines vrooomed past me (BTW my fiat's exhaust note - without custom headers - is louder than BackPearl's). atfirst i thought that i will stick to @toiingg's OHC - since he was driving a bit slow but mera luck hee kharab that - he too sped away once he floored his "a very well behaved" OHC
i took a wrong highway (thanks to ETC) and after like half n hour joined the rest of the guys (thanks for waiting yaar - i dint drive above 60KPH - now dont ask me why?) they let me go ahead and again they ripped their cars past me.
boy-o-boy the 1.2 palio moves like a rocket - very well maintained.
now comes the best part:
all of us had the idea that A1 Plaza is near Kolaghat (thermal power plant???) and hence ignored the Reliance petrol pump on the way. we went ahead like 10kms and soon realized that we have mad a mistake. all i could see was that the bigger machines - the modded baleno, the octy 2.0 and the elantra speeding on the opposite lane i.e. they were driving back towards Calcutta - oops i mean the A1 Plaza. in the mean time @shuvc called me to say that he has already reached the place (hmmm... he came sab se last mey...lekin paucha sab se agey! @SaurabhM, @toiingg and @babhsihek went way ahead towards the Kolaghat Dhaba (i guess miss-under-standing) and i called them up and informed that they gotto turn back. i also took an u-turn and slowly kept going towards the plaza and d*mn they again overtook me after 10 mins.
we reached the plaza and quickly entered the a/c room w/o which its would have been a nightmare. it was still very hot outside. phir kya - khana khaya - we odered for chikkan tandoori, roti, chikkan reshmi masala, tarka dal, lassi, etc. the food was pretty good - atleast i found it tasty. the waiter was totally confused taking orders from 15 people - but in the end didnt mess.
headed home:
ok - they sped away again leaving me behind - i was trying my level best to keep it at 60KPH - didnt feel like pushing it too hard. the a/c of the little car held up pretty good in the severe heat. after crossing Vidyasagar Setu (2nd Hoogly Bridge - connecting calcutta to howrah) i received a call from @shuvc. he said...contd part 2...
Part 2 - lets have coffee at CCD (Cafe` Coffee Day):
lets have coffee at CCD. i was a bit thirsty and thought why not make it a day to remember. i headed towards CCD. when i reached there, i found that @shuvc, shuvd, razor4077 and wimwian were already there - having some ajeeb type ka coffee. ETC and I ordered for Lemon Iced Tea for each. the discussion that followed - how should razor4077 go ahead with his "upcoming project" - kya decision lia giya?? ... you guys gotto wait for sometime.
then we headed home - Monaco GP was coming on air at around 5-30pm.
well - i had a great time meeting each one of you - like always.
@toiingg, adhiraj, BlackPearl, babhishek, SaurabhM and everyone - thanks a lot for making it happen. you guys rock - so do your cars.
pics coming up tomorrow morning - ghar se upload nahi hoga. take care. catch you guys later.
PS: when is the next meet??