Lavasa Drive report & pics

hkanitkar · 23rd April 2007, 21:55

@josh.. sorry man.. i thought you were in the gang waiting at Chandni chowk and hitched a ride in someones car..

sajo/tushky/alen ---- where the heck have you guys dissappeared ??? i know its exam time for all the aspiring engineers but chucking studies for one fine kicka$$ sunday morning is ok..

btw, dunno why but links of photos i posted in the other thread are not opening. Anyone else havin the same problem ??

torqueunlimited · 23rd April 2007, 22:47

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

We had nice Cheese omlette's at Vohuman's

, we wish :(.

Should've mentioned it before!! Dayum... Those double cheese omlettes there are brrrrilliant! A friend o mine has a record of eating six of em!

Edmund · 24th April 2007, 11:54

Here are some pics from my camera.............

The line-up at 0700hrs, waiting for the other cars to arrive.....

Moralfibre's Palio, Praneet71's E-zen and my 800......

The Audi TT in all its splendour.........

The whole gang stops after some crazy driving!!!!

The TT leads the way......

Rtech · 24th April 2007, 12:01

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Originally Posted by Edmund

The whole gang stops after some crazy driving!!!!

Love this pic! Your 800 looks so tiny in the middle there!

petrolhead89 · 24th April 2007, 12:30

Interiors of the TT

A brilliant angle of the TT...Simply beautiful curves....

The TT leaves us in the dust when it corners at about 100....

The cars line-up for a shot....

EVO6 · 24th April 2007, 12:31

Guys,
Thank u so much for such lovely pics of the TT...
Its was one great drive..

Alok,
My sudden bursts were becoz evertime i had a diff co driver and he wanted to see the performance of the car so thats the reason.. Hope ur health is better.. Another thing about ur drive lines... Dont be offeneded..U tend to go off road on left handers and right handers... U over steer a bit.. I guess in a SUV u cant really tell the diff.. but in a car u will might have loss in traction...

Shirvz/TC/Moral,
Thank u guyz... Please feel free to buzz me anytime u need any help with your ICE.. Techno dont worry man... everyone has to have a start at some point in time or the other.. So please feel free to UPGRADE... Its a good habit to move up slowly...

Edmund,
I hope your bro is ok.. I guess he has no idea of a how G's and lateral movement can have trouble with the stomach part specially if it is full...
I hope all ur pals enjoyed the drive..

Rtech,
U will have a ball either in the Skoda or ur ZZR.. The roads are a diff ball game and specially with no on coming traffic to worry about..

Elf,
4.00am ... U sure.. Dont kid me man !!!!

Cheersssss

petrolhead89 · 24th April 2007, 12:43

TT, Corsa, 800.....

moralfibre · 24th April 2007, 13:51

Great pictures Ed and Petrolhead!

To all those who were there and weren't there. Lets meet often from now onwards. I am sure everyone will vouch for the fun we had.

Rtech · 24th April 2007, 13:54

All the pics I see have gravel strewn on the corners. Was it just the few corners where you guys had parked, or is it the norm for that road?

etchemkay · 24th April 2007, 13:59

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

Lets meet often from now onwards.

Seconded! And another 12 characters meaning the same ..

shrivz · 24th April 2007, 14:00

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Originally Posted by EVO6

Another thing about ur drive lines... Dont be offeneded..U tend to go off road on left handers and right handers... U over steer a bit.. I guess in a SUV u cant really tell the diff.. but in a car u will might have loss in traction...

yeah.. i noticed that too.. you were going off the shoulder of the road, picking up dust.. didnt really matter much on the Tucson (except for the car behind who always went into a cloud of dust), but on any other Sedan / Hatchback, as evo said, you'll lost traction and spin your wheels..

@Edmund: Great pics there!!! I sooo missed my camera!

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Originally Posted by Rtech

All the pics I see have gravel strewn on the corners. Was it just the few corners where you guys had parked, or is it the norm for that road?

RT, its only a few corners which have gravel, thats due to the few spells of rainfall we had during the week.. otherwise, the road's clean..

moralfibre · 24th April 2007, 14:05

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Originally Posted by Rtech

All the pics I see have gravel strewn on the corners. Was it just the few corners where you guys had parked, or is it the norm for that road?

RT, like I mentioned to Gerard on the meet planning thread, the road is no longer safe for bikers who wish to go flat out or even attempt negotiating the road at a decent speed due to gravel on most of the ghat section. It can be declared risky for bikers!

EDIT: Shrivz, its on most part of the road after the dam. Me and Techno had experienced it on the bike ride. It doesn't feel much when you drive.

shrivz · 24th April 2007, 14:09

yup.. its not good for bikers on those tight corners and up the Lavasa ghat..
Mutha Ghat is pretty much gravel free, but there's a lot of gravel after the Lavasa dam...

Technocrat · 24th April 2007, 14:09

Yes Rtech there is lotsa gravel now, this is due to the many trucks that go up & which carry construction stuff, so these days its not so great for bikes

scooby05 · 24th April 2007, 14:11

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

RT, like I mentioned to Gerard on the meet planning thread, the road is no longer safe for bikers who wish to go flat out or even attempt negotiating the road at a decent speed due to gravel on most of the ghat section. It can be declared risky for bikers!

So it is meant for a Scooby-STI
Missed the meet, and Miss the car

, my wife's Happy though!
Neway, God will give me a car to drive there

23rd April 2007, 21:55	#46
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 670 Thanked: 111 Times View My Garage	@josh.. sorry man.. i thought you were in the gang waiting at Chandni chowk and hitched a ride in someones car.. sajo/tushky/alen ---- where the heck have you guys dissappeared ??? i know its exam time for all the aspiring engineers but chucking studies for one fine kicka$$ sunday morning is ok.. btw, dunno why but links of photos i posted in the other thread are not opening. Anyone else havin the same problem ??
	() Thanks

24th April 2007, 11:54	#48
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 831 Thanked: 175 Times View My Garage	Pics..... Here are some pics from my camera............. The line-up at 0700hrs, waiting for the other cars to arrive..... Moralfibre's Palio, Praneet71's E-zen and my 800...... The Audi TT in all its splendour......... The whole gang stops after some crazy driving!!!! The TT leads the way......
	() Thanks

24th April 2007, 12:30	#50
petrolhead89 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: erode Posts: 2 Thanked: Once	Some more pics from edmund's camera Interiors of the TT A brilliant angle of the TT...Simply beautiful curves.... The TT leaves us in the dust when it corners at about 100.... The cars line-up for a shot....
	() Thanks

24th April 2007, 12:31	#51
EVO6 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 488 Thanked: 13 Times	Guys, Thank u so much for such lovely pics of the TT... Its was one great drive.. Alok, My sudden bursts were becoz evertime i had a diff co driver and he wanted to see the performance of the car so thats the reason.. Hope ur health is better.. Another thing about ur drive lines... Dont be offeneded..U tend to go off road on left handers and right handers... U over steer a bit.. I guess in a SUV u cant really tell the diff.. but in a car u will might have loss in traction... Shirvz/TC/Moral, Thank u guyz... Please feel free to buzz me anytime u need any help with your ICE.. Techno dont worry man... everyone has to have a start at some point in time or the other.. So please feel free to UPGRADE... Its a good habit to move up slowly... Edmund, I hope your bro is ok.. I guess he has no idea of a how G's and lateral movement can have trouble with the stomach part specially if it is full... I hope all ur pals enjoyed the drive.. Rtech, U will have a ball either in the Skoda or ur ZZR.. The roads are a diff ball game and specially with no on coming traffic to worry about.. Elf, 4.00am ... U sure.. Dont kid me man !!!! Cheersssss
	() Thanks

24th April 2007, 12:43	#52
petrolhead89 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: erode Posts: 2 Thanked: Once	One more pic TT, Corsa, 800.....
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24th April 2007, 13:51	#53
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,578 Thanked: 14,525 Times	Great pictures Ed and Petrolhead! To all those who were there and weren't there. Lets meet often from now onwards. I am sure everyone will vouch for the fun we had.
	() Thanks

24th April 2007, 13:54	#54
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,765 Thanked: 371 Times View My Garage	All the pics I see have gravel strewn on the corners. Was it just the few corners where you guys had parked, or is it the norm for that road?
	() Thanks

24th April 2007, 14:09	#58
shrivz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pune, MH12 Posts: 602 Thanked: 96 Times View My Garage	yup.. its not good for bikers on those tight corners and up the Lavasa ghat.. Mutha Ghat is pretty much gravel free, but there's a lot of gravel after the Lavasa dam...
	() Thanks

24th April 2007, 14:09	#59
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,765 Thanked: 2,705 Times	Yes Rtech there is lotsa gravel now, this is due to the many trucks that go up & which carry construction stuff, so these days its not so great for bikes
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