[Dr.AD]

Great to see another drive by Chief, after a long time. And great to see many old timers signing up for this. Looks like a reunion of sorts of the old driving gang :-)

Thanks Chief for organizing this.

Originally Posted by RSUDARSANAN

Just two rooms up for grabs !

Wow. Just made it :-)

Looking forward to meeting the old gang and making new friends!

Confirmed:

1. R Sudarsanan – BMW 320d
2. Gangaprasad + 1 - shotgun
3. tilt + 1 - shotgun
4. KiloAlpha – Suzuki S Cross
5. Graaja – BMW 3GT
6. Mr_Bean – Skoda Rapid
7. ROG_AK + 1.5 – Mahindra Scorpio N
8. KRRaj + 1 – Hyundai Getz
9. PearlJam – Hyundai Verna
10. Krish + 1.5 – Mahindra XUV5OO W11 AT
11. zebo + 1.75 – Skoda Octavia vRS
12. Fortified +3 – Toyota Fortuner
13. sud + 2 - Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI
14. Ajith +1.5 – MG ZS EV
15. Nerd1200+1 – Volkswagen Polo GT TSI
16. Sumzup + 2 – Skoda Yeti 2.0
17. livetodrive – Jeep Compass
18. abtyagi – Toyota Fortuner
19. divyapaul2001 – Skoda Rapid
20. Dr.AD + 1 - BMW 320d

[500ContyCruiser]

Confirmed:

1. R Sudarsanan – BMW 320d
2. Gangaprasad + 1 - shotgun
3. tilt + 1 - shotgun
4. KiloAlpha – Suzuki S Cross
5. Graaja – BMW 3GT
6. Mr_Bean – Skoda Rapid
7. ROG_AK + 1.5 – Mahindra Scorpio N
8. KRRaj + 1 – Hyundai Getz
9. PearlJam – Hyundai Verna
10. Krish + 1.5 – Mahindra XUV5OO W11 AT
11. zebo + 1.75 – Skoda Octavia vRS
12. Fortified +3 – Toyota Fortuner
13. sud + 2 - Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI
14. Ajith +1.5 – MG ZS EV
15. Nerd1200+1 – Volkswagen Polo GT TSI
16. Sumzup + 2 – Skoda Yeti 2.0
17. livetodrive – Jeep Compass
18. abtyagi – Toyota Fortuner
19. divyapaul2001 – Skoda Rapid
20. Dr.AD + 1 - BMW 320d
21. 500ContyCruiser - Isuzu VCross

[RSUDARSANAN]

"Look at life through the windshield, not the rearview mirror"

Byrd Baggett

[zebo]

Confirmed:

1. R Sudarsanan – BMW 320d
2. Gangaprasad + 1 - shotgun
3. tilt + 1 - shotgun
4. KiloAlpha – Suzuki S Cross
5. Graaja – BMW 3GT
6. Mr_Bean – Skoda Rapid
7. ROG_AK + 1.5 – Mahindra Scorpio N
8. KRRaj + 1 – Hyundai Getz
9. PearlJam – Hyundai Verna
10. Krish + 1.5 – Mahindra XUV5OO W11 AT
11. zebo + 1.75 – Skoda Octavia vRS230
12. Fortified +3 – Toyota Fortuner
13. sud + 2 - Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI
14. Ajith – MG ZS EV
15. Nerd1200+1 – Volkswagen Polo GT TSI
16. Sumzup + 2 – Skoda Yeti 2.0
17. livetodrive – Jeep Compass
18. abtyagi – Toyota Fortuner
19. divyapaul2001 – Skoda Rapid
20. Dr.AD + 1 - BMW 320d
21. 500ContyCruiser - Isuzu VCross

[speedmiester]

My wife and kid are joining as well.

1. R Sudarsanan – BMW 320d
2. Gangaprasad + 1 - shotgun
3. tilt + 1 - shotgun
4. KiloAlpha – Suzuki S Cross
5. Graaja – BMW 3GT
6. Mr_Bean – Skoda Rapid
7. ROG_AK + 1.5 – Mahindra Scorpio N
8. KRRaj + 1 – Hyundai Getz
9. PearlJam – Hyundai Verna
10. Krish + 1.5 – Mahindra XUV5OO W11 AT
11. zebo + 1.75 – Skoda Octavia vRS230
12. Fortified +3 – Toyota Fortuner
13. sud + 2 - Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI
14. Ajith +1.5 – MG ZS EV
15. Nerd1200+1 – Volkswagen Polo GT TSI
16. Sumzup + 2 – Skoda Yeti 2.0
17. livetodrive – Jeep Compass
18. abtyagi – Toyota Fortuner
19. divyapaul2001 – Skoda Rapid
20. Dr.AD + 1 - BMW 320d
21. 500ContyCruiser - Isuzu VCross

[abtyagi]

if anyone planning to drop off. please let know.

[krish3]

Do we have a whatsapp/telegram group for the drive participants?

Guess Sudarshan Sir is the only person having everyone’s contact details.

[RSUDARSANAN]

Originally Posted by krish3

Do we have a whatsapp/telegram group for the drive participants?

Nope...never felt the need for it between 2013 - 2019.
There is a group, formed back then, of those who participated in at least two drives curated by yours truly

Guess Sudarshan Sir is the only person having everyone’s contact details.

sine qua non it is

[RSUDARSANAN]

The countdown has begun....

Some notes:

- punctuality is sacrosanct, first timers please note and please feel free to call me 24/7 should need be

- implementing "silent airport" protocol... there will be no chaser calls.
Those who have reported on time will depart per schedule and the rest can catch up... at b'fast in Mysore.

- rain is forecast. IF it plays spoilsport, Kadamba Veg rendezvous will be skipped and we meet directly at Grand Mercure, Mysore.

Looking forward to meeting you all.

[Mr_Bean]

Originally Posted by abtyagi

if anyone planning to drop off. please let know.

I won't be able to join tomorrow due to a personal emergency. In case you are interested, Please pm Sudarshan, hope it isn't too late.

[RSUDARSANAN]

Originally Posted by Mr_Bean

I won't be able to join tomorrow due to a personal emergency

In case you are interested, Please pm Sudarshan, hope it isn't too late.

abtyagi has since been accommodated

[speedmiester]

Thanks Chief for organizing yet another wonderful meet.

Had a wonderful time meeting a bunch of like minded folks.

Sharing a pic of the convoy from my phone.
Will share more post work hours.

[500ContyCruiser]

Thanks Chief for yet another memorable drive!

It was nice meeting old timers and new faces

Few pics from my phone. Mostly on our leg to Coimbatore.

[graaja]

Had a wonderful experience in the drive. Thank you Chief for restarting the drives after a gap of 3 years. The last drive was in 2019 to Kodibengere. It was great to see all the friends and many new faces too. We stayed in a cozy beautiful resort, had great food, had lots of conversation on several topics and had a wonderful drive through some beautiful mountain roads. Everyone drove from Bangalore as a group. I drove from Coimbatore and directly joined them at the resort.

There were some 17 cars in the drive. As I did not get to drive with the convoy, a couple of pictures I clicked of the cars in the parking lot. The parking lot was not enough for all the cars and a few had to be parked outside.




A few pictures of my GT on the drive to the resort. Drove through some beautiful mountain roads and through mist - A misty drive to Misty Grove.












The resort. We stayed in these beautiful cottages among some lush green garden.




We celebrated the 60th birthday of "tilt". A few pictures from the celebration.

[graaja]

Contd...

On the 2nd day, it was a beautiful morning after the rains the previous day. The flowers and trees were covered with beautiful water droplets. Clicked some pictures of the flowers and water droplets.

















The same with the cars. The cars too were covered with rain droplets. Took some pictures of the car logos with these shining droplets.


















On the 2nd day, everyone returned to Bangalore together. 500CountryCruiser had to come to Coimbatore and Brraj was going to Madurai. So we three decided to avoid Sunday Ooty tourist traffic and took the Nilambur -> Mannarkad - Palakkad route. Mr. and Mrs. Krraj went to Madurai from Palakkad. I and 500CountryCruiser said our byes just before Coimbatore. A few pictures of this small 3 car convoy from the return journey.







Saying our byes at Palakkad to Mr. and Mrs. Krraj


Thank you Chief once again for the wonderful experience. Eagerly looking forward to the next drive!