Southern Spice : Twin City Meet Report !

condor · 19th July 2007, 08:49

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Originally Posted by Desert fox

.. led by our Bhai from Dubai is not a bad idea.

Bhai from Dubai is ready to give the Bhai from Mumbai a run for his money ..

mclaren1885 · 19th July 2007, 09:47

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Originally Posted by fiery enzyme

I showed my office collegues the video and they wouldn't belive when I showed MCL(through the other photos) as the guy who was who drove the Baleno.

.. No offense MCL.

Never judge the book by the cover..they say!

I get that a lot these days fiery. No problem at all.

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Originally Posted by speedzak

Thanks to know that some of you remembered me in between all of this. That was really heart touching. Thanks!

Next time it will be bone breaking if you don't land up on such mega drives.

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Originally Posted by desert fox

Leh trip led by our Bhai from Dubai is not a bad idea.

Amen!

DF & threepio thanks a ton once again for you know what ;-) .

So now that a long drive is done, how many of you would want to get onto a race track with your cars and improve your driving skills and have some more fun? Remember, it will not be a race and almost any car can be taken to the track (though our Bhai from Dubai might want to drive only one way, STRAIGHT. No turning in, or apexing, NOTHING. Thanks to a certain monster truck). It will not only help you know the limits of your car but will also enable you to handle panic situations on public roads better if one understands the limitations of their cars. So the cat is out of the bag

WhiteKnight · 19th July 2007, 10:27

@Tadu....great video, as usual.

Dialogues I likes

Tadu: Da, put the seatbelt at the back. You know, you may land up at the dashboard, and we don't have enough airbags on the dash
The poor soul at the back seat (Ben?): a feeble "Mmmmmm"

@Mcl: You Baleno handles like a dream. Looks like Tadu has to cut corners where you were able to stick to the normal driving lane. Awesome!!

benbsb29 · 19th July 2007, 10:36

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Originally Posted by WhiteKnight

Dialogues I likes

Tadu: Da, put the seatbelt at the back. You know, you may land up at the dashboard, and we don't have enough airbags on the dash
The poor soul at the back seat (Ben?): a feeble "Mmmmmm"

What else can i say?!

bottle · 19th July 2007, 11:23

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Originally Posted by mclaren1885

I get that a lot these days fiery. No problem at all.

Next time it will be bone breaking if you don't land up on such mega drives.

Amen!

DF & threepio thanks a ton once again for you know what ;-) .

So now that a long drive is done, how many of you would want to get onto a race track with your cars and improve your driving skills and have some more fun? Remember, it will not be a race and almost any car can be taken to the track (though our Bhai from Dubai might want to drive only one way, STRAIGHT. No turning in, or apexing, NOTHING. Thanks to a certain monster truck). It will not only help you know the limits of your car but will also enable you to handle panic situations on public roads better if one understands the limitations of their cars. So the cat is out of the bag

would definitely love to come for a track day after all the fun we had this trip ,

Joz · 19th July 2007, 11:34

Superb drive there guys. But no point complaining, i was 100% sure i won't make it.

And great job on the video by Tadu and Jomz, unlike the Nandi hill drive where a certain someone is still editing the video!

Jomz · 19th July 2007, 11:38

Man.. This was the seccond video I ever shot..
But i think it is tadu's editing which made the difference.. I remember one instance when the camera was still in rec and pointed downwards..

Those scenes are missing... Tadu you being humble??

benbsb29 · 19th July 2007, 12:27

Jomz, you guys are forgetting the encouragement i kept on providing you with.

Psycho · 19th July 2007, 13:11

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Originally Posted by mclaren1885

Those Neova's don't let you feel the speed at all. Anyone who sits in the car will feel like he is doing about 160 until you look at the speedo showing 200. Also from one of the videos the car brakes from 200kmph to 120kmph in roughly about 7 secs. Can't wait to put the car on a dyno.

This is the first time that I have heard that the tyres contribute so significantly to straight line stability. Dont take it in the negative but remember that there are many more contributors to have a car handle better in both straight line and being able to handle greater G's around corners but tyres do tend to play a role but to a point only. I do hope that no one expects just the tyres added on to a car will make it handle that way.

Vid6639 · 19th July 2007, 13:55

Psycho uncle, I dint see any pics of you or your car in the whole report? where were you?

ajmat · 19th July 2007, 14:09

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Originally Posted by mclaren1885

So now that a long drive is done, how many of you would want to get onto a race track with your cars and improve your driving skills and have some more fun?

I'll be there but not august 18-19th!!!

I was planning to make it last week but a night out with my office saw me knocked out with a terrible bout of food poisoning. Killed my weekend

reignofchaos · 19th July 2007, 15:14

I'd love to come to a track day but I'm not in India till 14th of august :(.

Psycho · 19th July 2007, 15:58

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Originally Posted by vid6639

Psycho uncle, I dint see any pics of you or your car in the whole report? where were you?

How can that be cant you see the invisible man and the car in the pics

cmon, I was just lying low on the meet had just come out to see if my car could handle sustained boost till I went on to add few more things on to it over this weekend and the next few weeks. Hoping to change the way it moves a bit.

mclaren1885 · 19th July 2007, 16:09

Will start a new thread on it soon. Roc & ajmat, let me see if I can work out the dates accordingly. So is it going to be Coimby or MMST?

Steeroid · 19th July 2007, 16:42

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Originally Posted by Psycho

had just come out to see if my car could handle sustained boost till I went on to add few more things on to it over this weekend and the next few weeks. Hoping to change the way it moves a bit.

Still running bottom-heavy, madman? Or have you changed your setup?

19th July 2007, 10:27	#198
WhiteKnight BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 999 Thanked: 662 Times View My Garage	@Tadu....great video, as usual. Dialogues I likes Tadu: Da, put the seatbelt at the back. You know, you may land up at the dashboard, and we don't have enough airbags on the dash The poor soul at the back seat (Ben?): a feeble "Mmmmmm" @Mcl: You Baleno handles like a dream. Looks like Tadu has to cut corners where you were able to stick to the normal driving lane. Awesome!!
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19th July 2007, 11:34	#201
Joz BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dubai Posts: 247 Thanked: 2 Times	Superb drive there guys. But no point complaining, i was 100% sure i won't make it. And great job on the video by Tadu and Jomz, unlike the Nandi hill drive where a certain someone is still editing the video!
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19th July 2007, 11:38	#202
Jomz BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Detroit, MI,USA Posts: 834 Thanked: 335 Times	Man.. This was the seccond video I ever shot.. But i think it is tadu's editing which made the difference.. I remember one instance when the camera was still in rec and pointed downwards.. Those scenes are missing... Tadu you being humble??
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19th July 2007, 12:27	#203
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,227 Times View My Garage	Jomz, you guys are forgetting the encouragement i kept on providing you with.
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19th July 2007, 13:55	#205
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,479 Times View My Garage	Psycho uncle, I dint see any pics of you or your car in the whole report? where were you?
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19th July 2007, 15:14	#207
reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,542 Thanked: 2,450 Times View My Garage	I'd love to come to a track day but I'm not in India till 14th of august :(.
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19th July 2007, 16:09	#209
mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,820 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	Will start a new thread on it soon. Roc & ajmat, let me see if I can work out the dates accordingly. So is it going to be Coimby or MMST?
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