Drive to Pondicherry Meet EDIT: Now Mahabs Meet

Blue Thunder · 19th March 2008, 13:34

Good pics, supremeBaleno !
That shot from the TIDEL walkway has made me curious : which car did you come in from TIDEL to the offroading spot : because I cant see any vehicles except Arka jeep : all others seem to have left ?

Thanx.

supremeBaleno · 19th March 2008, 14:04

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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

which car did you come in from TIDEL to the offroading spot : because I cant see any vehicles except Arka jeep : all others seem to have left?

I came in my colleague's Alto, which was parked on the other side (near ELNET), which is why you don't see it.

BTW, from the Baleno to the Alto, it was such a big come-down. Reaching 100kmph seemed so big a deal, overtaking needed a/c to be off etc etc - next time I will stick to my car.

Blue Thunder · 19th March 2008, 14:22

Thanx for clarifying, supremeBaleno !
Yes, we cannot compare the Alto and Baleno in terms of performance. When driving my father's Alto, I have noticed that sometimes I need to downshift all the way to 3 from 5th to overtake quickly. But, yes, it is good VFM, and has good resale value.

esteem_lover · 19th March 2008, 14:29

@ SB.. was waiting for your pics. Great shots man. You did put your new camera to some great use. The group photo from your cam looks a lot more sharper than ranjit's.

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Originally Posted by anandtheleo

I was the first guy to the venue and if Raajiv hadn't come, I think I would have thought I had come on the wrong saturday.

Sorry about that. But the time was rescheduled at the last moment & some of us had to drive all the way from the other end of the city. Will keep that in mind for future meets.

Thad E Ginathom · 19th March 2008, 14:34

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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

I came in my colleague's Alto, which was parked on the other side (near ELNET)

Hence that great photo from the footbridge?

supremeBaleno · 19th March 2008, 14:47

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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Yes, we cannot compare the Alto and Baleno in terms of performance. When driving my father's Alto, I have noticed that sometimes I need to downshift all the way to 3 from 5th to overtake quickly.

Yep, no comparison - it would be wrong to compare apples with oranges.

And, I grew up driving an M800, so it did not come as a surprise. And I did not go above 3rd gear anyway.

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

@ SB.. was waiting for your pics. Great shots man.

Thanks, John.

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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Hence that great photo from the footbridge?

Both Yes and No.
Yes, because we anyway had to go to the other side to reach the car.
No, because I had always wanted to take a snap from up there, from the time they put the walkway in place. So would have done it anyway.

esteem_lover · 19th March 2008, 14:54

I've tried to put names behind the faces. Please add/clarify.

Could not name some people who i have indexed from A to H. Please identify these guys too.
cheers

Blue Thunder · 19th March 2008, 14:58

Wowww!!! Great effort, esteem_lover, thanx

"D" in the pic is Jana (non-member), who came with me.

supremeBaleno · 19th March 2008, 15:21

Thanks a lot John. That was very helpful.

C is Vinod, E is Binoy, F is Bhellsun, G is Abdul and H is Nagendran - all non-members.

Raajiv · 19th March 2008, 15:23

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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

Thanks a lot John. That was very helpful.

C is Vinod, E is Binoy, F is Bhellsun, G is Abdul and H is Nagendran - all non-members.

S_B,

Persuade them to Join the Gang of T-Bhp'ians.Ain't they are your colleagues @ work?

menonrajesh · 19th March 2008, 15:26

Hats off to Chennai Veerans!
That indeed was a MEET!! Great snaps too!

esteem_lover · 19th March 2008, 15:40

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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

Thanks a lot John. That was very helpful.

C is Vinod, E is Binoy, F is Bhellsun, G is Abdul and H is Nagendran - all non-members.

That leaves out just A & B. One of them is vince, i guess

nitrous · 19th March 2008, 15:44

A is majorpayne's cousin. Kevin, i think.

supremeBaleno · 19th March 2008, 15:47

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Originally Posted by Raajiv

Persuade them to Join the Gang of T-Bhp'ians.Ain't they are your colleagues @ work?

They sure are colleagues and good friends. But as I mentioned earlier, unlike us, they look at a car as just a mode of transport. Don't think they would be interested, though they might jump in for other meets in the future.

anandtheleo · 19th March 2008, 15:49

E_L, I am not sure if I remembered all the names, but thanks to your group photo with names makes the job easy. Thanks.

About the time, no problem, with the kind of hangover SB was talking about I am glad you guys made it

and not decided to skip it. It was fun to break the ice before we all started from the place.

But, I never knew you guys had a stopover at 'Pitstop', I came to know about it only after I saw the pics. Always wanted to visit the place.

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Blue Thunder Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Right here . Posts: 1,657 Thanked: 386 Times View My Garage	Good pics, supremeBaleno ! That shot from the TIDEL walkway has made me curious : which car did you come in from TIDEL to the offroading spot : because I cant see any vehicles except Arka jeep : all others seem to have left ? Thanx.
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Blue Thunder Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Right here . Posts: 1,657 Thanked: 386 Times View My Garage	Thanx for clarifying, supremeBaleno ! Yes, we cannot compare the Alto and Baleno in terms of performance. When driving my father's Alto, I have noticed that sometimes I need to downshift all the way to 3 from 5th to overtake quickly. But, yes, it is good VFM, and has good resale value.
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esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	I've tried to put names behind the faces. Please add/clarify. Could not name some people who i have indexed from A to H. Please identify these guys too. cheers Attached Thumbnails Last edited by esteem_lover : 19th March 2008 at 15:06.
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Blue Thunder Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Right here . Posts: 1,657 Thanked: 386 Times View My Garage	Wowww!!! Great effort, esteem_lover, thanx "D" in the pic is Jana (non-member), who came with me. Last edited by Blue Thunder : 19th March 2008 at 14:59.
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supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,546 Thanked: 2,698 Times View My Garage	Thanks a lot John. That was very helpful. C is Vinod, E is Binoy, F is Bhellsun, G is Abdul and H is Nagendran - all non-members.
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menonrajesh BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Hats off to Chennai Veerans! That indeed was a MEET!! Great snaps too!
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nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	A is majorpayne's cousin. Kevin, i think.
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anandtheleo BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 415 Thanked: 420 Times View My Garage	Thanks E_L for the photo E_L, I am not sure if I remembered all the names, but thanks to your group photo with names makes the job easy. Thanks. About the time, no problem, with the kind of hangover SB was talking about I am glad you guys made it and not decided to skip it. It was fun to break the ice before we all started from the place. But, I never knew you guys had a stopover at 'Pitstop', I came to know about it only after I saw the pics. Always wanted to visit the place.
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