Monsoon DRIVE - Kochi

JayD · 21st June 2008, 09:36

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

While on the topic, I'm missing one Giotto Tripod and my iPod cover.

I think,The Tripod was in the front passenger seat back pocket, and the i-pod cover should be sumwer in the centre console.

ezee123 · 21st June 2008, 13:11

The much photographed "redfire" car is here again.

Monsoon DRIVE - Kochi-2596360119_a07f5f3846.jpg

I have been wanting to post this for some 24 hours now but it is not happening. First I thought it was confined to sending an attachment then I find that I can not post at all. Seems like a Firefox 3 Java glitch which seems to be preventing the "POST" function.

Anyway I have reverted to good ole Opera for this post. So let us see how this goes. OK, Enough said.

The link for a large size on Flickr is here. All my work is normally parked there. Just above the image you will see a radio button "All Sizes" which carries the various sized images.

Flickr link (larger images):
An Ode to Redfire ! on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

speedzak · 21st June 2008, 23:49

I ilke the picture Ezee. But the post processing is a bit too artificial and not to my taste.
Can't the sky look a bit more natural??? :

A S H V I N · 21st June 2008, 23:57

@ ezee123

Sir, where are the camp fire pictures?! i am really looking forward to seeing some of those.

srijit · 22nd June 2008, 10:27

Yeah, I remember A S H V I N's fire dance

speedzak · 22nd June 2008, 12:36

A S H V I N danced?

No wonder, the cops felt the tremors.

CaliforniaKnight · 22nd June 2008, 15:49

guys, cant just digest the fact that it has been more than a week since we blasted off for the drive and a week for today since we ended the same.
Have you all removed the stickers from your cars? I havent and am still driving the car with the same. But it will be removed this week for sure.

This is a late writeup I know, because i have been travlling every day after the drive.
I desperately wanted a meet to happen when I was here in trichur, becuas ethe last meen I joined here was in 2006 at the riveira suites, and that was when Louis aka Rippergeo opened this thread altogether (thanks pal).

The plan to me was just a meet but the drive was a bonus and that also sparked the idea of taking the ESTEEM for a drive, because it has been some time since this car has seen some serious drive.Even before the drive I was sure mine would be the oldest car of the lot(it is a 1996 LX, with 100000+km on the odo)Even the clutch on the car is original and hasnt been changed(its weak though for the spirited driving) and was the only thing that I feared will give way during this long drive coupled with quick up and down shifts.
The idea of taking this car for the drive was to check in the real world driving where we have CRDI's +MPFI roolling the rosts how a carb engine with 65bhp(I doubt now) and just 103Nm would fair up.
I wasnt dissapointed at all and this has even increased my love affair with this car. I did see constant 120+ and at some strecthes doing a 145+kph(both speedo). The only new bit on the car was a pair of new KONI Red's.

I really enjoyed the drive and was happy to meet all of you in person and discuss something or the other.However I have to admit I never came to know anything on the KPBOLERO part

, I was fast asleep an dam happy to know everyone is safe and sound.
The videos I have captured during the drive cant be uploaded to youtube, I have tried and will keep trying.I guess its because of the High resoultion 16.9 format.
Veelubhai,thanks for the morning call and for the company while heading cochin and also during the return.we have to meet up once more before I leave prob during one of these days, lets see if it can happen..
Thanks steer, srijit an dveelubhai for the compliments on the driver /Knight rider stuff.
@Zack, the flickering light, as told by the workshop,can happen since the car is old and it might be a loose connection it couild also be because of the long drive. Nothing to worry though; BTW, you have 2 lovely kids.
Ripper,ram,jayd,ASHVIN,mansidea,srijit,ezee123,pat chyboy,ishanbhai,maserq,kpzen,thekids,kb100,mclare n1885,tadukuttan,wichu,redfire,sankar,malludude,xi nome,bombatt,trrk and all the others (I am sure I have missed many names)who made it for the drive -THANKS, for making it so special.
will upload the snaps after resizing them.

srijit · 22nd June 2008, 16:11

CaliKnight, you were really brilliant during the drive. You were always behind us at a safe distance.
It was hard to believe that it was a stock esteem

We were sure that you had some tachos and shift lights and stuff

and thought that it was a modded one. The Knight Rider lights removed all doubts

If you want help uploading your video, please PM/email me. I will try to help.

Lol, I am one to talk. I havent started clipping videos yet. Maybe I should do that now...

22nd June 2008, 16:15

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Originally Posted by srijit

Lol, I am one to talk. I havent started clipping videos yet. Maybe I should do that now...

yeah you are! how much longer boss? dont make me come down there

CaliforniaKnight · 22nd June 2008, 16:22

The photographs from the meet.
1.@ sarovaram with TRRK
2.From the inside.
3.bazookas, cams fags and what not?

4,5,6 = the 3 musketeers
7.kids chilling out at the pine tree
8.a chat with zak
9.dressing up the elantras
10. stairway to heaven or highway to hell?
11. nature at its best
12.chill zone
13.Lets Drag.
14. I shall, you shall...who shall?

CaliforniaKnight · 22nd June 2008, 16:36

The Lone crusader.....

MaserQ · 22nd June 2008, 17:10

CaliforniaKnight, its always nice to see a well maintained esteem, especially if it is driven by a keen and passionate driver. Memories came flooding back as i reminisced about by college-days bitch..my carburetted maroon esteem!

Long live the lone crusader!

JayD · 22nd June 2008, 19:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliforniaKnight

guys, cant just digest the fact that it has been more than a week since we blasted off for the drive and a week for today since we ended the same.
Have you all removed the stickers from your cars? I havent and am still driving the car with the same. But it will be removed this week for sure.

Remove the stickers??

U kiddin?? Zak's qualis got a propah taste of the monsoon today!
P.S: Those who made it for the drive can make out the banner on the qualis!

Veelubai · 22nd June 2008, 20:18

California Knight - Nice pics and yeah! I do notice your car everytime I go through that road[does that atleast 3times a day] and your sticker always reminded me of our wonderful drivecheers:. Hope to meet you one of these days as well. Guess you are leaving on the last day of this month.

ezee 123 - Superb photos

.Cant stop drooling over them.Keep them coming.

ezee123 · 23rd June 2008, 00:53

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Originally Posted by A S H V I N

@ ezee123

......, where are the camp fire pictures?!

i am really looking forward to seeing some of those.

Yeah ASHVIN did a fire dance. Here is the sparkling proof.

It was a fine jig and some heavy firework while he was at it.

( the idea for the shot is ASHVIN's I am just the poor photo man.)

21st June 2008, 13:11	#692
ezee123 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cochin Posts: 3 Thanked: 0 Times	The much photographed "redfire" car is here again. I have been wanting to post this for some 24 hours now but it is not happening. First I thought it was confined to sending an attachment then I find that I can not post at all. Seems like a Firefox 3 Java glitch which seems to be preventing the "POST" function. Anyway I have reverted to good ole Opera for this post. So let us see how this goes. OK, Enough said. The link for a large size on Flickr is here. All my work is normally parked there. Just above the image you will see a radio button "All Sizes" which carries the various sized images. Flickr link (larger images): An Ode to Redfire ! on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Last edited by aah78 : 21st June 2008 at 20:30. Reason: Posts merged and deleted as requested.
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21st June 2008, 23:49	#693
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	I ilke the picture Ezee. But the post processing is a bit too artificial and not to my taste. Can't the sky look a bit more natural??? :
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21st June 2008, 23:57	#694
A S H V I N BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 257 Thanked: Once View My Garage	@ ezee123 Sir, where are the camp fire pictures?! i am really looking forward to seeing some of those.
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22nd June 2008, 10:27	#695
srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	Yeah, I remember A S H V I N's fire dance
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22nd June 2008, 12:36	#696
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	A S H V I N danced? No wonder, the cops felt the tremors.
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22nd June 2008, 15:49	#697
CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 980 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	Have you all removed the stickers from your rides? guys, cant just digest the fact that it has been more than a week since we blasted off for the drive and a week for today since we ended the same. Have you all removed the stickers from your cars? I havent and am still driving the car with the same. But it will be removed this week for sure. This is a late writeup I know, because i have been travlling every day after the drive. I desperately wanted a meet to happen when I was here in trichur, becuas ethe last meen I joined here was in 2006 at the riveira suites, and that was when Louis aka Rippergeo opened this thread altogether (thanks pal). The plan to me was just a meet but the drive was a bonus and that also sparked the idea of taking the ESTEEM for a drive, because it has been some time since this car has seen some serious drive.Even before the drive I was sure mine would be the oldest car of the lot(it is a 1996 LX, with 100000+km on the odo)Even the clutch on the car is original and hasnt been changed(its weak though for the spirited driving) and was the only thing that I feared will give way during this long drive coupled with quick up and down shifts. The idea of taking this car for the drive was to check in the real world driving where we have CRDI's +MPFI roolling the rosts how a carb engine with 65bhp(I doubt now) and just 103Nm would fair up. I wasnt dissapointed at all and this has even increased my love affair with this car. I did see constant 120+ and at some strecthes doing a 145+kph(both speedo). The only new bit on the car was a pair of new KONI Red's. I really enjoyed the drive and was happy to meet all of you in person and discuss something or the other.However I have to admit I never came to know anything on the KPBOLERO part , I was fast asleep an dam happy to know everyone is safe and sound. The videos I have captured during the drive cant be uploaded to youtube, I have tried and will keep trying.I guess its because of the High resoultion 16.9 format. Veelubhai,thanks for the morning call and for the company while heading cochin and also during the return.we have to meet up once more before I leave prob during one of these days, lets see if it can happen.. Thanks steer, srijit an dveelubhai for the compliments on the driver /Knight rider stuff. @Zack, the flickering light, as told by the workshop,can happen since the car is old and it might be a loose connection it couild also be because of the long drive. Nothing to worry though; BTW, you have 2 lovely kids. Ripper,ram,jayd,ASHVIN,mansidea,srijit,ezee123,pat chyboy,ishanbhai,maserq,kpzen,thekids,kb100,mclare n1885,tadukuttan,wichu,redfire,sankar,malludude,xi nome,bombatt,trrk and all the others (I am sure I have missed many names)who made it for the drive -THANKS, for making it so special. will upload the snaps after resizing them. Last edited by CaliforniaKnight : 22nd June 2008 at 16:05.
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22nd June 2008, 16:11	#698
srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	CaliKnight, you were really brilliant during the drive. You were always behind us at a safe distance. It was hard to believe that it was a stock esteem We were sure that you had some tachos and shift lights and stuff and thought that it was a modded one. The Knight Rider lights removed all doubts If you want help uploading your video, please PM/email me. I will try to help. Lol, I am one to talk. I havent started clipping videos yet. Maybe I should do that now...
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22nd June 2008, 16:22	#700
CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 980 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	pics from the meet. The photographs from the meet. 1.@ sarovaram with TRRK 2.From the inside. 3.bazookas, cams fags and what not? 4,5,6 = the 3 musketeers 7.kids chilling out at the pine tree 8.a chat with zak 9.dressing up the elantras 10. stairway to heaven or highway to hell? 11. nature at its best 12.chill zone 13.Lets Drag. 14. I shall, you shall...who shall? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by CaliforniaKnight : 22nd June 2008 at 16:33.
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22nd June 2008, 16:36	#701
CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 980 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	The Lone crusader..... Attached Images
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22nd June 2008, 17:10	#702
MaserQ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 166 Times	CaliforniaKnight, its always nice to see a well maintained esteem, especially if it is driven by a keen and passionate driver. Memories came flooding back as i reminisced about by college-days bitch..my carburetted maroon esteem! Long live the lone crusader!
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22nd June 2008, 20:18	#704
Veelubai BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: B'lore/Trichur Posts: 317 Thanked: 87 Times	California Knight - Nice pics and yeah! I do notice your car everytime I go through that road[does that atleast 3times a day] and your sticker always reminded me of our wonderful drivecheers:. Hope to meet you one of these days as well. Guess you are leaving on the last day of this month. ezee 123 - Superb photos .Cant stop drooling over them.Keep them coming.
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