Hyderabad - Bangalore Mid Way Meet!

theodore_ftw · 18th July 2008, 22:04

During one of our short Meets @ Hyderabad we decided to explore the option of having a Mid Way meet between Bangalore and Hyderabad Teams! There is a suggestion of meeting up @ Gooty which is about mid way between the two!

Suggested Date is weekend of 30th and 31st August!

Requirements -

Someone to scout the area for stay options
Someone to scout the area for Drink options
Someone to scout the area for Food options

Volunteers!!

btirthankar · 18th July 2008, 22:31

We have energetic Bangalorean and Hyderabadean BHpians.

Gooty will be mid-way. I know the road is not appreciating but just think we will raid the place where we converge!

With the sheer numbers (expected 20 cars from Hyd and 30 cars from blore) we will be able to arrange for the rest and food etc.

And do dust kicking and what not (except that some people have to manage the cops)

then loud music.... and some kinda camping stuff.

We start from our offices at 6 pm on a friday evening and converge next day early in morning. Early reachers will volunteer in arranging food stuff and parking and site seeing places.

Then we have a nap in our cars in the afternoon.

Then if somebody get a mini-generator a projector and a home theatre and a screen and lo! we have a drive in theatre somewhere on the highway on saturday evening.

I am sure with so many people around we will be secure.

rider60 · 19th July 2008, 14:17

people please dont get me confused like the last meet where the destination was not decided till nth minute. please plan some thing solid and stick to it so that people dont have to get confused and read through several pages to find out the final plan.

and i hope to see as enthusiatic as kkr2k2 in organizing the meet to make it hassle free, please do so.

and why not first put down the list of volunteers, coordinators who would like to take care of the arrangements and routes?

snaronikar · 19th July 2008, 15:17

Howz the road conditions from Bangalore to Gooty? I heard it's still bad. Any new updates on this?

kkr2k2 · 19th July 2008, 22:20

rider,
I am just a coordinator(read my signature), it means I just coordinate the people of Hyderabad for the meets so that they don't miss the meet or get lost some where.

But for this meet, we need one guy to coordinate with the Hyderabad folks and another for Bangalore folks then a coordinator who can get in touch with both of these. Lets name him as the chief coordinator. The chief coordinator should have all the details of the route from the Hyderabad to Destination(Gooty) and the details of route from Bangalore to Destination. He can take the help of people like hvkumar and btirthankar.

Apart from the coordinators we need a volunteer, who can make the arrangements at the Destination, like chalking out the plan/agenda, booking rooms/dormitory et all. Its desirable that the person has already been to the place. The volunteer has to be in touch with all the coordinator.

In case of less number of participants from each city, then two coordinators are sufficient and one of them also can act as the volunteer.

PS: the above plan is based upon the experience in coordinating/planning the meets in Hyderabad. Believe such a planning has made the meets in Hyderabad one of the best teambhp meets.

raj.

BomBatt · 20th July 2008, 13:25

Hyd guys, this is a nice idea. I love these inter-state meets. I am just out of Cochin-Bangy Monsoon D.R.I.V.E. meet.

As I can see, meeting point supposed to be Gooty. What is so special about Gooty? Is it hill station? I have never heard anything about Gooty.

Never mind, our purpose is to D.R.I.V.E. and M.E.E.T. right? I am excited. Let us see how this thread progress from here.

snaronikar · 20th July 2008, 13:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by BomBatt

Hyd guys, this is a nice idea. I love these inter-state meets. I am just out of Cochin-Bangy Monsoon D.R.I.V.E. meet.

As I can see, meeting point supposed to be Gooty. What is so special about Gooty? Is it hill station? I have never heard anything about Gooty.

Never mind, our purpose is to D.R.I.V.E. and M.E.E.T. right? I am excited. Let us see how this thread progress from here.

Do you know how is the road condition on this? As far as my memory gioes, the road towards Hyderabad is still bad. IMO, driving in these roads will be nothing less than a nightmare.

9tMax · 20th July 2008, 14:41

Last year on the way to Belum caves, we crossed Gooty and it appeared to be a REALLY small place. It was nothing more than the numerous small towns that we cross on any of our long drives. So I have serious doubts whether you can manage any accommodation at that place. And with the kind of numbers that an inter-state T-BHP meet will have, acco may be a problem.

kutlee · 20th July 2008, 19:42

Gooty, wow. There is a nice huge HP pump. They have a hall/lounge kind of thing which we can rent for a day and enjoy!!

VJ_MAVRICK · 20th July 2008, 19:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by kutlee

Gooty, wow. There is a nice huge HP pump. They have a hall/lounge kind of thing which we can rent for a day and enjoy!!

cannot think of anything other than this for the reply above. I dont think Gooty is an ideal meeting point but not sure if there is anything unknown that can be explored then it stands a chance. Folks who know this place pour in your thoughts.

kkr2k2 · 21st July 2008, 14:53

As Gooty seems to be in doubt, how about Humpi. Its almost equi distant from Banglore and Hyderabad.

gowda79 · 21st July 2008, 14:55

This sounds good as Hampi is equi distance for both the sides BHPians...

esteem_lover · 21st July 2008, 15:17

Whats the distance between bangy & hyd ? And what the distance between humpy & bangy ?

amohit · 21st July 2008, 15:26

but dont u think hampi deserves more than just 1-2 days??
why not belum caves? They have some dorm there which we can book.

Regards,

gowda79 · 21st July 2008, 15:28

[quote=esteem_lover;910705]
Whats the distance between hampi & hyd - 450kms
? And what the distance between hampi & bangy - 375kms
bangalore to hyderabad - 560kms

answers are in bold for your reference.

18th July 2008, 22:04	#1
theodore_ftw BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 122 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Hyderabad - Bangalore Mid Way Meet! During one of our short Meets @ Hyderabad we decided to explore the option of having a Mid Way meet between Bangalore and Hyderabad Teams! There is a suggestion of meeting up @ Gooty which is about mid way between the two! Suggested Date is weekend of 30th and 31st August! Requirements - Someone to scout the area for stay options Someone to scout the area for Drink options Someone to scout the area for Food options Volunteers!! Last edited by theodore_ftw : 18th July 2008 at 22:14.
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18th July 2008, 22:31	#2
btirthankar BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Some Moving Vehicle Posts: 816 Thanked: 127 Times View My Garage	Think about it We have energetic Bangalorean and Hyderabadean BHpians. Gooty will be mid-way. I know the road is not appreciating but just think we will raid the place where we converge! With the sheer numbers (expected 20 cars from Hyd and 30 cars from blore) we will be able to arrange for the rest and food etc. And do dust kicking and what not (except that some people have to manage the cops) then loud music.... and some kinda camping stuff. We start from our offices at 6 pm on a friday evening and converge next day early in morning. Early reachers will volunteer in arranging food stuff and parking and site seeing places. Then we have a nap in our cars in the afternoon. Then if somebody get a mini-generator a projector and a home theatre and a screen and lo! we have a drive in theatre somewhere on the highway on saturday evening. I am sure with so many people around we will be secure.
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19th July 2008, 14:17	#3
rider60 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bhagyanagaram. (A.K.A. Hyderabad) Posts: 1,620 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	people please dont get me confused like the last meet where the destination was not decided till nth minute. please plan some thing solid and stick to it so that people dont have to get confused and read through several pages to find out the final plan. and i hope to see as enthusiatic as kkr2k2 in organizing the meet to make it hassle free, please do so. and why not first put down the list of volunteers, coordinators who would like to take care of the arrangements and routes?
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19th July 2008, 15:17	#4
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Howz the road conditions from Bangalore to Gooty? I heard it's still bad. Any new updates on this?
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19th July 2008, 22:20	#5
kkr2k2 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne, Hyd Posts: 1,294 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	rider, I am just a coordinator(read my signature), it means I just coordinate the people of Hyderabad for the meets so that they don't miss the meet or get lost some where. But for this meet, we need one guy to coordinate with the Hyderabad folks and another for Bangalore folks then a coordinator who can get in touch with both of these. Lets name him as the chief coordinator. The chief coordinator should have all the details of the route from the Hyderabad to Destination(Gooty) and the details of route from Bangalore to Destination. He can take the help of people like hvkumar and btirthankar. Apart from the coordinators we need a volunteer, who can make the arrangements at the Destination, like chalking out the plan/agenda, booking rooms/dormitory et all. Its desirable that the person has already been to the place. The volunteer has to be in touch with all the coordinator. In case of less number of participants from each city, then two coordinators are sufficient and one of them also can act as the volunteer. PS: the above plan is based upon the experience in coordinating/planning the meets in Hyderabad. Believe such a planning has made the meets in Hyderabad one of the best teambhp meets. raj.
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20th July 2008, 13:25	#6
BomBatt BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 208 Thanked: 35 Times	Hyd guys, this is a nice idea. I love these inter-state meets. I am just out of Cochin-Bangy Monsoon D.R.I.V.E. meet. As I can see, meeting point supposed to be Gooty. What is so special about Gooty? Is it hill station? I have never heard anything about Gooty. Never mind, our purpose is to D.R.I.V.E. and M.E.E.T. right? I am excited. Let us see how this thread progress from here.
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20th July 2008, 14:41	#8
9tMax BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: hyderabad Posts: 237 Thanked: 104 Times View My Garage	Last year on the way to Belum caves, we crossed Gooty and it appeared to be a REALLY small place. It was nothing more than the numerous small towns that we cross on any of our long drives. So I have serious doubts whether you can manage any accommodation at that place. And with the kind of numbers that an inter-state T-BHP meet will have, acco may be a problem.
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20th July 2008, 19:42	#9
kutlee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,141 Thanked: 232 Times View My Garage	Gooty, wow. There is a nice huge HP pump. They have a hall/lounge kind of thing which we can rent for a day and enjoy!!
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21st July 2008, 14:53	#11
kkr2k2 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne, Hyd Posts: 1,294 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	As Gooty seems to be in doubt, how about Humpi. Its almost equi distant from Banglore and Hyderabad.
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21st July 2008, 14:55	#12
gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 194 Times View My Garage	This sounds good as Hampi is equi distance for both the sides BHPians...
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21st July 2008, 15:17	#13
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Whats the distance between bangy & hyd ? And what the distance between humpy & bangy ?
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21st July 2008, 15:26	#14
amohit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 451 Thanked: 52 Times	but dont u think hampi deserves more than just 1-2 days?? why not belum caves? They have some dorm there which we can book. Regards,
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21st July 2008, 15:28	#15
gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 194 Times View My Garage	[quote=esteem_lover;910705] Whats the distance between hampi & hyd - 450kms ? And what the distance between hampi & bangy - 375kms bangalore to hyderabad - 560kms answers are in bold for your reference.
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