Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa

Aditya · 27th August 2014, 10:24

Fantastic report Samurai. This is easily my favourite thread on the forum at the moment. The Rainforest Challenge will definitely raise the bar when in comes to extreme off-roading in India.
About the regularisation of custom vehicles, we'll have to see what happens when the new bill is passed.

JeepCaptain · 27th August 2014, 10:46

Samurai,
Wonderful report and pics as usual! It was good meeting you in Goa.
I could lots of action pics and SS's which I missed to watch.
Thanks

Samurai · 27th August 2014, 11:05

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Originally Posted by JeepCaptain

I could lots of action pics and SS's which I missed to watch.
Thanks

Thanks Shibu, feel free to add more pics. I too like to see what all I missed.

And people who were in Twilight Zone, please do post your experiences and pics from that stage.

karan561 · 27th August 2014, 11:19

Great Report Samurai

We lived the RFC India again through your pics, videos & narration, Thanks

laluks · 27th August 2014, 11:20

Thanks Samurai San.
I could feel all the action, thanks to your superb videos and pictures.
Beautiful report, as usual.

manjunath dukle · 27th August 2014, 11:23

great report samurai sir

Samurai · 27th August 2014, 11:38

Hi Manjunath,

My effort is nothing compared to what you and your brother pulled off at RFC. Truly amazing co-ordination and dedication from you guys to make this happen.

The entire Terminator Stage happened on your land, am I right?

nanju · 27th August 2014, 11:51

Great report samurai.. You did justice in waiting for the report..

ku69rd · 27th August 2014, 12:21

Great Report Samurai Sir, thanks for sharing.

Jeep_Girl · 27th August 2014, 12:34

Excellent write up, pictures and videos.

Cheers,
Smitha

fazalaliadil · 27th August 2014, 12:36

Dear Samurai,

A perfect sequential report with equally complimenting photographs.
Expect nothing less from you.

Looking forward to more.
Regards,

Abbas · 27th August 2014, 13:00

Amazing write up with relevant videos and pics. Surely RFC has taken the Offroad scene to the next level. Would love to know who prepared the Leading Gurkha. If it were prepared by the factory team, then it speaks volumes of what this platform is capable of. This will definitely give Thar a run for their money.

sandeepmohan · 27th August 2014, 14:19

Now that's what I call Off Roading. What is even more amazing is being able to do all this with about 100bhp, 200nm specification vehicles. Incredible stuff.

Though I know nothing about off road driving, I am thrilled to see a Suzuki Gypsy still being able to tackle the worst possible terrain. Big fan of this vehicle.

fine69 · 27th August 2014, 14:35

If no vehicle is able to do a terrain then does it not mean that organizers made a wrong decision?

The objective of an off-road event should be to judge the vehicle & team's capability compared to others but if no one is able to do such an elaborate stage then that defeats the purpose of competition altogether.

svsantosh · 27th August 2014, 14:50

First thing I noticed in this Landy is the use of a Line Lock. It reminded me of my experiment here.

Glad to see something so simple is used on the most demanding of terrains...

Sharath - As usual, your report makes readers feel as if they were right there next to you on the trail... Kudos!

27th August 2014, 10:24	#16
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 19,063 Thanked: 82,137 Times View My Garage	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Fantastic report Samurai. This is easily my favourite thread on the forum at the moment. The Rainforest Challenge will definitely raise the bar when in comes to extreme off-roading in India. About the regularisation of custom vehicles, we'll have to see what happens when the new bill is passed.
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27th August 2014, 10:46	#17
JeepCaptain BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dubai / Gods Own Country -Kerala Posts: 864 Thanked: 492 Times View My Garage	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Samurai, Wonderful report and pics as usual! It was good meeting you in Goa. I could lots of action pics and SS's which I missed to watch. Thanks
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27th August 2014, 11:19	#19
karan561 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 5,092 Thanked: 22,451 Times View My Garage	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Great Report Samurai We lived the RFC India again through your pics, videos & narration, Thanks Last edited by karan561 : 27th August 2014 at 11:36.
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27th August 2014, 11:20	#20
laluks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,552 Thanked: 16,443 Times	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Thanks Samurai San. I could feel all the action, thanks to your superb videos and pictures. Beautiful report, as usual.
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27th August 2014, 11:23	#21
manjunath dukle Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: goa Posts: 4 Thanked: 6 Times	great report samurai sir Last edited by Samurai : 27th August 2014 at 11:33. Reason: back-to-back post
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27th August 2014, 11:38	#22
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,978 Thanked: 47,784 Times View My Garage	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Hi Manjunath, My effort is nothing compared to what you and your brother pulled off at RFC. Truly amazing co-ordination and dedication from you guys to make this happen. The entire Terminator Stage happened on your land, am I right?
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27th August 2014, 11:51	#23
nanju BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Gonikoppal Posts: 64 Thanked: 157 Times	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Great report samurai.. You did justice in waiting for the report.. Last edited by nanju : 27th August 2014 at 11:53.
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27th August 2014, 12:21	#24
ku69rd Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,511 Thanked: 1,786 Times View My Garage	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Great Report Samurai Sir, thanks for sharing.
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27th August 2014, 12:34	#25
Jeep_Girl Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bangalore Posts: 13 Thanked: 39 Times	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Excellent write up, pictures and videos. Cheers, Smitha
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27th August 2014, 12:36	#26
fazalaliadil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 676 Times View My Garage	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Dear Samurai, A perfect sequential report with equally complimenting photographs. Expect nothing less from you. Looking forward to more. Regards,
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27th August 2014, 13:00	#27
Abbas BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visakhapatnam Posts: 472 Thanked: 572 Times View My Garage	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Amazing write up with relevant videos and pics. Surely RFC has taken the Offroad scene to the next level. Would love to know who prepared the Leading Gurkha. If it were prepared by the factory team, then it speaks volumes of what this platform is capable of. This will definitely give Thar a run for their money.
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27th August 2014, 14:19	#28
sandeepmohan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wellington Posts: 3,218 Thanked: 5,805 Times	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa Now that's what I call Off Roading. What is even more amazing is being able to do all this with about 100bhp, 200nm specification vehicles. Incredible stuff. Though I know nothing about off road driving, I am thrilled to see a Suzuki Gypsy still being able to tackle the worst possible terrain. Big fan of this vehicle.
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27th August 2014, 14:35	#29
fine69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,593 Thanked: 1,467 Times	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa If no vehicle is able to do a terrain then does it not mean that organizers made a wrong decision? The objective of an off-road event should be to judge the vehicle & team's capability compared to others but if no one is able to do such an elaborate stage then that defeats the purpose of competition altogether.
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27th August 2014, 14:50	#30
svsantosh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,197 Thanked: 7,517 Times View My Garage	Re: Report: The 2014 Rain Forest Challenge @ Goa First thing I noticed in this Landy is the use of a Line Lock. It reminded me of my experiment here. Glad to see something so simple is used on the most demanding of terrains... Sharath - As usual, your report makes readers feel as if they were right there next to you on the trail... Kudos! Attached Thumbnails
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