[navsjab]

Great pics of the event Samba

The summary has been shared by Samba very well. This time I did not take my Thar for the event. I took a ride with Bhpian BlackPearl instead. Thank you Sir for the ride

It was another eventful Sunday morning with Kolkata Offroaders. It was raining off and on which made the obstacles more fun and different from the usual events that I attended.

Sharing few pictures and videos from my mobile.

Samba at work


Bhpian Blackpearl and the White Tusker


That is Samba driving the Jeep with his wife as passenger, Sumitro's (BlackPearl) White Tusker and Anirban's (1100D) Marengo


The table top obstacle (Two videos below)


Posing


Anirban Kundu's (another member of KO) Thar coming down the steep incline


KO enjoying

Samba doing the table top obstacle

https://youtu.be/94H8QSDwItw

Anirban doing the table top obstacle. I do not have a video of the success attempt at it starting pouring too much.

https://youtu.be/7VRkdfnZLI8

Sumitro doing a steep climb obstacle

https://youtu.be/kIj1aQ2kMA0

[Sayata]

This was my second OTR and nevertheless it was a thrilling experience. Thanks to Samba and 1100D for their guidance in offroading. Some pictures from my end.

[BlackPearl]

Originally Posted by Samba

I will request Bhpian Blackpearl, 1100D and Sayata to share there awesome pics and video's which they took during the OTR.

Sorry for not posting the videos earlier.

Originally Posted by navsjab

Anirban doing the table top obstacle. I do not have a video of the success attempt at it starting pouring too much.

Here is the video of all the vehicles climbing the table top obstacle -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV2xk3Q6U5c

Originally Posted by Sheel

And about time, the Bolero 4X4 got an AT.

I have been looking for AT Tyres for quite sometime now, but they are too expensive. Will have to wait for a while or maybe I will buy one Bridgestone Dueller HT for the time being.
But, the Bolero was doing all the climbs in one go even with bald tyres

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8IDGz_dzDk

[1100D]

Posting a video from another day, another era, but still relevant with the title of this thread. These were probably shot by bhpian Debdeep (don't recall his id immediately though) with my camera (since I can be seen loitering around wearing a ridiculous three-quarters in the field below). Interesting Audio/discussions for those familiar with the local language.

Looking at my file archives, it is kind of amazing how much my cameras have captured over the years on these OTR's without myself being involved behind the camera (with friends shooting with them)

https://youtu.be/BxfqwmsvTis

Dont practically want to make any point here, but different things happen, due to different situations and motives. No use trying to generate an opinion based on selective presentation.

On a lighter note, sometimes you get blessed with a Baby within 9 Months of Marriage, sometimes even 9 years dont help! Too many conditions beyond control, sometimes pure luck!

[BlackPearl]

This video is superb, of course it has been taken by Debdeep and edited by one of the best. This should have been put up on the thread pros and cons of weekend off-roading -
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-ex...ffroading.html

It is a perfect example of how a driver evolves by off-roading on the weekends, well some drivers evolve. Proves that change is the only constant

[1100D]

We have just had a fabulous OTR last Sunday, where the thread starter was present. Unfortunately, he was present without his camera and thus hijacked mine. He alongwith bhpian Shourya Lahiri, fought over snatching my sole camera and shot some "average" snaps among them.

But, then, since they were shot by my camera, those pictures are mine! So I will gleefully post those snaps and earn credit!

However, before we get to those. Will have to close a little backlog, of OTR's not covered in this thread since the last post.

First up - 31-Dec-2017 OTR, bidding adieu to the year, in style!

And when I mean style, I mean real "Style"! Look at what's behind the Scorpio!



This also marked the First OTR where my Daughter participated with me. She can be seen here parked beside the Legend, everyone knows and respects, the ever humble Sir Uday Bhan Singh.



The OTR was fabulous otherwise, very tricky loose winter sand, required water wading through the Mundeshwari River

Seen here, Distinguished-Bhpian Blackpearl Rocking it



Some more pictures to give a fair amount of idea as to the beauty of the terrain that day







One pic of my Scorpio (Which I named "Marengo") shot by Sir Uday Bhan Singh himself



One Last pic, of this fabulous OTR, to not only Sum it up, but bring out a salute of respect



Will continue with "reporting" the remaining OTR's over the next few days, hopefully, will generate some interest!

[1100D]

Sorry for not being able to find time to post here to cover the events.

After the event on 31Dec, next up was the event on 21st Jan 2018, another Bright Sunny and quite Wintry day. An absolute delight of time spent under the sunlight!

The Pajero Sport



The Peeping Fortuner



The dominating Thar



The capable 550



The famous 8181 - a Willys MB



Pajero Sport Rocks its!


Tabletop descent 550



My Scorpio 4wd doing its thing



Our Supremo in Action



Post OTR, there was a brief visit to a heritage site nearby, the famous Itachuna Rajbari



UBS Sir at the Rajbari




UBS Sir and His Better Half at the Itachuna Rajbari

[1100D]

Continuing with this useless journey!

The third OTR in line with the two above, where the Thread starter was not present, was on 18th Feb 2018, at Harinkhola

However, in a rare stroke of luck, forgot to carry my camera battery after charging it overnight, so no pics from my end. But will post a few from the ones procured from the KO (Kolkata Offroaders) whatsapp group

The terrain was very very tricky this day. Sand was way too loose. Even lighter offroaders were getting bogged down at places.













A pic of my 2010 Mahindra Scorpio mHawk VLX 4WD at the OTR spot



Now coming to the latest OTR in question!!

We recently had the the most recent installment of Offroad dose of Kolkata Offroaders.

The pictures were shot by bhpian Shourya_Lahiri (who happens to be my brother) and Fabulous_bhpian Samba! However, since these pictures were taken from my camera, oh, I have said this before! Never mind.

Will just post the pictures in line

first up, Bhpian Navtej's Thar in various yoga poses











Posting pics of a few other vehicles

The Legend UBS trying to increase traction of this 550, which was making its own path (rather than the marshalled path)



The Gypsy on the steep descent (I am there in the background somewhere)



CJ3B on a post restoration trial run, doing absolutely super



This dominates everything in its way!





CJ3B on a descent



550 on a descent



Few pics of vehicles taking on the famed Table top













There will be more content posted of the proceedings of this day, mainly because, the story involves a little bit of Bhpian Samba, my scorpio and also since this was also the first OTR where my father also participated.

More of that coming too soon.

Tricky times these (the month I mean), to spend so much time on this forum, so will end this post here. To continue!

[1100D]

Continuing from where I left off in the last post.

On this particular OTR, due to the absence of a few key members, I was asked by UBS sir to Marshall the event. Which actually meant that I was not going to drive my Scorpio 4wd on this event. I was driving something else, more of that later!

However, as luck would have it, my Scorpio 4wd somehow did not miss the event due to culmination of various factors. The vehicle (which I call Marengo) also showed me that it's not dependent on me, to enjoy what it does best!

The night Before the OTR, my father expressed the willingness to join an event. So did my cousin Brother, Bhpian Shourya_Lahiri and to top it, sequence of events with bhpian Samba's machines, lead to a condition, that the Scorpio would still need to go to the OTR.

So for most of the OTR, my vehicle was mostly used among bhpian Samba and my father. My camera was shared by bhpian Samba and bhpian Shourya_Lahiri

So all the pictures of this event you see, are courtesy them. However, I have mostly no clue, who shot which snap, unless one of them is present in the snap!

So sharing pictures of Bhpian Samba actually rocking it with my Scorpio 4wd. He was actually quite effective with it.

















There were just a few obstacles that I took over, mainly because they were mostly Scorpio non-compatible obstacles!

The Hilltop, as the name suggests, its an ascent and a steep descent back to back, a bane for Long wheel base vehicles, unless a little momentum is maintained, where the front wheel lifts for a bit with just a dab of the throttle at the top, to clear the ridge, (throttle lift-off just at the point of landing to take the descent)

Ascent

Followed by steep descent,


The famed Table top!




However, the highlight for me on this particular OTR, was my "almost 70 yr old father" (he will turn 70 within a month!). This was his first OTR. Generally he hasn't warmed up to my Scorpio, he has always been a little uncomfortable with its soft suspension setup (he loves to drive my Ikon 1.6 though). But then, he drove it on the OTR!

Here is a pic of a 70 year old first timer, trying to take on the trickiest obstacles at the venue. Not only is the climb steep, there is a drop within it, also, one has to stop exactly after the rear wheels climb the slope, otherwise, there is a deep hole on top of the table. To top it, the drop on the otherside is steeper.



What surprised me was that, he chose a very slow approach and I was sure that he would either stall the engine, or loose traction. There was minimal dust trail.



Surprisingly enough, neither the wheels lost grip, nor the vehicle stalled, it also stopped right after the rear wheels cleared the climb (but with the slow approach he chose, that stopping wasn't even a challenge)



Ending this post with this fabulous pic shot by Bhpian Samba! Of me, spotting/marshalling my own vehicle, driven by my old father! Thanks Samba a lot for this one! The look on my face, kind of reflects my disbelief (with the speed of approach).



Finally they have bonded :-(

[benbsb29]

Originally Posted by 1100D

Ending this post with this fabulous pic shot by Bhpian Samba! Of me, spotting/marshalling my own vehicle, driven by my old father! Thanks Samba a lot for this one! The look on my face, kind of reflects my disbelief (with the speed of approach).

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Finally they have bonded :-(

Awesome! Good to see the whole family getting into the offroading scene.

The replacement bumper on your Scorp, is that from the first gen Scorpio?
Why didn't you get an offroad bumper instead, seeing that you have done this to improve the approach angle?

[1100D]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

Awesome! Good to see the whole family getting into the offroading scene.

The replacement bumper on your Scorp, is that from the first gen Scorpio?
Why didn't you get an offroad bumper instead, seeing that you have done this to improve the approach angle?

Thanks Man! Offroading is kind of addictive so it will only get worse!!

The Bumper is from the Tata TL 4x4, is an exact match for the width, just the original Scorpio bumper bracket is adapted to fit it. An offroad bumper would have done the same purpose at a much higher price (more than triple!) and I kind of like this look, as the TL borrowed styling cues from the Mercedes W124 Bumper. Besides this was done as a tribute to my late Mentor (The Thar Creator!), who had once suggested this while heartily laughing to glory!

[1100D]

Originally Posted by 1100D

I was asked by UBS sir to Marshall the event. Which actually meant that I was not going to drive my Scorpio 4wd on this event. I was driving something else, more of that later!

Since I left this clue and yet no one was curious about it, it becomes customary to mention it anyway.

On this OTR, my ride was this!



A Mahindra 550, but a pre-NGCS one



An effortless Offroader



The recovery champ











Special thanks to UBS Sir for giving me the privilege/opportunity to drive this on an entire OTR.

Its going to get quite a few more updates, to make it even more effortless!

[Samba]

15th July was the world cup final from 8 Pm IST.
It's Sunday.
It's Monsoon!

So why not have some fun during the day by having an offroad session at Pandua was the common idea from the 'Kolkata Offroaders' members.
Post the OTR session, our very own and much loving Uday Bhan Singh Sir named this OTR as - 'FIFA final monsoon OTR'!

It was a big group, we had around twenty one 4x4's with more than 30 off-roaders. This time we had variety of cars. Starting from Range Rover, Jeep Compass, old generation Ford Endeavour, Scorpio, Thar, V-cross, Gypsy, MM550 to old Mahindra jeeps including our very famous left hand drive 8181 & even a Jeep FC4x4.

It was a big group to manage.
But by the guidance from UBS Sir and superb efforts by veteran offroading members like Adhiraj Singh, Vidyun Singh, Anirban Ghosh, Vivek Arora and few others this OTR was accomplished successfully without any hiccups.

The starting of the day was pleasant and cloudy, the mid day was very hot with temperature crossing 42*C & the OTR ended with torrential rain.

By the time our convoy reached Pandua and after a quick introduction with Do's & Dont's were explained, our drive started by 9-30am.

The first half was a trail drive from 9-30am to 12pm.

The 2nd half was time to overcome the obstacles from 12-30pm to 2-30pm.

I took a jeep in this OTR, so clicking and driving at the same time was getting very difficult but managed few pics from my end.

Sharing the pics-

Our Captain. UBS Sir.


















































The group.


The Line up.


Entertaining the local kids. They were very happy to get a small jeep ride.


The heat.


Finally the rain!


Signing off till the next OTR.

[AKSen2015]

Originally Posted by Samba

15th July was the word cup final from 8 Pm IST.
It's Sunday.
It's Monsoon!

Beautiful pictures and an equally enthralling event. Sad I don't have a 4*4 beast yet. Would love to join in the next KO event.

The Jeeps look awesome and Samba da your ride for the day is really a looker

[AJ-got-BHP]

Rath Yatra was followed by the 4x4 Yatra to Pandua with Kolkata Offroaders to energize the mood for the FIFA World Cup Finale !!

FIFA i.e.- "First In First Out" for the Trail Drive was the command from our Chief Adhiraj Singh who spear headed the entire outing which was very well organized and mentored by Senior Off Roaders. Thanks to Sir Uday Bhan Singh who with time has let the spirit of offroading mature like wine in all these years which welcomed a lot of new faces this time.

For certain personal reasons I have been out of all the action for the past year and a half or so, but it was the most opportune time for me to test the potential of my preworshiped FORD ENDEAVOR XLT 4x4 on this occasion.

For a change since I was myself amidst the action, I could not do justice to the lenses I carried. However, sharing some snaps that I could manage to capture.

The essence of Offroading with KO :


The place :






The vehicles in action :








































The Farm Jack mounted on Susil's MM550 (though not put to use) :


Samba Kidding Around :


The Endy posing with the MM550 on one side and the Thar on the other :


Yours truely, clicked by Samba :


Until we offroad next, some marks left and looking ahead to such awesome outings :