THE PALAR CHALLENGE 2009: Event Report

Ym-enjn · 18th August 2009, 18:02

By the quality of report it is easy to make out how well the event whould have been organised. Great show Arka and congrats to winners as well as all participants and organisers for such a successful event.

The heat must have taken the extreme out of men and machines.. Great pics keep them coming.. who took them?

joshguy · 18th August 2009, 19:02

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Originally Posted by ex670c

Results of TPC2008

Winner, Palar Challenge ‘08 (Sponsored by McRennett Foods) : Team 2 Sanjay David (MM540), Vinod Nookala (MM540DP), Patrick V. (CJ3B)

Runners-up – Team 1 – Vikram R MG413W, Dr, Jones (PROWLER), Rajamohan A. (MM540)

Most Performing 4WD
(Prize sponsored by MAXXIS Tyres 5 M8080 ‘Mudzilla’ 31-11.50-R15 & IGNITE for the Trophies)
The First – Sean Hameed (MG413W)
The Second – Baskar Keshavalu (MM540DP)
The Third – Vikram R. (MG413W)
Winner, Technical Event (IGNITE sponsored the Trophies)(Tyre Changing without Jack or Lifting Device & Vehicle Recovery) – Team 1 – Vikram R MG413W, Dr, Jones (PROWLER), Rajamohan A. (MM540)
Spirit of Palar (Most Sporting Team) – Team 3 – Vijayanand (JONGA), Dr. Rajkumar (CJ5) Babu (Isuzu Trooper)

Individual Special Stage (Best Individual Timing)
First – Ranjith Kuttan (M&M CLASSIC) 1:17 minutes
Tied Second & Third – Mhd.Ali (MM540XD) & Vikram R (MG413W)1:24 minutes

Congrats all you people ...You have been there and DONE IT !!!!

I should atleast be a spectator for the next TPC 2010

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Originally Posted by ex670c

Results of TPC2008

Arka is it not TPC2009?

2theMax · 18th August 2009, 19:15

Congrats to the organizers for such an event and thanks for the Awesome pics.

BTW how does the spectator bit work ? any nearby places to stay ? Don't mind paying a bit to be guided around.

beejay · 18th August 2009, 19:17

Good show Arka. Count me in too for the next one. This is so well and professionally managed. Keep them pictures coming.

14000rpm · 18th August 2009, 20:40

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Originally Posted by beejay

Good show Arka. Count me in too for the next one. This is so well and professionally managed. Keep them pictures coming.

i thought I asked for a few more pix but a flood gate opened up!!! curious bout the first pic. what truck is that and how capable was that?
the green MM540 looks fantastic.

jyobeb · 18th August 2009, 21:43

That is Arka's famous Nissan. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-ve...aka-1-ton.html
I was a fool and did not realize that the TPC was in August and was preparing my jeep blissfully thinking that it was in September. It was only when I logged on to register when I realized my stupid mistake. Sorry Arka.

dwaraka · 18th August 2009, 21:59

Great show and comraderie in organising the TPC2009. Is that all? Where are the pictures.
BTW congratulations to winners and runners, participants.

maddy42 · 19th August 2009, 07:10

This stuff is juicy. Hats off to all the participants and a salute to all u organisers out here and the once who may not be reading too. This looks bloody tough

By the way the atvs look really nice

ex670c · 19th August 2009, 10:19

Pictures of Day#1 SS6 manned by Arcadeep Datta, he really made most of the teams cry at SS6, especially the ATV's.

ex670c · 19th August 2009, 13:01

Hi Guys,

Pics of SS7 manned by Manoj Shah and Aravind (ABS on TeamBhp)

Regards,

Arka

balajird · 19th August 2009, 14:57

Congrats to the winners, it looks to be very tough and hats off to the off roaders who did it in style.

ex670c · 19th August 2009, 15:39

Correction of previous post.

Last set of pics from Day#1 SS8 manned by Manoj Shah & Aravind (ABS)

Samurai · 19th August 2009, 17:34

Congrats Arka and all the happily grinning participants. It is evident from the photos so far that it was just an incredible event. I really feel bad I couldn't participate. I had been subconsciously preparing for TPC, even changed the tyres to Yoko AT-S to withstand the long trip across. However, a looming crisis in the family finally forced me to back out of TPC and in fact every other event.

This would been a great chance to meet UBS sir himself, but one more ruined opportunity I suppose.

khan_sultan · 19th August 2009, 18:31

Congrats to Arka and the entire team who made this happen

. Such events will go a long way in defining the 4x4 scene in India.

Kudos to the participants & winners. My bad that my work did not allow me to take part and I had to be away from town during these dates, else it would have been fun to attend this one.

Few questions:

What do the folks manning the SS stages do? what do they watch out for and what is their role?
On what basis do points get assigned to an individual for a stage? For example if someone got 23 marks for a SS stage then what led to that? why 23 and not 25 or 20?

Cheers,

shams · 19th August 2009, 19:47

Great Work Arka, Many Congratulations from Hyderabad to all the participants and winners of TPC'09

18th August 2009, 18:02	#31
Ym-enjn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jaipur Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 61 Times	By the quality of report it is easy to make out how well the event whould have been organised. Great show Arka and congrats to winners as well as all participants and organisers for such a successful event. The heat must have taken the extreme out of men and machines.. Great pics keep them coming.. who took them? Last edited by Ym-enjn : 18th August 2009 at 18:04.
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18th August 2009, 19:15	#33
2theMax BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 338 Thanked: Once	Congrats to the organizers for such an event and thanks for the Awesome pics. BTW how does the spectator bit work ? any nearby places to stay ? Don't mind paying a bit to be guided around.
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18th August 2009, 19:17	#34
beejay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nilgiris Posts: 1,969 Thanked: 215 Times View My Garage	Good show Arka. Count me in too for the next one. This is so well and professionally managed. Keep them pictures coming.
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18th August 2009, 21:43	#36
jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 704 Times	That is Arka's famous Nissan. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-ve...aka-1-ton.html I was a fool and did not realize that the TPC was in August and was preparing my jeep blissfully thinking that it was in September. It was only when I logged on to register when I realized my stupid mistake. Sorry Arka.
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18th August 2009, 21:59	#37
dwaraka Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 229 Times	Great show and comraderie in organising the TPC2009. Is that all? Where are the pictures. BTW congratulations to winners and runners, participants.
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19th August 2009, 07:10	#38
maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,180 Thanked: 1,618 Times View My Garage	This stuff is juicy. Hats off to all the participants and a salute to all u organisers out here and the once who may not be reading too. This looks bloody tough By the way the atvs look really nice
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19th August 2009, 10:19	#39
ex670c Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,470 Thanked: 2,170 Times View My Garage	Day#1 - 14/08/09 Part4/many Pictures of Day#1 SS6 manned by Arcadeep Datta, he really made most of the teams cry at SS6, especially the ATV's. Attached Thumbnails
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19th August 2009, 13:01	#40
ex670c Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,470 Thanked: 2,170 Times View My Garage	Day#1 - 14/08/09 Part5/many Hi Guys, Pics of SS7 manned by Manoj Shah and Aravind (ABS on TeamBhp) Regards, Arka Attached Thumbnails
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19th August 2009, 14:57	#41
balajird BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 460 Thanked: 63 Times	Congrats to the winners, it looks to be very tough and hats off to the off roaders who did it in style.
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19th August 2009, 15:39	#42
ex670c Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,470 Thanked: 2,170 Times View My Garage	Day#1 - 14/08/09 Part6/many Correction of previous post. Last set of pics from Day#1 SS8 manned by Manoj Shah & Aravind (ABS) Attached Thumbnails
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19th August 2009, 17:34	#43
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 26,037 Thanked: 48,962 Times View My Garage	Congrats Arka and all the happily grinning participants. It is evident from the photos so far that it was just an incredible event. I really feel bad I couldn't participate. I had been subconsciously preparing for TPC, even changed the tyres to Yoko AT-S to withstand the long trip across. However, a looming crisis in the family finally forced me to back out of TPC and in fact every other event. This would been a great chance to meet UBS sir himself, but one more ruined opportunity I suppose.
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19th August 2009, 18:31	#44
khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,951 Thanked: 6,444 Times View My Garage	Congrats to Arka and the entire team who made this happen . Such events will go a long way in defining the 4x4 scene in India. Kudos to the participants & winners. My bad that my work did not allow me to take part and I had to be away from town during these dates, else it would have been fun to attend this one. Few questions: What do the folks manning the SS stages do? what do they watch out for and what is their role? On what basis do points get assigned to an individual for a stage? For example if someone got 23 marks for a SS stage then what led to that? why 23 and not 25 or 20? Cheers,
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19th August 2009, 19:47	#45
shams BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 78 Thanked: 6 Times	Great Work Arka, Many Congratulations from Hyderabad to all the participants and winners of TPC'09
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