TPC2010 -Event Report THE PALAR CHALLENGE – 2010 EVENT REPORT
At the outset let me address all the off-roaders who made it for TPC 2010 you guys are the BEST.
The standard of these years’ participants has encouraged us to take the event to the next level in 2011.
Those who missed it, you guys have another year to get prepared
All the last minute entries that were turned down, please make your reservation within time, you had 4 months.
For the vehicles that did not pass scrutiny – sorry but it was for your own safety and the well-being of the vehicle. We are sure you understand why, now that you have seen the event.
Some of the participants did not take the warnings on the website seriously and had to pay a very expensive price to learn that instructions are meant to be followed.
This year we had a tremendous response with 11 Teams competing.
The Indo-Lanka Team was back in full strength 3 Vehicles & 6 Competitors.
The three teams from Bangalore, complimented the Indo-Lanka team in raising the event to another level.
We look forward to more participants from Sri Lanka in the years to come.
Keeping with Adventure Zone’s eco-friendly motto, there were penalties for littering. All participants had to bring back the litter from their lunch hampers at the end of each day and were docked 3 points for each item missing.
The Adventure Zone campsite was brilliant, in terms of logistics, comfort and cost. We are happy to say that participants got comfortable air-conditioned tents, deluxe toilets and excellent food on all days. The packed lunches were adequate and tasty, and participants were provided with 5-lit water cans, plus tetra-packs of fruit juices etc. in individual ice-boxes. The Event
These were the teams: Blue 1 – Mhd.Ali (CJ3B), Siddhartha(CJ3B), Patrick K (CJ3B) Blue 2 – Rajkumar (MM550XD) Vijayanand (CJ5), Amit Tomar (CJ500D) Blue 3 – Prabhu AV (MM540DP), Swastik Viji (MM550XD), Prashanth (MM550XD) Blue 4 – Dr.Jones (Prowler), Vikram R (MG413W), Lokesh (MM540DP) Blue 5 – Vijay Reddy (MM550XD), Lokesh (MG413W), Nishant (MM550XD) Red 1 – Sanjay David (MM540DP), Raghav (MM550XD), Vjay (MG413W) Red 2 – Manzoor (CJ3B), Jose (Bolero Invader), Ranjith (CLASSIC) Red 3 – Shahnawaz (Spidey), Siddu (MG413W), Prithviraj (MG413W) Red 4 – Sean Hameed (MG413W), Baskar Keshavalu (MM540DP), Zubin (MM550XD) Red 5 – Allan (MM550XD), Vivek (Land-Rover Defender 90), Sireesh (MM550XD) Red 6 – Sunil Shetty (MG413W), Dr,Gopi (MG410W), Balu (MM550XD).
The Special Stages were manned by
Maj. S. R. Roy (MM540DI),
Arkaprava Datta (MM540XD),
Manoj Shah & Aravind (MM540DP),
Arcadeep Datta and Lateef (Nissan 4W73),
Mahendran (MM540DP),
Venkatesan Muthaiyan (MM540DP),
Senthil Kumar Rajakumar (MG410W)
Gurushankar Subramaniam (MG413W)
Ganesh (CJ500D)
Balamurugan Saikumar (MM540DP) DAY 01
We left the campsite at 6:00 am, after an early breakfast.
The participants were split into two groups Red and Blue for a staggered start, to avoid cluttering up on the riverbed. OTR Distance for Day 1 - 26 kms: Wallahjahbad to Chenglepet
At the Start Line the teams were flagged off towards the Special Stages (SS). Each SS was marked by a flag, and manned by the organizers. The participants had to find their own way across the terrain and execute their own recovery. It was a blistering hot day with temperatures nudging 40 C and humidity close to 85%. However, all the vehicles and participants held out very well. The large supply of juices and ORS came in very handy.
Here are the various SS:
SS 10– 3 Climbs with Slush Exit (Maj.Roy MM540)
SS 9 – 5 Point Climbs (Venkat CJ3B)
SS 8 – Rapid 3 Climbs (Aravind)
SS 7 - Table Top + Linear Dune + Pit. (Mahendran MM550XD)
SS 6 – 4 Point Figure of 8 (Arka MM540XD)
SS 5 – 5 Climbs with rutted run (Guru MG413W)
SS 4 – 5 Fingers (Bala MM540DP)
SS 3 – "Palm" spurs & re-entrants (Deep)
SS 2 – 4 Point Climbs ( Senthil MG410W)
SS1 – 3 Climb In and Climb Outs (Manoj Shah) DAY 02
Day02 added some cheer to the participants as the weather was less demanding.
We reached the riverbed by 07:45hrs. OTR Distance for Day 2 – 12 kms: Boothur to Pulipurakoil
Here are the various SS: SS 1– 3 Point Climbs Manoj Shah MM540DP) SS 2 –5Point Climbs (Deep MM540DP) SS 3 – 5 Point Table Top Saddle & Water Pit exit (Guru MG413W) SS 4 – Table Top & Loops (Arka MM540XD) SS 5– Triple Mud Pit (Mahendran MM550XD) SS 6 – 5 Point Climbs Short Step (Venkat CJ3B) SS 7 – 4 Point Climbs (Senthil MG410W) SS 8 – 3 Point Water/Mud Climbs (Maj.Roy MM540).
We reached the campsite at 19:30 hrs. After tea and freshening-up, we assembled on the lawn for the quiz. Participants were quizzed on technical aspects of the jeep plus on first-aid procedures.
Then came the grand moment, when the prizes were announced. Results of TPC2010
There was some error between the Keyboard and the Chair, and some of the entires were not filled in correctly, on behalf of the O-Team, I would like to apologise to Teams Red 4 & Red 5 Winner, Palar Challenge 2010 (Presented by RK Auto Coporation):
Blue 4 – Dr.Jones (Prowler), Vikram R (MG413W), Lokesh (MM540DP) Runners-up – Red 4 – Sean Hameed (MG413W), Baskar Keshavalu (MM540DP), Zubin (MM550XD Overall 3Rd 1st Amongst the First Timers (To TPC) – Red 5 – Allan (MM550XD), Vivek (Land-Rover Defender 90), Sireesh (MM550XD) Most Performing 4WD (Prize Presented by Alphazee.net ) The First – Mhd.Ali (CJ3B The Second – Prithviraj (MG413W) The Third – Manzoor (CJ3B) Winner, Technical Event (Presented by TECHENCLAVE.COM & Electric Tyre Inflators presented by VANJAX, India) Blue 5 – Vijay Reddy (MM550XD), Lokesh (MG413W), Nishant (MM550XD) Spirit of Palar (Most Sporting Team) – (VANJAX, India, presented 6 Bottel Jacks)
Red 2 – Manzoor (CJ3B), Jose (Bolero Invader), Ranjith (CLASSIC) Individual Special Stage (Best Individual Timing)
First – Sunil Shetty (MG413W)
Second – Prabhu AV (MM540DP)
Third – Jose (Invader)
Regards,
Arka
Last edited by ex670c : 17th August 2010 at 14:15.
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