Why are supermodels in Bangalore...

s0uljah · 9th August 2006, 19:28

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

Vydehi's brother, Karna drives in the FISSME championship. Atleast he used to. Used to go to school with her, a long time ago.

You went to VNS?? If yes... then so did I...

The Kadur name has been involved in motorspot for sometime now.. so I think it was just folowing their fathers footsteps for Karna and Vydehi!

v1p3r · 10th August 2006, 00:55

Yeah, she was my classmate. Still remember their cars used to carry the Kadur sticker..."When the going gets tough, the tough get going".

And funnily enough, someone in my family knows Rayna Aranha too.

bikefreak · 10th August 2006, 02:00

Interesting !!
Googled and found out that many of them have actually won on quite a few occasions. A few links . . .

Anitha Kholay - Hot wheelshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/936544.cms
http://www.feminaindia.com/articleshow.cms?msid=8348980

Gals burn the rubber
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...how/936544.cms

Women power at rallies
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/15/s...1502190400.htm

On fast track - Vydhehi Kadur (she's cute

)
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanhe...3592006726.asp

VYDHEHI

RAYNA

ANITHA NANJAPPA

ANITHA KHOLAY

Mpower · 10th August 2006, 03:10

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Originally Posted by s0uljah

The Kadur name has been involved in motorspot for sometime now..

There was a rally called the Kadur Safari, predecessor to the Coffee 500 and Chickmanglur INRC.

S@~+#0$# · 10th August 2006, 04:49

I have seen most of these lady drivers or navigators of yester years in action and I'll say "Hats off" to them. Not only because they were women but because Motorsport especially bike rallying during the mid 90s was more dangerous and not as safe or organised as it is today. There would be no pre-rally recce those days and navigators would need to perform complicated calculations based on time-charts and riders would need to trust their eyes, skills and of course their navigator. Add to this competitive stages at night and insufficient lighting on the bikes (90/100 lighting kits were available those days but were rare). Whether they won or not does not really matter to me, what does matter to me is the spirit and courage with which they participated in those gruelling rally conditions. Spectators and enthusiasts like me were allowed to use the same rally routes to get to the stages and I know how difficult the route used to be and riding or even riding pillion (navigators) required a lot of courage.

IMO, the order would be as below:

1) Anita Nanjappa was a great navigator and along with her husband Jagat Nanjappa won a lot of bike rallies together. They did not do well in car-rallying though.

2) Anita Kholay and Nawaz Bhathena

Anita Kholay was Rupesh's navigator and girlfriend then (now wife) and participated in a lot bike rallies but did not have as much success as the Nanjappa combo. Also must add that they never had a cash-rich sponsor like the others but still kept participating which shows their love for the sport.

Nawaz Bhathena was mainly in the Four-wheeler category and had fair amount of success but I must say Four-wheeler rallying was/is much safer than two-wheeler rallying. But the fact that she used to drive the four-wheelers while the other two used to navigate must also be appreciated.

, but I must admit I am feeling nostalgic because rallying in India has lost its glory today and I miss those days.

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v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,347 Thanked: 6,960 Times View My Garage	Yeah, she was my classmate. Still remember their cars used to carry the Kadur sticker..."When the going gets tough, the tough get going". And funnily enough, someone in my family knows Rayna Aranha too.
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10th August 2006, 02:00	#18
bikefreak BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 276 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	Interesting !! Googled and found out that many of them have actually won on quite a few occasions. A few links . . . Anitha Kholay - Hot wheelshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/936544.cms http://www.feminaindia.com/articleshow.cms?msid=8348980 Gals burn the rubber http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...how/936544.cms Women power at rallies http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/15/s...1502190400.htm On fast track - Vydhehi Kadur (she's cute ) http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanhe...3592006726.asp VYDHEHI RAYNA ANITHA NANJAPPA ANITHA KHOLAY
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10th August 2006, 04:49	#20
S@~+#0$# BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 700 Thanked: 43 Times View My Garage	I have seen most of these lady drivers or navigators of yester years in action and I'll say "Hats off" to them. Not only because they were women but because Motorsport especially bike rallying during the mid 90s was more dangerous and not as safe or organised as it is today. There would be no pre-rally recce those days and navigators would need to perform complicated calculations based on time-charts and riders would need to trust their eyes, skills and of course their navigator. Add to this competitive stages at night and insufficient lighting on the bikes (90/100 lighting kits were available those days but were rare). Whether they won or not does not really matter to me, what does matter to me is the spirit and courage with which they participated in those gruelling rally conditions. Spectators and enthusiasts like me were allowed to use the same rally routes to get to the stages and I know how difficult the route used to be and riding or even riding pillion (navigators) required a lot of courage. IMO, the order would be as below: 1) Anita Nanjappa was a great navigator and along with her husband Jagat Nanjappa won a lot of bike rallies together. They did not do well in car-rallying though. 2) Anita Kholay and Nawaz Bhathena Anita Kholay was Rupesh's navigator and girlfriend then (now wife) and participated in a lot bike rallies but did not have as much success as the Nanjappa combo. Also must add that they never had a cash-rich sponsor like the others but still kept participating which shows their love for the sport. Nawaz Bhathena was mainly in the Four-wheeler category and had fair amount of success but I must say Four-wheeler rallying was/is much safer than two-wheeler rallying. But the fact that she used to drive the four-wheelers while the other two used to navigate must also be appreciated. , but I must admit I am feeling nostalgic because rallying in India has lost its glory today and I miss those days. Last edited by S@~+#0$# : 10th August 2006 at 04:53.
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