The Official Chennai Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[yuv_biKING]

Me and Ananth was just talking and came up with an idea to make this boring season bit more exciting. We are planning to attend a track day meet at madras race track and was wondering how many of others will be interested. Ananth will dig deep and come up with a plan and then things can be put in place. First, need to know if this happens who all will be interested ? Lets not get in too much details as idea is very rough. I just need a heads up so that we can plan around it. Heard there is indimotor track day coming which might be a good time to hit the race track. So please let me know if you are interested.

Those who has a full suit can ride but others might need atleast a riding pant to please Mr.Loganathan... Check with him on the attire rules..

Thanks for the compliment Yuv. Coming from a Pro Photographer who owns a 40D Ill take that as a HUGE Compliment

Seems you don't like compliments or you get too excited of compliments..

Yenna poi Pro photographer sollitiye...

[jkhan69]

Me and Ananth was just talking and came up with an idea to make this boring season bit more exciting. We are planning to attend a track day meet at madras race track and was wondering how many of others will be interested. Ananth will dig deep and come up with a plan and then things can be put in place. First, need to know if this happens who all will be interested ? Lets not get in too much details as idea is very rough. I just need a heads up so that we can plan around it. Heard there is indimotor track day coming which might be a good time to hit the race track. So please let me know if you are interested.

Super. Looking forward for it.

[Divya Sharan]

Good good... I'm in!
But, I don't have the full suit with me. So, I'll be able to join if and only if:-
1. A riding jacket + helmet + gloves + knee guards are allowed.
2. If not riding, people can join in as photographers.

Waiting for Ananth bhai to give some info on the same.

[jkhan69]

A Sunday spent well

Had few plans on Saturday and nothing worked out, ultimately completed two movies. By evening was low that I had done nothing till now.
Late evening got a thought, why not javadhu hills tomorrow...... I remember reading about a Trail that CTC people have done about an year ago, searched for it and tried to figure it out through google maps.

Informed few about the ride plan mentioning that I do not the route perfectly, my room mate(rides Apache) and two other were tentatively.

After spending time on gmaps finalized the route: Thiruvanmiyur, odiyur, Cheyyur, polur, Jamnamarathur, puliyur, chengam, polur, cheyyur, odiyur, Thiruvanmiyur
Route plan
Though, as per gmaps, road ends beyond puliyur but it actually goes till chengam.


Some pics during the ride:
Nice cool spot at the beginning of hills


Nice curvy black tarmac


Hills all around(small stretch of kacha road after jamnamarathur)


cool.. green


A small de-tour off-tarmac


Almost done


After getting down, asked people about route to polur and they guided me, skipping chengam, to some babies-butt-smooth road to it. Higher capacity bikes will love it.

After crossing polur saw loads of sugar cane moving towards a sugar factory that reminded me of childhood days. Somewhere beyond chetpet a load was getting ready, stopped the bike and asked in my super fluent tamil could utter only "yevlo"(how much) and they generously offered me three large ones. I was trying to figure out to take it and one 50/60 year old muscle man came and made each cane into three smaller ones with his bare hands, which I could easily carry in my string backpack.


some stats:

Started from Thiruvanmiyur at 05:00
Reached Jamnamarathur by 10:00, had parotta at a bhai's shop
Around 10:30 started towards Puliyur
Reached Thiruvanmiyur ~16:30
Total distance covered ~530 Km

[aargee]

jkhan69 - Excellent route

[gmagesh14]

@Jafferkhan..
Had in mind to do it this summer.,

Nice pics there..
Have you spot any elephants enroute jamunamarathur?
And how is the climate there, and did you went to bheema falls & observatory at kavalur?

[M@n()J]

3) Riding Gear - Full Suit vs Riding Pants vs Denims+Knee Guards - Not sure which of these are disallowed.

Last time I went to the track, this is what the officials there informed me. If you are to share the track with the rest by paying Rs400 for the half a day session per bike ( similar to the track day G2G we had in 2009 ) then you need to be in full suit.

But if you rent the track for yourself then you can ride in denims + knee gurads of course with other gears on!

[SriramEfunds]

@Jaffer: Wonderful.

Weekend Ride - SATURDAY 26th May

Ananth and myself planning to do Javadi hills coming Saturday and not Sunday. It's going to be a repeat of Jaffer's recent visit. We planning to start around 5 AM on Saturday and starting point will be Madhya Kailash junction. Need to start early guys. If interested, join us and full riding gear is MUST. It's advisible to take water bottle and few snacks.

[thegame0012]

Chill down Guys!!!

guys guys, hold your horses. Its still in planning phase. I am sure it won't be as difficult as it sounds, also there is possibility of renting a riding suit so all doors are not shut. Ananth is trying hard to get all the info and set things right. Ananth - you can also find few more info from your resource like
1. How much rent for a riding suit ?
2. How much to rent a whole track ?

There are few more things which need to be arranged like Drinking water , cool drinks and food at the venue. Once I have the accurate info, we can go ahead and get the head counted.

[I.S.Avinash]

Lot's happening, And by the way Sri your Rx looks super cool and Nicely Captured by Ananth All the pictures are good and also you could have tried different spots[places] as well.

Race track..!! Don't go without me

[SriramEfunds]

you could have tried different spots[places] as well.

I don't mind. How is your camera? do you have working mobile phone# where I can reach?

[aargee]

you could have tried different spots[places] as well

I don't mind

How about Sunday morning at some secluded place on ECR? Let's give a try of Avinash's magic hands on my S5IS.

[SriramEfunds]

How about Sunday morning at some secluded place on ECR? Let's give a try of Avinash's magic hands on my S5IS.

Avinash:- Let me know.

[I.S.Avinash]

I don't mind. How is your camera? do you have working mobile phone# where I can reach?

yes Sri just for time being using some desi mobile and I feel difficult to search or Type same number am using.

How about Sunday morning at some secluded place on ECR? Let's give a try of Avinash's magic hands on my S5IS.

Avinash:- Let me know.

Sorry guys Sunday not possible, Actually I don't want to revel this until last moment but anyway I will open my secret getting Swift VDI this friday and saturday going to install basic accessories and sunday going to Thirunallar Saneeswaran Temple for a 600km ride to test and season the Engine

[aargee]

600km ride to test and season the Engine

DRIVE
Congratulations. Any specific reason for Swift & not Figo, Punto or Polo?