Damn! Mud bogging?! You ever seen anything like this at the Gymkhana?
Another year of the Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally has concluded with Manjit “The Man” Bassan taking home the Rs (money). Here’s a snippet:
It was lucky that a competitive sector was canceled due to heavy water logging. Under the circumstances, riders had to exercise extreme control while negotiating the steep inclines and hairpin bends. Practically all of them took a tumble or two and some even damaged their scooters.Finally after a gruelling five hour ride the rally drew to a close at the K Stars Hotel, at CBD Belapur.
Manjit Bassan came first, clocking 38 minutes and 24 seconds on his LML Vespa. He
won a cash prize of Rs 5,000. Another former champion Shamim Khan from Nasik,
astride a Kinetic Marvel, was second with 39 minutes and 41 seconds, while Badal Doshi from Navi Mumbai finished third with a timing of 40:41. Nikunj Gala was adjudged the Best First
Timer while Amir Mithaiwala was adjudged Best Mumbai Rider. “It was an amazing feeling, the wind just blew into me while riding,” he gushed.At the end of the day, everyone was left in no doubt that the rally was as much about a good day’s entertainment as it was about driving.
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17. October 2007 at 3:22 am
Yeah, we did that… these are pics of my brother Tim. I was taing the pictures… http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v333/nrmccord/Old%20cars%20and%20motorcycles/?action=view¤t=Scooterhillclimbinginthesnow.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v333/nrmccord/Old%20cars%20and%20motorcycles/?action=view¤t=Offroadscootering.jpg
That was the first scooter I was involved with, an Allstate that we just could not kill…
18. October 2007 at 6:57 pm
Raptors & Rockets has a video ride review of the Honda SH300i and Yamaha Xmax 250i.
19. October 2007 at 2:28 pm
Hey Nate! Looks like you guys were really putting her through her paces. I admire anyone who’s not afraid to punish their scoot like that… mostly because I’d be chicken to take my T5 through the mud myself. Maybe if I had a Buddy or something I’d be cool with going off road.
I’d really like to see someone go mud bogging on a Burg 650 (TheScooterScoop not responsible for damages to anyones scooter, person or property for performing anything mentioned in any part of this post, comment or website.)
22. December 2007 at 10:52 am
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