9 Jul 2018

Bangalore Jeep Club’s Mini Meet at Willy’s Top Cafe – 6th Jul, 2018

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Midnight Meet @ Willys Top Cafe, Bangalore

Jeepers from BJC had a get-together with a short notice as usual – to witness the thrilling Brazil-Belgium FIFA at the distinguished JEEP Themed Cafe in Jayanagar, Bangalore.

The Cafe owned by a Jeep enthusiast hosted an exclusive seating only for Jeepers – an after closing hours service upon our request.  We were whole heartedly welcomed by Mr. Aadesh the owner of this joint, who was equally thrilled to serve us late night for being from Bangalore Jeep Club.

The Cafe was designed with every details around the corner associated to the parts of JEEP. The swing seatings, benches resembling the rear seating of Willys, chairs with shock absorbers, bar stools from the tyre rims and the most highlighted one at the wash room – the wash basin made of inverted Engine / Gear Box with a steering tap, the mirror housed on the collapsible wind screen of JEEP Willys are a few to name… believe it or not there are much more to dig out.

The signature dishes served was uncommon and juicy with few cold coffee / mocktails. And obviously the mildest of the Hookas perfectly blended with flavours again recommended by them.

A little disheartening performance from our favorite team was atoned by the ambience of the Cafe and Jeepers sharing their experiences.

Jeepers departed post match with a heartfelt thanks to the Cafe for their warm hospitality beyond service hours and looking forward for the next meet / trails.

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14 May 2018

Bangalore and Madras Jeep Clubs Trip to Kolli Malai – 9-10 June, 2018

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Jeeping to Kolli Hills (Mountain of Jeepers / Mountain of Death) 

BJC & MJC

A drive to Kolli Hills jointly organized trail from Bangalore Jeep Club and Madras Jeep Club on 9th / 10th June 2018, had a mammoth participation registered for 21 JCs.  A couple of them had to opt out at last moment due to some personal issues, but were with us virtually for our entire drive. 

An atypical delay in start off due to an unexpected long queues at the Toll just before our meeting point, deferred our scheduled by one hour. The Jeepers were able to cover up the delay by reaching the next breakfast point on time to have an astounding and yummy breakfast at Sri Muruga Bhavan – a country side restaurant.  Must try their famous Ghee Roast and Idlis with a traditional serving on banana leaf. MJC Jeepers also cruised to reach this infamous spot on the dot.

After the scrumptious breakfast we headed to our next PIT stop / refueling point near Kalangani to be welcomed by a representative of a NPO – Leaf Society. This stop was also to handover the donations to Leaf Society – the cause of this drive to support the tribal community children’s education through them. All Jeepers and their respective accompanying enthusiasts donated generously for the welfare of the children. 

A quick photo shoot and kicking off from this point to be headed through narrow lanes of village limits to join the District Highway to Kolli Hills, the intelligent Google maps identified that Jeepers are using it’s guidance and it deviated us from normal path and took us for a short off roading to start the trails to ascend the hills.

Jeepers were thrilled with maneuvering capabilities of JCs in accomplishing the 70 strenuous hair pin bends with an ease. The JCs convoy lead by Volvo was a breathtaking view to by passers and on coming traffic gave way to our convoy with due respect. A quick stop atop hill for photo shoot and couple of Jeepers trying their foot capabilities to the rock on the mountain. 

Steering to the resort to start with an appetizing lunch and later check in for a short relaxation before the next program.  Jeepers savored the delicious varieties of mangoes which were handpicked in the morning by JeepHR. 

A quick scrutiny and trespassing by our Jeeper gang-leader on the surroundings led us to shuffle our scheduled program and move on to an off roading experience with 3 levels to descend the hill and return back through the unsurfaced narrow track with steep inclinations.  A perfect guidance by fellow Jeepers shove back all the Jeeps from the dead-end path, Jeepers also accomplished a dusk climbing up through those narrow path. 

Back to resort it was time for fun and everyone eyeing to win the challenge to own the Jeep Wrist Watch.  The table aside the bonfire was filled with loads of the Scotches, Rums and what not – the toast was raised by all Jeepers with a Jagermeister.  Jeepers shared their experiences with their beast and a lot of leg-pulling to fellow Jeepers.  This was also a dais to update on the history of Jeepag and it’s forthcoming developments about our Group. The party continued even after the dinner and went on till midnight.  The scheduled late night 150 minutes’ drive was cancelled owing to safe drive practice policies of Jeepers. 

Day 2 started off with Jeepers at breakfast table and later distribution of BJC ‘T’ Shirts to everyone.  An additional off roading was accomplished for the Jeepers who had missed out the first day’s adventures.  After checkout from resort and a group photoshoot in tees, we Jeeped back to descend the spectacular hair pin bends.  Jeepers lined up once touching the main highway to greet and see off the MJC Jeepers and cherishing the wonderful drive spent together. 

The convoy proceeded towards the next Lunch stop at another famous “Ambur Star Biriyani” for a mouth watering Biriyani and a prettily packed beeda. 

Another quick coffee break at Adhith Bhavan and a drone shoot of the convoy, all Jeepers drifted back to Bangalore with colossal memoirs of the drive and flooding the amazing pictures on group. 

There ends this Journey, marking a beginning for the next drive.

Original Itinerary:

 

DAY 1 – 9th June 2018

06:30AM – Meeting Point – BJC /WW

Attibele Toll Plaza

Follow the convoy and please stick on to your position from start point.

Maximum speed limit 140kmph.

 

07:30AM – Coffee Break & Meeting Point for MJC (route 1)

Sree Saravana Bhavan – Krishnagiri 

on Salem Highway

Opposite to Boat House.

 

08:30AM – Breakfast

Saisangeet, Dharmapuri

After hearty breakfast drive down towards Salem and take bypass towards

Salem-Namakkal Highway. 

 

11:30PM – Refuelling at BP COCO, Kalangani

Take left towards Kalangani-Kolli Hills road just after the BP COCO Petrol

Pump.

 

12:30PM – PIT Stop at Karavalli

Stop before the start of first hair pin bend – for grabbing some snacks and

drinks, also slight relief for the Tyres and brake pads.

Drive through challenging 70 hair pin bends struggling through passing

trucks and narrow roads. 

 

01:30PM – Semmedu – Meeting Point for MJC (route 2)

 

02:00PM – Lunch at Silverline Retreat Hotel

Checkin and relax, enjoy the picturesque view from the hotel at 3500 feet ASL.

 

04:00PM – Visit to Arappaleeswar Temple / Water Falls.

Advisable to squeez into fellow Jeep due to limited parking place near

temple.

A must visit ancient and very popular temple, the water falls is just next

to temple but need to descend by foot and not in Jeep. 

 

Tentative (waiting for confirmation from Hotel Agent/guide) A Short drive to Coffee / Pepper Plantation.

 

06:00PM – Back to Hotel and at leisure 

Exchange experiences with fellow Jeepers and especially with our CM about his drive to London.

Note : There is no Bar / Drinks available at this hotel, please carry your

own if required.

 

DAY 2 – 10th June 2018

10:00AM – Checkout and Descend the Hills

Drive smoothly and control the speed with lower gears, AT owners have no

other option but try not to keep foot always on brakes or use manual lower gears.

 

11:30AM – PIT Stop at Karavalli.

Give a break for the Tyres and Brakes to cool down sufficiently. 

Head towards Salem Highway – follow the convoy. 

 

01:00PM – Lunch Stop at Salem Toll

Hotel Salem Saravana Bavan just before the Toll after cross Salem Bypass. 

 

03:30PM – PIT Stop at KRP Dam, Krishnagiri

Disburse BJC / MJC / WW and Jeep back to home.

Happy Jeeping…

 

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8 May 2018

Bangalore Jeep Club Breakfast Drive – May 13th, 2018

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Bangalore Jeep Club Rocked again on May 13th, 2018. On the trip to Lepakshi we stopped by the Naveen’s Farm, Naveen and his family have been great hosts for the Club. Breathtaking views and little off-roading around the farm was a bliss. Lepakshi Temple is a must visit. Overall, an exhilarating weekend activity.

Original Agenda:

Date: Sunday 13th May

Drive: to Lepakshi

Meeting point: Esteem Mall @ 7:00 am

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4 May 2018

Monsoon Trails in God’s own Kerala – Jul 14-16, 2018

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The Monsoon Trails in Kerala was initiated and organized by KJC, had an equal participation from neighboring states Tamilnadu and Karnataka.  This trail fulfilled the craving of Jeepers to drive through lush greenery and rainy off-roading over the slushy paths.  Jeepers also had an opportunity to steer through the dense jungles of Idamalayar reserve forest.

The journey started from their respective cities of 3 states to meet up for lunch at a river side resort in Pollachi.  All Jeepers were welcomed by a scrumptious lunch and a foreword / guidance to all Jeepers about the route to take, safety advices and off-roading instructions by FCA Team.  A Jeep merchandise stall was also made available in the venue with lot of interesting stuff for Jeep fanatics.

A welcome kit consisting of snacks and emergency gears for insect / leeches care was placed in each Jeep. The convoy lined up to their assigned positions and moved forward through the Aliyar dam and Aliyar reserve forest to reach Valparai. The convoy of 32 Jeeps cruising through the towns and villages, astounded the onlookers and many came forward to question as what was going on. The convoy was give an almost a green corridor path by the pedestrians and by on-coming traffic – with dozens of cameras capturing us.

The Monkey falls greeted us to start our climb up hill to cover the strenuous 40 hair pin bends to reach our respective destinations. En-route we passed through a few famous places like Carver Marsh statue covered under scotch mist, breathtaking view points to overlook at the overflowing river and Muneeshwarar temple. All Jeepers were accommodated in the best available resorts of Valparai and the age old well maintained bungalows.  After a quick freshup and couple of Jeepers taking a quick walk through the tea plantations greeted by lot of Leeches and Bison, headed to group dinner and cocktail at Directors Bungalow. Jeepers exchanged their experiences and winded up on time to retire to bed as scheduled.

Day 2 started off early with Jeepers lining up by 5:30 AM for the 4 kms off-roading trail through the Briar’s plantations which was exclusively made open for Jeepers – another great endeavor by KJC organizers.  Everyone were astonished by the capabilities of their beast cruising through the slippery slush, bouldering the rocks, crossing the water logs and climbing the unimaginable steep slopes.  After a fresh tea break at the peak all of us headed back to our respective bungalows / chalets and tents for the late breakfast.

A quick lunch at Director’s bungalow and everyone lined up for the next journey through the reserve forest to the Athripilly falls. All Jeepers were disappointed when the scheduled trip was about to be cancelled due to road closure through the narrow lanes of forest due to falling of trees and a local bus veered off – blocking the road. When everyone were about to turn back their Jeeps, the organizer got a green signal from forest officials to enter the forest area and those officials were kind enough to lead our convoy for few kms. The view through the dense jungle ride was astonishing with a few water crossings and whispering birds / animals all through, also a few resonance waterfalls on the way to main water falls.

The entire forest roads were filled with and only Jeeps all through, as this was limited entry roads with pre-approvals to drive through the jungle.  The most highlighted scene of this trail was we keep seeing boards everywhere like elephants crossing / animals crossing, but for the Jeepers it was unique sight as if the elephants were warned with a board “Caution – JEEPERS crossing please give way”.

The next stop at Rainforest resort opposite to Athripilly water falls hosted a grand dinner exclusively for us, with very tasty and live counters of local delicacies.  The view was mind-boggling from our seating area and we could feel the showers and mist from the falls.  There comes the end for another fabulous trail and respective Jeepers departing to their schedules or stays, clutching lot of memories from the drive.

The additional stay for BJC and MJC was well spent witnessing the spectacular FIFA finals on big screen with Champagnes, Beers etc. Everyone back to home shared their experiences of the Trails and thanked whole heartedly the organizers for putting forward such an exceptional show, the last liner uttered as usual – when and where is the next trail..

Happy Jeepin.

Original Agenda and Itinerary: 

 

Kerala Jeep Club has planned a Monsoon trail during June/July. This will be a great opportunity and experience to enjoy the drive through the natural beauty of Gods own county during the splendid rains in Kerala. This will be planned along with Bangalore Jeep Club and Madras Jeep Club, including participation from south members as well as from other club members who wants to drive down to Kerala.

Depending on the availability of space for co-passengers in our jeeps, the invite will be extended to North, West and East members so that they can fly down here and join one of the jeeps and enjoy the drive.

Contact Here to be part of it.

Register with JeepAG Here.

Summary

Dates Planned: 14th and 15th July

Route Planned: Pollachi -> Valparai -> Athrimpally

  • 40 hairpin bends to reach Valparai from Pollachi
  • 55 kms from Valparai to Athrimpally through core forest.
  • Offroading Trail planned at Valpari Briar Plantations

Itinerary

BJC & MJC:

  • BJC to start by 6:00 AM from Atibelle Toll Plaza, Bangalore
  • MJC to start by 4:00 AM from Poonamala Toll, Chennai
  • Break fast at Sai Sangeeth , Dharmapuri by 8:00 AM to 9:00 am.
  • 9:00 AM drive to Pollachi
  • Lunch at Pollachi by 1:00 PM (Place: Sakthi Resorts), SAKTHI RIVER RESORTS INDIA PVT LTD, 10th km , Opp to Subbe gounden pudur pirivu,Meenkarai Road , Trissur Highway , Pollachi.

KJC

  • Meet at Saravan Bhavan , Vadakkencherry for Coffee at 10:00-10:30 AM
  • 11:00AM Drive to Pollachi. Reach SAKTHI RIVER RESORTS by 12:30. Have early lunch before the MJC and BJC. Once MJC and BJC arrives, KJC will help with stickering the vehicles, arranging convoys etc

Starting Point of Drive: Pollachi (on a Saturday, 14 th July)

  • Once MJC and BJC arrives, KJC will help with stickering the vehicles, arranging convoys etc
  • Sub convoys will be arranged depending on your assigned place of stay with an admin vehicle for each sub convoy
  • Starting point of drive from SAKTHI RIVER RESORTS by 2:30
  • 2:30 PM drive together to Valpari. This is a 2 hrs scenic drive with 40 hairpin bends.

Saturday Night

  • Reach Valparai by 5:00 PM
  • Each team will go to their respective assigned resorts/Bungalows to get fresh
  • Stay is arranged at multiple bunglows like
    • Stanmore Bungalows, Briar Group
    • Monica Bungalows, Briar Group
    • Sirukundra Bungalow, Briar Group
    • Fair Villa Bungalows, Briar Group
    • Directors Bungalows , Briar Group
    • Soul Bungalows, LNB Group

  • Meet for Dinner by 8:00 at Directors Bungalow

Sunday

  • Breakfast 6:30 to 7:30 at their respective bungalows
  • 8:00 AM Trail through Briar Bungalow plantations.
  • Lunch 11:00 to 12:30 at Directors Bungalow.
  • 1:00 PM drive to Athrimpally. This is around 60 KM scenic drive through Sholayar forest to reach Athrimpally.
  • 3:30 PM: Reach Rainforest Athrimpally for dinner with lake access and waterfall view at Rainforest Resorts, Athrimpally
  • 8:00 PM: Bangalore and Madras group will move to Trichur for Sunday night stay at Casino Hotel and for the screening for World cup Finals. Kerala group will disperse (any one requesting stay will be provided a Sunday stay).
     

Monday

  • Vadukumnathan Temple visit for those who wants at 6:00 AM
  • Morning Breakfast at Casino. Start from Trichur by 8:00 AM to Bangalore and Chennai
  • Teams will drive back to their respective places

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20 Apr 2018

Bangalore Jeep Club Breakfast Drive – May 6th

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Original Agenda:

Friends,

Greetings from the Bangalore Jeep Club!

Our very first Breakfast drive to Saisangeet in Dharmapuri and we did love you to join us.

Dharmapuri is a city in the western part of Tamilnadu in South India and is located in the foot hills of Vytla Hills. The town is located some 130kms from Bangalore. It is one of the top leading Mango cultivator and producer of the state.

Saisangeet serves authentic and mouth watering South Indian food. Also, there is a tentative plan to visit Mango Farm of one of our fellow Jeeper.

When – 6th May 2018, Sunday

Where – Saisangeet, Dharmapuri

Price – Self sponsored

Happy JEEPing! This promises to be an enjoyable drive for sure.

Bangalore Jeep Club

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11 Apr 2018

When we met as JOG – Oct 29, 2017

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Ever since the Jeep Owners Group (renamed as Jeepag) was established, there has been a constant push to meet and interact with fellow Jeepers, with the intent to share experiences and suggestions. The idea to meet took shape when a fellow Jeeper sent out an invitation to meet for an early morning drive to the outskirts of Bangalore into a small village and grab some of the staple Karnataka food. 

The idea got an overwhelming response from fellow community and all 6 members from Bangalore came together for the wonderful drive to Nandi hills and get our hands on some traditional food from the village. The event was very well captured by our fellow enthusiast Chirag (not in frames – he was behind the camera). 

This was the 1st ever meet of JOG in India and instigated many more nation wide mini meets.

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9 Apr 2018

Bangalore Jeep Club – The journey begins! – 8th Apr, 2018

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For some, it is the modern urban-chic, with ancestral characteristics (design), that is the attraction, while for others it is akin to pampering their gorgeous girlfriend. But for an avid adventurer, what matters most is not where one goes, rather how one gets there, especially when their association has been set with Jeep! Sitting behind the wheel of a Jeep, no distance is long enough. One such EPIC journey began from the Bangalore Palace to Buckingham Palace, covering approximately 16000 kms by a fellow Jeeper and this was a good enough reason for the Bangalore Jeep Club’s launch meet. The occasion was apt, for flagging off the journey, which seemed to fulfill a promise of joyful while discovering the unknown, in a way that only Jeep can provide. The beautiful and scenic Bangalore Palace, in Bangalore, was the venue, where the Bangalore Jeep Owners club met at the break of dawn on 8th April 2018.

Within a short time, the flow of jeeps began, driven by enthusiasts, who were accompanied by friends and family, to grace the occasion. The flagging off ceremony commenced with good wishes flowing from all directions, wishing Godspeed from God’s own country and no one know how more than an hour just passed by. The exhilaration and enthusiasm witnessed at the ceremony was overwhelming! Media bytes, drones and 100’s of cameras, whether mobile cameras or DSLR, were out capturing every moment and every expression, creating a flutter of the shutter sounds and flashes could be seen all around. It provided a sense of serenity for sure.

The convoy started its journey from the Palace, headed towards its next destination that was 90 kms on the Hyderabad highway, which was a pit stop to catch up some lip-smacking food. Memories were created even at this spot, as mothers could be seen chasing their kids with a plate of food, who were in turn running behind the ducks at the location. The sight was another reason to bring a smile to the faces of those who were present.

Some very interesting group interactions take place during meals and this time was no exception. An enthusiastic discussion ensued on the most spoken topic of Headlights, flaunting accessories, upcoming trips, especially the one that would cover Leh and Ladakh, plans for next Bangalore meet and much more.

Finally, Jeepers gave a grand send off to Mr Chandramouli with a perfect Jeep Wave, which was not just a wave of the wrist, but also with the Jeeps getting together and forming a perfect V.

 

Happy Jeepin

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6 Apr 2018

CM’s Road to London

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Don’t miss out, watch CM’s Live Blog from his “Road to London”.

 

Our Fellow Avid Jeepster Mr. Mouli CM is up for his Grand Voyage “Road to London” on Sunday Apr 8th. Do Join at Bangalore Palace Ground on Apr 8th at 06.30 AM for his trip’s Flag-off Ceremony and a 80 KM Drive on Hyderabad Road from where he continues to Imphal to start his epic journey.

The Beast:

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His Road to London:

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