Hope you guys remember about ‘BharathAutos Independence Day Photo Contest’ which we hosted a month ago, we were suppose to post this article soon after the contest but it was delayed due to lack of response from some winners. Although we have announced winners earlier we would today like to share a few words about them and also see the photo contest winners based on BharathAutos team members votes! A couple of weeks before BharathAutos team as interviewed few of our top winners on what they have to say about their passion towards automotive world. Here is some interesting stuffs about our winners please go ahead, I bet you won’t feel bored.
Maninderjt Singh Walia, 1st-Prize winner –
1. Tell us few words about the Independence Day Facebook Photo Contest conducted by BharathAutos?
– I had a great experience, truly speaking I have given the picture to the contest, but I’m not so interested. But my Big Sis use to pump me “Nai maninder tu kar to sahi, tu try to kar, bina try kare kuch nai milta”, bas us ke baad meine kisi ko nai chora, jo mila us se like karvaya…….huh itne lagan se toh mein kabhi pardha bhi nai tha………SHAYAD YE MERA FIRST CONTEST THA…I was EXCITED TOO.
2. What Car/Bike you own now?
– By grace of god I own a bike Royal Enfield Electra, completely financed by lovely dad.
3. Which is your dream Car/Bike and Why?
– Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour, right now my dad has Maruti Alto, and always think “Jitni khushi papa ne di hai, us se kai guna I wana give him back”.
4. What is the best road you’ve driven/ridden on?
– Chandigarh Kalka Highway (NH 22).
5. What is the most exciting vehicle you have ever driven/ridden and where?
– Say about an year ago in Amritsar, I was sitting at the back of my friends brother’s Royal Enfield Standard, it was the first time I was sitting on Bullet bike, it’s give a felling that it’s a real bike, at that time I was partially sure I want to buy the same. But when he said to me “Bhai tu chalega” and when I drove that royal machine the first time, I was dam sure I’m gona buy this, and look now own the same, Royal Enfield Electra I just love it...
Yashan Khanna, 2nd-Prize winner –
1. Tell us few words about the Independence Day Facebook Photo Contest conducted by BharathAutos?
– The Independence Day Facebook Photo Contest conducted by BharathAutos has been a wonderful contest and one of the best contests that I have ever come across. So, kindly continue to organize these types of contests in the near future.
2. What Car/Bike you own now?
– I own a Maruti 800 car and Bajaj Pulsar 180cc bike now.
3. Which is your dream Car/Bike and Why?
– My dream car is BMW 5-series and my dream bike is Suzuki Hayabusa because I’m in love with both of them and I just want to own them.
4. What is the best road you’ve driven/ridden on?
– The best road I have driven on is NH-1 (New Delhi – Punjab highway).
5. What is the most exciting vehicle you have ever driven/ridden and where?
– The most exciting vehicle I have ever driven is Toyota Fortuner on the National Highway-1 near Amritsar.
Ajith Kumar D, Consolation Prize winner 1 –
1. Tell us few words about the Independence Day Facebook Photo Contest conducted by BharathAutos?
– It was an exciting contest, through this lot of friends were benefitted by getting the latest automobile updates.
2. What Car/Bike you own now?
– I own Yamaha YZF R-15 bike.
3. Which is your dream Car/Bike and Why?
– My dream bike it to own a Yamaha R1 as it looks awesome and to feel the power of that monster bike.
4. What is the best road you’ve driven/ridden on?
– The best road I have driven is NH45 in Tamil Nadu (Chennai – Theni).
5. What is the most exciting vehicle you have ever driven/ridden and where?
– It is Tata Manza in NH45 at a top speed of 150Kmph.
Arunkumar Subramaniam, Consolation Prize winner 2 –
1. Tell us few words about the Independence Day Facebook Photo Contest conducted by BharathAutos?
– I’m an active member of BharathAutos since 1 year. I regularly update me with the Auto-updates & info provided by your team in really very helpful to all auto passionates like me. I had subscribed the same via mobile SMS & e-mail service. Even If I fail to surf the net on a particular day, my mobile & email lets me know the latest update in Auto Industry.
My contest number #001 is the evident that I’m very active in following BharathAutos Facebook page. I’m the first person to post my picture on the wall.
It was a nice experience that I had mailed the link to all my FB friends and almost I had mailed around 500+ users in FB.
2. What Car/Bike you own now?
– The bike I own now is Honda Unicorn 150 cc (Full Black) – 2009 model.
This is the first bike of mine & you can view my Facebook albums to see how I’m obsessive with bikes….
3. Which is your dream Car/Bike and Why?
– I have 2 classifications of bikes that I wish to own some day in the future.
Performance Super Bike – Suzuki Hayabusa, reason being I’m a die-hard Hayabusa fan & it just impresses me like anything. I even think that I’m on the ‘BUSA when I ride my unicorn, not for the speed but for the feel of the power delivery…
Touring Bike – Royal Enfield Classic 500, reason being for the pride of India & that thumping sound is harmony with my heart beating sound. I gave my soul o the day when it for the first time. Even Harley’s won’t stand with the Royal Thump… planning to get one by 2016. (I call it as ‘MISSION 2016’)
4. What is the best road you’ve driven/ridden on?
– The best I had ridden is a State Highway from a town named Kangeyam to Erode city. It is a stretch of 45 kms with both the sides nourished with green wheat fields & turmeric fields.
For highway I say the Salem Bye-pass from Sengapalli. It is a 4-lane road where I had touched my maximum speed of 115 kmph in my Unicorn.
5. What is the most exciting vehicle you have ever driven/ridden and where?
– The most exciting vehicle I had ever ridden is the Royal Enfield Lightening 525 cc Bullet in Mysore.
It happened on 15th August 2011, on my trip to Mysore to meet my friends. The bullet was owned by biking friend Sohaj veer Singh which had the transmission system exactly opposite to my Unicorn. The gear shifter is on the right side and break pedals on the left. The gear shifting pattern in Bullet (1 UP & 3 DOWN) is also the opposite to Unicorn’s shifting pattern (1 DOWN & 4 UP). It was very tricky to ride at the beginning but as and when I rode, it became like a cake-walk…
I’m planning for the Iron Butt Saddle Sore 1600 kms challenge.
Anoop Vijayan , Consolation Prize winner 3 –
1. Tell us few words about the Independence Day Facebook Photo Contest conducted by BharathAutos?
– The contest was really superb and exciting.
2. What Car/Bike you own now?
– I own a Maruti 800, 2009 model and a Royal Enfield STD 350 UCE, 2012 model.
3. Which is your dream Car/Bike and Why?
– My dream bike is a Harley Davidson and the car would be a Porsche… I think no one needs an explanation for that wish…
4. What is the best road you’ve driven/ridden on?
– The best road I’ve driven is from Delhi to Chandigarh (NH 22).
5. What is the most exciting vehicle you have ever driven/ridden and where?
– The exciting vehicle I’ve driven ever is a Chevrolet Cruze… simply superb car…. much more exciting than a C-class…
Shashank Dobhal, Consolation Prize winner 4 –
1. Tell us few words about the Independence Day Facebook Photo Contest conducted by BharathAutos?
– The contest was great butt in my opinion the one who came 1st, 2nd didn’t really deserved to be there, they just posted an average picture and got maximum likes by making fake id’s or requesting others… I’m not saying that only mine was good… But there were pretty good photographs out there who didn’t even got shortlisted… But anyways thanks for organizing such a contest.
2. What Car/Bike you own now?
– Presently I’m having a Bajaj Pulsar 180 and a KTM Duke 200. Sold my Maruti Swift a month ago…
3. Which is your dream Car/Bike and Why?
– My dream bike is Ducati Panigale as it is the perfect ride for an enthusiast.
4. What is the best road you’ve driven/ridden on?
– The best road I’ve ridden on so far is Solan – Shimla road.
5. What is the most exciting vehicle you have ever driven/ridden and where?
– The most exiting vehicle I’ve driven is 2007 Yamaha R1.
Piyush Prakash, Consolation Prize winner 5 –
(Not responded)
The winners of the ‘BharathAutos Independence Day Photo Contest’ are announced based on their votes (like) as per mentioned on terms and conditions, the participant with maximum likes is considered as the winner. While most of our readers questioned why BharathAutos didn’t pick the winners which we feel the best on our contest? It could be unfair to pick the winners by our own and give raise to different other issues. Hence, our team decided to select the winners based on the votes (like), each voter may vote for as many of the candidates as the voter wishes. The winner is the candidate receiving the most votes, so that no partiality or negative issues arise.
However, the top 3 leading contestant received with maximum votes among our BharathAutos team members are as follows, the photos are uploaded based on the rank;
- Contestant no. – #007
- Name – Vivek Patil
- Bike Model – Bajaj Avenger 220
- Location – Pangong Tso Lake , Ladakh
- Total votes – 18 likes
- Contestant no. – #012
- Name – Siddhartha Tyagi
- Bike Model – Hero Honda Karizma ZMR
- Location – Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
- Total votes – 23 likes
- Contestant no. – #008
- Name – Shashank Dobhal
- Bike Model – KTM Duke 200
- Location – Asan Barrage, Dehradun District
- Total votes – 45 likes
Also see – BharathAutos Independence Day Facebook Photo Contest Winners announced
