Thursday, September 2, 2010

SEMA 2010: Of Kaar and Bekaar - 3

The Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2010 brought an end to a terrific - and tumultous - camaraderie. The octet with little in commom but one goal of Kaar deserve, despite the ups and downs, a parting salute (not that all of us will literally disperse and all). Here is to the year and all the hard work.

Naturally, I should begin with my picture. Because I am the most important person on earth. But then, everyone would say, kya pagal hai, itni gandi tasweer laga di hai sub say uuper. And anyway, I was probably away sulking at something.

So, we begin with our Supervisor, Fareed Sahab, who we never knew...no, no...he provided us with lots of moral encouragement, technical support, even sponsors. The best supervisor ever! Pity I don't have any of his snaps alone. He might not have liked it anyway.
When the chips were down, in front stepped Sohaib. As in, literally (in the picture below). In turbulent times, Sohaib conducted the opera in a high-visibility shirt and a Ferreli helmet.
'Watch out for the five red lights at the top of your screen...and savor the sound of these V-8s...and here we go...'
Ossama in the lead, in a Pakistani flag!!!
The guy with solutions to everything. Chipping in with another role as reserve driver. That involved the hefty task of sliding into the coolest racing suit ever (which we borrowed from someone). The Kamal ka banda.
Shell Eco Marathon vehicles do a mere 40 kph at the most, and Kaar didn't even do that on track. But who says the drivers therein are not in demand? Senor Mujahid with ample proof.
This picture might have been a representative one had food in Malaysia been any good. Malik sahab engrossed in one of the things he does best.
Senor Raheel looks, for the umpteenth time at his creation. Shining. Wah jee wah, kya baat hai teri.
In the background of Bekaar, the Pakistani flag (with jashn-e-Azadi written on it, despite a whole month from the day) and a team of Chipmunks from Singapore, Senor Anas looks on. Ever smiling. We might have failed (in a shallow perspective) but all hope is not lost. Saad bin Fareed is all set and ready to bear the onus in coming years. Witness the future of Bekaar!

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