The Vodafone Speedfest IndiBlogger Meet at Mumbai

Vodafone Speedfest IndiBlogger Meet #vodafonespeedfest

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Vodafone Speedfest

When & Where?

Location: Mumbai
Sunday September 16, 2012 - 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM


The Venue

Grand Hyatt
Kalina, Santacruz East


Vodafone & IndiBlogger bring you the most spectacular IndiBlogger meet yet, with Lewis Hamilton himself! Not only do you get to meet him, you could be one of the lucky IndiBloggers to get strapped in next to him while he does what he does best.

Those who attend the IndiBlogger Meet also get special VIP passes to watch Lewis Hamilton race down the streets of Mumbai as he does donuts, wheel runs and more in the MP4-27 F1 race car!

There are limited seats and passes for this event - so register now!

Note: Friends and family are not allowed, as there is a huge demand for seats. Only bloggers registered for the event may attend.

You may call Vineet at +919987559693 for any queries.


Agenda

Item Time By
1. Registration 12:00 PM Bloggers
2. In The Beginning 12:30 PM IndiTeam
3. 30 Seconds of Fame 12:45 PM Bloggers
4. Live & Let Comment! 1:30 PM Bloggers
5. Lunch 2:00 PM Bloggers
6. Vodafone SpeedFest 2:45 PM Lewis Hamilton
7. Head to the Car Run! 3:15 PM Everyone
Note:
The Car Run starts at The Asian Heart Institute (Assembly Area)
Parking area: Ground near the AHI, signage on the road should guide you
Seating/Stands: Starts at Asian Heart Institute
Distance between Parking and the Car Run: 500 m
Parking Slips will be given to those bringing their own vehicles
IndiBlogger will arrange for an IndiBus between Grand Hyatt and BKC. You may use the IndiBus if you don't have your own transport.

143 Comment(s)

The Nameless One
The Nameless One said 8 months ago
awesome! another mumbai meet already and that too to such an epic scale! kudos to you guys!
Maulik Doshi
Maulik Doshi said 8 months ago
Now this is like wow ... The Nokia Apptasting hasn't sunk as yet .. and Vodafone comes .. I am so excited for second meet
Yash Sehgal
Yash Sehgal said 8 months ago
woah F1...vroom vroom....cant wait for it.
Mariam Dholkawala
Mariam Dholkawala said 8 months ago
Glad Mumbai's getting so much love with the Indiblogger events! Looking forward to this one too!
Jeet Dholakia
Jeet Dholakia said 8 months ago
Another awesome meet by IndiBlogger and this time is really big one :) So excited for this one also like #NokiaAppTasting
Akshay Iyer
Akshay Iyer said 8 months ago
This is on such an epic scale.. Still not able to believe it.. All set for it.
Ankit Gupta
Ankit Gupta said 8 months ago
Looking forward for this meet :)
Varsha Anchan
Varsha Anchan said 8 months ago
Sounds exciting :)
Rahul Singh
Rahul Singh said 8 months ago
F1... wow... I'm on cloud nine.
Abhishek Bijlani
Abhishek Bijlani said 8 months ago
Wow! another meet, that too with LEWIS HAMILTON !
Sarika Chowdhery Sharma
Sarika Chowdhery Sharma said 8 months ago
Another Blogger's meet in Mumbai... Kya Baat hai...
Magiceye
Magiceye said 8 months ago
Wow! This is a masterstroke guys! Good on you!
deepak ananth
deepak ananth said 8 months ago
Awesome. And one of us get to sit with the great one. Wow!!!!!!!
Shashi
Shashi said 8 months ago
This time I'm coming..
Aditi Pathak
Aditi Pathak said 8 months ago
OMG! Can't believe, meets in Mumbai back-to-back!!! Really looking forward to it. :D
Firoze Shakir
Firoze Shakir said 8 months ago
Thank you Renie at heart you are a Pucca Mumbaikar ...Mumbai loves you too..

beggar poet ..from bandra ..
Nirati (Blahblaholic)
Nirati (Blahblaholic) said 8 months ago
Talk about awesome sauce! :D "OMG! Can't believe, meets in Mumbai back-to-back!!! Really looking forward to it. :D" +1
Chitra Subramanyam
Chitra Subramanyam said 8 months ago
Coming to Mumbai for this! Wouldn't miss it VROOOM
Raahila
Raahila said 8 months ago
Great Looking forward to it...Long time F1 Fan...Great Event Organized Indi blogger....Kudos :)...Wonder if His Gf from the Pussycat Dolls Nicole will be there....
Anamika
Anamika said 8 months ago
Looking forward to this exciting event. I don't mind bunking my weekend classes for this.
Rakesh
Rakesh said 8 months ago
grt...another Indiblooger meet.Its very special...
Jigish Shah
Jigish Shah said 8 months ago
All seats booked....WTF...M Late :( :( !
Phoenix
Phoenix said 8 months ago
Is anyone keeping a record of fastest Inidmeet to reach 100 registrations? This one will win hands down. 131 registrations in less than 12 hours...now that's something. :D
Surashree Kulkarni
Surashree Kulkarni said 8 months ago
Can we bring someone with us?
Stephen
Stephen said 8 months ago
Hi,

I was trying to register self for sometime but couldn't...Asked a friend to try and came to know that it's aleready being closed.

Was really looking for being here...any chances pl, team? :(

Stephen
Neha Bagoria
Neha Bagoria said 8 months ago
Cool...I cudnt get seat...its closed!
Mayur Dedhia
Mayur Dedhia said 8 months ago
I want to register...the entries are closed!! Any chance?
Shintu Dhang
Shintu Dhang said 8 months ago
Bad luck,

Let me know if I can come to this event as I can see lot of user who live outside Maharashtra could come to this event
Anu Goel
Anu Goel said 8 months ago
I want to register but entries are closed
Zeenat Merchant Syal
Zeenat Merchant Syal said 8 months ago
I want to come ..but registrations seem to be closed...HELP VINEET RAJAN...pretty please!!
Bhumika Thakkar
Bhumika Thakkar said 8 months ago
No seats left :((
Pratik Nikam
Pratik Nikam said 8 months ago
@Renie : Please increase number of Seats !!!!!!!!! Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Tushar kulkarni
Tushar kulkarni said 8 months ago
@Renie: please increase!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
We're looking into increasing the seats and passes - we should have more info on Monday!
Sagar Nangare
Sagar Nangare said 8 months ago
Yes this is the best meet ever.
Gauri K
Gauri K said 8 months ago
Oh shucks!! No seats left? :( @Renie @Anoop Please increase seats!! ready to bunk work! :D
The Nameless One
The Nameless One said 8 months ago
the seats got filled up within 10 hours! (from my observation could have been lesser!)
I hope they can so something and increase seats so that more ppl can come in
SUDESHNA MUKHOPADHYAY
SUDESHNA MUKHOPADHYAY said 8 months ago
When will Indiblogger hold a meet in Kolkata??!! We are feeling left out.. :(

Tejas
Tejas said 8 months ago
Shit ! Seats gone already ! That was quick ! @Renie @Anoop Please increase seats !!!
Abhishek Chandran
Abhishek Chandran said 8 months ago
@Renie Would be great to have more seats! :/
Rohan Kachalia
Rohan Kachalia said 8 months ago
Pls pls pls increase the seats!! @Renie
varun
varun said 8 months ago
hey,,can i get a friend along who is not a member of indiblogger??
Amreen
Amreen said 8 months ago
@Renie It's Monday!! Any update on the seats availability?
Renu Sethi
Renu Sethi said 8 months ago
bloggers meet.....here i come
louis hamilton...here i come....:)
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
Folks, the venue has been changed to The Grand Hyatt, Kalina, Santacruz East. We will know how many seats we can increase tomorrow. For not though, we will be adding about 30 seats at 9:30 PM.
Stephen
Stephen said 8 months ago
ahh! 5 mins walk from my home.Great !
Pratik Nikam
Pratik Nikam said 8 months ago
Thanks Renie !!! :D You are just Awesome \m/
Jigish Shah
Jigish Shah said 8 months ago
@Renie Thnxx for it....Registered...!!!!
Gauri K
Gauri K said 8 months ago
@Renie Thanks mate!! Registered! :)
Abhishek Bijlani
Abhishek Bijlani said 8 months ago
You'l should really inform people that the venue has been shifted ! :o
Zeenat Merchant Syal
Zeenat Merchant Syal said 8 months ago
Dear @Renie I just signed up and am oh so grateful to thee :) Thank you!
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
@Abhishek - we'll be doing that! :-)
Dushyanth Rao
Dushyanth Rao said 8 months ago
cant wait to go for this..!! :)
sumyth
sumyth said 8 months ago
Thanks to the person who got the venue changed!!
Grand hyatt!! 2 minutes walk from my place!!
Vroooooooooom!!
Vasudevan R
Vasudevan R said 8 months ago
I guess I missed the boat ... errrrr ... the f1 car :(
Angad Jagtiani
Angad Jagtiani said 8 months ago
MIssed it :( but seats say -1? isnt there a waiting list what if someone cancels..?
The Nameless One
The Nameless One said 8 months ago
seats left is -1 now :P
Chetankumar
Chetankumar said 8 months ago
shitt i missed it :(
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
If you didn't make it in time to register a seat, do keep an eye out tomorrow, hopefully we'll be able to add more!
Chetankumar
Chetankumar said 8 months ago
Okk...i dont knw y , but i received this mail very late, just 15 mins before and there where no seats...
Ambika Mahajan
Ambika Mahajan said 8 months ago
Not fair!
Why should Mumbai have all the fun??
Though this is a great event organized by Indi Blogger, they should not forget that there are bloggers all over India who look forward to be able to come on a common platform.

Phoenix
Phoenix said 8 months ago
@Renie: How will we make it from Hyatt to Marine Drive for the run? Any arrangements made or we'll have to rely on our vehicles?
Aabha Vatsa
Aabha Vatsa said 8 months ago
I too received this mail just now, like Chetan Kumar.

Any chances of a vacant seat?
Aabha Vatsa
Aabha Vatsa said 8 months ago
Renie i am waiting for the add ons :)
Randhir   singh               Suman
Randhir singh Suman said 8 months ago
nice.....................................................
Chetankumar
Chetankumar said 8 months ago
i hope they are assuming the buffer, that there would be many cancellations.... i have seen many such cancellation for bloggers meet...
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
We have more seats thanks to the good folks at Vodafone - please check back at 5 PM sharp!

@Phoenix - We are confirming those details now.

@Chetankumar - yep, this is assuming a buffer as well.
The Nameless One
The Nameless One said 8 months ago
thats a good questions by Phoenix Renie want to know about that as well tell us as soon as you know :)
Aabha Vatsa
Aabha Vatsa said 8 months ago
Thank you Renie!!!
Amreen
Amreen said 8 months ago
Registered, finally!! YAY!! :D
Vasudevan R
Vasudevan R said 8 months ago
Yes. At last! :) Thanks
See y'all there
Angad Jagtiani
Angad Jagtiani said 8 months ago
just got in thanks IndiBlogger :D
Ajaz Siddiqui
Ajaz Siddiqui said 8 months ago
Registered Finally!!!
Dee Dee
Dee Dee said 8 months ago
i missed two meets...i so dun wanna meet this one..guys pray that no work springs up this time
santhoskumar
santhoskumar said 8 months ago
registered.. happy :)
Tejas
Tejas said 8 months ago
Finally registered.Thanks a ton @Renie !
Tushar kulkarni
Tushar kulkarni said 8 months ago
thanks!!! thanks!!! thanks!!! thanks!!! thanks!!! thanks!!! thanks!!! so much!!
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
No +1s allowed guys, there's too much demand for seats, and we cannot add any more. Sorry!
Chitra Subramanyam
Chitra Subramanyam said 8 months ago
I will need to unregister... can't make it. :( No train tickets and the flight is too expensive. :( Was really really looking forward to it. Do post blow-by-blow details guys....
AJ
AJ said 8 months ago
for those of you wondering why did the venue move from trident nariman point to the Hyatt, the venue of the event itself has been moved from Marine Drive earlier to the Bandra Kurla Complex now.
AJ
AJ said 8 months ago
@Renie, is there a more detailed agenda somewhere? need to figure out the 'equipment' to carry. B)
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
@AJ - we're working out logistics right now, and a more detailed agenda will come up tomorrow! :-)
Abhishek Chandran
Abhishek Chandran said 8 months ago
Thank You Renie! Almost the last one in! :)
Abhishek Mukherjee
Abhishek Mukherjee said 8 months ago
exciiiiited....
Ajaz Siddiqui
Ajaz Siddiqui said 8 months ago
Lewis Hamilton will not be zipping down Queen's Necklace this Sunday, thanks to objections raised by residents' associations; the event will now take place at Bandra-Kurla Complex bit.ly/Qc4Nu8
Shruti
Shruti said 8 months ago
My blog and profile got approved a tad bit late. :-( I am such a huge huge fan of Lewis Hamilton. It would be awesome if a few more seats get added. (fingers crossed)
Khushbu Verma
Khushbu Verma said 8 months ago
Is there any chance for one more seat....
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
Please see the updated agenda - the meet starts at 12 PM, not 1 PM!
Maulik Doshi
Maulik Doshi said 8 months ago
What is this Indibus? ... I mean, where will I get it? Bandra East Station or proper BKC? if proper BKC, where exactly? :O
Vineet Rajan
Vineet Rajan said 8 months ago
IndiBus is between Grand Hyatt and BKC (Venue of the Car Run) only. You may use the IndiBus if you don't have your own transport.
Vineet Rajan
Vineet Rajan said 8 months ago
It starts from Hyatt, and the drop off is at the venue for the car run.
Nirati (Blahblaholic)
Nirati (Blahblaholic) said 8 months ago
So basically, after 3:15, unless you have your own vehicle, the IndiBus will take us to the Car Run .. Did I get that right?
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
@Blahblaholic - yes that's right! :-)
Aditya
Aditya said 8 months ago
All set for my first indiblogger meet. Looks like it's gonna be KICK-ASS ;-)
Vishal Shah
Vishal Shah said 8 months ago
Hi Guys, I shall be travelling to Grand Hyatt from Mu**** West in my own vehicle and then we can go to venue of Car Run in the same vehicle. If anyone interested in car pool, please leave a tweet @dearvishy. I have space for 3 more people.
Sagar Nangare
Sagar Nangare said 8 months ago
Anyone from Pune? Need lift
Vishal Shah
Vishal Shah said 8 months ago
The masked word in my last comment is Mu****. Don't sure why it got masked.
Vishal Shah
Vishal Shah said 8 months ago
LOL.. again.. I am from Central Side of north mumbai. Tweet me if anyone coming from there.
Ajaz Siddiqui
Ajaz Siddiqui said 8 months ago
@Vishal - I will be interested in car pool. have sent u a tweet! Thanks.
Ajaz Siddiqui
Ajaz Siddiqui said 8 months ago
Anyone driving from Western Suburbs?
sumyth
sumyth said 8 months ago
@vishal its the hyperactive profanity filter!! Not the first tym someone from central suburbs is having a problem with this!! Carpool?? Interested!!
@the solitary writer do we know each other??
Vishal Shah
Vishal Shah said 8 months ago
@sumyth, tweet me your location details @dearvishy
Vineet Rajan
Vineet Rajan said 8 months ago
Assembly at Car Run Venue (Asian Heart Institute) needs to happen by 530PM though the car run only begins at 630PM. The one lucky blogger who wins the hot lap with Hamilton will be at around 645PM.
Yash Sehgal
Yash Sehgal said 8 months ago
@vishal shah....it is getting masked as the other part of your word is an offensive word in hindi..I hope u got my point :P
Vishal Shah
Vishal Shah said 8 months ago
ha ha ha.. now i understand !!
Scherezade shroff
Scherezade shroff said 8 months ago
my blog just got approved this morning and I am a huge Lewis Hamilton fan . Plz PLz Plz let me register for the event!
Anil Anvesh
Anil Anvesh said 8 months ago
hey I hv unregistered .. someone can register now.. quick.. :)
Scherezade shroff
Scherezade shroff said 8 months ago
thank u!!!!!
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 8 months ago
Do you have a question to ask Lewis Hamilton this Sunday? Tweet your questions using the #VodafoneSpeedFest #IndiBlogger hashtags!
Khushbu Verma
Khushbu Verma said 8 months ago
1 sear is left but still m not able to register
Ankur Mittal
Ankur Mittal said 8 months ago
There is one seat.. but how to register? It's showing registration is closed.
Avadhut
Avadhut said 8 months ago
Hi Vishal, I am travelling from Thane. May I join you?
Vishal Shah
Vishal Shah said 8 months ago
Hi Avadhut, sure you can join me. tweet me @dearvishy (preferred) or email me at bachhatonline@gmail.com
AJ
AJ said 8 months ago
quick question, are cameras allowed?
Anamika
Anamika said 8 months ago
Thanks IndiBlogger for the awesome meet and chance to see Lewis Hamilton.
Shashi
Shashi said 8 months ago
thanks for the amazing meet guys.. indiblogger rocks..
Bombay Jules
Bombay Jules said 8 months ago
Thank you to Indiblogger and Vodafone for an amazing day. Can't believe I got to sit so close to the man himself. It was so great to meet all you Indibloggers too...my first meet!! Thanks, the British Expat Lady, BombayJules.
Mahafreed
Mahafreed said 8 months ago
Had so much fun!!!! :---) Thank you for organising a great event!
Shayon Pal
Shayon Pal said 8 months ago
Uploaded the pics at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152137007125271.914201.648020270&type=3
It's a public album, so everybody should be able to view it.
Milind Mohan Koyande
Milind Mohan Koyande said 8 months ago
Great event.. and nice to meet you all !! Thanks Indiblogger :)

Now Waiting for Vodafone T-Shirts now btw USB pendrive was missing the gift box.. just got Keychain :P for everyone or my bad luck
Scherezade shroff
Scherezade shroff said 8 months ago
Thank you Indiblogger !!! it was a lovely afternoon with Lewis
Shintu Dhang
Shintu Dhang said 8 months ago
Thanks for such an Awesome event. The more i attend the more i be a part of awesome Indiblogger team
Phoenix
Phoenix said 8 months ago
@Milind: Dude, it IS a USB drive. Pull the top portion, you will see. It's a keychain+USB drive. :P
Milind Mohan Koyande
Milind Mohan Koyande said 8 months ago
@Phoenix: Hehe I did that but it only have slot for USB drive not drive :P
Phoenix
Phoenix said 8 months ago
@Milind: Oh, that's bad. Maybe, you got a one-off defective piece.
Best part about that thing is, it's not a lowly 1-2GB one, it has a good 8GB space.
Milind Mohan Koyande
Milind Mohan Koyande said 8 months ago
@Phoenix: its really OMG moment :P any chance or replacement .. plz plz plz..
Ekta Khetan
Ekta Khetan said 7 months ago
Whoa! I couldn't attend but saw the race via youtube link that Chaitanya Vakti asked me to check.

It was awesome guys. Waiting to read ur post on all that happened before 3:15 :)

Pl be elaborate :)
Mahafreed
Mahafreed said 7 months ago
@Indiblogger, who won the photo contest?
Bombay Jules
Bombay Jules said 7 months ago
Ekta, you can read my description of what happened before 3.15...have posted it up.
Phoenix
Phoenix said 7 months ago
@Indiblogger: +1 to @Mahafreed's question. We simply need to twitpic to you with # tag, right?
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 7 months ago
Pictures are up! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151071413732883.433432.67564062882&type=1

@Mahafreed - we'll announce the winner in a couple of days.
@Phoenix - that's right!
The Nameless One
The Nameless One said 7 months ago
I think im facing the same problem as Miling
I won 3 of them and none of them work :/
in fact the moment I put it in my laptop, my laptop shuts down :O
tried on my PC it detects but doesn't open can someone help me on this?
Shintu Dhang
Shintu Dhang said 7 months ago
Many are facing the Usb drive keychain issue, sadly no way to replace :(
The Nameless One
The Nameless One said 7 months ago
many? as far as I know everyone who got it and told me didn't work
Harshal Katakia
Harshal Katakia said 7 months ago
Mine works :)
Maulik Doshi
Maulik Doshi said 7 months ago
There was one more person, who clicked so many pictures, and had promised that he will post all of them, His card bore the words "Bollywood's most wanted", where are his pics uploaded? does anyone know about it?
Sagar Nangare
Sagar Nangare said 7 months ago
Hav indi team shipped the vodaphone t shirts yet? Any idea?
Phoenix
Phoenix said 7 months ago
Twitpic contest seems to have been cancelled. :-S
Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin said 7 months ago
@Moulik Doshi - here you go:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/firozeshakir/sets/72157631563597174/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/firozeshakir/sets/72157631550655419/
Phoenix
Phoenix said 7 months ago
Now this is great - twitpic contest was done away with; didn't receive the tee either.
Spike
Spike said 6 months ago
Hey people, have the Vodafone t-shirts shipped outeyet? When do i get mine?
Spike
Spike said 6 months ago
Hey people, have the Vodafone t-shirts shipped outeyet? When do i get mine?
Mahafreed
Mahafreed said 6 months ago
Hey! Any update on ze teeshirts? Or did the delivery guy steal mine? lol
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