Afternoon Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Murquab to Qudra - Dubai - 16 October 2026

Good evening everyone. Hope you are looking forward our drive tomorrow afternoon.

If your plans have changed please remove yourself from the RSVP. 

I will be posting the convoy order in the morning.

Good morning everyone. Try to be early and ready for briefing promptly at 2 pm. We will head into the desert right away after briefing to make the most of our drive. It's a short convoy and often they are the most fun.

Convoy order will be as follows:

@Hartzel @Enrico - Mountain @Guido Ferriani @W a q a r

Lead      Emanuel    The White Rhino    Expert
SL          Hartzel    White 2022 Toyota Fortuner and  2012 Jeep JK 2-Door    Fewbie Plus
3            Enrico - Mountain    2025 Ford Ranger Wildtrak - Blue Wildebeest    Fewbie Plus
4            Guido Ferriani    2023 Wrangler Rubicon - 3.6 L - 4 doors - Red    Fewbie Plus
Sweep    W a q a r    Jeep Wrangler - 4 door - Black    Intermediate

We'll be on channel 10 today, which is 446.231.

Hi @Emanuel unfortunately I have a last second change in plans and won't make it today

5 minutes ago, Yerem Davtyan said:

Hi @Emanuel unfortunately I have a last second change in plans and won't make it today

Thanks for updating your RSVP. See you next time.

POST DRIVE REPORT

Thank you all for being ready for the briefing promptly at 2:00 pm. As everyone was FB+ or above, and with agreement from both drivers and passengers, we upgraded the drive to FB+ and were into the desert shortly after the briefing.

The first patch in Murquab proved a little challenging for the long-wheelbase Wildtrack, even with the track being adjusted with the vehicle in mind. With a little more practice, particularly in choosing the best lines for the longer wheelbase, I’m sure this will quickly become a non-issue. Remember that good spacing is important, as it gives you the best chance of seeing and following the line taken by the car ahead.

Our second patch in Murquab was much more playful, with some nice hill climbs, ridges, sidies and loops. After exploring the area, we crossed the sabkha and made our way to the sand track towards Qudra, where we stopped for a short break and some social time.

From there, the sand track took us to our next entry point in Qudra, where we worked through another technical section before reaching the larger dunes we had been aiming for. Once through the transition, we arrived at our first play area and explored it quite thoroughly before enjoying a more leisurely run towards the second play area.

That section was good fun as well, although we gradually started scaling things back as we worked our way towards the exit.

During the second half of the drive, we had a few refusals and a couple of stucks. The self-recoveries were handled very well, and the few stucks were cleared quickly with good teamwork from the convoy. Well done.

We also had a few early exits from ridges and sidies, as well as a couple of occasions where cars exited to the opposite side. In each case, the convoy reacted correctly by steering down and following. These are exactly the safety actions we talk about during the briefing. They keep the convoy predictable and, most importantly, help prevent accidents.

Overall, you all drove really well through a route that had a good mix of faster sections, technical patches and opportunities to play.

A big thank you to @W a q a rfor Sweep and @Hartzel for Second Lead, and to everyone for the great teamwork throughout the afternoon.

The track we made yesterday is below.

Have a great weekend, everyone, and see you in the sand next time! 🏜️🐪