Popular Post Frederic Posted June 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 DRIVE REPORT Another lovely drive with the Carnity crew ! All arrived on time, and I noticed a new face amongst the crowd: @syed salman raza joined us with a nice little TJ. The first time in the desert for Syed, but definitely not for the TJ that felt at home and willingly did what had to be done. Throughout the drive you managed very well and drove with confidence and momentum. Well done ! Because the deflation point was a bit further down in Al Qudra, I decided to keep heading south towards the solar park, which offered us a bit more technical dunes, knowing well that our convoy was strong and could manage. At one point @Yousef Alimadadi came over a small dune and slid into a small ditch, with as result his one wheel was lifted in the air and the car was tilted quite a lot. We decided to pull the car slightly back upwards towards the dune with my rope to get the car level again, and then attached Brette his car to tow it slightly forward. Excellent support again from @Brette as always, and calm and well communicated approach from @Yousef Alimadadi that dealt with a little pop out too a bit later. Once we reached the more technical area, more and more people started to get some stucks and refusals , and the soft sand and heat did not offer any relief. After deflating some cars again we eventually got out without too many issues. This terrain can be harsh sometimes and normally more reserved for Fewbie level but all did so well. @Janarthan joined us with an Xterra, which is slowly becoming the number one off-road 4x4 in our club and with good reason. Congrats buddy ! Our Spanish buddies @Jose Martin and @Nacho drove also very good today. No stress no struggle. @Gregory Perkin was my second lead and patiently waited when I was out for recoveries, and brilliantly kept his distance and slightly rerouted where needed. Well done ! @Anish S is a regular attendee to our drives and I see him growing steadily week after week. Saw you even proactively giving instructions over the radio to help out another member. Brilliant work ! @Mikhail Lukichev drove the Prado like you hit the sand every day, which is either the case and if not, then it’s even more impressive. @Chaitanya D had to deal with technical terrain today which is not an easy thing with a big Patrol. But you went through without any issues which is very impressive ! Halfway through my drive my odometer hit 300k and I was happy to have this happening in the desert where my little blue feels home, and not somewhere on the E11 😜 on the next 300k. See you guys soon back in the sand !! 5 2 3 "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anish S Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Here is some photos of the drive...there is mainly Nacho's Jeep since he was the infront. @Nacho @Rajeevan Vickneswaran 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaitanya D Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) @Frederic thank you for your encouraging words, a wonderful lead today and yes I am getting better at wriggling my patrol on soft sand 🤣... had to use 4L few times today to get out of really soft sand which made the car to heat up ...but all under control. @Anish S thanks for your comment ... you were driving your pajero very well... could not match the same speed and approach sometimes owing to a different vehicle (big fat patrol 😉) driven by me. Thank you @Brette for guiding me out of a refusal and more with other cars at the back . All in all a good "hot" drive by everyone. Few pictures uploaded in gallery.Stay safe everyone Edited June 12, 2020 by Chaitanya D 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syed salman raza Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 @FrederickK thank you for giving me confidence for my first drive .also like to thanks all the members for supporting 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhail Lukichev Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 It was a fantastic drive! I visited Al Qudra desert or the first time and definitely I enjoyed it a lot! Thanks to @Frederic, we were able to experience speedy dunes in the first half of our trip and challenging soft-sand areas in the second. Completely different feelings! @Brette provided outstanding help and guidance! Thanks a lot, mate! Also I have to admit that convoy behave very well! All stayed inside of the cars at all time even when we had to wait a bit due to several stucks and recoveries. No gathering, masks on, everything is in accordance to COVID-19 guidelines! Well done! Thanks a lot! 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Not mentioned but not forgotten is @Rajeevan Vickneswaran who managed very well and always keeps a positive spirit ! 2 1 3 "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syed salman raza Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 @Rajeevan Vickneswaran thanks for guidance and support 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) Thanks everyone for a really nice drive! @Frederic as always it was a pleasure following your lead! really nice trip with some new more technical stuff that was nice to practice! @Anish S really nice pictures! of course you had an awesome car model in front of you!😜 I took one of you too! I have saved it in the album of the drive! See you all next time! take care Thanks! Edited June 14, 2020 by Nacho 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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