COVID 19 compliant - Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Qudra Quadrangle - 28 Aug 2020

[Wrangeld]

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely.

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions

 

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST

 

Two Way Radio Guidelines

• Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic.
• We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. 
• Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving.
• Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops...
• No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it.

 

MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

 

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and Above (All Levels)

When:  28 Aug 2020, Friday.

Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: South Qudra Entrance - https://goo.gl/maps/YLUXK8PfEmShhjc86

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 09:00 AM

End Point: (Depending on convoy performance) Last Exit, Qudra

THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE UNLESS YOU HAVE A COMPRESSOR. ANYONE ARRIVING AT THE DRIVE WITHOUT A COMPRESSOR, FLAG, PROPER SHOVEL AND DEFLATION KIT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. ALL TOW POINTS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM.
  • 1 Lead Marshal + 1-2 Senior Members + 10 Members.
  • If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. 
• Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.

 

PLEASE RSVP THE BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

 

[marks]

can you please add me to this RSVP wait-list? thanks.

[Wrangeld]

Hi @marks Of course you can be added. You are first in the list if anyone cannot attend. 

[Wrangeld]

Good Afternoon Qudra Quadranglers, 

@Jeandre Bezuidenhout @Nivin @Christian Andras @David Ortells @Islam Soliman @Ahmed Farghaly @h1fny @Tero Vallas @Heisem @Nabil Bishara (reserve @marks)

Congratulations on your choice of drive on Friday morning. The Qudra area has a lot of different challenges: from long wide dune plains to short technical dunes and everythign in between. It is also an area that can be easily ramped up or toned down depending on the ability of the convoy. 

For this reason, be ready Friday for some slide sloping, dune crossing and technical dune navigation that will challenge your skills and get you ready for more difficult conditions and dunes. Myself and @Brette the other senior on this drive are looking forward to seeing everyone. 

The plan is to play on the wide dunes for as long as we want, weaving back and forth and practicing criss crossing before making our way back to the Qudra lakes and dune complex.

A quick reminder - if you don't have the right equipment with you, you don't drive.  

More to come. 

As ever, if you need to driop out of the drive, please advise ASAP - there is at least one driver eager to replace you in case you cannot make it. 

[Wrangeld]

Good afternoon Qudra Quadranglers, 

Wednesday evening and an update as promised. 

@Jeandre Bezuidenhout @Nivin @Christian Andras @David Ortells @Islam Soliman @Ahmed Farghaly @h1fny @Tero Vallas @Heisem @Nabil Bishara (reserve @marks)

We will be approaching Qudra from Bab Al Shams. Some of you have already started the drive from this spot before and this is a reminder that the start point is another 17km from Last Exit, so please add that to your drive planning so we are all ready on time. 

There are no street lights where we start deflating so please make sure you have a torch or other light so you can see your valves. It will be dark when we start. 

The drive starts with a track for the first 10 - 15 minutes before we hit the dunes. It should start to get light as we get to the dunes. If everyone is on time and we can leave promptly we will get into the dunes as quickly as possible so that we can do a bit of dark running. It's a completely different experience so worth getting up that 10 munutes earlier. 

Once underway, and depending on the convoy performance we will try to cover as much ground as possible and play the dunes, as well as do a little training on cross crossing. 

As fewbies, it's also important that you can handle technical dunes, so we will spend a little time crossing through some technical areas: The better you are in technical dunes, the easier you will find the more challenging drives because the secrets learned here of excellent power and control ratios will 'train' you for more challenging dunes complexes in other areas. 

With luck we can motor through multiple dunes, eventually making our way off road back to Last Exit and inflation. 

Any questions - please post them here. Anyone not able to come please let us know now as there is still a wait list. 

See you soon in the sand. 

[Wrangeld]

THIS DRIVE IS NOW CLOSED

Here are the convoy positions for the drive on Friday Morning. 

Morning Fewbie Drive Qudra Quadrangle 28 Aug 2020
Attendees	Level	Car	Radio	Pos #
Wrangeld	Expert	Jeep Wrangler	Y	1	Lead
Nivin	Fewbie	Nissan Xtrerra	Y	2	2nd lead
Islam Soliman	Fewbie	GMC Yukon	Y	3
Nabil Bishara	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler	Y	4
Ahmed Farghaly	Fewbie	Nissan Xterra	Y	5
Brette	Advance	Jeep Grand Cherokee	Y	6	CF
Tero Vallas	Fewbie	Toyota Landcruiser Prado	Y	7
H1fny	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler	Y	8
Christian Andres	Fewbie	Toyota FJ Cruiser	Y	9
David Ortells	Fewbie	Toyota FJ Cruiser	Y	10
Heisem	Fewbie	Toyota FJ Cruiser		11
Jeandre Bezuidendhout	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler SWB	Y	12	SW

We will be using Carnity Radio Channel 4.

There are a number of Carnity drives in Qudra tomorrow morning, so please make sure you have your radio programmed correctly otherwise you could find yourself listening to the wrong convoy. 

Tools & Equipment: I will send drivers back who arrive tomorrow without the correct equipment. That means a shovel, flag (that stays erect on the vehicle), delfator, compressor etc. There have been too many people who 'forgot' to put equipment in the car, or could not find it at Dragon Mart recently.

What to expect: Speed. We want to get moving and move at some pace tomorrow. If this is a problem for the convoy we will slow down, but this is a Fewbie drive and we will be driving at Fewbie pace. 

 @Nivin @Christian Andras @David Ortells @Islam Soliman @Ahmed Farghaly @h1fny @Tero Vallas @Heisem @Nabil Bishara (reserve @marks) @Jeandre Bezuidenhout

What to expect: Complexity. From Newbie to Fewbie, we increase the complexity, so be ready for a lot of slide sloping, criss crossing and higher dune climbs while on the move. We will also tackle technical dunes. You've done it all before, but this time we ramp up the intensity. 

What to expect: Self recovery. As a fewbie we expect you can self recover as a first line of action. Advise you have a refusal and then see if YOU can find the way out of the situation. Seniors will be there to assist, but at Fewbie it's assistance. 

As you see above, we still have one driver on the wait list - so if you did not pay attention to any of the previous messages and only read this, and for any reason cannot come, please advise ASAP. 

Otherwise, see you soon in the sand. 

 

[Wrangeld]

Hi All, 

As a one off exception, we will add @marks to this drive on Friday morning. Unusually, it looks like Mark is the only driver in the club on wait list with no other drive available this weekend, so will be included in the drive (position 12). Jeandre will stay as sweep. 

Please confirm Mark that you read and noticed this message this evening so we will know whether or not to wait for you tomorrow morning. 

This means we will have a long convoy tomorrow morning and as a result will be relying on drivers to use their skills to the optimum. 

Have a wonderful day.  

[marks]

confirmed! thanks a million for this. see you tomorrow.

[Heisem]

Hi @Wrangeld just wanted to confirm that my radio is working fine so you can update your table. Looking forward to learning some criss -crossing! 😁

[Ahmed Farghaly]

Hi @Wrangeld, sorry for the late notice, but just got a msg from the garage that my car is not ready yet (i was supposed t to take it toda). Unfortunately i am gonna have to miss this drive 

Thanks