COVID19 Compliant - Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Pink Rock - Sharjah - 18 Sep 2020

[Senthil Kumar]

 

[Frederic]

DRIVE REPORT

As with many other Carnity convoys, the fog was making it a slight bit more difficult to reach the deflating point, but all made it on time, and that marks a good start of the day.

With @Sinol in my second lead, the first part of the drive was quite easy and went smooth, maybe a bit too smooth as we reached the base of Pink Rock within one hour. The sand was churned up in the area and it was quite busy with many other clubs, motorcycles and whatnot doing their thing, just like us

All made it up to Pink Rock easily, and I decided to play a bit on the backside, and then go around it. During our ascend on the backside @Senthil Kumar hit a rock that was a bit difficult to spot with a big vehicle and shredded his front right tyre. We had to google on how to remove the spare wheel from underneath the car, as the ingenuity of car manufacturers really has no end. I will save you the details but it was a very strange experience, and we had a good laugh at it. 

@Ajiesh George Kannankara helped us out to loosen up the wheel nuts and get the spare wheel in place. I knew we had a Superman in our club, but Ajiesh is a mighty Hulk, and without him we would probably have to be very creative. Well done buddy and thanks for the help !

As it was getting a bit late, we descended quickly from Pink Rock and passed some of the bowls that for Newbies might be a bit challenging it seemed. It didn't help that the whole are was really churned up, so making our way back to Second December Cafe came with quite a few refusals and stuck. 

All made it out in one piece, and I was really impressed with the skills all of you have shown. My initial fear of having @Abu Muhammad @Ammar Naji and @Malachy McGrogan in our convoy bringing in the heavy weights, showed that they can make it easily through this terrain and they did ! Also the Patrols @Ajiesh George Kannankara @Senthil Kumar were driving were sliding/slicing through the terrain easily !

The Pajero crew @Sinol @Baskaran P.R @Syed Raza Hussain @Rizwan Waheed @SyedObaid all drove well and are starting to feel really at home in their cars. Keep an eye on the pressure gauges, and in case you have offroad tyres, bring it down a notch to 11-12psi and see what works best for you.

@Ali Abas Ali driving the mighty 4runner, you are doing a great job every single drive. Impressive !

@Ashy and @Brette with the Black Stallions at the back were the perfect end of any convoy, thanks Brette for the ever as always "super support".

See you guys soon in the sand again ! 

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[Ashy]

Thanks @Frederic for yet another fantastic drive. It is always a better experience driving with you in the lead. @Brette, pleasure meeting you...have known you by name and finally met today... thanks a lot for the tips on JGC... had to face few challenges at the end of the trip with the tyre pressure increased. As suggested, I will be keeping the pressure at 12PSI for the future drives... thanks again guys 👏👏👏

Edited September 18, 2020 by Ashy

[Ali Abas]

Thank you very much Mr @Frederic

For the leading the drive 

I really had fun

[Abu Muhammad]

Pleasure driving with you @Frederic, Me and my son really enjoyed it Thanks for giving us your time, Support and knowledge hopefully see you more. Have good weekend everybody.

[Rizwan Waheed]

@Frederic thnk you, for making us learn with fun, for making us feel at home, for injecting confidence in us all moreover for your patiance. 

Looking forward for more rides ahead..;)

@Abu Muhammad @Ammar Naji i have always loved seen you floating your beasts on the sand.unfortunatley, i missed today as i was positioned ahead. Looking forward for more jouful rides ahead I.A.

 

Thankx & Regards,

 

[Abu Muhammad]

I appreciate your comment @Rizwan Waheed, yes it’s really fun to be part of your team. Hopefully we will see soon. My beast is going to have a make up soon so next time you may not recognize it. 

Edited September 18, 2020 by Abu Muhammad

[Syed Raza Hussain]

@Abu Muhammad would love to see it 

[SyedObaid]

Yet another joyful ride with lead @Frederic. I loved today's route. Kids had good time in desert. Looking forward to more such drives. Luckily my diff locks helped me recover from some tough refusals. Im starting to believe in my Pajero's(3.8) capability if driven with technique that im learning with each drive. Strongly considering to put on bash plates and lifting the car a bit at earliest. Thanks to @Senthil Kumar @Sinol as well for guidance and support. 

[Ajiesh George Kannankara]

@Fredericthank you so much for the marvelous drive and guidance. You always rock as the lead. It’s always a good experience to help people in trouble, which really help us to learn things with hands own experience.