COVID 19 compliant - Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - "Ale & Richard RELAY DRIVE": Lahbab to Margham - 25 Sep 2020

[M.Seidam]

Hi dear Desert wanderers 

The relay convoy is a unique arrangement and it was today @Ale Vallecchi / @Wrangeld as if both convoys trying find each other and meet somewhere midway. Despite maintaining physical distance but spirits always meet! 
 

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi you made our day despite the refusals and stucks we encountered. However it’s considered the flavor of the game that we all love😊 Thank you for guiding me during crest riding and crossing safely.

special thanks to the second lead @Kalahari for the instructions and help when I got stuck in a tricky narrow area ( I hope some one snapped it or recorded it )! 
 

Thank you all for this lovely day!

below is a link enjoy please 

some pictures I will upload to Galary.

short clips to some recoveries I could capture from my position In the thread the greatest of recoveries .

till then take care and see you again in the sand .

cheers 🚙👍🙏🏻
 

 

 

 

[Kalahari]

Very good accelerator control to get out of that pocket @Mohamed Seidam - remember that the person standing outside have a better view of recovery options, but you did well with your Star X. 
Thanks for the clip!

Edited September 25, 2020 by Kalahari

[M.Seidam]

1 hour ago, Kalahari said:

Very good accelerator control to get out of that pocket @Mohamed Seidam - remember that the person standing outside have a better view of recovery options, but you did well with your Star X. 
Thanks for the clip!

Outside observer has better view agree totally @Kalahari 👍

[Tero Vallas]

Hello Desert riders.

Drive starting with beautiful sunrise was awesome!  Nice convoy management again @Ale Vallecchi and @Kalahari, thank you for your guidance !

It was different drive setup today in relay drive, great to see so many Desert riders in the middle of nowhere.

I got stuck today on the edge of a pocket, but got good advises to get out of the situation. Rewarding..!!

We had good amount of crest riding as well as side slopes, learning bunch of new tricks. 

See u again on sand !

Edited September 25, 2020 by Tero Vallas

[Shaaz Sha]

Hi @Ale Vallecchi and all other  fellow riders, thank you all for such a wonderful experience . From the start the drive was fantastic and the sunrise view was a treat for eyes. Thank you @Ale Vallecchi for all those explanations and tactics to tackle the dunes. Though the drive had some refusals and couple of cars stuck, @Kalahari did great in recovery . In short  I had a thrilling , superb and swotting drive and thanks everyone for it. Keep cool and happy 🤠  

[Ale Vallecchi]

THE JOY RIDE - Lahbab to Margham Relay Drive Report

There are times that drives become a source of pure joy. Like yesterday. A thoroughly enjoyable itinerary, in a brand new area of Dubai, with a smooth beginning on long low yellow dines, and an exciting finish on a large, intricate bowl area of red sands.

Joy was starting from Lahbab, through an entrance just past the truck resting area, moving in a south-westerly direction, to cross several low long range dunes, just as the sun was coming up the horizon. After a short technical briefing about dune crossing, joy was practicing what we had just preached, on a mixed terrain of low dunes and open sabkhas. This is an area visited only by locals, and joy was seeing them practicing the art of falconry, or making a living with camel farming. Joy was reaching some higher dunes, a bit tighter than the earlier ones, just after crossing an oil (or gas?) interred pipeline (through a fenced passage with the look of a mine field). Great joy was to hear Richard's voice crackling on the radio, just before seeing him come up from behind a dune, followed by the other half of the Relay convoy, for a meeting that took place at an unplanned location (we missed the original one due to the different timing of the two convoys). And finally, elating joy was riding the numerous bowls, lined up one after the other on the red sand pyramid dune facing Nazwa (and at the back of Margham), with the all encompassing view of Pink Rock and Big Red in the hazy distance. A perfect ride in a beautiful location, with a very well synced group of drivers.

Thank you @Kalahari for the impeccable Second Lead and recovery support, as well as to @Nivin and @marks, respectively at Center Forward and Sweep, for their enthusiasm and efforts in managing the few refusals and stucks at the back of the convoy. Great job by new Fewbies @Hatim Patharia and @Mohamed Seidam: your graduation was well deserved. Many thanks to @Mehmet Volga, @Biju Abdul, @Nabil Bishara, @Shaaz Sha and @Tero Vallas for joining and making sure that the drive went well, also thanks to their poised and sure-footed driving in an only apparently easy area.

At the end of the day, we had driven for 52 Km, in 4:01 hours, at an average speed of 13 Km/h (and 21 Km/h while moving), at altitudes ranging from 61 meters to 134 meters.

Speaking of joy, please enjoy your week, looking forward to seeing you soon again on the sand.

[Mehmet Volga]

The drive was excellent with high tempo and only a few stucks/refusals. Many thanks to @Ale Vallecchi for such a good route discovery, his technical instructions and great leading as always... Thanks to other leads @Kalahari @Nivin and @marks for their efforts in recoveries ensuring quick back to drive with full of joy. Also thanks to all other drivers for your good performances. See you on the next drive! 

[Biju Abdul]

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for such a wonderful experience. Feels like got everything I could expect from a drive in the desert, technical dunes, super scenic nature views, ridge riding, up & down crossings, bowls, sabkha, overall a fun and adrenaline packed drive. 
 

Thanks to @Kalahari and @Nivin for the efforts to manage the convoy so well 👏🏻👏🏻  
 

Hoping to have such fun soon, after all weekend is just a week away 😀. 

[M.Seidam]

On 9/25/2020 at 2:57 PM, Mohamed Seidam said:

Hi dear Desert wanderers 

The relay convoy is a unique arrangement and it was today @Ale Vallecchi / @Wrangeld as if both convoys trying find each other and meet somewhere midway. Despite maintaining physical distance but spirits always meet! 
 

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi you made our day despite the refusals and stucks we encountered. However it’s considered the flavor of the game that we all love😊 Thank you for guiding me during crest riding and crossing safely.

special thanks to the second lead @Kalahari for the instructions and help when I got stuck in a tricky narrow area ( I hope some one snapped it or recorded it )! 
 

Thank you all for this lovely day!

below is a link enjoy please 

some pictures I will upload to Galary.

short clips to some recoveries I could capture from my position In the thread the greatest of recoveries .

till then take care and see you again in the sand .

cheers 🚙👍🙏🏻
 

 

 

 

P.S : please if there is any interesting capture from different angle could be useful to this or any other could be useful 

thanks

Edited September 27, 2020 by Mohamed Seidam