Islam Soliman Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 6:21 AM, Chaitanya D said: @Islam Soliman and @Nivin most likely you will get in as multiple spots are still open. Will confirm and add by tomorrow as per the new structure to allow max drivers to get on drives . 43 minutes ago, Chaitanya D said: Dear @Dr Tariq Mahmood you are not eligible to join this drive as per your level. Kindly be advised to joint drives for your level , and as you progress one day you can definitely join here. Kind regards @Islam Soliman can you reply or confirm if you are joining this drive. Thanks Yes @Chaitanya D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chaitanya D Posted October 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) TRIP REPORT: Premature end for an exciting drive, which was turning hot. Thank you friends for showing up in time for this drive, which will be etched in my memory for being my first independent Intermediate drive with Carnity off road club. Probably this was the only memorable thing in this drive and feels terrible we had to end it rather abruptly owing to my car running hot and could not continue further considering the terrain which was coming next. We started on time, and drove along the Lisaili Camel track entering the technical areas after the subsidiary track on the other side of the pylon track we took, it was indeed a very pleasant morning. We could negotiate the technical terrain in quick time , thanks to every one driving very well in this area. Some of you had done this terrain few weeks back and the way you all got through the technical area was great. Once onto the Sabkhas separating technical and Long range dunes in Lisaili, we were onto it in quick time. Ridge crossing on a rather steep looking one got few cars crested which were recovered by the adjoining cars in quick time. As you are all intermediates , this will be norm where you will be responsible to recover the car immediately to the next or before you . Again probably I was getting excited a bit too much, that I got stuck myself in a super soft patch while trying to backtrack to see what was happening. Thanks to @Lorenzo Candelpergher's advise I could recover myself with shovelings and some steering adjustments. Once we were beyond these initial hiccups, we did squeeze out all the juicy long range dunes which Lisaili has to offer for side sloping, ridge riding and criss crossing. Every one of you did extremely well and showed very good control even on doing longer ridge rides. Well done to all of you. One one of these ridges I took a nasty bump which was the trigger point for what was coming next in few hours. We drove along most of the playable long range dunes and headed towards our next landmark which was the long range dunes in Murquab. While you all negotiated the slightly easier technical area between Lisaili and Murquab with minimal refusal only, I was again getting excited seeing long range dunes just beyond some small dunes and the discussion about "honeymoon areas" sprung up. We took a small break and that's when I realized my heat guage was showing slightly higher than normally expected temperature. I waited for it to come down a bit and started again , very eager to get on to the " honeymoon" dunes. My guages were blowing hot and if had not stopped I would have almost kissed and blew the head gasket. We stopped to check and , did all that we could in the middle of the desert. With a dry radiator and reservoir, a gallon coolant topped up meant I had something serious, we had to cut short this drive and exit out through the shortest route onto tarmac. I felt sad it had to end this way because everyone of you were driving really well to all the challenges which this terrain was throwing at you. At one point after getting out of Lisaili , I was feeling very positive we were on track to Faqa considering we had very few issues. But as it is said Man proposes and God disposes, the desert Gods disposed this wish we could make it . @Nivin was my second lead, defacto leader and you all followed his tracks. He was quick in responding to reroute/deviate from the nasty track/bumps I took ,considering the faster pace we were driving at.Job well done. @Mehmet Volga in his pajero was having minimal issues in driving , especially in technical areas . Much more confident and well driven than the recent drive we had in the same area. @Islam Soliman's first intermediate drive, and quite glad you have tamed the beast in yukon. Even in technical and tight spots getting this LWB car in an out is really commendable. @Ilya Golubinsky in his wrangler LWB was hardly heard on the radio, great control on the slopes and ridges. Well driven buddy. @Jorge Stepniak Felippe' first intermediate drive and he was surfing on the dunes in his SWB wrangler. Very well driven in all the areas. @Christian Andras in his Blue FJC was seen enjoying the challenges with very minimal issues. His FJC was riding through without breaking a sweat and the credit has to go to the driver for managing it well. @Janarthan was the more experienced of the lot , towards the back of the convoy . He was excellent in rerouting slightly and exiting out on ridges when they were getting churned up. Excellent Jana. @Lorenzo Candelpergher was my sweep, after the recent promotion to Advance level. Fantastic driving as usual , great control of the massive Y62 and excellent with presence of mind for a well thought advise. Thank you! Some Stats from the drive Total time- 2hr52 min Moving time- 1hr 51min Ave Pace - 25Kmph, Max speed 57.9Kmph Distance covered 45.5 Km I would say it was probably my mistake in misreading a nasty bump on the down sloping end of a ridge which was the trigger point that leaked all the coolant from my radiator drop by drop, evaporating even before one could make out it was leaking. Probably I pushed it a bit hard, but I don't know what else I could have done to avoid it. Probably the nerves of leading a first intermediate drive took the better out of me. I will sort my car soon to come back here and accomplish what we planned one day, really hoping you all will show confidence in me and join in again. See you all next weekend (hopefully!) and enjoy your week. 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Popular Post Lorenzo Candelpergher Posted October 31, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) Dear @Chaitanya D, I was honestly very impressed by your cool and professional lead yesterday. It may have been your first independent lead but it didn't look like so and I think everyone in the convoy appreciated your great experience and the sense full control that you were constantly projecting. The start from the Camel Track was fast and at the end of the convoy I was driving in a thick cloud of white dust, hardly seing the car in front of me. The Lisaili technical dunes were crossed quickly and without any troubles. Actually it happened so fast that by the time we were out I still had the feeling we hadn't started yet. Approaching the long dunes behind was really beautiful and we were blessed with a fantastic view of the sunrise with multiple hot-air baloons flying above us. The subsequent portion of the drive was fast paced and action packed, with very nice and long ridge riding / criss crossing opportunities. As I was driving at the back and in the opposite direction along a close parallel line I could witness @Chaitanya D's car diving nose down in to a totally hidden and nasty bump at the end of a long and flat ridge that didn't give any hint of such an insidious spot. The impact was unavoidable as was the damage to the radiator, I guess, but @Chaitanya D was very responsive in instructing the following cars to steer away avoiding the point. It took a while for the leakage to become evident so we kept on driving and having great fun, until we had to surrender to the impossibility to safely proceed further. The exit took quite some time and luckily the damaged X-Terra could make it. Everyone drove very well, from what I could see from the back, kudos to all. And great congratulations to @Chaitanya D for his first independent lead. I will be happy, one day, to have half if your coolness in the occasion of my first drive as a lead. Edited October 31, 2020 by Lorenzo Candelpergher 8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Stepniak Felippe Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Well done @Chaitanya D for showing great leadership again and I am definitely joining you again for a great desert experience. @Rahimdad what a couple of PSIs can make, thanks a lot for your advice last week, should I keep going lower on the PSI? @Lorenzo Candelpergher and @Nivin thanks for supporting the drive and see you soon! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahimdad Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Congratulations Dr @Chaitanya D for your first independent lead. Hope your Xterra a speedy recovery. @Lorenzo Candelpergher you are quickly building a reputation for yourself and I can see that you'll soon be leading a drive of your own. @Jorge Stepniak Felippe what tire pressure were you at this week? You can always experiment to go lower by 1 PSI, if you don't feel any difference or have a pop-out, you know 1 PSI higher is what is best for you. As an example I used to drive on 12 PSI until I was having to really push the car and still got refusals. So I went down to 11 PSI and no more refusals or having to push the car harder. So even 1 PSI makes a huge difference. I tried going down to 10 PSI without any difference felt so just stick to 11 PSI. Keep in mind that every tire and rim has its own dynamics and just because 8 PSI suits you on BF Goodrich on 15 inch rims on your beefy tires, will not work on less beefy Yokohama Geolandar AT. So if you ever change your tires you will need to experiment before reaching your perfect score again. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Stepniak Felippe Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Rahimdad said: Congratulations Dr @Chaitanya D for your first independent lead. Hope your Xterra a speedy recovery. @Lorenzo Candelpergher you are quickly building a reputation for yourself and I can see that you'll soon be leading a drive of your own. @Jorge Stepniak Felippe what tire pressure were you at this week? You can always experiment to go lower by 1 PSI, if you don't feel any difference or have a pop-out, you know 1 PSI higher is what is best for you. As an example I used to drive on 12 PSI until I was having to really push the car and still got refusals. So I went down to 11 PSI and no more refusals or having to push the car harder. So even 1 PSI makes a huge difference. I tried going down to 10 PSI without any difference felt so just stick to 11 PSI. Keep in mind that every tire and rim has its own dynamics and just because 8 PSI suits you on BF Goodrich on 15 inch rims on your beefy tires, will not work on less beefy Yokohama Geolandar AT. So if you ever change your tires you will need to experiment before reaching your perfect score again. Dear @Rahimdad I used 9 PSI and will follow your suggestion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahimdad Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 @Jorge Stepniak Felippe if you're comfortable at 9 PSI and felt the difference, no need to go lower. Just try a few drives at 9 PSI and make sure you are not faced with any pop-outs. You should be good at this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmet Volga Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 @Chaitanya D thank you for such a wonderful drive, i really enjoyed. Hope nothing serious with your car and you can easily fix it. See you on next drive. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaitanya D Posted November 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 @Jorge Stepniak Felippe please be careful about pop outs with low psi especially when u do side slope and when u ride on bushes. As @Rahimdad mentioned keep trying till you find the perfect pressure for your vehicle tyre and your style of driving. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaitanya D Posted November 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 57 minutes ago, Mehmet Volga said: @Chaitanya D thank you for such a wonderful drive, i really enjoyed. Hope nothing serious with your car and you can easily fix it. See you on next drive. Thanks @Mehmet Volga. I enjoyed driving with you too, well driven buddy.Car is fine now after changing radiator and reshaping the bracket. Just running it for few days to make sure all is well before hitting the sand again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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