COVID 19 Compliant - Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Al Qudra South - Dubai - 6 Nov 2020

[Vanessa8580]

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We have split the convoy in 2, the first convoy will have Vanessa as a lead, the second convoy will have Marjan as a lead.

Morning fewbie drive Al Qudra South 06 november 2020 (convoy Vanessa)
Attendees	Level	Car	Pos #
Vanessa8580	Advance	Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue	1
Vijaysekhar	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler	2
Senthil Kumar	Fewbie	Nissan Patrol LWB White	3
Athula Darmadada	Fewbie	Jeep Grand Cherokee	4
Yasas Dharmadasa	Fewbie	Jeep Cherokee	5
Piotr Kolodziej	Fewbie	Toyota FJ Cruiser Blue	6
Foxtrot Oscar	Advance	Nissan Xterra White	7
Heisem	Fewbie	Toyota FJ Cruiser	8
Gok Krish	Fewbie	Jeep Grand Cherokee White	9
Kailas	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler Red	10
Jihad Hachem	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler Unlimited	11
Jeandre Bezuidenhout	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler SWB Blue	12
Frederic	Crew	Mitsubishi Pajero SWB Blue	13
Morning fewbie drive Al Qudra South 06 november 2020 (convoy Marjan)
Jeepie	Expert	Jeep Wrangler TJ	1
Tamas Hoffman	Fewbie	Mitsubishi Pajero Gen3 LWB Gold	2
Mohamed Seidam	Fewbie	Nissan Xterra White	3
Sajit Modiyil	Fewbie	Nissan Xterra White	4
Nizam Deen	Fewbie	Toyota Landcruiser Prado White	5
Abu Muhammad	Fewbie	Toyota Sequoia	6
Goutam	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler SWB Yellow	7
Kartik Krishnakumar	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler SWB Yellow	8
h1fny	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler Unlimited	9
Neale Faulkner	Fewbie	Jeep Wrangler Unlimited	10
Kalahari	Advance	Nissan Xterra Maroon	11

The first convoy (Vanessa) will use radio channel 4 (446.08125)

The second convoy (Marjan) will use radio channel 5 (462.8875)

 

Meeting Point: 

1. Drive 1 - Vanessa: https://goo.gl/maps/8dujKutDyLaTZsFXA
2. Drive 2 - Marjan (Jeepie): https://goo.gl/maps/X2xYKFLEWRqX1SQU6 (700 metres further down the same track)

 

See you all tomorrow at 6 am sharp ...

[M.Seidam]

Final check before bed :

1. Truck fluids checked 

2. Off road stuff in place and secured 

4. Cell alarm set ( just in case ⏰ )

5. Final worning to my son to go to bed ( punctuality and without exception rules apply ) 

last but not least “ sand “ dream and nightly all 🥱✌️🚙

Edited November 5, 2020 by Mohamed Seidam

[Heisem]

@Mohamed Seidam alarm just in case? 😆 there is no drive without an alarm , correction plural (alarms) 🤣

[M.Seidam]

Slightly foggy in alqudra drive  safe please

[Foxtrot Oscar]

Thank you @Vanessa8580 for a wonderful Friday morning drive.

it was super relaxing with no major incidents and enough thrill to keep everyone entertained.

pics are in the gallery 

[Jeepie]

After watching the sun come up, the convoy was moving along the track and across the cycle track to find the dunes waiting for us.

We started of slowly and everybody was doing great; trying to pick up the speed and finding places to do some criss crossing, we soon got the first refusals and a few stucks. With @Tamas Hoffmann as centre forward and @Kalahari as sweep most issues were quickly resolved until we had a bit more challenging stuck with @Goutam in a soft pocket and Tamas in a difficult position. Kalahari managed to get them both out, without getting himself stuck.My second lead was @Mohamed Seidam and you did well; keeping the right amount of distance and holding position to allow me to scout the area when necessary. @Sajit Modiyilyou must have done well because I hardly heard you and you were always right on Mohameds tail. @Nizam Deen you drove well, but try to read the drive thread before the drive, so you know where to go and what channel we are on. @Abu Muhammad apart from ending up in a soft pocket once, you manage the beast quite well as far as I could tell. @Goutam @Karthik Krishnakumar, @Neale Faulkner and @Craig Finlayson you all did well, but I think it helps when Jeeps are following a Jeep😉. Although I understand the attraction between Jeeps, it is wise to keep some distance. Hope the yellow Jeeps sorted things out and the damage is small. @Kalahari  kept a great overview of the whole convoy, always positioning yourself in the best spot. Great teamwork and thank you all for the support and patience.See you again soon

[Craig Finlayson]

 

[M.Seidam]

 

[Vanessa8580]

Drive report

When I woke up this morning, I wasn't feeling particularly well, I had a headache and my back was a bit painful but after a painkiller and a nice shower, I was ready to roll.

It was nice to see that everyone came on time and at the right meeting point. Because it was a combined drive, we had to split the convoy in 2 and make sure the meeting points were not the same. 

After a radio check and a quick briefing we started moving with @Jeandre Bezuidenhout as my second lead, @Foxtrot Oscar in centre forward and my hubby @Frederic in sweep position. I have to say, it was the smoothest drive so far under my lead. Everyone drove amazingly well and we had no stucks and only 2 refusals which were resolved in 2 minutes under the guidance of @Foxtrot Oscar. We also maintained a very good speed and momentum and we drove 63 km in almost 3 hours which is really well done !

I had a great time and the weather was amazing and I am pretty sure the rest of the convoy also enjoyed themselves. I heard no complains. Well done everyone and see you next time ....

 

[M.Seidam]

2 hours ago, Jeepie said:

After watching the sun come up, the convoy was moving along the track and across the cycle track to find the dunes waiting for us.

We started of slowly and everybody was doing great; trying to pick up the speed and finding places to do some criss crossing, we soon got the first refusals and a few stucks. With @Tamas Hoffmann as centre forward and @Kalahari as sweep most issues were quickly resolved until we had a bit more challenging stuck with @Goutam in a soft pocket and Tamas in a difficult position. Kalahari managed to get them both out, without getting himself stuck.My second lead was @Mohamed Seidam and you did well; keeping the right amount of distance and holding position to allow me to scout the area when necessary. @Sajit Modiyilyou must have done well because I hardly heard you and you were always right on Mohameds tail. @Nizam Deen you drove well, but try to read the drive thread before the drive, so you know where to go and what channel we are on. @Abu Muhammad apart from ending up in a soft pocket once, you manage the beast quite well as far as I could tell. @Goutam @Karthik Krishnakumar, @Neale Faulkner and @Craig Finlayson you all did well, but I think it helps when Jeeps are following a Jeep😉. Although I understand the attraction between Jeeps, it is wise to keep some distance. Hope the yellow Jeeps sorted things out and the damage is small. @Kalahari  kept a great overview of the whole convoy, always positioning yourself in the best spot. Great teamwork and thank you all for the support and patience.See you again soon

Indeed it was a wonderful sunrise minimally layered by early thin mist which gave it the overwhelming golden color.

@Jeepie ( Marjan ) thank you for this lovely day and for allowing me to take the second lead position responsibility. I hope I tried my best . 

@Tamas Hoffmann our center forward , thank you for recovering me from that little ridge and for helping the others when needed.

@Kalahari the maestro of the day I would say  thank you for watching our back and the precise  instructions when ever was needed. 
 

it was real pleasure driving with you all guys today.

take care till the next round 

cheers 🚙🙏🏻👍