COVID19 Compliant - Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Fossil Rock - Sharjah - 20 Nov 2020

[Michael Gazi]

Thanks Frederic, I joined the Al Qudra absolute newbie. I will have a passenger with me also, hope that is not an issue

[Frederic]

1 minute ago, Michael Gazi said:

Thanks Frederic, I joined the Al Qudra absolute newbie. I will have a passenger with me also, hope that is not an issue

Thanks @Michael Gazi no issue at at all. Please send a message on the Absolute Newbie drive topic with a small introduction:
1) Which 4x4 are you driving ?
2) Any prior offroading experience ?
3) Does your vehicle have front and back towpoints in good condition ?

You will find the Absolute Newbie Drive topic below:

 

[Ale Vallecchi]

37 minutes ago, Michael Gazi said:

Thanks Frederic, I joined the Al Qudra absolute newbie. I will have a passenger with me also, hope that is not an issue

Dear @Michael Gazi, thanks for joining, and welcome to tomorrow's Absolute Newbie drive. I will update you on the drive in the afternoon. See you tomorrow.

[Syed Raza Hussain]

Hi @Frederic , i was on the highway now and the steering started giving a weird loud sound. So ill be returning back. My Apologies and hope to see you soon. @Rizwan Waheed will be joining u guys. 

[Rizwan Waheed]

@Syed Raza Hussain poor you.. u mised the show today... 😃🤠

[Frederic]

DRIVE REPORT

Fossil Rock always comes with its own adventures, and when you're taking off in the cool morning breeze with your target in sight and an amazing convoy of people who were equally excited, nothing much can go wrong.

With my little blue Pajero in the workshop, having caught a "clunking noise" cold that no antibiotics can heal, I had to be very friendly to my wife and ask her if i could use the big blue Pajero. Which is a car I love to drive, but needs some getting used too. 

The drive went super silky smooth with the minimum amount of refusals until we had a first pop out. @sri ganesh was excited to learn on how to fix that pop-out on his car, and with the help of @Nivin it was fixed in a matter of minutes.

Fast forward another 40 minutes of avoiding bushes while trying to find play areas that were not too much churned up. While passing a little pocket, my trusty second lead @Rizwan Waheed who really did well today got swallowed into that pocket, and it took a lot manpower, shoveling, some excellent recoveries from @Nivin and @Sajit Modiyil, and lots of laughs to get out of it, and the teamwork which we always preach was executed perfectly. The recovery work popped out the tyre on top of that, so it was extra difficult getting the vehicle back to flat level. We all learned something again today and that's what matters. @Nivin came with ideas, never gave up, and he really showed that his offroading experience and calm approach to every situation really makes the difference.

We eventually reached the pylon track, where a guy was waving at us since he got stuck with his Patrol while going a little bit off the beaten track. A quick pull and he was out. After all we've done our part of recoveries already that same morning, so one more wouldn't hurt us

Taking Newbies up to the base of Fossil Rock and climbing it is sometimes a bit challenging, but the whole convoy was so hungry to get to the top that everyone flew on it like it was their destiny in life !

@frederic demolder week after week you are improving your skills, and the lack of ground clearance your vehicle has is something which you are smartly working your way around by choosing the right path and keeping the momentum at all times. Good work !

@sri ganesh and @Anvar Sadath Bekal were sliding effortlessly with the white Pajeros and perfectly in sync with each other. @Jon M who really doesnt want to get stuck it seems is so ready for his Fewbie drives, amazing buddy !

@Nathan Evans takes his Jimny through every terrain without any difficulties. Rarely have I seen a car that feels so comfortable in this terrain. Well done !!

@Sajit Modiyil you have progressed from a very shy, silent driver, to a very skilled off-roader, and having seen that recovery that needed a bit of a dynamic pull, you "pulled it off" perfectly. Amazing!

@Kaile Barrameda that car is a sight to behold, and you took it effortlessly through the terrain. I told @Jun Zamora not to interfere so I hope he behaved  🤣

@Lukas Lewis taking the mighty Explorer through these dunes without any struggle is proof that the driver has become one with it. Well done man !

@Prabuddha Madusanka and @Mohammed Razeen were silently digesting every dune without the slightest effort, amazing work guys ! Same for @Jack Thomas who gave the truck some petrol to burn. Nice !!

For the Newbies who have completed their 5 drives, you can apply for the promotion to Fewbie. Have a look at below grading structure and click on the "Apply for promotion" button. Fewbie level drives are similar but a bit more fast-paced and technical at times. 

https://carnity.com/forums/topic/15289-off-road-club-grading-structure-v20?tab=comments#comment-68672

 

 

 

See you guys soon again !

 

[Nathan Evans]

Great little toot today for my first time in the slightly more daunting red stuff! Thanks @Frederic and @Nivin for holding it down, Already looking forward to getting back out there in the Jimny 🤘🏼

[M.Seidam]

24 minutes ago, Nathan Evans said:

Great little toot today for my first time in the slightly more daunting red stuff! Thanks @Frederic and @Nivin for holding it down, Already looking forward to getting back out there in the Jimny 🤘🏼

Nice pictures , nice Jimny color

[frederic demolder]

Hi @Frederic

Thank you for this crazy day ! 😉 I love it !👍

And thank you for your comments 😉

See you soon ! 

[Rizwan Waheed]

@Frederic thank you very much for the drive. me and @Syed Raza Hussain were missing driving with you and after a long wait,we decided to enrol with you. As always @Syed Raza Hussain is a lazy ass man and backed out at the very last moment.. 🙃 

Jokes apart, loved driving with the wonderful people infact skillfull people 😉. 

And would like to thank everyone for their support and patience and the team work. Today^s "refusal cum pop out "was full of challenges and delt with calmness and patience by everybody. Thanking you all for that.🙏

 

@Nivin cheers brother, for your humblness and for your support without loosing smile and energy at all time. You were a superman today. @Sajit Modiyil thanks for that powerful pull which helped a baby elephant out of the tiny pocket of quick sand. 😄

Love you All and thank you again for the team work. 

See you when i see you.

Cheers 😃😎🤓