COVID 19 Compliant - Morning Newbie Desert Drive - BOXING DAY Sand to Mountain - RAK - 26 Dec 2020

[Rahimdad]

@Shehab Alawadhi no need for you to remind me of spending 4 hours with you and @Arman. I do believe that after all these years what makes a trip worth for me is the people on the trip and I like nothing more than a banter and the spirit both of you bring on the drives. But I can see the energy flow through the forum too and loving every bit of it. Continue with your drama, I will not interfere, just enjoy the show with some pop-corn sitting on my comfy sofa.

[Shehab Alawadhi]

8 minutes ago, Rahimdad said:

@Shehab Alawadhi no need for you to remind me of spending 4 hours with you and @Arman. I do believe that after all these years what makes a trip worth for me is the people on the trip and I like nothing more than a banter and the spirit both of you bring on the drives. But I can see the energy flow through the forum too and loving every bit of it. Continue with your drama, I will not interfere, just enjoy the show with some pop-corn sitting on my comfy sofa.

@Rahimdad for sure you will get more banter from @Arman and I. We loving making people laugh and makes the mood light and joyous. You will have more performances from Arman and I inshallah!

[Mahmoud Hamzawy]

@Ale Vallecchi

Hi Ale,, any chance for tomorrow ride, kindly let me know if any of the drivers dropped am ready to join 

[Ale Vallecchi]

2 hours ago, Mahmoud Hamzawy said:

@Ale Vallecchi

Hi Ale,, any chance for tomorrow ride, kindly let me know if any of the drivers dropped am ready to join 

Hi @Mahmoud Hamzawy. Nothing so far, but I will keep you posted. Thanks. 

[DANIEL NOGUEIRA]

Hi @Ale Vallecchi, my Dodge was not ready,  so I will drive other car, I will miss my V8... I will be in a black Fortuner .

[Ale Vallecchi]

17 minutes ago, DANIEL NOGUEIRA said:

Hi @Ale Vallecchi, my Dodge was not ready,  so I will drive other car, I will miss my V8... I will be in a black Fortuner .

Hi @DANIEL NOGUEIRA. Copy that  See you tomorrow.

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desertnauts.

Time to get ready for tomorrow's Boxing Day drive in RAK.

First, as this is the first Newbie driver we take in this area, let's consider it an "exploration" drive: this means that there is the chance that we'd have to stop occasionally to check the track ahead, or re-direct to find a cleaner path. The Second Lead's job will be to follow instructions very carefully, and for the convoys to exercise some patients whenever the situations above may arise.

Secondly. due to the nature of the terrain, very much rich in vegetation, with a lot of human activities by locals, and therefore with a variety of tracks that mark the area, we'll mainly follow the tracks, with some occasional venturing in untracked areas. This will not make the drive any easier: there will be dunes to cross (especially toward the drive), up and downhills to manage, and finesse driving to avoid bushes, pockets and bumps. Keep in mind that most of the driving in the world's deserts is done on sand tracks, so this won't be any less adventurous. It will give us the opportunity to enjoy the environment, the occasional animals and farms we'll pass, the stunning sabkhas will drive on, and the beautiful longitudinal dunes we'll cross.

As you know, we'll drive in 2 separate convoys. They will both enter and exit in the same two places, and may drive in the proximity of each other, but will nonetheless be led separately. The other convoy (we never have # 1 and # 2) will be led by Carnity's legend @Gaurav. 

As the original meeting place is the only one both convoys will have to use please follow carefully the instructions below, as far as reaching it, and keeping with the right convoy (mine or Gaurav's).

• Please, use E311 to reach the meeting point;
• Pay attention to possible detours that have been operated near Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital
• Stay on Al Shohabadaa Road, and look for signs to The Ritz Carlton Desert Resort: follow these

Once you'll reach the meeting point - a left-side turn off from the tarmac road leading to the Ritz-Carlton, onto a gravel track:

MY CONVOY, LINE UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD (you can enter the gravel area with the first cars that will reach the location, behind me)

GAURAV'S CONVOY, LINE UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD.

Please keep the road clear in the middle, so that local's trucks may pass.

The following will be the group's breakdown, and convoy order:

ALE'S CONVOY:

• @Federico Galbieri as Second Lead
• @frederic demolder at #3
• @Mike Kraher in place #4
• @Baskaran P.R at #5
• @Federico De Chirico will be #6
• @Alphin Aloor is #7
• @paolo dassi will anchor the convoy at #8
• @Saneesh Thomas is #9
• @Bala Krishnan at #10
• @Arman will be #11
• @Shehab Alawadhi at #12
• @Paul Zeitoun will be in place #13, and 
• @Luca Palanca Falsini will Sweep the convoy

GAURAV'S CONVOY:

• @Niki Patel will be Second Lead
• @Santhosh kumar Rajasekaran at #3
• @Ben84 will be #4
• @varunmehndiratta is #5
• @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ will take #6
• @AlexPol in #7
• @Hisham Masaad at #8
• @Harold Roberts will take #9
• @DANIEL NOGUEIRA is #10, and 
• @Ahab Shamaa will close in the Sweep's position

Please, make sure to reach the meeting point on time, and separate from the other convoy, as instructed above.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL. See you tomorrow.

[Ale Vallecchi]

5 hours ago, Mahmoud Hamzawy said:

@Ale Vallecchi

Hi Ale,, any chance for tomorrow ride, kindly let me know if any of the drivers dropped am ready to join 

Hello @Mahmoud Hamzawy. You are in tomorrow's drive. Please acknowledge. You'll be joining @Gaurav's convoy. Thanks. 

[Santhosh kumar Rajasekaran]

Hi @Ale Vallecchi,

 

 is it possible to move @Bala Krishnan to Gaurav’s convoy as we are friends coming together. As we share the same inflator and stuff, it would be helpful if we both are allocated to same convoy. Thanks! 

[Ale Vallecchi]

3 minutes ago, Santhosh kumar Rajasekaran said:

Hi @Ale Vallecchi,

 

 is it possible to move @Bala Krishnan to Gaurav’s convoy as we are friends coming together. As we share the same inflator and stuff, it would be helpful if we both are allocated to same convoy. Thanks! 

Hi @Santhosh kumar Rajasekaran. OK will do that. Thanks a lot and see you tomorrow.