Tariq Carrimjee Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 @Foxtrot Oscar Hi, I think you have missed my name in the convoy list. Please advice. Will be there at 130. Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Oscar Posted January 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, Tariq Carrimjee said: @Foxtrot Oscar Hi, I think you have missed my name in the convoy list. Please advice. Will be there at 130. Thanks. Oh my goodness, I did too. 1000 apologies @Tariq Carrimjee I will amend it now . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangeld Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 @Foxtrot Oscar thanks for dealing with all the admin today. Was a great drive, excellent convoy and so nice to see you from time to time on the other side of the dunes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islam Soliman Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 1000 Thanks @Wrangeld & @Jeepie for volunteering to lead and support this 2nd convoy and delivering a wonderful Saturday drive that will keep everyone excited for tomorrow’s 7:00pm marathon to catch a place on next weekend’s drives.. thanks everyone for driving so well and being good company .. looking forward for seeing you all soon 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Oscar Posted January 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 55 minutes ago, Wrangeld said: @Foxtrot Oscar thanks for dealing with all the admin today. Was a great drive, excellent convoy and so nice to see you from time to time on the other side of the dunes. You are most welcome. It was great to see you guys out there today. Thanks for stepping in to ensure everyone who wanted to drive today had the opportunity to do so. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Foxtrot Oscar Posted January 30, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Drive Report Convoy 1 Well that was all kinds of fabulous!!! I understand today’s drive saw us cover 78km in some of Dubai’s best dunes! Well done you!! We started out gently, and had plenty of time to practice our ridge riding and criss-crossing on the more gentle dunes . It became apparent that @Tamas Hoffmann was having some issues with the Pajero so I pushed him further forward in the convoy which helped as the sand was less churned. As we entered a more technical area the convoy drove well and we didn’t have many issues. We finally reached the white sands and pristine long dunes that the area is famed for and here we got to really test our finesse on the glorious ridges. Unfortunately for @Tamas Hoffmann the problem with his Pajero persisted. I am incredibly grateful to the Queen of the Recovery @Desert Dweller who was totally selfless and led @Tamas Hoffmann safely out of the desert which allowed the rest of the convoy to continue to play in this little slice of heaven. Thank you, as I know how much you were enjoying @Pancho's jeep. It’s not every drive you lose both your sweep and centre forward but kudos to @Goutam who did a great job as sweep for the rest of the drive. We had a couple of sticky moments , most notably my own effort at a crested car, it was quite fantastic , but I do enjoy making men get down on their knees and shovel mwahahahaha Thank you gents! It was then @Mikhail Lukichev's turn for pay back as I was on my knees with a shovel in order to get him off a crest. Well done @Mikhail Lukichev you had a great drive. When @DANIEL NOGUEIRA suffered a similar fate we put the shovels to one side and got the rope out. 1,2,3 TUG! Haha @DANIEL NOGUEIRA you handled that big boy of yours very well in those dunes, Bravo! Recoveries are an essential element of an off-road drive. We all get stuck and at fewbie plus level we should all know where to shovel and also when to get the rope out! The drive continued at a very good pace and with the sun setting on the horizon we rode ridge after ridge after ridge. @Tariq Carrimjee ,the quiet man, let his driving do the talking and had a flawless day, likewise for @siddharth maheshwari who wasn’t slow to get the shovel out either. Well done guys, great driving, I really didn’t want to stop, I don’t think any of us did, but with the sun dropping and knowing we still had a technical patch to navigate we headed for the exit. We sped through those technical dunes with zero issues, encountering some stunning white oryx as we went before we reached the track which led us to Solar Park. One final word, I know he’s worth the watching, and is a right bad sort, but @Craig Finlayson does a helluva job at second lead. Granted I taught him everything he knows 😉 but he does a great job rerouting to ensure no one has to deal with nasty bumps and pockets that lay ahead. I suppose he's not that bad 🙄, Once again, thank you all for the great driving, your sense of team spirit and your fantastic humour. You were all on great form today. Until our next adventure 1 2 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddharth maheshwari Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Thank you Angela @Foxtrot Oscar for another exciting drive . Looking forward to more adventure . Pleasure to drive with you all . Well done everyone! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Oscar Posted January 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 9 hours ago, siddharth maheshwari said: Thank you Angela @Foxtrot Oscar for another exciting drive . Looking forward to more adventure . Pleasure to drive with you all . Well done everyone! My epic crest!! Thank you for capturing the moment!! We all witnessed the power of the shovel, as well as left , right, left, right blip blip, and creating a track by going back and forth (no matter how minimal) to build some momentum to get unstuck.. What we are doing is dislodging sand, digging in one place to create a V and allowing gravity to do it's job. It was tough on my arms as well as yours but we got there!! Also note that no matter your vehicle's gadgetry you have to follow the steps. outlined above. In that situation yesterday the 'difflock' would not engaged (rarely does when you are crested as the sand is touching therefore conditions aren't 'perfect') Never rely on these things, there literally is no magic button. They can be handy, but you should never take it for granted that because your vehicle posses such things you won't have to follow the self recovery steps. You absolutely will. . We did the very same for @Mikhail Lukichev 's crest too when his vehicle's gadgetry would not engage either. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looper Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 Last week when I was here at Al Faqaa, I got refusals almost on every turn. Got crested on the same dunes twice and dig myself in bowls whenever I stopped. And today Faqaa had nothing on me. Oh! except one time I got crested just because my companions asked me to stop on the crest so that they can have a good view of @Mikhail Lukichev's recovery. I think (though not as a norm) refusals sometimes are matter of dumb luck working against one; and on the day one faces refusals, irrespective of how well one is driving and other days it is in favor and one can get away with some silly mistakes. I had a lots and lots of practice riding on the ridge on Friday morning with @Pancho and today I put what I learnt to work. We were quite lucky initially - and all the refusals could be self recovered and we drove like magic. But on the 2nd leg of the day we went a bit sideways and had few crested cars mine included. It was a wonderful drive for me and had lots of fun driving in the afternoon into the evening sun. A big thanks to @Craig Finlayson for helping me. Also the customary thanks go to @Tamas Hoffmann and @Desert Dweller for officiating the drive. See you all again soon! 3 1 3 don't drive like its your last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhail Lukichev Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 @Foxtrot Oscar well done! You managed to stuck in a beautiful place! And thanks for freeing me from my crest 30 minutes later! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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