COVID19 Compliant - Saturday Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Mystery Drive - Dubai? - 03 Apr 2021

[Ale Vallecchi]

23 minutes ago, kolinrrj said:

Sorry @Ale Vallecchi, won't be able to make it after all. Not feeling too well now. Have a safe and fun drive!

Copy that @kolinrrj. Hope all is well.

[Nihal17]

Guys there is an accident in  Shk Mhd Bin Zayd road, before Aiport Exit. Causing delays

[MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ]

Thanks everyone who helped getting my car’s ‘Dislocated Shoulder’ fixed 😂. I had to exit the drive early as the risk of continuing the drive wouldn’t be worth it. The issue is minor, nothing serious but better safe than sorry. 
I’ll be waiting for the drive reports to see where the ‘Mystery’ route lead you all to.

See you all next week.

[M.Seidam]

4 minutes ago, MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ said:

my car’s ‘Dislocated Shoulder’ fixed

I liked the terminology 😄 good decision and wish all good for you brother 🙏

[Alex Raptor]

After a short interlude and sleep in my chair I would like to thank everyone for this morning's drive my first time in that area and it was brilliant, I think both convoy's managed to arrive at the exit within minutes of each other. thanks again everyone.

 

[Niki]

Firstly @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ so glad nothing serious and you were able to drive home!! Huge kudos to @Rob Harper for bringing his skills to perform the ‘rubicon’ upgrade on your Jeep  ... @Thomas Varghese did you proud as SL!

@Wrangeld THANKYOU for deciding to sacrifice an easy Saturday morning by the pool to create a second convoy so that we could join this super Saturday ride!  Loved it and especially the highway!  I didn’t know I had a love for Baja style driving!!! Appreciate the patience throughout!  Thank you

@Watteau first time on a drive with you and wow... such a calm and clear radio voice you have!  Super sweep!  Ps the only time you disappointed us was by teasing your winch on the forum... having the perfect moment to use it and.... then deciding to use a rope!  All forgiven considering how great you were supporting all! 

@Yousef Alimadadi our star today and busiest driver.. shoveling, rope and reroutes ... huge thanks and an education for me on the CF role! 

[Wrangeld]

Drive Report Convoy #2

I am hoping not to forget anyone in this report after what was a really interesting double header drive from Murquab this morning. Firstly thanks to @Ale Vallecchi for dealing with all the admin on the drive. This was not made easier by the fact that the drive was so popular it was opened it up to a second convoy that I had the privilege to lead.

Our mysterious plan was to start at Murquab mosque, make our way to the outskirts of Solar Park and then double back to end at Lisali Fort - perfect symmetry as my Friday morning Fewbie drive had started from there. 

In planning the drive with Ale, we had decided that it would be fun if we met up with each other at the start, at two points in the drive and at the end. Amazingly, we managed to make that happen, ending within 5 minutes of each other after a 4.5 hour drive. 

Yes, we had a few recoveries (myself included) but this was a really smooth drive with everyone doing their bit to so that as far as possible we could keep moving and keep the ther convoy in sight. 

Things were made a little more challenging by the unplanned conversion of @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ Jeep into a Rubicon by @Rob Harper early into the drive (after which he was exited) but after that it was pretty plain sailing. It was a lead I enjoyed because of the way the convoy really helped each other and was a good mixture of experience. 

I think that as drivers progress in the club they sometimes forget how much fun it can be to join drives at all levels (and not just at their rank) and this weekend has been a perfect example of that. 

More experienced drivers really help less experienced drivers by joining drives and driving a great line in front of them, helping with recoveries, sharing experiences. 

Stand out contributions from today:

@Thomas Varghese: Flawless drive in 2nd lead. Followed every line and every instruction given. I am sure that @sheri was a beneficiary of that example. 

@Yousef Alimadadi I was was quite hard work as CF today and you did a great job done, using all the newly learned knowledge to everyone's benefit. 

@Watteau brilliant as Sweep. Calmy talking down drivers from their stucks (no mean feat because you are not so often stuck yourself), and self recovering very well when you did. I am sure that the churned up sand meant that you might even have been able to get the car out of 2nd gear today!

Thanks for the assistance from everyone else who drove so well including @Niki Patel, @Humayun Ghias, @stavros papachristos, @Mobeen Anwar, @Sreejith Sreenivasan it was a pleasure. 

See you soon in the sand 

[Yousef Alimadadi]

Thank you @Niki Patel, it was a great day, great convoy with full of fun, new experiences and challenges. 
@Wrangeld, thank you for for leading the convoy today, that was awesome experience for me being as a CF. 
I enjoyed a lot.

@Thomas Varghese, Thank you Thomas being as a second leader you did a great job.

@Watteau, thank you for your support today. You helped a lot And I noticed the power of your car when you recover my car it was awesome thank you again😊

Thank you all and hope you enjoyed and you gain a new experience especially in technical dunes hope to see you again

[Wrangeld]

1 hour ago, Watteau said:

After a short interlude and sleep in my chair I would like to thank everyone for this morning's drive my first time in that area and it was brilliant, I think both convoy's managed to arrive at the exit within minutes of each other. I have posted a relive below, thanks again everyone.

Must invest in a relive - looks like you hit above 100kph! Quite impressive!

Your wife has made my afternoon quite a treat, thanks Suzie

[Alex Raptor]

3 minutes ago, Wrangeld said:

Must invest in a relive - looks like you hit above 100kph! Quite impressive!

Your wife has made my afternoon quite a treat, thanks Suzie

It's really good, we were only 0.4km off yesterdays distance as well, 103 was the max I think, just been watching the extreme E from Allula in KSA, looks amazing terrain there, they are hitting 150 in the sand!!!! Two big crashes though, mini eggs and motorsport, heaven!!!