COVID19 Compliant - Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Lisaili to Margham - 18 Jun 2021

[Mehmet Volga]

@Niki@Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Nathan Evans @Marwan Haddad @Shaaz Sha @Nihal17 @PaoloMaraziti @Karthik Krishnakumar @Ranjan Das @Yousef Alimadadi @Wrangeld

Here is the convoy order for tomorrow;

Pos	Driver	Car
L	Mehmet	Pajero LWB - Dark grey
SL	Niki	FJ Cruiser - Black
3	Zixuan Huang - Charlie	Nissan Pathfinder - white
4	Marwan Haddad	Jeep Wrangler unlimited Sahara - 4 doors
5	Paolo Maraziti	FJ Cruiser
CF	Yousef Alimadadi	Pajero LWB 3.8L - white
7	Karthik Krishnakumar	Jeep Wrangler ,Sport, 2 Door, Yellow
8	Nihal17	Jeep Wrangler - 4 door - grey
9	Nathan Evans	SUZUKI_JIMNY_GREY
10	Ranjan Das	Wrangler SWB White
11	Shaaz Sha	XT offroad - red
SW	Wrangeld	Pajero SWB - black

We'll be on channel #2 on the radio.

Don't forget that the meeting time is at 4.30 am. Go to bed early and don't drink (...or just one to sleep well)

see you in the morning

[Shaaz Sha]

hi all, it was a wonderful day to start off with and everyone showed up on time. After deflating and radio briefing started off at 4.50. The whether was so nice and I expected a great drive. The area and the terrain was amazing and as planned we were heading towards the play area and just some where near the end of  technical patches , we had our initial pop out on @PaoloMaraziti FJ and tried our level best to inflate it and failed doing it as the tire size was smaller compared to the wheels. we then had to use the spare tire to proceed further. After a few meters ahead we had our second and third pop outs , one again with @PaoloMaraziti and the other one with @Marwan Haddad . It was this time where we had to deal the uncertainty we expect in offroading. Left with no other option we had to borrow tht spare wheel from @Niki FJ to exit Paulo. After changing the tire and fixing @Marwan Haddad pop out , we started towards the tarmac to exit @PaoloMaraziti . After exiting him our  plan was to move towards the play area and have some fun. But unfortunately some how it got delayed and as the temperature raising we had to discontinue the drive. Thanks to all convoy members for their patients and tollarnce , 
keep it up guys 👍👏👏👏. Thanks to @Mehmet Volga for the drive. Though it didn't end up the way we planned, the time we had was really nice and look forward to drive with you. Thanks to @Niki for a wonderful second lead .did amazing bro and thanks a lot for ur help with spare wheels. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie did  really well with his pathfinder. keep it up buddy. @Marwan Haddad.. congrats bro on ur first pop out 😀😀 and hope you had a learning time today. did well bro.  @PaoloMaraziti , had an uneventful day and hope you sorted out the tire issue and reached back safe. It happens and this uncertainty is always there while offroading. keep up the spirit. @Yousef Alimadadi you were flawless buddy. great job being the CF and thanks a lot for all your help and support. keep it up. @Karthik Krishnakumar @Nihal17 @Ranjan Das had hardly any issues and handled their wranglers really well. @Nathan Evans you were amazing with your cutie jimny and superb performance buddy. @Wrangeld thank you for guiding us from behind and for all your support, advices and suggestions while fixing the pop out and it was much relaxing to have you around. thank you.  see you guys and keep cool. 👍👍🙏

[Mehmet Volga]

Nothing much to add to the excellent drive report by @Shaaz Sha . Although we couldn't reach to the playground at Margham as we had planned, it was really nice being with club friends and sweating together to sort out successive pop outs. At least we made good workout to be fit for the summer in front 💪

Everyone did great during the first part of the drive, which was on the technical terrains requiring qualified skills. Except pop outs, nothing serious happened and we all crushed the soft dunes! 

Special thanks to @Yousef Alimadadi and @Shaaz Sha for their extreme efforts during pop outs and tire replacements. There wouldn't be any chance to sort these out without you both guys!

@Nikiwas excellent again on 2nd lead and saved the convoy from falling into dark pockets for several times. Great effort he gave also for pop outs and thanks to him as we used his spare tire to quit @PaoloMaraziti

@PaoloMaraziti it is nice to hear that you safely reached to the workshop and resolved the issue cheap. Thank you for all your support during the hard work. 

...and of course millions thanks to @Wrangeld for supporting me today. The plan was keeping him in comfort at the back, just like doing a soft desert safari on a caressing pace. But it never goes as per the plan when I and Richard are in the same convoy  The angel of events likes to tickle us whenever she finds us together...

@Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Marwan Haddad @Karthik Krishnakumar @Nihal17 @Nathan Evans @Ranjan Das thank you very much friends for your performances, patience and help. it was a nice 'good bye' for me to the desert for this season as i'll be on vacation until september. Until then, have a lovely summer, enjoy the desert and stay safe! See you all on september!