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COVID19 Compliant - Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Murquab to Faqa on D66 - Dubai - 20 Aug 2021


Ale Vallecchi

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This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines.

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Drive Details

Level:  Newbie and above (all levels)

Meeting time: 5.30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZZLZV5xcjEXpwsp9

Action Plan: There is a stretch of desert, running parallel to E66, from Murqab to Faqa, which offers a challenging terrain, with all kinds of dune formations and occasional sabkhas. We'll make our own way along this route, our own Desert 66, where members' technical skills will be tested, alongside with the need for patience, concentration, and resilience. It will be first time, at Newbie level, on this track.

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 9:30 AM

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

  • Limited to 12 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Wednesday - 5 PM.
    • If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list
  • Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
  • Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
  • Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list.
  • Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
  • Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
     

Please RSVP on below calendar 

 

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On 8/15/2021 at 8:08 PM, Brian Dev said:

@Ale Vallecchiwaitlist please, no rides for this week yet. Thanks!

@Ale Vallecchiplease remove me on the waitlist, just got on @Wrangeld’s. Thanks!

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Dear Desertnauts,

welcome to this Friday's AM drive. As usual, I wish to give you a preview of what's to come. Tomorrow I'll complete the drive plan by providing the final convoy numbering, and radio frequency.

This drive has been designed to take us into a more challenging area than usually chosen for Newbie drives. The idea, as often with Carnity, is to explore new locations, open up new routes, at first with higher ranked convoys, and later, once better tested, also to less experienced drivers. This particular itinerary, from Murqab to Faqa, has been driven twice before, once with Intermediates, and later with Fewbie Pluses. Bringing Newbies in this area will require some attention, both on my part as leader, and on yours as drivers. I will have to adapt the track to the Newbie level, patiently finding appropriate places to cross the dunes and advance, perhaps taking some time to groom the members to face more complex obstacles, and upgrade your off-roading skills. You will have to remain as concentrated as possible, and show the utmost respect for discipline, respecting convoy distancing and safety protocols to minimize refusals and stucks. There will be enough time to complete the drive, considering the cooler temperatures at dawn (which will give the opportunity of prolonging the drive, if necessary, into the morning), and the relatively short distance to cover (even though on complex terrain).

The area will be at first characterized by tall, open dunes, with some limited amount of vegetation (small bushes), then it will slowly present more tight cordons, lower in height, with still some vegetation. The most complex element will be represented by some very tight, technical dunes (low, close to each other, with sharp ridges and soft bowls), which we will do our best to avoid, navigating within a more accessible corridor, until we'll reach northern Faqa's sabkha.

Having said this, I'd like to welcome @Joseph Sebastian, @eldose baby, @Mohamad Anwer, @Mahesh Khatry, @Enrico Biscaro, @Nibu Venu, @Damien Ranjit, @Joji varghese, @Ramandbx, @Rsjiv Samuel, @Naim Aoun, @Hilal Sharafudeen, and @Alexander Alcala to the drive. 

The last update is due tomorrow evening. In the meantime, have a great end of the week.

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