COVID19 Compliant - Intermediate Desert Drive - Al Qudra - Dubai - 19 Aug 2021

[Wrangeld]

1 hour ago, varunmehndiratta said:

@Wrangeld we meet at 5:30am? 

See you all tomo. 

That's what is said in the drive details, so it must be true.

[Hisham Masaad]

1 hour ago, Wrangeld said:

• Alex Raptor @Alex Raptor
• GauravSoni @Gaurav Soni
• Mario Cornejo @Mario Cornejo
• varunmehndiratta @varunmehndiratta
• Hisham Masaad @Hisham Masaad

I am changing the start point for tomorrow to https://goo.gl/maps/k25SyvHDgbm4KbTp8

It's a short convoy so I will give out the convoy order as we leave. 

Apologies in advance: I had intended to use this drive to give my Pajero a shakedown, but it's not ready so I'll be driving the Jeep instead. The constraints on that are:

1. I don't drive it that much so it might take a moment to refamilarise myself
2. It's Marjan's car and I cannot take it back broken (again)

I am sure we will have fun and have a great drive, what ever. 

See you soon in the sand.

Thanks @Wrangeld , does that mean will have a Pajero shakedown drive afternoon 🤣, or it will be Friday morning along with the drive?

[Varun Mehndiratta]

2 minutes ago, Wrangeld said:

That's what is said in the drive details, so it must be true.

Yes Sir, noted Sir...🖖😃👍

Just checked as usually we start intermediate drives a bit early...see you there.

[Wrangeld]

1 hour ago, varunmehndiratta said:

Yes Sir, noted Sir...🖖😃👍

Just checked as usually we start intermediate drives a bit early...see you there.

As advertised this is intended as a quick early morning blast. It's not going to be a 4 hour extravaganza as we have work after.

[Varun Mehndiratta]

8 minutes ago, Wrangeld said:

As advertised this is intended as a quick early morning blast. It's not going to be a 4 hour extravaganza as we have work after.

All gears greased up and ready to boooom...😃👍

[Ashok chaturvedi]

@Wrangeld

This Ashok can I join the drive tomorrow.. there are only 5 as per list.  thank you

[Wrangeld]

Post Drive Report

• Alex Raptor @Alex Raptor
• GauravSoni @Gaurav Soni (N/S)
• Mario Cornejo @Mario Cornejo
• varunmehndiratta @varunmehndiratta
• Hisham Masaad @Hisham Masaad
• Russ @Russ
• Ashok Chaturvedi @Ashok chaturvedi

Thanks for the great drive this morning. Incident free, free flowing, well paced and losts of varied and different challenges. 

We navigated a small patch of Qudra dunes that are rarely visited  - which is why there are no tracks - so got the chance for a lot of virgin sand driving [or at least I did at the front of the convoy!].

As it often is these days in Quda - soft, soft sand. 

As it traditionally is on my drives - technical dunes - where everyone did really well. There has been a msssive improvement in the capabilities of the Carnity drivers to handle small technical dunes since we started to lead drives that spent more than a few minutes in them and everyone did really well there today. 

Covering 44km with the amount of technical we did is no mean feat. 

Thanks for coming along and playing your part. 

See you soon in the sand. 

 

[Hisham Masaad]

Many thanks @Wrangeld for the week day drive, short and quick, but really good and enjoyed. Warming for the weekend drives. As mentioned, all were floating on sand, without issues to mention, despite the sand softness. Weather was really good and temperature was much lower than previous days. Look forward for more week days drives and see you soon.

[Russ]

Thanks Richard @Wrangeld for the mid-week blast around Qudra, lots of practice in the soft technical stuff to keep our minds focused!

Lets hope the cooler weather continues now..

Thanks and see you all soon.

[Varun Mehndiratta]

Thanks @Wrangeld for lovely drive. Key was to see you self recover from those tricky situations ... Were all awesome sights to relish and learn from ...patience personified 👍