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Morning Intermediate Desert Drive - Solar Orbit (A Long Range Circuit) - Dubai - 18 Sep 2021


Ale Vallecchi

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General Info

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 in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely.

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Drive Details

Level: Intermediate and Above 

When:  18 September 2021, Saturday.

Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5nVsM5gJRN6EYMWP8

Action Plan: The return of the Long Range Desert Group! This time we'll attempt to orbit the Solar Park development, circumnavigating it via Lisaili, Murqab, northern Faqa and the so-called "Middle Earth" (the further southernmost reaches of Qudra's basin). Plain and "simple". Direct lines and fast pace will be the basis of our driving plan, concentration and safe driving (avoiding stucks) will be required.

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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 10:30 AM

THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL STARTING AND ENDING THE DRIVE AT THE SAME POINT, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

  • Limited to 10 drivers. RSVP will close on Thursday - 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.
  • 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 THE BELOW CALENDAR 

 

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Hello @Humayun Ghias. I saw you signed in for this drive. However, since it's an Intermediate and above, and you are currently ranked at Fewbie Plus, I will have to take you off the drive. I am sure you'll understand, and hope to see you soon. Thanks. 

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8 minutes ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Hello @Humayun Ghias. I saw you signed in for this drive. However, since it's an Intermediate and above, and you are currently ranked at Fewbie Plus, I will have to take you off the drive. I am sure you'll understand, and hope to see you soon. Thanks. 

@Humayun Ghias has been promoted to IM, but his username wasn't reflecting that. Just fixed it.

And added him back to the drive calendar.

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Let's root for each other & watch each other grow.

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5 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

@Humayun Ghias has been promoted to IM, but his username wasn't reflecting that. Just fixed it.

And added him back to the drive calendar.

Perfect @Gaurav. Thanks for the clarification. @Humayun Ghias, sorry for the misunderstanding, and welcome to the drive. Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday. 

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Dear Desertnauts,

just a short introduction to next Saturday's drive. To paraphrase the great Winston Churchill "We know it will be hard; we expect it to be long; we cannot predict or measure its episodes or its tribulations. But one thing is certain: we shall continue steadfast in faith and duty till our task is done." 

Let's this set the tone for the drive: long, hard, and steadfast. As you can see from the attached screenshot of the planned track, we'll circumnavigate, better yet, we'll orbit Solar Park, past and new developments, in a clockwise direction, East to Lisaili, South to Murqab, West to Faqa and back North through Qudra's southern reaches. The drive should last at least 4 hours. It will require concentration, precision, skills, patience, and commitment. The less mistakes we'll make the more we'll drive, and the sooner we'll finish. Yet, there will be no hurry: we'll proceed deliberately, and undeterred!

No need to drag the pre-drive briefing on. Convoy order will be announced on Friday afternoon. Radio frequency will be picked at the meeting point. 

@Rob H, @Amir Amiri, @Russ, @Matt.T, @Looper, @GauravSoni, @Humayun Ghias, @Chinthaka Ruwan, @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil, @Ranjan Das, get ready, and see you all on Saturday morning.

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