Gaurav Posted September 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Waitlist so far @Mus_hus78 (first drive WL) @John Vanderbleek (first drive WL) @Enrico Biscaro 1 Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrico Biscaro Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 @Gauravyou can remove me form the Waitkist. @Foxtrot Oscarpulled some magic trick and I am in a drive already. Thanks for the care 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted September 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Thanks @Mus_hus78 for agreeing to join Kailas FB+ @John Vanderbleek I have added you to this drive. Please confirm if you still like to join for Pac-Man dunes tomo. Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vanderbleek Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Gaurav said: Thanks @Mus_hus78 for agreeing to join Kailas FB+ @John Vanderbleek I have added you to this drive. Please confirm if you still like to join for Pac-Man dunes tomo. Yes, please add me to this drive...see you in the morning!👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted September 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Drive RSVP is closed now. Please find your convoy numbering below. We will use Radio Channel 4: 446.081'25 Please call me in case of any emergency: 050 5258706. Sleep tight it's gonna be fun drive with intermittent big dunes and small technical dunes in between to test your focus and skills. Looking forward to see how crop circles are doing after a long gap. Get the fuel tank fill-up much before reaching the meeting point, as mentioned before. @Christian Andras @S Jacob @John Vanderbleek @Damien Ranjit @munkybizness @Dodi Syahdar @ShereenMK @Warren Flay @Santoso Marjuki @Josh T. @Aisha S @Arman Gaurav 1999 Silver Pajero Christian Andras 2017 FJ Cruiser S Jacob 2013 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.5 - SWB - White John Vanderbleek 2019 Toyota FJ Cruiser Stock Blue Damien Ranjit 2014, Nissan Pathfinder - R51 - Silver munkybizness 2021 Y61 Nissan Patrol SS - LWB - White Dodi Syahdar 2018 Ford F150 Raptor ShereenMK 2002 LC 100 Warren Flay 2016 Mitsubishi Pajero GLS Gold SWB 3.8 Santoso Marjuki 2020 Jeep Rubicon-4 door-Blue Josh T. 2021 GMC AT4 Shaheen Sierra crew cab Aisha S 2015 Jeep Wrangler - 2 door - green Arman 2005 Jeep Wrangler - TJ Sahara - Grey 6 Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted September 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 Gaurav 1999 Silver Pajero Warren Flay 2016 Mitsubishi Pajero GLS Gold SWB 3.8 S Jacob 2013 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.5 - SWB - White John Vanderbleek 2019 Toyota FJ Cruiser Stock Blue Damien Ranjit 2014, Nissan Pathfinder - R51 - Silver munkybizness 2021 Y61 Nissan Patrol SS - LWB - White Christian Andras 2017 FJ Cruiser ShereenMK 2002 LC 100 Santoso Marjuki 2020 Jeep Rubicon-4 door-Blue Josh T. 2021 GMC AT4 Shaheen Sierra crew cab Aisha S 2015 Jeep Wrangler - 2 door - green Arman 2005 Jeep Wrangler - TJ Sahara - Grey 1 1 Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisha S Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 I don’t know what to say about the drive and AD dunes. Absolutely beautiful. I enjoyed every bit of it. (apart from that it ended too soon) As Sierra (Josh) said, it was very nice to see new faces as well. Looking forward to more drives in AD 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Flay Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 Ahhhhh Abu Dhabi😍 What can you say about towering golden dunes bereft of litter and broken down Toyotas? "Heaven on Earth", thats what I would say. What a fabulous drive@Gaurav! you could run that every week and I'd happily join. It could only be better if it ended at the Qasr al Sarab for a cold beer and a swim I reckon. A hearty crew set off on time with a virgin second lead sheepishly following Gaurav and wondering how life would look at the front of the convoy (rather than at number 9 where it looks rather like a furrowed field) The answer was? Stunning, it looked absolutely stunning. I had the easiest run ever at second lead and didn't really have to lift a finger... Why? the drive was well planned, well executed and well supported by a great team with super team spirit and a can-do attitude. Lots of refusals and some stucks were dealt with promptly and with great commitment, I congratulate you all. I thoroughly enjoyed my morning and look foward to repeating it and completing the original plan. See you again soon. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkybizness Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) From the flavorful radio bursts to that flitty feeling in the stomach ascending & descending, this was a drive to remember. And do over, and over again. Thank you @Gauravand the entire convoy for making this such a great day out. So anxious was I for this drive, that I fast-tracked changing to A/T tyres this week even if I will be away from action for the next few weeks. And they delivered over and over again. Sitting at P6, meant I had the best of both worlds - the good fortune to not have to deal with too much churn, and to be able to see the beauty of our convoy channeling its way through these sands. In terms of statistics, the numbers confirm how much bigger these dunes are. And we still had more ground to cover. Throughout the drive, we were 200m above sea level. Towards the end, we scaled 300 - a sign of the climbs to come Once again, thank you @Warren Flayfor playing an excellent SL even though, between yourself @Gaurav and @S Jacob, and your SWB Pocket Rockets, I had to re-check my approach angles a few times and not get caught up in the excitement of where my car (and my passenger) shouldn't go. Thank you @Christian Andras for giving me the confidence that if I did get stuck, I had support right where I needed it. And so cool to see your boys out. Having my dad with me on the drive today, showed me the power of the memories you're inscribing into their consciousness. @Josh T. - we may not have talked today but I heard your Shaheen roar. We're coming to Abu Dhabi more often, and you're going to help announce our arrival with what's under that hood, with every bowl we pounce upon @Aisha S - what you lack in your taste of football clubs, you made up for in the energetic radio comms and your drive. Seeing you scale that dune towards the end was sheer joy! @Damien Ranjit - when I caught those Hulk-green springs peeking out from your tirewell this morning, I knew I would see a new side to your drive. The aggression today in some sections was amazing @ShereenMK - my first drive ever offroad was in an LC100 which looked exactly like yours. Seeing you on some crests in my rearview was such a nice trip down to nostalgia. @Santoso Marjuki - welcome to Fewbie I too sometimes get caught up with what I think my car should be able to do and it conflicts with what the sands are telling me. Gravity is a better voice to listen to. I'm learning to pay more heed to it too. @John Vanderbleek - please don't get concerned about getting stuck. I think the general rule is that if you're not getting stuck, you're not trying hard enough. And. you did really well. You were setting up the best approach angles for me and Damien to follow with LWBs. In a sense, you were the Second Second Lead to LWBs And finally @Arman - thank you for keeping our end tight 🙏 Thank you all, thank you Abu Dhabi, thank you cooler weather, and thank you @Gaurav See you all out on the sands again soon! Edited September 24, 2021 by munkybizness 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gaurav Posted September 24, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 Thanks everyone for wonderful drive today, we were really blessed with a great convoy strength and cars to really had such an amazing drive with bare minimum interruptions or delays. Apologies for not reaching, showing and highlighting the Pac-Man as that area is now being fenced with a dual layer of fencing. Internal (immediately next to pac-man, visible on sat maps) and external (not spotted on sat map, yet) that spans across 40-50 km. I believe its a new fence laid by Marmum dairy to protect the soil of crop/grass circle (animal feed) or plan to put more grass circles around. I hope people who have exited towards Sweihan side must have seen Marmum dairy on left hand side of Tarmac and just after that dairy there is two HUGE green patch of grass in circle shape is the Pac-Man area. Anyways, plan B always work in such situations and why wouldn't when we are in AD, where dunes are so welcoming that any plan will seem good plan in those amazing, clean, tall dunes. Everyone kept a good pace and rhythm to cover almost 50 kms in 3 hours in such amazing virgin dunes and we all managed to explore a wonderful new area for future drives - greater good. @Warren Flay you were absolutely amazing in second lead and while reading your above comment I was laughing that many will value the churned up sand, cross track, struggle and fight more than second lead. Its good to have all-round experience and Im glad you've enjoyed the newly tested SL position. Thanks for being very responsible second lead today. @S Jacob as I havent heard anything from you during the whole drive means you were simply amazing too and had a good time. @John Vanderbleek heartiest congratulations on seeing AD yummiest dunes on your very first fewbie drive. Although at few places it was tad above fewbie level, but you did great. That's how slowly and gently we keep pushing the level to test the drivers ability, sometimes I do it on purpose but today was totally situational. Very minor refusal you had that's part and parcel of this game and you shouldn't worry at all about them. You have a wonderful FJC, keep enjoying the drive, nature and your car. @Damien Ranjit you've taken this shape Pathfinder to great heights and I have seen your amazing drive at Iftar bowl too few weeks back. You just need to practice on self-recovery skills as controlling the gas pedal when you are stuck is the biggest job that will get you out faster. Secondly while someone is preparing for a tug, you ALWAYS need to make sure that you are in right gearing. You could've blown your transmission today while in D when Aisha was recovering you from the back. @munkybizness Mr. Yokohama supporter driving Geo's today as I haven't heard any refusal or stuck means you've been in complete sync with your beast (I mean Patrol). Nice to see your father on drive today, who is as cool as you when it comes to such sporting activity. @Christian Andras it was so good to see you today, after a very long time and that too with your boys to help you deflate, put-up flag and recover. Perfect father-son bonding activity. Hope they have enjoyed today and feeling fine after hitting the tarmac. You've been an amazing center support today considering that we are so tight in the morning. And my apology once again to not to give your rope chance to pull me, after so hard maneuver you did to position yourself. Now you believe too that my Pajero has soul, lolol. I rem something very similar happened last year with @Tbone. I was crested with all 3 wheels spinning, he positioned himself for recovery and soon before he can pull, rear diff-lock did some magic and I was out without a tug. @ShereenMK I see you enjoying LC100 it reminds me of my days when I had the same car. Difference was I never manage to learn how to drive off-road properly on that car and you've manage to do that and lot more perfectly. Hope your LC was smiling today that even after you challenge her to get stuck, she didn't gave you any chance and you manage the whole drive with zero stuck. Well done. @Santoso Marjuki it's been third drive so far with me and you are getting better after every drive, except the lesson - to not to fight the gravity. Maybe in your next drive you pay close attention to all other drivers doing the sidey, long slopes etc. before you to see how they manage their vehicle after the U-Turn or when momentum fades off - Steer down, steer down, steer down without a question and irrespective if you have 200 hp or 300 hp car. As a law of physics no one can fight gravity without momentum, so when gravity pulls you down, instead of fighting, we simply surrender and point our car nose down towards the gravity and come down slowly. You have a beautiful car and you know how to off-road safely, so just work on this issue with greater presence of mind, focus and attention to detail. @Josh T. its always pleasure to see you on any drive. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your attitude and mindset toward offroading is to enjoy the nature, drive and meet new people - way to go. I keep on telling everyone that instead of racing through the number of drives to seek quick promotion ENJOY THE JOURNEY. And that's what I always see with your positive attitude and approach. Thanks for welcoming Dubai members to Abu Dhabi and enjoying the drive as one big family beyond any borders @Aisha S its the first we drove together and I must say I was impressed with your driving, confidence and steering control on tall climbs. You've been fantastic today with all the banter and keeping an entertaining company. Enjoy your next 3 drives. @Arman Thanks for wonderful sweep duties today, hope you have enjoyed the cross tracks and struggle more and it offered you a good breather from your regular convoy position. As always you've been fantastic and good support buddy. Have a nice weekend, see you all soon again. 3 1 4 2 Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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