Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Almost Lisaili to Hatmah - Dubai - 18 Dec 2021

[Tom B]

56 minutes ago, Vanessa8580 said:

@Rob Soughton @Tareq Al Turq @Tom B @Quresh Motiwala and @Joseph Raju 

I have added you to my drive on Saturday morning. Please confirm your attendance.

@Juzer Gandhi I can see you didn't do a drive yet in the club so you will have to sign in for an Absolute newbie drive first on Friday morning. 

Thanks @Vanessa8580. Confirmed - I will be attending. 

[Lala G]

18 minutes ago, Rob Soughton said:

 

@Juzer Gandhi I have upgraded my flag so I have a suction mount flag that I am yet to get round to putting on Dubizzle if of interest

Thanks Rob, kindly send me a whatsapp on 0558837400 the pic or the link on dubizzle for your flag. We could take it from there ahead.

 

[Quresh.]

3 hours ago, Vanessa8580 said:

@Rob Soughton @Tareq Al Turq @Tom B @Quresh Motiwala and @Joseph Raju 

I have added you to my drive on Saturday morning. Please confirm your attendance.

@Juzer Gandhi I can see you didn't do a drive yet in the club so you will have to sign in for an Absolute newbie drive first on Friday morning. 

@Vanessa8580 thanks, I confirm my attendance.

[Joseph Raju]

14 hours ago, Vanessa8580 said:

@Rob Soughton @Tareq Al Turq @Tom B @Quresh Motiwala and @Joseph Raju 

I have added you to my drive on Saturday morning. Please confirm your attendance.

@Juzer Gandhi I can see you didn't do a drive yet in the club so you will have to sign in for an Absolute newbie drive first on Friday morning. 

Confirming my attendance 👍

[Vanessa8580]

Good evening everyone. 

You can find the convoy numbering for Saturday mornings drive below. We will be using radio channel 1 (446 00625)

Newbie drive Almost Lisaili to Hatmah 18december 2021
Attendees	Level	Car		Pos #
Vanessa8580	Marshal	Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue		1
Ahmed Salama	Newbie	Jeep Wrangler TJ		2
Juzer Gandhi	Newbie	Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Gold 2015		3
Quresh Motiwala	Newbie	Mitsubishi Pajero LWB White 2016		4
Joseph Raju	Newbie	Nissan Patrol White 2006		5
Mark Shephard	Newbie	Jeep Wrangler LWB 2021		6
Sharatchandra Nambiar	Newbie	Toyota Landcruiser 2019		7
Dodi Syahdar	Advance	Ford Raptor 2018		8
Tareq Al Turq	Newbie	Toyota Prado 2012		9
Tom B	Newbie	Toyota Land Cruiser 2021		10
Rob Soughton	Newbie	Toyota Prado 2015		11
Karthik Raptor	Newbie	Ford Raptor Black 2014		12
Faraz Mohammed	Fewbie	Mitsubishi Pajero SWB		13

 

I hope to see you all Saturday morning at 7am !

[Karthik Raptor]

Hi @Vanessa8580, not sure whether it's too late, I have added myself to the waitlist earlier today.

It's my second drive for the week. Please confirm whether I can join tomorrow. Thanks.

Edited December 17, 2021 by Karthik Raptor

[Vanessa8580]

35 minutes ago, Karthik Raptor said:

Hi @Vanessa8580, not sure whether it's too late, I have added myself to the waitlist earlier today.

It's my second drive for the week. Please confirm whether I can join tomorrow. Thanks.

Yes, you can join. Will update the convoy list later ....

[FARAZ MOHAMMED]

@Vanessa8580apologies for informing so late. I will not be able to join the drive. Not enough rest due to work. 

[Karthik Raptor]

Thank you all for the amazing drive this morning, it's one of the well planned terrains with a mix of side sloping, straight climbing, and one of the toughest technical drives I have done so far 😎. Enjoyed thoroughly being a sweep for the first time.

We finished on time clocking more than 45kms, and just when I thought I could go home early and have a nap before the fishing trip in the afternoon, something really weird happened. I have heard people getting themselves locked out of their homes with the keys inside, but we managed to get locked out of the car, when inflating the tyres. I just finished inflating one of the tyres and wanted to get my vape from the car and realised none of the doors will open, with all windows up and the car's engine still running 😱. Not sure how we ended up in that situation and the only way I can recreate it, is by pressing down the lock button (pic below) before shutting the door from outside. So either the lock button was pressed down accidentally or something to do with the electronics. I will get the door keypad lock sorted ASAP as a backup, should the same situation happen again.

A big thank you to @Dodi Syahdar for driving me home and back with the spare key, and also to @Vanessa8580, @Rob Soughton, @Joseph Raju for patiently waiting until I got back with the key. Sorry to have wasted your time, and I really appreciate the support.

Until I see you in one of the next drives, have fun. Happy driving!

[Rob S]

Absolute cracking drive today! Enjoyed mixing it up at the back in the raptor and landcruiser tracks! Possibly my most enjoyable drive to date! Thanks @Vanessa8580 !