Popular Post GauravSoni Posted May 23, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Drive Report: The week leading up to this drive was a hectic one for me and i was very much looking forward to have a nice time and the drive turned up Action packed! Having dealt with a Flat tire i reached the meting point at 5.50 and found the convoy deflated and ready! Thankyou all for waiting:) We had a quick briefing and then headed out towards the dunes just behind the " Three Trees" near the solar park dirt track. Attacking every possible ridge , from hard side, slip side we made our way towards Lisaili fort. The dunes were occasionally very soft on the top and with a long convoy meant soup sand for the second half of the convoy. Brilliantly driven by the whole convoy. You did quite well @Joseph Raju for your first Second lead. well done!. The only feedback i have is to practice maintaining a distance from the lead where you have visibility of the track taken but safe enough to stop when you see the lead struggling on a patch or asking to reroute to avoid any nasty dune. While going over a ridge , expecting the unexpected, i came across a cutaway on the dune topography which quickly became unavoidable. having stopped on the slope and asking Joseph to reroute the whole convoy, i tried my best to navigate the pocket and ended up tilting my car with passenger side front wheel high up in the air. The only thing holding me from having a Sideways flip was the sand sidewall on my driver front wheel. Quick thinking and support from @Mario Cornejo, we added some" weight" to the passenger side and reversed the car out to bring all wheels to ground. However, while getting out of the pocket, i ended up having a pop out which required a multiple dual rope tugs from Mario which was coordinated by @Gok Krish and @Charbel. Team effort and persistence finally paid off when we got the car out on the flat and fixed the popout. Having lost quite a bit of time, we continued our journey finding ridges to practice our skills. We had a some refusals and stucks ( same place twice by same car!!) requiring shoveling and tugs. This was a good learning opportunity and i believe we all learned something new about ourselves and our cars! we made our way to the exit at 9 am ad the sun really started to take its toll and were out on the dirt track at 9.16 AM. Well done to everyone! @Joseph Raju @Imteeaz @Prakash Anoop @salah2u @ASAD.@Senthil Kumar . special thanks @Mario Cornejo anchoring the convoy at the back with brilliant support from @Charbel and @Gok Krish for managing the Center flawlessly. This drive was just a sneak preview of the many skill themed drives that are in planning. Hope to see you soon on the next chapter!! 4 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Varghese Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Sad I couldn't be a part of this adventure. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GauravSoni Posted May 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 M sure u will join us soon! @Thomas Varghese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imteeaz Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 4 hours ago, GauravSoni said: Drive Report: The week leading up to this drive was a hectic one for me and i was very much looking forward to have a nice time and the drive turned up Action packed! Having dealt with a Flat tire i reached the meting point at 5.50 and found the convoy deflated and ready! Thankyou all for waiting:) We had a quick briefing and then headed out towards the dunes just behind the " Three Trees" near the solar park dirt track. Attacking every possible ridge , from hard side, slip side we made our way towards Lisaili fort. The dunes were occasionally very soft on the top and with a long convoy meant soup sand for the second half of the convoy. Brilliantly driven by the whole convoy. You did quite well @Joseph Raju for your first Second lead. well done!. The only feedback i have is to practice maintaining a distance from the lead where you have visibility of the track taken but safe enough to stop when you see the lead struggling on a patch or asking to reroute to avoid any nasty dune. While going over a ridge , expecting the unexpected, i came across a cutaway on the dune topography which quickly became unavoidable. having stopped on the slope and asking Joseph to reroute the whole convoy, i tried my best to navigate the pocket and ended up tilting my car with passenger side front wheel high up in the air. The only thing holding me from having a Sideways flip was the sand sidewall on my driver front wheel. Quick thinking and support from @Mario Cornejo, we added some" weight" to the passenger side and reversed the car out to bring all wheels to ground. However, while getting out of the pocket, i ended up having a pop out which required a multiple dual rope tugs from Mario which was coordinated by @Gok Krish and @Charbel. Team effort and persistence finally paid off when we got the car out on the flat and fixed the popout. Having lost quite a bit of time, we continued our journey finding ridges to practice our skills. We had a some refusals and stucks ( same place twice by same car!!) requiring shoveling and tugs. This was a good learning opportunity and i believe we all learned something new about ourselves and our cars! we made our way to the exit at 9 am ad the sun really started to take its toll and were out on the dirt track at 9.16 AM. Well done to everyone! @Joseph Raju @Imteeaz @Prakash Anoop @salah2u @ASAD.@Senthil Kumar . special thanks @Mario Cornejo anchoring the convoy at the back with brilliant support from @Charbel and @Gok Krish for managing the Center flawlessly. This drive was just a sneak preview of the many skill themed drives that are in planning. Hope to see you soon on the next chapter!! @Gaurav Soni Amazing first FB+ drive for me mate. You really tested my car and my ability to keep up with the convoy. Looking forward to our next drive - hopefully next week. @Joseph Raju @Prakash Anoop @salah2u @ASAD. @Senthil Kumar @Mario Cornejo @Charbel @Gok Krish It was a pleasure to catch up with you again. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GauravSoni Posted May 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thanks @Imteeaz… it’s amazing what we can do with these mean machines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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