Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Lisali to Qudra - Dubai - 29 May 2022

[Varun Mehndiratta]

Thanks Sailors it was a nice outing with a small convoy into the dunes of Lissali. Since we had 2 riders less than planned, we reconfigured the whole convoy ordering and started to move as planned at 5:32pm

Within first 10min as we entered the tech dunes, it was clear that we are in for some hard work today. Shovels and ropes spent more time out in sun then in the comfort of our ships. 

From being royally crested to be stuck at softest of patches of sand, convoy had it all today. Bumpy ridges challenged the convoy as well. In general believe every one got a chance to pull and be pulled out 🙂 Even the master of tech dunes @GauravSoni wasn't spared as we managed to hit the fast sinking patches of sand more often than not - welcome to Desert drives in summer time. 

 @Warren Flay thanks for being the SL. Hope you enjoyed the challenges the role offered. You were super prompt in your response to all my requests and managed the same very nicely. Thanks a lot.for your support.

 @sri ganesh it wasn't an easy terrain and coming back to drives after a big gap further added to the challenge. You handled it all with a smile and learnt through every stuck and refusal as was clear in your last self recovery attempt. Looking forward to see you in next drives. 

 @Jona in general apart from couple of stucks and refusal, very nicely driven, you have good control over the vehicle. I strongly believe you should have been able to self recover from that crest (especially post shovelling). Perhaps next time we spend some more time on this aspect - today we were already running against time with sun shining bright 

 @Naim Aoun thanks for keeping the convoy together as Sweep. You did a fabulous job while executing a perfect drive. 

Thanks @GauravSoni for your guidance and support throughout the drive. 

Looking forward to see you all soon.  

 

 

Edited May 29, 2022 by varunmehndiratta