Thomas Varghese Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, GauravSoni said: Dear Dune surfers! @Tom B @Ranjan Das @Simon Dawood @Chinthaka Ruwan @Daniel Rodas @Chris Wing @Looper thanks for joining the drive! Please let me know if there are any change of plans and confirm. I will be posting convoy order later tonight.. Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I'm back 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon D Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 18 minutes ago, GauravSoni said: Dear Dune surfers! @Tom B @Ranjan Das @Simon Dawood @Chinthaka Ruwan @Daniel Rodas @Chris Wing @Looper thanks for joining the drive! Please let me know if there are any change of plans and confirm. I will be posting convoy order later tonight.. Looking forward for the adventure 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom B Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 hour ago, GauravSoni said: Dear Dune surfers! @Tom B @Ranjan Das @Simon Dawood @Chinthaka Ruwan @Daniel Rodas @Chris Wing @Looper thanks for joining the drive! Please let me know if there are any change of plans and confirm. I will be posting convoy order later tonight.. Confirmed for tomorrow. Looking forward to it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GauravSoni Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Dear Dune surfers! @Tom B @Ranjan Das @Simon Dawood @Chinthaka Ruwan @Daniel Rodas @Chris Wing the convoy order is as below @Thomas Varghese#2 @Simon Dawood #3 @Daniel Rodas #4 @Tom B #5 @Looper#6 @Chinthaka Ruwan#7 @Chris Wing #8 @Ranjan Das#9 radio channel 2 I plan to start moving at 5 am to enjoy as much “cooler” weather! so please reach as early as u need to deflate and setup we will be out on tarmac before 9 am. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Varghese Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Really sorry I overslept and didn't hear the alarm going off. Too late to start from here. Please carry on.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom B Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 I hope everyone made it safely to the exit and the recovery wasn't too troublesome. @GauravSoni absolutely incredible drive today. I felt on the limit at points! @Looper thanks for the support and sorry for burying you in sand at some points due to my over zealous use of the throttle! Will continue to work on that. @Daniel Rodasand @Simon Dawood, was fun following you guys and seeing you launch your Pajero's off various dunes! See you all soon. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GauravSoni Posted June 11, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 Drive report: With a pleasant weather around 5 am, the convoy was set to move at 5.20 after a quick briefing. we made our way through some smaller dunes heading straight to the fence on the opposite side of badayer entry.. the convoy response was amazing and we reached in 11 mins flat out! we used the dirt track to skip the technical patch and headed for our 1st dune…the sunrise over the vast dunes and the Al faya mountain was breathtaking. Following a quick break we made our way south side zig zagging through slip faces, ridge riding the edges and navigating the soft patches to Reach the highest points on each large dune. The convoy drive exceptionally well to cover 60% of the planned route within the first hour! we made our way to the iftaar bowl, (didn’t realize it until we were on top) and looped back to the starting point. At this time, @Chinthaka Ruwan X started showing signs of overheating with temp touching 105 on the dashboard (it was around 8 am) . @Chaitanya D @Shaaz Sha can weigh in if this is normal. Shortly after , we had our first pop out with @Simon Dawood as he followed me on a slip face climb on a ridge. it took some time to get the tyre seated back. Excellent work by @Chris Wing to fix the pop out! The traffic in the the area has already increased with multiple convoys playing around. We waited for a clear path ahead and made our way to last dune near the exit. With 5 cars making way to last view point, we had a stuck situation with the X. Three cars exited and rest stayed back to get the car our. it required two jeeps winch out the Car from a soft patch uphill. Just as we thought the car was out and the ropes back in, the X would simple refuse to move and dig in again. @Chinthaka Ruwan please get your car checked throughly especially the transmission. we had to give multiple tugs, to get the car finally out of the bowl. brilliant teamwork from @Chris Wing @Ranjan Das @Looper. we made our way to the exit , going around the dune using the flattest path available. (Black - planned, purple - actual) congratulations @Daniel Rodas for your first IM drive. You did amazingly well to drive after a break! Some refusals are ok as long as you learnt something new! thanks @Simon Dawood for a flawless 2nd lead! You did well to reroute and follow the instructions perfectly! @Tom B I could hear your beast roaring all the way in the front!! M sure u had a blast! Your driving improved a lot with less stress on the car after your nice ‘mid drive chat with @Looper. well driven @Chinthaka Ruwan with a car that probably needs a visit to the workshop.. hope it’s not a serious issue. superb support and excellently driven at the back by @Looper @Chris Wing and @Ranjan Das. Having your company @Ranjan Das @Looper makes the drive a lot more enjoyable! we missed you @Thomas Varghese we covered 9/7 dunes planned!!! well done everyone!! hope to see you all soon. 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ranjan Das Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 Thank you @Gaurav Soni for the exciting drive. Today’s had many firsts - Gaurav’s first IM drive as lead, Daniel’s first IM and for me and Gautam, twin winch recovery! @Chinthaka Ruwan - hope your ride is fine and gets sorted easily and in quick time. @Daniel Rodas, @Tom B and @Simon Dawood - an absolute pleasure meeting and knowing you gentlemen. @Chris Wing and @Looper enjoyed the company as always. wish you all a wonderful weekend ahead 4 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Rodas Posted June 11, 2022 Report Share Posted June 11, 2022 My dear friends! The adrenaline rush is still on. I felt like going to the Top Gun academy with the captain @GauravSoni"Maverick". This is literaly a flight school now 🤣, I did fly few times... 😎 Thanks for the great drive and memories. See you on the sand soon. 2 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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