Karthik Raptor Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 @varunmehndiratta, amazing drive this morning! With poor visibility and challenging conditions you did really well to guide us through the terrain with a combination of technical areas & long range dunes! Loved the ridge riding part, everybody drove so well. It was a treat to watch everyone, well done 👏🏽. Have uploaded some pictures in the gallery. Until next time, take care all! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beide Worku Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 @varunmehndiratta thanks for leading us through a fun drive despite the challenges. Thanks also the support team and my fellow riders. @Karthik Raptor thanks for the pics. I shared a couple too. Have a great week ahead everyone. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 A great drive today - with all the usual suspects 🤣 awake and ready to go early, on a hot summer's morning! Thanks to @varunmehndiratta for guiding us through the low visibility.... and very capable support team made up of @Ashok chaturvedi, @munkybizness and @Karthik Raptor. @Beide WorkuI was able to admire your confident ridge riding in my rear view-mirror today.... looked fantastic in that truck of yours 👍 Have a good week everyone. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varun Mehndiratta Posted August 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 Hi Tune Squad! @munkybizness @Ashok chaturvedi @Karthik Raptor @Gregory @Santoso Marjuki @KAMALIO @Amr Aydin @Beide Worku @takeshi sobue @Imran Kashif @Imteeaz What a day it was out in the desert. - Terrain - As soft and challenging as it could be. And those razor sharp long ridges were just amazing. - Weather - Despite visibility issues, it was an awesome weather. Felt like i was still on vacation, enjoying the beautiful Indian rainy season. - Convoy - Aptly named Tune Squad!! You all just rocked it. 🤘 Today's drive could easily be divided into three phase - With fog and limited visibility, we started off around 15 min late and entered FAQA dunes with a sense of caution. And multiple refusals within first 30 min and no improvement in visibility meant we treaded slowly with some restrain over next 45 min or so. However, as it turned out, it was just the initial hic. Over next 1.5 hour, once the convoy had adapted to the environment, there was no ridge long enough (and damn they were long) and no climb steep enough for this awesome Squad. I stopped counting after the 12th long ridge we rode today. It was simply a fantastic sight, watching you all ride them to perfection - well anchored and at a steady, controlled pace. Very well done. At 830am, the visibility took another dip and over next 30 min realizing that it was becoming challenging to maintain a high pace with a long convoy, i decided to take an alternate short route through some small patch of technical dune towards the exit. However, as it turned out, weather had messed up these technical dunes and wasnt easy finding clear lines through them. Convoy really supported and handled the challenge well - especially some really tight spots we treaded through and just around 10am, we were out on the road. Picture below well summarizes the way you all handled the drive. Thanks again for joining and special thanks to Karthik, Ashok and Mayank for awesome support throughout. Hope to see you all sometime soon, have a nice week ahead. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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