Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Mahafiz - Sharjah - 24 Sept 2022

[JeromeFJ]

General Info

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely.

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: 

• COVID19 Precautions
• Ban from Carnity Off-road Club
• Two Way Radio Guidelines

Drive Details

Level: Fewbie and Above 

When: 24 Sept 2022 Saturday

Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: Mahafiz Trees https://goo.gl/maps/KMT4BMT3qd6xSAJS7

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 10:00

THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE UNLESS YOU HAVE A COMPRESSOR. ANYONE ARRIVING AT THE DRIVE WITHOUT A COMPRESSOR, FLAG, PROPER SHOVEL AND DEFLATION KIT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. ALL TOW POINTS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 2 PM.
  • If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please click on the "Add Waitlist" link. 
• Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
   

PLEASE RSVP THE BELOW IN THE EVENTS  CALENDAR

 

[JeromeFJ]

Dear Desert Drivers, 

Thank you for signing-in for Saturday morning. The drive will be very scenic, We will start facing the rising sun crossing the Mahafiz area in the direction of Fossil Rock, trying to avoid bushes and shrubs, using portions of tracks from time to time until we reach a few impressive bowls and long dunes. Then we will have a nice open portion of medium size dunes, with views of the mountains opposite a deep valley to our left, until we reach the high dunes formation of Faya, place for a few high climbs or impressive dives. The soft sand will add to the challenges, and all your skills will be needed to control your driving lines.

I will indicate the convoy order tomorrow by the end of the afternoon. Please let me know before that if you changed your plans.

[Jaro Tuzinsky]

My favourite area! So happy to join you to this weekend!

Edited September 23, 2022 by Jaro Tuzinsky

[JeromeFJ]

Dear Desert Drivers, 

Time to get ready for tomorrow !

@Mike. @Benjamin @Zubair @Jaro Tuzinsky @Rajiv Sam @Brett Eicher @Jonny90 @Joji varghese @Brette  just some last information

Meeting at 06:00 am, or a bit before at Mahafiz Trees  https://goo.gl/maps/KMT4BMT3qd6xSAJS7

Your radio must be fully charged, set on Channel 2

Convoy order will be

Enjoy the evening, take a good rest, and see you tomorrow on the sand !!

[Brett Eicher]

Thank you for organising this drive @JeromeFJ Looking forward to it!

[JeromeFJ]

Fog this morning,  please take care,  don't rush to the meeting point,  drive safe

[Brett Eicher]

Another fantastic morning, thank you again @JeromeFJ Making it to the dune top was icing on the cake!

[JeromeFJ]

Thank you all for joining the drive today. We had a great time in great company ! Between the bushes and the cross tracks it was bumpy in many places, but we know it is part of it. 
The small bowls of the first portion were perfect to warm up and get that feeling of the required acceleration, just enough, but not too much, and the importance of choosing the correct line. Then the portion after the Fossil Rock offers as usual beautiful views of the mountains, but requires concentration and good control of momentum, and today with the soft sand, it was the place for a few refusals, all of them easily solved. Finally the big climbs on the side of Faya dune were particularly challenging today, with the unbelievable amount of tracks around. Congratulations to the ones who made it to the top, and to the ones who made several attempts. As you have seen, it is really a combination of car + driver, as choosing the proper line, proper gear, and dosing the acceleration are all important parameters that come in addition to the power of the car itself. Tire pressure has also its importance in these moments where every parameter counts.

@Mike. Thank you for the 2nd lead, very well executed. A bit more determination will help you to go through the obstacles.

@Benjamin, excellent 1st Fewbie drive, good control of your car and perfect radio comms

@Zubair, very good 1st Fewbie also, controlling your acceleration to keep a continuous momentum will help controlling your trajectory 

@Jaro Tuzinsky, you had a difficult stuck, but for the rest, very nice drive, with a good focus in the bowls.

@Rajiv Sam, thank you for the support, guiding fellow drivers and rerouting when needed. You have seen that the FJ has great capabilities !

@Brett Eicher, always a pleasure to see the classic Cherokee in the drive. You know how to take the most of it. Special congratulations for reaching the top of the high dune!

@Jonny90, excellent drive, continue to enjoy

@Joji varghese, thank you for joining, it is always nice to have more experienced drivers in the group

@Brette, it was an honour to have you with us, thank you for the support and guidance for all of us.
Thank you all for the excellent spirit, mutual support during recoveries, and nice chats during the breaks !!

[Jonny90]

Thank you @JeromeFJ for a brilliant drive this morning. Drove with you 2 months ago in the same area which was one of my favourite Carnity drives. Today was equally as good albeit a completely different challenge. The area must have seen a lot of activity as the cross tracks were unreal.

Safety and maximum enjoyment is the overwhelming feeling on your drives!

@Brette great to see you again, thanks for the support. Great SL @mike, great to see you back on the sand.

Great to see everyone this morning. Brilliant start to the weekend!!

[Benjamin]

@JeromeFJ Thank you for the amazing drive! Certainly looking forward to the next drive under your lead. It was perfectly challenging and held a lot of new techniques to me which I thrive to learn and improve on.@Brette I’ll definitely take your advice on climbing that mountain. Im certain the Jeep will make it up with proper technique, I hope to see you soon on the next drive!