Afternoon Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Star Trek Beyond (Tawi Nazwa to Ghost Town....or more) - Dubai - 28 Sep 2022

[Ale Vallecchi]

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 strictly follow these guidelines.

 

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: 

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

 

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie Plus and above 

Meeting time: 2:30 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/G7D6Fqqsf4dYcf657

Action Plan:  Looking for experienced Fewbie Plus and above (with the goal of opening these kinds of drives to FB+ members who are seeking to move up to Intermediate level) to conquer star shaped dunes on both sides of E44, starting from Tawi Nazwa, to warm up before reaching Big Red, and the so called "big dune behind Big Red, crossing E44 into Badayer proper, and heading as far beyond the highway as possible, to either Shabiyat (the village closest to Iftar and Super Bowl), further south-east to Ghost Town, or even Bezhad Ranch, the furthest possible exit point on this route. 

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: 6:30 PM

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 10 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Wednesday - 12 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.
• Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list.
• 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 ON THE CALENDAR 

[DP1011]

THATS ME, If someone now sends me last minute invite for work related meetings / calls !

  @Ale Vallecchi - Thanks for this, I would love to join this one, subject to last minute work commitments, in which case, I will update you . can you pls update us with Meeting point? ( Somewhere close to Tawi Nazwa ? )  -

P.S : With the recent announcement on face masks,  Do we need Face masks also  , as mentioned in what to bring . 

[Ale Vallecchi]

1 hour ago, DP1011 , Deepak wrangler said:

THATS ME, If someone now sends me last minute invite for work related meetings / calls !

  @Ale Vallecchi - Thanks for this, I would love to join this one, subject to last minute work commitments, in which case, I will update you . can you pls update us with Meeting point? ( Somewhere close to Tawi Nazwa ? )  -

P.S : With the recent announcement on face masks,  Do we need Face masks also  , as mentioned in what to bring . 

Hi @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler. Your spot is available. I'll count you in. Will publish meeting point ASAP.

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desertnauts.

Here is the meeting point for tomorrow's drive:

Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/G7D6Fqqsf4dYcf657

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desertnauts,

a quick update on tomorrow's drive. 

Please note the update meeting point, at Tawi Nazwa. Please try to reach a bit earlier than 2:30, so we may use up as much sunlight as possible (sunset scheduled at 6:09, with dark arriving at 6:32). 

The convoy order is as follows:

@Senthil Kumar in Second Lead

@Ashutosh Garg in #3

@Imran Kashif #4

@Fabien Monleau at the Center

@Sunil Mathew at #6

@DP1011 , Deepak wrangler #7, and 

@Waqas Parvez in Sweep.

Radio channel to be picked tomorrow before starting.

As usual, in the case of my drives, not much to roam around a limited area, but rather a relatively long-range drive, shooting almost straight toward Big Red (2 sets of star-shaped dunes there), then across the highway into Badayer, and the several pyramids strung along from Badayer all the way to Bezhad Ranch (no fixed exit point has been planned yet).

See you all tomorrow. 

[Ashutosh Garg]

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi for the most exhilarating drive! It was fast faced non-stop action and fun - we drove 65km in the desert - inspite of a pop-out and the usual refusals, stucks  etc!

We rode all the ridges;  the lines through the successive large bowls in the tall dunes were just amazing - pure adrenaline rush. The pace and the lines ensured that we were 100% focussed on the driving which increased the enjoyment!    

Eagerly waiting for you next afternoon drive!

 

[Senthil Kumar]

We had a good drive today, throughly enjoyed it, didn't stop very often,  covered as much ground as possible, had a full show,  was treated to a pleasant  experience, and everyone drove safely and efficiently. @Fabien Monleau being CF well instructed to help the convey back in position,  @Gaurav Soni as a sweep today nice to see you again, @Ale Vallecchi as a specialist in ridge riding being good learning experience, 

[DP1011]

Fantastic Drive @Ale Vallecchi  Justice done to another Half day  office bunk😂🤘🏽!

 

@Senthil Kumar well done as SL and was good to see you! @Ashutosh Garg @Imran Kashif @Sunil Mathew Been after long i saw you, great to have u guys in convoy. 

@Fabien Monleau U never fail to impress the way u handle ur machine🤘🏽😎

@Waqas Parvez Thank you for joining , All my drives are going to be fav when I have you behind me😉,  a proud owner of Insta360😁! Always fun to drive with you

 

and last @Gaurav Soni I had a VERY STRONG intuition of seeing you in todays drive, that makes it ur 3rd surprise last minute drive😄, And thanks for those key inputs / feedback  from both the sweeps!✌️! 

 

See you all again sooon in sands! 

 

[Sunil Mathew]

Wonderful mid week drive @Ale Vallecchi, as expected, a long range drive with 68Kms in 3.5 hrs on the stats! with a stopped time of only 32 min including my unfortunate pop out!!

Took me 78 drives to experience a pop out, and didn't recognize that i was having one , kept on suspecting my diff lock not disengaging, until i peeked out of the window  

Anyway its a lesson learnt with my changed ride being longer with a heavier rear end, and driving with 9 psi may not be a great idea anymore...will get to the sweet spot soon.

Given the soft sand, and short and steep crossings at many places, we had our share of refusals and couple of tugs, but everyone drove well for the higher and longer climbs

Thanks for the assistance with my pop out @Fabien Monleau, @Waqas Parvez @GauravSoni- and great overall support where required

Good to see you again @Senthil Kumar - you are almost a regular for mid week drives, see you soon

@Ashutosh Garg - we drove together last weekend as well, good to see you again

@Imran Kashif - coming all the way from abu dhabi - appreciate your commitment to this sport, always ready to help with any situation, hope you get your flag back from the car wash guys  

and @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler  - nice to drive with you again

Looking forward and coming back for more!!

 

 

 

[Waqas Parvez]

@Ale VallecchiWhat can I say other than you never cease to amaze me with your knowledge of the terrain and skills you possess, We drove nearly 3.5 hours nonstop and never felt the rhythm of the drive slipping; when you posted the drive crossing Tawi nazwa all the Badayer, I knew it would be an epic one; in fact, we went all the way to shuwaib; it was like doing two drives in a single day😀

This could not have been achieved with the support of rest of the drives,everyone was on their toes and drove expectatioally well @Fabien Monleau @Senthil Kumar @Ashutosh Garg @Imran Kashif @Sunil Mathew and the bad boyz at the end the @Gaurav Soni @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler

See you guyz in the desert untill next time.