Morning Intermediate Desert Drive - Sweihan " Sweihan Drives III " - Abu Dhabi - 30 Oct 2022

[Karthik Raptor]

Thank you very much doc 🙏

[M.Seidam]

1 hour ago, Karthik Raptor said:

Thank you very much doc 🙏

Most welcome dear Karthik 

[M.Seidam]

21 hours ago, M.Seidam said:

Dear Friends 

@Imteeaz@Waqas Parvez @ASAD. @Vaibhav @Haitham Khattab @Imran Kashif @Amr Aydin @Anoop Nair @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @MMansoor

WL1 : @Santoso Marjuki

WL2 : @Karthik Raptor

Hello and welcome to Sweihan Drives III Thank you for RSVPing the drive. just to bring to your notice that the meeting point has been updated https://goo.gl/maps/h9QpvtQK1MMahLN2A . the nearest gas station to this is https://goo.gl/maps/DagS3ruDxHxU6SiS6 for the ones coming via Dubai Alain road E66 . and https://goo.gl/maps/Yr8syjH39g3ipepN8 for the one who choose to come via E 75 Al faya/E16 al taf road . Get a full tank please.

Please make the final check on your vehicle and your gear pertained to this level . our radio communication will be on radio channel 1 ( 446006 ) . make sure your radios are fully charged ( no radio = no drive )

my cell is case of emergency is 0554045278 don't hesitate to contact me in case of urgent matter .

convoy list will be finalized Saturday morning , so stay tuned!

 

cheers 

 

Seidam 

 

 

 

Dear Friends 

@Imteeaz@Waqas Parvez @ASAD. @Vaibhav @Haitham Khattab @Imran Kashif @Amr Aydin @Anoop Nair @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler  @Santoso Marjuki  @Karthik Raptor

Please find the convoy order as below for tomorrow’s Drive 

please be on time and have a good rest . Will be fun inshallah. Can’t wait to meet you all .

Seidam 

[Anoop Nair]

4 hours ago, M.Seidam said:

Dear Friends 

@Imteeaz@Waqas Parvez @ASAD. @Vaibhav @Haitham Khattab @Imran Kashif @Amr Aydin @Anoop Nair @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler  @Santoso Marjuki  @Karthik Raptor

Please find the convoy order as below for tomorrow’s Drive 

please be on time and have a good rest . Will be fun inshallah. Can’t wait to meet you all .

Seidam 

Apologies Doc @M.Seidam . Something has come up and I will have to excuse myself from tomorrows drive. Hope to catch up with you on the next one. Thanks.

[M.Seidam]

Dear Friends 

@Imteeaz@Waqas Parvez @ASAD. @Vaibhav @Haitham Khattab @Imran Kashif @Amr Aydin @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler  @Santoso Marjuki  @Karthik Raptor
 

updated convoy list 

[Amr A]

Apologies doc @M.Seidam, i have to remove myself from the drive.

worked hard during the week to get my ducks in order so I can join this one and get to catch up with you all 😁,unfortunately, something new came up and have to work tomorrow morning.

sorry for last minute drop, enjoy sweihan guys.

 

 

[M.Seidam]

36 minutes ago, Amr Aydin said:

Apologies doc @M.Seidam, i have to remove myself from the drive.

worked hard during the week to get my ducks in order so I can join this one and get to catch up with you all 😁,unfortunately, something new came up and have to work tomorrow morning.

sorry for last minute drop, enjoy sweihan guys.

 

 

No worries dear  @Amr Aydin same for  @Anoop Nair . Lot from these drives are kept in store and inshallah we will catch up later 😊

[M.Seidam]

Dear Friends 

I was delighted meeting you all today morning. After a quick brief stressing on safety points we all got into our trucks taking the track leading to NAGRAH .

Truth is I choose the longer way on track which is almost double the distance if would have started from E16 heading east. The main thing which made me choose it is that the sun reflection would be behind us after sun rise. In addition the terrain is better and easier to navigate though longer from east to west than visa versa. 
We took a detour from south ,entering the dunes , to west where @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler encountered right sided double pop outs which was dealt as fast as possible by the team and we moved on looping and bowling up and down till we rejoined the track again. 

 

just before reaching the mighty dune I got my first sideway crest which with couple of shoveling, thanks to ever one,I could side it down to climb one more dune before facing the slip face of NAGRAH. I was surprised of the endless scars , I mean cross tracks everywhere but more it was semi quite where we sow couple of convoys that some how we understood each other😅. The climb from this face was bumpy and softy so after couple trials we looped to see what is behind and that was epic. 

with such high altitude and long huge sidys with criss cross entailed precise control and guys you have nerves of steel . Well done every one. Time passing fast till we realized it’s 9:00 and the old lady was waiting patiently in the far south . Sorry we missed you this time as I preferred to get stuck in super soft area better than to get in a nasty V shaped ditch which could be far worse. Thank you @Waqas Parvez for the attempt and @Karthik Raptor later to bring us both down when the rope was tight. Sometimes it’s good to have the power in such situations 😅. on the way back on the track as it was approaching 10 am the final tricky stuck had to be mine as well as I was trying to short cut it to the leading track to exit but I noticed the broken fence late while I was on the crest . One more brilliant tug from @Waqas Parvez and I was safely home 🙏

@Waqas Parvez for me the true second lead is a leader and you were today. Your corrections , notifications suggestions and guidance to our friends especially on top of NAGRAH was so remarkable and truly appreciated let alone the last brilliant tug when I was in awkward trick position. Keep it up 👍

@Haitham Khattab you drove like a pro brother and climbing the massive dune from behind made me to think was it really your first IM drive 😉. Thanks as well whenever help needed . Well done 

@Santoso Marjukipleasure having you today and trust me even bead-locked tires can pop out at a pressure like 5psi especially when tackling super large dunes at NAGRAH. Thank you indeed for all the help during recovery . Hope coming from AD city was worth it 🙏

@Imran Kashif after today I am not anxious at all seeing you controlling and taking the wise call always safely. You drive really very good today . 👍thanks for all the help as well 🙏

@Imteeazsecond time in a row in Sweihan . As you see each drive has it’s own charisma . Hope you enjoyed it today . I will send you the clip but first my 20 Derhams first 🤣 . Well done 👍 

@Karthik Raptor pleasure having you in any drive . I always say we don’t need the extra power to climb but today we needed it in saving my rope from being cut 🤣 . Thanks for the accompany 

@DP1011 , Deepak wrangler probably the double pop out made you more vigilant regardless you drive safely and as I knew you always . Well done 👍 

@ASAD. Fine drive and powerful climb precise control . Pleasure meeting today my friend 🙏

@Vaibhav Thank you dear for watching our back today . Flawless drive as well and treat to the eye seeing conquering NAGRAH.👍

All and all I enjoyed it learned from it and mostly I had a good time with you my friends 

stay tuned for next week 😄

Cheers 

Seidam 

 

[M.Seidam]

 

[Haitham Khattab]

Thank you Dr. @M.Seidamfor leading us through today’s Adventure in Nahel/Sweihan. Great to have my 1st Intermediate drive in this spectacular Area, sepcially Nagra.  I really enjoyed it thanks to  your support & Care for the whole Convoy. 
Special Thanks to @Waqas Parvezfor clear guidance, instructions and looking after the convoy while climbing the back side of Nagra, and also for supporting all the tugs with the help of @Karthik Raptor Raptor muscles.
Thanks to @Vaibhavfor the sweep and watching over the convoy at the back.

It was a pleasure to drive with such strong capable friends @Santoso Marjuki, @Imran Kashif @Imteeaz, @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler, @ASAD.. See you all soon on Sand.