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Afternoon Fewbie Desert Drive - L2L: The Lahbab Circuit - Dubai - 28 Oct 2022


Ale Vallecchi

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We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities.

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Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and above 

Meeting time: 3:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/srGQfnEFe4epYysu7

Approximate finish time: 6:30 PM

Action Plan:  A loop from Lahbab to Margham and back, on a great variety of terrains, with all kinds of dunes - long range, technical, and bowls - through a diverse landscape, dotted with trees and shrubs, across several sabkhas, for a complete drive, that will test every off-roading skill. In particular, mostly the area allows for a speedy drive, which will test both our skills and concentration. Usually a den for local's nights out, falcon training, and camel herding, this area is always surprising and rewarding.

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, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.

 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

  • This drive is limited to 10 cars only.
  • If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
  • RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
  • 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 ON THE CALENDAR

 

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  • Ale Vallecchi changed the title to Afternoon Fewbie Desert Drive - L2L: The Lahbab Circuit - Dubai - 28 Oct 2022
1 hour ago, Waqas Parvez said:

@salah2uhi buddy i think you have by mistakenly click on manage tab,rather then clicking on going.

@Waqas Parvezi am under the impression manage is for someone volunteering to be part of support team ?

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8 hours ago, salah2u said:

@Waqas Parvezi am under the impression manage is for someone volunteering to be part of support team ?

Dear @salah2u. The Manage button is dedicated to all members in the Carnity Support and above levels. If you do wish to be evaluated and added for a Support role, please send your request through the usual promotions' channels, and it will be promptly looked at. Thanks a lot.

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Dear Desertnauts.

On my way back to Dubai I'd like to send the last details about the upcoming drive.

Good way to start the weekend, with a drive that seeks to be a mix of relaxation and excitement (we hope of the good kind, generated by speed and the skilled overcoming of obstacles and challanges).

We will be departing from an open area just off the road from Lahbab to Badayer. From here we'll cross some areas marked by locals and camels' tracks, before engaging in a mixed terrain, with long range (yet not too tall) dunes, some technical areas, and finally a set of fun red sand bowls.

The convoy will line up as follows:

@Ignacio Quindós in Second Lead

@Yaseen87 at #3

@premindra rajaram in #4

@Paolo Pellegrini at #5

@hugo #6

@Fabien Monleau will be the Center 

@Pieter Potgieter at #8

@Harshal #9

@Senthil Kumar at #10

@Karthik Raptor at #11, and

@Waqas Parvez in Sweep.

The radio channel will be picked before departing. 

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Have a nice day. 

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Hi Ale. Thanks for the wonderful drive. It is always a learning experience in your drives where you explain why someone gets stuck.

Thanks a lot

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The Lahbab Circuit - Drive Report

I always find this area attractive for a Fewbie drive. It offers a varied terrain, allowing to practice virtually every move, as well as it presents sights like camel trains, gazelles, falcon training grounds, and other signs of frequent use by locals, with virtually no presence of other convoys.

This drive, in particular, was as smooth as they come, with an efficient convoy moving easily through the area. The more challenging segments, usually the two technical areas just past the crossing of the gas pipeline, were dealt with comfortably. This time, with a much cooler and harder packed sand, it was possible to cross these tighter dune areas by riding on the crests as much as possible, which allowed us to avoid bumping up and down while straight crossing the ridges, permitted to maintain a steady pace while following the ridges' lines, and gave us a much better visual from the higher viewpoint to choose the smoother path ahead.  Another main feature of this area, and a highlight I enjoy exploiting to full advantage, is the set of red sand bowls located very close to the Margham road, leading toward Nazwa. This is a preview of the much taller pyramids of Badayer, and it allows a fast-paced drive in and out of large bowls, and across many interesting ridges, almost always while enjoying a beautiful view of the Nazwa oasis, and occasionally of Pink Rock beyond.

The only drawback of the drive has been the construction works going on, first of a new track leading toward the gas facility, and later in the drive, on the way back toward Lahbab, of a deep trench, probably made for a new gas pipeline. These two unexpected obstacles made us detour a bit, and hopefully will not constitute an obstacle to future drives in the area or make the location too much trafficked.

All in the convoy drove in an excellent way, with the more junior members slowly warming up, and overcoming any hesitancy or uncertainty in their driving as the drive progressed. Thanks to @Ignacio Quindós with a great Second Lead, @Fabien Monleau assisting at the Center of the convoy, @Karthik Raptor Sweeping safely, and to @Yaseen87, @premindra rajaram, @Paolo Pellegrini, @Pieter Potgieter, @Harshal and @Senthil Kumar for the companionship and team spirit.

The circuit covered 50 Km, in a total of 2:41 hours (of which 1:53 of driving), at an average moving speed of 26 Km/h (19 Km/h total).

Looking forward to seeing all of you soon. Have a nice weekend ahead.

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