Intermediate+ Desert Drive - Al Quaa - Abu Dhabi - 17 Dec 2022

[Mario Cornejo]

Just a couple of videos to reminisce the drive 🙂

 

 

 

[Cha]

The car has been sent to garage by recovery and diagnosis is still going on, it's more likely to be a rebuilt rather than replacing the engine, either way i will be out for few weeks for sure. Thanks everyone for the comments, I will be missing you all and the sands 🙁

Huge thanks to @GauravSoni for such a detailed recovery plan, including scouting to plan the right path, showing us the route, extremely detailed briefing before executing the recovery plan, and end to end monitor and guidance during the recovery. I was mentally prepared that I was going leave the car that day, but you sounded so confident that made me believed it is achievable, and we made it with one go!🙌 Cant thank you enough for this! (The recovery's definitely not as easy as I sound here!)

and ofc huge thanks to  @ASAD.  @Mario Cornejo, the flawless executors of the recovery plan, very precise maneuvers, well controlled pulling and the massive power within the Prado and y61. I was not expecting that under one go we could get the fatty pathfinder out but with you two it worked out! thanks a ton for the rescue !

This extreme recovery also showed us how well equipped that our leaders are and exemplified Carnity Team spirit. Cant appreciate enough how much the club has taught us and how much the club provisiones us before every drive and lead!!

 

By the time we reached the tarmac, it was 1pm already, and recovery would only reach by 4pm. Thank you @GauravSoni @Looper for staying with me till the recovery reached. Made home by 8.30pm while napping in recovery truck.

I was lucky enough that the engine failure only happened after major part of the drive, that we all have enjoyed from the massive bowls and climbs, and there are always learnings from driving with you all @Gaurav @Looper @Anoop Nair @munkybizness @ASAD. @Mario Cornejo

This weekend hasnt been easy on my car and myself, I am down for allergy for the moment, hence the videos of the incredible recovery will be shared later on.

 

As I probably will not show up for both occasions, happy Christmas and happy new year to you all !

[M.Seidam]

6 hours ago, Zixuan Huang - Charlie said:

I am down for allergy for the moment, hence the videos of the incredible recovery will be shared later on.

Get well soon dear Charlie can’t wait to see the recovery trip . 
 

6 hours ago, Zixuan Huang - Charlie said:

As I probably will not show up for both occasions, happy Christmas and happy new year to you all !

You are always welcome in the passenger copilot seat 😉 .. just let me know 

[ASAD.]

8 hours ago, Zixuan Huang - Charlie said:

This weekend hasnt been easy on my car and myself, I am down for allergy for the moment, hence the videos of the incredible recovery will be shared later on.

 

@Zixuan Huang - Charlie Get well soon, as far as the car is concerned im sure that fat lady will sing again. Until then take some rest & look forward to seeing the videos. 

[Cha]

The second half of the drive 

 

The recovery

 

Edited December 20, 2022 by Zixuan Huang - Charlie

[GauravSoni]

Drive report:

Apologies for the delayed Report! But better late than Never.

Thankyou @Looper @munkybizness @Anoop Nair @ASAD. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Mario Cornejo for joining me on this entertaining drive though the challenging terrain of Al Qua. 

Thanks Mayank, Asad, Anoop and Mario for the amazing reviews of the Drive. You have a gift with words @munkybizness  as much as of Amazing Driver!.. 

its only while we face the challenge , we realize the hidden truth about ourselves. We had a lot of them and we all faced them together one dune at a time. 

Kudos to the Special recovery team @ASAD. @Mario Cornejo and @Zixuan Huang - Charlie for executing the plan to perfection. 

All of us should be proud of our collective achievements while reflecting on the personal satisfaction of learning something new about ourselves and cars. 

I hope the issue is not bad as it sounded @Zixuan Huang - Charlie and that this setback is just like catapult pulling you back to achieve higher grounds!

 

Thanks you all again for being wonderful convoy !

 

Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New year!