Morning Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Criss-Cross Train - Qudra- Dubai - 20 Apr 2023

[Benjamin]

@Varun Mehndiratta great drive today! Congrats to your first 100 drives and to many more! 
 

everyone drove extremely well with a few stucks and refusals the convoy of 14 members managed to get out of the desert surprisingly well.

even from the back the track wasn’t as churned up as I was expecting.

[Patrick van der Loo]

Thank you again for a great outing @Varun Mehndiratta and huge congrats on 100 drives! @Jaro Tuzinskycongrats in the new car, now get a nice phone holder 😇. That makes 10 @Benjaminwell done! 
thank you all, it was great seeing you all again!

[Jaro Tuzinsky]

https://youtube.com/shorts/2QGyT6Lh7e0?feature=share

[Felix Obst]

Thank you guys for an awesome start into the day. Perfect conditions met some crazy drivers and @Varun Mehndiratta as marshal. There is just nothing better. @Jaro Tuzinsky got a slight sunburn from waiting. But me and the group are fine with tea, coffee and trdelnik! 
see you soon guys and have a nice long weekend.

 

Edited April 20, 2023 by Felix Obst

[Jaro Tuzinsky]

Such a beautiful start start of the long weekend! @Varun Mehndiratta it was fantastic drive with your lead. I am going to get a nech strap for my mobile @Patrick van der Loo  and others @DP1011 yes, lets have a coffee next time together:) and @Felix Obst definitely I will try to find trdelnik for you:) @Gertjan amazing picture of my car.. One more time thtime your for it and all of you it was a privilege to be with you today morning. I am looking forward to the next drive together. 

[Ishak]

The Train 🚂 line up

 

Thank you @Varun Mehndiratta for leading the train. Amazing drive as always. Congratulations for your 100 drives.

I got nervous in the morning among the 9 jeepers, 2 FJC, 1 Patrol, and F150 🫣 😅👍🏼. 

Thank you the platoon leader @Gertjan @Looper @DP1011 and the sweeper @Beide Worku and all the drivers.Looking forward to the next drive together.

[Bashar Beasha]

Thank you @Varun Mehndiratta for the drive today. It was a wild shift from Fewbie to Fewbie plus 😂

Congratulations on your 100th drive.

Thanks for the support team for assisting with stucks and keeping the convoy running. 

Edited April 20, 2023 by Bashar Beasha

[Varun Mehndiratta]

Thanks all for joining in for the drive. Was an interesting day on sand - a perfect start to this long weekend.

Bright sun at 6am greeted us all at starting point and within first 15-20 min multiple refusals as we crossed the initial soft patches were good indication that summers are officially here. 

As was the plan, the day was about attacking slip face, criss crossing through ridges and challenging our maneuvering capabilities through this tricky area. It surely wasn’t typical my style drive - with climbs, fast pace etc, but then that’s what I wanted to try for my 100th and was pretty satisfying experience, thanks to you all. 

The whole convoy did amazingly well - ofcourse we had our fair share of winching, tugs and shoveling but that was very much expected through this terrain.

 @Ishak and @Felix Obst had a tough task of sl at hand and both did superb throughout. I had to make regular adjustments - through soft patches in early phase, crazy ridges during mid and never ending vegetation at end. You both handled the instructions with precision. 

 @DP1011 @Gertjan @Looper and@Beide Worku were perfect platoon leaders ensuring we entered and exited Safe. Thanks for all your support and keeping this long convoy togather. @Benjamin was really good to see you out of your car with your shovel in hand at every refusal and stuck - thanks for the same, I hope I could fulfill my promise of a thorough workout through the drive. 😀

 @Bashar Beasha you were amazing for the 1st fbplus drive. It was a challenging route and apart from well expected couple of refusals, you were well in control of your vehicle. 
As always @Patrick van der Loo TJ had its smooth sail through the drive and though the pace today was never expected to that of a sprinter @Gary F sandrunner had its own fun - sailing through ridges smoothly.

Our new Int drivers @KAMALIO and @Ignacio Quindós handled it all very nicely. Ofcourse apart from that phone fiasco @Jaro Tuzinsky new FJ was just sailing through the terrain. 

Thanks again all, hope everyone is having a nice vacation and looking forward to see you sometime soon. 

[Bashar Beasha]

EDIT: I just noticed that I already commented on the drive on Thursday 🤣🤣 But no harm in thanking you again

Thanks @Varun Mehndiratta.

I didn’t know what to expect of this drive. Had a couple of refusals at the beginning but your tips were really helpful and made a difference. Great ridge riding exercise. 

Edited April 23, 2023 by Bashar Beasha