Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Nahil to Qudra - Abu Dhabi to Dubai - 15 July 2023

[Davie Chase]

DRIVE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Carnity Off road Club Fewbie drive, meeting in Abu Dhabi and ending in Dubai, this is an inter emirates crossing and will be a little challenging in terms of difficulty as the route will be driving against the slip face from southeast to northwest. Please make sure from the beginning of the week that your vehicle is fully ready especially as the ambient temp is rising, please ensure your off-road gear is as per your rank. Expect all sorts of terrain from technical to longer range dunes as well as wide sabkhas to cross. It will be very important to get ensure you are well rested the night before as you will need it to keep focus and attention, to ensure we maintain a good pace due to the amount of time spent driving. 

 

Couple of Notes

Note 1: Please keep an extra hour buffer in case of any delays.

Note 2: It is advisable not to join this drive if it is your first Fewbie. 

Note 3: it is advisable not to bring passengers not accustomed to long drives (85 km plus) or known to develop motion sickness.

Stay tuned for more info toward the end of the week.

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

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

DRIVE DETAILS

Level:  Fewbie and above

When:  15 July 2023, Saturday

Meeting time:   05:30 - Sharp (Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/JnANM9MrDPGzKrod7?coh=178573&entry=tt

Approximate finish time:  09:30

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, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles and fire extinguisher.

 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you find you are unable to join, so your spot can be taken by others in the waitlist.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, if an RSVP attendee removes themselves, you will be moved from the waitlist to the RSVP list as an attendee.
• A convoy list will be sent out the day prior to the drive.
• Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
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PLEASE RSVP IN THE BELOW CALENDAR

 

 

[Davie Chase]

@Zulfikhar Naiyar @Julian Patterson @Mohit Gurnani @Pieter Pot @Alphin Aloor @Dodi Syahdar and @Mark B we will be using Chennel 4 (446.081), Meeting at  and the convoy order will be as below, looking forward to seeing you all in the morning for a meander through the dunes

[Mark B]

Sorry Davie, I removed myself earlier as I have to work tomorrow now! Typical it would have been fun to be the sweep! ☹️

[Davie Chase]

@Mark B no issue mate always next time 

[Pieter Pot]

2 hours ago, Davie Chase said:

@Zulfikhar Naiyar @Julian Patterson @Mohit Gurnani @Pieter Pot @Alphin Aloor @Dodi Syahdar and @Mark B we will be using Chennel 4 (446.081), Meeting at  and the convoy order will be as below, looking forward to seeing you all in the morning for a meander through the dunes

Hi Davie, unfortunately I cannot make the drive. Apologies for the last minute change. Have a good drive everyone.

[Mohit Gurnani]

Hi @Davie Chase you have to excuse me for this drive, spent an all nighter for a work project yesterday, am too drained to carry on for tomorrow. Was looking forward to it. Apologies for the late cancellation. Hope you all have a great drive!

[Davie Chase]

@Zulfikhar Naiyar @Julian Patterson @Alphin Aloor @M.Seidam and @Dodi Syahdarthank you all for an amazing 78.6 km drive today, you guys drove amazingly through some tricky terrain and some long range dunes, with very few stucks and refusals. My stuck taking the most time to unstick lol.

Brilliant second lead from @Zulfikhar Naiyar you made some great decisions to hold when I had a few issues with the soft powdery sand well done.

 

big thank you to @Dodi Syahdar for coming out and supporting me was great to have you along for the ride and as always your support was invaluable.

@M.Seidam thank you for coming along today and supporting us, always a pleasure to have you in the convoy my friend and great support on my stuck.

some stats below, have a great weekend and see you all very soon in the sand pit.

 

[M.Seidam]

Thank you dear @Davie Chase for this lovely ride , one of my top list root from AD to DXB . It was amazing to catch up with you guys at the last moment . @Dodi Syahdar good to see you my friend after such a pretty long time since we drove together . Rest of the convoy did more than great today 👍

enjoy and take care !

Seidam 

[M.Seidam]

Was a good decision to guard safe anchor the front left in such tricky angle just in case 👍 well done 

[Davie Chase]

3 hours ago, M.Seidam said:

Was a good decision to guard safe anchor the front left in such tricky angle just in case 👍 well done 

From the bottom it looked ok @M.Seidam But from the top side front left wheel was quite a ways up in the air. As you have said in previous posts and as we have learnt on our journey with Carnity, always check all angles and all sides of the car before attempting what might look like a straight forward recovery. It may turn out to be anything but straight forward. Always best to be on the safe side of any situation. 
in this case the anchor did its job, it also acted as a pivot to allow the rear to head towards gravity and a safer angle for the rest of the self recovery.
thanks to @Dodi Syahdar for the assistance with this recovery.