Morning Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Rockin' in Remah - Abu-Dhabi - 02 Sep 2023

[Frederic]

DRIVE PLAN

A fast-paced rollercoaster drive that will start in the shadows of the Telal Resort, and end somewhere......

MUST READ AND COMPLY

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

DRIVE DETAILS
•    Level:  Fewbie Plus and above
•    When: 2 September 2023, Saturday
•    Meeting time:  5:30 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions)
•    Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/os63rgNDkXZgHPD6A

•    Approximate finish time: 9.30AM

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

•    This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday
•    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 - Without any exceptions.
•    Members without RSVP will be returned - 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 BELOW CALENDAR

 

[Hugo]

@Frederic Just booked a night in Telal resort ... no way I will wake up 3:00 am haha :)

[Looper]

Telal gets a lot of business because of Fred. I have been there twice, camped both times, but they were both in winter. 

[Frederic]

Good morning @Johannes Roux

I noticed you signed up for this drive, but you are currently at Fewbie level, so you are unfortunately not eligible to join.

If you have completed 10FB level drives, you can request a promotion via below link:

REQUEST PROMOTION

[Johannes Roux]

Hey Frederic.

I have already been promoted to Fewbie and on my profile it also reflects as Fewbie.

If you desire me to go through the process of requesting a promotion again, I will gladly do so...

Please advise. 

 

Sorry. Just noticed it is a Fewbie Plus drive.

Please disregard. 

 

I will attempt in joining another drive. 

 

Take care!

 

Edited August 31, 2023 by Johannes Roux

[Frederic]

TGIF Today !

@Santoso Marjuki@FERNANDO SYRIO@Hugo@Mohit Gurnani@Mus_hus78@Amr Aydin@Mario Cornejo@Zed

Great to have you all joining tomorrow! I know it's quite early, but the terrain is worth it in my opinion.

We will be using Channel 4 - 446.081 Mhz. Please make sure to bring your offroad tools, good protection from the sun, and a full tank.

See you all tomorrow morning !

[Frederic]

Drive Report

Waking up early can be painful, and summer drives can be brutal. That's why some of us decided to stay in the area overnight so we could arrive well rested. Once the weather finally cools down we will be able to camp again and that's something i am really looking forward too.

With a convoy mix of relatively new Fewbie plussers, and very experienced drivers, we set off to the large dunes located north of the camel race track. This area is not spoilt by crosstracks so we could hop from one bowl to another and rev our engines to our heart's desire. And so we did !

Some small refusals that were easily dealt with, and a pop-out that took slightly longer as the balancing weight was causing the tire rim not to close properly, gave us some rest to chit-chat and socialize. Little by little the temperatures were rising so we kept moving where we could, and to keep ourselves and our engines cool.

While i have been in this area before, this time i kept finding more and more nice dunes with large climbs, drops, and wonderful ridges to throw our cars over  The convoy behind me took it all with pleasure and the fresh Fewbie Plussers amongst you drove superbly !

@Mohit Gurnani you felt you'd be having a bad day, but you drove amazing this morning. The pop-out in your case could have happened to anyone so no need to worry about that one. 

@FERNANDO SYRIO you had to push the pedal to the metal and you did ! The Fortuner flew through every obstacle and your big smile said enough  well done my friend !

@Santoso Marjuki you were the most perfect second lead, smile from ear to ear but yet always focused and ready to help out. Thank you so much !

@Hugo i absolutely love your FJ and attitude ! well done buddy !

@Amr Aydin feels home at any place in the convoy and lays his tracks marvelously! Good to see you back my friend.

@Mario Cornejoand @Zed got the freedom at the back to find their own tracks and with that combined experience i am sure you guys had good fun !

 

We exited at the well-known Sweihan underpass, and while inflating i was thinking about doing a drive from Al Hayer (Dubai-Al ain Road, all the way to the Telal Resort from where we started. That would takes us through both Sweihan and Remah area. What do you guys think  ? Will start planning for it as soon as the weather cools down a bit.

See you all in the sand again !

[Mohit Gurnani]

Lovely drive today @Frederic- really enjoyed it! Thanks a lot again for bearing with the pop-out/ delay with a smile on your face 🙏

[Zed]

3 hours ago, Frederic said:

i was thinking about doing a drive from Al Hayer (Dubai-Al ain Road, all the way to the Telal Resort from where we started. That would takes us through both Sweihan and Remah area. What do you guys think  ? Will start planning for it as soon as the weather cools down a bit.

That's about 50km straight line @Frederic , sounds like a good half-day plan, but only when the weather improves... can't imagine shoveling at 11.30am at 40 Cels 😅

[FERNANDO SYRIO]

Amazing drive today! Full of learnings. Thanks a lot Fred and everyone! 😀