Afternoon Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Rush Hour: Faqa Round - Dubai - 22 Sep 2023

[Ale Vallecchi]

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, 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 Plus and above (all levels)

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

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JJK9HV7KV9CLafLd9

Action Plan: A new installment of the Rush Hour saga: drives designed to last 2 hours, and proceed at the fastest possible pace, within the constraints of the chosen terrain, usually on a Friday, at the time when traffic elsewhere gets congested, and drivers rush home for the weekend. This time we'll take off from Faqa heading toward Solar Park, but we'll add an element of complexity to the drive, by staying as close to the Solar Tower as possible, where dunes are tighter and softer. Let's see how far we'll go, and how much closer to Al Qudra we'll drive.

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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 6:00 PM

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 6 PM.
• 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 below calendar

 

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desertnauts,

a speedy briefing for the speedy drive in the planning.

Meeting point will be posted in a few minutes, and it will be in Faqa's sabkha, reachable by taking the last turn off on the Dubai-Al Ain Rd. before Faqa Town.

As mentioned, the drive's planning will take us toward Solar Park moving along the fence surrounding the southern border of the solar array around the Solar Tower (AKA The Eye of Sauron). The area is at first quite tight and with plenty of soft sand, hence we'll have to minimize any difficulty, and increase our speed as we drive through it, until we'll eventually reach the sabkhas bordering Little Sweihan (which we'll hope to cross, time permitting).

The convoy order will be the following:

@Alexanderrr in Second Lead

@Rk ram at #3

@Ahmad Nerat at #4

@Ignacio Quindós at #5

@Krishna R at #6, and 

@Senthil Kumar in Sweep.

The radio channel will be chosen on the spot.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, on the way back home to a nice weekend.

[Ahmad Nerat]

Dear @Ale Vallecchi, I won't be able to attend the drive due to last minute work urgencies. I'll remove my self from the drive

[Ale Vallecchi]

Hello @Ahmad Nerat. Sorry to hear that. Looking forward to seeing you next time.