Afteenoon Fewbie Desert Drive Exploration Drive: Passage to Badayer - Dubai - 23 Nov 2023

[Ale Vallecchi]

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 (all levels)

Meeting time: 3.00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jr9GSFcWRZCraizJ6

Action Plan: Faqa and Badayer are two of Dubai's main off-roading spots. They are separated by an area dominated by a nature reserve, which makes it difficult, or at least very unusual, to want to join these two areas in one single drive. We'll be looking for the passage from Faqa to the southern-most sector of Badayer, also known as Area 53, or Al Madam. Once through this corridor, we'll head up to Super and Iftar Bowl, with the goal of exiting at Badayer shops. This route should open up future possibilities for long 1-day tracks, from Pink Rock all the way to Faqa and beyond, or vice versa. Bring your explorers' mood.

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:

• Limited to 10 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Thursday - 12 PM.
  • If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list
• Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list.
• 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 short briefing for a last-minute drive, almost improvised after it had been thought about several times but never actually done. With the idea in mind to organize long treks, and even cross-emirates full day or weekend drives, it's very important to find a passage between the vast pockets of dunes separated by roads, villages, private properties and nature reserves. This particular drive seeks to join Faqa with Badayer, allowing eventually to drive nonstop between 2nd December (Pink Rock) and Qudra or Ghanthoot, via Badayer, Faqa and Little Sweihan. Likely the passage from Faqa to Badayer (or vice versa) will not be on clean isolated cordons, but more likely through farms and fenced in areas. Once we reach Area 53, south of Badayer, we'll shoot north toward the planned exit at Badayer shops.

The convoy order at the moment looks like this (alternating higher ranks with less experienced drivers):

@Looper in Second Lead

@Gautam Banka at #3

@Pacific at #4

@frederic demolder at #5

@Sunil Mathew at #6 and 

@FERNANDO SYRIO in Sweep.

We'll meet at 3:00 PM, or a little earlier, at a roundabout on the Al Ain-Dubai side of the highway, which should be accessible, coming from Dubai, by taking the exit toward the Faqa Police Station, and turning around, under the highway.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow afternoon.