Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Fayah - Abu Dhabi - 17 Dec 2023

[DP1011]

Dear desert wanders  @Frans M @Emanuel @frederic demolder @Issam Atra @Pacific @essam ibrahim @Mahmoud Taha @Mark B @george charbel @Xavi Moyano @JohanE @Gary F @Dan S @Rafey Hashmi   @Imteeaz @Imran Asghar- Thanks for signing up for this drive  ! 

Thanks to @Varun Mehndiratta  that we are able to accommodate all and have 2 convoys tomorrow. 

 

Please find the convoy order for both convoys and also radio channel ( Channel 2 ie 446.031 for Convoy 1 by @DP1011 and Channel 4, i.e  446.081 for convoy 2, by @Davie Chase) 

 

 

 

See you all tomorrow 7am, deflated and ready to move.  The plan is both convoys will move different routes, aim to gather at the stone formations for a photograph, and exit depending on the convoy flow, either at start point or towards Sweihan   

 

To avoid traffic jam and confusion, CONVOY 1 will park after the gate entrance on Left side and CONVOY 2 will park going few meters ahead at the bend as below : 

 

 

[Pacific]

38 minutes ago, DP1011 said:

Dear desert wanders  @Frans M @Emanuel @frederic demolder @Issam Atra @Pacific @essam ibrahim @Mahmoud Taha @Mark B @george charbel @Xavi Moyano @JohanE @Gary F @Dan S @Rafey Hashmi   @Imteeaz- Thanks for signing up for this drive  ! 

Thanks to @Varun Mehndiratta  that we are able to accommodate all and have 2 convoys tomorrow. 

 

Please find the convoy order for both convoys and also radio channel ( Channel 2 ie 446.031 for Convoy 1 by @DP1011 and Channel 4, i.e  446.081 for convoy 2, by @Davie Chase) 

 

 

 

See you all tomorrow 7am, deflated and ready to move.  The plan is both convoys will move different routes, aim to gather at the stone formations for a photograph, and exit depending on the convoy flow, either at start point or towards Sweihan   

 

To avoid traffic jam and confusion, CONVOY 1 will park after the gate entrance on Left side and CONVOY 2 will park going few meters ahead at the bend as below : 

 

 

@DP1011, If an emergency patient is getting admitted late night, i wont join for tomorrow, hope patient dont get admitted 🤪

[Davie Chase]

Dear desert wanderers  @Frans M @Emanuel @frederic demolder @Issam Atra @Pacific @essam ibrahim @Mahmoud Taha @Mark B @george charbel @Xavi Moyano @JohanE @Gary F @Dan S @Rafey Hashmi   @Imteeaz @Imran Asghar @Varun Mehndiratta @  @DP1011

I hope you all had as much fun as we did during todays drive. Convoy two started of with a quick order stuck that took us a minute or two to sort out, but after that it was plain sailing to the meeting point of the rock formation that houses the desert foxes. We did manage to see one although it was unfortunately deceased. The timing could not have been much better with both convoys arriving form either direction at the same time.

It was a great gathering with some lovely weather and fantastic picture opportunities (see the gallery).

Convoy two then headed for Sweihan whilst convoy 1 headed back to the start point. (Deepak I will leave you to post the comparison of the two tracks side by side if you wish).

Convoy two had a really nice flow to it until we had a couple of late stucks and one minor electrical issue, where we decided to not risk it any further and exit earlier than planned.

Fantastic S/L by @Emmanuel staying just far enough back to react to my shouts of don't follow and of course please go a couple of cars to the left or right. Well done my friend excellent job.

We had fantastic support from @Mark B in the middle keeping me informed of what was going on and assisting with the couple of issues we had. thanks and look forward to the next drive with you.

@Imteeaz swept the convoy and was front and center guiding the team members that had a couple of refusals and stucks in the tricky soft sand, thank you my friend always a comfort to have you in support.

@Issam Atra @george charbel @Xavi Moyano @Gary F @Rafey Hashmi you guys drove the wheels off your cars and made for a faster pace than usual for a Fewbie but man was it fun. Thank you and apologies to Rafey for jinxing what was a near perfect drive right up till a couple of dunes from the end, but it was the softest tug the Rubicon has ever had to give :):):).

@george charbel hope your electrical issues is not too bad and you get it checked over and find the niggle before it gets worse.

Hope you all have a great rest of your weekend and look forward to seeing you all again soon in the sand.

Convoy 2 stats 

[Mark B]

Great drive today Davie! The convoy drove amazingly! Look forward to the next one 

[Emanuel]

Another amazing drive @Davie Chase. You set a great plan and track for us to enjoy with few issues which were mostly promptly sorted. S/L with you is always a pleasure and your timely communication with us is very good and reassuring when needed. Thanks to those that helped me from an unexpected crest. Seems like we weren't even warming up yet when that happened. Reset my groove and the rest of the drive was smooth. See you next weekend.

Thanks to @Imteeaz and @Mark B for supporting us on the drive. It was a good crew. @Rafey Hashmi your Jimmy and driving we amazing too in this challenging drive.

[Davie Chase]

Check out the Relive video 😃

https://www.relive.cc/view/vPv4VBYxjR6

 

[DP1011]

Dear friends, !  What a beautiful day it has been ! Am sure you all had great fun, just like me  !  Below some comparative stats which shows how beautifully you all drove ! 

  @Frans M @Emanuel @frederic demolder @Issam Atra @Pacific @essam ibrahim @Mahmoud Taha @Mark B @george charbel @Xavi Moyano @JohanE @Gary F @Dan S @Rafey Hashmi   @Imteeaz @Imran Asghar

 

Convoy 1 drive report : 

The initial agreement was both convoy's to meet at Rock formation in 90 minutes time, and we had a close call, am sure if we watch the replay, both the convoys made it exactly on time, and had a great time, with a full group picture  !  

All the refusals were handled well by Support members without use of rope or shovel,  except one, where coming down one of the dunes,  I encountered  some hard sand formations, which  with the help of shovel,  was quickly converted to passable debris, thanks to @Imran Asghar and @Varun Mehndiratta being my eyes outside , which then was handled quickly and we were again on the move ! 

 

@Varun Mehndiratta - Having a senior experienced member as SL is the best blessing one can have as new lead - thank you ! @Davie Chase - Thanks for the idea of Fayah - My recent fav area  !  @Imran Asghar @Pacific - Thank you for being the CF supports and handling those couple of refusals with self recoveries - which made me have some relaxed time  and @Mahmoud Taha  - Once gain thanks for Sweeping the convoy and handling those refusals at the back ! 

 

@JohanE @frederic demolder - You both drove very very well, with no refusals ! Great control ! 

@essam ibrahim - You made all technical patches look easy and easy patches look technical  - Just joking, you did great to day with the pace and the dunes we had on our way ! You were a hero ! 

@Dan S - You were another star today - with your machine, it was never easy am sure , but Not a single time I heard from you - am sure you enjoyed and @Frans M - already pleasure to have you , silence at the back was confirmation of how amazing experienced players you were

 

See you all sooon in Desert !! 

 

 

[frederic demolder]

Thank you so much @DP1011and @Davie Chasefor this incredible morning drive 👍  For sure it is one of most beautiful drive I did with Carnity. I am looking forward to driving again in this area ! 
Special thanks to all the support team ! 👍 you managed very well 👌 

see you soon 😉

[Gary F]

Great to be back on the sand after a few missed weeks and recent seal water pump issues, the right level drive to get back into the swing of things and of course a now type crest situation for me with one wheel high and spinning . Thanks for the tug @Davie Chase 

 

Split convoy was a fun idea and well timed to meet up in the middle. 

good to meet old and new sand sailors. 
 

until next time , I’ll be bringing a fleece.

[JohanE]

Thank you @Davie Chase for arranging the drive for us in the first place. Its what makes the Carnity community so great and the preparations and post activities are magnificent! @DP1011 what a man to step up and take charge of the pack for the day. I wouldn't have had my fix for the week if you had not jumped in and allowed us on the waiting list to join and on top of that what a great drive. Good pace and strong leadership. 

Thanks to the both of you. 

Johan