Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Jingle Jungle Bells Drive - Murquab to Qudra - Dubai - 23 Dec 2023

[Robk]

45 minutes ago, DP1011 said:

Dear Desert Lovers - Thanks for signing up for this Jingle Jungle ! (RSVP closed now)

@Frederic @Dev_ @Mahmut @Robk @Feras_Sh @Faraz94 @essam ibrahim @Benjamin @Jason Grima @Gautam Banka @Dan S @Issam Atra @Mike M.

Please find below the convoy order - Looking forward to see you in your Red and White costumes, Christmas hats , treats etc to get in sync with drive theme - Coffee and muffins will be a treat from Secret Santas during the drive ! 

 

Radio channel : CH 2 : 446.031-25

Please arrive on time so we respect those who sacrifice their morning sweet sleep, and deflate and depart on time ! 

Awesome. Hats a definate for us, santa costumes might be a stretch. Lets c what can ve done. Looking forward to the weekend.

[DP1011]

Drive report : 

What a fantastic day it has been, right from the beginning, where I found @Dan S deflating at 6.30am and then right after me having @essam ibrahim 6.40 followed by @Frederic - That shows you all were as excited as I was for this drive ! The 100% of participation was a clear confirmation of this fact.  

Thank you @Frederic and @Benjamin for being my partners in Fun with fully decked up Santa costumes ! 

@Frederic - having you behind me, instantly rerouting/correcting those lines that I was missing out , was the reason I kept pushing the level to offer the convoy with more and more technical challenges which they gracefully accepted and very well executed ! and with @Benjamin anchoring the convoy meant we could have those relaxed moments while he handled those couple of refusals swiftly and smoothly ! Thanks Ben !  

@Dev_ @Mahmut @Robk@Jason Grima @Feras_Sh- You guys drove like a pro managing those technical patches like a pro, Very very well done !  @Dev_ am sure you have taken a lot of learnings today on the concept of how to control speed and what level of acceleration could be appropriate for momentum. @Robk - I was famous for getting crested but thats how I learnt the most and thanks to you the guys had some muscle movements - But as I said, better to get stuck and learn than to fly  - and having that LWB to handle this technical patch - Very very impressive ! 

@essam ibrahim - another fantastic driven drive today by you ! I hope you enjoyed too, with barely 1-2 refusals. 

 @Faraz94 @Gautam Banka - Experienced FBs - Dint hear much from you guys , indication of how well you managed being at the back !  @Dan S - Doing this technical patch with such long wheel base is never easy and not even once I heard you having struggle or refusal - very well driven buddy !  but you managed to find your way to your first and last (I hope)  Pop Out  in 2WD drive !  We prefer the real donuts instead  , haha ! 

and @Issam Atra with your New machine, you made it look so easy ! @Mike M. The White Rhino power , thank you for sweeping us today and helping on those couple of refusals at the back ! 

 

with a convoy of 14, and below drive stats, considering the track we took, all I can say is  - every one did absolutely impressive ! with this note, I close out on Jingle Jungle drive ! Hope you guys had good fun too, and see you soon again ! 

[Gautam Banka]

It was an absolute pleasure to drive this morning. Thank you all.

[Faraz94]

Thanks a lot for the wonderful drive @DP1011. Also, it is always a pleasure to have the presence of such experienced desert wanderers such as @Frederic , @Benjamin& @Mike M.. Thank you all for the beautiful drive this morning.

@DP1011Thanks for the coffee and muffins  

[Benjamin]

Absolutely fantastic drive @DP1011 I hope this is one of many. I really enjoyed this area so it’s great to share it with friends (or in this case fellow Santa’s) which was done in all great spirit and fun. 
 

@Frederic always a pleasure mate it feels like a long time since we last drove together so it was great seeing you and your new machine. 
 

@Mike M. Great to meet after so long it was great catching up mate. 
 

Everyone else drove absolutely great and no complaints from my part  will hopefully catch up with everyone again very soon. 
 

Thanks. Ben 

[Issam Atra]

Thank you @DP1011 @Frederic @Benjamin @Mike M. and all wonderful team. It was fantastic drive today with very nice area.

Wish to see you all soon,

👍👍👍👍👍

[Dev_]

Thanks Deepak and team for the wonderful adrenaline boosting drive. It was a christmas present for me. It was nice experience following Fredie. keep up the good work!

See you guys soon in the sand again.

Merry Christmas!

 

[Dan S]

Many thanks @DP1011, @Frederic, @Benjamin, @Mike M.. I had a gain in conquering technical dunes with the tip of the iceberg having a 50% pop-out?  I would keep my donuts for myself or bring real ones for everyone.

Thanks for helping and for the Santa Clause experience, will definitely be remembering this drive. I loved the positive energy of everyone.

Thanks for all the rest of the convoy making it funny and nice