Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Sweihan North - Dubai - 18 May 2024

[Sunil Mathew]

Hello @Victor Socaciu..have a look at these posts on the carnity portal

 

The Baofeng UV 5R is the most popular one , from dragon mart. but  heard there are upgraded ones (UV 5RH , UV 9R etc)  on the market now. Make a visit to dragon mart and you should be getting a fair idea

 

 

Edited May 16 by Sunil Mathew
added one more link

[JeromeFJ]

Hi @Victor Socaciu, thank you for your confirmation.

For the radio, we recommend the Motorola/Crony MT777, Crony CN888, or Baofeng UV-5R. I have the Motorola. and the post indicated by Sunil is very valuable information. Worst case, I can lend you one for this first drive.

Please have a look at the towing points, sorts of hooks or rings that you should see, in the front and in the back. They will be used in case your car is stuck, to pull you with another car. It is a simple and easy procedure, but can become difficult or dangerous if the car doesn't have proper towing points.

Thank you. You can DM me at 05 88 62 09 42 if you have questions.

[Zubail]

@JeromeFJ good evening, will not attend this ride need to finalize airbags details

[JeromeFJ]

2 hours ago, Zubail said:

@JeromeFJ good evening, will not attend this ride need to finalize airbags details

Noted @Zubail. Thank you for informing early

[JeromeFJ]

Dear Desert Drivers, 

@Wilfredo Perez @jinoy @Giacomo @Victor Socaciu @Benjamin @Rajath Shetty @Walter Palk @nithish468 @Adam Black @Joji varghese @ChrisW @Ozgu @Martin M @Ahmed Farouk @Julian Patterson @Gary F

Last updates for tomorrow morning.

We will meet at 6:00 am at  https://maps.app.goo.gl/f8nSRBXb24ryGTvm8

We are a big group, please make an effort to be there a bit ahead of time not to delay the whole group.

Reaching to the meeting point, you will see a gate, just reach slowly to the gate, and it will open by itself. Once you reach the group, you can start deflating your tires and installing your flag. Support members will assist you if needed.

The convoy order will be

We will use Carnity Radio Frequency 5.

Enjoy the evening, take as much sleep as you can, and see you tomorrow morning !

 

[JeromeFJ]

Dear Desert Drivers, thank you for joining the drive today. First difficulty was to reach the meeting point through the mud pond... but there was a way around. Same once we were into the desert. High dunes where all around us, in the first portion,  and we have always found the way to go around or to pass through. Great skills around, as you had to manage the balance and momentum of your car to get you on the top of that dune, or to pass over that ridge.

We had also a few high climbs, and 1 or 2 bowls to play with, great opportunities to push our cars, understand the acceleration required to climb, and to maintain the balance and ability to turn. Going down showed to be challenging also, as we had 2 cars stuck on a crest, and a pop-out in the steep descent after the break. 

In the second part of the drive, we had smaller technical dunes before reaching the sabkha, and nice rolling dunes to quietly finish the drive, spotting big groups of camels. All in all, a nice desert experience, and a great way to start the weekend!

@Wilfredo Perez, thank you for the 2nd lead, adjusting my route when needed, @jinoy well done for your 2nd drive, continue to work on understanding the balance and energy of the car. @Giacomo, great driving, @Victor Socaciu very well done for your first drive with us, you will fully enjoy the blue jeep. @Rajath Shetty @Walter Palk @nithish468, the FJ gang, no issue at all, @Adam Black the long truck was crested only once, great job! @ChrisW @Martin M @Ahmed Farouk @Julian Patterson you were really comfortable in the drive today, well done.

Big thank you for the support of @Benjamin @Joji varghese @Gary F always around when needed, with clear instructions to guide cars safely out of precarious situations.

Waiting for your feedback and pictures in the gallery. Enjoy the rest of the weekend

[Adam Black]

Thank you @JeromeFJ! A long drive to get there this morning but very much worth it! So much fun and learned a lot. @Gary F thanks for the little tug off the crest. Actually the 2nd time 🤦‍♂️ so far. I still need to work on this.

[Julian Patterson]

Thanks for taking the lead on today's drive. It was some great terrain. I particularly enjoyed the big climbs.

[jinoy]

@JeromeFJthanks jerome for the wonderful morning, able to learn alot today. Thans for the support and guidence. Big thanks for the support team aswell. 🙏@Joji varghese

[Martin M]

Thank you once again @JeromeFJ for the great drive and choosing an  exclusive terrain.