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Afternoon Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Al Ain Farms to Sweihan - Abu Dhabi - 24 Aug 2024

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Ale Vallecchi Grand Master

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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

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie Plus and above (all levels)

Meeting time:  03:00 PM

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/z9waAYrAdU1p3UDw7

Action Plan: A medium range drive, entering close to the Pac Man dune area, and proceeding across long cordons of gentle clean dunes, through Nagra and then either further north-west to an exit at the big farm AKA Africa, or veering north towad an exit at Nahil. Part exploration, part classic routes.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face masks, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 07:00 PM

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

RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR:

  • Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge
  • Compressor (MANDATORY)
  • Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY)
  • Off-road flag (MANDATORY)
  • Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles
  • First-aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

  • This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 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 - Without any exceptions.
  • Members without RSVP will be returned - 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 THE CALENDAR 

 

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Hello @Ale Vallecchi, quick question: the meeting time is mentioned as 3 PM, but the calendar shows the drive scheduled from 12 PM to 4 PM. Could you please confirm the correct time for the drive?

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1 hour ago, topgear said:

I have scheduled my Saturday based on 12pm to 4pm. Hopefully, that is the case. 😅

Dear @Mahesh_, dear @topgear, the drive was posted while I was travelling in Thailand, which is 3 hours ahead. For some reason, the system "reads" that and translates it into the time of the drive.

HOWEVER, if you check now that I have returned, you will see THE DRIVE IS SCHEDULED FROM 3:00 PM TO 7:00 PM.

Kindly note this and make your plans accordingly. Thanks for noticing.

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Ale Vallecchi Grand Master

Ale Vallecchi

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Dear Desertnauts.

The first thing to make sure everybody is aware of is that, as explained above, the drive's times have been scrambled by my posting it while travelling in a +3 hours' time zone. The correct time span of the drive should be from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Secondly, please note that the meeting point will be along the E95 road, from Nahil to Al Ain. However, one time that I used this as a starting point, after the big rains, the road was a bit of a mess. Just be careful in finding the published meeting point.

The convoy order at the moment looks as following, with higher ranked members in between every 2 Fewbie Plus drivers, to provide guidance and tutoring:

@topgear in Second Lead

@Gautam Banka at #3

@nithish468 at #4

@Hugo at #5

@Marek at #6

@Nizar Shawwa at #7

@Gurcharan Mehta at #8

@Shaun J at #9

@Brett Eicher at #10

@Mahesh_ at #11, and 

@Davie Chase in Sweep.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at 3:00 PM !!

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