Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Fayah - Abu Dhabi - 12 Oct 2024

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

DRIVE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Carnity off road club Fewbie drive, meeting at Fayah meeting point of the beautiful Abu Dhabi Desert, please ensure your off-road gear is as per your rank and you bring lots of enthusiasm with you.

 

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

Meeting time: Sat 12th Oct 2024 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/acreM77zLxB2MRu76

If you approach the gate it will open automatically.

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.

Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles and fire extinguisher.

Note: Please ensure that all of your off-road gear is securely tied down with ratchet straps in the rear compartment of the vehicle. Bungy type tie downs are not suitable for tying down off-road gear.

 

Approximate finish time: 11:00 AM

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

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 1 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 back - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - 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

 

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

Dear desert wanderers @ChrisW, @Martin M, @Carl Stanley, @essam ibrahim, @Emanuel, @J-P L, @Ahmed Farouk, @Misha Puskar, @Johannes Roux and @Sandeep Nayar, below is the convoy order for tomorrows drive, we will be using Ch4 446.081, please be at the meeting point Flag up and deflated by 07:00 so that we can get the most out of the beautiful Al Fayah desert.

[Sandeep N]

running 5 mins late 

running 5 mins late 

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

Dear desert wanderers @ChrisW, @Martin M, @Carl Stanley, @essam ibrahim, @Emanuel, @J-P L, @Ahmed Farouk, @Misha Puskar, @Johannes Roux and @Sandeep Nayar, thank you all for being on time this morning and joining the drive, it was great to meet some new faces and welcome back some old friends.

The drive had a little of everything from some technical dunes to some beautiful mid to long-range flowing dunes. You guys drove amazing well and that was evident due to the few Stucks and refusals that we encountered. we had a few that were able to self-recover which was great to see. this is a journey and learning these skills will hold you in good stead as you go up the levels to the higher end drives.

I just realized in writing this that we never once had to resort to shovels, winch or rope today, each and everyone of you managed to self-recover every single situation we found ourselves in, I think that is a first for me, especially given the nature of the soft sand we found ourselves in, so a massive pat on the back and well done to you all:):):)

Our second lead today @Sandeep Nayar did an amazing job keeping a good gap and reacting to my mistakes and commands, well done Sandeep great job mate.

@ChrisW played a blinder at sweep, keeping me informed all the way round as to where everyone was and the state of play at the rear of the convoy, thanks mate great job sweeping the convoy appreciated.

our center forward for the day was not as busy as i expected him to be, this was down to the great driving of the convoy throughout everything I could throw at you. @Emanuel made short work of the couple of stucks and handful off refusals that we encounter in a calm and professional manner with little input from me. fantastic job and great to see you growing into the role of support.

A short video of todays adventures and some pictures in the Gallery 

Check out Al Fayah desert drive on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnk4VpG56

Have a great rest of your weekend and see you all in teh sand again very soon

[Martin M]

Thank you very much @Davie Chase for exciting ride today. You have chosen perfect terrain for us and appreciate the opportunity to improve a tiny bit. Great to meet @Emanuel again after some time, enjoy your ride tomorrow. 

Hopefully see all of you in the desert soon. Have a great rest of the weekend. 

[Misha Puskar]

what a fun ride today  @Davie Chase thank you! 

[Johannes Roux]

 

[_luke_]

Was listening in to your drive today as we were a couple of km away from you.. sounded like everyone had a great drive 👏👏👏👏

[ChrisW]

Thank you, @Davie Chase - well lead and a really pleasant route around the area, with a great mix of cruising and enjoying the view, and challenges to push driver and car. A rewarding morning out. 
 

@Emmanuel it was great to watch from the back you coach and help people through different challenges. Kept us moving very effectively!

 

I met a few new faces too - hope to see you guys again soon!

[Emanuel]

On 10/13/2024 at 6:16 AM, ChrisW said:

Thank you, @Davie Chase - well lead and a really pleasant route around the area, with a great mix of cruising and enjoying the view, and challenges to push driver and car. A rewarding morning out. 
 

@Emmanuel it was great to watch from the back you coach and help people through different challenges. Kept us moving very effectively!

 

I met a few new faces too - hope to see you guys again soon!

Thanks @ChrisW. One M please. It was good to have finally met you and a couple of others too. You all drove really well today and I was spared having to shovel this weekend. 😄 Last weekend in this same area we dug up about half a dune to get several stucks out in the same area. Enjoy your week and see you in the sand soon.