Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Fayah Revisited - Abu Dhabi - 02 Nov 2024

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

DRIVE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Carnity off road club Fewbie drive, meeting at Al Fayah in the beautiful Abu Dhabi Desert, please ensure your off-road gear is as per your rank and you bring lots of enthusiasm and an abundance of willingness to learn 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: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

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

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, enthusiasm and a 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 12 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 @Glenn W,  @Talal H, @Benjamin, @Giacomo, @Jeevan Koshy and @Hani crest king the convoy order will be as below and we will be using Channel 4 446.081 looking forward to seeing you all bright and early and ready to go at 07:00 tomorrow morning.

 

[J-P L]

Davie, sorry i need to withdraw my clutch has died

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

@J-P L hope you get sorted quickly 

[Hani crest king]

All sorted and reached with enough, thank you all. Sorry for the rookie mistake, guess needed a refresher for offroad

@Davie Chase didn’t have your number to send you a message and thank you still al fayah never disappoints 

[Glenn W]

Great drive today guys, really wasn’t disappointed with the overall experience of Al Fayah. Great mix of technical dunes, some ridge riding etc. still figuring out the FJ as I’ve really not done many drives with it. But so far so good. can’t wait for the next one. 

All the best to all taking part in the Desert Champions Trophy next week! 

[Davie Smooth_Operator]

Dear desert Wanderers @Glenn W, @J-P L, @Talal H, @Benjamin, @Giacomo, @Jeevan Koshy and @Hani crest king thank you all for being on time this morning that makes good use of everyone's time and gives us more time in the desert. We covered an amazing 52 km's today.

We had a mix of everything today, some soft sand, some technical and mid to long range dunes, a bit of ridge riding towards the end, only because you guys were driving so well, to put that into context we had zero stucks and a handful of minor refusals, so well done to all. No ropes, No Digging and No Winch makes Davie a happy camper

A big shout out and thank you to my two second leads @Glenn W and @Giacomo you guys did amazingly well, great distance from me which allowed you to react to my unforced errors lol and my radio comms to adjust the track left or right or to stop all together and hold the convoy, fantastic job both of you appreciated.

Our First sweep @Hani crest king unfortunately had to exit early, but prior to this did a great job which included assisting in the refusals under the watchful eye of our support guru @Benjamin, Great job mate and thank you.

@Benjamin brilliant as always in the CF role, and then latterly once we played switcharoo in the sweep position, always great to have you on the drives mate gives me less to think about.

I hope you all enjoyed the drive as much as I did and that you all have a great rest of your weekend

Ashort relive video of our adventures today

Check out Fewbie desert Drive Nov 2 24 on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/vevWmVA1YG6

Davie

[Benje_Junior]

Absolutely agree with you @Davie Chase amazing driving from everyone today, no refusals that needed the hand of a trusty shovel nor ropes and winches, which is always a great thing to see. 

We started the day with amazing 20-degree weather and worked our way through the desert until we hit a blistering 35 degrees which I ensure you my brother and I felt without the roof lol. 

@Hani crest king great use of communication when handling the refusals in the back, was good to hear some contribution as I was watching over. Hope you got to a fuel station to feed the tamed monster known as a GMC Tierra 

Great driving @Glenn W and @Giacomo 2nd lead skills were top-notch as Davie previously mentioned!

@Talal H @Jeevan Koshy amazing driving no complaints from my side keep it up!

 

@Davie Chase Fantastic lead from the Smooth Operator!! always will enjoy your drives. only a matter of time until we can share lead lol  overall mate keep it up! Supporting your drives is always great fun with whatever pace or situation there is we find some fun to cram in. 

Hope to see everyone very soon. GO TEAM DESERT FLYERS 

 

[Talal H]

Great start to the new season this past weekend. Enjoyed the drive thanks to everyone's teamwork. See you all around! 
@Davie Chase 

@Glenn W

@Benjamin

@Giacomo

@Jeevan Koshy

@Hani crest king