Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Sweihan's Tech - Abu Dhabi - 19 Jan 2025

[Mohit Gurnani]

Apologies, won’t be able to make it, still out at a family event and won’t be able to get enough rest - have a great one 

[Frederic118]

Thanks @Frederic for a great drive and pop out fix tutorial. See you all soon!

[Amr J]

A few pics from today's pop out galore in Nahel/Sweihan's stunning terrain.  

[Frederic]

Drive Report

What a beautiful chilly morning it was, and it was perhaps meant to be that would be spending some time shoveling and fixing popouts  

We started the briefing a bit late (plz try to arrive a bit early to the drive if you can), and once we were in the sand we had some small refusals which are normal as a kind of warm-up. 

Once we visited Ghafteen bowl, where we took a short break overlooking the beautiful area, we ventured deeper into the technical dunes surrounding it. As we planned for a technical drive, this area surely delivered. At one point we had 3 pop-outs in a time span of perhaps 45mins 😁

Lessons to learn when entering technical areas is to ensure your tire pressure is where it should be, and not to force yourself too much making sharp turns, and if you have to make them, do them at a slower speed with lesser throttle.

While fixing the last pop-out, we came across our Carnity brothers and sisters. a dynamic convoy led by our legend @Ale Vallecchi. Really great to meet up for a quick chat and to say hello !

As time was slowly running out, we quickly headed back into the dunes for a last spin in some smooth terrain and then exited near the NARC (National Avian Research Center). 

A fantastic second lead by @Juan R who showed with a Rubicon can do in capable hands during a brilliant self recovery. Great sweep duties from our trusty @Jeandre Bezuidenhout which kept an eye out for us all, and @Srikumar who was happy having the hands-on duties and enjoyed his morning in the sun ☺️

Thank you all for joining again and see you all soon in the sands !

[Abhishek Chikara]

Thanks very much @Frederic for an amazing and scenic drive. Also, greatly appreciate the efforts of the support team, specially @Srikumar for handling not 1, not 2 but 3 pop outs.

It was my dad's first drive in the desert and he had a great time as well. Thanks again!