Morning Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - North of Sweihan: Al Ajban Recce Drive - Abu Dhabi - 15 Feb 2025

[Ale Vallecchi]

3 hours ago, Misha Puskar said:

Great ride indeed. Was also my first FB+ so thank you all for being patient with me 😉

I drove the car this morning (first time after yesterdays desert drive) and its so shaky. Any idea what could that be? I will surely be taking it to the mechanic tomorrow but curious maybe you have an idea? 

Hi @Misha Puskar. Great to know you enjoyed. Not sure about the car. I am not a Jeep expert, but maybe something with the transmission. Hope you can solve the problem soon. 

[_luke_]

@Misha Puskar you're first FB+ as well!! You picked an awesome introduction to this level. 💪💪

See you on the next one. Hope you get the shakes sorted soon!

[Misha Puskar]

thank you @Mark B that actually makes sense, maybe has to do with alignment and wheels as I was really hard on the wheel.. I will see what it is tomorrow

[Abhishek Chikara]

Thanks very much @Ale Vallecchi for the drive and for going out of the way to accommodate everyone. That the ride was full within a minute shows how much everyone looks forward to driving with you

Thank you @Mark B, @Luke K Pand @Hani crest king for supporting the drive and getting us out!! 

@Mark B thanks again for staying back post the drive and patiently clarifying ‘Jeep’ related questions

[Lala G]

Hi everyone, even though I didn't join. The detailed instructions and tips are so valuable as set out by @Ale Vallecchi that I am having a serious FOMO on missing this. These are the kind of drives that infuse knowledge and experience. Appreciate for sharing insights like this Ale.

@Mark B that taping down advice is invaluable, specially now that the counter weights adhesive quality being used keep diminishing somehow compared to earlier years I feel having lost then on a couple of occasions over the years.

See you all soon.

[Mike M.]

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for this drive. Sharing some of the experience in navigating and the added tips is equivalent to 20 drives in my book. I for one, value at this stage picking the brains of the senior and the experienced offroaders rather than steer the wheel for 4 hours straight. This session has been invaluable for me on a personal level to validate some basic info I have gained from lessons learned through my solo drives and also learn some new tricks from an experienced and senior marshal like you. 

@Carnity@Gaurav@Frederic@Srikumar some food for thought, especially from the members that have pretty much got to learn the driving techniques and are now looking for more depth such as: 1- Better reading of dunes, 2- Mastering Navigational skills, 3- Advanced recovery techniques and 4- Similar advanced offroading skills depending on demands and themes.

I understand that some of the points I mentioned above will come along if someone hits the Support Team and above but I am just sharing this trail as you will notice that almost every member on this drive appreciated the sharing of navigational tips on top of the driving. 

The objective for this long message is to share some insights from this drive to consider maybe doing some "How-To" drives or a mix of both in future drives with FB+ and Intermediate members that will appreciate this sharing of knowledge more than steering the wheel for 4 hours. Just some constructive feedback from my end as I have been lucky enough to have a Master Oogway "Mentor" in Carnity that is guiding me every time I have a "How To" question but I am sure not everyone has been equally lucky.

Edited February 17, 2025 by Mike M.