Afternoon Fewbie Desert Drive - Qudra Secret Dunes: Discovery Drive - Dubai - 28 Feb 2025

[Glenn W]

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi really appreciate it. I’ll happily take up the sweep position. See you tomorrow 

[Nicolò]

Great, thank you @Ale Vallecchi. See you all tomorrow!

[Emanuel]

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for a wonderful drive in a brand new area of Al Qudra for us. There was a lot of untouched dunes along our exploration with very few challenges we couldn't self-recovery from. Ben's pop-out was a learning experience and unlikely to be your last. Ale got stuck on a bush when coming over to have a look. Everyone drove really well. All in all, a fun way to start the weekend.

[Emanuel]

Very strange that my tie rod snapped. It was the drivers side this time. Last month with Davie the passenger side tie rod snapped. Both times coming off a small dune about 2m in height to the left on the downward path and then a gradual turn to the right at the bottom. Neither turn was aggressive nor hard on the leveling out at the bottom. My mechanic, a three time Pajero owner, never heard of this before. After checking the suspension it is a mystery why this happened both times so close to each other timing wise. Perhaps wear and tear and or manufacturing defect.

[Glenn W]

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for the great drive Friday afternoon.

I haven't been to this part of Al Qudra before, seems silly considering it's not that far from the other well-known areas, but i must admit it was a fun place for an afternoon and eliminating the weeks stress. Everybody drove great, little bit of switching/criss-crossing, faster paced and technical dunes. looking forward to another drive here in the future. 

@Emanuel Thanks for your support during the drive and I hope you manage to get to the bottom of your issue soon. 

All the best guys, have a great week and see you again next weekend.