Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Al Ajban - Abu Dhabi - 9 Aug 2025

[Emanuel]

This Saturday, we’re heading into the heart of the Al Ajban desert for a thrilling morning drive that promises a mix of technical challenges, scenic dunes, and fast-flowing tracks.

Our route winds through a diverse desert landscape, starting with firm sabkha flats perfect for our initial briefing and warming up the convoy. As we progress, the terrain shifts into medium to large rolling dunes, offering plenty of opportunities for side sloping, ridge riding, and bowl play.

Looking forward to seeing you out there for a safe and thrilling desert adventure!

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities.

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

When:  9 August 2025, Saturday

Meeting time:  5:30 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/JD5TjuvAgpYjHCJBA

Action Plan:  Starting from the Al Faqa Road we'll make our way southeast and then southwest into the heart of Al Ajban before heading west to our exit point.

Approximate finish time: 9:30AM

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 willingness to learn.

Recommended off-road gears: Walkie-talkie radio and off-road flag (MANDATORY), plus tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.
 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 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

 

[Emanuel]

Good afternoon everyone! Hope you are excited for our drive tomorrow morning. Please let me know if your circumstances have changed and you cannot  join the drive. 

I will be posting the convoy order in the next few hours.

[Emanuel]

Please find the convoy numbering below.

@Davie Smooth_Operator @Zahid Sharif @Danie @Krinesh @Ana @Mehmet Volga @Myrko @Jose Luis Campos @Marek @Andrei S @J-P L

We will use Carnity Channel 4, which is 446.081.

Get lots of rest and see you in the morning.

 Lead           Emanuel                             The White Rhino
2nd Lead    Davie Smooth_Operator    Red Jeep Rubicon
3                 Zahid Sharif                       2024 - Prado 250 White
4                 Danie                                 2024 Jeep Wrangler - 2door - Grey
5                 Krinesh                              2024 Ford Ranger Raptor: Orange
6                 Ana                                    2019 Jeep wrangler -2 doors -Gray
CF               Mehmet Volga                   Jeep Wrangler Sahara SWB 2014 JK, Black
8                 Myrko                                Land Rover Defender 110 P400 - 2025 - Green
9                 Jose Luis Campos              Mitsubishi Pajero,  2020 LWB 3.8L, White&black
10               Marek                                4Runner (Storm Trooper)
11               Andrei S                            Grey FJ 2015
Sweep         J-P L                                  2021 Suzuki Jimny 3 Door Grey 

[Emanuel]

Good afternoon Desert Explorers,

Thank you all of a wonderful lead experience this morning. Ten of us were on time and ready for briefing; however, we had heard from two of our convoy that Google maps had thrown them a scenic route and added about 20 mins to their journeys.

We had a variety of terrain to experience today and patches of it was challenging terrain due to vegetation and or soft sand. 

@Davie Smooth_Operator provided us some excellent support as Second Lead. Thanks for the tutorial and examples using Minnie Me of how to properly conduct cross overs and getting onto ridges. Newer Fewbies and the rest of us are well served by reminders on good approach lines, getting up onto a ridge steadily and ensuing weight transfer has stabilised before shifting to the other side. It's also very important to remain in control of your car. As Davie mentioned in both briefings, having wheels off the ground plus the inappropriate speed is a recipe for accidents, which none of us ever want.

@Mehmet Volga nice seeing you again and thanks for a super Centre Forward. It allowed me to focus on things up front knowing you were there to support the rest of the convoy.

@J-P L thanks for a great Sweep. You provided me with regular updates on convoy movements from the rear and keeping us together. It must have been pretty churned up for you back there though you didn't have any issues dealing with that from the 11 cars in front of you.

@Danie @Zahid Sharif and @Ana you all drove really well today through what must have been quite challenging terrain for you. I have see some progress in recent drives and this will continue as you progress as each drives learnings about terrain, your can and it's dynamics will add to your skills and capabilities. 

@Krinesh glad to hear the tire adjustments have added to your cars capabilities and you were able to gain some new experience from our drive today.

@Myrko @Andrei S @Jose Luis Campos and @Marek good to see you guys again and hope you enjoyed the drive. 
 

Below is our drive for today. Surprisingly for me was that we covered about 46 kms through that range of terrain over 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Have a great rest of your weekend everyone and see you next time.

[Ana]

Beautiful start of the weekend. Thank you @Emanuelfor taking us on such a nice route , thank you @Davie Smooth_Operator for the tutorial , so helpful 🙏 and guidance @Mehmet Volgaand @J-P L for keeping us save ! To everyone in the convoy , it was nice to see some of you today and meet new enthusiasts 😊 if anyone took pictures from today’s drive please share. 🙏

Enjoy the rest of the weekend !

[Marek]

awesome drive @Emanuel, congrats on your lead skills progress and hope to see you leading some more advanced and aggressive drives in the future! 

a few pics in the gallery: https://carnity.com/gallery/category/2361-fewbie-al-ajban-abu-dhabi-9-aug-2025/