Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Starting Fresh in Al Fayah - Abu Dhabi - 04 Jan 2026

[M.Seidam]

44 minutes ago, Infaz said:

Thank you @Frederic for leading the convoy, @ChrisW and @Andrew John Melvill for the support and guidance. 
 

A great start to 2026. Despite the heavy fog on the way to the meeting point everyone arrived safely and stayed committed!! 💪

Posting a few pictures of today’s drive! 
 

 

Beautiful snaps @Infaz

[Infaz]

3 minutes ago, M.Seidam said:

Beautiful snaps @Infaz

Thank you @M.Seidam 

Love capturing the moments as much as off-roading. 
 

[CY Bong]

Fog, dunes, and non-stop fun! Today’s desert drive was made even better learning amazing skills from  @Frederic @ChrisW @Andrew John Melvill

[Hansmtb]

Great drive today!! Lots of learning and super team spirit in the convoy! @Rawad Ahmad thanks for the air jack, amazing tool!! 

[Frederic]

17 hours ago, DG707 said:

Hi everyone, short recap of my first experience with you.

Huge thanks for letting me to experience such an interesting hobby (sport), many thanks @Asif Hussain for leading us into the beautiful world of sand, dunes and a little bit of camel poop 😄

I had a really strong start at 04:30AM from RAK, navigation showing that i will be at 06:40 at the place, which was beautifully planned from my side, nevertheless adventure started while passing Dubai and realising, that there will be no fuel station within next 40-50KM 😆 and i had a range of 40 or smth km left (Rubicon loves fuel). Tanks god there were unbelievable low visibility due to Fog, which made driving even at 50 KHM a challenge, but same time it saved me fuel, what allowed to reach gas station, which was not even possible to see from the road. There met first guys going same direction so we came precisely at 07:00 AM

 

The drive itself  was interesting experience. Before the event, I have had only one masterclass with @Gaurav, which was smooth as silk, so this drive was first real world application of newly developing skillset, which is kind of similar which i do during the winter races in Europe, but opposite to what i do driving on the dry tarmac.

 

I would love to get stuck at least once, to learn more, but Wrangler just did the job flawlessly. Got one refusal, which was due to too low climbing speed and rest of the ride was smooth.

Thanks @J-P L for advice, i was there to learn.

Thanks everyone and see you next time. Hopefully very soon.

 

@Rawad Ahmad if it happens that you have some shorts of me driwing, would be really nice to get the footage

 

Have a great evening, guys, i am into this.

 

Hats off @DG707 for driving all the way to Abu Dhabi for your first club drive! Stay tuned for more drives coming up soon, i love driving in Sharjah and RAK during the winter. That will be at least much closer to your doorstep.

[Frederic]

This was indeed a challenging morning, with fog reducing the visibility to less than 10m on the way to the meeting point. Once we finished the briefing, both convoys headed out for a spin in the foggy dunes. 

Due to the low visibility and the very compact sand, we had very little trouble and kept it easy by making nice loops in the beautiful dunes of Faya. We reached the foxes' den around 1hr and 15mins into the drive and took a break while trying to spot some foxes.

My original plan of exiting at the Tilal Sweihan racetrack ADNOC worked out in the end as everyone drove like a champ and we were able to keep a good flow. I was kinda happy seeing @bruno.sousa getting crested and at least we could get some cardio in  

Thanks to the great support for @ChrisW and @Andrew John Melvill, and with @JC_E polishing my tracks, it was an extremely smooth drive and i actually loved the radio silence and scenic views. Even more so when some camels came to say hello during the drive.

Thanks again to @Asif Hussain for taking a second convoy, which resulted in an empty waitlist and everyone having at least a drive this weekend. Much appreciated my friend.

If you have some photos from the drive, feel free to post them in our gallery:

Newbie - Starting Fresh in Al Fayah - Abu Dhabi - 04 Jan 2026 - Carnity.com

See you all soon in the sands!

[Rawad Ahmad]

Here are some pictures I found scrolling through.

I personally got stuck this time in a very challenging position, however with the guidance of @Asif Hussain and @J-P L and the help of all the other guys on the convoy, managed to get out safely.

In just love those complex stuck situations, you get to always learn new ways of recovering.

thaks again for the great ride and see you all next time