Morning Newbie Desert Drive - First Tracks in Faqa - Dubai - 18 Jan 2026

[Frederic]

UPDATED CONVOY LIST

[Amr Morsy]

Great meeting everyone. Thanks for amazing ride and beautiful area. Looking forward to many more drives. 
 

@Lazy Frogif you don’t mind dropping the name of your skid plate fabricator. That would be amazing. 

[Rawad Ahmad]

Thank you @Frederic for an amazing ride this morning, and a huge thanks to the support team @M.Seidam@Frans M@Sam Selim for the amazing support and guidance. Was a pleasure driving with everyone. 
 

adding We Transfer to some nice video shoots.  https://we.tl/t-DcWzODnN3k 

here are some pictures I managed to snap 

Edited January 18 by Rawad Ahmad

[Lazy Frog]

2 hours ago, Amr Morsy said:

Great meeting everyone. Thanks for amazing ride and beautiful area. Looking forward to many more drives. 
 

@Lazy Frogif you don’t mind dropping the name of your skid plate fabricator. That would be amazing. 

Hi Amr,

here the address of the Toolbox Auto  whi did the skid plate for my FJ. https://maps.app.goo.gl/dHYjmoxfEsccBDHc7?g_st=iw. You can call the number which is listed there and ask the price and availability.

[Eddie-Dune-Glider]

Thank you @Frederic for the beautiful Al Faqa drive, lovely weather, great location, amazing lead, enjoyable lines , at some sections didn't feel like newbie level 😁

Thanks to support team @M.Seidam, @Sam Selim & @Frans M

[M.Seidam]

4 hours ago, Rawad Ahmad said:

Thank you @Frederic for an amazing ride this morning, and a huge thanks to the support team @M.Seidam@Frans M@Sam Selim for the amazing support and guidance. Was a pleasure driving with everyone. 
 

adding We Transfer to some nice video shoots.  https://we.tl/t-DcWzODnN3k 

here are some pictures I managed to snap 

Amazing snaps and clips @Rawad Ahmad pleasure driving with you pal 👍

1 hour ago, Eddie-Raptor said:

Thank you @Frederic for the beautiful Al Faqa drive, lovely weather, great location, amazing lead, enjoyable lines , at some sections didn't feel like newbie level 😁

Thanks to support team @M.Seidam, @Sam Selim & @Frans M

Awesome pictures. Well done today @Eddie-Raptor 👍

[M.Seidam]

2 hours ago, Eddie-Raptor said:

Thank you @Frederic for the beautiful Al Faqa drive, lovely weather, great location, amazing lead, enjoyable lines , at some sections didn't feel like newbie level 😁

Thanks to support team @M.Seidam, @Sam Selim & @Frans M

Awesome pictures. Well done today @Eddie-Raptor 👍

[M.Seidam]

I was Delighted to join for the last min .

Beautiful chilly morning with an amazing lead , support , fellow drivers and day outing today . 
 

Thanks @Frederic for choosing carefully this terrain along which everyone did it very nice .

thanks @Frans M and @Sam Selim for the great and professional operational commands today . Guys you left almost nothing for Fred except to find tha best pathway to lead and for me to watch the amazing convoy flow from the back . 
 

for all the remaining convoy members thanks for sharing the passion of offroading today . Excellent driving 

have a nice day 

Seidam 

 

relive below 

 

[Amr Morsy]

[Simon Thomas]

Thank you @Frederic and all... it was a great drive! Looking forward to more drives...