Morning Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Desert Storm EXPLORATION: Al Adlah to Faya South - Abu Dhabi - 29 Mar 2026

[Ale Vallecchi]

Please read, understand, and follow the guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities below.

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
• Convoy Off-road Drives - Safety protocol during emergency alert

 

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and above

Meeting time:  8:00 AM

Meeting Point:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/24LZhbzoF8eE6sa49

Action Plan: A long cordon of tight and sometimes tall dunes, sandwiched between E20 and Bad Firaysh Street, with recently built fence enclosing a swampy/lake area to be crossed. A technical area that will present plenty of challenges to more experienced drivers. If the challenges turn out not to be enough, we may cross Faya Truck Rd. to enter proper Faya and continue east toward Sweihan.  A simple plan, yet not easy to accomplish, with an exploration flavor especially of the last segment of the track, within a set of cordons that will become increasingly tight and complex. 

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, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 12:30 PM

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• This drive is limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Saturday at noon.
• 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 below

 

 

 

 

 

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear @Aser, @_Herman_, @Ash S., @Danie, @Glenn W, @Diego, @Krinesh, @Beide Worku and @Alexanderrr, thanks a lot for joining the drive.

As last week, since the beginning of the hostilities with Iran, the drive IS CONFIRMED, with the prayer to be aware of the safety protocol instituted in case of alerts during the drive, and with the freedom for all to drop from the drive if not feeling safe enough to travel to the desert.

Considering the wintery weather we have been experiencing, I have added the "Desert Storm" theme to the title of the drive: let's see if we manage to enjoy some rain in the desert or perhaps find some unique and rare photo opportunities while driving. 

We expect the rains to have hardened and smoothed the sand, which will mean it should be easier to drive, climbing in particular, but that we'll still have to watch out for sticky sand just below the surface. I would suggest deflating quite a bit less, to see how hard (or soft) the surface will be, with the idea to avoid possible pop-outs in case it's still too hard. 

The area is only partially explored, especially the central and last segments, so we'll need to pay particular attention to the routing.

At the moment the convoy order will be:

@Aser in Second Lead

@_Herman_ at #3

@Ash S. at #4

@Danie at #5

@Glenn W at Center

@Diego at #7

@Krinesh at #8

@Beide Worku at #9 and 

@Alexanderrr in Sweep.

Enjoy the end of the week, and see you on Sunday morning.

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear @Aser @_Herman_, @Ash S. @dani, @Glenn W @Diego @Krinesh, @Beide Worku and @Alexanderrr just a reminder that it maybe wise to download the "offline" version of Google Maps, to make sure you can still use the directions while driving to the meeting point. 

See you tomorrow morning. 

[Glenn W]

@Ale Vallecchi apologies, I’ve got my mother in law leaving Dubai tomorrow morning from DXB, very very last minute flight change so I’ll have to pull out of this one. finally get my life back after 8 weeks 😂 

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear @Aser @_Herman_, @Ash S. @dani, @Glenn W @Diego @Krinesh, @Beide Worku and @Alexanderrr just a reminder that it maybe wise to download the "offline" version of Google Maps, to make sure you can still use the directions while driving to the meeting point. 

See you tomorrow morning. 

 

ON THE WAY.