Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Qudra - Dubai - 10 May 2026

[Emanuel]

DRIVE DESCRIPTION

Nestled in the heart of Dubai’s desert, Al Qudra offers a perfect mix of terrain for an exciting offroad adventure. We’ll kick off with a short sabkha drive and enter our first set of dunes near Three Trees. We'll head north-east and then take a break on a sabkha. Then the plan is to take another attempt at a nasty stretch of technical dunes to test your control. For your reference, last time I entered this stretch we had our first stuck and a pop-out with 10 minutes of entry. Expect to be challenged where focus, skill, and patience will be the order of this part of the drive. Then onwards to flowing dunes that allow for smooth cruising. Expect a dynamic route with plenty of opportunities to practice side-sloping and ridge riding, all while maintaining a steady, enjoyable pace.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Off-road Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities
• Safety Protocols During Emergency Alert

DRIVE DETAILS

Level:  Fewbie and above  

When:  10 May 2026

Meeting time: 6:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gzVuiiH4vdd9ob8t7

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, smiles, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 10:30 AM

Mandatory off-road gears: 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.  
• 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]

Hello everyone,

Hope you all had a good week and are looking forward to getting away for part of the weekend with us.

We have a full convoy and a wait list for Sunday's morning drive. If your plans have changed please remove yourself from the RSVP. I'll be reviewing the RSVP tomorrow and will likely add the current wait list. So if you are on the wait list now and your plans haven't changed, plan to join us for this drive.

We have some amazing talent signed up to help manage the convoy so a little longer convoy will still be fun.

[Emanuel]

The convoy will line up is as follows:

@Ash S. @Sam76 @Hartzel @khurramm @J-P L @Shary @Abdullah A. @Shahid Mehmood @Looper @Mahesh_ @Rob S

Lead    Emanuel          The White Rhino    Expert
SL        Ash S.              2013 Toyota FJ - Beige    Fewbie Plus
3          Sam76             2024 gmc canyon 4door black    Fewbie
4          Hartzel            2022 Toyota Fortuner 4.0 - White    Fewbie
5          khurramm       Tahoe 2014    Fewbie
CF        J-P L                2021 Suzuki Jimny 3 Door Grey    Support Team
7          Shary               2024 Prado Adventure - White    Fewbie Plus
8          Abdullah A.     2009 Pajero 3.8 LWB - Silver    Fewbie Plus
9          Shahid Mehmood    Toyota Prado    Fewbie Plus
10        Looper            2019 Jeep Wrangler Sport - 2 Door - Yellow    Expert
11        Mahesh_         2026 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon-4 door-Green    Support Team
Sweep  Rob S              FJ Cruiser    Support Team 

We will use Carnity Channel 4, which is 446.081.

Get lots of rest and see you in the morning.
 

[saumik1989]

Apologies Emanuel... Hadn't realised the waitlist got moved and made other plans for the morning. Saw this now. 

Will unfortunately have to pull out of tomorrow's drive. 

Apologies again.

[Emanuel]

5 hours ago, saumik1989 said:

Apologies Emanuel... Hadn't realised the waitlist got moved and made other plans for the morning. Saw this now. 

Will unfortunately have to pull out of tomorrow's drive. 

Apologies again.

Thanks for letting me know. See you next time.

 

[Mahesh_]

I wanted to restart my driving after a six-month break, and the drive @Emmanuel provided was exactly what I needed. It was great to reconnect with old friends like @Looper, @Rob S, and @J-P L  

see you all in the sand soon. 

[Looper]

This was my first drive since July 2025 and it could not have been any better than this drive. It was truly best of Qudra, the three sections spaced out and paced with implacable speed. Thank you very much for the drive @Emanuel. Also appreciate your looper’s loop ♾️. 

A big thank you to @J-P L and @Rob S for their support. great to see you @Mahesh_ on your comeback drive as well. 
 

see you all more often now. 

[Emanuel]

13 hours ago, Mahesh_ said:

I wanted to restart my driving after a six-month break, and the drive @Emmanuel provided was exactly what I needed. It was great to reconnect with old friends like @Looper, @Rob S, and @J-P L  

see you all in the sand soon. 

Always a pleasure to have you on a drive. This sounds like it was exactly the kind of drive you needed. For that I'm happy. 

We had some good fun yesterday.

12 hours ago, Looper said:

This was my first drive since July 2025 and it could not have been any better than this drive. It was truly best of Qudra, the three sections spaced out and paced with implacable speed. Thank you very much for the drive @Emanuel. Also appreciate your looper’s loop ♾️. 

A big thank you to @J-P L and @Rob S for their support. great to see you @Mahesh_ on your comeback drive as well. 
 

see you all more often now. 

It was a pleasure to have you back and on this drive! I'm very happy the Loopers Loop worked out as well as it did considering you are the master of these maneuvers. Like I mentioned, a lot of people were asking for you over the last year and will be very happy you are back! I'll be looking forward to joining one of your drives again soon.

[Emanuel]

POST DRIVE REPORT

A great Fewbie drive yesterday—thank you everyone for being ready and arriving on time (with the exception of JP, who took a slight detour to a nearby meeting point by mistake 😄). Despite that, we were rolling by 6:49 am.

After a short sabkha drive, we entered the desert and explored a completely new patch of dunes I hadn’t covered in any of my previous tracks. It turned out to be a fantastic find—open, flowing dunes with minimal vegetation, making for a very enjoyable drive. Definitely a spot we’ll come back to.

We took a short break near the next sabkha before tackling a more technical and, at times, nasty stretch of dunes. This section tested everyone a bit, but overall it was very well handled—only a few minor refusals and ridge slides, all quickly managed. Well done to all of you for keeping composure and applying the right techniques.

With time still on our side, we made our way to the Qudra Secret Dunes for some additional fun and flowing driving to round off the morning.

A special mention to our newest Fewbie member, @Sam76, who had a solid drive with some valuable learning moments along the way—exactly what this level is about. The key takeaway remains the same as in the briefing: follow good lines and stay focused.

Well done to @Ash S. for a strong performance as Second Lead—thank you.
Thanks as well to @J-P L for support with refusals and stucks as Centre Forward, and to @Rob S for support with stucks and watching the rear and keeping us updated throughout.

It was also great to have @Looper back after a break since summer 2025—welcome back, you were missed, and glad you enjoyed your return drive with us. I still remember the famous Looper Loop you made for us on top of Badayer. What a masterpiece that was.
And welcome back to @Mahesh_ —hope you enjoyed getting acquainted with your new car out in the dunes.

Thank you all for the teamwork and positive energy that made this drive as enjoyable as it was.

Have a great week ahead everyone, and see you on the next drive! 🚙💨

Here are the stats and track from our drive. We covered an amazing 57 kms and the elevation profile reminds us we had a lot of short to medium hill climbs and descents.