Sunday Morning Fewbie Drive - Makhoola play ground - Abu Dhabi - 23 AUG 2026

[_luke_]

DRIVE DESCRIPTION

A short, focused Fewbie-level morning drive through Makhoola, with the emphasis firmly on ridge riding, clean lines and maintaining momentum..

With the summer temperatures climbing quickly, we’ll keep the drive to approximately 2.5 hours and aim to finish before the heat becomes too oppressive.

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

Meeting time: 06:00 (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/pYfkc7voUa2yxRGM8?g_st=ac

Meeting Coords: 24.2645001, 55.1094439

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.

Approximate finish time: 09:00 

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

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 8 cars only. RSVP will close on Saturday 12:00
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once someone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP 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

 

 

 

 

[_luke_]

[_luke_]

Drive Briefing.

We will enter on the western side, driving along some sand track, before entering some dunes with a bit of vegetation.

After picking our way through here we will enter the BLUE zone where we will spend most of our time playing around on the ridges, finding some sidies and maybe testing time short but tight technical dunes.

Depending on the heat and the vibes, we will either push on and attempt some higher dunes before exiting at the east side of the camel racing circuit, or we will head due south and exit at the Tilal Resort.

[_luke_]

Good afternoon. 

Drive is now locked! We will use channel 10. See you bright and early tomorrow. 

@Krinesh @saumik1989 @Ash S. @Danie @ChrisW @Diego

 

[saumik1989]

Hello Luke. 

Apologies. But will have to pull out of the drive tomorrow. Slightly under the weather... Had hoped would get better through the day but that hasn't happened. 

Sorry again about the late update. 

 

[Ash S.]

@_luke_ sorry bro I will have to drop from this drive. My exhaust is acting up . See you on the next one . Enjoy  

[_luke_]

No worries guys! See you next time. 

@saumik1989 @Ash S. @Diego

Updated convoy list below.

 

[_luke_]

Drive Summary

 

We kicked off just as the sun was coming up, taking advantage of the cooler morning and fresh sand in Makhoola.

The first section was all about slow, winding turns, wandering around looking for untouched patches of sand and seeing what lines we could find. From there we picked up the pace with some ridge riding, before running into a new fence that we hadn’t seen before. Naturally, we followed it for a while to see where it went and what terrain it opened up.

After leaving the fence behind, it was back onto the ridges with some nice flowing sections before finishing through an area of small technical dunes. Plenty to keep things interesting, but with easy exits nearby if needed — a good way to finish the drive without getting committed too deep into the terrain as the temperature started climbing.

The GPX track recorded 41.5 km across roughly 2 hours 37 minutes, with the route ranging from around 111 m to 169 m elevation.

We were heading out by around 09:30, just in time to beat the worst of the heat.

A relaxed sunrise exploration with a bit of everything: fresh sand, smashing turns, ridges, a mystery fence and a technical finish. Great fun and driving.

See you all again soon @Danie @Krinesh @ChrisW

[ChrisW]

Many thanks @_luke_ - that was a refreshing morning out. Enough challenge to occupy the mind but easy going enough to be energising.

 

@Danie good work in second lead today, and was a pleasure following you @Krinesh

[Krinesh]

Thank you @ChrisW.

I still need to learn more from you and always appreciate your advice.