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Hello. MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR in advance to every one. Thanks to every one for signing up , showing up on time and for an unforgettable day in the sand. The day started off with a drama as i saw @Thomas Varghese at the meeting point trying to fix a check engine light of his car and he doubted it might cause some problems during the drive. He was planning to quit the drive... but after a few minutes he sorted out the issue and then it was my turn when my 4X4 display turned off. We tried resetting the system removing the battery a few times and luckily it was done . After the radio check and briefing we started off the drive and i believe we had complete radio silence for the first half an hour or so. Our convoy was strong enough to take up all the challenges on our way. What a drive Guys... You were all amazing and it was a pleasure to go off roading with you guys. .Well done😑.👏👏 We had our share of side slopping, high climbs and relatively sharp drops at the Mahafiz to Faya track which i believe every one where entertained . From Faya to Big red we had super technical track where we had patches of totally track free and virgin dunes to exercise through and finally from Big red to Badayer it was mostly ridge riding and criss crossings.. I believe it was a perfect blend of all the terrains for a fewbie plus drive. Towards our way from Big red to Badayer @imranaasghar81 passenger had some motion sickness and was forced to exit at 2nd December with out making it to our destination. Hope every thing is ok and fine with them. Thanks to @Ranjan Das and @Russ for the great support. You guys did a great job in keeping the convoy moving and for the recoveries and assistance. All the refusals and stucks where dealt in minimum time which helped us to reach our destination on time. well done guys and thank you once again. @Aisha S. thank you for being a wonderful 2nd lead. You managed to reroute when ever needed . Did a great job buddy. keep it up @Charbel Fantastic buddy. You were all set for the drive and didn't have any issues through out the drive. It was nice to see you moving effortlessly and making the most out of your X. @Tareck , @munkybizness , The NISSAN beasts ..You guys where amazing and was a treat to watch a Y61 and Y62 attempting all the sideys and climbs. You guys managed the technical areas with out much issues. Good work guys. @Gilbert Khalil , @Chris Wing and @imranaasghar81.. The FJ boys in the convoy did an amazing job. You guys never had any issues and it was total radio silence from you guys.. It was nice to see you guys enjoying the drive with your off road machines. @Amir Amiri. Did a great job buddy and it was nice to see your satisfied smiling face at the end. @Thomas Varghese..Thank you for all those great pics and cant expect any thing less than this from the most experienced driver in the convoy. Good work buddy. Thanks to the whole team again and see you soon 👍

My humble and first attempt at video editing https://youtube.com/shorts/0kXEakKhA0M?feature=share

Post Clean Up Drive A MASSIVE thanks to everyone in the clean up crew this morning. Loads of bin bags full, chairs, clothing, bottles cans all the detritus of multiple people abusing the desert before us. In addition, a fun newbie (plus) drive from Bab Al Shams to Last Exit. A great way to spend early Xmas day morning - doing something we love and treating a place we love with care and love. This is what having a 4x4 loving community is about in my opinion - and everyone that came along was totally committed to both. This is something we will do again, and again - because we owe it to the desert that gives us so much. I am looking forward to the photos in the album showing just what we achieved. Merry Christmas. @Alex Raptor @Dodi Syahdar @Ale Vallecchi thanks for the support. You guys know more than anyone just how important this type of event is. You've seen with your own eyes the way in which people leave the desert after visiting. @Looper @Nabil Jamil @Anton Dimov @topgear @khurram.k Thanks to all of you and ALL the people that you brought with you to the drive. Looking forward to seeing you soon in the sand.

Today’s event was a great initiative @Wrangeldand it was my honor to support and contribute my small part in the whole affair. Also special thanks to the support crew @Dodi Syahdar@Alex Raptor who showed up with ample space in their trunk to ferry those rubbish from the desert to where they belong, the disposal bin. Thanks to @Ale Vallecchi and @Looper for their searches and discoveries for the team to collect. Great efforts !

@Shaaz Shathis was a great ride!!!

Thanks for drive what was awsome ridge riding and criss crossing and nice trail i love your style Thanks for drive what was awsome ridge riding and criss crossing and nice trail i love your style

Smart and know which trail good for convey and like to drive with you Thanks for today morning Thanks for everyone specially the support team

I second what everyone else has stated however can't help but echo what @Thomas Varghese said just let us know when and where! it was light, camera, action from the word go - I particularly liked the fluidity, testimony of the skilful drivers I was privileged to be amongst and loved the radio silence enjoying the nature, terrain, the challenges, and there were plenty and the drive! thanks you @Shaaz Sha for gem of a drive. thanks @Russ for the support and everyone else for bringing their A game yesterday morning. Hope to see you all soon. Mary Christmas!

Thanks Dr @Chaitanya D and the support team @Anish S and @Looper Also special thanks to the rest of the convoy for the great company and drive & camp. The drive was great, weather was perfect, the camping and camaraderie was second to none. My family enjoyed it very much. Special thanks to @Anish S@Veedooshee for food. The night was amazing with all the colorful stories and generous sharing of life’s experiences. Till the next one folks….

All agreed. Now tell us where is the next drive and when. We r ready to rock & roll.

https://www.relive.cc/view/vXvLX4LZB7v A quick Relive video in above link.

Thank you all for great drive experience. Please find some pictures from our drive.

On to day drive i was struggling with car sliding then i have to manage the power and while crisscrossing and then I understand that i should play with throttle like on and off with out braking car practice 😅

Better than my older group you awesome they never do that kind of activity they always push me hard and hard and they dont care when you break your car they promote you to fix your car on their on garage Salute to you

Thank You @Chaitanya D for the lovely drive. You made it a night to remember. Please try to make it a weekly feature during Winters.

@Imteeaz @Simon Claes @Marcin Wronowski @Peter Hager @Serafino @Faisal Alhashimi @munkybizness @Rob Soughton @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Lawrence_Chehimi Congratulations to all of you for completing this drive. It wasn't all easy going and we did quite a bit of technical dunes. The start was relatively easy and allowed me to see how you were coping with side slopes criss-cross and ridge riding. It is fair to say I was impressed and wanted to challenge you a little with some technical. I must admit we did a bit more of that than planned, but you were all doing so well that I felt we could push it a little bit more. After the first stuck we started struggling but we made it out to have plenty of time left to play a bit more in the wider and higher dunes towards Solar Park. Made some of you work hard and sweat a little😜 Thank you @Imteeaz for keeping the rest of the convoy safe when I got in trouble. Thanks @Lawrence_Chehimi and @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil for dealing with the stucks and refusals. All in all a very diverse drive with a little bit of everything that hopefully catered for everyone. See you again soon

Dear Desertnauts, To further enjoy the clean up drive in the Christmas spirit, here's a few songs to accompany your much appreciated efforts to restore our desert to a pristine state: Let's have fun tomorrow.

Hello everyone, I have uploaded some photos from your drive today on Gallery. Here's a video on the route taken using the Relive app - https://www.relive.cc/view/vKv2y8XdG4q Enjoy!

I said this before and I’ll say it again, I will always sign up for drives with you @Shaaz Sha Your drives always push my limits and challenge me and that’s what I enjoy the most! You always give me things to work on. I told you that I’m not confident with ridge-riding and you spent the entirety of the second-half of the drive doing that until for the first time since I started driving in the desert, I got stuck and tugged TWICE! It did not feel like a fewbie plus drive at all and that was thrilling and scary at times. “You know I need to enjoy too” 😂😂 Lovely convoy. Thank you everyone and special thanks to the support team and Russ for the tugs and support. Merry Christmas everyone!

Awesome drive @Shaaz Sha. We accomplished all the targets in the allocated drive time thanks to all who showed up on time and drove so well so that not much time was lost on recoveries. I suppose we drove 60km plus. @Shaaz Sha allowed all the breaks required to keep us focused which was very important. Good support by @Ranjan Das & @Russ when it was called for. @Aisha S got lucky to drive as the 2nd lead and I could see her vrooming behind @Shaaz Sha happily. Was this a fewbie plus drive or a notch higher level? I believe it was almost an IM level drive considering the seemingly difficult track laid out to us by @Shaaz Sha and surprised that all the drivers rose up to the occasion and drove extremely well. My honor and pleasure to drive with such experienced and talented drivers. SEE YOU ALL IN THE SANDS SOON. HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.