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@Amr Aydin @Andrew McCarthy@Nikola Bozovic@Claudio C @Pascal@Yesu Yarlagadda@Mahmoud Taha@Salim Akhtar@Beide Worku@Daniel Rodas@Shaaz Sha You guys Rocked today ! What a wonderful morning with fantastic weather and dunes galore ! Fantastic teamwork from all of you to overcome our minor issues (pop out, tyre replacement, and fixing my punctured radiator hose). We all came out unscathed and will be back in Sweihan very soon ! Perfect second lead @Amr Aydin , Louuuud sweep @Daniel Rodas😅, and @Shaaz Sha always nearby to help out. See you guys soon in the sand again !

Rush Hour: Again - Drive Report "Whether one moves slowly or with speed, The one who is a seeker will be a finder" - Rumi Surely each driver set out seeking something, with this Friday afternoon drive. Relief from the working week's pressure, excitement to start the weekend, distraction from the routine of professional or family life, simply enjoying nature and the open spaces. Whatever each was seeking, surely we found it moving fast. The drive started at the exit point of the previous edition, on Faqa's sabkha, and proceeded in reverse, toward Solar Park, via the southern region of the Faqa plateau, through a couple of technical areas separated by grass carpeted sabkhas, across "Little Sweihan", and finally north toward the planned exit. As announced, we did find a very soft step of sand on top of the ridges, being partially rearranged into almost a "dome" shaped obstacle by the changing winds (this time returning to their prevailing north-west to south-east direction). However, contrarily to my expectations, the new shape of the ridges did allow some approaches from the hard-faces, which we made mostly in the first part of the drive, yet most of the drive saw the convoy cross from the slip-face, as planned. The main differences from the first edition of Rush Hour were not only the reverse direction, but also the length of the convoy, 2 cars longer than the previous one. This factor, summed with the hinderance of the soft ridges, gave us a few more challenges, which resulted in a couple of stucks on ridges, and a couple more refusals then the perfect first edition. However, since all drivers were at the top of their skills, and the convoy managed to move at an amazing speed, we also did stop for a refreshment and a stretch a couple of times (for a total stoppage time of 18 minutes, all things considered), Vs. the no stop drive we did the first time (only 1 minute of stoppage time). This "excess' of confidence, caused us to miss the 60 kilometers target by just 1 Km, while allowed us to beat the speed record by 1 Km/hr. Very good Second Lead by @Waqas Parvez, followed skillfully and fearlessly by @Ahmad Shaker (welcome to Fewbie Plus), then @Gregory, @Tom B, @Fabien Monleau, @ASAD., @Charbel, @topgear and @MMansoor, all moving with considerable speed, even more remarkably due to the long wheel base of each of their cars. Great support provided by @Pacific in the middle, and @Looper in the Sweep. After the clock stopped us at the 2 hour mark (of which 1:42 moving), with 59Km driven, at an average moving speed of 34 Km/h (29 Km/h total), the day ended with an extension, until dusk, for another 20 Km, covered in 37 minutes, from the outskirts of Solar Park all the way to the Bab al Shams exit track. Thanks to all the rush seekers, and hope to see you soon in the sand.

@Islam Soliman thank you for another great drive. This time in Abu Dhabi which is quite different to the sands of Dubai. i will definitely remind the wife not to ask for any surprises next time we drive as i think we had a few today lol appreciate you giving me the chance to use the new jack lol great support in the sweep position from @munkybizness always a pleasure driving with you. the rest of the team were just that a great team. you guys made a good drive great @Naveen Raj @Jorge Stepniak Felippe @Xavier Treasurer @Humayun Ghias @Werno @Arda Yagcioglu thank again. Great team work from @MMansoor and your V8 to pull the sick one out of the desert you played a stormer mate. Put a couple of pics the wife took on the gallery will look through the go pro later to see if there are any worth sharing on there. All in all a great way to finish off the week end. hope to see you all again next week :):)

Thank you @Frederic for a wonderful drive today. My first drive with you after my absolute newbie and first time in this area.... it was a great. It was a pleasure meeting @Amr Aydin, @Andrew McCarthy, @Nikola Bozovic, @Claudio C, @Pascal, @Yesu Yarlagadda, @Mahmoud Taha, @Salim Akhtar, @Beide Worku, and @Daniel Rodas. Thanks to @Amr Aydin and @Daniel Rodas for the well executed 2nd lead and sweep. See you all soon .

Sweihan Drives are back!! It was a perfect morning, with some nice cold weather, brilliant drivers and a beautiful terrain. Big appaluse to all the drivers @Hasan Wahlan @Santoso Marjuki@Aisha S @Chris Wing @Tom B @Fabien Monleau @Karthikeyan Govindarajan @Josh T.for driving exceptionally well and keeping a brisk pace thought out the drive. Also, thanks to everyone for helping refix my car's radiator hose With Sweihan terrian looking so good, I look forward to more adventures with you all in that sandbox. TIll we meet again on the sands, take care.

@Hisham Masaadthank you for the amazing drive. Challenging route compared to the previous ones . @M.Seidamwas the hero in action who was there to support many. Everyone drove well , yes there were refusals but the sand was soft and it was bound to happen. hope to see everyone soon on the sand

@Hisham Masaad Thank you for the reload and accommodating 12 cars this could have not been done without the support of @M.Seidam ,it was the perfect start to the weekend,looking forward see you all in the desert.

Some from what my dash cam captured today …yallaaa push ( copy right @Hisham Masaad 😄) enjoy

Dear @James Thorn@Waqas Parvez @Vaibhav@Rajiv Samand @topgear if you have completed the required drives and feel ready for the next level don't hesitate to apply for the intermediate level. please check the other requirement as well from your gear and have it with new clear pictures when you apply. all the best you rock guys Seidam

Thanks @Hisham Masaad for the the drive. Adrenalin packed drive throughout. We have more issues today compared to the previous ones but you’re patient and cool in dealing with it Great seeing you doc @M.Seidam and as usual great tutorial on safety, shoveling and pop out fixing. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie you had your hands full today, great effort. Great to see some new and old faces. Have a nice weekend !

Amazing drive and beautiful terrain. Weather was windy, sunny and we managed to witness the transition into dusk as we wind down the drive to exit after 2 hours of nonstop excitement. Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for putting this together and support team @Pacific and @Looper and the rest of the great convoy. Very high standard with minimum issues i had fun following @ASAD. and thanks for your recommendation

Thanks everybody. See you enshallah in next drives.

@FredericIt was amazing drive today, first due driving in Sweihan after so long and off course you, as driving with you is fun as always. Thanks to @Amr Aydin as 2nd lead, @Daniel Rodasas sweep and @Shaaz Shafor “flying sweep” 😊 Will see few of you in next drive.

Always a joy to drive with you @Frederic , thanks again for a wonderful morning drive.

Thank you @Kailas Was nice meeting you all

Amir thanks for winching me out covertly when I got stuck in a flat area 🙄 while the pop put happen. Your winch is amazing!!!

Thank you @Islam Soliman, @Looper and @Alfred Alinazar for another great drive. Drive description lived up to its reputation. I was able to use my shovel for the first time to help out a fellow driver. Good radio comms helped drivers next up with what to expect helped a lot in certain spots and made it safer knowing the other side was clear. Have a great week ahead.

@Ale VallecchiThank you for giving me the opportunity to take the second lead. I enjoyed the pace of the drive and am sure we all learned how to control our pace and switch dunes at high speeds. I am looking forward to Rush Hour 3! 🙂 @Looper@Pacific thank you for the support

@Alexanderrr my honor to drive with you over the weekend for your ‘absolute’ F+ drive 😆 which you drove like veteran F+ I hope you enjoyed it

thank you Frederic and thanks to the sweep, it was fun driving with you guys, very nice dunes see you soon I hope

@Srikumar thank you for an amazing drive this morning. Even though I had to bow out slightly early, the drive was still amazing! Found myself needing to push hard in areas, but all good for building up one’s confidence and skill levels. I definitely will be returning to Sweihan as soon as another drive is posted. @Chris Wing and @Josh T., thanks for performing CF and sweep duties today. Great support. And to the rest of the convoy, apologies for causing a small break in your drive time and having to get me out. Fortunately I managed to get myself home and now have an excuse to change out my stock hydraulic suspension for a set of kings!!

Great weather, great team, great support in Badayer…. Nothing else required. Enjoyed the drive, and hope all enjoyed. @Alexanderrr amazing SL, and congratulations for the first fb+ drive, and hope the side step bent will be fixed fast, but be ready for the higher drivers levels. @Simon Dawood @Rajiv Sam @imranaasghar81 @Vaibhav @Waqas Parvez @Amir Amiri @topgear @JamesThorn @Tareck all amazing and very well driving skills. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie thank you for sweeping us today, I am sure it was not easy for you to handle after 12 cars preparing track for you. Last but not least @M.Seidamamazing support and pleasure having you today supporting. nice weekend ahead. hisham

What a great drive! Thanks @Tboneand @Danish Mohammad, you were masterful today! As a sweep I have the pleasure to witness great drivers back there. @Jose Thomasyou mastered self recoveries today, well done! @Mark D, what an awesome sight this Raptor, and being very well driven. @Harshal, the sound of your Tundra along with my Pajero may have caused an earthwake somewhere @KKIRAN, wonderful drive, sorry for the tire issue cutting it short, well done! Folks in the front, I coudn't see much of you, but judging for the pace we had, you did fantastics as we had to catch up few times. I did take a good amount of pictures from the back, it's on our gallery now. See you on thr sand soon. Cheers!