Leaderboard

It was a very nice drive this morning. I've started at a relaxed pace, just enjoying the pleasant weather through the open window, finding a smooth way for the long convoy through the middle size dunes, trying to avoid the double sided slip faces dunes shaped by the wind, and progressively reaching Pink Rock. The faces were almost empty, perfect conditions for the first climbs of the day. The excellent level of the group allowed to increase the pace, and take more challenging lines on the long plateau between Pink Rock and Big Red. The clean air made the view on the dunes around very crisp. By the time we reached Big Red, all drivers were fully awake, and concentrated on the driving lane. In the continuity of a first climb, we tackled the back face of Big Red itself, and bowl after bowl, we reached the ridge just below the summit, which is a performance at FB level, with a long convoy, congrats to all ! After a small break, we spent the last hour climbing up and down, releasing our energy, and the power of our cars ! Excellent performance from all, especially for the new FB @Mike. @Sunny84 and our new joiner @Gregory Powell! The regular FBs @Suresh K @takeshi sobue @Dinesh Kumar A @TT_Dubai were having a very good control of theirs cars keeping the lines as needed. Big thank you for @Richard Franks as Sweep, @Gerrit Bus for the video extracts to come (no pressure ;)). And special thanks for my supports today, @Haitham Khattab, excellent in the role of 2nd Lead, and great contribution from @Rob S and @Waqas Parvez, perfect in their roles of Center Forward, helping fellow drivers when required, and maintaining the lines despite the length of the convoy. Thank you all for joining the drive this morning, enjoy the rest of the weekend !

Truly overwhelming for my first virgin drive at the Fewbie Level and what an experience it was, all thanks to you @JeromeFJ. The drive was in a familiar place which I have done couple of times and yet the track was negotiating and technical on a whole new level the new faces and their expertise gave me lot of confidence in tackling with new challenges. The convoy list on paper looked the longest I have done till date and yet I feel it was compact and credits to our 2nd lead @Haitham Khattab CF @Rob S& @Waqas Parvez with their beautiful machines did a fantastic job to rescue and support in quick time 👌 with @Richard Franks at the sweep. @Mike. always pleasure to drive with you and love the "White Rhino" customised flag. BTW "White Rhino" is Mike's Pajero. @Suresh K hope you got the tyre fixed. @TT_Dubai the pictures in the gallery are superb, @takeshi sobue @Dinesh Kumar A @Gerrit Bus all made this experience a memorable one. Eid Mubarak to all and happy holidays. See you'll soon on the sands! Thank You.

Well what an interesting drive! A good mix of grades present on a Fewbie cruise. We had enough experience to deal with nearly everything... so nearly everything we had! Stucks, refusals, pop outs, car-sicky bail out and a mechanical failure. Thanks to @Vanessa8580for solid leadership that saw us escape the perilous sea of sand intact and in good cheer. Thanks also to @topgear for sweeping and especially @Waqas Parvezwho was busier than a one armed paper hanger helping at all four corners. Nice to meet all of the rest of you, some, for the first time and some for a long time it seems and I look forward to more of Vanessa's challenging 'Fewbie WTF?' drives in the future

Thank you @JeromeFJ for the amazing drive today. Clouds covered us making the weather very pleasant. The whole convoy did very well adapting to progressive pace of the drive, which i enjoyed very much. Happy to be the 2nd lead on my 10th fewbie ride, while soon i ll apply for a promotion to FB+ Thanks @Rob S & @Waqas Parvez for the amazing support & Advices throughout the whole drive. You showcased what Prados can do in the desert. Thanks @Richard Franks for Sweeping today, always demonstrating “smooth”wrangler performance. Shout out to all convoy friends. it wouldn’t have been fun without you. Some Photos in the gallery, see you again soon.

Thanks @JeromeFJ for another great morning on the sands! Well done to @Haitham Khattab in SL and @Richard Franks in sweep! Also special mention for @Waqas Parvez for his guidance from towards the back of the convoy! rest of the convoy drove superbly with limited refusals. Well done. Was also great to see some old faces and new! Only managed 2 pictures, but they are great even if i do say so myself 😂

Good drive everyone! thanks @GauravSoni for leading us throughout the everchanging sands in Al Badayer area, and well done eveybody drove really well, we had a few minor refusals which adds fun to the day. Climbing Iftar bowl is something I had not done in a long while and, at least for me, was the summit of the drive with the adrenaline of pushing the car up and joy of sliding down. @Matt.T it was great seeing you again, as the saying goes "Buen viento y buena mar" (fair wind and safe sea) wishing you safe travels! Great to see you all!

@Gaurav Soni what a great drive today, thoroughly enjoyed it. A great set of drivers with @simon doing a great job as 2nd lead and @Ashok chaturvediat centre forward supporting everyone plus a couple.of tugs and @Mario Cornejo bringing up the rear. The dunes were impressive. If anyone has any footage of @Matt.T little Wrangler on the big climb welcome you whatsapping to +447412114186 Thanks

Hi everyone! Very pleased to join the drive yesterday! It was amazing to enjoy a breezy fresh start with windows down. @JeromeFJ you led the convoy like a seasoned pro. I appreciated the detailed and comprehensive briefing before we started and after each climb, bowl or track you always had encouraging comments and advice for all of us 😀 thank you! Great support from @Rob S always there with the shovel! Special thanks to @Waqas Parvez for great guidance when I slipped into a deep pocket on a climb. The Prado boys are a great team! The dunes during the early morning were like a postcard, clear and defined. Save for a few sand buggies we had the playground all to ourselves. Great driving by all and nice to meet everyone. Super to see so many great shots in the gallery! Drive safe and have a great week!

Thanks @Sunny84! Always a pleasure driving with you Pajero partner. Unfortunate to see you exit early today but I will see you on the sand real soon! Thanks for sharing the White Rhino colours. Waiting to see how and when you dub yours 💪🏻 Thanks @JeromeFJfor a great first fewbie experience. If I can summarize the drive in a few words I would say” High Performance mixed with Finesse”. It was an enjoyable and fluid flow of a drive. Thanks again for taking the time to share the tips and tricks as much as possible!

Of course @Rob S

Added myself last minute @Islam Soliman, hoping i can join u!

Thanks for organising @Islam Soliman looking forward to it!

All the best with your family

Dear @Brett Eicher @Sunny84 @Zubair @Vaibhav @ASAD.@Paul Zietsman @Murtaza Bhuria You are still appearing on the WL.. pls let me know tonight if you are still planning to join. Tomorrow again we are blessed with a short convoy .. am hoping for a great drive to wrap up the EID break before going back to work Pre-drive details below: Please be on time and bring all your passion for off-roading and pull as much as you can of yourself out of bed.. trust me you will need all of it. Be at the meeting point by 5:00am (or before) and start deflating your tires to 14psi (front) and 13psi (rear) Please ensure your programable radio is on, fully charged and set to Channel 1 (446,006) Briefing will be done on the radio before we start moving Please ensure you have your mask on while out of your car Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and there are no moving objects Please check all car fluids, tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis. please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for this drive level specially your tire deflator, pressure gauge and a compressor, safety flag and radio. (NO FLAG or RADIO = NO DRIVE) MeetingPoint: LisailiFort https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9 Convoy Order will be communicated during the briefing see u all shining tomorrow on the sand 🤩

@GauravSoni Thanks for the excellent drive today. It was nice and fun drive. Weather also perfect even in the summer. Also its good to hang out with some old friends. It reminds me my second newbie drive with the club. Thanks @Zixuan Huang - Charlie for the second lead and support also @Looper for the support. Also a special thanks to our consultant @Thomas Varghese See you soon guys. Enjoy the long weekend.

Very interesting drive. I hope @GauravSoni's car after the bashing it got today will rise up to his master's command for the next drive tomorrow. Short convoys are always fun especially when you know each other and have driven so many times together before. @GauravSoni kept finding very interesting track of endless ridges to ride. Challenging too. In fact it sapped all my energy I could barely get up from bed and have to sign off from Gaurav Soni's drive tomorrow as I feel I will be a burden with so much fatigue. The weather was excellent and not much hot due to the cloud cover. But the challenges was too much and befitting an IM drive. Enjoyed throughout. In short @GauravSoni, the 2nd lead @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, @Chinthaka Ruwan, me & gautam @Looper had a very action packed Eid Al Adha. Thank you Gaurav Soni & everybody. See you all soon in the sands.

Dear Friends Tom B @Tom B Morshedi @Morshedi Alexanderrr @Alexanderrr Mohamad Anwer @Mohamad Anwer DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler Ashok chaturvedi @Ashok chaturvedi Jose Thomas @Jose Thomas Senthil Kumar @Senthil Kumar RiaanJH @RiaanJH KAMALIO @KAMALIO thanks for joining the drive . Less than 48 hours for our intended drive .Please find the meeting point as it’s updated above in the drive topic. please check your vehicle ahead and your plans if any change happen please inform us earlier as there are first drive attendees on the wait list . The area 53 has been subjected to the recent climate variation resulting in some changes to the dunes so expect the unexpected and be vigilant all the time please. we will be using radio channel 2 and my cell in case is 0554045278 from the support team will be @Zixuan Huang - Charlie joining us . Thank you dear 🙏 The convoy list will be announced tomorrow Eid Mubarak and hope to see you after tomorrow inshallah sharp on 05:00 Seidam

@Warren Flay it was a pleasure driving behind you today. Thanks @Vanessa8580 for a comprehensive experience! Being my second fewbie drive, I am assuming there are not so many new things to be seen after today’s drive I guess @Waqas Parvez, hat’s off to you, you were a one-man army today! 💪🏻

Congrats @varunmehndiratta!! It’s amazing to see the desert from your perspective with amazing drives paths!!! Well done and wel deserved to reach here… m sure everyone is already in love with your fast and safe drives!!!

Congratulations @munkybizness ! Well deserved and fantastic acheivement 😎

I'm available, if the drive is not full by Thursday. 0507080314. Thanks

Weldone @Gerrit Bus.. Enjoy your new level.