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THE RECOVERY MASTERCLASS DRIVE. This was a drive where everybody witnessed a remarkable recovery of 3 cars from inside of a bowl. From words borrowed from @GauravSoni a pickle situation. When the senior members of the convoy - me, @Ashok chaturvedi & @Pacific raced to check on the safety of the lead @Rizwanm2, the 2nd lead @GauravSoni we found the 3rd car of @Gregory Powell perched high on the slip side of a dune at a height above Rizwans car. Its a miracle no cars banged into each other in the tight bowl. Rizwan had already announced on the radio for the 3rd car to hold and not follow the lead and 2nd lead, Gregory had already crossed the threshold of holding but all 3 were safe but stuck. @Ashok chaturvedi rose to the occasion and kindly offered his new prized possession the WINCH at the disposal of the convoy for the ultimate recovery. Its commendable how Ashok has mastered the controls of the winch so that all 3 cars came out of the bowl like it was a walk in the park. BRAVO Ashok. Rest of the convoy watched the very extreme recovery and I hope they have understood the basics of a master recovery in a safe way which is what the club teaches its members. The instructions from @Rizwanm2, @GauravSoni and @Pacific was precise and all 3 cars continued the drive joining the rest of the convoy. Regarding the drive - it was fantastic and Rizwan really upped the challenges as the convoy was strong. We had our share of a pop out, my rear right tire popped out after hitting soft sand and cross tracks from the rest of the convoy on a side slope 🤣. Fixed in less than 10 min. I had a weird crest also while reversing the car up a high dune. The convoy of very able drivers @Gregory Powell, @Sam K, @Jonny90, @Federico Galbieri, @TT_Dubai, @takeshi sobue @salah2u hadn't had much issues through out the drive and I really enjoyed driving with them. Deliberately didn't mention @Pacific and @Ashok chaturvedi as they are now veterans in desert driving and what can I complement on their impeccable driving and machines. Did everything as expected of them and even played role models to the rest of the convoy. Thank you @Rizwanm2 for hosting the drive. It was fun. See you all soon in another fun drive in the sands. Some pictures are posted in the gallery for all of you to reminiscence our drive.

I always carry few ratchets in different sizes with me @ASAD., Unfortunately the coconut water idea prevented @Zed to tell us how to fix the pop out 🤣

@Hisham Masaad thank you so much again for the drive. Wish i could continue to the more exciting part. Cant thank everyone enough for helping out withe the popout especially @Rob S @Waqas Parvez @Fabien Monleau & @Vaibhav. Car is fine and all fixed now but theres definitely some research needed on how to fix poputs on these beadgrips hope to catch u in the next badayer trip.

Thanks @Kailas for a great drive! The night time let me see the dunes in a new light! The higer speed chase with bump anticipation help sharpen the sences. Also thanks to @Chaitanya D for all the guidance. @Jaro Tuzinsky, @Gok Krish, @Ivan P, @Paolo Pellegrini, @takeshi sobue, @Karthik Raptor thanks for a great evening together. See you soon on another outing.

@Hisham MasaadThank you for an amazing drive. You made it up for the lost time at the end. It was so much fun everyone enjoying Iftar and Super Bowl. We missed @ASAD.hope your car is sorted out. @Rob S good job as SL. @Waqas ParvezGood support specially in the heat. @Gaurav Soni having you in the sweep just boosted everyone's confidence at front. It was a pleasure driving with such an amazing convey @Fabien Monleau @Zed(Abu Dhabi Power) @Amir Amiri @Ashok chaturvedi @Chris Wing @Matt.T Wishing you all the best mate. It was a great honor to drive with you.