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Started the drive after chanting this Mantra from @JeromeFJ. Hope you will enjoy the video. Looks best on a large screen.

Ahoy Sand Sailors, Greetings from the land of pyramids. I have been on move since I woke up for the drive this Sunday. Feels like the momentum we gathered during the drive has continued till now 😀, it was some good pace and action throughout the drive. Thanks for joining in and making it a fun exploration from Faqa to Little Sweihan or as some call it The Middle Earth (land between Dubai and Abu Dhabi) 😀. I had my doubts (had never attempted it before), however with the strong convoy as it was, we managed to accomplish the mission we had set out for. Overall we covered around 63Km with an average moving speed of 28.8Kmph - an awesome stat considering the unlimited number of long ridges we travelled and the mysterious bowls in Little Sweihan area we sailed through, especially with treacherous nature of sand this weekend. While it was a FBplus drive, your response to challenges pushed me to maintain a level no less than Intermediate throughout the drive. Brilliant work all especially @Mahmoud Taha and @salah2u our FBplus sailors on this drive. You guys were no less at any point of time. @Looper thanks as always for being a solid cf throughout. @Imteeaz and @salah2u - hope you enjoyed being the SL in this fast paced drive. You handled the challenges very well - especially there were many crazy tight and soft spots that we crossed. @Niki was good to see you after a long break - your shoveling skills have only gotten better during this long break, as promised we gave you good enough time to flaunt the same 😀 @MMansoor - another brilliant drive for you. Thanks for keeping the convoy together while sweeping the convoy during the first half. @Mahmoud Taha awesome drive for you, minor refusals at this level is perfectly fine - it was surely beyond a standard FBPlus level drive and for that you did really well. As we discussed, a bit more planning while approaching a challenge makes a lot more diff. Thanks all, hope to see you all soon.

General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and strictly follow these guidelines. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Intermediate and above Meeting time: 06:00 am Sunday (deflated and ready to move) Meeting Point:https://goo.gl/maps/DTTq5B3pLv2oRJPY8 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:00 am P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Friday - 9 AM If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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. PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

Dear Friends Hello and welcome to Sweihan drives II . Along Al taf road E16 and further south will be our start point but this time we will head east toward the rising sun ☀️ . The plan is to cross Sweihan from west to east direction ending up somewhere at E95 Nahel road. We can expect all kind of stuff along from medium to large dunes and in a time it can get very massive ( leaving Nagara and old lady dune for part III 🤫)😄 . Sand is always soft to super soft which entails to keep the momentum running appropriately to get through it . Possibly we might get to relax for some time at ghafeten bowl before it gets technical afterwords till we catch the track to exit . please check on your cars and gears in advance as we still have time . Stay tuned for further info Good day Seidam

It takes a great drive to make a great video. So thank you @JeromeFJ.

Great video @Looper !! Thank you !

😂😂😂 Let’s add the line - give us your key and we will test it for you first!!! Would love try it at least and prove the statement! Have a great week and you were driving very well on Saturday 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@GauravSoni thanks for an exhilarating drive, I loved the faster pace in the second part. Good to get some adrenaline pumping 😂. And thanks to @Simon Dawood and @salah2u in support as well as @Haitham Khattab in 2nd lead. @Yusuf Esaf I hope you have been able to sort out your car. Fellow dune bashers @Sam K @Ignacio Quindós @Tareq Al Turq @Salim Akhtar below a link with some Gladiator POV videos of our drive. https://photos.app.goo.gl/3JCdLJUDaF3z5mJH8

General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and strictly follow these guidelines. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie Plus and above Meeting time: 06:00am Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/HsWdAGqVbsTXxooM6 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:00am P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Friday - 9 AM If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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. PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR:

@GauravSoniIt was an amazing fast paced, adrenaline filled drive. @Simon DawoodYou have been very supportive and patient throughout the drive. @Haitham Khattab @Sam K @Ignacio Quindós @Tareq Al Turq @Gerrit Bus @Salim Akhtar @salah2u it was amazing knowing you guys. When my car jumped, my right lower arm was bent which got the tyres completely off alignment. Luckily it didnot break. I had to drive back at a speed of 40km/hr on a road of 140😀. Took me ages to reach back. Car is completely fine and all set to test the limits again.

Thanks @GauravSoni for the thrilling adventure you have took us through, after warming up our engines and selfs we stoped for a few minutes to enjoye the sun rise, before we roared our engines all the way to badayer . As we had to cut it a bit short due to some unfortunate incidents of closed fences and a few refusals and a broken lower arm bush of @Yusuf Esafcar. But other than that everyone drive amazingly well. Thanks@Haitham Khattab @Sam K @Ignacio Quindós @Tareq Al Turq @Simon Dawood @Yusuf Esaf @Gerrit Bus @Salim Akhtar @salah2 for the fun company. I just have a few points to remind you of ( including myself ) and i hope everyone accept them with a welcoming heart. even the best of us sometimes needs to be reminded sometimes. 1. Following Radio communication protocols is extremely important . a. If you have a refusal or stuck situation immidiatly after ensuring your car have stopped and you are safe, announce your situation , name , position number.( preferably 2 times) . b. When you hear on the radio that soneone is having a stuck or a refusal, please stop immediately (safely)as you never know where did the car with the situation have stopped. 2. When someone is trying to recover himself or the marshal and or cf is moving please hold position and dont move unless you have been asked to, some really bad accidents might happen . Thanks again and looking forward to see you all again in the sand soon . @Yusuf Esaf i hope your car is fixed and ready for the next adventure 😉

i will put you in manage @munkybizness. Its great to have you back !

I posted this immediately after uploading to YouTube, thus it was in 360p. YT took few hours to process the video to HD and it is now in 1080p.

@premindra rajaram congrats on the level up.

@Felix Obst sounds like we need to sort a public announcement that lambos and sand don’t mix well! 😂 well done on your recovery too

Seems to be a general issue with red lambos! Well done @Benjamin

@premindra rajaram well done and congratulations on your new level, am sure you will enjoy it !

@Frederic would really like to support you on this drive, and welcome myself back into the desert. I’ve added myself to the waitlist.

Thanks @Hisham Masaad Thanks @Asif Hussainbhai

@Frederic Thank you it means a lot

@Benjamin well done on your recovery. the halfdesert is a very popular on the weekeds. Personally i venture sometimes there when i am not in the mood to drive a really long time to get into the sand as its really close-by. Just a few advices out of my experiance to take into consideration before you help anyone next time to avoid getting yourself in some serious problems ( could even be legal at some point). 1. Never help a car with no license plate on. 2. Never help a car that have signs of damage or accident. 3. Never get into someone's else car to try to drive it out( i am refering to people you just met ) 4. ALWAYS use your recovery gears ONLY even if they do propose to use theirs. 5. Remember that recovering random stuck people in the desert is not the same as recovering your friends at carnity ( many of them might not have a safe recovery point, that is if they even have one ). 6. Follow your instinct if you feel uncomfortable ( for any reason )just bailout. 7. Tell them that some damage might occure to their vehicle due to the recovery and ask for their verbal consent to proceed( thier are some really rude people out there). 8. Always consider your safety and the people around you on the 1st place Cheers and see you on the sand

@Looper and @Waqas Parvez, thanks for amazing pics in the gallery!

As @Looper previously mentioned, the drive was a proper intermediate drive that required a lot of focus, especially in the first half with high technical dunes,one small mistake you would end up in a pocket or would have had a poppout .We all experienced our fair share of refusal, but this didn't stop us from reaching the target distance that we had set and enjoying the drive as well @JeromeFJ thank you for exploring such area and driving through such terrain, As once remarked by our great leader @M.Seidam if learn how to control your car in technical areas,high dunes and pacey drives will be easier for you. @Chris Wing thank you for the 2nd leader and hoping to see you new FJ soon🙂 @Santoso Marjuki it was pleasure driving with you and i was impressed, with your self recovery inspite both of your front tyre been airbone,diff lock of rubicon is too 👍 @Rajiv Sam its been a while we drove together,was fun. @Looper thank you for tugging us all out,it is always a confidence booster to see you in the convoy list.

Congratulations @Miguel Codes for levelling up !

Congratulations @Sayed Bilalon the promotion

Dank je wel Frederic!!!

Gefeliciteerd 🥳!!

Congratulations @premindra rajaram on your promotion.

@Rizwanm2thanks again for a perfect drive! Really enjoyed it. What a selection of tracks, Impressive! A strong convoy, great support and a perfect track it was a pure pleasure today. Thanks everyone.

Congratulations @Sayed Bilalon the promotion