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@Brette Thank you for the wonderful drive. Being a newbie drive, we did not have any shoveling and tugging. @Bishoy Ibrahimwas initially having doubts of going down hill or slide slope but 30 mins into drive you drove really well like it was your 5th drive. @Sebbwas following you through out the drive and i can say the lines, distance and momentum you kept during the drive was amazing. Gladiators @Gary F and @Mark Birch drove extremely well. @Rajiv Samthank you for your support. Any refusal you were flanking from right and left to support. it was nice meeting @Zubair and @premindra rajaram. @Benjamini have seen you drive from your first drive let me say that there is such a massive upgrade in your driving skills. @Mehmet Volga it was pleasure meeting you and looking forward to join your drive. @Joji varghese and @Senthil Kumar good to meet you guys after a long time. @Sunil Mathew Congratulations on the new set of suspensions. Looking forward to driving with you in intermediate drives soon.

Drive Report Sweihan Drives II Dear Friends Imteeaz @Imteeaz Imran Kashif @Imran Kashif DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler Davie Chase @Davie Chase Tom B @Tom B Daniel Yang @Daniel Yang Looper @Looper What a wonderful day and what an amazing drive! Thank you dear friends for making the day so fantastic from the start till the end appreciate you punctuality despite the long distance you drove to the meeting point which speaks out loud about your passion and camaraderie🙏 heading toward the rising sun enjoying the initial loops and twisty was of a good smooth warming up after which we took the pylon track to enter the desert again crossing and looping along the gravity in a crescendo pace as the dunes where getting larger and taller reminded me of little Sweihan but multiplied by 3 😅. The dunes where long range in a time and a lazy S shaped ridges which gave us a thrill riding them along their top. For a while the radio was silent letting the focus and enjoyment a hallmark sign of the drive till @Daniel Yangannounced that he started not to feel well. After a gentle break he preferred to exit from almost midway drive and luckily the track took him straight away to from where we started and was confirmed later by a phone call . We continued our journey heading toward Ghafeteen Bowl https://maps.app.goo.gl/Kz1NVcqKysuECr6u6?g_st=ic a huge oval shaped bowl as it looked to me . Where every one too a turn enjoying its super soft sidy in safe manner existing the bowl heading to the track as planned and on the way we did continuous ridge riding and criss crossing till the content of our hearts Along the trip we encountered few crests and refusals which gave us an opportunity to stretch our bodies😅 @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler Your second lead was superb gave me the freedom to navigate especially in some tight areas. Thank you 🙏. Amazing pictures too 😊 @Davie Chase I am glad making your 50th drive so memorable and joyful . Always pleasure driving with you.thanks for helping in the recoveries 🙏 @Looper always pleasure having you in any drive. Thanks for keeping the convoy safe from the back as always 👍. Can’t wait to see your clip 😊 @Imran Kashif @Imteeaz and @Tom B guys you all rocked today thanks for the accompany till we meet again take care and see you soon

@Brette thank you so much for this experience. Really appreciate your patience with a reluctant absolute newbie and great support from you and everyone on the drive. Never really experienced anything like this before but as we moved forward I started gaining momentum (literally) and confidence in myself and the car. Still a long way to go but the climb just got slightly less steeper 😀 @Vaibhav you helped me tremendously throughout the drive. In every sticky situation you just popped out ready to support specially that time I was kinda stuck sideways. It was absolutely amazing how you instructed me to engage drive and with steering come down sideways of the slope safely. Once again I really appreciate everyone patience throughout the drive waiting on me to get out of refusals and going at slower pace.

@M.Seidam thank you so much for making my 50th drive with Carnity a special one, both myself and Google maps (AKA Tanya (the Wife)) had a fantastic morning with wonderful company. This drive had everything with so mid to long range dunes as well as technical bits and pieces. the pace was just right and the route excellent. it certainly goes on the list as one of the best drives since joining the club. We had very few actual stucks and about the same number of refusals, that is testament to the skill of the drivers that we had with us today so well done to one and all :):) @Daniel Yang sorry you had an early exit hope you are feeling weel soon @DP1011 , Deepak wrangleryou were an awesome second lead and kept us all on the right track @Looper as always, a pleasure to drive with you and thanks for a great sweep that kept the convoy flowing and together @Imteeaz@Imran Kashif@Tom B you guys drove fantastically thank you for making our jobs easy today Thanks for a wonderful Sunday morning and hope to see you all in the sand again soon

Thank you all for joining the drive yesterday. We had a great time exploring this area of Nahel. After the technical warm-up, the first portion of nice rolling dunes was just beautiful. Smooth slopes, gradually building up to a big dune. still some soft sand patches, bumps and pockets were spread around, as a reminder to keep the focus in any conditions. A pop-out of @Jessica Lambert was fixed in record time with an excellent team work. On the way down to the sabkha, @Beide Worku noticed weird noises from the front axle, and wisely asked to exit early. Using sabkha and tracks I took him back to the starting point, and we were ready for the second set, crossing to the E16 Sweihan Rd. Again we started with a nice set of rolling dunes, higher than the first ones, and in a deeper desert environment. We were lucky enough to watch a falcon enjoying his breakfast prey, and of course the more common camels. Again the dunes were building up on our way to the West, until we reached the majestic slopes of Nagrah dune. Circling around the massive dunes, we found some play areas, to get a good feel of height and big slopes, despite the cross tracks and the other turbulent convoys. Time passing we made our way to the exit, through a challenging set of climbs in the soft sand where you all impressively followed your lines, until we reached the exit track. Well done everyone in this terrain apparently not so difficult, but requiring a continuous attention, and for controlling you momentum in the bigger climbs. Big thank you to @Zixuan Huang - Charlie and @Charbel for the support and the few tugs, @Chris Wing, always very reliable 2nd lead, @Imran Kashif, always helping also when a car is stuck. @Salim Akhtar, very well driven, @Jessica Lambert, you are getting used to your new car, in a few drives, you will make the most of it. @Gerrit Bus, always nice to have you, I hope your passengers will remember the good part of it. @Beide Worku, sad you had to exit early, but I see you participated on a drive the day after, so I guess the damage to your car was resolved. Enjoy the rest of the week end and stay tuned, I will program a second edition to continue to enjoy the area !

Thanks @M.Seidam, very enjoyable drive this morning. Unlike all my previous drives in Sweihan, which involved hopping from one big bowl to another, this terrain offered a bit of everything, including quite a tight technical area. The whole convoy drove superbly resulting in minimal stoppage time and maximum enjoyment! See you all soon.

Pls let us know which one so that we can avoid in the future….

You have 3 options: 1. Mopar Steel bumper done outside agency, so that you get the protection as well as retain the rear parking sensors for the factory fit and finish. You can go to agency as well, but they might not Install the parking sensors and it costs a lot more there. 2. AOR rear bumper that looks almost like the factory steel bumper will cost less. 3. Go for a completely aggressive look with third party rear bumpers, they provide differentiated functionality as well as look. PS: Ahem...replaced 3 of them.

Hi @Bishoy Ibrahim, we all started all like this. Every drive I would get stuck at least twice and I could see Marshall’s face how did you got stuck like this 😂😂😂. And practice makes perfect. I have grown so much. I am sure you will do better in the next drive.

climbing-mount-Everest kind of a drive. thanks Jerome 🤘

@Santoso Marjuki @MMansoor Will miss u guys, but just curious, did u guys both give ur cars in same garage?😂

@Gaurav Thank you for the lovely drive. The convoy drove extremely well. @Lukas excellent job as 2nd lead. I am sure you have learnt a lot from this drive. @Bashar Beasha 1st Newbie drive and you surprised me completely. Thought you had few drives under your belt. Good job. @Glenn Waters It was nice meeting you mate. You drove well without any issues. @Joseph Raju Thanks for being the sweep and supporting. Hope to see you'll soon.

Copy that, no worries. I saw ur name in Manage list so moved you to the attendee.

Haha yeah I’m sure my back end was swinging around too mate 😬 half the fun of a Gladiator