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brilliant drive @GauravSoni, been some time driving with you and was amazing to be back. The area had everything in it for everyone, long range dunes, sharp ridges and technicals. @Looper & @Mario Cornejothanks for the SL and for the sweep respectively. Was a pleasure driving with and meeting the usual gang. Hope to see you all soon again. @Vaibhav my friend, we missed you in the later half, hopefully the car gets sorted soon. Also remember for every Jeep that breaks down there is always a toyota around to help out ☺️😂.

I was definitely having some issues with concentration in the first half hour with a couple of refusals and some bumps, it goes without saying that one needs to be more than 100% while driving in the desert and the smallest of lack of concentration can cause havoc. Luckily I overcame the initial issues and started to enjoy the drive as it was planned. A great team goes a long way to making a drive the fullest and most fun. Thank you everyone who joined the drive and @GauravSoni for planning and executing this exciting drive. @Mario Cornejo for being at the end - your usual spot and showing after everyone is done with theirs how it is exactly done. Love to see you drive every time. @DP1011 you bring cheer to every drive and I salute your endurance for 4 drives a week. While I too do it but I am not that consistent. @Vaibhav hope the issues with the Jeep are sorted out soon and see you back in action very soon. @Gertjan love to see you once again and thanks to you, my jeep gets a decent photograph in the gallery. @Jaro Tuzinsky good to see you once again and looking forward to your drive videos soon. @Chris Wing finishing off the trifecta of FJs in the drive always a pleasure to drive with you. @Zed Carnity drives in Abu Dhabi are synonymous with driving with Zed. great to seeing you once again. @Waqas Parvez I know it is a high adrenaline drive when I see you in the convoy. I try to make sure that I drive in that drive. @ASAD. great to see you once again after Al Salamat. Always a pleasure to see you. @Benjamin love to see you and your jeep. Hope it was a great fun learning experience for you. I have added some pics in the gallery the drive from my point of view.

We started as early we could, but it was quite hot anyways, hovering about 42 degrees. I am was quite trilled by the performance entire convoy including the tricky technical area. It was great to see the convoy perform exceedingly well. @Pavel Pashkovskiy thank you once again. The drives with you are one of a kind with the mid drive refreshment breaks. It is unforgettable. @Mohit Gurnani I see you do better and better every time I have driven with you. great to see you once again. @Frans M wonderful to see you once again. as many have pointed out, we all love your ride. @Cristian you did exceedingly well. great to see you. @premindra rajaram once again it was wonderful to have you in another drive. @Gok Krish thank you very much for being at the back and taking care of the refusals. It was a pleasure having you in the drive. @george charbel You did fantastic in your new role as second lead. I have driven many times with you and that gave me the confidence of having you there and you were spot on. @Anoop Nair Thank you for joining the drive. hope the jeep is all good now. @Nadeem Ansari you did very well on this drive. I see you becoming more and more polished every week. @DP1011 finally thank you very much to heed the call and join back to back 2nd drive of the day to support this drive. I could hardly take any pics but still managed a few. I have added some pics in the gallery, See you all in the next instalment of Looper's loops.

@GauravSoni what a great drive! I really enjoyed the fast paced corners and climbs this time my gearing came along much better which also equaled to great pace. myself and my small support crew had some good fun with the ridge riding. @Vaibhav I hope you can get your jeep sorted out soon I know Mopar can be really frustrating sometimes; I hope to see you soon. @DP1011 another great drive to tick off mate! I will see you soon @Looper always a good drive when you can show us all your looping skills! Did very well in SL as expected @Mario Cornejo you were amazing as well! Always awesome seeing your car power through the dunes it’s like having first class tickets to a dakar rally session Always great to see familiar faces @Chris Wing @Gertjan @Jaro Tuzinsky @Waqas Parvez @ASAD. @Zed and everyone else I may have missed out

Hej guys, it a fantastic drive. For me for the first time a proper intermediate dune bashing. Thank you @GauravSoni for taking care of us and perfect routing. @Looper it was so easy to drive behind you, you was showing me the tracks to be followed. @Chris Wing@ASAD. @Waqas Parvez always i am your active listener of your toyota and off-road rides experiences. @Vaibhav so nice to see you after long time, hopefully your car will be fixed soon. @Benjamin I remember you when we started in newbies and see now:) i believe you will be leading convoys in future:) @DP1011 @Zed @Mario Cornejo your skills are amazing and it was so nice to observe your art of dune climbings.. @Gertjan it is nice to see you any Saturday morning and to have you in our convoy is a guarantee of high quality of pictures and many i am downloading for my archive:) i am full of energy for tomorrow evening to click it in the time:) Thank you to be a part of your company this Saturday and see you next one.

Fellow dune bashers @GauravSoni @Looper @Krishna R @Imran Kashif @Benjamin @Chris Wing @Mohamad Anwer @Beide Worku @Santoso Marjuki @Mario CornejoWe are now a week on from our eventful drive and my Gladiator is in the workshop awaiting an estimate. It is going to be a long road as many parts need to come from the USA. I want to thank all of you for the excellent support provided to me, even well after the drive time had finished. The camaraderie is exceptional in our club. Below a link of the event : https://photos.app.goo.gl/6CPHcTCFH1XipPwU6

@GauravSoni This was what I have been long desiring for, Long range , IM in AD/ Al ain, kept missing last few but finally today was the day! Thoroughly enjoyed cruising around and as @Mario Cornejo mentioned such strong convoy made it possible that we made the most of time! Those ridges/bowls/criss crossing / technical, it had everything to offer us💥💥! @Looper Was good to see you as SL , true to your name , you had your first loop on highway itself😅 and someone who fills his fuel tank 4 times in a day😂😂, Always good to see you all guys! @Vaibhav@Mario Cornejo @Gertjan, @Jaro Tuzinsky, @Waqas Parvez,@ASAD., @Benjamin, @Chris Wing and @Zed

Thank you for your guidance and support. I love you so much for always helping and guiding me through difficult situations.

What awesome drive @Looperand @DP1011

It was great to see @GauravSoniafter ages . Thanks for understanding and helping me exit. I am sure I missed a great drive. I could feel the 1 hour 20 mins I drove it would be going to an amazing drive. The convoy was strong and responded well. @Zedif you would have not come with a trick you suggested I would be struggling to get the car back to Dubai. Thanks a lot man. Looking at the picture @Gertjanhas posted I know I have missed a lot of action. Great clicks. I think I took the right decision of exiting the drive to avoid any further delays and mess up the drive for others which would have happen. There is always a next time. I managed to drive normally back straight to the dealership and they were not too helpful and informed me if the error comes back get the car back. Just as I reached home the Transmission service indication showed up again with the Engine oil check light. I had to arrange a tow vehicle. Latest update throttle control there could be some sand and possibility of entering transmission. The sad part here is the service advisors at the dealership are not very knowledgeable which makes it worse. The first thing i was informed because I went offroad this error could have come without even looking at the car. Though under warranty and service package they are unable to confirm if it would be covered and reason is sand entering. It sounds really funny but this is the truth. I was given example also by the service advisor if the car goes in water the warranty will not be covered. Where I informed the advisor that I understand it is a car and not a boat. @Mario Cornejo VTC SWB 😍. Inshallah may be next one . Until my car is back and I join you guys ,Have fun and drive safe.

Beautiful photos! Thanks @Looper

Not cancel, Re-scheduled to a later date😁, The Faqa express has to do the return journey @Looper! It has to "Loop back"

Thanks @Pavel Pashkovskiy for the Coffee /snacks As Always!!! It makes a difference to drive and makes it more enjoyable with coffee break:) @Looper What a fantastic FB drive, the blend of technical and long range was so well balanced and Fantastic display of skills by the entire convoy ! @george charbel U did brilliant as SL, being your first one!! And thanks @Gok Krish for sweeping us and those couple of quick tugs made us kept moving swiftly. See you all soon in sands again

Hi everyone, wow! what a morning! a solid convoy and an interesting area that tested our skills, from dealing with technical areas, soft sand, climbs, switches and more. A big shout out to @GauravSoni for hosting the drive, it is always a pleasure to attend the drives you organize. Everyone drove amazingly well: @Gertjan, @Jaro Tuzinsky, @Waqas Parvez, @DP1011, @ASAD., @Benjamin, @Chris Wing and @Zed Unfortunately @Vaibhav had to leave early, I am sure I echo everyone in hoping you get the issues resolved with your Jeep. If the issues persist, then remember there must be a VTC with your name somewhere in the UAE 😎💪! Wish you all a great rest of the week! @Gertjan thank you very much for the pictures and documenting the drive! Superstar! 😁

Thanks for the nice drive @Looper, and everyone in the convoy.