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What a massive garbage dump ! What an Awesome Team we have!

Instead tighten the plate with nuts and bolts, this time.

get some apple airtags for them is the obvious solution😎

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Great drive @JeromeFJ, and thanks to @Emanuel and @Islam Soliman for help with the pop out! I had to keep under 80kph due to the amount of sand in the tire giving me some wobbles! Here are some pictures of when it was opened in the tire shop. Thanks again 👍

DRIVE DESCRIPTION The 3rd in a row for Nahil summer series ! Those who were part of other 2 drives can confirm what the drive entails - Basically - Fast pace ridges, Criss-crossing and bowls that Nahil offers. During the week, I Will keep you further update on what we aim for this drive ! Sign up only if : You dare to be on or before the scheduled meeting time - Delay would mean early morning long drive - Onroad only as the drive will commence sharp 5.20am. ( In addition to other mandatory requirements ! ) MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Off-road Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie Plus and above When: 29 June 2024 Meeting time: 05:15 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/w4uGBWgwYbSbG31s7 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: 8.45 am 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, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, Rope, 2 Shackles, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher. P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: This drive is limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 9AM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions. 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 below calendar

I lost my number plate and filed a police report . Upon receiving the email, lost certificate, I noticed, there was error on the report issued, everything eg. Requestor name etc was all ok, except the vehicle plate number/ owner etc.... 😂 Called call centre, and they said please go to Port Rashid police station and check with them, and request them to update it manually, and Call centre also confirmed they are able to see that what I requested was my number plate and the certificate issued was for a different one. After visiting, they updated manually and issued new certificate -however upon asking why is the mistake there - *Sunday * * Cost of police report : 70 + Cost to print plate in RTA - 35 ( small one) so guess, next time lost number plate - Please try to raise police report on Weekday😄

Great job @JeromeFJ and @Islam Soliman exploring Al Hiyar area, I always have this area in my mind to go and check out as long ago, we use to drive in this area and long forgotten. Is this the similar area you have explored? These waypoints must be 10+ year old.

Thank you @DP1011 , yes there’s lot more to learn 😊

Thank you @Gaurav @Davie Chase for all your support. Also, I would thank the other lead member I came across during my newbie drives. This confidence would not have happened without your support. Now, there is still more to learn 😀

I'm proposing this drive from my usual starting point in Sweihan. We can decide during the week if we want to go the Nagrah - Nahel route or in the direction of Old Lady - Al Ain Airport. Open to suggestions. You know it will be hot, so please join only if you know your car can handle the heat, thank you.

Congratulations @Pramod B enjoy the new leve 😀

Thanks @Gaurav for the exciting drive. This area is one of my favorites and I always enjoy going there The desert was the most crowded I've ever seen it with so many safari vehicles and ATVs zooming around. The sand was very choppy due to this with hundreds of tracks criss-crossing all over the place. Great job trying to find clean sand and lines for us to take! It was good seeing @Davie Chase again (in passenger princess mode though). Great advice and support as usual Always a pleasure seeing @Batuhan Kulac - awesome work as sweep supporting the few refusals and stucks at the back of the convoy Good to see @Shiju Raju, @Nicolò & @nithish468 again - we've been on the same drives several times recently Great driving from the whole convoy. Thanks for a great evening! See you all again soon

@Davie Chase Need to do like this Only need to find garage

We've all been there. All part of the journey. I once had my rims covered in mud that we drive through. Same effect until I cleaned them.

Thank you all for joining the drive this morning. Yes indeed, I did not expect so many bushes in the area, and obviously, it had an impact on our progression. Still we had a nice exploration of this portion of desert that is rarely crossed during our drives. A way to see also that this desert is very much occupied, with camel farms, fences, tracks, gas pipelines, abandoned power lines, we even crossed into a luxury camping resort under construction. From a driving point of view, we had our challenges, with the soft sand everywhere, the slip faces to cross (congrats @Adam Black with the long truck), and these portions where we had to climb from the side with sufficient momentum to avoid getting dragged down into a steep pocket. @Matt - monkeywrench had a pop-out in one of these, showing that it was not easy to control. We also had a few long ridges where we could practice keeping the balance of the car. Well done @Matt - monkeywrench and @Adam Black for your first Fewbie drive, thank you @Emanuel for the second lead, and @Islam Soliman for sweeping and supporting. @Cesar Chacon @Zubair @Cristian @RiadJL, very well driven, it was a pleasure to have you. And yes, we will put this drive back on the agenda in winter, to see if we can reach further. You will all be FB+ or above by then !

Dear desert wanderers @Anoop Nair, @Carl Stanley, @Victor Socaciu, @Jon L, @Mark B, @Zubail, @Pramod B, @Sameer D. and @Jeandre Bezuidenhout firstly thanks for arriving on time and being ready to leave deflated flags up briefing completed etc. at 06:30. The drive meandered us from teh big red side of Tawi Nazwa to Pink rock and finished up at 2nd dec cafe exit. You all drove amazingly well, we only had a handful of refusals and stucks, even as teh sand got a tad soft in places. @Anoop Nair great S/L was a pleasure to know you were behind me smoothing out the lines for the convoy behind and following my every instruction to the letter. @Carl Stanley getting more confident on the climbs and the sideies etc, just need to pay around with gearing when climbing and learn to tell when that momentum is going to run out before it runs out and turn down, but definitely getting there mate. @Victor Socaciu great drive just a couple of refusals but great driving non the less you handled everything we threw at you with ease. @Jon L was great to see the power of the TRX in action again, we did learn that it has a temperamental heat sensor on the steering box and did not like trying to self-recover in the heat of the day. good to know and probably needs a little more research, same comment as for Carl with the momentum as well as angel of attach as we discuss at one of the breaks. @Zubail great driving in the expedition my friend, hope the bumper gets sorted out and the duct tape lasts until then, suggest you get them trimmed for sure or it will be a never-ending issue. @Pramod B good stuff today definitely better and smoother throttle and brake control exhibited today so well done and keep at it as it is coming together. @Sameer D. great drive today just watch those tire pressures and try to get that smoothness we are always talking to into your driving style, especially the Throttle and steering. @Jeandre Bezuidenhout fantastic sweep mate, thanks for being there gave me piece of mind having you at the back giving advice and keeping the convoy together thanks and appreciated @Mark B great command of the middle of the convoy mate, definitely see you growing into the support role from a knowledge standpoint, and fantastic to here the advice to others over the radio, keep it up and thanks for the great support today. @Jon L Thanks for taking the initiative to clean up the desert couple of pics below, and thanks to all team members in true carnity fashion who all pitched in with a quick clean up resulting in two black bags full of rubbish removed from the desert. well done to all. Before After Check out Morning adventure on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/vDqgrZKmkG6 Have a great rest of your weekend !

3 EMIRATES WEEK - SUMMARY AND THANK YOU NOTE A heartfelt thanks to all the members who chose to join one or more of this 3-Emirates Eid weekend series. I had a great time, pursuing my passion for overlanding. Over 3 days we planned and executed one drive in each of the main Emirates (yet by no mean exhausting all the possibilities to be found in Abu Dhabi, which would require a full week just on its own). Find below a crisp summary of the places we visited and the drives' statistics: Day 1 - Sharjah: from Tawi Nazwa's farm, skirting Pink Rock, on to "the dune next to Big Red", Big Red itself, across the highway to Badayer, through the main "star dunes", to Iftar and Super Bowl, and onward to reach the exit at Bezhad Ranch (AKA Area 53, AKA Ericson Tower); Driven 85 Kms in 3:28 hours of moving time (total of 4:23 h.), at 24 Km/h moving average and almost 2,000 meters of cumulative climbing. Day 2 - Dubai: from Lisaili's camel track, across to Murqab, onto the "road to The Chimney" (AKA Solar Tower), on to Faqa and west toward Little Sweihan, around the military enclosure, to Ghantoot oryx farms and palm oasis, to exit on the road back to Qudra; Driven 105 Kms in 3:42 hours of moving time (total of 4:29 h.), at 28 Km/h moving average. Day 3 - Abu Dhabi: from Sweihan Tilal's entry, all the way across the cordons, through the sabkha and very technical dunes to reach Sweihan Pond, and onward across beautiful white dunes dotted with palm groves and sculpted clay rocks, to exit at Faya Road. Driven 77 Kms in 2:52 hours of moving time (total of 4:05 h.), at 27 Km/h moving average. Thanks again to all the participants (in order of drives completed): @RiadJL (3 drives), @Andrew John Melvill, @ChrisW, @nithish468 (2 drives) and @DP1011, @Emanuel, @Sunil Mathew, @Batuhan Kulac, @Mohit Gurnani, @Cesar Chacon and @Nicolò (1 drive). See you all soon for another long trek !!