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Dear Desert wanders, @Arvindraj, @Carl Stanley, @Jessica Lambert, @Gilberto, @essam ibrahim, @Abhishek Chikara, @Yurybel, @Mehmet Volga, @Emanuel, @Benje_Junior, @Gary F, @Glenn W, @Talal H, @JohanE, and @Dan S firstly thank you all for being on time on this chilly (8 degrees brrrrrrr) Saturday morning, this made the briefing and departure also on time which always gives us more time to play in the sand. We did encountered a few minor refusals in the first part of the drive, which were all handled expertly by our team of 4 support members @Emanuel, @Gary F, @Benje_Junior and @Mehmet Volga. The terrain was a tad tricky in places with either a hard corrugated top layer and soft underneath or vis versa and very soft on top and hard underneath, this mix was due to the rain showers the day before. However, you guys all drove amazingly well and coped with all that we could throw at you. I would like to thank you all for your patience as we dealt with the two pop offs and the one wheel change that we had to perform along with a couple of stucks that we had to unstick :):) Brilliant Second lead from @Jessica Lambert, lines were perfect, comms were spot on warning the drivers behind of potential hazards as they arrive, and moving left and right at a minutes notice when i got the lines wrong. great Job Jessica. And you got to see a fox at the rock formation break which i have renamed foxes lair on my GPS. Fantastic support as already mentioned from our 3 center forwards @Emanuel, @Benje_Junior, @Gary F and our sweep @Mehmet Volga, great job guys could not have done it without you as such a great team spirit between you all to get the issues squared away quickly and easily. Some pics in the gallery A little Relive video for those that would like to re-live the experience Fewbie Jan 4 Fayah on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvr1pN4ALq Some stats for those that like a good stat Have a great rest of your weekend and hope to see you in the sand again very soon.

Was a superb drive. Great support from @Gaurav, @Ishak, @Faraz94, @Zubail, @Mohit Gurnani, and all others. Thank you all. See you again.

Dear Desertnauts, let's get ready for tomorrow's AM drive. It will be a rather, if not exclusively, technical drive, from start to finish. The first segment, from Lisaili's second entry point to Murqab will be new to me, except for a recce drive I did there a few years back. I remember a rather technical terrain, which will eventually open up to a couple of sabkhas close to Murqab. From here the second technical segment will begin, leading us toward the Solar Tower (AKA the infamous "Chimney"). After we'll reach the Eye of Sauron we'll head north-west, to reach Solar Park, through an initially technical area, which will open up into longer ranges of dunes close to our planned exit. As with every technical drive, our driving skills and control of our cars will be challenged the most, requiring a lot of steering to navigate the crests and ridges, as well as a careful management of our engine power, with brief bursts of acceleration followed and preceded by the use of our brakes and steering. The convoy order is rather long for a technical drive (which increases its complexity), and will be the following: @Andrew John Melvill in Second Lead @Frederic118 at #3 @J-P L at #4 @Jose Luis Campos at #5 @Aser at #6 @Rob S at the Center @Guido Ferriani at #8 @Jeandre Bezuidenhout at #9 @Ben Lee at #10 @Luke K P at First Sweep and @Hani crest king as Second Sweep The order has been arranged to have a lower ranked member always follow a higher ranked driver, with the exception of the Support Team. This is in the hope of giving each Fewbie a mini tutoring session by the higher rank members. Enjoy your Saturday evening, and see you tomorrow, ready to leave as close to 8:00 am as possible.

Great drive everyone, see you next time.

Thanks again for a fun morning out @Looper - it’s been a while since I’ve driven on more technical dunes and this type of sand. It was both fun with the well paced sections towards the start, and a good test of skills with the soft sections, especially with the progressive churning of the sand! See below a couple of snaps…firstly of the leader showing the way, and then the much more rare sight of the three way towing… 😂

@Ale Vallecchi, I will bring a few snacks to have during a break. This will be my 50th drive with Carnity.

Thanks to all .was a very good drive !!

Yes! Thanks everyone, was very nice technical drive, with funny and memorable end 😄

Thanks @ChrisW. Will keep you updated if the convoy changes.

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I have revised the convoy order as follows. We will be driving on Ch 2. JAN 5, SUNDAY

Hi @Ale Vallecchi - I’ve added myself as a late addition to the waitlist for tomorrow.

I’m so sorry not able to join tomorrows drive as something came up last minute and forced to leave 😞

Post them in gallery pls

In those 7 drives where you were not with you, where were you? 😂

Till I get my share of snacks, I will consider all drives as ur 50th😁✌️

Please find the convoy numbering below We will use Radio Channel 8: 446.181'25 @Zubail @Warbs @Wayne Momsen @Aadi @Alex M @Probir Mukherjee @Ishak @vinayak n @Sam Selim @Stuart G @Dipu Francis @Faraz94 @ArSaLaN @Vijaya Kumar Doppa @Michael asir @Mohit Gurnani Gaurav Silver Pajero Zubail 2012 GMC Yukon Black Wayne Momsen 2023 Defender 90- Dynamic-white Probir Mukherjee Toyota Land cruiser 2020 ,GRX ,V8,white Aadi 2020 Toyota Tundra TRD PRO, Army Green Ishak Pajero - LWB - Black/White vinayak n FJ Cruiser Sam Selim Jeep Rubicon - 4 door - Teal Stuart G 2018 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.8L White Dipu Francis 2007 FJ cruiser -Maroon Faraz94 2023 Haval H9 - Grey Vijaya Kumar 2024 Rubicon X - Anvil Michael asir 2006 3.8 V6 PAJERO Mohit Gurnani FJ Cruiser 2022

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@Gaurav good morning, really sorry for the last minute drop out but I am not feeling well this morning, I won't be able to drive. Gutted but see you on the next one.

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