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Today, on Saturday 12th April when Fewbie drive ended at 10:00 am (sharp) it was 41 degrees already. It is getting too hot these days and therefore we will start the drive on or before 7:00 am tomorrow morning. Briefing will begin at 6:50. Please make sure that you are present to be ready for beefing by 6:45 which means you have deflated your tires and set up your flag etc. I will leave at 7:00 am sharp no exceptions - you will be left back if not ready by 6:50 . Attending the briefing is must. The drive will end at 9:30-ish (I tend to be quite punctual with the end time) thus we should be able to inflate and leave by 10:00 am. This will be the last drive scheduled for 7:00 am this year till towards the year end.

Dear Desertnauts, getting ready for Sunday's PM drive, please try to reach the meeting point several minutes before 3:00 PM, so that we may give a more detailed briefing to our 2 Absolut Newbies (and the rest of the Newbie crew) and still manage to depart timely. We plan to cruise the first segment across relatively clean and ample cordons, before reaching a bushy stretch of sand toward the middle of Lisaili's area, and cutting across a large sabkha, leading to Qudra's "secret dunes". Here we'll enjoy the miraculously clean dunes snaking from left to right, and from east to west, until we'll conclude the drive next to the Qudra Lakes. If time permits, the members who still want to relax in the balmy Sunday evening will be led to the Lisaili Fort Hidden Cafe, to enjoy the dusk, and sip on juices, and other drinks. The convoy will line up as follows: @Andrew John Melvill in Second Lead, @Nikki1007 at #3 @Sebastien at #4 @Warbs at #5 @Myrko at #6 @Kirill K at #7 @Juzer Talib at #8 @Alex M at #9 and @Yurybel in Sweep. See you all on Sunday afternoon. Enjoy the end of the week and your Saturday rest.

Dear desert wanders @Mei ling, @Nicolò, @Shary, @ChrisW, @Jose Luis Campos, @Paul Eldho, @essam ibrahim, @B.K., @FERNANDO SYRIO, @Luke K P, @Mark B @Benje_Junior, thank you all for a great drive today I thoroughly enjoyed it, We had a little bit of everything,, from Technical dunes to mid to long range and some soft sand to mix it up a little bit. You all drove so well I thought I had an intermediate group with me. So well in fact that we only had a couple of stucks and a handful of refusals including my own self-induced ridge crest so well done to each and everyone of you. A special shout out to my Second Lead @ChrisW who did an amazing job as always of smoothing my lines out and reacting to the late instructions to change the line, great reactions and job well done, thanks again mate. In the sweep we had the talented and colorful @Luke K P always a pleasure to have you in the convoy bringing that spot of color with you, great coms keeping the rear of the convoy firmly together and attending flawlessly to the occasional refusal, appreciate all the help mate. In CF 1 we had @Mark B, always calm under pressure and everywhere you needed to be with eyes on the issues and a calming concise manner at dealing with everything that was thrown at you I am sure everyone learnt a great deal today from you and how to self recover great job mate and thanks again. In CF2 we had our newest lead at Carnity @Benje_Junior, great support as always. good to hear you on the radio taking control of situations and giving advise where needed, this is all a part of your journey which you are acing, straight A student well done and keep it up, I am looking forward to support one of your drives in the near future. What a great start to the weekend, I hope you all have a safe and wonderful rest of your weekend and I look forward to seeing you all again very soon in the sand Here is a little RELIVE Video for you all to enjoy https://www.relive.com/view/vZqNo75j3Gv

Thanks for a fun drive today, @Davie Smooth_Operator. Everyone drove really well and kept their cool even as the temperatures came up. Plenty of variety in conditions to practice fundamental techniques…good practice for all experience levels. Also thanks @Benje_Junior, @Mark B and @Luke K P for supporting - with extra thanks to Luke for the coffee!

You waitlisted on the extended convoy. If you see the primary convoy just might be able to take you in. There should be a place somewhere.. drop by.

DRIVE PLAN g-force is a force acting on a body as a result of acceleration or gravity, In this drive we will test the limits of our capability to endure g-force; starting at 2nd December Cafe in Nazwa and end it near Big Red - Badayer. We will do countless short, small but intense sidees thought our drive testing our endurance. There is a high likelihood of motion sickness for passengers as they won't be able comprehend where we are going, as it occurs when one's brain can't make sense of information sent from their eyes, ears and body and they will feel queasy. IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IN YOUR CAR IS PROPERLY SECURED GENERAL OVERVIEW We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie Plus and above When: 13 April 2024, Sunday Meeting time: 7:00 AM - Sharp (we will start the drive at 7:00 so be present earlier to that time) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oruTNyEgbbGL3zwu5 Approximate finish time: 10:00 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. RECOMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Saturday - 12 PM. 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 - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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 THE CALENDAR

Thanks for the fun Saturday morning drive! See you all next time

@Martin Schwaiger yes please join us no issues

Great lead by @M.Seidam for my first carnity night drive could have been the terrain but felt super comfortable going through the "playgrounds" and had a great time so big thanks to everyone in the convoy for the smooth drive @Andrei S @Zsolt @Jose Luis Campos @Mahmut special thanks to @Senthil Kumar for the guidance and @Mike M. for bringing the light of god and illuminating qudra as before. Struggle with the flag continues. Hopefully next solution will be the final one 😂

I spy @Benje_Juniorin the convoy suddenly 🧐👍 see you all tomorrow 🌞👏

Good afternoon @lucas amat @frederik.eistrup @Alex K @Myrko @Emanuel @Chrismayer @Humi @saumik1989 and @Frans M Below you can find the convoy numbering for tomorrow's drive. We will be using radio channel 3 (446 056) See you all tomorrow at 7AM !

Request all members who will participate to install Garmin Tread app on your phone and set up with your credentials. I will share a group drive code at the start of the drive and will request all participants to join the group drive. This will help us to track all members in the convoy should there be any break in the convoy. Please ensure that you exit the group drive after you have finished the drive.