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@Beide Worku@ChrisW @Sam Selim @Luke K P @Aser @Giacomo thank you all for confirming your presence. The Drive has been renamed to DARE DAVIL GUYS, hats of to all of you for attempting a full day challenge drive to yellow truck in this climate. Truly appreciated for planning the drive @DP1011, hope your jeep repair gets sorted soon. Convoy Positing: To be decided at meeting Point Radio Channel: Carnity Channel No.4 - 446.081-25 When: May 25th 2025, Sunday Meeting Time: 6:00 AM Sharp - Approximate finish time: 9:30 AM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cH9iZBUYv3oYvV9G7 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, first-aid kit, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles and fire extinguisher. 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

Thank you all for your kind messages , I wouldn’t have reached so far without the support and guidance of the leads and support team . We have such an amazing community here !!! Looking forward to many drives!!!

@Luke K P @Andrew John Melvill @Sam Selim @Aser @Giacomo @ChrisW @Beide Worku @Shahid Mehmood @DP1011 Thank you Deepak Bhai for giving me the permission to take over the drive. I’m planning to relocate the event to Al Salamat, Al Ain. Yellow Truck "DARE DEVILS" please confirm your presence. I will proceed with the drive if at least 4 members confirm. When: 25th May 2025 Timing: 6:00AM to 9.30AM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cH9iZBUYv3oYvV9G7

A most likely Good news on its way - @Asif Hussain bhai has is planning to take this convoy for Al Salamat, Al Ain. So you will hear from him here shortly . Fasten your seat belts and fasten evetything in car😁🤞!

RSVP IS NOW CLOSED @vinayak n@Myrko@Lukas Lewis@Kirill K@[email protected].@Zsolt@JC_E@Yurybel@Vijaya Kumar Doppa@Carl Stanley@J-P L Thank you all for signing up! As you are probably well aware, the heat has started to kick in already, which means some precautions will be in place. 1) Please arrive by 5.45AM so you have time to deflate and set up your flag. I'd like to get the convoy moving by 6.10AM latest. Please be on time guys. 2) The aim is to have a decent paced drive and to cover quite some ground. That will surely help to keep the cars cooler. 3) Keep a close watch on your heat gauge throughout the drive. Do let us know immediately if you see any signs of overheating. 4) The overall terrain choice might be a bit altered to avoid constant pushing of the vehicles especially towards the end of the drive. We will be using Channel 4: 446.081Mhz as our radio channel to communicate during the drive. See you all tomorrow morning !

Thank you @Davie Smooth_Operatorfor an amazing kick of the weekend, it was fun with lots of learnings. Few photos of the cars and the flamingos 🦩

Dear Desert Wanderers, @Alex M, @Herman G, @Soap, @sands23a, @Zahid Sharif, @AHSANAWAN 123, @Luke K P, @khurramm, @Danie, @Kashx2, @Ana, @Diego, @essam ibrahimi@Sherry Jacob,and @Andrew John Melvill, thank you all for showing up on time this morning and participating in such a fun drive in Qudra. as @Luke K P said we had a little of everything including a tricky stuck to deal with at the end. Everyone worked together as a team to enable us to calmly and safely deal with the situation. I really did appreciate all of the patience that everyone showed today and the great team work displayed with the rope work and the exceptional shovelling that was on display. I truly hope everyone learned from this experience and as @Luke K P says it could happen to any of us. great second lead by @Alex M follow my last minute corrections and smoothing the lines out for you all to follow, thanks and appreciated. Our sweep for the day was @Andrew John Melvill who did an amazing job keeping me informed and some excellent rope work during our recovery. thanks Andrew always great to have you in the convoy. And lastly we had our newly promoted Advisor @Luke K P in the Center of the convoy. What can I say, except, brilliant as always mate, you brought a calmness to proceedings as only you can, great patience and knowledge to assist the few refusals we had and fantastic supper and assistance during the last stuck making it an easier task than it could of been receiving the LC. Appreciate all the effort and assistance today mate, thanks again. thanks to all that joined us for coffee, it was fantastic to chat and get to know you all 😃 Hope you all have a great rest of your weekend and here is a small video to relive the experience https://www.relive.com/view/vrqDywRPVLv

What a morning! First of all, THANK YOU to everyone for your help and patience today. Teamwork is how off-roading works, and everyone showed great spirit today during the recovery. These do happen to everyone at some point,. We ALL. get a turn 😅😅😅 @Davie Smooth_Operator great leading, @Alex M thanks for finessing Davies lines and thx for make sure we didn't leave anyone behind @Andrew John Melvill We covered a nice bunch of different terrain in nice clean sand. Up and down over some big dunes. Some sidie practise, and navigating through soft patches. I've never driven in this part of Dubai before... Great fun. After all that sand play.. stopping for a ice coffee at last exit at the end was HEAVENLY! enjoy the rest of your weekend, and hope to see you all again soon! If you took any photos, please add them to the drive gallery 🙏

Drive report ( hybrid convoy ) mixing the convoy into 1:1 of Fb : IM/Fb+ proved to be not a bad idea . Despite couple of refusals / stucks and one popout every one of us had his own take away home massage of joy , shared responsibility and ample time to see and watch the desert in the night. On top of all was the nice chat during the break along with delicious home made Karak tea thankfully offered by Luke 🙏 the sand was super soft in multiple areas and I am not surprised at all after yesterday heat. Nevertheless every one did more than great and I thank all of you guys for sharing the passion. Special thanks @Luke K P who spared no efforts helping and guiding when needed as well as to our intermediates helping as well. please feel free to share your comments , pictures or clips . Cheers and see you soon in another night drive . Seidam

Thank you @DP1011 @Frederic @Aser @Mei ling @Frans M @Emanuel @Andrew John Melvill @Benje_Junior @Fenya @Sam Selim @Zubail Your kind words truly means a lot to me. @Frederic that day with the coolant hose 😅 I was not part of Carnity.. just a passenger.. also as passenger during Liwa epic recovery 😅. Team spirit is what makes me this club so special, and I am always happy to help whenever I can. I have learned a great deal by driving under all the leads and the rest of the support team. The feedbacks each drive really helped me a lot. Looking forward to the leaders lead sessions and to continuing this journey with such a great of people. @Emanuel let’s make it happen 😃 🤞

@Andrew John Melvill thank you for joining, I missed to mention your name. See you tomorrow .

Thanks @DP1011 and hope you get your car sorted soon 🙏🏼 @Asif Hussain thanks for taking over at such short notice. I'm in and agree with @ChrisW, we should aim to be driving by 6am

@Asif Hussain I am in as well

The drive was absolutely fantastic — we thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it! It offered a great variety of terrain, some of which was completely new to me, especially driving through it at night. There was a mix of technical challenges, sideways slides, ridge riding — in short, all the flavors of off-roading in one go. What made it even more special were the breaks and the great conversations we shared. The chit-chat along with Karak chai added such a warm touch to the whole experience. A big thanks to Luke for the spot-on guidance, and of course, hats off to our amazing lead, Doc, who orchestrated the drive beautifully from start to finish. It was also a pleasure meeting new folks and reconnecting with familiar faces. I’m definitely looking forward to more of these relaxing, stress-busting adventures in the future. See you all soon — have a great weekend

Good morning

Happy to follow Ana!! 🚙🚙

@Davie Smooth_Operator thanks mate see you in the morning

@Anacongratulations 🎊

Congratulations @Ana 👏

Great news well done Ana 🎉

Congrats @Ana! Now forward and beyond (the next dune)!

Congrats @Ana enjoy the new pace and challenge!

Well deserved @Ana !

Congratulations @Ana. Enjoy the new level, learnings and fun.

Congrats! Well deserved! 🎉

Massive Congratulations @Ana, has been a pleasure to see your growth in confidence and ability over the last few months. Enjoy the new challenges and pace that Fewbie level will bring!

Congrats @Ana

Amazing!! Was great to “sweep” the group yesterday , had plenty of live action in front 👏🏼 congrats!

Congrats on reaching this new level. Great to see how with every drive your confidence is being boosted exponentially. Keep flying @Ana!

DRIVE DESCRIPTION: The Pink Rock area is a classic, and a must for every offroader to go and explore it and enjoy the beautiful dunes surrounding it. 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 and above (all levels) Meeting time: 06.00 AM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FRYcmZ9g2g65cE397 What to bring along: Plenty of water, Offroad gears as per your level, your brightest smile. Approximate finish time: 9.30-10AM RECOMMENDED 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

In!

Thanks @Asif Hussain and @DP1011. I'm certainly in.

Thank you, Asif! I’m in. In view of the heat I wonder if we should aim to be driving by 6am

@Asif Hussain Yayee! My car is in the garage for a small tune up. Unless they find something unexpected, I’m all in.

@Luke K P nicely done! now you can officially has '007' license .. XD for advising

@Ishak very big congratulation!

@Luke K P congratulations. You deserve this level and hope to see you leading us soon.

Congratulations man super stoked for you look forward to being your sweep someday!

Congratulations @Luke K P.. Well deserved bud and see you soon even more colourful 🙂

Congratulations @Ishak.. well deserved mate 👏🏼

@Davie Smooth_Operator, with the yellow truck madness postponed I have stuck myself on your waitlist on the slight off chance there is a slot available tomorrow. Cheers Andrew

Congratulations @Ishak!

PRADO and XTERRA outnumbering the Jeeps today! See you all tonight! cant wait. 😎

@Luke K P @Andrew John Melvill @Sam Selim @Aser @Giacomo @ChrisW @Beide Worku @Shahid Mehmood Apologies, gentlemen! It’s with a heavy heart that I have to dampen our excitement—the car decided not to go ahead with the drive plan. I wanted to ensure everything was okay, so I took it for a quick spin this morning. Just as I entered Qudra, I had a nasty stuck, As the car went into 2WD , warranting shoveling for a decent amount of time. . Even while driving back home on the road in 2WD, I noticed multiple warning indicators. The earliest appointment I could get is on Sunday morning. The only positive I can see is - For a drive like this, its better I had these indicators before we entered the desert on Sunday. Please considere this drive as technically not cancelled but just postponed .

Massive Congratulations @Ishak, very well done! Your humble and quite attitude as well as a constant willingness to step in and help others when anything goes wrong has been awesome to witness! I have really enjoyed all of our drives together, from learning when I was a Newbie to floating and flying over the dunes together at IM level! All the very best for Advisor level and all of the fun and challenges it will bring! Cannot wait to be on one of the 1st drives your lead!

Congratulation @Ishak.... mantaps !!

Congrats!!! 🎉

@Ishak your attitude has been visible to us from the start. You never shy away from teamwork and helping out on every drive. I remember a drive where my coolant hose popped off, and before i knew what happened, you and @Dodi Syahdarwere already climbing in my engine bay and fixing the issue 😀. You've also worked on your drive skills and improved massively. Nowadays i see your Pajero floating over the dunes, completely in tune with the terrain. Extremely impressive ! I am sure you will excel in the Leaders Lead Sessions, and will make a brilliant lead very soon !

Thinking of coming with “Beasty” again. 🤔 See you all on Sunday morning. 👌🏻

Congratulations @Ana enjoy the new level and the learnings that come with it