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Thank you @Ale Vallecchi @Simon D @JC_E Had a great drive today posting a few pictures of it.

Dear desert wanderers, @khlief @nickJp @Lazy Frog @SHIHAN BEARY @J-P L @Thomas54675 @Ash S. @Abdullah A. @Sam Selim@Kashx2 @Danie @Mei Ling Last Friday’s Fewbie drive started at Tawi Nazwa and ended at Big Red, on a day that truly tested our commitment. The weather forecast predicted 100% rain, and it delivered, rain had been pouring since the night before. I even made a bet with @Sam Selim on how many of you would drop out of the drive ... and `I am happy to say `I won the bet 😁. Despite the weather, most of you showed up, which really shows the spirit of the group. Respect! 🙌 The briefing was slightly delayed due to some road closures, which forced a few of you to take a longer U-turn, thank you all for the patience. We ended up doing the briefing in cold, drizzling weather… it honestly felt like we were somewhere in the UK 😄. During the briefing, we discussed how to drive on compacted sand and what to expect given the conditions. We then started moving slowly to warm up and to test how the terrain was behaving. Leading was a bit challenging at times as visibility through the windshield wasn’t always great, but the convoy followed nicely. As I can see from my mirror, @khlief did a great job adjusting and polishing the track, making it smoother for everyone behind. We made a quick bio break under the rain, definitely not a long on, and continued towards our first checkpoint at the burned-down cars below Pink Rock, enjoying the cold weather just a little longer. From there, we attempted to cross Pink Rock through the usual window, but it was inaccessible due to rocks covering the track. Instead, we found the next window, which turned out to be even better, allowing us to enjoy some playtime in the bowl with straight up-and-down drives. @nickJp had his jeep fender fall off so he decided the other one did not deserve to stay either 😁. After that, we moved towards Big Red, we did nice flowing long roller coaster to the next stop where @Danie needs to fix the minor leakege on the front right tire. Then, we took the easiest track as @Thomas54675 needed to exit early. Once he safely left the convoy, the rest of us continued towards Big Red. Thanks to the compacted sand, the climbs were surprisingly easy, even from the south face, which is normally not accessible on a regular day. On the last climb, we approached Big Red from the south side, where on normal day I would usually only climb half way. This time, we made it all the way to the top and crossed the dune straight up. @Lazy Frog got crested, but thanks to the very fast support and recovery from @J-P L and @Sam Selim, I would say it does not count as an official recovery 😅. We wrapped up the drive at the top of Big Red taking in the strong wind, snapping a few photos, and enjoying the moment before exiting. Thanks to the sweep @Mei Ling, she started off a bit shy on the radio when the convoy first moved, but by mid-drive she clearly found her voice and kept us well updated 😄. You all drove very well in the rain that you are now un-officially promoted to Rain Drivers 🤣. Please also share your best picture in the gallery https://carnity.com/gallery/category/2469-fewbie-tawi-nazwa-sharjah-19-dec-2025/ Thank you everyone for showing up, staying positive despite the rain, and making this a memorable drive. Looking forward to the next one 🚙🌧️🏜️

Hey @Ale Vallecchi, we’ll be joining today 👍🏻

Indeed it was a wonderful day , clean air in cool morning . 19 cars were aligned taking the long track along the military base fence toward little Sweihan where from this point the long train split in two convoys who took a divergent ways of action and thrill . the sand was compact enough to ride the slip side all the way along west side of the grid to loop from its narrow most end backward bowling up and down the hard side . The pace could never be faster than our vehicles could bear the firm ground post two days of rain . at a point we met Emanuel’s convoy to unite back to the flat sabkha for our Epic picture ( in gallery ) the same way we started the same way we ended and the train connected back safely . high lights : it was a pleasant surprise to meet @DP1011 after such a long time . thanks for joining us my friend 🙏 the terrain , dunes and pits after the rain entailed special attention and different approach to tackle each passengers , kids and families enjoyed the outing as much as we did . it was an epic social picture taking at the end . Special thanks to : @Emanuel for leading the second convoy well done my friend @Frans M in the middle sparing no effort helping especially the last one winching my Xterra from its nose dive . @JC_E for keeping a Vigilant eye on all of us from end of the convoy @Mei Ling for the quick response as second lead as well as from pulling me and Deepak one after the other from our “educational crest “ 😂 thank you a lot for the the participants from both convoys for joining and enjoying the drive . till we meet again take care and drive safe where ever you are cheers 🌹 Seidam

@Ishak Bros what a great day. My daughter needed some little time to recover from her "sea-sickness" but now she is a proud fewbie co-pilot 😁

Thanks @Ishak It was a memorable drive indeed. Never tried off-roading under heavy rain, which was an amazing experience 😁

Dear Desertnauts. Here is the briefing for tomorrow's extended drive. The drive plan - Starting at the back of Qudra's ADNOC gas station (where you may fill up the tank), to enter Qudra through its north-western segment. From here the goal is to drive in what used to be Dubai's off-roaders' playground, made of a field of long-range dunes, of medium to low height, but ideal for ridge riding and faster pace drives. I am expecting to find it much changed, and quite grassy (or worst, bushy), so that we'll aim to veer eastward, to reach a crossing point between the "old" Qudra and the more pristine Qudra's "Secret Dunes", past the Qudra Lakes' area. Here I hope to be able to spend at least 1 hour to enjoy the clean dunes and the sunset hour. The extended convoy - As mentioned, thanks to @Simon D's joining the convoy, we'll split the 23-car convoy in two halves, each led by myself and Simon. While in the "Old Qudra"'s segment we'll try to keep the convoy together, perhaps separated only by a short distance, once entered the "Qudra's Secret Dunes" we'll be able to have each half of the convoy find its way through the sand, to finish the drive either on the tarmac road to Lisaili, or by Flamingo Lake. The double convoy order - Each half of the convoy will be led and supported by higher ranked members, to make sure that the Second Lead and Sweep roles are covered by more experienced drivers. The order will be the following: CONVOY 1 - Ale's Lead (12 cars) @Danie in Second Lead @Taka at #3 @Hansmtb at #4 @Shamoon at #5 @Suhail Ismail at #6 @Rawad Ahmad at #7 @topgear at Center @Noufal at #9 @Sheho at #10 @UvinOverland at #11 and @Bravoecho in Sweep CONVOY 2 - Simon's Lead (11 cars) @Zahid Sharif in Second Lead @Vishal_J_C at #3 @CY Bong at #4 @Flying Horses at #5 @Ana at Center @Infaz at #7 @Amal Sunil at #8 @Vivian Dsouza at #9 @Yerem Davtyan at #10 and @JC_E in Sweep Lastly, the meeting point - take the exit from Qudra Last Exit's ADNOC station, and look for the track heading left: there is an open space facing a couple of restaurants, where you can park and start deflating, or head along (but not too far) the left-heading track (stay close to the restaurants as well).l WARNING - Make sure you have a flag, and a fully charged hand-held radio: flagless cars will be sent back for safety reasons, and we surely will not have enough spare radios for members missing it. No radio and/or no flag, NO drive. Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Have a nice Saturday evening.

Hi @Ale Vallecchi. Really sorry to do this last minute but I have to drop out. Tweaked my back playing golf yesterday and can barely walk today. Gutted, was really looking forward to the drive. Enjoy the drive.