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Thank you for joining the drive this morning. We had a great time with a lot of different terrains. A nice practice in the first set of medium size dunes for a warm-up, with straight crossings, ridge riding, a few soft patches in the way... a few stucks and refusals were cleared without difficulties. After a break, we progressively reached higher climbs and into the Ghafeteen bowl. We could push the engines, experiencing acceleration and momentum, as well as controlling the speed in the descents. After another break for the view, we continued our route to the East through a mix of technical dunes and sabkha with a final set of long easy flowing dunes before reaching the tarmac. @Jason M excellent driving, thank you for the support as 2nd lead, very well executed. @Amer Alsabbagh very well done, the drive was definitely above NB level and you did great. Try to maintain continuous momentum rather than accelerating and check your fishtailing, you will progress well into FB level. @Hartzel you have excellent control of your car, including in the climbs, continue to enjoy, @Vijaya Kumar Doppa nice to see you back in the sand, the Rubicon is in good hands, @Aser, thank you for the support in the middle of the convoy,, and showing how to circle a bowl! @Steffi you handle to TJ very well in every situations. @Jerome getting confident with the Raptor, no issues at all, @Thomas54675 try to focus more on your line on ridges to avoid occasional fishtailing. Many thanks for the support in the sweep position, with timely indications ! See you all on a next drive !

Thanks everyone for today! Nice playground. See you next time!

One of the good drives with more learning.

We rolled out into the dunes early in the morning with cool temperatures, soft sand, and beautifully clean terrain waiting for us. The convoy settled in quickly, with @Diego earning the honours of the first refusal of the drive — a gentle reminder that Fayah was going to demand focus from everyone right from the start. The pace steadily built as we linked ridgeline after ridgeline, carving across some beautifully technical terrain. I got a little too ambitious on one long curved ridge and ended up beautifully crested on both diffs. @Zsolt and @Hani crest king jumped straight into action with the shovels, working hard to free the car before @Rob S delivered the final pull with the rope to get things moving again. A couple more refusals followed later in the drive as the convoy kept pushing through the soft technical sections. One thing became very clear throughout the morning — we did a lot of ridgelines. The convoy flowed smoothly across countless connected crests and criss-crosses, making full use of the terrain while keeping excellent spacing and momentum. Midway through the drive we paused for a short break after experiencing some GPS jamming overhead, most likely caused by fighter jets operating in the area. It definitely added a slightly more chaotic vibe to the drive for me as the navigation systems briefly lost its mind. After the break we continued deeper into the technical zone, where a popout gave the team another opportunity to demonstrate great teamwork and quick recovery skills before carrying on. Thanks @Mehmet Volga and @Rob S for sorting the tyre and getting us going again. To finish the drive, we headed into the desert safari area for one final playful session in the churned-up dunes before wrapping up at 10:35 AM after a fantastic morning of technical ridge riding, teamwork, and nonstop desert fun. Its was a fun, fast drive. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon @Diego @Hani crest king @Zsolt @Abhishek Chikara @Rob S @nithish468 @Cristian @Mehmet Volga

It was a great drive and ridging in Faya always enjoyable with the track @Luke K P chose, thank you. convoy flow was steady with the support team @Rob S @Mahmut, always a pleasure.

Was a great morning, thanks all and especially @Frederic, @Srikumar and @M.Seidam for all the learnings.

get well soon!!

Hi @Ishak and @Rasna, sorry to hear that, get well soon ! @Vijaya Kumar Doppa, I've added you to the drive

Managed to fix up and remove the visit into the ocean from the GPS Spoofing which started towards the end of the drive. We covered about 50km which is good in only two hours! As you can see, we have SO MUCH MORE of Khatim to explore! (This was the initial recorded track)

The coffee club drive is one of those drives that can't be explained, only felt by the ones who shows up for it. Driving all the way from SHJ to AUD 2.5 hours one way might be crazy to anyone outside of it but for me it's the desert at night, empty roads, coffee and the people who make the drive worth it. Thanks @Luke K P for the lead and the support team @ChrisW @Jose Luis Campos @Aser and the rest of team as well. @Myrko @Ash S. See you all soon in the next drive!

@Luke K P woke up feeling not well and I will have to skip it. I will catch up with you one the next one. Thanks