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  1. Trip Report @Harshad Ashraf @Tom V @jeetu sharma @Azeem M @Nathan @BHANU PRAKASH VISHWANATH @Nithin Vaidir@Kaleem Ur Rahman @kiranshinde@Karthik Raptor @Jean Jarjoura @Dinesh Kumar A Thank you everyone for a wonderful morning. With a fantastic convoy and an even amazing support, gave me the freedom to be a little adevnturous on the long range dunes as well as to take the convoy to the semi technical dunes. Everyone managed the whole route extremely well. Thanks to @jeetu sharma for a perfectly executed second lead and to @Nithin Vaidir for an excellent sweep duties. But the stand out performer of the day was @Niki for helping all the drivers during every refusal and when required showing all of us how to use 3 shovels at a time.πŸ˜‚ See you guys in Liwa
    8 points
  2. Hello guys..Thank you all for making it on time at the meeting point. It was a wonderful day off roading and you guys were set to take up all the challenges. For me it was all new faces and was a bit puzzled to recognize the convoy members since it was too crowded. After the radio check we were all together for the briefing. There were many convoys at our starting point and i was a bit disappointed seeing the traffic. But fortunately the track we chose was much better and not too crowded. I believe that the terrain had all most everything to practice our skills like side slops, long climbs , criss crossings and very soft sand to evaluate ourself and you guys made it wonderfully. I hope every one in the convoy enjoyed the drive as much as i did. We had a few refusals and stuck, but with such a strong convoy we could make it safely to our exit point right in time.We accomplished our 38.1 km track in 3 hours and 50 minutesπŸ‘‹πŸ‘πŸ‘ Thank you @Jeepie for being with us today and for your support and advices through out the drive. It was a pleasure to have you on board.πŸ˜ƒπŸ™. @Sudhanva Sonawane, you were amazing bro, it was your first fewbie drive and you did really well in all the challenges came on your way. well done buddy.πŸ‘. @Salim Akhtarthank you for showing up on time all the way from Abu Dhabi and i believe you had fun and enjoyed the drive. You did amazing bro. Keep up the spirit @Prakash Anoopyou did really well in managing your Wrangler..had few refusals and struggled some times .. but when deflated you could make it easier. Did great towards the end of the drive especially in the super soft sands . i think you might have noticed the importance lowering your tire pressure today. Did really well bro. @Pierre de Maigret, did not hear much from you on the radio and believe you had an easy day except for the last refusal.did very well and keep it up. @imranaasghar81 . You and your FJ made it easy peasy and .thank you for your support Well done job as CF. @Gregory Managed very well in all the areas with your Pajero. Great job buddy and keep it up. @Alexander Holodny like @Prakash Anoop you were high on tire pressure and when deflated .. you were up to the mark. Did well bro. @Daniel Yang.. It was nice to see you maneuvering effortlessly in your Y61. You hardly had any issues and managed the terrain well.Good work buddy and keep it up. @Thomas Varghesethank you for a well executed sweep role.Your updates on the convoy and advices during refusals made it easier . Thank you.. Thank you all once again and see you soon.some pics in the gallery
    7 points
  3. @Shaaz Sha & @Jeepie you made a very interesting drive in the morning. Interesting in the sense all the drivers in the convoy responded very well. Area 53 is a very entertaining and learning area. I had a doubt we wouldn't be able to drive much but we did 38.1km in the Badayer area which speaks of the skill level of the drivers. We had our minor share of refusals but all overcome in the fastest possible time as drivers responded well to the instructions relayed over the radio. Not 1 pop out in those soft sands. Everyone in the convoy did well and I look forward to future drives with them. @Shaaz Sha appreciate the 10 minute break you allowed us to relax, socialize, take pictures, have a cup of coffee, bio break. I hope my assistance to all of you was appreciable. I'm thankful you executed the maneuvers exactly as instructed and cleared the refusals. I don't remember any rerouting of the convoy because of anybody not able to make the challenge @Shaaz Sha gave. Feeling so satisfied to see the new comers learning fast. The drive had all the ingredients for a fewbie drive. High dunes, slide sloping, ridge riding, criss crossing, testing your abilities in soft sand. I hope all you have started to realize the potential of the cars you drive and more important your capabilities as a driver. Kudos to @Sudhanva Sonawane, @Salim Akhtar, @Prakash Anoop, @Pierre de Maigret, @Gregory, @Alexander Holodny & @Daniel Yang for challenging the lead shaaz for more adventures. The lead can only drive if the convoy responds well and today all of you did that. The well done messages over the radio was not simply hollow messages but genuine in a challenging terrain with the experience you have now. You all did well. Thanks to @imranaasghar81 for only instructions when it was needed the most. I'm thankful to you buddy for trusting me with the instructions for the fewbies. Hope you enjoyed your role as CF even though your rope couldn't come out of its bag. Todays drivers were good and spared you. Driving with @Jeepie after a long time and its always a pleasure seeing her drive that jeep like a morning walk in the park over those dunes. Hope she enjoyed the drive too as I could see her face was happy after the drive.
    6 points
  4. @Harshad Ashraf @Tom V @jeetu sharma @Azeem M @Nathan @BHANU PRAKASH VISHWANATH @Nithin Vaidir @Kaleem Ur Rahman @kiranshinde @Karthik Raptor @Alfred Alinazar @Jean Jarjoura @Srikumar @Dinesh Kumar A Perfect morning drive thanks to the super convoy, showing support and patience plus impressive driving! I really enjoyed being part of this group, meeting many for the first time and huge appreciation to @Srikumar for such an exciting and fun route… perfect mix today and this sets the bar extremely high for future newbie rides! Hope to see many of you in Liwa!
    6 points
  5. ADNOC Service Station | Al Wathba (890) https://goo.gl/maps/zyFcAtiFUKbXCXKu8 is perhaps the nearest petrol station which is around 17 KM (26 minutes) away from the meeting point. So plan accordingly. alternatively this might be in the way if coming on E30 ADNOC Service Station | Al Dafra (949) https://goo.gl/maps/bPASW4jtgcUK9Ls9A and this one on E11: ADNOC Service Station | (171) https://goo.gl/maps/Cj7CsK2zSmXWq2cA6 If anything near please let us know.
    5 points
  6. A fantastic drive with nice long range ridge ride. Tq @Niki @Srikumar @Nithin Vaidir for support and guidance and keeping the convoy safe. Looking forward to more such drives.
    4 points
  7. Fantastic drive guys great job all and thanks for having me as your CF. See you all again soon! Sorry I had to rush off so quickly without saying bye properly I had to quickly get to mosque!
    4 points
  8. Thank you Dr @Chaitanya D and @Asif Hussain Bhai & @Rizwanm2 for a wonderful drive today. It was the 3rd consecutive drive with the Dr and feels part of the team now😁 . Fayah is really becoming a favourite as there is no churned up tracks like in Swaihan and thankfully no oil exploration/ seismic studies etc (yet). The first half was really free-flowing and the second half was a good lesson in careful driving with patience in a technical sort of terrain. The convoy drove really well considering the terrain, Special shout out to @Josh T. who was having the first FB+. Well done. @Asif Hussain bhai was a real calming effect at the back never rushing things has given me confidence to approach each obstacle at my own pace. It was a pleasure driving with all of you @Aisha S @Zed @munkybizness. See you all soon
    3 points
  9. @Niki and shovelling are becoming synonymous. Even in our ADH drive today there was reference to Niki's shovel. but 3 at at a time, seems a completely new trick 🀣
    3 points
  10. Thanks you all for the wonderful drive and a special thanks to @Shaaz Sha, @Jeepie, @imranaasghar81 and@Thomas Varghese for such a wonderful drive well organised. Really enjoyed the technical drive, Area 53 is of of my favorite terrains now....
    3 points
  11. @Ruan van den Heever πŸ†
    3 points
  12. Convoy Numbering 1. Srikumar - Lead 2. Jeetu - Second Lead 3. Kaleem 4. Azeem 5. Jean 6. Dinesh Kumar A 7. Harshad Ashraf 8. Niki - CF 9. BHANU PRAKASH VISHWANATH 10. Tom 11. Kiran 12. Alfred 13. Karthik 14. Nathan 15. Nithin - Sweep See you tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM
    3 points
  13. I don’t know why the hell I was clenching a fist 🀣 the body language tells as if I was going for a mortal combat or something 🀣
    3 points
  14. @Prakash Anoop You are gradually gaining experience and I could see the difference today. 3 things you have to take care and you and your jeep will conquer the sands like a maestro. One of the best advice I got from @Carnity club during my 1st drive - from the famous @Frederic is always take care to gain higher ground whenever you climb up from the beginning. You can't change your climb up angle once you are already committed to the approach angle. You can't turn your wheels into the climb slope once you feel your approach angle was wrong and you are losing ground. Obey the car and don't make it fight gravity. DANGEROUS. Come down and reattempt if needed. 2nd most important advice was from @Foxtrot Oscar the ridge riding queen. Whenever you ride a ridge try to be in the middle of the ridge by having both your front wheels on either side of the ridge. This way you will be in more control of the steering movements of the car. Flatten the crest of the ridge and don't bother about the underbelly of your car as its protected by bash plates. 3rd advice was from Professor @Ale Vallecchi. When driving on soft sands deflate to 11psi which is roughly 1/3 of your normal tire pressure. These 3 advices and implementing them correctly made me a better offroader. I was grumbling inside when @Ale Vallecchi asked me to deflate further down to 11psi and was thinking Ale was about to destroy my tires. After almost an year into off roading I'm thankful he gave me the courage to deflate to that tire pressure. Hope you drive with @Chaitanya D & @Wrangeld to hone your technical dune driving skills more. @Wrangeld is the DCT champion because technical dune driving is his strength.
    2 points
  15. Thanks @Lorenzo Candelpergher for such an amazing and informative drive ..definitely learned some new tricks from the conversations...would definitely come back to have some more fun on these dunes. @Russyou were amazing with your support and the awesome recovery tips and tugs..
    2 points
  16. Thank you @Lorenzo Candelpergher for the amazing lead, @Russfor the incredibile support, and the whole team for the fun drive! I'll be posting shortly the path we took in Gaia GPS compatible format. @Lorenzo Candelpergher and especially @Russ who was closer to me during the drive, any feedback is more than welcome, feel free to PM me πŸ˜‰
    2 points
  17. Sure @Daniel Rodas you are first on wait list now Drive wait list 1. @Daniel Rodas 2nd Drive
    2 points
  18. Dear @M.SeidamPlease include me on the waitlist, 2nd drive. Thanks!
    2 points
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