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Dear Friends, It was a pleasure to drive with you this morning. Faqa proved one more time to be a beautiful area, with lots of possibilities. I think we made the most of it, with the technical part at the beginning, and these amazing long ridges parallel to each others. The beauty of an homogeneous IM convoy as we had today, is that as a lead I can just do whatever I like, go check that dune, go look at this bowl, let's see how long we can take the ridge .... and the convoy follows Ok in a few occasions, I could not climb a slip face, or I was trapped in a soft pocket, we had also a few stucks and refusals, but we had a great experience. and when I finally got crested, it was a sign that it was time to exit. Excellent driving from all of you, especially from the middle of the convoy to the back, were the sharp ridges where rounded, but the sand much churned. Many thanks @Joji varghese for an excellent 2nd lead, you were concentrated with excellent reactions when needed. Thank you @Vaibhav for watching the back of the convoy as sweep, with nice comms as usual, @Rob S @Waqas Parvez and @Rajiv Sam for the support, and all of you for helping the recoveries when needed. @ASAD., I hope your tire will be repaired or replaced without too much hassle and @Vaibhav your electronics back in order. Enjoy the weekend, and see you in Liwa YT for who are participating !

Today’s set up in Qudra.

Thanks at @Islam Solimanfor the solid lead today. And thank you to the support members for your experience and patience when dealing with situations as they arise. Again thank you @Islam Solimanfor noticing that my tyre pressures were too high when I had a refusal and the guidance you provided when getting me out. (Turns out the tyre pressure gauge I was using was faulty, luckily I had a couple of spares) All in all, the weather was great, if not a little chilly this morning for shorts & flip flops 🤪. The drive was great, many refusals but it’s these experiences that make us better at what we do and what we want to achieve. All the best guys have a great weekend. See you next week on our journey to Yellow Truck.

It’s ok @Beide Worku we will miss you dear 😉 and from the emoji of @Gok Krish proposal I agree too for 7:00 am sharp start . @Lawrence_Chehimi@Anoop Nair@Arda Yagcioglu @Imteeaz please find below the convoy order

Good evening Doktor...may be you are kind enough to consider a 7 am meeting time given some top matches happening till 1 am plus. If not 630 is fine, no worries. Temperature this morning in FAQa at 1030 was 26 deg C still.

Please guys refresh your browser as I noted earlier that the meeting point has been reversed , please don’t come to start from the end point 😅 again it’s here https://goo.gl/maps/6YLAsg75T8U6agu3A

Hello body, anyone up for camping in Sweihan tonight? I am planning

thank you for the great time @Islam Soliman! 5 star lead! was very nice meeting everyone. looking forward for the next adventure.

Another successful morning newbie drive complete, I love that no two drives are the same and this morning’s adventure was no different with lots of refusals and stucks. The drive started with beautiful weather and sub 20c temperature, an excellent and detailed briefing as always by @Islam Soliman including toy car and miniature dune demonstrations, this is really affective in understanding what’s going on during fishtailing. The sand had an adventure in store for us, arm workouts were provided courtesy of multiple shovel times, and a reminder from our leader to us my arms not back, thanks @Islam Soliman I had one refusal in a very soft sand patch, as soon as I entered the gladiator sunk quick, as the convoy ahead was dealing with a tricky sections. I tried to crawl forward but that was not going to happen, followed by an attempt to reverse while in 4Hi but this just out me a little deeper. Jeeps have a gear box that has 2WD, 4Hi Auto, 4Hi Part time and 4 Wheel low. Before going to 4 Lo, I thought I would try 4 wheel part time which locks the front and rear driver shafts in unison, with a little gas, steering left and right in reverse I was out of the situation relatively quickly, ready to find a way round that particular soft patch. I had one more refusal that just required a reverse and re attempt. Feel like I'm getting the hang of what my car and the sand is telling me about the way it handles The remainder of the drive was a masterclass in observing how to recover vehicles, clear radio instructions, patience and teamwork. Thanks @Looper @Joseph Sebastian and the rest of the for a fun morning. P.S. I got some 360 camera video that i will be posting at some point when I have the time to review it.

Dear Friends @Imteeaz@Gok Krish@Lawrence_Chehimi@Beide Worku@Anoop Nair@Arda Yagcioglu welcome to Sweihan drives and in its fifth epic version which has been modified bit from my initial plan in terms of start and end only however the terrain remains almost same. What do you expect from Sweihan ? Expect to be in high focus and vigilance as we will be driving pretty fast. Will be climbing tall dunes with climax at NAGRA heights . Just follow the car in front and if in doubt don’t hesitate to exit at any point and announce and the convoy ( we are short convoy ) will come back and pick you up and try again or reroute as needed. please be on time 06:30 with full tank till the brim. Deflate your tires to 12PSI regardless of its type or even lower ( not lower than 10pSi ) if it’s all terrain. don’t forget to charge your radios and keep it on channel 1 please . convoy list will come later cheers 🙏

Parada 👍😉

I am looking forward it:) btw i can speak czech l lived 2 years in Brno:)

Truku ruzumim slovenski . Ano lekaska faculta v hradec kralove . Promoce 1999 . MuDR 😄 You let me go back 24 yrs back 😉 will plan to camp inshallah too . Will have time to chat I haven’t spoken the language since that time 😅

Thanks, see you at the location mentioned in the link of that message

Hi doc @M.SeidamI just reached back from Fred's full day drive. We have driven 150+ km today. Extremely tired and have a stiff back, so I think it is better to sit out tomorrow. Hope you don't mind and will catch up with you on the next one. Have a good one.

great narrative of the drive@Gary F added to your great driving skills and team spirit.. I can for sure see where your young man is getting his.. 👏👏 a very important part of developing the Offroading skills is that synergy! you and your car blending to be ONE.. the more you understand her and she understands you the better and pleasant that marriage will be.

Speedy recovery @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler

Morning @Islam Soliman, battle with fever is still on, hence I skip this one😐..

Hi @Islam Soliman…I will not be able to come for the drive tomorrow as my car is having a small problem.Sorry for the late response…

@Senthil Kumar, honestly, I doubt that an important necessity to travel showed up suddenly between 6pm and now 9:30 pm. This is really not fair for the 2 members in WL who where excluded from the drive.

Takže lekarska fakulta? A rozumies aj slovensky?:)) Tak sa teším na stretnutie.

@Islam Solimanmy apologies. Can't attend tomorrow. Work calls. Thank you!

Thank you @Islam Soliman I’m surprised with such a WL to be going, looking forward to seeing you all on the sand in the morning.

Dear @Looper @Joseph Sebastian @Ron.P @karlsberg @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @Stan @Glenn Waters @Anirudh Dayma @Gary F @Krishna R @Ironclad @Azam V2.0 @Thejas Uthran @lucas amat@Nicholas Cox1 @Nadeem Ansari @Murtaza Bhuria It was always said that patience is a great virtue, today we can say it also pays off. I am impressed with how you guys didn't give up until the last minute and I won't forgive myself if I didn't accept you in this drive. GAME ON! Below please find the key prep points so we are all ready for our morning adventure: Pre-drive details below: Be ready at the meeting point by 6:30am (or before) with tires deflated (Front 14psi Rear 13psi) and flag erected Please ensure your programable radio is on, fully charged and set to Channel 4 (446,081) Briefing will be done on the sand before we start moving Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and there are no moving objects Please check all car fluids, tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis. please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for this drive level specially your tire deflator, pressure gauge and a compressor, safety flag and radio. (NO FLAG or RADIO = NO DRIVE) MeetingPoint: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gkaJQkvyjyqnV9Jp9?g_st=ic Convoy Order will be communicated during the briefing

Great drive fellas, thanks for waiting up on me. Definitely a gem of an area we've "stumbled" on to, credit to @Rizwanm2 for getting us there and leading such a fun drive. Sorry for the mishap buddy, hope it'll be all taken care of soon. Great pics Tom, nice meeting you too. see you soon.

Thanks @Imteeaz, same here, looking forward for the drive.

this is going to be an interesting drive - short convoy.... maybe faster pace.... @Lawrence_Chehimi will be a pleasure to drive with you again after several months

No worries dear , enjoy 😉

Hi Mr. Seidam, I’m sorry I could not join this trip as I will support for full day trip with Fred on saturday. I will find another slot to join your trip and please remove me from the list. Best Regards Dodi Hendra

Dr. M dot Seidam - the Clinical approach man!! On Wait list ... so, add me in pls when ready. I will be moving my camp from Faqa the previous night to this place - so anyone for 2 nights camping pls connect. @Looper @Gaurav Soni @Chaitanya D . Life will be the desert for 2 nights and 1 1 /2 days, thanks to Carnity!!! Bring it on!!!

Hey Mate I got my self a 2nd bumper from Sharjah Industrial Area, trimmed it and added skidplates. The one who did it for me has a nice setup for the facelift patrol. 0544433956 whatsapp me and I will share the pictrurs with you You have two options if this is not convinient for you, either you fabricate one out of fiberglass (many garages do that) or install one of the steel bullbars like ARB, and Predator (all Australian patrols have them) Fibarglass bars are weak, while steel ones are too heavy, so I found it best to have the two worlds combined by having a hybrid one Cheers