Rahimdad

I have 2 sets, I promised 1 to @Ale Vallecchi and the other to @Jose Martin. I will try to procure more sets within this week.

Welcome back @Asif Hussain, great to read a trip report from the Master Blaster.

Congratulations @Ale Vallecchi, you certainly deserve this promotion. Not only do I love your calm, but also your down to earth attitude. I believe you when you say that you are still taking every opportunity to learn from everyone, new and old as I myself am still learning the art after spending over 12 years in this sport. God has his way to introduce us, we might never expect to meet each other again, but you left a very pleasant memory after our first meet at 2nd December which turned into a full on celebration when you joined at Carnity. Very proud of the way you have progressed and have a nature of taking people you have driven with along with you. You will never be alone and always find the support from this community as and when required. Can't wait to fly under your wings. As @Gaurav bhai says everyone has his own flavour of driving, I can't wait to taste the success of one of your drives.

@Colin Jordan the go to man I can depend on with my favourite Ram. Congratulations and welcome to the Intermediate level where you get to sweat more than you can drive.

Congratulations @Foxtrot Oscar. I have easy solution for you. i have a set of viking rope for AED 350/- for the complete set, will reduce the amount of sweat from shovelling people out.

Well done @Leo Francis, congratulations.

Well done @Magellan, it was so difficult to keep you away from the promotion with your endearing smile every week. Congratulations on reaching the next level. Well deserved.

Well done @Mehmet Volga, seems you are on the right track and enjoying the sport thoroughly, welcome to the new level.

Congratulations @Yousef Alimadadi, you have truly immersed yourself in this sport and your contributions in shape of a video show how keen you are to learn, explore and grow in this sport. Well done.

Congratulations @Rajeevan Vickneswaran, well deserved buddy.

Well done @Janarthan, welcome to the Fewbie level, well deserved.

Wow @Yousef Alimadadi. Brilliant video. Love your hunger to learn and your videos and pics to share. You truly belong in a community where these are the 2 traits that can help you to grow and I'm sure you'll soon be among the leaders. Keep up your great spirit.

Trip Report through my eyes. As @Wrangeld mentioned all were on time, deflated and ready to go. So with a quick deflation, fixing flag and a quick check of everyone's radio working and having no absolute newbies we were well on our way. With no absolute newbies on our drive I was not thinking so much about the pace and the route taken, this meant we were just flying through for the exception of a few refusals. I must say everybody managed very well and we had reached the base of Pink Rocks with only 2 stucks very close to the base. With still plenty of time left for the drive to end and weather still not at its worst, I decided not to end the drive at 2nd December. Without a word being spoken I quickly made it to the top of Pink Rocks and rest did well to reach the top fairly quickly. At this point I jokingly announced that it was a good drive and please make it home safely from here. After a pause and I believe with a shock fro all I came with the option of continuing the drive which everyone agreed to. So now came the challenging 2nd part trying to make it to Bidayer. Once again a few refusals and fewer stucks but greatly managed by all. Truly a really bad stuck on a side where @Yousef Alimadadi was stuck like a poster on the wall. His greatest assets were his calm, following instructions and being very clear with his situation while communicating. His greatest challenge being the Rear difflock not coming on, our prime objective to get those difflockers going. After a little concentrated effort and little experiment it worked and difflock were on. Once the difflockers came on the car slowly but surely came on and we were out. Great effort by @Yousef Alimadadi and great lesson for all around. Be calm and be patient, every situation will end up teaching you something. With a quick tug to get @Brette out of some soft sand while he was trying to offer help to @Yousef Alimadadi we were off to the exit. With heat now kicking in I took the easiest way out, quick and everybody followed amazingly well. We were quickly out, inflating and with huge smiles all headed to the comforts of their home. Mission Accomplished. I would like @Vanessa8580 for accepting second lead and enjoyed this position, I think she also has a better idea now why I chose that position for her. @Yousef Alimadadi thank you for keeping your excitement in control and moreover to your calm while stuck in a precarious situation. @VipinShetty to quietly but smoothly negotiated all the dunes. @Denizzalbayrak for rocking on with the best Trailblazer I have seen in my 12 years. @George Francis for also progressing through the completely drive quietly but surely. @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ and his capability to float a whale through the desert when he was finally called out on the second leg for not having a low gear. @Gregory Perkin for quietly leading from behind, well done bro. @Mehmet Volga for closely following @Gregory Perkin which was a great decision. @Brette for being in his helping spirit even though his ride seemed to have a mind of its own. Later realized there was a leak which prevented the 4x4 system to kick in and that drowned him in a couple of places. @Anish S thank you for your quiet enthusiasm in the back and good to know that you have experienced first hand on how situations are taken care off in the back. @Magellan for showing us why the FJ and 2 smiling spirited souls can conquer everything everywhere. Big thanks to @Jeepie for keeping the convoy safe, together and moving at all times. My hats of to @Jeepie for @Brette recovery from the ridge, the recovery was made with the right angle in mind and was done with a very careful and gentle tug. Hope to see you all again soon. Proud to be part of such an enthusiastic and responsible group.

RSVP is now Closed. Please find your convoy number below. 1. Rahimdad 2. Vanessa 3. Yousef Alimadadi 4. VipinShetty 5. Denizzalbayrak 6. George Francis 7. Muhammad Kashif Razzaq 8. Gregory Perkins 9. Mehmet Volga 10.Brette 11.Anish S 12.Chaitanya D 13.Megellan 14.Jeepie Radio frequency will be: Carnity Channel 1: 446.00625 Mhz. Please make sure your radio is charged and set to all 5 Carnity frequencies when you arrive at the deflation point, as we might change the channel if there is disturbance on Channel 1. Keep your distance when deflating and do not "gather" upon arrival. Deflate your vehicle and step back in the car so we can convey the briefing over the radio. Whenever you need help to deflate, announce on the radio and a senior or marshal will come to assist. Make sure you have a deflator, flag, and your radio. Since we will be ending with no gas station nearby a compressor is compulsory for tomorrow's drive. See you tomorrow ! @George Francis, @Denizzalbayrak, @Gregory Perkin, @Brette @Anish S @Vanessa8580, @Yousef Alimadadi, @VipinShetty, @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ, @Mehmet Volga, @Magellan , @Jeepie , @Chaitanya D

Saw some shabby work of this at the Global Village before it closed down at the Car Stunt show. Really eye catching, but I thought it was some LED lights.

Guys, please be very careful, only some lock down rules have been eased, but Covid19 is still lurking around.

@VipinShetty you're safe.

Thanks you all for totally agreeing with the original post. Only @VipinShetty has not yet clicked on the "Totally Agreed" smiley on my original drive post. If I do not see it before this drive is closed @VipinShetty will be removed from this drive. Dr. @Chaitanya D as a special case I have added your name to the drive, kindly click on the "Totally Agree: smiley on the original post. I will share tomorrow's convoy numbering and Radio Channel we are going to start with shortly.

Must be my mistake @Vanessa8580. Sorry, I just saw your reaction.

My sincere thanks to @George Francis, @Denizzalbayrak, @Gregory Perkin, @Brette and @Anish S for clicking on Totally Agree on my original post on this drive thread. Can I please request @Vanessa8580, @Yousef Alimadadi, @VipinShetty, @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ, @Mehmet Volga, @Magellan and @Jeepie to please click on the Totally Agree smiley on my first post on this drive thread to show agreement to all the information given there.

All good, but maybe someone needs to show us the technique as well, give an air compressor to someone who has got a pop-out and does not know what to do, it will not help. Maybe we can have a drive which can show us how to use this in the Sabkha to get out of such a nasty situation.