Asif Hussain

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We can't do his track, this fellow crossed empty quarter from Saudi Arabia to UAE. He had done 900km track. Helicopters was flying around him with all supplies. Since we attempted Liwa crossing Iast year i have been working for a track and I am almost ready with that. We can do this exploration drive when all are ready.

@Rahimdad mentioned everything about the drive and left nothing for me to say and i still like to share some of my experience. This was my dream come true drive. Initially i planned our drive to DOME BOWL area in first half and to NAQRAH hill in second half and to my surprise i came to know that dome bowl area is restricted to enter from the only break in fence as shown in google map. (Going to dome bowl area is still my dream and i will definitely do some homework in future and see if there is any other route to explore this area if it is legal to go to there.) Finally we changed our plan three days before the drive day to explore first half and second half of the day in naqrah area only. We all met on time and after a quick chat and safety briefing we started to explorer the dunes. As per my plan "A" we explored few set of dunes in the morning hours and exited for friday prayer and lunch. My plan "B" was to enter from the same area we entered in morning and to do different set of dunes and drive to naqrah hills. But we changed our plan to plan "H" and enter from other side which is back side of sweihan city. We drove to some farms, some small set of dunes and few kms of straight mud track which took us to the dunes were we wanted to go. Then the real fun began we all drove with pace and explored all huge dunes and bowls that came on our way. The only thing stopped us is the sun. The sun went down and "Dawn to Dark" ended with big smile on everyone's face. Thank you @EmVarlet @Gaurav @skumar83 @Rahimdad for all your support and making this drive possible. Drive safe and see you all again at Al Wagan.

Agree with @skumar83 points and reckless driving

Lovely, selected the best area on right day.. i am in with full support

Dear all participants, there is a small change in plan. We are not going to attempt Dome Bowl area because this whole area is fenced and the only opening to enter here is marked by concern authorities as special reserves and restricted to enter. We will drive our first half and second half at Naqrah area only and all other details will remain same. (Changes made in drive post) Entry to Dome Bowl Area is Restricted

@MATHEW FELEX this drive is intermidiate and above level. You can join tomorrows newbie drive. Tomorrows drive:

Sweihan dunes also regarded as "Little Liwa" by someone and it offers plenty of opportunities to test our desert driving skills by climbing sideways, ridge riding, ridge cutting and to climb huge dunes to its peak and capture some stunning pictures. It is a perfect weather for a full day out. This will be a full day drive from morning to evening. Drive will be divided in two parts, first half we will explore Dome Bowl Naqrah Area till noon and exit for Friday prayer and quick lunch. Second half we will drive to Naqhra Hills and exit by evening. This drive is for Intermediate & above level (RSVP to the level of drive according to your assigned off-road ranking. You can find your off-road ranking in your account profile) When: 23rd November 2018, Friday Meeting time: 7.30AM, Convoy will move at 7:45AM Where: Al Rashedi Restaurant, Sweihan Meeting GPS Coordinate: https://goo.gl/maps/FmSeZzVQx2k Level of drive: Intermediate & Above What to bring along: Snacks, Quick Lunch whatever you like with little extra to share, water, liquids, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate Finish Time: First Half 11:30AM, Second Half 6:00PM on 23rd November 2018, Friday Please Note, at meeting point there is no petrol station, make sure you fill your tanks on your way at nearest petrol station. Second half we will exit and stop at petrol station to fill again Please RSVP the below calendar:

@Shafeel your car is capable for drive like tomorrow. You will get the expert advice from our experts before the drive starts how to handle and take care of your low hanging front and rear bumper. Make sure your 4x4 is equipped with front and back tow hooks. In case if you don't feel comfortable after joining us you are most welcome to join as a passenger and enjoy the ride with anyone of our experts. See you on Friday

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Thank you @Gaurav second lead, @NOOR OMAR third position, @EmVarlet fourth position, @skumar83 second sweep and @Rahimdad at sweep for joining the drive and for all your support. We all met on time and drove like Daker Rally style around 20 to 30kms dirt track to the deflating point. After deflating and safety breifing we started exploring the dunes. Just after 15 to 30miniutes of drive we had a situation in noor's jeep. The right front axel u joint slipped out from its position and we had to find a safe exit which was a bit challenging for me because i wanted to stay in flat track as much as possible and we did it safely and exited without any issue. And @NOOR OMARdecided to go back home and we all contineued our drive. We almost covered all the marked area and played climbing dunes, side sloping and ridge crossing. Time did not permit us to explore more and me got stuck which took 45mins to 1hour to recover from that sticky spot. Once recovered we had very little time to play and sun completely disspeared and we decided to exit. We found a nice plain land after exiting and relaxed there for 2hours counting stars, chit chat, space talk with our little knowledge and had our snaks and left home again with dakar rally style to the tarmac. We will definately post this area again for a hole day drive. Once again thank you all for joining this drive.

Welcome @Jayakrishnan follow off-road club to get drive update and join any upcoming Absolute Newbie Drive. See you on sand