Emmanuel

Congrats @Foxtrot Oscar. Can’t wait to drive with you.

Congrats @Shiju Manuel!

Congrats @Michael sammy. Hope to drive with you soon.

@Vanessa8580 oh yeah! Congrats! You deserve it 100%. Last drive you did a fantastic job as second lead!

Welcome to the COVID 19 "new normal" lifestyle with restrictions and precautions for everyone safety. Moving forward and respecting authorities guidance all desert drives will be done under strict control. No Gathering | No Briefing | No BBQ | No Eating Together | No Touching | No Hugging MUST READ: Not following these rules and precautions = Not allowed to drive. We are only allowed to drive through the desert, as we are driving on the road now. So we will only do the desert driving just by sitting inside our cars at all the times and leave the drive without socializing or coming close to each other. Just like before we like to continue our desert drives through out the year, but this time we need your immense support to understand the strict control and to help everyone follow them all the time. How to maintain "STRICT" Social Distancing Meeting point will be set slightly (100m - 200m) inside the desert track. So, that you individually deflate your tires on the tarmac before reaching the meeting point. While deflating tires, stop cars 10 meters away from any other car. Drive signup on calendar will be closed on Thursday morning by 9 AM. Convoy numbering and briefing will be posted here on this drive post before 6 PM on Thursday. All participants need to read & acknowledge the briefing by clicking "Totally Agree" reaction Switch on your radio when you reach the meeting point on the set frequency advised by the trip lead in the critical briefing here. Once everyone reach to the meeting point, everyone stay inside the car at all the times. Trip lead will do the roll call, convoy numbering recap, critical briefing over the radio. Any suggestions or issues will be discussed over the radio too. You can also speak to other members through the radio only. So please make sure that your radio battery is fully charged. Once all set, trip lead will start the drive as before. Refusal and Recoveries with Social Distancing Every drive will have 1 lead Marshal and 1 or 2 supporting senior members/crew. Whenever there is a stuck or refusal, only Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is allowed to handle the situation. Everyone else including the stuck car driver, stay inside the car - AT ALL TIMES. Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is only allowed to step out to access the situation and do the recoveries: They will wear mask and gloves at all times when they are outside their car. They will try to help self recover through the radio guidance. If not they will use required recovery gear and do the needful (shovel, tug or winch, as required). If at any time Marshal require help, then only you are allowed to step out by wearing face mask and gloves at all times. Drive completion and inflation Now, there will not be any gathering or sitting down together for food-break like before. Once drive is finished, after reaching the tarmac, everyone is requested to move away 50-100 meters before starting their inflation. For drivers having no compressor, can head to the near by fuel station. If drive is ending at a place where there is no fuel station near by, then trip lead will inform in advance so that drivers having their own compressor can join only. Now Strictly no more sharing of compressors, radio, shovel or any recovery gear, at any times. Mandatory things you require to attend the drive Face mask - at least TWO face mask is needed in case one get damage or fly away. Disposable rubber gloves - at least two sets are needed. Wear face mask and gloves at all the times, when you are out of your car. Carry plenty of hand sanitizer and object sanitizer (spray). Use your sanitizers generously, whenever you step out to help or recover. Sanitize your hands before getting back into your car. Sanitize your recovery gears, if you have used them. Fully charged radio - without any excuse - No radio = No drive. Shovel - Must for every car, to do little self recovery Safety flag - Must for every car, like before Compressor - If joining the drives that is ending far from the fuel station. Mandatory precaution that you need to take at all times Do not step out of your car UNLESS/OTHERWISE advice by Marshal / Senior Member / Crew. No shaking hands, hugs or touching each other. No sharing of food, drinks or recovery tools. If you are not feeling well, please stay at home and take a lot of rest. If you have travel in last 14 days, then please do not attend this drive. If you feel unwell during the drive, please let trip lead know so he can plan an early exit. Not more than 3 pax in a car and if all 3 aren't living together, then they should wear the mask inside the car too. Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above - NO NEWBIE ALLOWED. When: 5 June 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 4:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions - and already deflated Action Plan: Evening drive Meeting Point: Near Solar Park - https://goo.gl/maps/mCzXReD13McjR18F7 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 8:00 PM End Point: https://goo.gl/maps/mCzXReD13McjR18F7 LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 2 Senior Members + 9 Members. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

@Wrangeld thank you for your precious support and for the amazing trip report. I agree with every single word in it. Indeed, since I started off-roading, I never ever saw Big Red area in such a beautiful shape. Usually you see 4x4 footprints on each dune, but yesterday it was like another world. @Najeeb Mohammed you did absolutely well all along the drive, don't focus on a little refusal. With practice you will learn how to unleash your FJ power and reach the highest dunes of the Emirates. @Desert Dweller it was so nice to see how much you got confident. Very well done !

@Vanessa8580 you did great and to be honest I wasn’t worried at all about that. @Jun Zamora hope your car will be OK. Thanks everyone for this too short but exciting drive.

Please everyone don’t forget to read the main drive post fully and click on totally agree (reaction) Radio Channel: Channel 4 - set at 446.081’25 frequency. Convoy Numbering: 1. Emmanuel - Marshall - White XTerra 2. Vanessa8580 - Fewbie - Pajero 3. Jun Zamora - Fewbie - Wrangler 4. Jolly Abraham - Fewbie - Fortuner 5. Chaitanya D - Fewbie - XTerra 6. Najeeb Mohamed - Fewbie - FJ 7. Wrangeld - Intermediate - TJ 8. Rinelle Sanaani - Fewbie - Wrangler 9. Martin. - Fewbie - Pajero 10. Luwaimn - Fewbie - Prado 11. Desert Dweller - Fewbie - White XTerra 12. Tbone - Fewbie - H3 13. Ale Vallecchi - Advance - FJ

To stay in compliance with Sharjah curfew from 8 PM, we are planning to reach the exit point by 7 PM. Radio Frequency will be Carnity Channel 4 : 446.08125 MHz. Please make sure to bring your two way radio and have it set to this frequency. @luwaimn @Vanessa8580 @Rinelle Sanaani@Chaitanya D @Tbone @Martin. @Desert Dweller @Jun Zamora @Jolly Abraham @Najeeb Mohammed

It depends on the flag you purchased. If it's a light one, no issues.

Very well done @Xaf ! Congrats!

Congratulations @Ale Vallecchi well deserved!

That’s exactly what I did...

Today, I wanted to clean my air filter and found this big crack on the upper part of the pipe... Do you think I can just wrap it with some strong duct tape and drive at low rpm until I get the part replaced ? Any clue about why this happened ?

Congrats @J J !

@Vanessa8580 It was so nice to see you driving, after all this time... and to see how much you became confident as an off-roader ! Even with the big Pajero. I saw you doing very nice sideys as I was just in front of you in the convoy. Impressive ! Forget about the stuck, we all have been there — and we will always enjoy a good sand shower from time to time !

I have only one word : stupidity.

If lockdown is over before temperatures go crazy, probably a 2 or 3 days drive in Liwa or Al-Wagan...

Wow Wrangler V8 7.2 😂

I know someone who got this kind of printer and he’s very happy. Can’t say much about printing quality but it seems more cost-effective.

Yey congrats ! Well done @Jamy B.and well done Paco !

Congrats @Kalahari, well done !

Congratulations @Chaitanya D!