Sunil Mathew

Congrats @frederic demolder...time to unleash the BJ40 👍!!

A slightly chilly morning and a perfect newbie drive by @Kailas !! - we managed to do the skydive loop as a first part and then cross the E66 , navigating some bushy areas and ending at Qudra, covering close to 53Km in 3hrs, 45 min , impressive for a newbie drive, with enough and more of newbie challenges thrown in . Am sure that all drivers got a taste of their cars doing different angles on dunes, straight crossings, some drops, approaching a downward slope etc. @Pramod B - the absolute newbie among us on his first desert drive had an issue with his flag before we even entered the dunes which was promptly sorted out with some ingenious quick thinking by our @Davie Chase incarnating as the offroad handyman .. Pramod has promised to get it sorted before his next drive! Pramod , you went through some weird refusal/stuck situations which were sorted out by yourself by carefully listening to instructions provided over radio. Appreciate your presence of mind and adherence to instructions which is critical to solving such situations. Hope you understood what landed you in those situations and that you have taken home some pointers to implement on your next drive. See you soon , taming that powerful Pajero!! @khlief in his grand cherokee drove without issues , except for a crest stuck. As we discussed, be a little gentle on gas, as i could see your wheels spinning and kicking up sand a lot of times. It comes with practice, don't worry too much on that, keep driving and get to know your car better. Also, i appreciate that you always sought clarifications on the radio about whom to follow when the convoy order was temporarily shuffled/rerouted due to recoveries, rather than assuming something on your own. (Ps - Remember to get a spare radio or battery 🙂) @rroker Rizwan and @EbrahimZAF driving behind me had no issues whatsoever, hope you guys enjoyed the drive and see you on our next adventure. One pointer which i can offer based on what i saw is to straighten your wheels when coming down a slope. Always remember - "wheels pointing down". "Do not slide into the slope, drive into it". @TIMMY driving your expedition through the desert even on a newbie drive is no mean feat . I could sense your increased confidence after the drive yesterday. Keep driving and get to know your car better. @Deepak Eswar - thanks for helping out with support functions @Frederic118 @Sameer D. @Abdul Hannan @Tatsiana Chase - hope you all had a wonderful drive at the tail end, see you soon.

It will be 7AM @Pramod B

Hello @Pramod B....thanks for your response. could you confirm specifically that you have 1. Radio programmed to Carnity channels . click link - (Two Way Radio Guideline) 2. Offroad flag 3. Air Compressor Also watch the Absolute newbie briefing video as below

Congrats @Hani Howeedy...enjoy the new level ..would be fun with that truck, for sure..see you soon!

Congrats @Nizar Shawwa..see you soon on fewbie drives, enjoy the level up!

Congrats @Robk..enjoy the level up ..will be fun with the JT !! see you soon!

Congrats and welcome to the IM club @Alphin Aloor..enjoy the pace and heights..see you soon on drives!!

Congrats @Prithvi Raj..enjoy the new level and see you soon on drives!

Congrats @Andrew John Melvill, see you soon on fewbie drives, enjoy the level up!!

Congrats @Sandeep Nayar.see you soon and enjoy the new level!

Congrats @Jeevan Koshy .see you soon on fewbie drives!!

@Gaurav thanks for the pointer , but not in the mood for technical 🙂.my rear bumper has been showing signs of not being very "technical friendly" these days ...will give it a pass..@Simon D