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congratulations..👏  @Dinesh Kumar A . Enjoy your new level. 

congratulations..👏 @Karthik Raptor . Enjoy your new level. 

Hi @Srikumar what a place to conclude 2021. 

Please add me to manage tab. 

55 minutes ago, Rajat Verma said:

Hi Guys.......

I have lost my flag but pole is intact as it is.

I am trying to search all over the internet to get only the flag (not the pole) but unable to get it any where.

Suggestions please..........

safety shops in gragon mart. shop sells visibility jackets, glows, cones, etc. 

or any daytoday you might find even your country flag... 

Wish u guys all the best.. have fund n play safe👍

 congratulations @Rsjiv Samuel . Enjoy your new level. 👍 

 congratulations @Adnan Halepota . Enjoy your new level. 👍 

congratulations @Marcin Wronowski . Enjoy your new level. 👍

Congratulations @Russ 

@Shaaz Sha well done and well and deserved... hope to join more drives with you soon.  👍

11 hours ago, Thomas Varghese said:

Home ministry is interfering in everything we have fun. Not acceptable. Should start a club for home ministry grievances and find solace. 

Home ministry just arrived after long vacation, If i ruined first weekend i will have to suffer whole year. so i gave up. 😬

BTW for you its should workout perfect, she gets another chance to visit your daughter's place.  win win situation. 

Sorry @Gaurav. Even though i want to do this liwa drive very bad, Have to withdraw due to interference with home ministry schedule.  

Hope there is 3rd chance later. 

 well done and congrats @Zed . Enjoy your new level. 👍 

 congrats @Sergio Big Dawg. Enjoy your new level. 👍 

 congrats @Belal Aldaour. Enjoy your new level. 👍 

 congrats @ShereenMK. Enjoy your new level. 👍 

 congrats @Werno  Enjoy your new level. 👍 

congrats @Morshedi. Enjoy your new level. 👍

congratulations @Simon Claes

congrats @Xavier Treasurer . Enjoy your new level. 

it should be either 4 or 5 day work. halfday work on friday is useless and waste of time.   

i would rather prefer to cover fridays half day work on other 4 days and take full day off on friday. This will be more efficient and productive. 

Hope private sector chose this. 🙏

so 3 days for offroad. yay.. but immagine no of cross tracks in area 53 on sunday morning, 😁 

15 hours ago, Chaitanya D said:

Drive Report - Full Day Newbie Liwa Drive (No Yellow Truck)

We all set at the starting point well on time , just a few minutes past the planned 7.30 am start considering the fog. We all had a slightly extended briefing considering the challenging terrain we were venturing into. Driving along the dirt track and enjoying the sunrise , we were eager the see the vastness once Liwa opens up.

The initial part of the drive for about 20-25 kms was free flowing into the massive dunes that we hardly had any radio chatter. While we ventured deeper , the dunes became more taller, more steeper and some sharp drops were inevitable. That's when I as a lead ventured into a slightly tricky area where one drop was ending into a soft patch where if you loose your momentum , one is bound to have a refusal or stuck. We had one car here which had that and all did their best to get the car out with some long shovelling sessions, cooling a overheating transmission , some weird-but safe tugging and finally a double rope tug which got the car out. With some small rerouting and as everyone drove out of this spot , we decided to exit the Pajero as overheating in a cool morning is something which meant definitely as we drive deeper it was bound to have the same issue as the terrain would get more challenging where once will have to use 4-L multiple times.

The closest route to dirt track took close to 90 min - as we had already discussed , no close exits in Liwa unlike in Dubai deserts. This meant we were almost back at the starting point by 12 noon , exit the car and head back. I chose a route as much as possible along the sabkhas/flats - considering the fact that were were heading in a direction which was slightly against the massive slip phases . We had multiple refusals , stucks, shoveling and many tugs as we drove along. I appreciate everyone's cooperation as we decided not to have a formal break for all cars but to refuel and rehydrate ourselves whenever we had a refusal/stuck.

I will be mentioning  the drive stats below which will give you all an idea as to why we (a bit disappointed myself) could not make it to the iconic Yellow truck. By around 2.30 pm to 3 pm, we were at a point which was equidistant from our starting point, the yellow truck and our planned exit at the desalination plant. Going to yellow truck potentially meant we would be driving in night , and in this terrain was not a safe option. We decided to take the route to the desalination plant skipping the yellow truck. We drove through multiple falt super soft patches, bowls, sharp and steep drops and finally made it to the exit on dirt track near desalination plant just when it was dark. To see everyone out safely was the whole motto, and we did it!

 

@Patrick van der Loo played the 2nd lead to perfection, stopping in split second calls made by me in some very nasty spots. The ones to mention are - when I entered a slightly steeper bowl, another just as we were near the exit and i was stuck on re-laid sand and the last one when I ventured into s super soft bowl just before the exit. Had it not been these stops by you, we would have spent more time shoveling for sure😃

@Vishal Nair with his pajero was the one which had to be exit half way through the drive. Overheating transmission on your model Pajeros is a common issue was we discussed which has been seen multiple times with multiple drives. You need to install a extra transmission cooler with a switch which will save you from these issues when you push your car. You will switch on this only when on sand and turn it off when on tarmac. Considering this we had to exit you early as we would be using 4LLC multiple times ahead . You should also learn and make sure you engage the gears advised to you correctly- the best way to do this would be to practice next time you are on sand (while having a break) and engage the 4H, 4HLC and 4LLC and see how the gears sound and behave. This time around you were in 4HLC all the while which made you dig yourself further , which probably would have been a 5-10 min maneuvering if you were in the correct gear. 

@Mawy did well with his pajero , in some refusals and stucks following as advised. At one spot he was  off track and landed himself into a soft pocket. we had to use double rope to pull him out as even though he was crawling out nicely, the sand there was way too soft. Rest of the challenging drive you did wonderfully well my friend.

@Rob Soughton learned the hard way with some refusals on soft sand long climbs as to why his Prado was unable to . As he started using the tiptronics , climbing in lower gears in 4 H was easier. You were very controlled in all the steep slip phase descents we had and it was wonderful to see that from a distance. 

@Dinesh Kumar A too did well being behind the center forward. Driving on soft churned sand meant you would be having some refusals and as it got hot even a toyota had a overheating transmission 😆. We did cool it in quick time , and you were able to recover yourself in a soft patch.

@Muhammad Qasim drove a FJ at the back with good control and following the advises in soft patches. It is indeed challenging being at the back and driving following multiple churned tracks but you did well. At one spot a lot of counter steer meant you had a pop out which was fixed. It is always better to exit when you are not able to climb and reattempt. Well done buddy, and I believe your son had a nice time watching all the action unfolding.

@kiranshinde was the only fewbie on this drive and hence was at the back. He controlled his beast Y62 well most of the times which was wonderful to watch. Only at one spot coming down a angled slip phase , there was a bit too much fishtail which was very uncomfortable for me to watch from a distance. I humbly apologize  for being a bit loud on advising . If you are in a tight spot like that and are unable to acknowledge , the least you could do was to stop to prevent the situation worsening any further. Barring this , I believe you enjoyed the challenge at the back being newly promoted .

I have to mention my immense thanks to @Rizwanm2 and Carnity legend @Gaurav for supporting this drive. Your presence gave me the extra confidence to push all day long. All the advises, recoveries and the rerouting you guys did were flawless which kept the whole drive super safe in a super challenging terrain at newbie level. Some of the memorable ones being - recovering Vishals Pajero from the soft patch which took almost 90 min, double rope recovery of Mawy by rizwan under the watchful advises by gaurav, rerouting on the slip phases - and especially the last one where I danced on soft sand for quite some time . Only upon deflating to 8 psi I could dance and jump out of the soft bowl🤣. To complete a full day newbie drive in Liwa and getting everyone out safely was a awesome experience.

 

 

Some stats below for you all to relive the experience, some pictures are uploaded in the gallery. Please share your feedback, comments , experiences , pictures and videos. 

 

Well done and Cheers to all of you

 

Thank you Dr @Chaitanya D for wonderful drive. I gained lot of experience and enjoyed magnificent liwa. Thank you for all your hardwork and accompany us all the way till dubai. 👍

Special thanks to @Gaurav for all the assistance and advices to get out of tricky situations. 

congratulation @Anoop Nair

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congratulation @Tom V

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congrats @kiranshinde

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