Anish S

I do not think you had much option @Chaitanya D, it was a tricky terrain. I actually lost momentum and i had to quickly descend which caused the lost of visual on me because the descend made me quite off track.... though i was descending, the sand was so soft and i was getting closer a pocket that i ended up getting stuck. Secondly, when i was announcing on the radio i saw you were already crossing and i do not think you had any safe spot to stop at that point.

I would suggest to put ON/OFF switch, so u put it on while offroading because on road we donot get the A/T heating issue

Tricky Drive It was very nice to start the drive earlier, i think it would be better for all evening drive to start @16:30 so that we get more time on the wheel. It was a fantastic drive led and managed by @Ale Vallecchi @Frederic @Wrangeld. It was great to have information provided by @Ale Vallecchi as a foretaste where the expectation was set well in advance and made us mentally prepared. It was a goal achieved for all of us. The tricky terrain made the drive more interesting where we had opportunities to learn how to manoeuvre a different nature of sand and dunes, we also had the chance to do some ridge riding and criss cross...Luckily this week as well, i got the privilege to drive behind one of the most skilled senior member @Frederic, it is really gainful and enriching to attentively observe highly experienced driver and again i made the most it. Lesson learned from today's drive is refreshed knowledge on ridge ride and criss cross which was briefed and explained by the leader @Ale Vallecchi. Secondly, it was enhancing to learn how to navigate through soft sand though I got stuck twice. The first one was actually after i self-recovered from a refusal and i reversed to gain some more momentum when i found myself in super soft sand. My second stuck was also when i lost momentum and i was trying to descend and found myself in another soft sand pocket. Thanks to @Frederic assistance and @Wrangeld guidance, i was able to be back on track. Eventually, it makes me more confident to tackle such circumstance in future. Understanding different dunes is essential when off-roading and the direction of the wind tells lot about the form of sand dunes. There was an article by @Frederic on 'How to read sand dunes formation and texture?' which tells a lot about dunes and it is also mentioned that the wind direction in UAE is from NW to SE, however i was always wondering how to identify the wind direction in the middle of the desert without a Compass 😬. This dilemma of mine is solved when @Frederic shared with the team that wind direction can be guessed by looking at the flags mounted on our vehicles which is a new thing i learned today. I really appreciated the patience and guidance from @Chaitanya D when i got stuck. Thank you so much @Kalahari for the wooden base for the jack, i was looking for it for long. Thank you everybody for the enthusiastic drive.

I would love to have one too

Congratulations @andy_macdxb

Congratulations @marks

Congratulations @Febin Frederic

Congratulations @Najeeb Mohammed, well done

Congratulations @Rinelle Sanaani

@Gregory Perkin Why do you think the guy could not take-off properly?🤔😉

Not an expert at all but it seems to me as the driver simply forgot that he/she is driving on sand, such crazy speed was like he/she is on an endless runway... My question is why would do that or behave like that?

The Most Fun, Thrilling and Challenging Drive Today we were a small and fantastic group which was a great opportunity to push ourselves to embrace the new challenges. It was very technical and tricky terrain especially to Faya. @Shamil our lead did a fabulous job, i was very surprised to see how he had a perfect balance in the drive with lots of challenges and loads of fun too. It was a pleasure to be the second lead where i could closely keep an eye of how the leader drives and try to do the same. Half-way to the drive, unfortunately there was a technical issue with our leader's car. The second half of the drive in Faya was taken to another level by @Frederic where we had ample chances to practice and work on our skills on a different terrain. I had one or two refusals which was a good lesson to learn from and which will only make me a better driver. Luckily, because of such an amazing team and lead we did not use any tow rope or shovel. It was also nice to experience the last part of night drive. Lastly, a big thanks to our sweep @Vanessa8580 for keeping the team together all the way. Both the Pajeros and the Wranglers performed well, @Gregory Perkin was flying his Jeep smoothly... Thank you @E.C. TAN for joining us this afternoon.

Hello @Gregory Perkin, please do show up for the drive, else am stuck between two Marshals 🤪. The pressure is building up 😉