Febin Frederic

Agree with @Srikumari did that mistake once thinking that's the track should be taken, then realized it was a refusal from the front and we all went down and re attempted. yes it was dangerous indeed, could have been avoided. speed of video made it look more scary. 😄

My apologies about short notice.i got a last min call from my boss..heading to office now.

Stay safe and have fun guys.

congrats @Shiju Manuel will see you on friday. 

@Ale Vallecchi would it be safe to bring family? i have a toddler. 

Mabrook @Kalahari enjoy your promotion. It was always fun driving with you.c u s on sand.

Kudos to you @Vanessa8580. Well deserved.

Congrats mate @Chaitanya D. Well deserved for your enthusiasm. C u s on sand.

Thanks @Gaurav. I've leant something new.  Always impressed by carnity marshals about the level of knowledge in this sport, they possess.

Looking forward to more drives with you in future.

Ps: location was amazing, we should plan bbq there someday, may be post covid.

3 hours ago, Srikumar said:

10 cars is perfectly normal for Intermediate level drives as we assume that the drivers have enough driving skills to reroute a bit to avoid cross tracks, and if still not possible to be able to plough through the churned track.

And in the event if the area is a complete soup, at Intermediate level you can inform the trip lead and do a complete reroute or if you need the trip lead to come back and help in rerouting the same can be announced over the radio.

Agree..re routing can be done. I was saying the real fun of intermediate drive is keeping the pace. I didn't mean to highlight churning up is the only issue. I was surprised to see some drivers who had done really well in other drives struggling to keep up. I wanted to say, some drives require a little bit of preperation.

Peace !

 @Emmanuel never disappoints me. Lead was excellent as usual. Badayer is one of my fav, because of rich tall dunes and bowls it has.

I wish to highlight few things. I feel, When we plan an intermediate level drive on a terrain like this, we should limit the convoy to 5 or 6 vehicles.

Also driver should prepare themselves for a faster pace , tall climbs. I saw a bunch of refusals today which could have been avoided with more pace. Not to mention, at some point , i felt our guys were going easy on throttle where they really needed to push. Not sure if it was due to an early morning drive, perhaps you needed some warmup. It ruins the fun when u have refusal at the same spot again n again, and leave a churned up track for the guys at the back.

We maintained some good pace at the beginning, but when we started the climb, we had a lost situation.

Nevertheless, everyone did exceptionally well in climbing the bowl, that actually proves your vehicle's potential.

We were so unfortunate with couple of pop out situations, now you know why i don't like bushes.

Again, it is strictly a personal opinion, no hate to anyone. I am no expert to judge anyone, I am still improving my offroad skills. Its just me who was frustrated at the back of the convoy due to some high expectation of intermediate drive.

Jeep wrangler has a range of colors unlike other brands.

I have an orange one ..not the ordinary orange fruit color..jeep call it punk'n metallic (kind of pumkin red). I find it unique n suits well for jeep.

1 minute ago, Srikumar said:

You need to provide us with this secret information as you are doing the max number of drives in the club

hahaha..i was about to ask him the same. @Chaitanya D time to reveal the truth

21 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

Camping chair I asked for people who feel tired staying out for an hour or two, so they can sit and learn.

This training is actually focused on recoveries only, rather than vehicle familiarization, which I assume you all at Intermediate level already know your cars and gizmos, but I'm happy to answer any of those questions too.

There is a reason that this is done for Intermediate so that person is fully seasoned with desert driving and knowing the basics of offorading first.

I plan to do this and lot more training moving forward, so once we have next batch of Intermediate i'll arrange this again. Don't worry.

Done, you've been added to this training.

@Gaurav thank you. 

22 minutes ago, J J said:

@Emmanuel signing out of this for the evening recovery session.

Home minister and the chief ministers( wife n kids)  allows me to go only mornings when they are asleep - fell on my knees for an evening exception   :))  

P.S. @Rinelle Sanaani and @Febin Frederic -  the Jeepers will take on @Chaitanya D 's hill climb challenge lol.

sure bro. will keep the reputation. i wish i could join recovery session too. 

please add me to wait list 😄

I am not surprised. @Ale Vallecchi is indeed "The Dune Master". Mabrook ! 

4 minutes ago, Chaitanya D said:

Wait for Friday my friend...🤣. Meanwhile Happy Onam 💐

did you supercharge your 'X'?

bdw, wish you a happy onam too. 

4 hours ago, Chaitanya D said:

Yes Jeeps will try all tricks but X's just climb😉🤣

yea climb only halfway through and halt 😆😆😆 ..kiddin..

40 minutes ago, J J said:

Yeah I want to practise climbs

Il share you a trick 😃

@Emmanuel lets climb bowls as well, if we have time plz. 😉

2 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Hello fellow Desertnauts. Here is the last update before tomorrow's drive.

As usual, please make sure that you all have the necessary equipment: besides a flag that stands the test of the slightest bump, a good shovel and the compressor, at this level also tow ropes with soft shackles are really recommended, as well as a good jack (not one of those flimsy ones coming with the car).

Regarding the convoy numbering, we'll start with @Kalahari in Second Lead, followed by @J J and @Rinelle Sanaani, but this time I would like to switch the positions as we go along, so every 30 minutes we'll move the second lead to the sweep position, and each driver will have the chance to move up one place in the convoy order, for a more dynamic drive.

The meeting place is next to Al Lisaili cameldrome, from where we'll move along the track, through the pylons, until we'll be able to access a small area of technical dunes, before plunging into the long range dunes. Make sure your tank is full: you can fill up at a couple of stations just before Al Lisaili's exit. When you arrive, please tune into Carnity Channel 2 (446.031).

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning.

good luck guys. have fun . will join next time. 

Faya is one of my fav . @Frederic lets do some climbs n sideys. 🙂

@Emmanuel please avoid sabkhas,bushes enroute as much as we can.. 😁..not a fan of it. 

40 minutes ago, J J said:

So what you guys think !

 

 

 

They should release a regular cab option for middle east. then its gonna be a pure trophy truck. 

i had my eyes on RAM rebel before. but this has now made it to the top. but considering $100k for a truck is debatable. lets see what ford will bring for nex gen raptor. 

@WrangeldAdd me to wait list plz