Naveen Raj

Congrats @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil

Congrats @Chinthaka Ruwan

Congrats @ShereenMK

Congrats @Bernard Kalaani

20 hours ago, munkybizness said:

A little late to the party, but as quoted by the rest of the convoy, thank you @Kailas for such variety in one drive. I've been trying to convince my family members to step out on drives and yesterday, my dad joined me. What were stuck situations of waiting was excellent time to bond with my dad and have him exposed to this new hobby of mine. So to everyone in the convoy, thank you for a great day out

@S Jacob, I think you need to take back your comment on your pocket rocket not climbing up peaks. You took it to the top everywhere yesterday. It was so fun to watch from the base.

@Naveen Raj, I've said this before but I'll say it again, watching you drive that Pajero on the limit is inspiring for everybody who wants to learn how to extract every cc out of their engines. You make it look easy but what's really speaking here is your skill.

@M.Seidam, thank you for being around everywhere and advising on all the recoveries and refusals. Your advice is always on point and it gave me so much more to learn and confidence.

@Naim Aoun - that was a great drive! The stucks are part of the game but you rocked that second half giving me a great line to follow

@Lawrence_Chehimi - there's so much for the rest of us to pick from your approach angles, the lines you took, throttle management and more. Since you were sweeping, I'm sure many in the convoy missed it but for those of us that caught you climbing, boy what a show!

@Gilbert Khalil - my dad asked me why I didn't get an FJC like you. You were awesome as always. 

@Damien Ranjit - I said this on the first drive we were on together and I'll say this again. You are such a sensible driver.

@Gregory & @Charbel - always cool as a cucumber, you two are! The poise with which you pilot your cars forces me to rethink my throttle management.

@Daniel Yang- your beast is beastly! Those tires may need to lose a couple of inches but beyond that I would chuck out the third row and yes, always stay in 1st gear 😬

All in all, thank you everyone for an event filled drive. See you all out on the sands again soon!

Thanks @munkybiznessbro for your inspiration. In reality i struggle a lot to keep  up the pace with convoy especially in long hill climbs where I to have push my pony harder to its limits but will fail in most cases due to the notorious upshifting issue with 2008 - 2010 pajeros. I am still learning to maintain the rpm below 5300 to control the upshift. 
I am so happy to have this car as it will turn me into a good off-roader.

18 minutes ago, S Jacob said:

Thanks for the wonderful drive @Kailas. Liked two bits of it the most.. the initial practice/coaching session we did for the ridge riding and criss-crossing... all along it was more learning it on the fly for me, but this time I have a better understanding of the technique and approach we should take doing it.... The second bit was the high pace drive and maneuvers that we did towards the last quarter of the drive...

@M.Seidam & @Lawrence_Chehimi. .. a big thanks for all the efforts that made this long convoy run smoothly.... learned a lot watching all those recoveries that you guys helped out....

@munkybizness Thanks.. perhaps I am learning to tap more our of the car...😄.. hopefully see you on next weeks drive...

 

Fully agree. Big shout out to @Kailas for assembling the convoy to witness all recoveries which @Lawrence_Chehimi@  M.Seidam did effortlessly. Overall the drive was a fantastic learning experience to all.

@Srikumar is it fewbie or fewbie plus drive?

7 hours ago, Danish Mohammad said:

Hi @Anish S first of all I would like to thank you for trusting and giving me opportunity to support Convoy from SW, Hope I did not disappointed you 🤞 and meet your expectation. Also thanks for this nice drive, love the path you choose through beautiful dunes. 

&  @Abdul Rafay-S thanks for SL it was good to see you on this position and a very well managed self recovery .... good improvement (keep it up👍)  

@Looper Appreciate the way you support and guide us, it was pleasure to have you in our convoy (Thanks for your support)  

@Jason Grima for early exist "don't worry bro" its a part of safety we all can understand each other...  Hope everything is good with your passenger now.  

Thanks to @Yawa @Pierre de Maigret @Naveen Raj @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil your patience.

Some beautiful pictures are available in gallery 👌 

Stay safe !! See you in next drive  

Taqi Nizwa is Anish’s playground, he rocks and keeps us also challenged and attentive. Amazing and challenging drive. Splendid performance by everyone and special call out to @Danish Mohammad @Abdul Rafay-S @Looper.

Just now, munkybizness said:

If you mean that Daler would play second fiddle to Gaurav, then yes 😎

Lol, u got it.

54 minutes ago, munkybizness said:

You lead the way, Daler Mehndi will pump up my cabin, and together ho jayegi balle balle 🤣

I don’t think you can enjoy your Daler mehndi when Gaurav is leading 😃

Just now, Anish S said:

Hello @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil & @Naveen Raj,

You have been added to the drive, please confirm your attendance.

The updated waitlist priority is as follows:

1. @S Jacob 2nd drive

Thanks Anish. Confirmed.

Just now, Gaurav said:

Dear All, as we have 4 waitlist members here, so I'm just reaching you all to make sure that you all are still ON for tomo drive, in case your plan has changed please update.

@Naveen Raj @S Jacob @munkybizness @Niki @Damien Ranjit @Ben84 @Richard Franks @Tareck @JamesThorn @Rjducos

OR any of you like to join more exciting, picturesque, and adrenaline pump drive around same time than this boring drive, please feel free to change and update.

 

Confirmed from my end.

On 8/30/2021 at 11:13 AM, Stav said:

Hi Anish, 

unfo something came up so have to cancel my drive 

sorry for any inconvenience 

rgds

 

Hi @Anish Splease add me to wait list- 2nd drive

Happy Birthday @Kailas

22 minutes ago, Zed said:

ol' Land Cruiser will be in the garage for some time, when we opened the Transfer Case for inspection, the Center Diff Shaft & gears need replacing, and the latest one is failure on the rotors of the transfer case oil pump 😭  * see photos:

1. Center Diff Shaft & Gear issues

 

2. Transfer Case Pump issue causing oil not to be circulating to the gears 😭

 

 

Ohh that’s some serious damage 😟, hope to see your beast back in action soon 👍

8 minutes ago, Zed said:

@Asif Hussain bhai, will you return to the same starting point? was thinking of leaving my mall crawler and tag along in @Mus_hus78's car...  been missing the drives and Mustafa offered me to be his co-pilot / radio DJ 😁

@Zedbro long time no see….. what happnd?

10 minutes ago, Wrangeld said:

Dear Friday Drivers, 

I know you've all been waiting just for this!

Here's the convoy list for the morning. I will advise on the radio channel in the morning. 

Sleep well 

See you soon in the sand. 

@Wrangeldmy car is pajero not pathfinder 😊

9 hours ago, Mus_hus78 said:

We can’t wait to smash sweihan dunes with you Asif Bhai ….. sweihan missed your drives …… 

@Asif Hussainbhai, I will really miss this drive you u and our amazing AD convoy.. Look forward for more fewbie drives with you in sweihan

5 minutes ago, Wrangeld said:

Good evening all, 

It's Wednesday, which means that it's time to confirm who is on the drive. 

munkybizness @munkybizness
Naveen Raj @Naveen Raj
S Jacob @S Jacob
Damien Ranjit @Damien Ranjit
Alex Raptor @Alex Raptor
Abdul Rafay-S @Abdul Rafay-S
Niki @Niki
Pierre de Maigret @Pierre de Maigret
Christopher Assal @Christopher Assal
Ehab @Ehab

You're all confirmed for Friday.  @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil and @Ranjan Das you are the only waitlisted drivers, I'll decide on whether to extend and to add you to the drive, even though we were your second choice, tomorrow. . 

The convoy list and and radio I will publish during the day tomorrow. 

Hey ... it's the weekend. 

See you soon in the sand.

@WrangeldGoodevening, attendance confirmed. See you soon in the sand 😃

Congrats @Rizwanm2

Congrats @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ

Congrats @Damien Ranjit

15 minutes ago, munkybizness said:

Having seen @Veedooshee, @Lakshmi Narasimhan & @Gregory on previous drives doing some of the things they do with LWB Pajeros, I don't underestimate them (present company included) at all. You're all smooth operators  

And we have @Frederic@Gaurav@Wrangeld who do wonders with their SWB pajeros which even  Mitsubishi can be proud of, they are the ones who taught us that gen4 pajeros are not the usual mall crawlers 😄. Having said so my next  off-road toy will definitely be a LWB or SWB Y61.

28 minutes ago, munkybizness said:

As the events of this morning are still very fresh in my mind, it's easy to pen them down. Firstly, thank you @Anish S for taking over the convoy marshal duties in @Islam Soliman's absence. I hope your car is back on the sands back again soon! Anish, you were an amazing marshal today, and as @Hisham Masaadput it, in your exploratory duties you took on the most challenging parts yourself. I'm still in awe of what you accomplish with a 3.5l Pajero. It really highlights your immense skill as a driver. I have much to learn from you. My car glosses over many of my mistakes and experience gap and seeing you do what you do, inspires us to push ourselves further. Thank you for navigating us away from the most challenging terrain by taking it on yourself. In the process, you taught me how to do better recoveries.

@Naveen Raj, you were an excellent SL continuing the pace through the convoy with @S Jacob & @Aisha S. I particularly had my eye on your driving line because like you, I too drive a LWB so it was a much better prediction on how I should approach the ridges and sharp corners (wherever I had visibility).

@Aisha S, seeing your Wrangler float up dunes and take the sharpest corners with so much ease made me question why I have a LWB. You were a great driver to follow. And thank you for punctuating the drive wherever there were sharp dips. It saved my nose on many an occasion.

@Hisham Masaad & @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ - having you in the convoy just lent so much confidence to me. Knowing the experience & desert wisdom you both collectively carry, I was always safe in the knowledge that if I ever did get stuck, I had an amazing crew beside me. And finally @Looper, I think it's time to ditch why your name is what it is. Keep it as it is but you're no longer looping. Thank you for riding sweep and keeping the back end so tight. Between the three of you (with @Abdul Rafay-S at the helm), my rear view mirror was witness to  a collection of some glorious ridge riding and side sloping.

All in all, thank you for a fun and momentum-filled drive. I thoroughly enjoyed driving with all of you, and I look forward to seeing you all on the sand again soon. I (my brother leaning out) took my camera out for a spin and I think there is some excellent footage that I can't wait to start sifting through  

 

@munkybiznessi admire your observation skills and the way you put that in writing, hats off man.. btw don’t underestimate the power of Pajero 😜 I drive 3.0 😄. 
Everyone performed well, thanks @Anish Sfor another wonderful drive and also for taking up this opportunity else we would  have missed it. 
 

19 minutes ago, Erik Ean said:

The funny thing about the drive, after my refusal on that heavy climb, we have gone through 2 other similar climbs, almost identical to the first one, however on these, the car made it through with no issues. 

I'll wait the new suspension kit to arrive, it will give me almost 2 more inches of ground clearance and the new suspension has more efficient action on the off road terrain. The stock is too soft, any minor bumps makes the front bumper to hit the ground. Not to mention the road radial tyres 😁😁

 

Guys thank you all for the recoverys. It was a fun morning. 😁

 

It was the same plastic fender 😂😂

This time I will use metal clips to assemble it back in place 😁

That’s how we learn, we break things and fix it, it’s repeated process.