dune jockey

Well it looks great in the videos to share 🤣 - proper dune bashing. We all do fast paced drives regularly as feasible ( generally at FB+/IM and above), but we prefer safety than be sorry. I would say this is a hobby to energize us without doing anything crazy which would risk anyone. As long as you are doing it safely , do whatever but without crossing that thin line which can end up in a nasty situation.

Please see this link by Fred @Hisham Masaad @Shehab Alawadhi

Selling is okay, buying from them is tricky as their inspections are very casual. Generally they only check if serviced at agency and consider it granted that its ok. I would suggest you take it to a mechanic for a proper inspection especially if buying a older car out of warranty or without a proper service record

@Probir Mukherjee congratulations, well done. Great to see how you have progressed

@Harold Roberts congratulations, well done

@Nathan Evans congratulations 👍

@Hisham Masaad congratulations, great to see your enthusiasm

@Dodi Syahdar irrespective of what sometimes mechanical issues can happen in the desert as our cars are put to a lot of abuse .What you followed was the right way, but these recoveries can be tricky for the unaware. Well done by you all - @Gaurav, @Wrangeld , @Mehmet Volga and yourself along with your son too.Hope he coped well with longer stay on sand and would.have been a fantastic lesson for him on teamwork. Once you start driving regularly and progress you have to start doing these checks by yourself than some mechanic telling you - coolant levels, oil levels, diff leaks etc. By simple visual inspection and checks every week before the drive ( when the engine is cold).

@Irshad Alam Bumpers breaking is most common thing once you start enjoying the drives. As Sri suggested , please do the small simpler mods which will suffice you, and I would suggest you to put a bash plate (6mm or above) as u progress further. You did very well with some self recoveries which was very impressive.

Great to know that Nizam. See you soon on the sand

Trip Report: Foggy cold morning was a perfect setting for us to explore in an area so well known among every offroader in UAE - Dubai/Sharjah. Fantastic to see everyone of you braving the fog to arrive on time to the deflation point at Big red. We waited close to an hour before it became a bit clearer as the sun rose behind the big red , nothing close to clear but just enough to see atleast 50 to 100 m. While myself was pretty sure it was safe to venture out while other convoys from other groups waited, I had to have a word with my other senior member and Sweep @Pancho who gave a heads up for starting. The first 1 hr was slow paced newbie kind of drive in foggy conditions, from big red to Tawi Nazwa. I suppose this was the most special part of the drive today as we were driving in misty conditions with an awesome weather.You all did very well to manage with the poor visibility, but however safe as I had to rely heavily on my previous GPS tracks to find a very clean path to Tawi Nazwa. From there as the sun warmed up, and fog cleared we drove to pink rock then other way around climbing from the side doing lot of climbs and sides on churned up tracks. I suppose @Craig Finlayson climbed the highest with his awesome Jeep. We then quickly went to our usual spot - Pink rock, by which time I had to check with @Nizam Deen as there was some sounds coming from his Jeep. He requested to exit out at 2nd Dec cafe, which I believe was a good decision by him. I hope it is sorted soon my friend. We crossed over the tarmac opposite 2nd dec cafe and played in this area doing some climbs, small bowls with soft sand where in we had out first refusals and stucks needing shovelling and tugs. All sorted in quick time , kudos to some fantastic socially distanced team work. It was getting pretty technical heading to Faya round about, but you all did great. As we got our cars on tarmac for 2nd time, we removed out flags while we crossed over to Faya rock and then started our off road journey again. We made it quickly to Faya where everyone climbed, ridge rode and climbed it from the center. @Craig Finlayson did it from the center , and @Mohamed Seidam ridge rode the Faya from right and left in his mighty xterra which was a treat to watch. Everyone took turns to climb and did well. We took the cheat route to the top, drove behind Faya in and out of massive bowls in quick time with some refusals and stucks , buddy managed. Heading to Fossil rock, we were on time for the route I had planned at this level to go through these terrains. We all did manage very well and exited onto tarmac near Khatim. @Kailas was a perfect 2nd lead, congratulations on your advance level. Look forward to your drives soon. @Nizam Deen drove very well till 2nd dec before exit out @Abu Muhammad always excites me with his monster V8 now winch enabled which is fantastic. @Mohamed Seidam showed us how to do a perfect safe Faya ridge climb. @Islam Soliman did very well, a fantastic team man to have on any ride. @Nabil Bishara the silent master on most of the drives. Very little on the radio but more on proper driving, fantastic. @marks did well with FJ, always smiling nature which brings positivity. @Craig Finlayson the master climber on all the climbs done today , tallest I suppose at Faya. While this is just to add some spice to the report - remember this is not a competition or a show, we all do it to enjoy safely. @Pancho was a perfect sweep, great to have for a complete peace of mind for the lead. Well done everyone, see you some time soon. Cheers