Mehmet Volga

Thank you @JeromeFJ for yesterday's amazing drive. We tasted a bit of every offroad flavour so I got refreshed after some months away. Thank you for giving me this opportunity taking me back ti the desert. 

@Davie Chase it was reaaly nice to meet you again after such a long time. Thank you for your excellent support and making the life easier for me buddy 

And each one of drivers in the convoy was amazingly eager to learn and showed outstanding performance in the beginning of this long term adventure.. Keep it up guys. See you on the sand.

@Ale Vallecchi I typed you on slack. I have a problem with my eye so have to drop off from the drive tomorrow. Sorry for this. See you on the next...

56 minutes ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Dear @Mehmet Volga, welcome back to the desert. I have added you to manage the convoy, See you on Sunday.

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi, I missed it too much... See you on Sunday

3 hours ago, Frederic said:

@Mehmet Volgai think you have them right ?

Yes @Frederic I have...

@MuddassirT you can contact me with +971509004506 if you still look for it 

11 hours ago, Mohamad Anwer said:

Dear @Mehmet Volga, I have heard about your role over incident 😳. I am sorry to hear about it, and I am glad to know that you and your passanger were not harmed, anything else such as the car etc. is replacable.

I learned from my experience when I fliped and rolled my car, the important thing is to forget what happend,  add to the experience list, and quickly come back to the desert for other drives with a much stronger character.  

 

I hope to see you soon brother.

@Mohamad Anwer thank you very much brother. Yes I recently joined to the rolling stones club and as you said, even it was horrific while having it, we all know that this is happening and not rare. Fully agree with you that it is much better to look forward. Since my car went total loss now, I'll need a new desert toy. As soon as I have one, I'll be back on sand to drive with you again.

Thank you for your wishes brother. See you soon 👋

2 hours ago, Sunil Mathew said:

Yes, indeed @Varun Mehndiratta, it didnt. 🙂

A tyre shop gave me couple of temporary replacement tyres (used), in place of 4 of my tyres (Yoko Geos) removed from my previous car, which the shop guys "lost" for some unknown reason. It was a stop gap arrangement until they could locate my tyres. I saw the treads of these tyres before they put them on , but did not get a good look at the beads, as it was stacked one above another , and higher than our eye levels. Yesterday, I directly went to them and had it removed, and found that the beads were damaged/torn at couple of places. Looks like the previous owner was using them on bead locks and took some heavy beating. So thats it -  bad beads;  i was deflated to 12psi, and the beads were not holding on to the rims as it should have, lost air, ended up flat with a semi pop out, which is why we could not fill the air back , They put the tyre back, with that paste thingy, and it held perfectly at 35psi - no leaks.

Now negotiating with the shop for a solution and aiming to sort out before the holiday drives 🤞🤞

Thanks for all the help and patience in sorting this out and installing my spare tyre - @Varun Mehndiratta, @Looper, @Mehmet Volga, @george charbel and sorry to keep you waiting and partially ruining your morning  - @Juan R  @premindra rajaram, @Sebb

Am sure @Looper must have made up for it by taking you through a fantastic drive, making the best of what was remaining of your precious saturday morning !!

 

No need to be sorry @Sunil Mathew, we all enjoyed working it out. It was good to feel the dessert breezing for me... After you exited, I had similar problem with my front right tyre pressure whooshing out... We inflated it once but it happened again, there was a big leak from the rim. We didn't have to replace it as it was ok with the high pressure but I had to complete the drive with 20 psi pressure. I'll check in the tyre shop if it is only some sand inside or similar problem with yours like bad beads around the rim. Let's see...

Thank you @Looper @Varun Mehndiratta @george charbel @Juan R @premindra rajaram @Sebb for a wonderful drive. See you on the next!

On 1/7/2023 at 9:14 PM, Jaro Tuzinsky said:

My first shots, still i need to learn to do it:)

Very nice shot @Jaro Tuzinsky. Next time I will spare more time for you to shoot more 😉

Thank you again @Sunil Mathew @Mike M. @Jaro Tuzinsky @TT_Dubai @Brett Eicher @KAMALIO @Senthil Kumar for your flawless performance and support. We quickly made 60 km track covering all popular spots and looped back to the start point right on time! 

See you all on the next!

Well done @Gerrit Bus , very well deserved 💪

Welcome marshal @GauravSoni 💪 Nice to see you there

@Senthil Kumar @Suresh K @Harshal @Gerrit Bus @Brett Eicher @Arda Yagcioglu @Pacific 

Thank you all for your excellent performance allowing us to breeze on the dunes today; 47 km FB+ track without any single stuck... We quickly sorted out several issues with a smooth teamwork by everyone so then saved good time to play...

@Senthil Kumar & @Pacific thank you buddies for your great support and keeping everything safe for us. 

@Joji varghese nice to hear nothing serious with your car. Sure we will meet on the sand soon...

Have a lovely weekend & Merry Christmas

1 hour ago, Gerrit Bus said:

I will do my best  😁

Does this now make the second convoy a  FB+ dtive? 😁

Will think about it 😉

Hey @Murtaza Bhuria @Nathan L @Yaseen87 @Gerrit Bus @Warren Flay @Bjoern @Harshal @Brett Eicher @Udit S @topgear @Joji varghese @Suresh K @Senthil Kumar @Arda Yagcioglu @Pacific @Nathan @Dodi Syahdar @Rob S

Here are the convoys for tomorrow;

See you all in the morning...

9 minutes ago, Haitham Khattab said:

@Mehmet Volga thanks in advance for removing me from your convoy, will join the AN convoy

Sure @Haitham Khattab , we'll revise the order. Good decision to enjoy your time tomorrow 👍

CONVOY LIST "FEWBIE MEHMET"

RADIO CHANNEL # 2

Hey @imranaasghar81 @Goh KP @Eduardo sos @premindra rajaram @Harshal @Brett Eicher @siddharth maheshwari @Haitham Khattab @Amir Amiri @Senthil Kumar @Karthik Raptor

We will try a Fewbie "Minus" drive tomorrow to meet with friends in the middle of Qudra desert. The ones coming with families, kids, guests: pls check your passenger seat belts if they are all ok. Also tie your stuff (Bbq, tents, lights, foods, drinks, etc) safely in your trunks.

Meeting time: 3.30 PM

Meeting point: https://goo.gl/maps/UFx9UD41rvKGQMz69

See you tomorrow

22 hours ago, Tareq Al Turq said:

Sorry to missed the convoy today morning @Mehmet Volga i woke up 30 min late. I Wont be able to reach on time.. 😢 I will make sure to put 4 mobilephones with alarms next time to make sure i will wake up and reach on time. 🙏 I am quite happy that you enjoyed this morning 😊

It is ok @Tareq Al Turq, we will do it next time. Thank you for your following 👍

@Ignacio Quindós @Jaro Tuzinsky @Zulfikhar Naiyar @Miguel Codes @JamesThorn @TT_Dubai

You all were amazing today guys! A flawless performance and we reached up Solar Park by smashing 81 km track 💪 ... wouldn't be possible with an ordinary convoy. Many times I had looped back to Faqa because of the time lost but our tempo was brilliant today. 

I think we found some ridges to whip there. No rope and no shovel other than mine but only a few reattempting. Good winching show by @Ignacio Quindós and @Miguel Codes in that terrible volcano pit at the top. I'm taking my negative words back about wranglers 😛 Nice shooting @Jaro Tuzinsky 👍 and great performance for a Pajero among those rhinos!

@Ignacio Quindós and @TT_Dubai thank you guys for pulling and pushing the convoy.  @Zulfikhar Naiyar @JamesThorn every one of you was your own support today. 

Let's do the opposite next time (from Qudra to Faqa). See you all soon!

@Ignacio Quindós @Jaro Tuzinsky @Zulfikhar Naiyar @Miguel Codes @JamesThorn @Tareq Al Turq @Arda Yagcioglu @TT_Dubai

Hey friends, here is the convoy order;

We will be using channel#4 on the radio

See you in the morning

15 minutes ago, Mohamad Anwer said:

Dear  @Mehmet Volga  I am afraid I won't be able to join due to some sudden work commitments, which just came up. Thank you so much.  Enjoy brother 🙏 

All ok my brother... But miss driving with you so much, catch me next time 💪

Hey @CharlH @Nadeem Ansari Thank you for joining but unfortunately your current level is not allowed for this drive. This is Fewbie Plus level so I have to remove you both from the convoy. You can join any drive titled "Newbie" during your earlier journey. See you next time 👍

Hey @Mohamad Anwer @Nadeem Ansari

I can accommodate you both in the convoy. Pls confirm if you still want to join

4 hours ago, Jessica Lambert said:

Hi @Mehmet Volga, sorry I won’t be able to make it tomorrow, hope those dunes are there!

No worries @Jessica Lambert, I'll catch some for you 😉

thanks for informing. See you next time 👍

Drive Info

The plan is to check if those old ridges are still available to ride them on! If so, we will drive through Little Sweihan and make our time to play. Depending on the number of stucks that we may have, we will decide to end up at Qudra or loop back to exit from Faqa. 

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities
   

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie Plus and Above 

When:  12 November 2022, Saturday

Meeting time: 6.00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point:  https://goo.gl/maps/rRnmw7uTL4tGuafC7

Approximate finish time: 10.00 AM

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
• RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
• Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

@Sunil Mathew @Lukas @Pascal @Brett Eicher @Joji varghese @Rajiv Sam

Thank you all for participating this drive. It was wonderful meeting with Nahel dunes again. This was my first leading for the new season after a long brake of 4 months. My muscles were a bit lazy but you did it great so I am aligned back to my path...

@Sunil Mathew on 2nd lead saved our convoy from falling into dark pits many times. Thank you for your great leading!

@Lukas made a great beginning in his Fewbie journey. The level of the drive was slightly higher than regular Fewbies because of the terrain and extremely soft sand. You started from difficult so the upcomings will be funnier for you I think. Now you know all basics and tricks for the new actions; criss-crossing, ridge-riding, long hill climbing .... you did them all very well. Enjoy your new rank!

@Pascal and @Brett Eicher ; great controlling guys! It was amazing watching you rounding in deep bowls without any single fishtailing. You are doing great, but most importantly, very safe while dancing on the dunes. Keep it up like this, but don't forget to be careful against overconfidence in further levels. Looking forward to your promotions...

@Joji varghese you proved once more that XT-offroad is the best toy that one may have in the UAE deserts. Excellent show brother!

... and my friend @Rajiv Sam. Thank you for coming and supporting my drive buddy! You kept the convoy safe and sound all the time. See you in the next ones!

Hey @Sunil Mathew @Lukas @Pascal @Brett Eicher @Joji varghese @Rajiv Sam

Here is the convoy order for tomorrow drive;

We will be using channel#3 on the radio

See you all in the morning!

Welcome to the team @Karthik Raptor! Very well done 💪