M.Seidam

Dear friends 

please find the convoy order for tomorrow’s drive 

1. Seidam , lead  , Xterra 

2. @Looper 2nd Lead , wrangler 

3. @Stumpy Paj Pajero 

4. @Marketa Dobesova wrangler

5. @DP1011 CF , wrangler

6. @Pranjal Varsani1 Wrangler

7. @Ignacio Quindós wrangler

8. @Ale Vallecchi Sweep , FJC 

Please don’t forget to put your radios on charge tonight 😅 

see you tomorrow at 16:15 inshallah 

2 minutes ago, Sunil Mathew said:

Right doc @M.Seidam,i had removed myself shortly after 9pm 😀...got some unresolved issue at work, so unable to attend..

I will miss what would have been my 100th drive with the club 😒😒.

 

.as they say, there is always a next time...until then ...🫡

No worries 👍

22 minutes ago, DP1011 said:

Looking forward Doc @M.Seidam ! When we meet , I will ask you the specifics of choosing 4.14 pm

Part of the mystery of Lisaili 🤣

11 minutes ago, Looper said:

I am going to read @Sunil Mathew as @Looper

 

😅Oh dear looks that happened after I pressed enter or during typing . Written and read correct now 😂

Dear Friends

 @Marketa Dobesova  @Pranjal Varsani1 @Looper@Ignacio Quindós @DP1011 and @Ale Vallecchi

its a pleasure and honor to have you all inshallah tomorrow for our work stress escape route to the desert 🌵. Lisaili has always been mysterious in its diversity of terrain and I am still exploring it despite the countless times I surfed along it’s beautiful long range dunes or trapped in between one of its nastiest grid of technical terrain. Our plan for tomorrow will be straight forward running along the pylon track heading south west after which we enter the desert crossing the famous technical stripe to face the long range dunes and some of these are really tall and softy at times crossing these in back and forth in gradual east and west to south till it becomes bit of more technical trying to avoid the “ Bermuda Triangle” leaving the count to @Ale Vallecchi 😅 and across the Baja further toward an area of trees scattered at time approaching the sunset 🌅 to let free your imagination toward the sun while existing hopefully on time . 
 

Can’t wait to see you all tomorrow on time please . 
 

cheers 

Thanks of letting me know @Marketa Dobesova  bez problemu . See you tomorrow in the blue then 😉

Congratulations @Bravoecho well done time to heat up the Fb with + . 👍

Level:  Fewbie  and above (all levels)

Meeting time: 4:14 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/8R4X9D1SpDAdTLVSA

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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time:  7:30 PM

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 10 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Wednesday - 9 am
  • If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list
• Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list.
• 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 below calendar 

@Looper @Zed @Ishak

Indeed it was a nice morning to spend with you guys today . Thanks a lot for the ride and the company. Wish you great week ahead and see you soon in the sand 🙏

44 minutes ago, Looper said:

Today's drive was more of "Nahel Loops" than "Nahel Loop"

There is no wonder , your dream became true 😄and as a lead you looped it my friend in such a way that it was so smooth and enjoyable for sunday morning . Well done and looking for more loops 🔁 following your tracks . Thanks again 🙏

26 minutes ago, Ishak said:

Thank you @Looper for the drive today. I was worried that you will cancel this drive 🫡. It was fun, fast pace, climbing side sloping and tugging 😄. I learned to follow exactly your track 😅. So let’s redo it again soon. 

Thanks @Ishakas a second lead

Thanks @Zed as CF. Your V8 is really nice.

Thank you dr @M.Seidam as a sweeper, your support and guide.

Nice play area

 

 

Thank you @Ishak for the nice pictures . You did good today and you gave us a moments to stretch a bit shoveling here or tugging there . Well done 

1 hour ago, Rashid Hussaim said:

I had to teach the mechanic how to fix it. The mechanics got surprised

Mostly they got surprised of your knowledge about it not that they don’t know 🤣

Congratulations @Bjoern enjoy what comes next . More power entails gentle push and you are one of those sure 😉 .

4 hours ago, Frederic said:

Good afternoon All ! Thanks for signing up !

Confirmed for the drive:

@Michael Chattle@Felix Obst@Bjoern@Fabien Monleau@Rob H@James Lovell@Sebb@Hugo@Amr Aydin

@DP1011@Simon D

 

Waitlisted Members:

• Beide Worku @Beide Worku
• Tareq Al Turq @Tareq Al Turq
• Marketa Dobesova @Marketa Dobesova

 

I wanted to share the planned area for coming weekend. Below you can see the Bermuda triangle we are planning to concquer. 

The Idea will be to drive along the pylon track and make our way to Marker 1 (top of the triangle). Then move in a straight as possible line to Marker 2, and then further on to Marker 3, and from there back to Marker 1.

As you all know we don't usually drive in a straight line in the desert, so the challenging part will be to try to stick to that line as much as possible, even if that included going over slip faces and other obstacles  

This also means instead of the smooth flowing drives that i am usually well known for, this could be quite an intense drive with lots of struggles 😁

Anyways i am sure we will have fun in the sand as always and can afterwards print out a screenshot of our track and it will look 99% like below. Although that would be a real bonus

If you have not driven in the dark yet, no worries. If you have additional night lights on your 4x4 that will help but it's not mandatory as you will be following the convoy anyways.

See you soon !

 

Fredy i like this idea of bermuda triangle . we are the offroaders are dreamers , wanderes and explorers .. even in the darkest mysterious spots like Bermuda Triangle . wish to join you but truly i have another triangle in same time to attend with family . my son high school graduation ceremony.

Thank you @Amr Aydin for your kind words and valuable feedback on the emphasis on the fundamentals in off-roading which I absolutely agree especially in fast drives like Fb+ and IM , for this reason I always stress on these in the briefs and even more firm on it for higher faster drives . 

Trip Report

It is always a pleasure to meet old friends as well as new ones. Thank you for all who came and added to the passion of yesterday's drive which was like of a cross country more than of a dedicated drive to a particular area . 

Qudra : ahead of time we all were lined up and ready. after I and my copilot Abdallah greeted every one. checked and breifed our friends before starting to move exactly at 15:30 . it was a good warm up till the cresent lake after which we 'space jumped' to the next one.

Little Sweihan : it was hot and the sand was over cooked and nevertheless we took the challeange and we pushed our vehicles to the next level which was almost like F+ and to my surprise every one passed it through ( the Fb first half of the convoy ) except myself when i got trapped in a very tight V shaped bowl . immediately instructed my second lead not to follow who acted accordingly very safely. maybe this was the only true stuck for the whole trip which needed a redirecting long rope pul in a winch like manner which was done smoothly in no time by @DP1011 . after that one more dune and we were on the eastern sabkha to move to the third part or the journey.

Faqa : driving now bit faster in almost straight to oblique fashion criss crossing medium/large sized dunes till we reached the flat area that lead us to the automatic gate at E14. that was fun indeed. we took our proper break there chating and drinking nice coffe offered by @Pavel Pashkovskiy thank you dear.so kind and generous. meanwhile our freind @Marketa Dobesova almost finshed inflating as she had to leave due to a pre informed commitment to attend.

Nahel : almost less than an hour left and we decided to wrap it at max fun so it was . we had the opportunity to loop , criss cross and climb and surfe along tall dunes in the northen and northen west part of Nahel area.no issues at all even the radio was almost silent... tick tack tick tack .. my convoy was more than punctual on arrival so am i on ending it exactly on time so along the track looping around the grid we palyed we were back at the gate exactly at 7:15 pm

High Lights :

Always the journey what matters and not the final destination. A journey that i enjoyed it to maximum and i hope you all did.

punctuality is highly respected and i have seen it in this drive very obvious which reflects how much you have respect to one another and to this passionate hobby.truly appreciated!

Clear communication is the key to the fluidity/safety of any drive and prevention of any misshapns God forbid.

Adherence to the convoy discipline always is highly appreciated especially from the more experianced drivers which set the best example to the less one .

last but not least learning never ends and continue to realise how much still we dont know which makes us more humble, attentive and considerate and yesterday i promise i have learnt from each one of you including my son somthing to add to my library of precious collection.

@Benjamin i am always impressed of your passion and how safe you take it. thank you for being the perfect second lead .

@Pavel Pashkovskiy truly pleasure to meet you first time. i wondered realy if it was your first fewbie at all. you drove your long sand runner like a walk in the park.  thanks again for the tasty coffee.

@Marketa Dobesova Thank you for joining us at last minute even if it was till E14 . you drove excaptionally well . very well done. 

@Hugo joining the pack of wranglers disguised in FJC never understimate the vehicle nore the driver behind the wheel. excellent driving hope you enjoyed it yesterday.

@Sunil Mathew @Gerrit Bus and @Anoop Nair i am sure you were palying it nicly at the back , always pleasure driving with you guys.

@Amr Aydin it has been long time my friend. happy to see you again.. Thank you for watching our back and the crystal clear communication as always trusted you as one of the few best drivers in carnity. 

last but not least i extend my thanks to @DP1011 for the briliant support, gentle handling of my stuck and the valuable feedbacks and keeping me informed always. oh Abdallah says thank you uncle Deepak for chocolate 😋

take care all till we meet again in another adventure

cheers 

Seidam

CONVOY ORDER , updated 

2 minutes ago, Marketa Dobesova said:

THANK YOU!! 🙏🙏🙏

Most welcome 👍

Just now, Marketa Dobesova said:

I am in pane doktore!!! Tesim se na Vas!!! 🤩

Pleasure is all mine . You are in 

8 minutes ago, M.Seidam said:

Yes we need to cross E14 toward Ad gate to enter . From this point you can drive toward Faqa town and to your final Destination ( about 50 min driving ) . If that is ok for you then I will add you back to the drive 

If all goes ok till E14 then you will have plenty of time ( about 3 hours buffer  ) to reach at ease you final destination . 
 

your call 😄

3 minutes ago, Benjamin said:

@M.Seidam looking forward for tomorrows drive  hopefully plenty of shovel action up front 😂

With this pack of wranglers , two FJC , one strong Fortuner and a mighty e Xterra and on top of that driven by passionate sensible guys like fine ppl I doubt it . But you never know 😅.. I always have faith in you guys 🙏

9 minutes ago, Marketa Dobesova said:

If I can exit somewhere sooner, I am joining you ☺️

Yes we need to cross E14 toward Ad gate to enter . From this point you can drive toward Faqa town and to your final Destination ( about 50 min driving ) . If that is ok for you then I will add you back to the drive 

Salute 🫡 almost wrangler convoy 😄

@Marketa Dobesova change your mind and join the pack I will exit you in Faqa 😂

Dear friends 

• Pavel Pashkovskiy @Pavel Pashkovskiy
• Amr Aydin @Amr Aydin
• Sunil Mathew @Sunil Mathew
• Gerrit Bus @Gerrit Bus
• Hugo @Hugo
• fayez @fayez
• Anoop Nair @Anoop Nair
• Benjamin @Benjamin
• Zubair @Zubair

and from the support team @DP1011

time  to wrap it up so please note the following points :

RSVP is closed now 

Please find below the convoy order.

please be on time or little earlier, we will try our best to leave by 15:30 after the brief immediately.

have a final check on your car , gear and radios that are ready and fully charged .

make sure to have you fuel tank filled up to the brim 

bring all your passion for this anticipated long drive . Expect all sort of terrain to encounter .

We will make our best to finish on time 🕰️ however expect always the unexpected and bit of delays in such drives is normal ( read back the drive topic for details please ) , if this happens we will be driving in the twilight zone 😅 or even in the dark .. don’t worry we have done this before I believe 😉 

I can’t wait to see you all tomorrow inshallah at the meeting point as mentioned in the drive topic 

oh I almost forgot … here we go 👇

Dear Friends 

Attendees

• Pavel Pashkovskiy
• Amr Aydin
• Sunil Mathew
• Gerrit Bus
• Mahmoud Taha
• Hugo
• fayez
• Anoop Nair
• Benjamin
• Deepak Eswar

Manage

• M.Seidam
• DP1011

Waitlisted Attendees

• Zubair
• MohamedSherif

I will be closing the RSVP this afternoon . So please make sure that if your plans has changed to withdraw before closure as there are still two participants in the wait list . Appreciate your understanding 🙏

cheers 

Seidam 

1 hour ago, Marketa Dobesova said:

@M.Seidam, dekuji but I will need to leave my spot to someone on the waitlist, I will not be able to make it this Friday 🥲.

Hope to drive with you soon again 🙌🙏☺️.

No worries . See you in another time Marketa 👍