Ashok chaturvedi

Please add me to the drive and thank you so much was wondering what to do on Friday....

@Humayun Ghias first sorry to hear about the bumper and hope it gets fixed without too much chance. I assume getting myself on the drive being 1 W/L with the no drives. Sorry wanted to mention too much cost.. 😅

Please wait list 1 drive

It is @Ale Vallecchi always a pleasure and an honour to be in your convoy equally the learning experience we get. I am looking forward to your upcoming drive postings.

Could not agree more. Waiting for the day..not too far in future when we see live Sat pictures. A technology does exit where we can fly an advance drone but cumbersome and hard to get it work and the hassels with the authorities. Also may kill the fun of drives. Finally salute your patience and skills. Loved the way you recovered Kashif jeep.. sadly I could not watch the last part must have been tough.

Wonder how old are Gaia maps.. does not show deep pits on the peak.

So well illustrated and written sir..

The only comment I wish to make is 'WOW' what a night. Left home at 8.45 pm and returned at 6.00 am. I believe such a rescue can happen once in a decade. Every member of the club should feel jealous... 🤭 sorry joking. In addition to the experience had to shake down tons of sand. 🤯

@Ale Vallecchi it is always a professional experience when you lead the drive. At every steps, hurdles, difficulties in sand as well as and my personal favourite the Oryx and Camels were all pointed out to us. I recall except for one stuck incidence there were negligible amount of even refusals which happened. The gentle breeze and reduced humidity made the blazing hot afternoon bearable and we did wait to see the desert horizon but failed the sunset as a cloud of curtain hid the last part. Once again Ale thank you for the Ferrero chocolate at the end of the drive (lasted less than 5seconds, also the hint to other leads) as well as the sticker. Congrats again on your Birthday and centenary drive as well as your holiday break. Had a good team all highly experienced drivers.

Thanks @Thomas Varghese for the lovely pictures you have become the lensman of our group.

@thomas varghese for the lovely pictures. @Ale Vallecchi thanks sir

Wish to what list as for 2nd Drive. Ashok

@Kailas thanks and everyone for the pocket issue.. actually I did some analysis for the reason of the pocket which happened nearer to the end of drive. My pop out happened just moments before the slipping into the pocket. I appreciate very much your decision to repair the pop out in the pocket itself. However I am not too sure about slowing down the convoy. It was not me but the guys in the back of convoy requesting you to slow down. Dear Archie in front of me in his jeep can vouch for that also the Nissan Petrol in the rear. We did have refusals and stucks plus the re-attempts to climb out more than the usual and near everyone could experience some things or the other. The terrain was a bit tricky but not challenging but not difficult. I am sorting out a nissue with my diff lock/crawl control and kill switch. Overall such experiences add to everyones skills. Hope to be on drive this week end.

Dear Islam.. my FJ kill switch is giving me some problem.. and interfering with the crawl control and Diff lock.. please excuse me for tomorrow drive and I shall exit.. I hope everyone enjoys the drive and be all safe as usual.

I am always intrigued by @Lorenzo Candelpergher speed to call him admiringly flying Lorenzo. The continuous ridge riding and criss crossing kept us over alert. I was glad to be # 3 on the convoy behind @Gok Krish who was superbly tailing the lead. What was surprisingly to have @Wrangeld a Marshall behind me as #4 an added pleasant pressure to ensure that I do not commit any mistakes. At times the sands loosened up and one has to re attempt the climb, earlier I used to use brute strength and high momentum during my Pajero days, now with my new FJ it it becomes easier also with experience resign to the fact that there is no loss of face if one attempts again as long as the driver behind you is alerted. Everyone in the driver pitched in to make this a high paced drive.

Thanks @Gok Krish for the nice comments and being a good 2nd lead driver…superb videos too.

Oh very sorry I could not find my name on his drive.. I will wait Anish drive...

Pop outs, stucks and refusals are usual and norm on drives we all experience it.. at the end of drive I too had a stuck perhaps the first ever one this FJ and thankful to the team to help me out. Have to take my new FJ to check the various gear engagements.. this stuck actually will make me take the car back to the fellow who installed the kill switch.... I always enjoyed driving with Ale he is very professional. Thanks again to the team look forward to the next drive.

Sorry have to exit drive for tomorrow an important work has come up.. hope everyone enjoys.. 🙏

Thanks dear it is wonderful to be back... hopefully I should be on THURSDAY drive..

Please add me under waitlist 2nd drive.

Amazing innovation...sea paddling to the rescue in the sand..the tyre should be protruding out of the body, something to fix them on the rim..they sounded as Japanese.. absolute crawl control.. wow

With all these lights maybe a second battery should be installed...

@Chaitanya D sir please send me the contact of garage... the wind sound is really irritating. I made a mistake to install it at top head (mast) and the eminent garage guy never told me the problem or the alternate sites.

This is a great @Thomas Varghese@Lawrence_Chehimi observation and it happens specially on older tyres also after popouts the tyre must be cleaned thrououghly. In my experience we should regularly replace the inner tyre valves as well. they cost nothing.