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  9. COVID19 Compliant - Afternoon Fewbie PLUS Desert Drive - Al Aweer to As Far as We Can - Dubai - 4 May 2021

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    On 5/5/2021 at 6:34 PM, Ale Vallecchi said:

    Al Aweer to As far as we can go - Drive Report

    "Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colors; let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow.' - Khalil Gibran

    What I had in mind was a drive in true desert conditions: torrid and dusty, with soft, shifty and blinding sand. What we got was almost a  miracle: a drive into dark clouds, under torrential rain, followed, just as quickly as it came, by a full rainbow, and beaten, wet, cakey sand. 

    Words should leave their place to images, which I hope the better equipped members could capture with their Go Pros or mounted cameras. 

    What I can say, climatic conditions aside, is that the  main skill of the day - ridge riding - was practiced with great precision by the whole convoy, even though the uncommon terrain (wet and beaten on top, but soft and gluey just below the surface) provided an easier ground than usual when climbing, but a more reluctant surface when riding the ridges, with muddy sand quickly building under the cars, and forcing more than one exit from the crests. The main takeaway from the day, besides nature's wild beauty, hopefully was that it's possible to ride ridges without ploughing them down, driving along their curvy contours with just as much finesse as that required to tackle technical dunes, building and adapting momentum (as generated by the speed extracted from the engine, times the weight of the car), depending on the ridge length, curvature, steepness, and on the eventual exit point (weather forced or willingly chosen). 

    I believe the experiment of alternating Intermediates with Fewbie Plus drivers gave good fruits, resulting in an overall sustained drive, during which there was never a moment of clear and present danger (in the case of this area, even more likely, due to the length and curviness of the cordons, and the omni-presence of bushes and small trees).  Great support by @Craig Finlayson at CF, and @Shehab Alawadhi in SW, with @Lakshmi Narasimhan executing a clean Second Lead, and @Gaurav Soni and @Ali Abas promptly coming to assist when needed. Great job by @Pacific, @Batuhan Kulac, @Gok Krish, and @Ranjan Das. A special mention for @Probir Mukherjee, who came into the drive after a long absence from the desert, and overcame with patience and perseverance all the obstacles that the terrain, combined with his rustiness, threw at him, steadily improving his driving throughout the afternoon, all the way to executing a great self-recovery from the last ridge before exiting. Well done Probir, for persisting and getting your mojo back. 

    At end of this eventful day, we fulfilled the goal of the drive, and went "as far as we could", driving 59 Km, in a total of 3:43 hours, of which 2:39 moving, at an average moving speed of 22 Km/h (16Km/h total average).

    Thank you all for joining, and see you soon again. 

    @Ale Vallecchi thanks for encouragement  all through .

    @Craig Finlaysonthanks for manual 2 tip , helped a lot .

    @Gaurav Soni @Lakshmi Narasimhanand 

    the amazing co drivers many thanks for digging me out .

    Some one has my shovel .

    Any way I will get a new one .

     

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  14. COVID19 Compliant - Afternoon Fewbie PLUS Desert Drive - Al Aweer to As Far as We Can - Dubai - 4 May 2021

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    7 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

    Dear Desertnauts.

    A quick follow up about tomorrow's PM drive:

    • the first objective will be to complete the crossing of the first 2 areas - Al Aweer to Lahbab, and Lahbab to Nazwa (via Mahafiz)
    • the major skill we will practice in these areas will be ridge-riding, in a very controlled situation (not quite in a straight line, but rather steering along curvy ridges)
    • the second objective, if time will allow, will be to extend the drive in the Pink Rock/Big Red area
    • the skills we'll practice here, given that we'll likely reach the area later in the afternoon, will be fast pace and criss-crossing
    • the convoy composition is studied to allow the tutoring of each Fewbie Plus driver by one Intermediate member, the former following the latter, alternating each driver in the convoy; 

    The convoy numbering will be the following, with the letter V indicating "veteran" IM drivers, and the letter J indicating the more "junior" FB+ members:

    @GauravSoni in SL (V)

    @Lakshmi Narasimhan at #3 (J)

    @Thomas Varghese in place #4 (V)

    @Batuhan Kulac at #5 (J)

    @Craig Finlayson, will center the convoy (V)

    @Pacific will follow at #7 (J)

    @Probir Mukherjee at #8 (V)

    @Gok Krish in place #9 (J)

    @Ali Abas at #10 (V)

    @Ranjan Das will be #11 (J), and 

    @Shehab Alawadhisweeping the convoy to safety.

    Please reach the meeting point, just at the outskirts of Al Aweer, in time (considering Ramada's traffic at that hour), and start deflating, taking into account the high temperature of the early afternoon. In reaching the meeting point, pay attention to road works, and a detour to reach Al Aweer, which is taking place on E611. The road works, combined with heavy traffic, may cause delays in reaching the location. We'll choose the radio channel on the spot.

    Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Have a great evening.

     

    @Ale Vallecchi please demote me , although I hold IM rank , @ Angela held me back from a IM drive as I have been a away for 3 months , So I will need shepherding, tolerance  and guidance  to get my level back.Please bear with me 😀

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  18. Daniel Nogueira has been promoted to Intermediate level

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    Congratulations @DANIEL NOGUEIRA you were delayed by the issues to your truck or you would have been here earlier .Will miss driving with you for a while as I have a relocation to Cairo but will book a drive or two whenever am back in dubai .All the best , conquer the big red safely and enjoy Faya , still remember  you saying on the radio " wow thus is fun " it was a @Vanessa8580 led drive .

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  25. COVID 19 Compliant - Afternoon - Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - 2nd Dec to Iftar Bowl - 16 Jan 2021

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    2 hours ago, Foxtrot Oscar said:

    Drive Report

    Did I not tell you we would have fun? 😉

    We started off promptly and played around for a little bit to get the desert wheels in motion. It’s a well-trodden path and the sand conditions proved quite tricky - So we popped across the road and got down to business!

    There were lots of technical areas to navigate so the odd refusal here and there was to be expected in such a large convoy. Kudos to the guys at the back @Rizwan Waheed  and @Ranjan Das for getting through the churned-up sand.

    We reached the red open sands of our first play area, Where we managed some nice side slopes,  a couple of criss srosses and @Lucky sAm lived up to his name when he had a near miss with a bush. Well done for handling the self recovery, listening to and following instructions perfectly. We then managed one almighty side slope before we reached the track and headed to the roundabout to cross over into the Faya area.

    I always say the drive is dependent on the attendees, I asked what you wanted, and you all said you wanted to fast track it to the mighty Faya dunes. Your wish is my command 😊

    This is where the fun really began. That we had so much fun is entirely down to you guys! We went at some pace which is necessary for those dunes, you all followed my instructions, kept high and kept your momentum. I’m not joking when I say that seeing you all sweep those dunes perfectly in a convoy was thrilling for me. It looked majestic!! There were no other cars,  just the Carnity convoy absolutely owning Faya!!! (Where’s a drone when you need it?!) Amazing driving! I was seriously impressed with you all.

    @Probir Mukherjee I think deflating to 10 really helped you and to see you climb that mighty dune was very pleasing for me. Well done! @Lucky sAm that’s the best I’ve seen you drive my friend, Great Job.  @siddharth maheshwari    @GauravSoni @Ranjan Das you all did great and handled absolutely everything I threw at you! Excellent driving. @Archibald Jurdi I couldn’t believe it when you flew up that dune, I’m delighted you’re getting the most out of that beautiful jeep. Great driving.

    Finally, to the guys who supported me, THANK YOU! @Goutam  for the amazing 2nd lead , allowing me space to reroute and following my instructions to keep the convoy moving. @Tero Vallas, doing wonders to ensure any refusals were dealt with quickly and easily and to @Pancho @Yousef Alimadadi for keeping an eye on the back of the convoy, digging myself and others out when we needed it, as well as making sure we stayed in one convoy and that no one got left behind. Excellent work fellas!

    Faya ✔️

    Until our next adventure!

    Pleasure to drive with you @Foxtrot Oscar your lead great fun and inspiring, had a memorable  drive especially  the high speed up and down in last 20 minutes. 

    Am ready with my fastest finger first at 7pm to nite to sign up for the new drive comming Saturday 

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