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Congratulations @Bjoern. Fantastic end to the year a well deserved promotion.

RSVP is now closed and expect there could be few dropouts so maybe the convoy gets slightly smaller, if not well done you! @Stumpy Paj, @Frans M, @george charbel, @Issam Atra, @H3 Joe, @Gurcharan Mehta, @Shahid Mehmood, @Lala G, @W a q a r, @Rk ram, @Emanuel, @Ishak, @Mahmoud Taha, @Bjoern, @Pacific It's an experiment and thanks for joining as experimental subjects. Few would have driven much in this area because it's very technical. Be VERY SURE of what you are getting into and bail out before it's too late because IT WILL be a Technical Overdose. If everything goes well, then you might find it meditative with long tranches of silence on the radio else; lots of digging and tugging. We will toil on Ch 2, and this is the convoy order. Let's hope for the best for the next year on this last drive of the year. Wishing you all a very happy new year.

DRIVE PLAN This Sunday, we will meet at Lisaili for a Technical Drive. We will drive towards Muquab for a surprise dunes, that I hadn't seen before. Thanks to @DP1011 for showing this to me, hence I am calling DP Hill. After that we will continue the our drive, going towards Chimney continuing in some very technical areas. We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie Plus and above When: 31 December 2023, Sunday Meeting time: 6:45 AM - Sharp (we will start the drive at 7:00) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/KGF6L8VwXMza3tJz7 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. RECOMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Saturday - 12 PM. 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 - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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

@Josh S it doesn’t kill Air Bags on JL Following is the text from its manual: Full traction control disable (excl. 4XE): PRESS AND HOLD THE TRACTION BUTTON FOR 5 SECONDS to fully disable TC and ABS. Shut off and restart the Jeep to reenable. This will force the 392 into 2WD. Tap again to restore 4WD.

DRIVE PLAN This Saturday let's meet at Tawi Nazwa to have some fun. In this terrain we won't find any area that is barred of tracks. But we have a fantastic opportunity to revisit those tracks on a fast-paced drive through those dunes starting at Tawi Nazwa and ending at Big Red. The Drive will be quick in more ways than one. We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie and above When: 23 December 2023, Saturday Meeting time: 7:00 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AqkCdd2BnLTEiVtC7 Approximate finish time: 10:30 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. RECOMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor (MANDATORY) Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY) Off-road flag (MANDATORY) Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. 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 - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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

I want to touch upon something I learnt in recent times. Download Maps: if you have a plan track, then download the map for it. When Route is selected, click on “… More” and then click on “Download Maps for Route”. This way you will have good quality map even when there is no data. These days for every drive I am doing this irrespective where I drive. When the phone looses good data connection the app starts to hangs searching for stable connection. Switch off Data: do this for better recording of your track. I have seen many times the track will have straight lines for track because it didn’t record that portion of the track. This is because of poor data connection. Even if you don’t have a plan route and you are just driving in a convoy, switching off data while recording GPS track will give you better track recording.

I have added a poll to check who all are camping. Please do respond if possible

Just a very busy day for me, so a bit slow on posting updates. Got few mins break so giving a small update. Please note that one should carry a min of 80l of fuel from the nearest fuel station. We will do 100-120 km in the desert and we will need about 50-60l of fuel. The reason to carry a bit more is that the nearest fuel station will be a bit far on both direction, i.e. before reaching for the drive and after the drive is over. If anyone wants, one can camp at the meeting point. While I am planning to reach before the sunset, but also I am expecting some delay. We will be posting the convoy order a little later in the day. The convoys will be spilt into 2. One for FB/FB+ and another for the Intermediate level (8 cars each including the lead) What to expect in the drive: to begin with - consider it as not one drive, rather 2 drives back to back. The dunes will be tall and soft. So when you feel that the sand under you is moving but you are not immediately stop. If you bring any passenger, please expect a very roller coaster ride and unless they are used to driving in the desert be careful, there won’t be any easy exits. I will comeback with some more news later in the day.

I think touching all the Red Points in three to three and a half hours is a bit ambitious, but anything is possible when @Ale Vallecchi is at the helm. All the best. request @Frederic to audit the results 😁.