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Looper

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  1. My recommendation for any off-road car and specially for Jeeps is to have the tires cleaned, rebalanced, and rotated every 10k kms. as we drive in the desert and the tires go through abnormal amounts of stress irrespective how careful we are while driving, and they bound to go unbalanced. I copied this pic below from a search. I use the Top Right diagram in my car using all 5 tires so that over a 50k km dive each tire gets to be used for 40k km.
  2. Wishing you a very happy birthday @Gaurav.
  3. @Benjamin, you seem to be in love with that Sand Runner.
  4. @Ishak seems to enjoy the sand.
  5. Tawi Nazwa is a popular spot for both off-road enthusiasts and casual drivers looking for some fun in the desert. It is the backyard of tradesmen who take their guests for a quick half hour drive in the desert in the name of dune bashing. It's no surprise that every sand dune is going to be churned up by the end of the day, as visitors push themselves and their vehicles to their limits. Just like Gaurav, it has been a while since I was here on a drive. The last time I was here was in June of 2022 with Dr @Chaitanya D, and it was a magnificent drive. In that drive I was quite surprised how untouched these dunes were and on this Saturday afternoon drive, exactly what I wanted. However, it seems that even this relatively secluded part of the Tawi Nazwa hasn't been immune to the influence of tradesmen and their guests. This afternoon was a bit warm and to be frank I was not used to it for some time now. After a quick briefing we ventured into the dunes. From the get-go we encountered churned up tracks, and the objective was to get a smooth driving tack while avoiding those bumpy cross-tracks. As we kept driving in the desert, we kept increasing the pace of the drive and when we reached one of the first tall dunes, we were driving quite fast and smoothly. From there we went to conquer Big Red. We did reach more than three fourths up there as well. But there was an issue with the engine of @Thejas so we all came back to the ground, and we could exit him safely. There after we practiced few sideeds before we called it a day. The track here at Tawi Nazwa can be intimidating and can be fast paced. We had very few refusals and all of you did an excellent job keeping up with the pace. I hope you enjoyed the drive as much as I did at the helm leading a remarkable convoy. @Mohit Gurnani: You did quite well on your first Fewbie drive. You quickly lost your uneasiness and rose to the challenges of a Fewbie Drive. @Parliament: You are ever excited to do more all the time. Your enthusiasm can be infectious. Just keep driving and you will have many, many chances. @Thejas Uthran: You drove your Trailblazer very well. However, in the end it faced some issues. Please keep us posted on how you manage after you exited the drive. @Misha Puskar: Few refusals here and there but they are part of the game. You were fantastic in your handling of your car and drove very well. @Senthil Kumar: You were the anchor in the middle, and I was extremely impressed with your handling of the refusals. You gave very clear instructions as to how to manage refusals. I was quite relieved at the front knowing you were handling the convoy at the back. @Juan R: Four of four, you have been my constant companion on all my leads. Sometimes knowingly but most of the time unknowingly you have driven with me in the lead on all last 4 of your drives. You drove as usual very well and I hardly ever hear from you. @Rk ram: This was our second drive, and you had an impressive drive as far as I am concerned. You could manage the refusal on top of Big Red quite well and drove well throughout the drive. @george charbel: Back-to-back third drive together. You are ready for the next level when the time comes. @premindra rajaram: Glad to see you back as well and you did an excellent job at the back. @Bashar Beasha: Thanks for being the back managing the responsibilities of the Sweep, which is as Gaurav mentioned earlier is an especially significant role intimating the lead on the movement of the convoy and managing the refusals behind the center-forward. @Gaurav: Thanks for being the 2nd lead and more importantly being the guide in my journey from being an absolute newbie till now leading drive. It gave me immense sense of confidence you being there in this drive. Finally some stats of the day:
  6. @Mohit Gurnani, @Parliament, @Thejas Uthran, @Misha Puskar, @Senthil Kumar, @Juan R, @Rk ram, @Pranjal Varsani1, @george charbel, @premindra rajaram, @Bashar Beasha, @Gaurav Here are the details for the drive: Meeting time: 2:00 PM Meeting Point: Tawi Nazwa Fuel Station: Emarat Reem (you don't have to take detour if you fill here, alternative New ENOC | 1143) Radio Channel: 2 (446.031) Convoy Order:
  7. Eid Mubarak to all my friends in Carnity and your families.
  8. while climbing a steep hill, @Gok Krish is able to find time to do other things in his 392. that's the power.
  9. There are certain things that I will never do, one of them is to stand on the car anywhere other than food board. A traumatic experience from my childhood when I sat on the roof of a Maruti 800 (Suzuki 800cc Kei car) and it had an expensive dent on it. @DP1011
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