Looper

While I have released one video from our drive from Al Saad last week - it is going to be a two part series and only one of two has been released - so I will not post those videos here. Instead I want to look back to a spectacular Intermediate Drive I drove in October last year. It was second drive of "Sweihan Drives" Series on 23 Oct 2022 series by @M.Seidam. With Support from @DP1011 as second lead, @Davie Chase in the middle who was in his 50th Drive and me at the sweep. We also had @Imran Kashif, @Imteeaz, @Daniel Yang (who exited midway), and @Tom B in front of me. Part 1 Sweihan: This is the 1st part of two part series in which we drive in the Swihan area. It was a fast paced drive involving a lots criss crossing in the dunes of Sweihan. Part 2 Nahel: This is the 2nd part of two part series in which we drive from in Nahil (Nahel) area. It was a more technical than previous part and tested the skills of all of us. Hope you enjoy these two videos.

Or not to be followed for the first half hour.

Sorry for the same. While I took a few they were not sharp, and had blur on them unfortunately. I tried to remove as much as I can have uploaded the same.

We started as early we could, but it was quite hot anyways, hovering about 42 degrees. I am was quite trilled by the performance entire convoy including the tricky technical area. It was great to see the convoy perform exceedingly well. @Pavel Pashkovskiy thank you once again. The drives with you are one of a kind with the mid drive refreshment breaks. It is unforgettable. @Mohit Gurnani I see you do better and better every time I have driven with you. great to see you once again. @Frans M wonderful to see you once again. as many have pointed out, we all love your ride. @Cristian you did exceedingly well. great to see you. @premindra rajaram once again it was wonderful to have you in another drive. @Gok Krish thank you very much for being at the back and taking care of the refusals. It was a pleasure having you in the drive. @george charbel You did fantastic in your new role as second lead. I have driven many times with you and that gave me the confidence of having you there and you were spot on. @Anoop Nair Thank you for joining the drive. hope the jeep is all good now. @Nadeem Ansari you did very well on this drive. I see you becoming more and more polished every week. @DP1011 finally thank you very much to heed the call and join back to back 2nd drive of the day to support this drive. I could hardly take any pics but still managed a few. I have added some pics in the gallery, See you all in the next instalment of Looper's loops.

I was definitely having some issues with concentration in the first half hour with a couple of refusals and some bumps, it goes without saying that one needs to be more than 100% while driving in the desert and the smallest of lack of concentration can cause havoc. Luckily I overcame the initial issues and started to enjoy the drive as it was planned. A great team goes a long way to making a drive the fullest and most fun. Thank you everyone who joined the drive and @GauravSoni for planning and executing this exciting drive. @Mario Cornejo for being at the end - your usual spot and showing after everyone is done with theirs how it is exactly done. Love to see you drive every time. @DP1011 you bring cheer to every drive and I salute your endurance for 4 drives a week. While I too do it but I am not that consistent. @Vaibhav hope the issues with the Jeep are sorted out soon and see you back in action very soon. @Gertjan love to see you once again and thanks to you, my jeep gets a decent photograph in the gallery. @Jaro Tuzinsky good to see you once again and looking forward to your drive videos soon. @Chris Wing finishing off the trifecta of FJs in the drive always a pleasure to drive with you. @Zed Carnity drives in Abu Dhabi are synonymous with driving with Zed. great to seeing you once again. @Waqas Parvez I know it is a high adrenaline drive when I see you in the convoy. I try to make sure that I drive in that drive. @ASAD. great to see you once again after Al Salamat. Always a pleasure to see you. @Benjamin love to see you and your jeep. Hope it was a great fun learning experience for you. I have added some pics in the gallery the drive from my point of view.

From Al Saad, Abu Dhabi on 3rd June 2023