Emanuel

Thanks @Mike M.. Option 1 is under perfection at the moment and I'm getting close to being at one with the twilight zone. The tip for Option 2 is something I'm going to try this weekend.

Great question and the subject of many discussions on the sand and here in the forums. Completely agree with @Zubail and concur that @Frederic has mentioned this a lot in the past. From my experience, my previous Pajero, 3.5L 2013, would not stop or lose power in 1st. She'd keep going, which was great. The White Rhino, 3.8L 2020 does lose power at the very top and I've learned on taller dunes to ease off the gas just a bit to prevent that from happening.

Another fantastic drive @Frederic. It is always a pleasure to be your S/L. Along with a terrific line-up of support from @Imran Asghar, @Zed, @Dodi Syahdar, and @Srikumar. It was a pleasure to meet you Sri, after so much time with the club. Looking forward to driving on one of your drives soon. I had our newest club member behind me, @Abhishek Chikara. Well done on your first official drive with us. You drove well and controlled your descent nicely on the way down some of those steep drops. You also had watched well your prep videos because you got yourself inflated without issue. Positive (Red) first then Negative (Black) next. Reverse for disconnecting. @Carl Stanley got a tip on disconnecting ABS and traction control for his Pajero by pulling out the relay. This will give some additional control over your car next time. Frederic wrote about this here: Have a great week ahead and see you next weekend.

You did well on your first official drive with Carnity.

@Frederic wondering if we might get a chance to replicate this scene tomorrow with our 18 car convoy.

For those coming via the E66 Al Ain Dubai Road and haven't travelled on it recently, there is a detour at exit 29 so add about 10 mins to your travel time tomorrow. I found this out 2 weekends ago. Luckily I had the time to spare. Go to the round about and come back and then get back onto the E66. Easy.

Hey @Stumpy, would love to hear how you did this.

Nice @Mike M. and the Black Raptor in S/L.