Thomas Varghese

Well done @Wrangeld. You again proved in an event like this its not the speed that matters. Its always the plan and how its executed.

Thank you @Mehmet Volga for the wonderful drive. Special thanks to @Dodi Syahdar & @Christian Andras for the much needed support expected in a fewbie drive. @Charbel was a good 2nd lead and performed very well as expected of a 2nd lead in a fewbie drive. @Josh T. was happy today to demonstrate the power of his GMC Shaheen Sierra over and over again in pulling stuck cars out. The level of the drive was definitely fewbie and it was a good track selection by @Mehmet Volga. It had all the recipe's demanded by a fewbie level drive - slide slopping both on hard and slip face, ridge riding, criss crossing and the terrain was good training ground. The fact that no one in the convoy had any pop out situations in such soft sand track speaks volumes of the skill level of the drivers. I have one suggestion though. Whatever be the situation if anyone gets a refusal and in a couple of attempts cannot self recover then please wait for the instructions from the trip lead or the support team. Kindly don't aggravate the situation by repeated self recovery attempts but wait for the instructions from the trip lead or support team. There is nothing shameful in requesting help from experienced drivers and @Carnity has selected the trip lead and the support team after good training and have qualified them to be in that position. Follow their instructions precisely and you will be out in no time from a stuck. This is very important. I'm a IM driver and have done 80 drives including today's and will always request for help and obey the instructions from the trip lead or support team even if my instincts tell me its all wrong. When you are inside the car and have a refusal you cannot assess the situation properly and in that panic you continue doing things which aggravate the problem. Thanks for showing up for the drive on time and it was a pleasure driving with all of you. More than that it was my honor in knowing so many new faces. I thank everybody for helping me out with my starter problem at the exit point and appreciate that the trip lead @Mehmet Volga stayed with me until I drove off with him in Dubai direction. Once again thanks everybody and look forward to future drives in the sand with all of you. Some images are posted in the gallery and hope you all will enjoy it especially @Dodi Syahdar for his wonderful bridge situation picture.

Dear @Hisham Masaad, I got to leave the drive as my starter motor broke down during today's drive with @Mehmet Volga and I'm not sure if it can be replaced before this drive in the afternoon. I reached home somehow by short circuiting the cables which run to the solenoid switch.

Done. It will be my 1st drive with you as lead.