Thomas Varghese

And please don't push your car when you see someone getting through. His car may have more power or he may have more experience than you. No shame in learning by making mistakes. I say this especially when you do slide sloping. Never never let your car sway like a fish or in other words fish tail. Please exit down when you feel that your car has started to sway from rear. It will lead to a roll over and bad things can happen. All the marshals advice this even on advance drives as this is the most important point to learn. Getting crested or exiting during a slide sloping maneuver is not as bad as having a flip. You get to drive another day and prove yourself if you observe this most important rule. If not you will have a car with serious repairs and you will end up emptying your wallet and getting afraid of these maneuver's. Also steering on sand is very important. Never steer hard to push the tire off its beads. This will end in a very nice exercise for fixing a pop out.

Its easy @Zed. You have done 12 drives now and should come naturally to you by now. Your statement about being one with the machine and all is the key but to become one you have to give full attention to the machine and understand its capabilities. Let me share a small tip - Give as much as acceleration you need to get to the top meaning not very much not less. Once you see the ridge of the dune crossing your side mirror ease the accelerator and start slowly applying brakes once your car becomes front heavy. After that your car will slide down without any issues.

Thank you @Chaitanya D for the explanation. I had the same belief as @Zed in the beginning and was flying over the dunes. Then @Rahimdad taught me the fine balance of throttle control. As drives progressed under you and all the marshals the technique got fine tuned. Its now become as ordinary as driving on tarmac. Yesterday I learned a valuable lesson from you to never reverse back without getting out of the car during a refusal and surveying the terrain before attempting self recovery. Actually every drive is only increasing the experience more and more especially under trained marshals like you. Thanks for the valuable advice.

I have never done a private drive with him.

congrats @Abdul Rahman AK. Finally we can drive together in IM. See you soon

Please waitlist me 2nd drive

PATIENCE. I saw the patience of my fellow drivers in those moments. The moment I called they came and helped.

I have RSVP'ed finding the calender open. Let me know if I have to re RSVP by 7 again in the evening