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Sorry guys. I went under self quarantine😣
Should be released in 10 days insha'Allah.- 2
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On 1/23/2021 at 9:34 AM, Ale Vallecchi said:
WELCOME TO THE DESARTNAUTS TRIBE - Absolute Newbie Al Qudra Drive Report
Dear Desert lovers, after completing your first drive you are all now part of the Desertnaut Tribe. Congrats.
I hope you all enjoyed your first experience driving on sand with Carnity. You all drove well. You will find, if you decide to further pursue this hobby, that each one will develop her/his own style of driving, some more "aggressive", some more "elegant", so listen to the sensations you felt during yesterday's drive, as they are the prelude to the style of desert driving you will develop. Some of it will also depend on your car, and how you adapt to its strengths and weaknesses, as horse back riders adapts to the character of their mounts, to become one with it. Always remember, though, that a rider can only manage to extract its best from the animal. to lead and cajole the horse to go over an obstacle, but will never go where the horse does not want to go, or she/he will be dismounted. Similarly, you will learn how to get the best performance from your car, on each terrain and condition, and manage to overcome most obstacles (with momentum), but will never be able to take your car where it doesn't want to go (against gravity).
Yesterday we did practice building momentum, and using it, to go over dunes (straight cresting/crossing), and to safely drive up and down the face of a dune (side-sloping), while we also experienced the feeling of driving on top of the flatter, wider dunes, in anticipation of eventually developing the skill of ridge-riding, on taller, sharper dunes. We also successfully went through a couple of well managed self-recoveries, from cars momentarily stuck on the side of dunes, practiced an assisted recovery (with the use of shovels) to get a car unstuck from a straight cresting), and finally saw the tow-rope in action, to solve a couple of stucks with a nice tug action. That's the most on can expect from any Absolute Newbie drive, which lasted 4:00 hours, covered a very good 39Kms, at an average moving speed of 19 Km/h.
Having said this, I I would like to thank @Serafino for a well executed Second Lead. Congratulations to @Satish Mungse, @Hossam Anwar, @Samuel Hainsworth and @Robert Nammour for driving with great control throughout the morning. Allow me to remind @Ahmed Wagdy, @soumyasaklani and @ankit teotia, who all exploited perfectly the full power of their cars, not to counter-stear at times, as that will be making you loose the momentum which you all had properly built while approaching the last obstacle we faced. I truly would like to thank @Francis Fernandes for his patience in listening to my instructions, even when they were issued in the heat of the moment, with a sterner tone. You managed to get out of a couple of difficult places just using your newly acquired skills, and the power of your car: the ice has been broken, and you will be able to constantly improve from now on. Last, but not least, a big thank you to @Jeepie, for her outstanding support, as well as for always finding the right and reassuring words to lead every refusal and recovery.
Thank you again for joining the drive. I look forward to seeing you all in the desert soon.
Thanks @Ale Vallecchi @Jeepie and all for this nice learning ride. I really enjoyed it. for more to come
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@Ale Vallecchi No, sono Egiziano. Ma sto imparando l'Italiano. ei meie amici Italiani mi hanno chiamato Serafino
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Thanks @Ale Vallecchi
- you have any prior off-road experience; Yes total of 6 drives 4 in Badayer, 2 in Al Qudra
- your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets; Towing hooks are in excellent working conditions.
- tire deflator; Available
- tire pressure gauge, Available
- off-road flag; Available
- air compressor; Available
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Hello,
I just joined the club
super excited about the clu as it looks very organised.
appreciate if you can add me to the waitlist of this ride on 15-Jan 6:00 AM
I have Jeep Wrangler JL - Red color - stock
I did 5 desert rides of some friends but more knee to learn it properly for expert people like you
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COVID 19 Compliant - Morning Newbie Desert Drive - South of Qudra - Dubai - 12 Feb 2021
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Please add me to the waiting list for this ride.