JeromeFJ

Hi @Kailas. I will join as support

A big Bravo @M.Seidam !! Very well deserved. Always a pleasure to be in a drive with you. Looking forward to the next one !

Thank you @Shaaz Sha for the amazing drive yesterday ! This area is difficult, and taking a Fewbie convoy through these tight bowls, high dunes and sharp crests is a challenge. You managed to lead the way so that everyone could have his shot of adrenaline and enjoy safely. Thank you @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil for the great support and complete drive report. All of you in the convoy did very well, with a few refusals and stuck that can be expected with the soft sand. Understanding why we get stuck, and going out with the guidance of the support team is part of the learning. I enjoyed a lot being part of the drive. Thank you all and see you soon on the sand.

So disappointed to see the turn the comments have taken since 2 days. Did the so praised values of solidarity and learning together vanish under the harsh sun of Liwa desert ? Probably @PaoloMaraziti for his 1st IM drive was a bit below the required level. I know how physically and mentally demanding an IM drive can be, and a driver with 1, 5 or 10+ IM drive will not behave the same. But why no one told him ? There were plenty of drives on the same day, and I'm sure he would have happily accepted to change. And once a drive is started, we usually adapt the drive to the participants level, and not the opposite... So what's the point being so hard on him ? And for @Shaaz Sha also, even with all the training and previous drives, a Lead with 3 or 4 drives lead will not have the same experience than a Lead with 20+ drives lead, so let's recognize he was probably not prepared for this extreme situation, but who would have expected this to happen ? With so many drives in the same area the same day, he could have asked for support earlier. Having said so all of us present that day have learned a lot, and Paolo did it the hard way. Luckily he is safe, and everyone else around also, so let's calm down, take the learnings, and keep growing together.

Congratulations @Tom V ! You will continue to enjoy !

A big bravo @Hisham Masaad ! Very well deserved! Always a pleasure to drive with you

A Marshal with determination!