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Thank you @Kailas for the beautiful drive this morning. You managed to draw lines suited to the group in this difficult area. We all enjoyed the sneaking through the dunes and the high climbs ! The group as a whole did very well, following the radio instructions, keeping correct distances between cars, holding patiently while fellow drivers where doing their recoveries. We did not have to use shovels neither ropes, this is definitely a sign that you were all attentive to the tracks, and carefully following instructions during self recoveries. @Marcin Wronowski, excellent job as 2nd lead, holding when needed on the instructions of @Kailas. You managed the climbs with a fully loaded car, very well done. @Premjit Vappala, you were a bit fast on the first dune crossings, (watch the pic in the gallery) but this was corrected during the drive. You will continue to improve the balance of the car on the side slopes. @Joao, very well managed you FJ. You will continue to experience the beautiful capabilities of this car. @Juan Carlos Prego Perez, you will continue to improve your confidence after a few drives. Correct tire pressure has improved a lot the capabilities of the car. @JERINE_B, pay attention to side slopes and remember not to fight gravity, meaning steering down as soon as you loose momentum. Listen carefully to guidance during recoveries, and you will see you can get out easily in many circonstances. @Muhammad Qasim, very well driven, you are cautious and attentive to the track. @Sanjay Malik, it was a pleasure to see your LC quietly passing through the obstacles with no issue at all, very well driven. Thank you all for this nice morning in the sand. See you in a next drive !

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well done @Xavier Treasurer!

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!