Darren Brooke

Hi

not scared off i promise but got car back but not fixed so back with mechanic and wont get it back till tomorrow afternoon

Hopefully @PaoloMarazitior @Loopercan join in my place

Enjoy and see you next weeek

Lorenzo

Electrics on the car have gone haywire, was hoping mechanic would able to do a quick fix today, but just let me know wont be ready for tomorrow morning

Apologies for the short notice

Hope you all have a great drive.

Darren

My apologies everyone. Daughter got her GCSE results yesterday and i never got round to checking the group so see if anyone had dropped out and i had been added.

Hope you had a great drive

See you all soon

WL 2nd drive please

Hi

Can you add me to the WL 1st Drive

Fantastic news and well deserved. Looking forward to our next drive together @Zed

Can you WL me for 2nd drive

@Ale Vallecchi really fun drive with some great ridge riding and criss crossing and then a bit of tecky stuff thrown in for good measure

Love these mid week drives - just breaks the week up 😃

Well done @Chinthaka Ruwanat 2nd lead and as always reassuring to have @Gaurav Soniat sweep

Cant finish this post without mention of my first pop out - having seen a few being fixed before it was good to be able to do this one for myself. Thanks to everyone who assisted and expert guidance from @Ale Vallecchiand @Gaurav Soni. Will keep and extra PSI or 2 in the tyres going forward 💪

See you all in the sand soon 

@M.Seidam great news!!

Very well deserved, see you in the sand soon

@Shaz Shahvery well deserved, looking forward to our next drive together.

9 hours ago, Ranjan Das said:

Regret the typo @Darren Brooke, guess as long as you enjoyed the joyride, it’s fine.

@Ranjan Das absolutely no issue, he is directly above me in the list so easy to click on the wrong one. Enjoyed the drive immensely and great to see you as always 

9 minutes ago, Ranjan Das said:

@Lakshmi Narasimhan, @Ashok chaturvedi, @Humayun Ghias, @Gok Krish, @Russ, @Gaurav Soni and @Darren Howe it was an absolute pleasure driving with you . Hope to see you guys soon

not sure if @Darren Howe enjoyed the drive but I know @Darren Brookedid 🤣

Wow in less than 1 minute  the drive is fully booked

Definitely @Islam Solimandrives are becoming very popular 

First time to Al Aweer area, and have to say i really enjoyed it!!

Thanks @Ale Vallecchifor a really fun drive, which gave everyone a fantastic opportunity to repeatedly practice and finesse both their ridge riding and criss crossing skills later in the drive. Also thanks for trusting me at sweep for the first time, the occasional bit of digging and guiding off the ridge was all that was required, so well done everyone.

Well done @Alain Canivet-Abikhalilfor another faultless performance at 2nd lead and @Nivinfor being a superb CF and of course the gentle tug off the final dune (so very nearly made it without a recovery). Definitely realising more and more that with the heavy Tahoe that I am asking for trouble if i don't find a clear path when the track is churned up ahead.

Looking forward to the next drive and no doubt learning something else 🙏

9 minutes ago, Hisham Masaad said:

Thank you @Lakshmi Narasimhanat least I could see my car, thought I was the last one 😅

No i was definitely last

unless there was a handicap based on the car's age (and apparently the driver's age - according to @Islam Soliman) then i would have been first 🤣

2 hours ago, Abdul Rahman AK said:

@Lorenzo Candelpergher  I do remember joining you on one of your Intermediate drive.... but you still remember me as Fewbie+ 

No excuses for me getting stuck tonight as I will be following a pro 🤣

3 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Thank you @Senthil Kumar for advising. Get better and see you soon 

Hi @Darren Brooke. You are IN the drive. Can you please confirm your presence?.Thanks a lot. 

I'll be there

Great news

@Anish Sthanks for a great mid week drive, had a bit of everything which was great.

@Lakshmi Narasimhanthanks for the winch out, i don't think the Tahoe was coming out otherwise 💪. I was definitely working up a sweat with all the left and right steering even with the AC on full 😃 Thanks to everyone else that helped with the digging also

Thanks to @Lakshmi Narasimhanand @Anish S for the loan of the compressor at the end of the drive , really not sure what was happening as checked the alternator this morning and all was fine (will just have to keep a careful eye on it for next couple of drives)

One final thanks to @Anish S and @RooRzOnfor escorting me home just to make sure car battery didn't go caput on the drive back. really appreciated.

Wow that was a lot of Thank yous for 1 drive. Oh almost forgot @Alain Canivet-Abikhalilfor a great job at 2nd lead (That's it now)

Weekend almost here so can't wait till the next one

13 hours ago, Lakshmi Narasimhan said:

Thanks @Anish S for todays drive, it was a stress buster for me and enjoyed it very much. Mix of slopes, technical dunes which was enjoyed by every one. You have an amazing copilot on action over radio today, thanks @Veedooshee.
 

@Alain Canivet-Abikhalil good drive, you enjoy second lead position much!!!, enjoying the drive is the objective, continue enjoying!!! You have improved a lot on side slope couldn’t see any fish tailing, it was a pleasure watching you. If you manage to maintain the right momentum on climbing small dunes you will be perfect. But you self recover very well keep it up.

@Marwan Haddadyou did drive well, nothing to worry about exiting side slope early, you will perfect it with more practice, most important is to know when to exit which you did well today.

@Christopher Assal it was pleasure watching you from behind, couple of areas you slowed while approaching the dune but you managed to push at right time and crossed without getting refusal. Good drive!!!

@Zixuan Huang - Charlie you really drove well today maintaining safe distance. 
 

@Sunil Mathew I could see you driving beautifully, and your confidence level has made you enjoy the drive, well done.

@Darren Brooke hope you enjoyed the drive and managed on churned up sand and technical areas well. Hope you fix your car asap and rock as usual.

@TT_Dubai didn’t hear you on radio, as you mentioned you enjoyed technical area very much for first time, that too from behind. Good job, continue enjoying.

@RooRzOn thanks for sweeping the convoy and you did great job. Hope you also enjoyed the drive.

Over all we covered good distance in short time and exited on time with most of the time driving. It was a wonderful drive, thanks to every one in the convoy. See you all soon!!!

@darren thompsonhow could anyone miss you and the Raptor 💪

2 hours ago, Lorenzo Candelpergher said:

Good morning @Darren Brooke and @GauravSoni, 

are you still interested to join the drive?

definitely

Well done mate

@Russlooking forward to seeing you and the beast on the next Fewbie + drive

7 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely.

 

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Two Way Radio Guidelines

• Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic.
• We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. 
• Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving.
• Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops...
• No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it.

 

MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

 

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and above (All Level)

Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QpQXy1bXzZ6a4qKM7

Action Plan: This will be the second drive offering a Ridge Riding feast in this rarely driven area. We will enter from the outskirts of the farming town of Al Aweer, encountering from the beginning an endless field of very long and open dunes. These will reach all the way to the other side of S149 (which we'll cross), almost all the way to Mahafiz. These dunes' ridges are quite long, smooth (not very sharp), yet wavy and irregularly shaped, and can be ridden, with care, for most of their length. Besides ridge-riding, we'll practice side-sloping, and will hone our abilities to climb, as well as exit and descend with care from the dunes' tops.

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 10 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM.
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• Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
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Darren Brooke - Waitlist for 2nd Drive Please

Darren Brooke - Waitlist for 2nd Drive Please

Darren Brooke - Waitlist for 2nd Drive Please

14 hours ago, Niki said:

and less that said about @Darren Brooke 7’ shovel the better … he could almost stay in his car while shoveling with that thing  (I have shovel envy!) 

I do agree i may be over compensating for something else 🤣

However, i have@Ale Vallecchito thank for that, when i was firmly told on pretty much my first drive that the shovel I did have was completely inadequate for off roading

Have to say the new one works a treat and helped make freeing @Islam Solimana cinch 💪

@Islam Solimanreally great drive with an amazing range of challenges thrown in on the way🤣.

Thanks @Mario Cornejofor a flawless 2nd lead and @Hisham Masaadfor his continuous support at CF. @Mehmet Volgaparticularly thanks for keeping us true at the back and especially for the couple of tugs 😃 .

Great fun and cant wait to meet up with everyone again on the next one