Batuhan Kulac

3 minutes ago, Gautam Banka said:

I was late by 4 mins and saw the convoy was already aligned for moving, so I accepted @Looper 's advice of supporting the Newbie drive, which actually worked as one of the cars broke @Batuhan Kulac down in between, and I had to pull it with my beast to the tarmac road back.

The newbie drivers had a good learning that how does it works to pull a car from middle of desert to a tarmac road.

Look forward to drive soon with you guys. Cheers.

My Hero 🥰

Hey all, apologies again about the inconvenience my little jeep caused today. I hope that at least it was a spectacle watching thunderbird 2 tow me all the way to the starting point and assiting me further on the highway. Luckily, with the little throttle response I had left (18%), allowed me to get the car to a proper garage in Dubai. It turns out, just like Ishak's OBD scan had suggested, that it was due to a weak connection at the throttle positioning sensor. Once a new cable was installed within minutes, the warning lights turned off and the car was back to normal. 

Thank you to @Gautam Banka in the 392 for pulling out its little JK brother, @Ishak for always being ready to help out with the wrench and the OBD scanner, @Zubail and @JeromeFJ for the towing ropes and the rest of you for being super chill dudes. I hope you enjoyed the second half of the drive as well. I will keep the gear I took from you in the car for when out paths shall cross once more.

See you all under some luckier circumstances on another day on the sand. Have a good weekend. Stay safe. Dig and claw.

Hey Jerome, Do you mind if I sweep? I tend to like it more at the back  Only if you and Ishak dont mind. Im happy anywhere.

Long time no see @JeromeFJ. Hope you been well. See you tomorrow 

Good effort and congrats mate. See you soon on some faster paced drives! You earned it. DIG AND CLAWWW 😎

16 hours ago, Looper said:

@Batuhan Kulac I have your funnel. I found it few meters away. 

You know... I told myself don't put it on the jack you're gonna forget it, and i ignored myself hahahahahah. Thanks Loop!

1 hour ago, ChrisW said:

That was really good fun - some nice technical practice, a few good ridges, and some (mis)adventures to learn from. Thank you @DP1011 for leading, and @Alexanderrr for giving me some good tracks to follow! Great support from @Luke K P and @Hani crest king too - thank you. I was very impressed with the on-the-drive coaching you all gave. 
 

I think the main takeaways for me were a reminder in the fundamentals of momentum driving on technical dunes (especially given the soft sand), and consistently applying the basics on ridge crossings (particularly being stable on the ridge before manoeuvring onward). 
 

It was also such a good drive that the AD police sent me a nice picture to remember it by… 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Yea gotta be careful mate. Unlike dubai, the street photographers in AD snap ur plates at the speed limit and not one km over. 

Congrats! See you Sunday mate  

@Luke K P Can you please just promote already 🤣 Would love to see you on these IN drives with Loop

Thanks all for the drive. Great seeing @Hani Howeedy as always andthank you @Davie Chase for organising! Pleasure meeting and chatting with you @ChrisW. A good mix of everything and heavy on the technial side. Have a good weekend lads.

Jeep JKs... ASSEMBLE. 🤣🤣

Was here last Sunday with loop. Incredible area with almost no tracks. Looong Sideys and great place for fewbies to become confident in crisscrossing and ridge riding. Could we perhaps also plan in heading slightly south east after entry to get a taste of the taller dunes there Davie? Regardless, it will be a great drive. See you all then.

Pleasure as always driving under your lead @Looper. At long last I got my sticker, right above Ale's LRDG one. Feel like a boy scout collecting badges 😂. I wish you all a good week ahead. Dig and claw 💪💪💪

Those pictures look incredible!!! Welcome   

Add X-terra to your list. Even stock those things are tough yet light making them highly capable in the dunes. Cheap to fix, maintain and to buy. Pajero is everything above just a bit better as Fred mentioned but they are a little bit more expensive  Avoid Jeeps.

@Looper I feel like this upcoming drive will be last Sunday's drive, reloaded... based on the size of those dunes in Fayah on google maps. 

JK Squad. Best Squad. Congrats, Enjoy the new level! 

We rewrote the laws of physics that day @Looper. Absolutely epic drive, scenery, and terrain. Felt like Liwa all over again. Have a great week all. Till next time. ❤️ 

Come join Looper's IM drive on Sunday in Nahel. Straight into the meat grinder 😆

Nice work mate. Enjoy.

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi and the whole convoy for the drive. Challenge completed. It was fun seeing and recovering @Hani Howeedy and @RiadJL. Have a great week ahead. Keep digging. Keep clawing.

My pleasure to be CF. See you all Sunday 💪

someone put @Looper in Fred's hall of fame already. The man deserves it hahaha.

6 hours ago, Batuhan Kulac said:

Hey @Gaurav hope you’re good. I know this drive is quite large but could I still join? I won’t slow u down. Pleeasseee? Maybe I can be a second CF or sweep (since you dont have one). Let me know. I have faith 🤣

@Gaurav Please let me know if I may join

Hey @Gaurav hope you’re good. I know this drive is quite large but could I still join? I won’t slow u down. Pleeasseee? Maybe I can be a second CF or sweep (since you dont have one). Let me know. I have faith 🤣