Dear desert Wanders, @Giacomo, @rroker, @W a q a r, @ChrisW, @Jose Luis Campos, @essam ibrahim, @Arvindraj, @Zubair @Shiju Raju, @Gary F, @Mark B, @Andrei S, @Gautam Banka, @Michael asir, @Martin Schwaiger, @khlief, @Ale Vallecchi and @Mehmet Volga Thank you all for showing up on time yesterday at a very crowded start point and for the patience as we waited for the fog to lift and to get the convoys sorted out into an order that allowed us to start the drive. You guys all drive extremely well from start to finish, we only had one real stuck and only a handful of refusals, great job by all.
@Ale Vallecchi thank you so much for coming in and taking the second convoy allowing us to open up to more of the club members on a busy drive weekend, agree with your synopsis of post incident review, very unfortunate indeed and hope that @rroker you are ok and have been checked out, that is the most important thing and the car will be replaced as it can be where as you cannot. These types of incidents as we have said are very unfortunate, and this is why we emphasize what we do during the briefings, also this really brings home the importance of tying everything securely with cargo straps to ensure nothing is moving around the cabin if this does happen. I as Ale was very impressed with how you handle the post incident events, given that this is never easy and emotions are fueled by adrenalin, please keep us up to date with how things are, and feel free to reach out to me of any of the Carnity team if you need any assistance at all.
@Mehmet Volga thank you for coming in and supporting the drive this allows allowed us to split the convoy, really appreciated and great to see you out in the sand again.
I would personally like to thank the whole convoy for their patience and assistance during the recovery of the vehicle. Amazing comradery and team spirit.
To all those who drove with me in convoy one @ChrisW, @essam ibrahim, @Gary F, @Mark B, @Michael asir, @khlief, @Gautam Banka, and @Martin Schwaiger you guys drove amazingly well given the mix of terrain, debris, bushes, and traffic so hats off to you all.
A big shout out to my S/L @ChrisW, amazing job mate, distance was good and reactions to smooth out the lines was second to none, thanks and well done.
And a big thank you to my support team
In CF we had @Gary F as always calm and professional in the support role throughout the drive, giving guidance where needed and excellent mastery of assistance during recoveries.
Finally in the sweep we had @Mark B great job keeping me informed of other traffic and issues within the convoy as well as your demeaner during the few recoveries we had to deal with is reassuring for any lead.
Great job from both of you and always gives me peace of mind having you in my convoy.
Pictures from Convoy 1 have been posted in the gallery.
Have a great rest of your weekend.