Davie Smooth_Operator

Good afternoon desert wanderers, @Aser, @Robk, @Gautam Banka, @Julien Recan, @Mark B, @Marek, @Deepak Eswar, @msa and @Luke K P, well what a fantastic drive we had today, started off with navigating the lake and the quad mire at the start, all those shining cars turned to mud splattered not so shinny ones in around 2 seconds :), we then completed 54.5 KM with an avg speed of 14.5 kmph and an avg moving speed of 23.2 KMPH and a maximum elevation of 242 m. Once we got going the drive was smooth and we clipped along at a fairly robust pace with just the odd refusal and reattempt until my ridge riding cresting. the shovels quickly and easily took care of that thanks to the team who deployed them quickly and used them like experts. We then started the pop out fest part of our journey with a total of 3, not a record but still enough to give us the practice we need to become F1 pit crew. we continued on and had a couple more refusals until our second stuck of the day on an straight up and over crest, Mark and Luke took care of this with their expert rope handling skills and we were soon on our way. Great second Lead by @Aser well don my friend you did an amazing job, stopping were you saw me struggling and following the instructions perfectly to the tee. Luke in his beautiful new Raptor Powered beast brought up the rear and did a fantastic job informing me all the way round of how the rear of the convoy was doing and keeping us all together, always a pleasure mate, love the new wheels and the new flag, we always know where you are from the sound of the raptor and the sight of the two massive flags you not sport. Our CF today @Mark B did an amazing job keeping the middle intact, as well as support and directing the few refusals and the couple of pop outs we had. Great job as always good to watch you grow into the support role as I see your confidence growing. Once again well done to all and have a great rest of your weekend.

Dear Desert Wanders @Aser, @Robk, @Gautam Banka, @Julien Recan, @Mark B, @Marek, @Deepak Eswar, @msa and @Luke K P, the convoy order will be as below and we will be using Ch4 (446.081). Looking forward to seeing you all bright and early in the morning fully fueled and ready to go flags up and deflated at 07:00 sharp please.

@ChrisW as @Gaurav says the 360 images have flattened reality and it is difficult to see from the images the ridge etc. but basically what happened here was as you approached the cross over, you were slightly low on the dune so angle of attack was ever so slightly off. Therefore, as you tried to make the cross over you turned upward on the dune face forcing gravity to pull the rear of the car toward the base of the dune. This then resulted in you not getting two wheels either side of the ridge before crossing over to the other side. at this point you continued with the maneuver, and once you have one front wheel on one side and one front, plus both rears, on the other, the vehicle starts to rotate it then digs in slightly and changes direction rapidly. This resulted in the car snapping around to the right but as you kept the throttle pinned you were able to make the cross over, however, the situation could have ended in a cresting or worse could have dug in and rolled. However, on the second dune you had a similar experience, but the result was entirely different, as the car started to slide to the right you steered into the slide to correct it and naturally the car headed towards the ground and you exited the side slope safely and re-attempted. Two very similar occurrences, one which went well as you learnt from your first one that did not go so well. hence why we teach not to fight gravity, and not to continue on to complete a maneuver that should be abandoned when the better course of action is to steer down towards the ground and re-attempt.

DRIVE DESCRIPTION Welcome to the Carnity Fewbie Plus Nahel drive. This drive may encounter some super soft with lot of push required. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Off-road Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie Plus and above When: 19 May 2024 Sunday Meeting time: 07:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions). Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/A1Q6WarVVUY2EAPv5 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: 11:00 AM 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, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on FRIDAY - 12 PM If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. · RSVP IN CALANDAR BELOW

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