Reggie Landicho

Hello @Ale Vallecchi thanks for a wonderful drive. I appreciate you didn’t mind extending it.🙏

Great to see again how supportive @Nikiwas in every opportunity. Brilliant as always.

Good to meet again some old folks and to be on the tail of @KAMALIO and @Miamimoe. Your Jeeps rocks💪

See you all next time.

Congratulations @Joji varghese! Well done 👍 

Congratulations @Davie Chase! Well deserved 

IT WAS AN AWESOME DRIVE!👋

Thank you @Wrangeld for an amazing lead as always and being the 3rd car in the convoy, it's nice to see how you do your magic even in 2WD! 😁

Excellent support at the back with  @Alex Raptor and  @Niki at the middle as well as lending your extra radio.

And to the rest of the team, thank you for your understanding as we cut short the fun. My rig is ready as I'm writing this.🙏

Until next time...

Hello team, I have uploaded a video in youtube. Here is the link:

Hi @Hisham Masaadi just free-up one spot, and joining the Saturday drive. Cheers!

On 1/2/2022 at 1:16 PM, Wrangeld said:

Post Drive Report

@Rob Soughton @Reggie Landicho @Gertjan @Dinesh Kumar A @Davie Chase @Felix Obst @Marcin Wronowski @Alexanderrr @Tom B @Amir Amiri

Well, that was a blast! After we exited Marcin - sorry but we could not risk two leaking tires, we drove and drove all the way to the Sorting Hat at Solar Park. Normally, the last 20 kkm of that route are done on dirt tracks, but the convoy was so good (and helped by the conditions) that we could channel our inner Desert Champions and take the off road route. 

A really fantastic drive by everyone. Perhaps we could have crissed and crossed a little more, or we could have ridden more ridges, but I think that the novel circumstances, and getting used to the harder sand on both sides of the dune, we made the right decisions and stayed safe. 

Speedwise, this was faster than normal, again largely because the sand was so wet. Everyone did really well in the drive, without exception: particularly in the treacherous technical section as we get close to the solar arrays and the last piece as we approached the Solar Park visitors centre. You just have to see how few tracks there were in that are to understand that most people would not go there. 

Thanks to my wingman/mentor/support, @Alex Raptor Alex 'The Raptor' Raptor, sorting out every problem (very few this time round). 

Thanks to all of you as well. Good morning's fun. 

Happy New Year. 

See you soon in the sand. 

Indeed a fantastic drive as always Richard @Wrangeld teaming up with @Alex Raptor has always been GREAT!

BTW, Its my 2nd drive with you with a pop-out and you handled it very quickly.

Thank you so much!

For the rest of the team, new meets and old folks. It was nice to meeting you all again.

Until next time.

I got busy yesterday but I will not miss to say thank you for a job well done!

Marjan @Jeepie, definitely you'll be missed. I remember, you were the first support from the community who guided me on the AND with @Brette. Thank you so much for everything!

All the best! God bless you

Hi @Wrangeld, though I'm 4th on the WL as 2nd drive. Hopefully, I get in and I'll prioritize Saturday drive.

Kept the Sunday drive as last option for this weekend.

@Hisham Masaad, FYI Sir. 50% chance I can be on-call on Sunday.

Thanks to both of you🙏

Congratulations @Mohamad Anwer!

well done buddy👋

1 hour ago, Chaitanya D said:

We plan to end the drive and camp (to enjoy the weather outdoors )in the dunes to exit next day morning. I would not say it is optional .

so please plan accordingly @Reggie Landicho and @Asad

 

I'll leave the event. Thanks

Doc @Chaitanya D, just now i saw other details of this drive. Is camping optional?

Hello team, i have created a video on this drive but mainly showing the cars in front of me.

Hello Team,

Recently, just finished the video on this drive, watch on this link:

@Hisham Masaad that was a fantastic drive!!! I agree with @Shaaz Sha, it was a supercharged drive.

On a personal note: this drive actually shows me how I progress in the community, how Carnity develops and supports me since starting newbie. I am very thankful for that!🙏 This is to all drive leads and support team overall🙏

Everyone in the convoy did a GREAT job! and I felt safe as we had AMAZING support team - @danish, @Shaaz Sha, @Pacific and @Mohamad Anwer👍

Until next time everyone and God bless!

Congratulations @Shaaz Sha👋👋👋

@Zed Congratulations! Well done 👍!

long time no see…

I envy you Guys, it would have been my 1st time in Faya. Nevertheless, happy for all of you.

Alhamdulilah all is well with my son.

But I’ll see some of you next Saturday.

Cheers!

Hi @Hisham Masaad apologies I need to drop. Unexpected family matter came up. 

https://gulfnews.com/uae/saturday-sunday-weekend-from-january-1-in-uae-four-and-half-day-working-week-1.1638864606070
 

On 12/4/2021 at 3:16 PM, Alain Canivet-Abikhalil said:

 

Having @JeromeFJ as 2nd lead and support is a blessing. Your experience in rerouting and managing the convoy is valuable. Same for recoveries and tricky situations. Plus, you have proven many times before and today how helpful and knowledgeable you are in supporting.
 

I fully agree here 200%!!!

Well done @JeromeFJThanks as always!

 

20 hours ago, Shaaz Sha said:

Hi off roaders,

Thank you all for making it on time at the meeting point. We were all ready and waited for few minutes for the three No show member today for around 10 minutes. After the radio check and briefing we entered the area where it was not too crowded.. Only few cars , but the tracks from previous days were obviously there.. which were annoying at some points. After a few minutes of warm up , we started slowly to the side slops where every one did a good job..It was nice to see you guys doing it very safely. Good work guys.The terrain had enough to practice all our skills and it was quite technical towards the exit. We had a few refusals and a stuck followed by a pop out which were all handled the best way by @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil, @Chinthaka Ruwanand @JeromeFJThank you Guys .. You were absolutely amazing.. 👏👏👏. @JeromeFJ, thank you for being the second lead.. you did a good job in re-routing where ever needed and kept the convoy moving. Your assistance while recoveries where also great. Thank you. @Joji varghese, @Reggie Landicho, @FARAZ MOHAMMED, @Enrico Biscaro, @Naim Aoun, @Rsjiv Samuel, and @Gregory... you guys were all good . We had few time consuming stuck s and i appreciate you support and patience.Thank you all once again and sees you soon. Some pics in the gallery..

Thanks so much @Shaaz Sha. Very good lead. It was very challenging tracks from the start. A great test of skills of everyone in the convoy but also a learning opportunity to know better the our rides.

Looking forward to be back in Shuwaib.

On 12/4/2021 at 3:16 PM, Alain Canivet-Abikhalil said:

@Reggie Landicho you have to get extra credits for driving a manual. We often forget how different and technical it is to shift gears especially on soft sand. Remember, momentum is your friend, sometimes giving it an extra push in the beginning can help you cross the dunes.

Thanks @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil

I actually drives an automatic have tried on D position but I had a challenges in dunes climbing. Though, I have tried on the last climb starting with Gear 1 quick shift to gear 2.  I felt good about it, I just need to be comfortable and have a bit of more hill climb practices. I’ll be there🤞
 

Thanks so much again supporting the whole group.

On 12/4/2021 at 4:31 PM, Chinthaka Ruwan said:

@Shaaz Sha Thanks for the excellent drive today.  Shuwaib is a challenging terrain also one of my favorite area in UAE. Everyone did really good and pushed it to the next level. It will be a good experience when reaching to next level. Thanks @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil and @JeromeFJ for excellent support. Supporting a long convoy in this area is not easy and you guys did a great job. 
Some pictures are uploaded in the gallery.  
Nice to see you all and have a great week. 

Thanks for this nice shot. I’ll definitely download it🙏

Hi @Hisham Masaad, it seems you’ve got an avid followers, that includes me😎

Congratulations @Stav