Patrick van der Loo

Dang. Sorry to hear that @Simon D, good luck getting it fixed

Awesome video. Gives a really good idea of the area and the pace of the drive 

This was wicked fun @Looper, small group, solid pace and great driving from @Sunil Mathew and @Ranjan Das in switching around the positions, amazing fresh environment. First part of the drive I spent almost half a tank on power driving, second part really flowed. Loved it! 

See you tomorrow. Deflated and ready by 7!

Wow! What an afternoon. This was an amazing drive, great pace, great area to drive in. Thank you so much @Davie Chase for a great time out!

I am in @Davie Chase and flexible in location of drive if you want to change given size of group

Thanks @JeromeFJ for a great morning out. I had a blast and 2L is always interesting and a bit more focused. Lot of rides I push in 2nd gear - today a bit more also in 1st with different terrain (and quite a few camels). Great driving all and enjoy the rest of your weekends! 

Live your drives @JeromeFJthabsk for staying in the desert a bit longer. Such a beautiful area and the flow at certain points was just amazing. Having both you and mister @Davie Chasein the convoy and triple suspension @Jonain 2L! What a great set up. Thank you and enjoy the rest of the weekend. 

Thank you so much @JeromeFJ  - like you say a lot of learnings today. With a manual this area makes for a lot of unexpected shift moments. Loved it! Amazing also to see how the same cars in different gears react differently. 
 

Okayyyy. That was eventful. Glad to see you are all in one piece @Issam Atra, and great teamwork from all to safely exit the desert. Always good to have a big V8 in the group and @Gurcharan Mehta really showed up here! Thank you @Davie Chase!

Well said @Rafey Hashmi

it was impressive to see the Jimmy hammer through - well driven. Well driven by all! As @Ale Vallecchi mentioned those technical dunes are very tricky and you all handled them well! Thanks Ale for a great afternoon out. 

Thanks @Looper for a fun and spicy 🌶️ drive. Shaken not stirred This morning. And what a group of people to drive with, thank you all for a great outing. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Apologies Looper. Have a work obligation Saturday to attend

@Davie Chasethanks for a great AM in the desert. It is fun driving with different levels for sure. Definitely kept @Chabusy! Special shout out to @Gertjanfor some amazing pictures!

TJ Music by @Looper

What a great morning out @Looper  challenging terrain, high speeds and large distance made for a focused couple of hours of driving by all. Highly enjoyable. Thank you so much. 

Picked the drive for the lead and I was not disappointed! Thanks a million @Davie Chasethis was an amazing drive. 
great driving by all in veeeeeery soft sand in spots. Wonderful to see @Dodi Syahdar sliding and catching in that new Raptor! always fun with this group, great banter and great coffee
 

3 hours ago, Hisham Masaad said:

Dear badayer visitors, @Jona @Pacific @Patrick van der Loo @Sunil Mathew @Bashar Beasha @Bjoern @Tareq Al Turq @Krishna R @Amir Amiri @Rob S @Mohamad Anwer @Simon D @DP1011 @Senthil Kumar @Looper

Requesting all to confirm joining or not, considering the long waitlist we have.

Regards

 

 

 

 

Confirmed

What an awesome drive again @Hisham Masaad - it is always a joy driving with you. Great convoy and speedy drive during a great temperatures’ UAE morning. Thanks for having me as 2L. 

2 hours ago, Benjamin said:

@Patrick van der Loo totally deserved! I’ll see you this weekend  

 

Thanks Benjamin! In Morocco for business and pleasure but I will see you next week!

2 hours ago, Krishna R said:

@Patrick van der Loo Congrats Patrick. lets tear up the desert together!

I am definitely up for that!

1 hour ago, Bjoern said:

@Patrick van der Loo Congrats! Always great to drive with you! https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B005BNZ9UM?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1. Guess they are more suitable for a bottle jack though.

Danke! 

1 hour ago, Jaro Tuzinsky said:

Well deserved @Patrick van der Loo congratulations! I am looking forward another common drive! This weekend?:)

Next week amigo. Work and play in Morocco this week!

Thank you @Looperfor a great morning out. Very excited to see you leading drives and I look forward to many more! Very impressive driving by the big boys in these tight dunes as well! 

@GauravSoni and @Davie Chase, thank you so much for a phenomenal drive this morning. 70km! In that terrain and these temperatures - and after getting up that early  - quite impressive. I was curious to see how the TJ would do in these temps but the extra fan during the pauses kept it properly down. I love the sound the sand makes in that part of the desert on the descents by the way. So unique! 
well driven by all and great way to start a Sunday. Thank you all!!!

For the amount of cars we had and the softness of the sand this went extremely smooth today. Thank you @Varun Mehndirattaonce again for guiding us through. You looked very comfortable sitting at the top of the dunes talking us through! My passenger today thought you were a motivational speaker the way you encouraged the group! @Mark B I do hope that the water you saw was just a few drops from the reservoir and no further issues. See you all soon! 

Congrats @Benjamin, as others mentioned well deserved. Good luck on your way to support!

Thank you again for a great outing @Varun Mehndiratta and huge congrats on 100 drives! @Jaro Tuzinskycongrats in the new car, now get a nice phone holder 😇. That makes 10 @Benjaminwell done! 
thank you all, it was great seeing you all again!