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@Ale Vallecchi i have to appologise... i dont think i am gonna make it . As I am still in fujera with the rescue teams .

I appologise for this inconvenience and Looking forward for next drive.

@Hisham Masaad unfortunately, will have to withdraw myself from the drive due to some urgent matters that came up.

I really feel so bad for having to miss this drive .

I wish you all MadMen a safe and creazy fun.

See you soon

thanks @Hisham Masaad for adding me to the drive .....looking forward

1 hour ago, Vaibhav said:

@Zed i agree with you @Simon Dawood was fish tailing. but he controlled like a pro! 

@VaibhavHAHAHA thanks man , actually it would be great if you can share with me some of those videos..

Thanks @Islam Soliman for the nice drive, it was a bit easy at the beginning but still we got some extremely surprising soft sand every now and then. also, the weather was easy on us thanks to those clouds shading us along the way...

It is always fun driving with such great people    @Chris Wing  @Zed @Fabien Monleau @Thomas Varghese @Ranjan Das @Vaibhav

Thanks @JeromeFJ for the dates  and congrats on the 100 Drive Milestone , looking forward to celebrate with you the 200 Drive milestone with some  Canelés sweets 😁 . have a safe and enjoyable holiday .

For me the Milestone was to manage to drive the Pajero with the AC on 💪 😂.... 

looking forward to see you all again soon. 

thanks, 

congrats @Rajiv Sam 

Congratulations @munkybizness well done bro..  

@GauravSoni i will have to withdraw myself from the drive 😔as i am really tired and i dont think i will have enough sleep for the drive..

Have a blast guys...

See you soon

Hi @Srikumar unfortunately i will not be able to attend this exciting drive as i am not really feeling well.

Have fun boys and drive safely....looking forward for the next time .

😔

@Kailasi just noticed i have been added to the drive. Unfortunately i will have to drop out due to some commitments this evening..

Drive safely and have fun guys 🙏

On 6/22/2022 at 6:14 PM, ASAD. said:

I busted my bumper also though was an easy fix for me. Seems like we ticked all the boxes of a madmax drive 😂

Guys since the MADMAX i didnt check on my pajero i think its a good idea to check it up after what you guys mentioned 😰.

@Daniel Yang i hope fixing it wont be expensive my friend  

On 6/22/2022 at 5:57 PM, Daniel Yang said:

The bolt was complete cracked, I was curious maybe because of the first side sloping i was landed quite hard.

loved the picture  

@M.Seidam i wish you get well soon .

Thank you @Hisham Masaad so much for this overwhelming drive . it was indeed MADMAX with honor and i totally agree to have MADMAX 2 and 3 😁 . so much adrenaline flowing through my veins during the drive trying to stay focused as much as possible .

everyone drove extremely well especially @ASAD. our SL . 

great people to drive with @ASAD.@Simon Dawood@Fabien Monleau@Vaibhav@Mohamad Anwer@Daniel Yang@Chris Wing@Ashok chaturvedi@Amir Amiri@Ranjan Das@Waqas Parvez

I proved to you @Mohamad Anwer that you always need the spices of the Pajero in these kind of drives 😂 🙈

Some moments that got captured on video   

looking forward to see you soon 

9 hours ago, M.Seidam said:

Drive report ( enjoyable eventful night drive ) 

Dear Friends 

I am so glad that no one has missed the little surprise 😄 eventually as @Ashutosh Garg exit came just past midnight ! 

By 21:30 🕤 I looked around and realised that the 13 cars including my self are ready so I took the lead after ensuring that every one is aware what is it like to drive in the night. Starting to move at 21:48 on the short dirt track passing Abdallah’s dune looping around it to encounter our first stuck as @Ashutosh Garg by a foot slipped in and awkward like position with the rear of his X wedged almost in the V like pocket. with proper shovelling by the team and coordinated instructions from both sides ( by @munkybizness and myself ) he managed to get through amazingly. 

Proceeding forward to side sloping and crisscrossing with a period of pause on the radio indicating every one was enjoying their time till we reached Richie’s bar where we had our official coffe break under the 3/4 “red moon “ now 

The next event of the night came when our friend @Ashutosh Garg had a nasty pop-out for his right front wheel while in oblique super soft incline upon descent along with it we realised that the rubber around the stem got torn which made a gap that couldn’t be sealed and we had no choice than to replace the tyre which turned not same size which meant an exit for obvious safety reason. Thanks to all team for engaging in sorting out that issue. It took us a while !
the nearest exit was to run along the track to bab shams entry/exit known point to us and there the time already passed 12 by 15 minutes. the moon now becoming more glowing through the mild misty surroundings with a rainbow hallo around it or how my 27 year old eyes could see it 🤣 . Thank you guys for your sincere wishes. 🙏 

 

it’s too early to finish early and with agreement of every one we vanished once more in the desert in a relatively faster pace than ever enjoying what was remaining. The third event came when @Tareq Al Turq managed to get his prado stuck as he lost momentum after criss cross and the car was hanged belly Free in between the two dunes. The only way is to pull from front after clearing the sand from the front bumper. The best would be to winch it the little uphill and luckily our sweep saviour @Ranjan Das did that like a pro after we cleared the recovery zone.
the 4th event had to be mine and no one else as usual “ the swimmer 🏊‍♀️ sunk in the shallow water “ as we say it 😅as we were approaching to exit. With little patience on the gas and fine steering and effective feedback communication from the outside team our ropes kept safe always 😄

The time pointed at 02:20 when we were on the new dirt track leading to our same point from where we started . I thanked every one for the lovely night for their tolerance patience and sincere wishes and forgive me for the time stretch in this report as well as the drive itself 🙏

@Gregory you never missed a step in the drive nor an acknowledgment on the radio you gave the warnings even before my hand could grasp the radio . I hope your wife enjoyed the drive and wasn’t late ending for her. Thank you my friend for being my second lead .

@Dinesh Kumar A despite for being away for a while ( in carnity at least ) you managed your prado very well with good self recovery here and there. Nice meeting you for first time.

@Tareq Al Turq you drove very good no doubt and you gave us the spice of winching you tonight . As you see the more easy on the gas with little patience will keep your vehicle easy on you too 😉

@Ashutosh Garg nice to meet you too for first time . You have got a powerful machine for the desert . The more you know about it and it’s spare parts the less trouble you will be in . Wish you best and please don’t forget to replace the damaged tyre. 
 

@Joseph Raju second time we meet . I don’t recall any issue maybe reattempt once or so . Hope you enjoyed the night drive and thanks for the hydraulic jack 🙏. 
 

@topgear thanks for the company along with the others. Didn’t hear you on the radio which explains enjoying the  tranquility of the night drive.

@Simon Dawood happy to see you bro . Driving no question. Thanks for the share and help. Do I really look like a 27 year old ? I thought younger 🤣

@Haitham Khattab pleasure meeting for first time . I wasn’t wrong when I kept you with the wrangler pack behind . I am sure you enjoyed it a lot . Flawless and thanks for your stepping forward whenever the situation arise for help🙏
 

@Amr Aydin I hope the distance you crossed from far was worth the night drive . Thanks a lot for actively helping in the pop out and unscrewing the bolts . You gave me the lever to lift up the convoy my dear 😅

@munkybizness your presence especially behind the first part of the convoy was crucial . You are the true playmaker in any drive and you have always been so . Thank you 🙏

@Zixuan Huang - Charlie I hope this drive could let you catch up from the last time in pink rock and for this one I am pretty sure you have got what you wished for 😉 thanks buddy for everything 

@Ranjan Das it has been for a while really since we drove together what a pleasure and peace of mind to know that you are at the rear of the convoy not letting any one to slip away in the dark .🙏

Till we meet next time in another night drive take care drive safe and be good 

cheers 

Seidam 

 

Thanks so @M.Seidam for the lovely drive. I really like these night drives they kind of make us learn how to focus on all the human senses ( even the 6th sense at some points 🤣).

happy birthday D.r . The few grey hairs are making you look a bit older than 25 ...😂.

Thanks to all the great people who joind the drive and looking to see all of you again soon

1 hour ago, Anoop Nair said:

I managed to pour drain cleaner on my hand and the wound is recovering, Hope will be ok by next week

Oh , i am sorry to hear that @Anoop Nair and i hope you get well soon

4 minutes ago, ASAD. said:

@Simon Dawood i think if you are on waitlist on more than one drives and you get accepted in one, the system automatically takes you off waitlist from the remaining ones. Ive had this happen to me once so maybe same thing for you as well. 
nevertheless, good to have the pajero back 😂

@ASAD. i think that might be a logical reason for what happened 🤔 

@Hisham Masaad i dont know what happened but i am sure i didnt remove myself from the WL. I added myself again to the WL.

@Mohamad Anwer i think at this point my pajero will have to come to the drive even without me ( its more of a personal thing to her now.. i think it has to do with the Japanese pride) 🤣

24 minutes ago, Vaibhav said:

Joking buddy. We need one pajero for sure . And knowing hisham your his favorite and he will definitely take you. 😊

@VaibhavNow we are friends again 🤣😁

13 minutes ago, Vaibhav said:

WL is best 

😡  😡 what have i done to you @Vaibhav to say this 😓

54 minutes ago, Mohamad Anwer said:

I nominate this position for Simon 2nd lead

Thats exactly how it feels being the 2nd lead with hisham  😅

guys you have to take me in for this drive !!!! It wont be fun without a pajero to spice things up 🤣

Congrats @Gregory... well deserved 👏

14 hours ago, GauravSoni said:

As rightly said by Daniel at the start of the drive, once u learn to use the pajero power on the dunes, it makes you a better driver as it is one of the most underrated  and slightly underpowered car among the many that we see off-roading. 
You guys @Simon Dawood @Daniel Rodas we’re simply beautiful!!!
  @Simon Dawood please share any front cam videos if u have!!

@Gaurav Soni some videos of the amazing yesterday drive below

Astonishing drive we had yesterday thanks to @Gaurav Soni good planning and preparation we touched the tips of the 7+ dunes. At some points our hearts racing louder than our engines 😰😬  ( I don't think this includes the V8 Guys 😂)   

A nice drive a lot of adrenaline,  excitement and laughter with some of the best drivers to be with. 

@Daniel Rodas , @Tom B,  @Chris Wing, @Chinthaka Ruwan, @Ranjan Das

and for sure a special thanks for @Looper for sweeping the convoy .

@Chinthaka Ruwan i hope your car is fixed and ready for the next week .

*** an advice when doing wheel balancing or fixing your tires at any shop. ask them not to grease the tire before installation ( it makes their life easier ) but it will for sure cause a pop out like what happened with me yesterday. 

Looking forward to see you all soon in the sand soon

18 hours ago, Daniel Rodas said:

My dear friends! The adrenaline rush is still on. I felt like going to the Top Gun academy with the captain @GauravSoni"Maverick".

This is literaly a flight school now 🤣, I did fly few times... 😎

Thanks for the great drive and memories.

See you on the sand soon.

My Friend @Daniel Rodas pajero's are meant to fly 😂

18 minutes ago, GauravSoni said:

Dear Dune surfers!

@Tom B @Ranjan Das @Simon Dawood @Chinthaka Ruwan @Daniel Rodas @Chris Wing @Looper

thanks for joining the drive! Please let me know if there are any change of plans and confirm.

I will be posting convoy order later tonight..

Looking forward for the adventure