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@Simon D - Notice the co-incidence ! We both had a stoppage time of 28 minutes !! :😮

Dear Fellow desert wanders @Marek_was003 @Mahesh_ @Issam Atra @Sreenath G @Gurcharan Mehta @Mahmoud Taha ( Convoy 1 - with Deepak)/ @Looper) @Faraz94 @Arravind @Emanuel @Stan @Ishak @Deepak Eswar @Frans M @george charbel ( Convoy 2 - with @Simon D @Varun Mehndiratta firstly thank you all for showing up on time it was great to see you all absolutely so disciplined and on time - the best way to start the drive ! Post briefing the Convoy 1 started at 7 am and Convoy 2 , just after 10 minutes later . Convoy 1 Drive report While aiming for 52kms, but not taking any pressure, we decided to head towards Solar chimney as the intention was to cover Technical and Long range dunes . Thanks to the skill of entire convoy, I kept levelling up the drive and we kept moving swiftly initially through long range dunes, then getting a flavor of technical area, which was again happily accepted by the convoy members and with out the need of rope/shovel, the technical area was well completed. We then moved on to experience the long range dunes and the train continued on the lucrative ridges, which we kept moving from ridge to ridge until the first refusal where i was crested on a sharp ridge with hard sand , thanks to morning dew factor - the only refusal which required rope. Post ridges the drive offered us some vegetation and the convoy handled and dealt with it with immense patience. Looking at the time, we decide to exit towards Qudra solar park, and on the way we had a roller coaster ride with some sides which am sure , like me all of you too thoroughly cherished ! A big thank you to @Looper - which boosted my confidence , with you having my back. @Mahmoud Taha A great job at sweep my friend you kept me well informed and more importantly kept the convoy together at the back. Also assisting with the recoveries - which gave me some time to be relaxed and chilled while you managed those @Marek_was003 - You did great for your first FB drive - am sure in coming drives you will learn more on how to control those couple of instances of fishtailing . Thanks for capturing those amazing pictures ! , @Issam Atra @Mahesh_ and @Sreenath G, - the other fewbies of the convoy- You guys without exception drove fantastically and were very impressive. Special mention to you guys , that I could keep levelling up the drive. @Gurcharan Mehta - Jeep power , I know you had a relaxed drive with your breast ! I hope you all enjoyed the drive today as much as I did. Thank you all, and I look forward to seeing you again in coming drives ! Some stats for you from our drive for convoy 1

Sorry to hear, take care my friend and wish u speedy recovery @Naim Aoun

Dear all , Thanks for your interest on joining this drive, am looking forward to this seeing you all tomorrow ! Thanks to @Simon D and @Varun Mehndiratta that we managed to extend and split the convoy so every one could be accommodated. Please find below the convoy list - Please also ensure the fuel tanks are full @Marek_was003 @Mahesh_ @Mohammad Sayawoush Azad @Issam Atra @Sreenath G @Gurcharan Mehta @Naim Aoun @Mahmoud Taha ( Convoy 1 - with Deepak)/ @Looper) @Faraz94 @Arravind @Emanuel @Stan @Ishak @Deepak Eswar @Frans M @george charbel ( Convoy 2 - with @Simon D @Varun Mehndiratta ) Have a good evening and good sleep and we all see each other tomorrow morning : Meeting time 6.30

Hi @Zeeshan Patel My suggestion - Irrespective of it, you should RSVP and add yourself to WL - The sooner you add yourself vs Others, the higher the chances of you getting confirmed, when the Convoy is extended or a confirmed member drops - Currently I dont see your RSVP on WL even - right ?

Whats HBB ? @Mahmoud Taha - C'mon ! Dont be this lazy - the keys B and D on a keyboard are just 2 keys far if you go on left ;)

Wishing u a very happy birthday @Frederic! and A year full of safe offroading- overlanding trips, Fullday, multidays too! Is the convoy on 2nd being treated for ur birthday with candies and cake?

@Feras_Sh Was it Friday Drive or Sunday drive?😂, Both @Looper and @Simon D are doing Friday and Sunday drive, am sure u got confused with this and Friday drive😂! Right?

@Sandeep Nayar U should instead hope to get more stuck during all ur NB/FB drives ! Remember : The more u get stuck the more you learn! So u were lucky one ! For eg: Am sure next time u have stucks, first thing you will go and check will be the tyre pressure - thanks to learnings frm stucks in ur previous drive:)

Perfect @frederic demolder Enjoy the ride camels to Oyrxs - As long as the system is not stopping you from hitting Going button, and being accepted , there is no restriction , If there is restriction, you will be placed in WL - So you can do more now if you want to...haha

@frederic demolder - just hit the Going button , If the system accepts you then you are good, alternatively you will be placed in WL ( and you will be taking WL 1, which gives you higher chance of getting confirmed, in case lead decided to extend the convoy size or there are lesser no. of people RSVPd).... most likely you will be able to join it, since its just 6 ppl as of now

@Frederic Fantastic drive and even more loved the idea behind the awareness on the Gaza support! 🫶 1. Silly Q - Am sure even if we dont RSVP, we can still go and hit the donate button and click on "totally agree" to help you know how close u are to aimed target! 2. To be honest, I was looking forward to this drive but Too short notice for 2 days drive, so, Is it possible you can give an indication of where you plan to set up camp on Day 1 AND Can people join for partial 1 day drive owing to other commitments on day 2, and exit end of day 1? Thanks! ( and Hopeful of able to make it for day 1🤞 - If allowed)

Congrats @Marek_was003, am sure u r lookin forward to pace😅✌️