Mike M.

21 minutes ago, Jaro Tuzinsky said:

Pls check the Dragon Market.

guys, a few suggestions would be to look into the following brands as they are good and not very expensive. Can be found on amazon as well. I am listing the good quality ones from least expensive to most expensive

• Nilight that comes with 2 years warranty and decent lights with good water proofing
• Hella Black Magic
• Rigid and Black Oak - There are some good ones for less than 1K AED as of now on Amazon.

Hope this helps guys. 

15 minutes ago, FERNANDO SYRIO said:

@Frederic, which place you’d recommend to clean the car after a desert drive?

The Car Wash 🤣

1 hour ago, Frederic said:

@Kailas@Natalia Koryakovtseva@essam ibrahim@Mehek Merchant@Maheshwar C.S.@Benjamin williams@GeorgeFJ@Premjit Vappala@FERNANDO SYRIO@george charbel@Emanuel@Richard Franks@Mike M.

Good morning All !

I am really looking forward to this drive, and to explore the natural beauty of this area. This will not be a typical dune bashing drive, but more of a scenic easy-going drive with some technical dunes. If you fancy taking some photos, please do bring your camera along.

We will be using Channel 2 - 446.031 Mhz, please make sure to bring along your radio, flag, shovel, and your compressor.

Important point: When you arrive at the meeting point, please park the car in front of the small shops (area marked in yellow below) as we will see many camels on their way to the race track in the morning and we should not block their path. You will find me there from around 6.40AM (look for a silver Patrol Safari).

 

See you tomorrow !

 

@Ahmed Wagdyif you are up for it i can still put you in, let me know.

Only the camera to bring along? So bbq stays at home ?

see you tomorrow  

@Gaurav Hi, been trying to book for this drive since 7:00 but all I get is this page 

4 minutes ago, JeromeFJ said:

@Mike M., you are next in line for the wait list. I can add you if you are still interested. Please confirm

Thanks for consideration @JeromeFJ but I am opting out from driving this week as I sprained my hand yesterday night. Would love to drive with you soon though as it has been a while! Thanks again 

Hi @Chaitanya D, unfortunately gonna withdraw from the drive as I sprained my hand yesterday night and wouldn’t wanna risk it to make it worse. Was looking forward for the night drive. Until the next one…

Congrats @Krishna R! 

41 minutes ago, Krishna R said:

What a Drive!

Thank you @Varun Mehndiratta for organizing and executing the drive to perfection. It was a lovely day and the extended convoy drove brilliantly.

I couldn't be in the inner peace drive and not experience it myself, so I crested in the most basic of manoeuvres and it was a great feeling, however, @Varun Mehndiratta and @Mike M.got jealous and got me out before I could attain nirvana.  

 

 @Glenn W There is no competition man. Your stuck won first place hands down. The recovery deserves an award on it own   Your Montero isn't just here for the looks. It also has the cojones to tame the desert.

 

The position swaps were new for me but it was great to experience the drive from different parts in the convoy. We picked up pace during the end of the drive which was pumping and ended the drive on a great note. 

 

Special shoutouts to @Mike M. @Tharun Kumar V for supporting us and bringing us out in one piece  

 

Until next week boys!

Great driving with you @Krishna R! Next time we will wait until you hit Nirvana  

until the next one! 

35 minutes ago, Ishak said:

@Varun Mehndiratta, thank you so much for leading the trip and bringing us to experience the terrain in a different way.

Thanks to everyone for the teamwork.

Thanks to the SL@Zubair.

@Mike M., Thanks for the advices, I was very relieved after knowing that I was driving in front of CF.

@Krishna R, your advice on crisscrossing, it works 👍

@Tharun Kumar V, thank you for kissing my car

Thank you for the kind words. Glad to see how far u’ve come @Ishak! Always a pleasure Pajero partner! 

2 hours ago, Varun Mehndiratta said:

Dear Sand Sailors

Thanks for joining in for the drive today. Very nice weather, some nice long range dunes and an awesomely capable convoy - made it for a perfect day out on sand. Ofcourse the stylish black and peaceful white was the theme of the day 😂, phew keeping track of order was a bit of task despite repeated reminders from @Abdul Basit Khan that his is Blue 😀🙏

Overall we travelled around 65Km in less than 3 hours of moving time at a rocking speed of around 23Kmph. Usual Murquab drive ends at Lisali, good ones at Love Lake, we crossed it all to reach Solar Park with 5 min to spare. 🏎️🏎️💨💨💨Really an awesome outcome for a FB drive and a testament of the skill set of the convoy. 

Each one of you did really well, apart from some minor refusal (expected in a long convoy), all of you maintained a very good pace.  However, in line with the theme of our drive, we had three stars that shone brighter than rest in their pursuit for inner peace. 😀

In 3rd position we have - @Pranjal Varsani1 Beautiful crest perfectly parallel to the ridge. Honestly in your rpm there was no inner peace 😀 still being the first to be crested and the perfect alignment to ridge gets you the 3rd position. 

2nd position ofcourse goes to @Krishna R through a perfect drive, a momentary lapse and we found RED Xterra crested on the ridge - again a nice parralel position to ridge and very calm shoveling and self recovery to secure 2nd position. 
 

Undoubtedly the champion of champions for day is  @Glenn W that Montero in Yoga pose looked amazingly 🔥🔥🔥  Perfect self recovery through that crest.  Very well done, was a super soft spot and you managed it very well. @Zubair  - Glenn’s crest on same spot with special yoga pose managed to beat yours hands down. 😀😀 In general brilliant work by you and @Ishak as SL. 

In addition, we have some one who managed to offer some Peace time to whole convoy. So a special award goes to @Mark B for that cutest of pop out- was almost fixed the moment we brought the car to flat and was more of a PIP out but ensured we had all our tools out today. 😀😀
 

Again thanks all for joining in and very well done throughout. @Mike M. and @Tharun Kumar V thanks for your support as CF and sweep. 

@Yaseen87 @Juzer Gandhi @Gary F  

Thank you @Varun Mehndiratta for a pleasurable drive! Looking forward to driving with you again. Thanks for  trusting me with the CF and sweep positions. 

3 hours ago, Varun Mehndiratta said:

Dear Sailors hope you are having a nice week. Since we have 7 on WL and most ppl have this as their only drive this weekend, we are reviewing the plans to try and accommodate most  - extend the convoy size or split into two convoys.
 

Request you to please confirm your plan to join the drive - to enable us finalize the plans accordingly. Kindly let us know by EOD today (update the rsvp) to enable us plan accordingly. 
 

@Tharun Kumar V @Mike M. @Ishak @Pranjal Varsani1 @Mark B @Krishna R @Rajat Verma @Glenn W @Gary F @Zubair @Juzer Gandhi @Yaseen87 @Abdul Basit Khan @Rashid Alseeni @Daniel Rodas @Sayed Bilal @Andrei S

@Varun Mehndiratta confirmed 

33 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

Hopefully good...! lol

Loool… heard his Pajero is the king of the hill when it comes to LWB Pajero performance in @Carnity…. Was I misinformed ??! 🫣

Hi @Gaurav thanks for sharing. How would you further secure a tow rope? I know this comes across as a basic/naive question for the more seasoned drivers especially for crew/leads/support team members but you never know when a sip from the fountain of knowledge might come handy in critical situations. 

13 hours ago, Jona said:

I won't be able to join the drive on Saturday due to an unexpected commitment, I've removed my RSVP 😢 Enjoy the drive! This is going to be an exciting one

Hi @GauravSoni I removed myself from the drive as I will not be able to make it. Was looking forward to meeting you and driving with you for the first time. Heard a lot about your Pajero. Hopefully I’ll get another chance soon. Enjoy! 

Hi @Carnity,

I am contemplating on custom building external Molle panels for my pajero. Does anyone know if there are any legal restrictions or RTA constraints on this ?

I am adding some photos here on what are external Molle panels as they are not that popular in the UAE. 

Any advice on the legality of this is much appreciated! 

Hi @Varun Mehndiratta. Thanks for setting up this drive. Unfortunately something came up for Sunday which will cause a change of plan for me and as such I will not be able to be part of the drive.
Apologies for this and hoping that this would give enough time for the wait listed members to join in. I will drop out from the drive to make room for others. Wishing everyone an enjoyable drive. 

Thanks doc @M.Seidam! When a Pajero is the last 1-2 cars in the convoy and you didn’t hear anything, it can only mean a good thing

Thanks for great drives. Have driven twice at night with Carnity and both of them with you. Always a pleasure to be on your drives! Albeit I am having to cancel meetings to join your Friday hybrid drive (light and night), but nothing comes without a cost in life, right?

What a drive @Ale Vallecchi!!! Every element used in off-roading was tested today:

1- Driving Skills

2- Car Capabilities 

3- Human and Machine Stamina.

Personally this drive was a “Eureka” moment for me. I FINALLY start to get what you told me first time I met you in one of my earlier Newbie drives :    
 ”Flow like Water”. 

Thank you for this and thanks for a fantastic drive!

Kudos to the strong convoy as well! Until we meet again on the sand!

The calendar is not showing. I don’t know if this is happening only to me?

Just now, Mike M. said:

The calendar is not showing. I don’t know if this is happening only to me?

Nice!

Once I’m back home. I’ll prep turns for you so that they can give it to you. So tomorrow onwards any day/time. Please share your number to give you my address 

What’s ur number? Only maid is at home now she wouldn’t know where they are. 

Anytime brother. Can you pass by Dubai Hills? Even if I’m not home I’ll let someone give them to you. 

Yes. Want them ?

First time on a 20-strong convoy. As always, my kind of drives @Frederic. Thanks for this! Looking forward to it! 

1 hour ago, Ishak said:

Thank you @Frederic.

I drive Pajero 2022. I never drive on the desert, my experience is only being a passenger in @Dodi Syahdar Raptor 😂 for couple of times.

I have tow points. I am ready to get stuck.

Don’t underestimate what a Pajero can do. You just need to get in sync with it. Carnity will help you on doing just that