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We rolled out just after sunrise— @Luke K P @ChrisW @Beide Worku @Alexanderrr @Jessica Lambert—heading straight toward a horizon stacked with massive, inviting dunes. The kind of morning where the sand feels alive and the air carries that quiet promise of a good session. The warm-up didn’t last long. Jess’s car suddenly refused to put out any power, a frustrating issue that forced her to bow out early. Never a fun moment, but were able to find a relatively flat way out, then waved goodbye, and the rest of us regrouped and pushed on. Once we were back in formation, the dunes opened up beautifully. We started attacking a series of bowls, each one bigger and more playful than the last. Chris had a flashing CEL at one point—one of those “just jeep things” moments—but it seemed to sort itself out enough for him to continue. Throughout the morning we kept crossing paths with an FJ Cruiser group. taking turns on the big bowls, sharing lines, and watching each other carve up the faces. The highlight of the drive was the flow. We found a stretch where multiple bowls linked together, letting us switch in and out of lines and stitch long, smooth sequences into a single continuous action. It felt like surfing the desert—effortless, fast, and deeply satisfying. Eventually, we caught a burning smell from under Beide’s car and spotted splatter of grease where it shouldn’t be. That was our cue. No point pushing a (maybe?) mechanical issue after such a solid run. We made the call to exit while spirits were still high and the cars (mostly) intact. All in all, an excellent drive—clean lines, good teamwork, and a morning full of those moments that remind you why you wake up early for this. Hopefully the footage does it justice. See you all again soon!

Ah that's no good! Drive safely and get some rest mate

Ok mate just post here before start of you can make it or not. Good luck wrapping up work

DRIVE DESCRIPTION Need a quick mid-week night drive? Happy to drive out to Tilal Sweihan? Interested in having a nice sit down tea/coffee before inflating and heading home? If you answered yes to these questions, have I got the drive for you! We will be doing a short blast (2.5 hours max) around Tilal Sweihan and Al Fayah on Tuesday night. After passing the drag race track, we will do some sidies on the big dunes at the south side of this area near the farms, then head west into Fayah. We will stop the convoy towards the end of the drive, and make some coffee and tea whilst looking at the sky and chatting (30 minute break). Don't forget your chair! MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie and above Meeting time: 20:00 (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/acrwuWu8QEPtEthj9 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 22:30 (10:30pm) P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 8 cars only. RSVP will close on Tuesday - 17:00. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once someone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month

Bad day to be a sand-dune!

Calendar is locked. Drive is ON. See you bright and early for briefing. Convoy order attached.

Ramadan Kareem! Tomorrow we take on the fun task of breaking every single ridge and leaving tyre marks on every face of every dune at al Ain 😁 Please remove your RSVP it looks like you cannot make it. I will post the convoy order tonight, and we will be radio channel 'lucky number 8' (Since it is Chinese New Year we will stick to lucky numbers) 446-181 @Aser @ChrisW @Jessica Lambert @Glenn W @Alexanderrr @Beide Worku

We had a great FB+ drive for first night of Ramadan. Minimal cross tracks, big dunes, quiet area. Really nice high ridge riding from @Suneedh Wrangler and @Nabeel Abdul Rahman on your FB+ debut! Even with the couple of refusals we had, most importantly was that all of them were safe refusals, with easy quick recoveries. Thanks @ChrisW for talking through the recoveries to make sure they were done gently. We covered 50km of terrain, looking forward to seeing you guys on the next one!

Nice topic. I under car pressure wash maybe once a month or two. Remove sand from cabin with a handheld air blower. Replace oil every 5k at agency. New OEM paper air filter after 10k. Wheel Alignment one a month. Retighten beadlocks bolts at random when I remember. Listen while driving on road and head back to agency to check out weird clunks etc. I have found no off-road garage or car shop in Abu Dhabi that can do even basic service or repair work on the Pajero or the Ranger, so go back to agency. Absolute horrific mechanic work in this side of UAE 😫😫😫😫

Sure. See you there. I got a flat tyre I need to repair. 😅 @Suneedh Wrangler

BIG TERRAIN APPETISERS

Hey Team, We've had quite a few dropouts. Now it will be a very short convoy, and a short convoy, is a fast convoy 😎😎 See you at 20:00 @Nabeel Abdul Rahman @Suneedh Wrangler @ChrisW deflated, and ready for briefing. CH8 446-181

no problem @Beide Worku, hopefully see you saturday!

@Sebastian Nohse anecdotal stories of people using the ICON pro is that it can cause damage to the inside of the tyre, when running low pressures and getting impacts from the pins. my opinion: after trying; normal wheels, method beadgrips and beadlocks.. either keep the stock wheels. or go for beadlocks. If your are considering beadlocks, drop me a message on instagram and i will you my personal recommendations as the ranger has limited options available if you dont want any rubbing issues due to unusual offset requirements etc. I initially wrote this post, but now i'm firmly in the beadlock camp.

No problem @Abdullah A.. Ramadan Kareem