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Andrew John Melvill

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    Carnity Off-Road Club Drive Description Starting in the classic Al Lisaili dunes we will work our way towards the technical area we explored with JP on the 25th, then ending the drive with a run through the ridges of the Secret Garden. 🚙 Drive Details Level 🚙 Fewbie and above Meeting Time 07:00 AM Meeting Point 📍 OPEN IN GOOGLE MAPS Coordinates: 24°54'33.3"N 55°31'41.8"E Type of Car Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8–10 inches of ground clearance. What to Bring Loads of water, snacks for yourself, smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate Finish Time 10:30 AM approx. 🚗 Limited Spots Available Maximum 10 Cars This drive is limited to 10 cars only. If the RSVP is full, add your name to the waitlist. Once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to prepare a convoy list. ⚠️ Important RSVP Rules Members without an RSVP will not be allowed to join. Late arrivals will not be allowed to join. If you cannot attend, please cancel your RSVP as early as possible. Repeated no-shows after confirming attendance may result in a one-month suspension from club drives.
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    Agree with all the comments above! Well Done @J-P L it was a real pleasure to be part of your 1st partial lead. You did really well, especially with the pacing of the drive to the level of the members joining. We started in the extended secret garden area, discovering a good mix of technical dunes, very soft patches and some flowing ridges, a very good hour spent in an area that is not driven much. We then proceeded to the secret garden proper and had a blast hunting down ridge after ridge, while trying to keep up with the Jack Russel of the car world. Everyone drove extremely well making it a true flowing drive. Big thanks to @Mahesh_, @Andrei S and @Zsolt for providing exceptional support.
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    Hi @J-P L, @Sergio del Rio, @Praveen - Raptor Runner, @Mahesh_, @MarkH, @Yerem Davtyan, @Enrico - Mountain, @Shary, @Andrei S, @khurramm, @JC_E and @Zsolt Hope you are all ready for a great drive in the morning, showing our support for J-P-L on his 1st partial lead drive! See you all fully deflated and ready for the briefing at 07h00. We will be using channel 8 on the radios.
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    Afternoon All If you need to alter your rsvp please make any changes by tonight. We will be posting the convoy order in the morning. If anyone else is keen to join, there are still a few places free. Looking forward to seeing all of you on Sunday! Thanks Andrew and JP
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    Learning to turn down early is one of the most important skills to learn, once this in ingrained then the higher-level skills can be built from this base.
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    Best news of the week @Infaz, really looking forward to having you on support soon.
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    @Ahmed Wagdy good to see that you are keen, but please do not rsvp on the manage tab. The event will go live at the normal 7pm time today.
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    Carnity Off-Road Club Drive Description Qudra explore and ridge riding fun. This drive will be with emerging lead J-P-L, lets all give him a great start to his lead journey! We will start in an area of Qudra that is not driven in much to see what it is all about, then after the mid-drive break we will head into the Secret Garden area to find some fun ridges the ride until we exit. 🚙 Drive Details Level 🚙 Fewbie and above Meeting Time 07:00 AM Meeting Point 📍 OPEN IN GOOGLE MAPS Coordinates: 24.795579, 55.374191 Type of Car Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8–10 inches of ground clearance. What to Bring Loads of water, snacks for yourself, smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate Finish Time 10:30 AM approx. 🚗 Limited Spots Available Maximum 10 Cars This drive is limited to 10 cars only. If the RSVP is full, add your name to the waitlist. Once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to prepare a convoy list. ⚠️ Important RSVP Rules Members without an RSVP will not be allowed to join. Late arrivals will not be allowed to join. If you cannot attend, please cancel your RSVP as early as possible. Repeated no-shows after confirming attendance may result in a one-month suspension from club drives.
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    @Vanessa8580 my car decided it liked Paul more than me, through a check engine light. Needs to stay over at the car spa. Will remove myself from the rsvp.
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    Congrats @herman, welcome to the team! You are a great addition
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    Congratulations @Sergio del Rio, enjoy the new learnings that come with Fewbie Level
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    Congratulations @saumik1989 I am certain that you will love the new challenges and learnings that FB+ brings. See you in the sand soon.
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    Congratulations @Zsolt you are a great addition to the team! Well done
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    Fantastic news @Enrico - Mountain very well deserved, your passion for the dunes is obvious. Enjoy the new challenges and pace of FB+
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    Well done @Hartzel deserved promotion, enjoy the next level of learnings, challenges and pace!
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    Stunning video @Infaz really captured what the drive was like
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    Congratulations @Amr mostafa deserved promotion. Enjoy the new learnings, challenges and pace.
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    Great news @Jerome time to release your beast a bit more!
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    What a fantastic morning, just what I needed! Ridge after ridge after ridge all joined together by some sick lines. Was fun to meet up with Fred's newbie convoy, even got to give them a ridge cresting recovery masterclass! Thanks to @_luke_ as lead, @Diego for his kinetic rope and everyone who joined!
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    @J-P L totaly deserved, you have become an absolute stalwart of the club, driving more than anyone. Your skills and calm nature has been the backbone of so many drives. Really looking forward to many drives under your lead.
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    @Frans M very well deserved promotion. Your calmness and skills in the dunes will really shine through on your leads. Cannot wait to drive with you soon.
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    @Rasna has been great to watch you progress from regular passenger to a dedicated driver!
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    Getting the Friday afternoon off road distraction fever, can't wait for the drive on Sunday! My work is suffering as I start to focus on the weekend!
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    Love the pics, thanks
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    Thanks all for joining today and for being on time. The drive lived up to the reputation of GoTech drives of the past. With many refusals and stucks, all met with teamwork and smiles. Part one was tough with lots of close unstructued dunes and many tight bowls. After around 90 min we stopped for a very necessary break at crescent moon lake. Was good to catch up with everyone and partake of the snack Luke brought along. Part 2 was the highlight for me with clean white sand and once we were through the 1st very tight section it opened up for some lovely ridge runs allowing the drive to flow. At 09h30 we turned towards the track to be treated to a large herd of Oryx, before we headed towards the exit. A special note to @Raptor Runner - Praveen who was on his 1st FB drive, great handling of your truck! The entire convoy drove very well handled the technical terrain very well. Lastly could not have done it without the amazing support from @_luke_, @Vanessa8580, @Looper and @J-P L Till next time
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