SATURDAY MORNING INTERMEDIATE DRIVE [22 DEC 12]

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  • December 16, 2012 at 11:27 am #1525

    Saturday Morning Intermediate Drive – Al Lisaili to Al Faqqa :drive:

    Day and date : Saturday, 22nd December 2012
    Drive Route : Al Lisaili to Al Faqqa
    Drive Type : Intermediate++
    Meeting Point : N24.855754, E55.360628 or N24 51.345 E55 21.638 (http://goo.gl/maps/dES7B)
    Meeting Time : 7:50 am
    Drive Start: 8.00 am
    Drive Terrain: Soft sand patches, tricky bowls, sharp ridges and high dunes ;;)

    Checklist:-
    a) Ensure your 4 x 4 vehicle is in perfect condition and with enough fuel.
    b) Compatible Radio is a must.
    c) Carry all necessary offroad gears, in good condition.
    d) Carry enough water / refreshments / re-hydration drinks for self & co-passenger(s).

    Please read the following and register for the drive:-
    Equipments that one needs to carry for offroading
    Rules Of The Trip
    Dubai Offroaders – Disclaimer
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    Instead of a long convoy, we will explore the area in 3 small convoys ;;)
    The lead of each convoy shall change at specific waypoints. All convoy members to try their hand at lead :-BD. Therefore have with you a good GPS with the waypoints (uploaded at the first post of this drive) stored in it.

    Drive Format:-
    1) Considering the terrain and long route, the drive should start sharp at 8am. No waiting [-X
    2) Convoys shall depart at a gap of 5 to 10 minutes and the respective lead shall take appropriate route, depending on his convoy to the next way point.
    3) All convoys to regroup for a short break at WP14 (N24.620542, E55.493517 or N24 37.233 E55 29.611) and continue the drive in same convoys.

    Drive Safe, Have Good Fun :-BD :-BD :-BD ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚

    Convoy 1:-
    Amjed
    Rahul
    Ricardo
    Tyn

    Convoy 2:-
    Ashok
    Ganesh
    Fida
    Aeimi

    Convoy 3:-
    Kumar
    Musbah
    Krishnan

    December 16, 2012 at 2:53 pm #20810

    I love Al Faqqa, looking forward to this drive!

    December 16, 2012 at 6:06 pm #20816
    quote Ricardo:

    I love Al Faqqa, looking forward to this drive!

    :yesss: :-BD Nice to see you Ricardo after a long break ๐Ÿ™‚

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 am #20819

    Will be good to see y’all again!

    December 17, 2012 at 4:52 am #20820
    quote Tyn:

    Will be good to see y’all again!

    Welcome back Tyn.. :-BD

    December 18, 2012 at 8:44 am #20854

    Just to have the feel of the Christmas season……I request all the participants to wear Red Tshirts….plsssssss

    December 18, 2012 at 10:55 am #20859
    quote Tyn:

    Will be good to see y’all again!

    Welcome back Tyn ๐Ÿ™‚

    December 18, 2012 at 10:56 am #20860
    quote Ganesh:

    Just to have the feel of the Christmas season……I request all the participants to wear Red Tshirts….plsssssss

    Somebody was commenting earlier that I am always in red.. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ and u want me to prove it once again? ๐Ÿ˜‰

    December 18, 2012 at 11:04 am #20862
    quote GKumar:

    quote Ganesh:

    Just to have the feel of the Christmas season……I request all the participants to wear Red Tshirts….plsssssss

    Somebody was commenting earlier that I am always in red.. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ and u want me to prove it once again? ๐Ÿ˜‰

    No issues Tiger….if the person who commented about you, is in this drive he will also have to wear red.. ๐Ÿ˜€

    December 18, 2012 at 11:05 am #20863

    Waypoint Co-ordinates and drive plan is uploaded at the very first post :-BD

    a) Waypoint Co-ordinates formats – decimal degree & hddd mm.mmm.

    b) Track and Coordinates are in following formats:-
    1) KMZ – Google Earth
    2) GPX – Can be converted to other formats- or used with an I-phone
    3) GDB – For Mapsoure and Garmin GPS users
    4) Google Map hyperlink for coordinates and track in Google Map.

    December 18, 2012 at 11:16 am #20865
    quote GKumar:

    Waypoint Co-ordinates and drive plan is uploaded at the very first post :-BD

    a) Waypoint Co-ordinates formats – decimal degree & hddd mm.mmm.

    b) Track and Coordinates are in following formats:-
    1) KMZ – Google Earth
    2) GPX – Can be converted to other formats- or used with an I-phone
    3) GDB – For Mapsoure and Garmin GPS users
    4) Google Map hyperlink for coordinates and track in Google Map.

    :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :-BD

    December 18, 2012 at 1:51 pm #20869
    quote Ganesh:

    Just to have the feel of the Christmas season……I request all the participants to wear Red Tshirts….plsssssss

    sorry Dada dont have red tshirt and i dont wear red color, wud be in my usual black or for a change some other color!

    December 18, 2012 at 2:12 pm #20870

    What about Christmas gifts? Who is getting it? :o) :o) :o)

    December 19, 2012 at 6:31 am #20877
    quote GKumar:

    What about Christmas gifts? Who is getting it? :o) :o) :o)

    The lead marshal will have to gift his followers ๐Ÿ˜€

    December 19, 2012 at 6:37 am #20880
    quote Ganesh:

    quote GKumar:

    What about Christmas gifts? Who is getting it? :o) :o) :o)

    The lead marshal will have to gift his followers ๐Ÿ˜€

    8-| 8-| 8-| Then i need to think about a different drive format ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜€

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