Friday afternoon drive 20th November 2015

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  • Marshal.alnaqbi
    November 15, 2015 at 6:01 am #2455

    Day and date: Friday PM, 20th September 15
    Drive Type: newbie, fewbie, intermediate 2/3 separate Convoys depending in total number of registrations and Marshals availability.
    Meeting Point: old Adnoc petrol station in al shuwaib 
    Google maps users (just copy and paste in Google maps): 24.741957 55.801283

    Meeting Time: 13:30
    Drive Start: 14:00
    Drive End: 17:00
    Duration: 2-3 hours
    Drive Route: Al shuwaib area
    Drive Terrain: Small, medium and high technical dunes.

    Checklist:-
    a) Ensure your 4 x 4 vehicle is in perfect condition and with enough fuel.
    b) Carry an auto air compressor with you and ensure it’s in working condition.
    b) Compatible Radio is mandatory
    c) Carry all necessary offroad gears, in good condition.
    d) Carry enough water / refreshments / re-hydration drinks for self & co-passenger(s).
    e) Please ensure that your vehicle’s Fuel Tank is full
    f)Make sure that your spare tyre is in workable condition.
    g) your vehicle must have front and rear tow points.

    Please read the following and register for the drive:-
    Equipments that one needs to carry for offroading
    Rules Of The Trip
    Dubai Offroaders – Disclaimer

    Note : Members who do not have the minimum Equipments require in there level + the above checklists will not be allowed to participate for their own safety and the safety of others

    Adi
    November 15, 2015 at 6:30 am #34189

    :yesss: :yesss: im back n ready for :drive: :drive: :drive:

    Marshal.alnaqbi
    November 17, 2015 at 1:28 pm #34216

    Welcome back adi c you on Friday for some fun on sand

    panther
    November 17, 2015 at 3:06 pm #34217

    I AM IN :drive:

    Kawas
    November 18, 2015 at 6:32 am #34225

    Nice!!
    I wish i can make it, but is it possible to come without lights ” the extra one i mean not the car original light”?!!

    duncanfield
    November 18, 2015 at 8:00 am #34232
    quote Kawas:

    Nice!!
    I wish i can make it, but is it possible to come without lights ” the extra one i mean not the car original light”?!!

    This is a day drive! Maybe you posted on the wrong post 😀

    Xclub
    November 18, 2015 at 12:57 pm #34233

    How about a last minute Saturday Intermediate drive?!?! :drive:

    mustuz
    November 18, 2015 at 5:03 pm #34235

    I would also be in for a saturday drive :yesss: no chance for this friday neither.
    Regards,
    Mustafa

    duncanfield
    November 19, 2015 at 4:00 am #34236
    quote John.Xterra:

    How about a last minute Saturday Intermediate drive?!?! :drive:

    If I get my car back Saturday morning then I will post last minute drive so check back. Can’t promise though as its up Jeep.

    Zee
    November 19, 2015 at 5:52 am #34237

    ooooo yes please Saturday morning would be amazing too – i’m feeling brave this weekend Duncan 😉

    Xclub
    November 19, 2015 at 6:31 am #34238
    quote DuncanField:

    quote John.Xterra:

    How about a last minute Saturday Intermediate drive?!?! :drive:

    If I get my car back Saturday morning then I will post last minute drive so check back. Can’t promise though as its up Jeep.

    Sounds great! Will keep an eye out on the forum then! 8-|

    Matteo
    November 20, 2015 at 3:46 pm #34242

    Today was a great day for DO. Our meeting time was 1330 but we didn’t get kicked off until a little after 1400 as we had many, many new faces and it took a bit of time to separate everyone into their respective convoys. It is great to see so many new folks joining DO for their first experiences in the dunes. Al Shuwaib was quite a hike to get there and probably the first time for most of us in that area. It was worth it though as the dune proved to be very enticing with varied types of small technical dunes and large open ones. Also, we were able to lay the first tracks most of the way.

    The fewbee convoy was led by Abdalla with Joe and Sasha sweeping. The desert was quite hot for the first half of the trip as the sun was beaming down from above. This created soft sand in many areas and ensured that we had our appropriate numbers of stucks and second attempts. Aside from this we had no major issues: no pop-outs, no mechanical problems, etc. We just had a lot of sand flying around and big grinning smiles from ear to ear for everyone. Abdalla did a great job of escorting us all over the desert from Al Shuwaib to our exit of Al Faqaa clocking in 35 KM in just under 3 hours. We had about 10-12 cars in total in our convoy and by the time we exited to inflate our tires the whole crew was exhilarated from great trips up and down the dunes all afternoon.

    A huge thanks to our marshals for yet another great DO dune bashing afternoon!! :thanks: :thanks:

    See you all on the sands soon!!

    Fon Genrih
    November 20, 2015 at 6:01 pm #34243

    Guys it was good offroad day) respect to marshals, Denis did good job. :drive:

    Marshal.alnaqbi
    November 20, 2015 at 6:19 pm #34244

    Great trip report matt
    We are glad that all had a wonderful day out
    Hop to see all again for some fun on sand

    Shamel Marshan
    November 22, 2015 at 2:26 pm #34249

    Thanks every one.
    After all, we had good time and enjoyed it a lot.
    Special thanks to marshals.

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