03 November 2012 – Saturday Morning Dare to Follow

After meeting at the Epco petrol station near the Al Madam roundabout we set off to the starting point some 5km away. After deciding that it would be a case of self recovery (and a bit of self discovery thrown into the mix), the channel was going to be 4 and that there was no driving order we started the drive at 8:29 according to my GPS. Confidence sank to its lowest point ever after I got stuck in the first 5 minutes of the drive and self recovery was not going to get me anywhere. Fortunately Abdula was there to give me a quick pull. Changing tire pressure helped me big time and slowly my confidence was getting back on track. The terrain was quite diverse with a couple of big climbs, treacherous deep sand and a nice technical bit with short dunes and lots of bowls. The group drove like experts which let Ronbinson to ask “so tell me, what is the difference between the drive we just did and an advanced drive?”. Moments of great interest.. Robinsons bumper that came off, Thanseers protection plate on the bottom of his Pajero that needed some tie raps and some baby camels. Already looking forward to the next drive. Thanks Thanseer for organising yet another great drive!

Indeed it was a great morning drive, had good fun :-BD 🙂 Thanks Thanseer for organizing this treat to we early birds!!! :thanks:

Nice report Tyn….. :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: a serpia style report without spices 😐 😐 😐

Thanseer, Rob, Ricardo, Tyn, Aemi and myself were the convoy as per the original plan to meet at Al Madam. But we had a pleasant surprise of Chairman , Abdullah and Yousef joining the convoy making it perfect for the adventure :-BD

As expected, SIR did a great job at lead supported by Ahmed Bhai as second lead and untiring Abdullah & Yousef at sweep. I really enjoyed the drive since it is very relaxing to drive somewhere at the middle of the convoy, “empty box” effect…….. 😉 Since all participants were too good in this business, no convoy position was assigned and were free to drive in any position in the convoy. Drive route was more or less a revision of the previous morning drive with a little more “bowl games”. Personally, I missed the “speed boat” part on short dunes with tricky ridges …. 😀

Great drive by everyone with good handling of their machines at the tricky stretches :ymapplause:

The final phase of bowl games at Super Bowl and Iftar Bowl would have been very nice if the sand was not ploughed so badly as it was 😮 It indicates the high exploitation of our limited offroad, marking the arrival of peak season :-ss It was entirely different, couple of weeks back. I believe there was not even a single bowl or slope, which were not spoiled by buggies giving the look and feel for a farm land ploughed for sowing 🙁 Even driving on flat surfaces were so shaky, made me feel that I was driving a tractor 😕

DO being responsible offroaders, spent some time to clear the garbage from one of such spoiled bowls.. Appreciates Robinson, Tyn and Thanseer for their social responsibility commitment ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^

Very good team, nice drive, good climate, good company…. look forward to repeat it many more in future 🙂 :drive:

Drive Details:-
Date: Nov 3, 2012 8:02 am
Distance: 62.7 kilometers
Elapsed Time: 2:14:03
Max Speed: 124.7 km/h
Min Altitude: 174 m
Max Altitude: 261 m

Start Location:
Latitude: 24º 54′ 58″ N
Longitude: 55º 46′ 18″ E
Finish Location:
Latitude: 24º 57′ 18″ N
Longitude: 55º 42′ 51″ E

View Map:- http://goo.gl/maps/ZqJy4

Where’s SIR’s report?

Thanks for the detailed report SIR, you truly deserve to be the KING of desert :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:
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