All-level Friday Drive April 14th
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Day and date: Friday April 14th
Drive Type: All-level drive with multiple convoys
Meeting Point: Al Faqaa West (under the tree)
Google maps users (just copy and paste in Google maps): 24.716694, 55.620528 or https://goo.gl/maps/fWH5oKDThzN2
GPS users: 24°43’00.1″N 55°37’13.9″E
Meeting Time: 1430
Drive Start: 1500
Drive End: Sunset
Duration: ~3 hours
Drive Route: From our meeting point we will head West and exit at one of the many spots along the truck road
Drive Terrain: Small to medium dunes, soft sand, more dunes, and more soft sand!Let’s go look for the Easter Bunny running around in the desert this Friday. Charge your radios, fill your petrol, and I look forward to see you on the sand!
Matt
DO MARSHALS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DENY PARTICIPATION OF ANY ILL-EQUIPPED OR UNSUITABLE VEHICLE!
-PLEASE BE THERE ON TIME! MEETING POINT IS AT LEAST 1 HR AWAY FROM DUBAI, SO PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY
-A FULL TANK OF FUEL IS A MUST!
-IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU CARRY A COMPATIBLE RADIO TUNED TO DO FREQUENCIES FOUND HERE (RADIO FREQUENCIES) PLEASE READ YOUR OWNERS MANUAL AND GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF THE DEVICE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HOW TO MANUALLY INPUT A FREQUENCY!! ANYONE WITHOUT A PROPERLY CONFIGURED RADIO, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE, FOR SAFETY REASONS!Checklist:
a) Keep your emergency contact info at vehicle dashboard.
b) Carry air compressor with you and ensure it’s in working condition.
c) Ensure your 4×4 vehicle is in perfect condition and with enough fuel.
d) Compatible Radio is a must.
e) Carry all necessary off-road gear / recovery equipment in good working condition.
f) Carry enough water / refreshments / re-hydration drinks for self & co-passenger(s).
Hello Matt,
What are the frequencies in used for this drive? so i can preset in advance my walkie talkie. The link (in red) above is pointing to nowhere.
Thanks,
DPHAN
Hi, Phan,
Check out this link. It has the frequencies we use.
http://www.dubaioffroadlive.local/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1454
See you tomorrow
Hi Guys,
which petrol pump is the nearest to the meet up location or how many KM before the location?
Joe thank you for another fantastic drive. this was the best so far, lot of slide sloping in soft sand. Appreciate your tips and encouragement, Thank to Asim as well.
Simon thx for the drive today. Was a nice trip.
another fantastic drive with the fewbie convoy today… u guys did an excellent job! keep it up and stay safe… see u all next time.
PS: thank u all for maintaining convoy discipline, and a big thanks to @asim for support
Thanks Simon and Matt for the drive today. Was a nice drive with very few stops.
Thank you Joe and Asim for leading a excellent drive. Some fantastic driving with great tips on how to drive safe and to overcome. Cant wait until next week
Another really great day out in the sand, lots of big dunes and crests! Thank you Joe and Asim for everything, much appreciated!
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Another great day with the int/adv convoy. Thanks to Martin for a fast exciting lead. All drivers did a great job keeping with the pace but staying safe at the same time. We lost the drone at one point early in the drive luckily didn’t take too long to locate and recover it. Also there was a minor suspension repair that needed to be carried out and it was really good to see first hand how much all members were wanting to help and also that the resources and skills needed for such a repair were available. The repair didn’t take much time and we were back to driving the beautiful dunes of Al Faqaa. Looking forward to the next one.
That was a great experience for newbie and first time like us. Thanks a lot for your advises and guidances. For sur we will come back to next newbie trip.
Phan. (Pajero white)
Asim/Jo thanks for the help with the pop out. Jo great leading as always, always a pleasure to join you on your drives!
Cheers all
Jason
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