[Commander]

Commander

October 26, 2014 at 4:49 pm #2162

Day&Date: Friday 31.10.2014
Drive Type: Newbie, Fewbie, Intermediate& Advance,3/4 separate convoys, depending on the number of registrations.
Meeting Point: Badayer Shops On Dubai-Hatta Highway (E44).
24.954907, 55.714137 /Degrees (DD.ddddd°) just copy and paste in Google maps.
N 24 57.294, E 55 42.848 /Degrees, Minutes (DD°MM.mmm’)GPS Users.
[map]24.9549,55.71418(Meeting&Deflating Point )[/map]

Meeting Time: 02:00 pm
Drive Start: 02:30 pm
Drive End: 06:00 pm
Drive Route: Area 53
Drive Terrain: Soft & Tricky Dunes
Duration: 4 Hours Minimum
Finishing Point: Badayer Shops

Newbie Convoy Channel 1 (462.5625 MHz):

– Matthews (lead)
– bukho001
– cooltide
– Avinash Sudheer
– Asem Ahmed (mid-support )
– Jonsi
– nowfalps
– Ayman
– John.Xterra
– Saj (Sweep)

Fewbie Convoy Channel 2 (462.5875 MHz):

– FJ 22114 Zakariya (lead)
– Omare 107
– Bahaa999
– joe.zeinoun
– Pbencini
– Steve Tribble
– traitio (Sweep)

Intermediate Convoy Channel 3 (462.6125 MHz):

– DuncanField (lead)
– mustafah
– badboy
– BuMohamed
– Mohamed Kalandar (Sweep)

Checklist:-
a) Keep your emergency contact info at vehicle dashboard.
b) Carry air compressor with you and ensure its in working condition.
c) Ensure your 4 x 4 vehicle is in perfect condition and with full fuel tank.
d) Compatible Radio is a must.
e) Carry all necessary offroad gears / recovery equipment in good condition.
f) 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

[cooltide]

cooltide

October 27, 2014 at 5:20 pm #31219

Hi – just registered for this drive – never driven on sand before so will be looking for help to get set up etc. I have competed in the past but this is totally new to me – really looking forward to it and to meeting you all.

[duncanfield]

duncanfield

October 28, 2014 at 3:57 am #31220

quote cooltide:

Hi – just registered for this drive – never driven on sand before so will be looking for help to get set up etc. I have competed in the past but this is totally new to me – really looking forward to it and to meeting you all.

Hi Neal, welcome to the club.

We look forward to you joining us for the Friday drive.

Please have a look at the rules of the trip and equipment you will need for the trip which is located at the very top of the post. You will need a walkie talkie and sand flag for the drive.

:thanks:

[cooltide]

cooltide

October 28, 2014 at 3:12 pm #31225

Thanks for the welcome. I have the equipment needed – so will look forward to Friday.

[Commander]

Commander

October 29, 2014 at 4:36 am #31229

🙂

[Tommy]

Tommy

October 29, 2014 at 5:50 pm #31232

First drive of the season for me. It’s been a long break…too long… :-\ :-s

[duncanfield]

duncanfield

October 30, 2014 at 4:19 am #31233

quote traitio:

First drive of the season for me. It’s been a long break…too long… :-\ :-s

Welcome back Tommy. We will make it nice and challenging for you :ymdevil:

[Tommy]

Tommy

October 30, 2014 at 3:12 pm #31239

quote DuncanField:

quote traitio:

First drive of the season for me. It’s been a long break…too long… :-\ :-s

Welcome back Tommy. We will make it nice and challenging for you :ymdevil:

Thanks Duncan. Sounds exciting… :-ss :-ss

[anonymous]

anonymous

October 30, 2014 at 7:34 pm #31240

Atleast another week before i can get my hands on a car 🙁

[300cent]

300cent

October 31, 2014 at 7:27 am #31241

Back to Rock :yesss: :drive: :drive: B-)

[D Ranger]

D Ranger

October 31, 2014 at 7:31 am #31242

quote Vijay:

Atleast another week before i can get my hands on a car 🙁

Vijay, You can company me if you can.

[steve-tribble]

steve-tribble

October 31, 2014 at 8:48 am #31243

Have to back out of this one. Shame, Shibu just finished going completely through my jeep to prepare for season.

[Omar]

Omar

October 31, 2014 at 5:01 pm #31246

Thanks for the fun drive today to all the marshals! First time in 5 years I have seen hail in the UAE, quite an experience, especially with no roof!

[anonymous]

anonymous

October 31, 2014 at 5:05 pm #31247

It was a rainy drive in the desert which brings it own charm to the environment in this part of the world 🙂 .

I was assigned as the sweep in Mathew’s Newbie convoy and was supported by Asem. Omar was the second lead followed by Neal, Avinash, Asem, Manolo, Mustafa and myself.

Sanjay kept it simple yet challenging for the newbies and we had the customary stucks and pop-out. We were then forced to take a long break due to the heavy downpour and were content to just sit in the car and enjoy the view and the pitter-patter on the windshield and the windows =p~ . Following this, Sanjay decided to play it safe and cut down on the slides to avoid any accidents due to the hard sand surface.

All in all it was a good drive as we got to experience the sand in the heat as well as the rain and we all made it out safely to Tawi.

Everybody drove well. Omar did a good job at second lead and so did Mustafa as the second last convoy member :ymapplause: . Manolo, Avinash and Neal kept up the pace with the rest of the convoy and learned some new things today :-BD .

Thank you Sanjay for the lead and Asem for the sweep duties :thanks: .

It will be nice to hear the feedback of the rest of the members as well as from the other convoys.

[anonymous]

anonymous

October 31, 2014 at 5:09 pm #31248

quote bukho001:

Thanks for the fun drive today to all the marshals! First time in 5 years I have seen hail in the UAE, quite an experience, especially with no roof!

It really was raining cats and dogs. I thought you came over to my car to have some chit-chat while it rained but now I remember that you were driving topless 😉 …….. 😀

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