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sorry guys cannot make it today
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! :ymparty: :ymparty:
:ymparty: :ymparty: :ymparty: :ymparty: Congrats Rakesh!! truly well deserved :-BD I also think your co-driver needs a nod as well 😀
See you on Friday 😀
What a great afternoon drive this was :-BD :-BD
We started off by meeting up at Tawi for some chit chat and greeting some of our new friends who were on their first drive with DO.
Thanseer then led us to our deflation point where all the drivers gathered in their respective convoys. I was in Thanseer’s convoy which was second lead by Rakesh in his beautiful new beast, followed by Mehul, Adel, Leo, Dennis, Avinash and myself sweeping in the back.
After some explanation about deflation with our newbees, we then proceeded out towards the dune. It started out pretty mellow with Thanseer selecting a nice smooth path in order to allow for everyone to get into the groove of things.
I have to say we had a great group of people with everyone doing really wonderful, even when the pace picked up and we started tackling some slightly more challenging terrain.
We eventually arrived at Pink Rock where we met up with Ahmad’s convoy. Had a small break and then proceeded up the hill onto the other side and towards Big Red.
Once at Big Red, Thanseer lead the convoy to the “back side” of Big Red where everyone’s driving skills were put to the test and once again, the newbees performed admirably. Had a small incident with a car getting stuck at the bottom of a bowl but nothing that couldn’t be overcome thanks to Thanseer’s characteristic calm demeanor and experience.
We ended the drive by the side of the road opposite the Badayer shops, where we said our goodbyes and parted ways.
I attribute this wonderful drive to the great lead of Thanseer who made sure we all got back safely, Rakesh’s amazing second lead, which many people tend to forget is the position that actually sets the pace and is the one the convoy follows. I believe also the smooth communication within the team was a contributing factor and last but not least the great team of people we had on the drive.
:thanks: to all the marshals, leads, sweeps and drivers for your great company
:thanks: Thanseer and Rakesh for your guidance in our convoy
:thanks: Rob for organising this event
and :thanks: Ahmad for your usual support in making all of us feel welcome in this clubSee you soon :-H
:thanks: to the great group of people on this drive who made it so much fun.
We started off by meeting up at the petrol station on the Sharjah – Kalba road, where we chit chatted for a few minutes, discussing lights of course :D, we then proceeded to Khatam, our deflation point and the start of our thrilling night ride.
After the positions were agreed, with Thanseer leading the pack, followed by Ashok, Wasi, myself and Kumar rounding off the convoy, we headed towards Fossil Rock, up the hill and more importantly, DOWN the other side :-ss
We then moved on to Camel Rock where we took a small break and spent a few minutes debating what that rock actually looks like, couldn’t see any camel features…
From Camel Rock we headed towards Saddle Point for our dinner break, where we sampled each other’s snacks and the view….oh wait, we couldn’t see anything :-w except for the bright lights in the distance and some weird triangular shaped flying object…… =:)
After our little dinner break, we then proceeded to Pink Rock for another small break and thinking that in a couple of hours, some of us would be back here in a few hours for the Newbee afternoon drive, our beds were beckoning but it was definitely no time to let our guards down as the the pace picked up and the dunes got higher and softer and the limited vision making things more challenging.
We finally made it to Big Red around 2am, inflated our tires and parted our ways.
:thanks: Thanseer for guiding us through a fun filled and thrilling ride and being literally our beacon of light
:thanks: to Ashok who was our second lead and the one pacing us as Thanseer had from time to time to explore safer routes for us to take
:thanks: to Wasi for your great company and great music as usual and for being in front of me allowing me to miss some of the pitfalls :))
:thanks: to Kumar for keeping us in line and shining your lights in front of usSee you out there soon :-BD
Happy Birthday Rein!! :ymparty: :ymparty: hope you had a great day.
quote mehuljethwa21:quote Robinson:quote mehuljethwa21:Can someone please guide me with regards to the most basic equipments required for this ride..as I will buy them today itself…..considering this is my very first drive with DO…..exciteddddddddSorry to contradict Hamza on this. Since this will be your first time, no need to buy anything. First, see if you like it and then you can start spending money. What Hamza listed is the ideal equipment for newbies, but not mandatory. What your car must have is towing point in front and in the back. You don’t have those, you can’t enter the desert.
See you
I am pretty sure of the towing points on my car….I do have them soooo that gets me all the more excited…..and yeah that sounds sensible….to check it out first and then spend some money…. :thanks:
Hello Mehul, on the first initial post from Rob, you can see a link that will take you to a page showing the equipment required (in some cases recommended) for each level. Here is the link in case you missed it http://www.dubaioffroadlive.local/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2208
See you tomorrow
quote Robinson:Great! So we have 2 intermediates for support. You guys are coming to work once again! Thanks for your support.Anytime Rob :-BD :-BD
Let’s go night crawlers, it will be a fun drive!! 😀 😀
Brian,
Take care while you navigate on the other types of waves around the Greek Isles. Look forward to seeing you back on the dunes in September.
Bon vent mon ami!
A tres bientot :ymhug:
Sounds exciting Thanseer!!
Congratulations!! well done! :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:
Happy Birthday Dhaval and Thomas :ymparty: :ymparty: :ymparty:
Happy Birthday buddy!! hope you have a great day :ymparty: :ymparty:
