After all the drivers arrived Hadi split the group into two and gave me the experienced Newbies to train them for the next level with the support of Rob. (Thanks Hadi for opportunity and trust).
Me and Rob started the safety briefing in our convoy explaining what to do’s and don’ts specially on doing the side slopping, high straight cresting, and steep descending.
After the briefing, convoy order arrangements as below
1. Ian FJ - Lead
2. Dennis Wrangler - Second Lead
3. Simon Wrangler
4. Suresh Land Cruiser
5. Clinton Hilux
6. Bobby Xterra
7. Adil Xterra
8. Sameer FJ
9. Iyad Cherokee
10. Salman Xterra
11. Ignas Pajero
12. Bashar FJ
13. Ryan Wrangler
14. Sunaif Xterra - Sweep
15. Rob Silverado- Support
After lining up and checking our radio We started warming up on small to medium crests and slope to see the confidence of the drivers, then after gaining their confidence we started to play and practice some high straight cresting with steep descending and long side slopping towards the fossil rock which I visited 3 years ago during the Gps hunt
. We had our first break-time from there where the drivers shares some tea and snacks while discussing our drive plan.
After a couple of minutes of break we continued our drive on a snake style heading to Khazna trees we’re the plan is to meet Hadz convoy but unfortunately we thought we came there late and they leave us
so we took our second break from there and have some chitchat.After the break at Khazna trees, we headed back to the gatch road and the last crest we attack we experienced the rumble singing sand which we can experience mostly in Liwa only
. We ended the trip around 12:30, covering 30kms with only a few stuck and second tries (while doing the straight crest only)during the trip.
Thank you to all the drivers, you all did really well in controlling your vehicle power and speed, not fighting the gravity and listening to the lead and support. Amazing convoy, you made this trip lots of fun
.Thank you to Dennis for being solid second lead,
Sunaif for super solid sweeping the convoy, always keeping me updated from the back (I think every 2 minutes I always have your update
).And of course thank you specially to Rob for the support, keeping an eye and guiding the drivers from the back.
See you all again next time
The technical skills of all drivers was very good and in large parts we maintained a very reasonable pace meandering through nice slopes and dunes along the way. Good to go back to Marshal Hadi’s favourite spot - although missed not having the Newbie convoy join us there. 
