There the ANIT introduction was provided and we held a minute of silence in respect of our dear marshal Banna who recently passed away.
Mood assisted in the ANIT introduction and hope that the group got some good info from the briefing.
We were fortunate to have Marshal Mood, Triplod, Khaiwi, Viking and Wasabi to assist during the trip, also Advance drivers Sam, desert_hawk, Jalal and Yayos's support during the trip was outstanding.
So after the briefing, tire deflation we headed into the dunes with Sarm my 2nd Lead. T
Just after entering the dunes ADDenali had to opt out since his 4x4 wasn't engaging (hope you safely reach back and fix the gmc soon), the
We had some luxurious 4x4s with us including VOLVO XC90, Audi Q7 and an ML but all managed pretty well from start to finish.
The route was a smooth track towards al khatim from al faya, which we covered relatively quickly with minimum stucks and minor bumper modification on the Q7. We had occasional stops in between for a quick break and chat.
Once we reach al khatim we met up with Juergen who just completed his intermediate drive, had a chat and back to abu dhabi or so we thought (wasabi and desert_hawk
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Really enjoyed seeing the new off-roaders, hope you had fun and see you soon, your first stars will come soon...
Mamoun - Hope you had fun! It was a pleasure to have you as a passenger especially assisting at the crest!
Marshal Mood, Triplod, Wasabi, Viking and Khaiwi, thankyou for your support during the trip, without which managing such a large convoy would be impossible.
Sam - Great second lead and was really comfortable knowing your behind.
Jalal, desert_hawk - nice seeing you guys again! great job sweeping
ossme - you handled the lexus very well....
Rajesh - great driving, the xterra is very capable, just get used to the drive over time.
Sajad - hope your family and kids enjoyed the drive.
Adil - pathy did great, ready to cut the bumper?
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EHowson1 - nice seeing you guys! smooth handling of the pajero
Tariq - Do share the pics!
Teli - loved watching your ML ride over the dunes! good job
ghaith - do get the hot oil message checked out, nice handling of the JK!
Best,
Waqar