Trip Report - Sand In the Radiator Cooling Fan
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:35 am
Date: 9 March 2019
Location: Sweihan
Awesome Drivers:
Konstantin (Kman)
Stephane (Mr George) - Second Lead
Mohammed (FALCON_83) - Second Lead
Kevin (Petro)
Ahmed Omar - Official Sweeper
Cheerful Marshals:
Thomas (tompa-bjorka)
Francis (F150)
Maisa (MissoBisho)
Ahmed (Bisho)
I'll start with a quick summary first - this was an AWESOME trip. We all met straight at deflation point. After some good Turkish coffee I briefed the drivers and quickly set up the convoy. The plan was to just have fun side cresting. Most of us did not have a hard time cutoff so we decided to extend the trip beyond the 13:30 end time. We head to Nagra, while playing with side crests. Everyone was doing really well and we quickly reached Nagra. We stopped for a longer break (and some playtime), after which we decided to continue further East beyond Nagra. I upped the level a bit and we focused on practicing side crests against and towards big dunes. Everyone was doing really well.
At approximately 12:30pm we made it back to Nagra, at which point Thomas, Stephane and Francis headed back to inflation point. The rest of us settled under a tree for another longer break. After an hour of chit chat and enjoying the lovely weather, we headed towards Gate 12 exit on the South side of the farm with Mohammed taking second lead. This is where we practiced riding the crests on some big and long dunes, as well as crest switching. We then cooled down by a nice cruise towards inflation.
Stephane, Kevin and Ahmed Omar,
You guys did very well in all scenarios we went through. This group of drivers is one lean, mean machine! We had a number of second tries, but no stucks and most importantly no injuries.
Thomas, Francis, Maissa & Ahmed,
Thank you for your support!
PS. Please, share any pictures/videos that you have from the trip.
See you all in the sand
- Kman
Location: Sweihan
Awesome Drivers:
Konstantin (Kman)
Stephane (Mr George) - Second Lead
Mohammed (FALCON_83) - Second Lead
Kevin (Petro)
Ahmed Omar - Official Sweeper
Cheerful Marshals:
Thomas (tompa-bjorka)
Francis (F150)
Maisa (MissoBisho)
Ahmed (Bisho)
I'll start with a quick summary first - this was an AWESOME trip. We all met straight at deflation point. After some good Turkish coffee I briefed the drivers and quickly set up the convoy. The plan was to just have fun side cresting. Most of us did not have a hard time cutoff so we decided to extend the trip beyond the 13:30 end time. We head to Nagra, while playing with side crests. Everyone was doing really well and we quickly reached Nagra. We stopped for a longer break (and some playtime), after which we decided to continue further East beyond Nagra. I upped the level a bit and we focused on practicing side crests against and towards big dunes. Everyone was doing really well.
At approximately 12:30pm we made it back to Nagra, at which point Thomas, Stephane and Francis headed back to inflation point. The rest of us settled under a tree for another longer break. After an hour of chit chat and enjoying the lovely weather, we headed towards Gate 12 exit on the South side of the farm with Mohammed taking second lead. This is where we practiced riding the crests on some big and long dunes, as well as crest switching. We then cooled down by a nice cruise towards inflation.
Stephane, Kevin and Ahmed Omar,
You guys did very well in all scenarios we went through. This group of drivers is one lean, mean machine! We had a number of second tries, but no stucks and most importantly no injuries.
Thomas, Francis, Maissa & Ahmed,
Thank you for your support!
PS. Please, share any pictures/videos that you have from the trip.
See you all in the sand
- Kman