Trip Report - Saturday PM Newbies Trip - Faya to AlKhatim

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Trip Report - Saturday PM Newbies Trip - Faya to AlKhatim

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Arrived at the deflation point at 1:45 to find that few cars are already there. While deflating, I noticed that I have a problem with my tire valve. I drove to Al Khatim and came back around 2:15 to find that everybody is there and the drivers have been split to 3 convoys already.

Thank you Thomas for holding my convoy! I did the briefing assisted by Thomas, and we hit the sand around 2:40.

We started slowly the first 20 minutes, then started hitting a straight crest after the other. I tried hard to make the guys behind get stuck, but I only had two of them! We practiced on safe recoveries. And hit the sand again. After few breaks, and few discussions about better ways to tackle certain obstacles, I took the drivers into a slight feeling of small side sloping couple times. We kept on playing around near the water tank until it was 5:30.

I really enjoyed my time seeing the excitement of the new drivers, and watching how different each of the cars tackles the same dune.

Big thanks for Marshal Thomas for having an eye on the convoy, for Ghassan for being the sweeper and giving instructions when necessary, and for Reji for being the 2nd lead.

I hope you guys have enjoyed it!

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Great Lead, and great trip. On to the next one.
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Thanks Ahmed for organising and leading a lovely afternoon trip on Sat.

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Many thanks Dear Ahmed for choosing me for 2nd lead. It was my first experience and I got more confidence  - Reji Mathew

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The track was more interesting and gave new challenges. Did my best not to get stuck 😀. By the way, surprised with the performance of Jimmy and later realized, it's the driver and not the car that maters... Indeed enjoyed a wonderful time. Thank you. Looking forward to hitting those dunes with you again...

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