Intermediate(4+) Butais (01-Oct-2022)

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ShaanibMi
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Intermediate(4+) Butais (01-Oct-2022)

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Convoy:
1. Shaanib (Expert)
2. Ciby Jacob (Intermediate)
3. Alaa Abu Shaheb (Intermediate)

Support:
Marshal Osama

We arrived at the deflation location on time. 3 drivers canceled the trip. As we were a small convoy and also marshal Osama’s car had broke down, he asked me to lead the trip. Under his supervision I did the safety briefing and all the necessary details were covered in the briefing. Osama also added his valuable inputs during briefing.

Plan was to go towards lower butais in the gatch road. As a warm up we started with smaller dunes and then proceeded to high dunes. We did the side sloping one by one untill everyone in the convoy where comfortable doing it smoothly. As it was a small convoy we then continuously did the side sloping from one dune to another as it was necessary to have good momentum while slide sloping in high dunes.

We headed towards tree dunes and took a break there with refreshments. Then we played around there for around one hour in the same area. Thanks to marshal Osama he showed me some nice dunes and also on how to approach to get the flow.

From the tree dunes heading back Osama took the lead until the end of the trip. We ended the trip on time with no issues. Personally for me it was very useful as Osama was guiding me throughout the trip and learnt alot about the tracks and terrain.

As for the convoy Ciby and Alaa drove very well. For Ciby it was a first time Intermediate++ trip but he drove very well under Osama’s guidance. We had some second tries and a stuck, apart from that everyone did very well and also improving their high slide slope skills.

Thanks to Osama for believing in me and allowing me to lead. Also thanks to Ciby and Alaa for being the second lead and sweep respectively. Overall it was a great trip and experience.

Take care and see you soon. 😊
Regards,
Shaanib

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Re: Intermediate(4+) Butais (01-Oct-2022)

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Although it was my first 4++ intermediate trip i was comfortable with the support of shaanib and marshel Osama.. Thankq nd look forward more future trips.. 👍

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Re: Intermediate(4+) Butais (01-Oct-2022)

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Thank you for leading the trip. Your track selection was excellent. Your communication was clear. Your tips for the team were very constructive. You managed the trip's tempo appropriately. I only drove for the last 5 minutes to test the FJ power! :mrgreen:

Ciby and Alaa both did great and showed improvement throughout the trip. They communicated clearly and were good listeners. They were also great hosts during breaks. :mrgreen:
Proud to be Ad4x4 Marshal. :)

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