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We arrived at the meeting point by 2pm. All were on time except one as he was running 10 mins late. Briefing was done and we started to drive by 02:30 PM sharp.

Convoy Order:
Roy - FJ
Umar - FJ - Second Lead
Razeem - Fortuner
Artur - FJ
Shinoy - FJ
Adam - Prado
James - Pajero
Glenn - FJ - Sweeper
Thomas - Patrol - Out of convoy

As we started to drive the sun was out, sand was soft, there wasn't much sign of any rain. Within 15 mins I got stuck first on a crest and was recovered by James. There after we headed towards Sweihan side. We crested multiple dunes and tried to crest as much dunes as we could. There were a few second attempts, few third attempts and few forth attempts and some others that I didn't count. There were a few other recoveries and all done well. Overall we side crested, side switched and side sloped on multiple dunes. Sand was a bit tricky in certain areas as the texture of the sand changed due to the rain causing certain areas to be very muddy.

All in all everyone drove well. It was a good learning experience to drive in the rain with the wipers most certainly doing their job. We reached back the gatch road at 5:30 sharp.

Total distance covered was 51 KM.

Thank you to all that came. There were no cancellations.
Thank you to Thomas for being my supporting marshal.

Look forward to seeing you all in the sand next time.

Thanks for the amazing trip Shiroy...
The weather was amazing as we were driving on the dunes with our vipers on...! you don't get that very often..
The track was fun along with great convoy team , it was very entertaining.
Thanks Thomas for the support and guidance.
looking forward for many trips in future..

It was my first advance drive, tbh I didn't know what to expect as my previous trips with Shiroy were intermediate night drives, getting my retinas burned out by the portable stars he mounted to his rig. Was a great track, had a ton of fun and really looking forward to the next one. For the record, I'm in a prado, not an FJ or mountain goat (Pajero)

Rain was an interesting twist as well.

Singing and dancing in the rain. Shiroy chose an excellent track and managed the convoy very well at all times. Was a pleasure to be part of it.

It was a nice drive and an amazing weather! see you soon Insh Allah on sand...