Hot Sand 3

[matts]

Afternoon All,

Hot Sand 3 was a great drive, it was my first drive in the Sweihan area so i don't have anything to directly compare it apart from the near by Nahel area. Due to the rain over the last few weeks the underlying sand was quite hard with a soft layer on the top. This meant where we were side sloping to maintain our position on the dunes we were doing a lot of drifting with the rear end of the cars.

We played in the big bowls, everyone drove well, we had a few second rounds and a few spots where keeping distance seemed to a problem. The only thing i would say was that radio comms were a bit weak on calling second rounds quickly to give the cars behind a bit more time to stop in an easy position. I realise this is difficult to do as when you are making the decision to do a second round you often need full concentration but it happened a couple of times to me and i had to check my radio was working properly.

Everyone drove well and i'm looking forward to seeing some videos and pictures from the trip.

Thanks all,

Matt

[Adam]

Firstly, I'd like to thank you guys for the invite to your intermediate drive. I'll be honest and say that it was a clear and definite step up from the newbie drives and I did find it challenging at times (yes...those second attempts and 1 stuck was me). I had bottomed out and shamsi gave me a pull to get me out. The other times it was a case of sticking the gears in 4L and diff lock on.

trying to control the rear end of the car was particularly challenging for me and an area that I need to work on a bit.

All in all a great drive.

Adam

[alshamsi_m]

Hi Everyone

Marshals were checking forecast closely since there was RAIN allover the country accept Abu Dhabi desert so we decided to drive Sweihan one more time before it gets hot.

I can't believe that I am saying this again: Our new enemy was waiting for us again " The Fence " surrounded* the whole strip we used to drive. We were lucky to find a gate open and the guard was taking a day off.

The* dunes were just perfect , we challenged them all. Gave the chance for the boys to play for which could be the last chance.

I know, trip reports should be happy but I feel like a bit heavy for losing this area. We had had great memories for most of us and I am sure it will remembered for a very long time.

Till next time, stay safe and see you in the sand.

Cheers
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[Daggerfall]

Hi All,

It is sad to hear that they will close that section of Sweihan :( . I hope we can still find open gates in the future :) or maybe [MENTION=27]alshamsi_m[/MENTION] can teach us how to jump over the fences :)).

It was disappointing to see the rain in the morning at Dubai but it seems like our Marshals did a great job checking the weather forecast thoroughly and find us a dry area to drive. The sand was dry enough and conditions was very good.

All in all, it was a nice morning ride ,had fun at the bowls and enjoyed the clean sands of Sweihan.

Thanks to all Marshalls and participated.

See you next time.

PS: Trip video editing is still on progress :)

[yasir]

I heard that they fenced large area for 350-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) project to be built in Sweihan.