Hi everyone
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[07/01 11:19 am] +971 50 535 2786: Hi all, created this group so that we can remain in touch till the Fun Drive is completed
[07/01 11:19 am] +971 50 535 2786: 4x4 Club members only.
[07/01 11:19 am] Deleep: Halla people defrag here !
[07/01 11:19 am] Mohamed Al Shamsi: This Mohamed Al Shamsi
[07/01 11:19 am] Deleep: Add Rita aswell
[07/01 11:19 am] +971 50 535 2786: One member is from Dubai4x4. His name is Dhruv
[07/01 11:20 am] +971 50 535 2786: Please send me Ritas contact number
[07/01 11:21 am] +971 50 535 2786: Bu Salem, good morning. We should carry our own recovery gear, right?
[07/01 11:31 am] Deleep: Sreejith send me message on whatsapp
[07/01 11:32 am] Deleep: Will forward U Rita's contact
[07/01 11:39 am] +971 55 999 9770: This is Mohammad aka BuRashed
[07/01 11:47 am] Margarita: Kuku
[07/01 11:48 am] +971 50 535 2786: Hi Rita, welcome to the group. Specially formed for club members participating in the fun drive
[07/01 11:48 am] Deleep: Question we drive convoy style for this event as usuall right ?
[07/01 11:50 am] +971 50 535 2786: Bu Salem, i guess you have been on fun drive before. Please share your wisdom
[07/01 11:50 am] +971 50 535 2786: I am slightly worried that with 750 vehicles it may become a nightmare
[07/01 11:51 am] Deleep: Sreejith these drives it's chaos mostly we faced same issue with jeep jamboree
[07/01 11:51 am] Deleep: Jus drive with a cool
Mindset
[07/01 11:52 am] Margarita: We will run out from start like fadtest cockroaches
[07/01 11:52 am] Margarita: Cockrolmost 4x4
[07/01 11:53 am] +971 50 535 2786:
[07/01 11:54 am] Deleep: Everybody driving wranglers ?
[07/01 11:54 am] +971 50 535 2786: I think Dhruv is a Jeeper too
[07/01 11:55 am] Deleep: What about rest
[07/01 11:55 am] +971 50 535 2786: He hasn't read any of the messages. I am driving a Patrol Safari
[07/01 11:56 am] +971 50 535 2786: Bu Salem also i guess. Unless he wants to bring his Vitara
[07/01 11:56 am] Deleep: Bu Salem is marshal
[07/01 11:56 am] Deleep: He will be on the mobile rescue team
[07/01 11:57 am] +971 50 535 2786: OK
[07/01 11:58 am] Mohamed Al Shamsi: Hi everyone.... I would recommend that you drive togather but in groups like 3 or 5 or seven because if one group got stopped the others can continue
[07/01 11:59 am] Mohamed Al Shamsi: Maybe you can use the same frequency
[07/01 12:00 pm] +971 50 535 2786: My radio is not licensed. Will there be a problem?
[07/01 12:00 pm] Mohamed Al Shamsi: No problem.
[07/01 12:00 pm] Mohamed Al Shamsi: We are all not licensed ☺
[07/01 12:01 pm] +971 50 535 2786:
[07/01 12:02 pm] Deleep: My radio didn't even come to dubai legally
[07/01 12:03 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Thanks. That's encouraging.
[07/01 12:04 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Let's agree to meet at a common spot at or near the motoplex. Suggestions please
[07/01 12:06 pm] Mohamed Al Shamsi: You can meet at UAQ adnoc petrol station before half an hour
[07/01 12:06 pm] Mohamed Al Shamsi: Dropped pin - Dropped pin
http://goo.gl/maps/HQQ33
[07/01 12:07 pm] Mohamed Al Shamsi: Drive below 90 km from UAQ to motorplex
[07/01 12:07 pm] Deleep: Aright bu Salem thanx !
[07/01 12:07 pm] Deleep: Guys everyone having GPS ?
[07/01 12:08 pm] Mohamed Al Shamsi: Just agree on time
[07/01 12:08 pm] Margarita: Agree lets meet before all us
[07/01 12:09 pm] Deleep: We need yoghy here
for the time briefing
[07/01 12:11 pm] Deleep: Guys is it ok if I invite one of my friends too ?
[07/01 12:11 pm] Deleep: Driving the old land cruiser ?
[07/01 12:12 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Sure. Ok with me
[07/01 12:12 pm] Deleep: Everybody else ?
[07/01 12:14 pm] +971 50 535 2786: This fuel station is 17kms from Motoplex. So, shall we meet there at 5.45am?
[07/01 12:18 pm] +971 50 535 2786:
er ... the reporting time is 6am. So ... let's discuss
[07/01 12:19 pm] Deleep: God
[07/01 12:19 pm] Deleep: Ok well
[07/01 12:19 pm] Deleep: Can't help it
[07/01 12:19 pm] Deleep: 5:45 ish
[07/01 12:21 pm] Margarita: 5.45 good
[07/01 12:24 pm] +971 50 535 2786:
[07/01 12:28 pm] Mohamed Al Shamsi: Is your friend has a ticket
[07/01 12:28 pm] Deleep: Yup
[07/01 12:28 pm] Mohamed Al Shamsi: Anyone can drive togather
[07/01 12:38 pm] +971 50 450 5342: Hi guys. Look forward to seeing you out there. I'll be in a silver Jeep Wrangler
[07/01 12:40 pm] Margarita: I will be yellow
[07/01 12:51 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Great! So only Biju yet to confirm
[07/01 12:57 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Welcome to Jeetinder. This group will be your buddies for the Fun Drive
[07/01 12:58 pm] +971 55 999 1313: Thanks for the add..
[07/01 12:58 pm] +971 55 999 1313:
[07/01 12:59 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Jeetinder, please confirm if you can see the previous conversations. You should be able to see the meeting location and time. If not, I will send it separately
[07/01 1:01 pm] +971 55 999 1313: Cannot see the previous ones
[07/01 1:02 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Dropped pin - Dropped pin
http://goo.gl/maps/HQQ33
[07/01 1:02 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Adnoc fuel station at UAQ. 5.45am on 9th morning
[07/01 1:03 pm] +971 55 999 1313:
[07/01 1:03 pm] +971 55 999 1313: Thanks for the info, will catch up with u guys there
[07/01 1:03 pm] +971 50 535 2786: We will proceed to the motoplex together from there
[07/01 1:06 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Should we agree upon the radio frequency now? Just to make sure that i have it programmed in advance
[07/01 1:07 pm] Deleep: No need
[07/01 1:07 pm] Deleep: We do that at the meetup point
[07/01 1:14 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Ok
[07/01 1:25 pm] +971 55 645 0153: Hello team mates... sorry I was in a meeting, read all above message, shall be revert back soon
[07/01 1:26 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Welcome Biju, so everyone is in
[07/01 1:28 pm] Deleep: We got a 7 car convoy good enough
[07/01 1:30 pm] +971 50 535 2786: Yes. Just the right size
[07/01 1:37 pm] +971 55 645 0153: We each other for helping will be good enough, and we can learn a lot from others meetings
[07/01 1:37 pm] +971 55 645 0153: I have a suggestion, as it's pure family oriented fun driving.. we should enjoy each and every movement in desert, it's not going to be a very technical driving, as my past experience, so let have family fun..
[07/01 1:39 pm] +971 50 450 5342: I have a standard radio. May I suggest channel 7-0.
[07/01 1:39 pm] +971 50 450 5342: Main channel 7 sub channel 0
[07/01 1:39 pm] Deleep: Channel 7 ?
[07/01 1:39 pm] Deleep: What frequency is that ?
[07/01 1:41 pm] Mohamed Al Shamsi: Check all the frequencies here :
http://www.almost4x4.com/vb/showthread. ... kie-Talkie
[07/01 1:42 pm] +971 50 535 2786: I think it's one of those preprogrammed handsets where frequency is not visible. Let's test and decide at the meeting location
[07/01 2:23 pm] Margarita: Any frequensy is good unless we dont pay gragon mart for that
[07/01 2:43 pm] +971 50 535 2786: