Wheels of fire II
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:29 am
Hello everyone,
intermediates got spoiled lately with drives in the big dunes of Al Wagan, Sweihan, Um Al Oush...
So I thought we will have relaxing afternoon drive in good old Faqaa, medium sized dunes, basically nothing new and for sure not GoPro worthy....
I WAS SO WRONG
Our convoy was small, just six intermediates and @Solmaz leading and @Agalon floating. @David managed somehow to get on her list and was assigned second lead
.
First part was a bit technical until we reached the higher dunes. After around one hour into the drive, something klicked. @Solmaz went all out, giving us a side crest festival par excellence.
I noticed that her lines are very unique compared to our other marshals, and I had some moments when I watched her thinking like "that does not look like a good...oh ok its doable"
Although the dunes are medium sized and usually not sharp from both sides, they can be tricky as some of them are curved or have nasty ditches on the other side and couple of times I was very thankful for my skidplate.
I noticed that in the last drives I did not experience any "oh shit" moments, but instead the confidence that I can handle whatever might come. So that confidence got tested couple of times when I side crested almost blind with the sun in the back, approaching a curved crest or riding a crest until the dune suddenly finishes. At some moments I solely relied on my gut feeling and fast reactions.
I really regret that I left my camera at home, the cars dancing on the dunes into the sunset just looked fantastic
But luckily @Sorin caught some beautiful moments with his GoPro.
It is diffcult to compare drives in different areas, but this was for sure one of the best drives i had so far. Here is why:
1. A flowing drive is good drive. And we had almost a non stop flowing convoy for full 4 hours. I finished a full tank!
2. The unique lines @Solmaz was driving, she made the absolute best out of the given terrain.
3. Less is more - only 6 cars in the convoy.
4. The family spirit was somehow very present at this drive, at least for me.
5. No tracks in the area, just clean dunes everywhere.
I guess we are all agree to come back soon, this time with more cameras! Thank you @Ammarxterra, @SameRaptoRed @David @Sorin @Bu Touma and @Agalon for this unforgetable afternoon and the great company as usual.
@Solmaz you nailed it with this drive, we need you to lead in the big dunes!
intermediates got spoiled lately with drives in the big dunes of Al Wagan, Sweihan, Um Al Oush...
So I thought we will have relaxing afternoon drive in good old Faqaa, medium sized dunes, basically nothing new and for sure not GoPro worthy....
I WAS SO WRONG

Our convoy was small, just six intermediates and @Solmaz leading and @Agalon floating. @David managed somehow to get on her list and was assigned second lead

First part was a bit technical until we reached the higher dunes. After around one hour into the drive, something klicked. @Solmaz went all out, giving us a side crest festival par excellence.
I noticed that her lines are very unique compared to our other marshals, and I had some moments when I watched her thinking like "that does not look like a good...oh ok its doable"

Although the dunes are medium sized and usually not sharp from both sides, they can be tricky as some of them are curved or have nasty ditches on the other side and couple of times I was very thankful for my skidplate.
I noticed that in the last drives I did not experience any "oh shit" moments, but instead the confidence that I can handle whatever might come. So that confidence got tested couple of times when I side crested almost blind with the sun in the back, approaching a curved crest or riding a crest until the dune suddenly finishes. At some moments I solely relied on my gut feeling and fast reactions.
I really regret that I left my camera at home, the cars dancing on the dunes into the sunset just looked fantastic

But luckily @Sorin caught some beautiful moments with his GoPro.
It is diffcult to compare drives in different areas, but this was for sure one of the best drives i had so far. Here is why:
1. A flowing drive is good drive. And we had almost a non stop flowing convoy for full 4 hours. I finished a full tank!
2. The unique lines @Solmaz was driving, she made the absolute best out of the given terrain.
3. Less is more - only 6 cars in the convoy.
4. The family spirit was somehow very present at this drive, at least for me.
5. No tracks in the area, just clean dunes everywhere.
I guess we are all agree to come back soon, this time with more cameras! Thank you @Ammarxterra, @SameRaptoRed @David @Sorin @Bu Touma and @Agalon for this unforgetable afternoon and the great company as usual.
@Solmaz you nailed it with this drive, we need you to lead in the big dunes!
