Previously I was on the fence about buying an action-cam for recording drives. I already had a Sony FDR 3000 4K, but I rarely used it. Dashcam footage from my 70mai seemed good enough. However, dashcam footage just accumulated, having stored 100+ drives footage on my NAS and I did nothing except edit a couple of drives which involved removing…
Some new faces, some old. Since there were some Absolute Newbies in the drive the lead mixed the drive to cater to freshers as well as others who had some more experience. Till the first half of the drive it seemed to me that it was a Newbie- and during the break I said so much as well. I guess…
In a support role for a newbie drive at Al Qudra. These days there is no more Absolute Newbie Drives and first time drivers seems to be being added to the newbie drives directly. It went from one a week to once every two weeks to none at all. I was at the center forward, and realized I have a…
This lead’s drives at Sweihan meant I must dust my trusty old alarm bell to ring in time to play the fastest finger fist on Monday evening. All work is one side and finding a place on the drive is on the other. it must be done irrespective. The previous week we had a foggy road leading up to Sweihan…
Drives at Sweihan means earlier than usual alarms times and long drives to the meeting point. But the allure of the tall dunes deflects any hesitation to join these drives.
It was an exhilarating day for driving from start to finish. Every peak we conquered was an experience.
This drive was led by a dear friend of mine from the club. I have driven maximum times with them and have good friends apart from being club mates.
During its first use, a new winch rope must be spooled onto its drum under a load of at least 450 kgs. If the winch has been used and the winding has not been done under load this process needs to be followed again. Do it after every use so that you have a chance to inspect the rope as well as…
Tazer JL Mini is a gateway bypass module that is connected to the SGW connectors in the Jeep, so the OBDII port is open, the mini is tucked in out of site under the dash and nothing lugged into the OBDII port. This device helps to re-program some aspects of the Jeep as well as change some features on the…
I finished my first fifty (50) drives in July 2021, 9 months after I joined, and in another 9 months I did a further fifty (50) drives. My First Drive was obviously an Absolute Newbie Drive – my 101st drive was also an Absolute Newbie Drive. Important Note: These are my driving statistics and are highly influenced by my bias and my…