Al Qua’a is approx 250 km away from my home – thus it is almost entirely impossible to drive there in the morning to participate. So I along with a couple of dear friends we went there the previous evening. We all started at different times but reached the ADNOC fuel station about the same time. We filled up our…
Started with a buddy previous night and camped near a petrol station since it was closed by the time we reached it. It was a good night sleep. Fresh in the morning we packed up the tent and went straight to the petrol station. Met many members of the convoy there and proceeded to the meeting place. As usual it…
It started where my previous drive ended, at Nahil, Abu Dhabi. I was centre froward in this drive. While the drive stated a bit slowly in the morning soon we passed though an interesting technical patch. Soon the lead was crested and I had to pull him out. We then reached the Gafteen Bowl and had a few rounds. we…
This was an exciting drive from start to finish and tested the drivers for their technical skills in the deserts of Sweihan. I was at the end of the convoy and was like now I am going to be stuck now I am going to stuck, all the while. I did get stuck at one time when I tried to…
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.
This drive was in Abu Dhabi and due to the COVID, all the drivers who were moving from Dubai to Abu Dhabi needed a test. There were two options either get a RT-PCR or a rapid DPI Laser Test. I booked my slot on the app the previous day and started early at 2:00 am. from home. The test was…