I did not sleep properly the night before as I was working on the new video I released on Friday. I reached the Sweihan petrol pump half hour to space and took a quick nap and eventually got delayed. Luckily the drive itself was delayed as out of the 9 members who were supposed to join the drive only 4…
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…
I went to this drive with family. Went way earlier than usual and line-up with another club only to realise after I put my flag on that it is not the club I drive with. So we just went ahead and hung around a lonely tree. It was an afternoon drive that lasted till evening and it was my first…
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…
This was my second drive. I had my friend with me instead of my son as last time. In anticipation of the drive, I bought an icebox and ice at the last moment just before we left for the meeting point. When we reached it there was no one and we were first. The meeting point was the Mahfiz Trees….
Few days ago I went to Al Qudra with a friend and while going though the the name sake lakes, thought of doing some off-roading. Put my car in 4×4 and drove a few meters but soon realised I do not have the knowledge of how to do it. Went home that evening and searched for off-road clubs in Dubai,…