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…
The drive stared a bit late as the initial meeting point was overcrowded due to a cycle race. We took a loop to go to usual meeting point of Bab Al Shams and from there we started towards the long range dunes of Al Qudra. After a few minutes of fast driving on those dunes we stated towards Ghantoot and…
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…
Thanks to the Lead for a truly Intermediate drive. It was an Excellent terrain and tested the skills of everyone at this level. Some minor refusals here and there but everyone drove with commendable spirit. A small convoy helped me a lot on my puny Jeep at the back, but sad to see all the dropouts. The technical terrain in the…
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…