Silent Hills
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:23 pm
COVID-19 lockdown has been terrible: no dune bashing and I had to purchases an xbox and Forza Horizon 4 to be able to drive (Jeep Trailcat 2016) :-)
Finally, back on sand after more than 3 months in lockdown. Small convoy led by @alshamsi_m with the support of @Mahmoodyasin: safety first, as usual.
We started on time, but after a couple of minutes I noticed that my front tire was leaking air and the pressure went down from 12 to 8 psi. We stopped and the core valve was not properly screwed: fixed, inflated and back on track.
I was second lead: very nice tracks, not too challenging, but not boringly easy. We also had some high speed drive on flat areas. All of a sudden an alarm started to ring: my speed limit was warning me that I was exceeding 120km/h. WOW! @alshamsi_m far in front of me was just a cloud of sand and dust.
We drove for 3 hours, with no relevant issues: I had a couple of second tries, probably 1 or 2 stuck for the other newbies in the convoy. Anyway, not bad for rusty offroaders. At 6:30 pm I realised that I was getting tired: I made a stupid mistake and I got stuck in a side crest. Recovery from the side: my rope, shackle and social distancing as agreed.
After the recovery, out in the heat, in and out from the car, the sense of fatigue increased. I was thinking "I should warn the leader and ask him to slow down a bit and take it easier, before I do some other mistakes". But I did not want to be that guy. Here it is. One more stupid stuck, just doing a simple straight cresting, less than 5 minutes later. @Mahmoodyasin recovered me again.
After 3 hours driving, after 3 months at home, I was definitely tired. Lesson learned: listen to your body and your limits, do not push too much.
@alshamsi_m kindly drove us to exit point, almost following a straight line ;-)
It has been amazing to be back on sand: thanks to all the marshals and support team for your great effort in managing all of this.
Marco
Finally, back on sand after more than 3 months in lockdown. Small convoy led by @alshamsi_m with the support of @Mahmoodyasin: safety first, as usual.
We started on time, but after a couple of minutes I noticed that my front tire was leaking air and the pressure went down from 12 to 8 psi. We stopped and the core valve was not properly screwed: fixed, inflated and back on track.
I was second lead: very nice tracks, not too challenging, but not boringly easy. We also had some high speed drive on flat areas. All of a sudden an alarm started to ring: my speed limit was warning me that I was exceeding 120km/h. WOW! @alshamsi_m far in front of me was just a cloud of sand and dust.
We drove for 3 hours, with no relevant issues: I had a couple of second tries, probably 1 or 2 stuck for the other newbies in the convoy. Anyway, not bad for rusty offroaders. At 6:30 pm I realised that I was getting tired: I made a stupid mistake and I got stuck in a side crest. Recovery from the side: my rope, shackle and social distancing as agreed.
After the recovery, out in the heat, in and out from the car, the sense of fatigue increased. I was thinking "I should warn the leader and ask him to slow down a bit and take it easier, before I do some other mistakes". But I did not want to be that guy. Here it is. One more stupid stuck, just doing a simple straight cresting, less than 5 minutes later. @Mahmoodyasin recovered me again.
After 3 hours driving, after 3 months at home, I was definitely tired. Lesson learned: listen to your body and your limits, do not push too much.
@alshamsi_m kindly drove us to exit point, almost following a straight line ;-)
It has been amazing to be back on sand: thanks to all the marshals and support team for your great effort in managing all of this.
Marco