Kick up the Dust III
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Minhaj
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Hello Guys
@siddharthsai and I met at our usual coffee spot at 7:30 AM, along with @OmarShams and @hidayathshaik . After a quick coffee, we headed to the meeting point and arrived by 8:00 AM. We deflated our tires, fixed our flags, and started greeting everyone. The heavy fog caused a slight delay.
Ehab and Samshi gathered everyone, explained how the drive would go, and announced the convoy order. Shortly after, we were off.The drive began with fast, technical sections and gradually moved into dune climbs, switching, side cresting, and bashing. There were multiple refusals, secondary tries, and pop-outs, which made the tricky sections even more exciting. Every section felt challenging, thrilling, and thoroughly enjoyable. I was positioned between @ahmed77moharem and @Vika , which felt reassuring being between two experienced intermediates during the trickier parts. Shamshi floated throughout the drive, keeping an eye on everyone and offering guidance whenever needed.
It’s great to see how every drive brings something new to learn:
Kick Up the Dust I: Focused on climbing big dunes from different angles and controlling the car.
Kick Up the Dust II: A faster, technical drive with side crests, focusing on balancing the car.
Kick Up the Dust III: A mix of both high speed dune dashing and highly technical terrain .
Ehab planned everything perfectly. The layout and progression made the learning curve smooth while keeping the thrill high.
A big thanks to @Ehab for organising the drive, @alshamsi_m for guiding us throughout, and all the intermediate drivers for supporting and sharing their experience.
I have no idea what Kick Up the Dust IV will bring, but I’m already excited and can’t wait for the next drive!
@siddharthsai and I met at our usual coffee spot at 7:30 AM, along with @OmarShams and @hidayathshaik . After a quick coffee, we headed to the meeting point and arrived by 8:00 AM. We deflated our tires, fixed our flags, and started greeting everyone. The heavy fog caused a slight delay.
Ehab and Samshi gathered everyone, explained how the drive would go, and announced the convoy order. Shortly after, we were off.The drive began with fast, technical sections and gradually moved into dune climbs, switching, side cresting, and bashing. There were multiple refusals, secondary tries, and pop-outs, which made the tricky sections even more exciting. Every section felt challenging, thrilling, and thoroughly enjoyable. I was positioned between @ahmed77moharem and @Vika , which felt reassuring being between two experienced intermediates during the trickier parts. Shamshi floated throughout the drive, keeping an eye on everyone and offering guidance whenever needed.
It’s great to see how every drive brings something new to learn:
Kick Up the Dust I: Focused on climbing big dunes from different angles and controlling the car.
Kick Up the Dust II: A faster, technical drive with side crests, focusing on balancing the car.
Kick Up the Dust III: A mix of both high speed dune dashing and highly technical terrain .
Ehab planned everything perfectly. The layout and progression made the learning curve smooth while keeping the thrill high.
A big thanks to @Ehab for organising the drive, @alshamsi_m for guiding us throughout, and all the intermediate drivers for supporting and sharing their experience.
I have no idea what Kick Up the Dust IV will bring, but I’m already excited and can’t wait for the next drive!
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Vika
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Hi everyone,
I would like to share a short summary of the recent drive lead by @Ehab
The drive was fast, as mentioned during the briefing. It was clearly stated that the pace would be high and that if you are not comfortable in a situation, you should not push it. It is very important to abort in time and make a safe decision instead of trying to continue.
One of the main lessons from this drive is how important it is to listen carefully to the marshals. Their instructions are given for safety reasons and based on their experience and full view of the situation.
This drive showed very clearly that following instructions is essential.
There is a lesson that cannot be fully learned in theory. Real driving gives experience and understanding that come only from practice, especially in fast and demanding drives.
Overall, the drive gave valuable experience and a strong reminder about safety, discipline, and respect for the marshals.
Big thank you to @Ehab and @alshamsi_m and all the team for the support @mpodroid, @Hisham, @ahmed77moharem, @Haidy79, @Lapsis, @Oasis,@Minhaj, @SAMERSABBAGH68,
@virginiasz,
@siddharthsai, @OmarShams,
@nidal78 ,
@nomi4x4
Stay safe
Till the next time
Viktoriia
I would like to share a short summary of the recent drive lead by @Ehab
The drive was fast, as mentioned during the briefing. It was clearly stated that the pace would be high and that if you are not comfortable in a situation, you should not push it. It is very important to abort in time and make a safe decision instead of trying to continue.
One of the main lessons from this drive is how important it is to listen carefully to the marshals. Their instructions are given for safety reasons and based on their experience and full view of the situation.
This drive showed very clearly that following instructions is essential.
There is a lesson that cannot be fully learned in theory. Real driving gives experience and understanding that come only from practice, especially in fast and demanding drives.
Overall, the drive gave valuable experience and a strong reminder about safety, discipline, and respect for the marshals.
Big thank you to @Ehab and @alshamsi_m and all the team for the support @mpodroid, @Hisham, @ahmed77moharem, @Haidy79, @Lapsis, @Oasis,@Minhaj, @SAMERSABBAGH68,
@virginiasz,
@siddharthsai, @OmarShams,
@nidal78 ,
@nomi4x4
Stay safe
Till the next time
Viktoriia
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nomi4x4
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Hello Everyone,
A great day to start the drive with a hot coffee and fog on the way, got the change to use the newly installed flood lights on the road.
Surprisingly I reached very early at the meeting point with @alshamsi_m there as well.
The drive started off with @Ehab leading the convoy, and @Spyda being the 2nd lead, and i was positioned 3rd in the drive.
The overall drive was supposed to be very fast paced with couple of medium to big sized dunes.
There was a couple of 2nd tries and pop outs as well, which is part of the off roading experience.
Special thanks to @Ehab and @alshamsi_m for organizing the drive, as well as all the marshals and the intermediate support crew for their support, guidance and enforcement of the off roading rules.
Looking forward for the next 10+ drives coming up in this month.
Happy safe off roading.
Looking forward to see everyone in the next drive.
Noman Khan
A great day to start the drive with a hot coffee and fog on the way, got the change to use the newly installed flood lights on the road.
Surprisingly I reached very early at the meeting point with @alshamsi_m there as well.
The drive started off with @Ehab leading the convoy, and @Spyda being the 2nd lead, and i was positioned 3rd in the drive.
The overall drive was supposed to be very fast paced with couple of medium to big sized dunes.
There was a couple of 2nd tries and pop outs as well, which is part of the off roading experience.
Special thanks to @Ehab and @alshamsi_m for organizing the drive, as well as all the marshals and the intermediate support crew for their support, guidance and enforcement of the off roading rules.
Looking forward for the next 10+ drives coming up in this month.
Happy safe off roading.
Looking forward to see everyone in the next drive.
Noman Khan
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ahmed77moharem
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Hi Almosters,
The suspense started early the day began with heavy fog, setting the tone for an exciting adventure.
Kick‑Up‑the‑Dust III was dedicated to the 10+ newbies, organized by @Ehab and supported by our founder @alshamsi_m.
@Ehab led the convoy, @Spyda took second lead, and @Hisham, @mpodroid, @nidal78, @Vika, and I were positioned among the newbies to support them throughout the drive.
The pace was fast and fun dune climbs, switches, and side cresting kept everyone engaged.
Everyone performed really well.
Lessons learned:
- Follow the marshals instructions at all times.
- Leave your ego outside the desert.
A big thank you to @Ehab and @alshamsi_m for the amazing track, and to the rescue team for their solid support.
See you soon on the sand.
The suspense started early the day began with heavy fog, setting the tone for an exciting adventure.
Kick‑Up‑the‑Dust III was dedicated to the 10+ newbies, organized by @Ehab and supported by our founder @alshamsi_m.
@Ehab led the convoy, @Spyda took second lead, and @Hisham, @mpodroid, @nidal78, @Vika, and I were positioned among the newbies to support them throughout the drive.
The pace was fast and fun dune climbs, switches, and side cresting kept everyone engaged.
Everyone performed really well.
Lessons learned:
- Follow the marshals instructions at all times.
- Leave your ego outside the desert.
A big thank you to @Ehab and @alshamsi_m for the amazing track, and to the rescue team for their solid support.
See you soon on the sand.
Ahmed Moharram
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Spyda
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Joined the 10+ convoy thank you Ehab for letting me in to test my car. Was put as second lead a place I enjoy to watch the experts leading.
Drive started of with a fast pace desert safari style, few second tries at the back which meant the level was challenging enough for the 10+ newbies.
Great to be back on the sand and to see the sand family.
Thank you to the Marshalls and support crew for a lovely morning in Nahil
Drive started of with a fast pace desert safari style, few second tries at the back which meant the level was challenging enough for the 10+ newbies.
Great to be back on the sand and to see the sand family.
Thank you to the Marshalls and support crew for a lovely morning in Nahil
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Haidy79
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my 10+ after afew months of forced reset due to my car engine rebuild 
.....The drive was organised by @Ehab supported by our founder Mr@alshamsi_m and supported by few of our intermediates @ahmed77moharem @Vika @mpodroid @Hisham @nidal78 ...
The track was amazing fast style as described in the brief..@Ehab gave us a big aportunity to climb a high dunes and then ride then switch ...the trip was filled of very educational situations...
I had one popout because I fought gravity a little on a small dunes...that is lesson always repeated by our marshals "don't fight gravity just go down and do second try "....
Can't wait for the next drive to try more dunes and learn more....
Big thanks to everyone....see all on sand soon
