Desert Gazing - The Half Moon
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Mark B
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Someone commented at the inflation point that night drives as compared to morning drives, every one shows up early. This was the case this evening. Great socializing before the drive.
Great track [MENTION=27]alshamsi_m[/MENTION]. A great mix of technical and easy. I was in the first convoy. Let's call it convoy 1 or convoy A. The start was soft tight dunes. Our convoy had [MENTION=8472]Dave[/MENTION] on our 6 (sweep), @dagerfall as second lead and [MENTION=3678]Hockey[/MENTION] in the middle. The rest were made up of experienced Newbies and intermediates. The track was mostly down wind, so drops rather than climbs. Makes a night drive easier.
The track was divided into 2/3, 1/3, where the first part was getting to Al Nazwa, and the second getting to Pink Rock. We're we could and time allowing, we rushed the dunes right and left of the track. Few second try's and maybe one Viking rope pull. For most of the track the sand was very soft. I am proud of all the drivers in our convoy for making the passage so easy.
We were late getting through to Al Nazwa, so we put the hammer down, avoided (as much as possible) the bumper eating drops and made a record run to Pink Rock. Arrived at 12:20. When the other convoy arrived, let's call it convoy 2 or convoy B. Suhoor was served and great conversations were had. Party broke up at 2:00 and air up was at 2nd December.
Thanks all
Mark
Great track [MENTION=27]alshamsi_m[/MENTION]. A great mix of technical and easy. I was in the first convoy. Let's call it convoy 1 or convoy A. The start was soft tight dunes. Our convoy had [MENTION=8472]Dave[/MENTION] on our 6 (sweep), @dagerfall as second lead and [MENTION=3678]Hockey[/MENTION] in the middle. The rest were made up of experienced Newbies and intermediates. The track was mostly down wind, so drops rather than climbs. Makes a night drive easier.
The track was divided into 2/3, 1/3, where the first part was getting to Al Nazwa, and the second getting to Pink Rock. We're we could and time allowing, we rushed the dunes right and left of the track. Few second try's and maybe one Viking rope pull. For most of the track the sand was very soft. I am proud of all the drivers in our convoy for making the passage so easy.
We were late getting through to Al Nazwa, so we put the hammer down, avoided (as much as possible) the bumper eating drops and made a record run to Pink Rock. Arrived at 12:20. When the other convoy arrived, let's call it convoy 2 or convoy B. Suhoor was served and great conversations were had. Party broke up at 2:00 and air up was at 2nd December.
Thanks all
Mark
