Prospects Count Down
It was awesome to see some old and new Fellas in this drive with friends, family and all on time for the briefing.
After a very brief warm up we stopped the convoy to talk about how to read the shape of dunes, how it always changes, the best side to approach for cresting and long side sloping. But before we could really put all this into practice we had to conquer a very technical area.
This was very challenging for the prospects and the support team, lots of campers and other convoys didn’t help. With multiple recoveries, second tries and self recoveries we spent a lot of time in this area, but was not wasted. We all leant something about communication, following distance, momentum, our cars and each other.
Once we cleared this area the convoy started moving with more synergy, some long side sloping and a faster pace meant we finished the trip after 36km exactly on time.
Thanks for joining us today as we watched the sunset together with the buzz of compressors in the background.
Please leave us a few words from your experience and rate your trip.
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Thanks all for joining and my supports Sid and Salah 🙏
I learned a lot yesterday, thanks again to Chef Marc and the team. Also big thanks to Salah and Sid for the support!
The track yesterday was challenging, and so I got to learn a few things about momentum, as well as my car (4 low gears).
Looking forward to next time!
Zaid
Thanks guys for the great trip – loved it
I was exhausted due the previous drive in the morning and this did impact my reaction (both attitude & time) to support duties. I got myself stuck in a silly spot as I misjudged the sand in the beginning of the drive. Most the fellas need more practice as they were struggling during the easy course set by the trip leader. After many reminders no one followed club rules to give clearances once each one has cleared the dune due to no visibility. Many new riders were confused and thus as a sweep had to either climb the highest dune by car/self to monitor the situation and give the clearance individually after observing the entire convoy. This made me tired and maybe lose patience, since this routine was happening frequently. I felt the true burden that a sweepers job is perhaps most demanding and needs the strongest spine in the company. The convoy was over stretched and radio signals weren’t able to bounce back from the 1st car to the last.
On the final note, radio communications must be improved by all attendees to make the convoy roll faster. Some fellas also are not familiar with their vehicles capacity as most struggled during simple technical challenges.