Great ride from Al Ain Road to fossil rock this morning, even though it took 5+ hours to do the +- 120Km’s. Big groups take a little longer and stopping at each filling station for a cup of chai and something to snack on becomes much more social. Coming back up fossil rock took its normal victims, not quite as easy as it looks, lots of speed and momentum needed, a 250 up the hill is a bit of a push as Sam found out.
With the increase in the population of Dubai and the UAE, the desert in some areas is being destroyed by 4×4’s , it is a great pity as the authorities will probably treat 100kg motorcycles that barely sink into the sand the same as 2 ton 4×4’s when they ban driving and riding in desert areas. Umm Al Quwain has already started by banning unlicensed (off-road) motorcycles and quad bikes. (Umm Al Quwain bans Quad bikes)
Dean (Sam’s father) got separated from the group some time before we reached the road in front of Al Fataya , luckily they planned well and he had a mobile phone on him. If he had not it could have taken hours to find him in the desert. I regularly find people that underestimate how easy it is to get lost when all the dunes look the same. Luckily it only took about twenty minutes to guide Dean back by phone.
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2.034 km | 7m 34s | 16.13 km/h | 2.034 km | 7m 34s | 16.13 km/h |
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2.062 km | 3m 09s | 39.28 km/h | 4.096 km | 10m 43s | 22.93 km/h |
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1.980 km | 2m 39s | 44.84 km/h | 6.077 km | 13m 22s | 27.28 km/h |
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2.005 km | 3m 12s | 37.59 km/h | 8.081 km | 16m 34s | 29.27 km/h |
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1.923 km | 2m 39s | 43.55 km/h | 10.005 km | 19m 13s | 31.24 km/h |
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2.068 km | 3m 03s | 40.67 km/h | 12.072 km | 22m 16s | 32.53 km/h |
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1.953 km | 2m 59s | 39.27 km/h | 14.025 km | 25m 15s | 33.33 km/h |
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2.003 km | 3m 04s | 39.19 km/h | 16.028 km | 28m 19s | 33.96 km/h |
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1.994 km | 3m 36s | 33.23 km/h | 18.022 km | 31m 55s | 33.88 km/h |
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2.071 km | 25m 31s | 4.87 km/h | 20.093 km | 57m 26s | 20.99 km/h |
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1.976 km | 2m 53s | 41.11 km/h | 22.068 km | 1h 00m 19s | 21.95 km/h |
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1.945 km | 4m 30s | 25.93 km/h | 24.014 km | 1h 04m 49s | 22.23 km/h |
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1.992 km | 3m 19s | 36.04 km/h | 26.006 km | 1h 08m 08s | 22.90 km/h |
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2.030 km | 5m 00s | 24.36 km/h | 28.036 km | 1h 13m 08s | 23.00 km/h |
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2.024 km | 4m 15s | 28.57 km/h | 30.060 km | 1h 17m 23s | 23.31 km/h |
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1.960 km | 5m 19s | 22.12 km/h | 32.020 km | 1h 22m 42s | 23.23 km/h |
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1.986 km | 5m 31s | 21.60 km/h | 34.006 km | 1h 28m 13s | 23.13 km/h |
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2.017 km | 5m 36s | 21.61 km/h | 36.024 km | 1h 33m 49s | 23.04 km/h |
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2.003 km | 4m 04s | 29.56 km/h | 38.027 km | 1h 37m 53s | 23.31 km/h |
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1.976 km | 2m 55s | 40.64 km/h | 40.003 km | 1h 40m 48s | 23.81 km/h |
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2.052 km | 15m 05s | 8.16 km/h | 42.054 km | 1h 55m 53s | 21.77 km/h |
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2.053 km | 2m 11s | 56.43 km/h | 44.108 km | 1h 58m 04s | 22.41 km/h |
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1.895 km | 1m 48s | 63.18 km/h | 46.003 km | 1h 59m 52s | 23.03 km/h |
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2.087 km | 1m 23s | 90.52 km/h | 48.090 km | 2h 01m 15s | 23.80 km/h |
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2.025 km | 1m 05s | 112.13 km/h | 50.115 km | 2h 02m 20s | 24.58 km/h |
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1.894 km | 12m 32s | 9.07 km/h | 52.008 km | 2h 14m 52s | 23.14 km/h |
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2.038 km | 8m 38s | 14.16 km/h | 54.046 km | 2h 23m 30s | 22.60 km/h |
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1.987 km | 3m 03s | 39.09 km/h | 56.033 km | 2h 26m 33s | 22.94 km/h |
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1.969 km | 2m 43s | 43.50 km/h | 58.003 km | 2h 29m 16s | 23.32 km/h |
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2.001 km | 2m 48s | 42.87 km/h | 60.003 km | 2h 32m 04s | 23.68 km/h |
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2.113 km | 3m 27s | 36.75 km/h | 62.116 km | 2h 35m 31s | 23.97 km/h |
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1.888 km | 2m 15s | 50.35 km/h | 64.004 km | 2h 37m 46s | 24.34 km/h |
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2.076 km | 31m 10s | 4.00 km/h | 66.080 km | 3h 08m 56s | 20.99 km/h |
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1.953 km | 4m 19s | 27.15 km/h | 68.033 km | 3h 13m 15s | 21.12 km/h |
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1.968 km | 13m 05s | 9.02 km/h | 70.001 km | 3h 26m 20s | 20.36 km/h |
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2.027 km | 3m 33s | 34.26 km/h | 72.028 km | 3h 29m 53s | 20.59 km/h |
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1.999 km | 3m 39s | 32.87 km/h | 74.027 km | 3h 33m 32s | 20.80 km/h |
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1.983 km | 2m 53s | 41.26 km/h | 76.010 km | 3h 36m 25s | 21.07 km/h |
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1.998 km | 4m 21s | 27.57 km/h | 78.008 km | 3h 40m 46s | 21.20 km/h |
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2.018 km | 4m 35s | 26.41 km/h | 80.026 km | 3h 45m 21s | 21.31 km/h |
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2.019 km | 5m 30s | 22.03 km/h | 82.045 km | 3h 50m 51s | 21.32 km/h |
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1.966 km | 2m 41s | 43.96 km/h | 84.011 km | 3h 53m 32s | 21.58 km/h |
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2.004 km | 3m 47s | 31.78 km/h | 86.015 km | 3h 57m 19s | 21.75 km/h |
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2.007 km | 6m 01s | 20.01 km/h | 88.022 km | 4h 03m 20s | 21.70 km/h |
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2.002 km | 3m 37s | 33.21 km/h | 90.024 km | 4h 06m 57s | 21.87 km/h |
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2.002 km | 4m 15s | 28.26 km/h | 92.025 km | 4h 11m 12s | 21.98 km/h |
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1.975 km | 3m 21s | 35.37 km/h | 94.000 km | 4h 14m 33s | 22.16 km/h |
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2.026 km | 2m 58s | 40.98 km/h | 96.027 km | 4h 17m 31s | 22.37 km/h |
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2.031 km | 2m 19s | 52.60 km/h | 98.057 km | 4h 19m 50s | 22.64 km/h |
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1.961 km | 1m 55s | 61.40 km/h | 100.019 km | 4h 21m 45s | 22.93 km/h |
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2.067 km | 27m 14s | 4.55 km/h | 102.086 km | 4h 48m 59s | 21.20 km/h |
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1.945 km | 4m 03s | 28.81 km/h | 104.031 km | 4h 53m 02s | 21.30 km/h |
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2.070 km | 2m 46s | 44.88 km/h | 106.100 km | 4h 55m 48s | 21.52 km/h |
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1.932 km | 2m 43s | 42.67 km/h | 108.032 km | 4h 58m 31s | 21.71 km/h |
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2.001 km | 3m 27s | 34.79 km/h | 110.033 km | 5h 01m 58s | 21.86 km/h |
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2.003 km | 3m 03s | 39.41 km/h | 112.036 km | 5h 05m 01s | 22.04 km/h |
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1.997 km | 2m 56s | 40.85 km/h | 114.033 km | 5h 07m 57s | 22.22 km/h |
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2.046 km | 2m 36s | 47.22 km/h | 116.079 km | 5h 10m 33s | 22.43 km/h |
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2.120 km | 2m 23s | 53.38 km/h | 118.200 km | 5h 12m 56s | 22.66 km/h |
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1.778 km | 3m 34s | 29.91 km/h | 119.978 km | 5h 16m 30s | 22.74 km/h |
