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.

	Partdistance	Parttime	Partspeed	Distance	Time	Speed
	0.000 km	0s	-	0.000 km	0s	-
	2.034 km	7m 34s	16.13 km/h	2.034 km	7m 34s	16.13 km/h
	2.062 km	3m 09s	39.28 km/h	4.096 km	10m 43s	22.93 km/h
	1.980 km	2m 39s	44.84 km/h	6.077 km	13m 22s	27.28 km/h
	2.005 km	3m 12s	37.59 km/h	8.081 km	16m 34s	29.27 km/h
	1.923 km	2m 39s	43.55 km/h	10.005 km	19m 13s	31.24 km/h
	2.068 km	3m 03s	40.67 km/h	12.072 km	22m 16s	32.53 km/h
	1.953 km	2m 59s	39.27 km/h	14.025 km	25m 15s	33.33 km/h
	2.003 km	3m 04s	39.19 km/h	16.028 km	28m 19s	33.96 km/h
	1.994 km	3m 36s	33.23 km/h	18.022 km	31m 55s	33.88 km/h
	2.071 km	25m 31s	4.87 km/h	20.093 km	57m 26s	20.99 km/h
	1.976 km	2m 53s	41.11 km/h	22.068 km	1h 00m 19s	21.95 km/h
	1.945 km	4m 30s	25.93 km/h	24.014 km	1h 04m 49s	22.23 km/h
	1.992 km	3m 19s	36.04 km/h	26.006 km	1h 08m 08s	22.90 km/h
	2.030 km	5m 00s	24.36 km/h	28.036 km	1h 13m 08s	23.00 km/h
	2.024 km	4m 15s	28.57 km/h	30.060 km	1h 17m 23s	23.31 km/h
	1.960 km	5m 19s	22.12 km/h	32.020 km	1h 22m 42s	23.23 km/h
	1.986 km	5m 31s	21.60 km/h	34.006 km	1h 28m 13s	23.13 km/h
	2.017 km	5m 36s	21.61 km/h	36.024 km	1h 33m 49s	23.04 km/h
	2.003 km	4m 04s	29.56 km/h	38.027 km	1h 37m 53s	23.31 km/h
	1.976 km	2m 55s	40.64 km/h	40.003 km	1h 40m 48s	23.81 km/h
	2.052 km	15m 05s	8.16 km/h	42.054 km	1h 55m 53s	21.77 km/h
	2.053 km	2m 11s	56.43 km/h	44.108 km	1h 58m 04s	22.41 km/h
	1.895 km	1m 48s	63.18 km/h	46.003 km	1h 59m 52s	23.03 km/h
	2.087 km	1m 23s	90.52 km/h	48.090 km	2h 01m 15s	23.80 km/h
	2.025 km	1m 05s	112.13 km/h	50.115 km	2h 02m 20s	24.58 km/h
	1.894 km	12m 32s	9.07 km/h	52.008 km	2h 14m 52s	23.14 km/h
	2.038 km	8m 38s	14.16 km/h	54.046 km	2h 23m 30s	22.60 km/h
	1.987 km	3m 03s	39.09 km/h	56.033 km	2h 26m 33s	22.94 km/h
	1.969 km	2m 43s	43.50 km/h	58.003 km	2h 29m 16s	23.32 km/h
	2.001 km	2m 48s	42.87 km/h	60.003 km	2h 32m 04s	23.68 km/h
	2.113 km	3m 27s	36.75 km/h	62.116 km	2h 35m 31s	23.97 km/h
	1.888 km	2m 15s	50.35 km/h	64.004 km	2h 37m 46s	24.34 km/h
	2.076 km	31m 10s	4.00 km/h	66.080 km	3h 08m 56s	20.99 km/h
	1.953 km	4m 19s	27.15 km/h	68.033 km	3h 13m 15s	21.12 km/h
	1.968 km	13m 05s	9.02 km/h	70.001 km	3h 26m 20s	20.36 km/h
	2.027 km	3m 33s	34.26 km/h	72.028 km	3h 29m 53s	20.59 km/h
	1.999 km	3m 39s	32.87 km/h	74.027 km	3h 33m 32s	20.80 km/h
	1.983 km	2m 53s	41.26 km/h	76.010 km	3h 36m 25s	21.07 km/h
	1.998 km	4m 21s	27.57 km/h	78.008 km	3h 40m 46s	21.20 km/h
	2.018 km	4m 35s	26.41 km/h	80.026 km	3h 45m 21s	21.31 km/h
	2.019 km	5m 30s	22.03 km/h	82.045 km	3h 50m 51s	21.32 km/h
	1.966 km	2m 41s	43.96 km/h	84.011 km	3h 53m 32s	21.58 km/h
	2.004 km	3m 47s	31.78 km/h	86.015 km	3h 57m 19s	21.75 km/h
	2.007 km	6m 01s	20.01 km/h	88.022 km	4h 03m 20s	21.70 km/h
	2.002 km	3m 37s	33.21 km/h	90.024 km	4h 06m 57s	21.87 km/h
	2.002 km	4m 15s	28.26 km/h	92.025 km	4h 11m 12s	21.98 km/h
	1.975 km	3m 21s	35.37 km/h	94.000 km	4h 14m 33s	22.16 km/h
	2.026 km	2m 58s	40.98 km/h	96.027 km	4h 17m 31s	22.37 km/h
	2.031 km	2m 19s	52.60 km/h	98.057 km	4h 19m 50s	22.64 km/h
	1.961 km	1m 55s	61.40 km/h	100.019 km	4h 21m 45s	22.93 km/h
	2.067 km	27m 14s	4.55 km/h	102.086 km	4h 48m 59s	21.20 km/h
	1.945 km	4m 03s	28.81 km/h	104.031 km	4h 53m 02s	21.30 km/h
	2.070 km	2m 46s	44.88 km/h	106.100 km	4h 55m 48s	21.52 km/h
	1.932 km	2m 43s	42.67 km/h	108.032 km	4h 58m 31s	21.71 km/h
	2.001 km	3m 27s	34.79 km/h	110.033 km	5h 01m 58s	21.86 km/h
	2.003 km	3m 03s	39.41 km/h	112.036 km	5h 05m 01s	22.04 km/h
	1.997 km	2m 56s	40.85 km/h	114.033 km	5h 07m 57s	22.22 km/h
	2.046 km	2m 36s	47.22 km/h	116.079 km	5h 10m 33s	22.43 km/h
	2.120 km	2m 23s	53.38 km/h	118.200 km	5h 12m 56s	22.66 km/h
	1.778 km	3m 34s	29.91 km/h	119.978 km	5h 16m 30s	22.74 km/h

Eleven people from White Villa’s to Fossil Rock, Jayne, Vicky White, Colin Mercer, Shaun Meyer, Chris Cargill, Paul Blackwell and others. There are good and bad things about riding in big groups, personally I still prefer smaller groups, maximum 5-6 normally works out best.

Hein’s track

	Partdistance	Parttime	Partspeed	Distance	Time	Speed
	0.000 km	0s	-	0.000 km	0s	-
	2.052 km	5m 59s	20.58 km/h	2.052 km	5m 59s	20.58 km/h
	1.985 km	2m 44s	43.57 km/h	4.037 km	8m 43s	27.79 km/h
	2.010 km	2m 13s	54.40 km/h	6.047 km	10m 56s	33.18 km/h
	1.982 km	2m 05s	57.08 km/h	8.029 km	13m 01s	37.01 km/h
	1.979 km	5m 19s	22.33 km/h	10.007 km	18m 20s	32.75 km/h
	2.003 km	3m 13s	37.36 km/h	12.010 km	21m 33s	33.44 km/h
	2.006 km	4m 16s	28.20 km/h	14.016 km	25m 49s	32.57 km/h
	2.081 km	2m 09s	58.07 km/h	16.096 km	27m 58s	34.53 km/h
	1.927 km	1m 46s	65.44 km/h	18.023 km	29m 44s	36.37 km/h
	2.008 km	4m 59s	24.17 km/h	20.031 km	34m 43s	34.62 km/h
	1.984 km	3m 38s	32.77 km/h	22.015 km	38m 21s	34.44 km/h
	2.002 km	6m 03s	19.86 km/h	24.018 km	44m 24s	32.46 km/h
	2.019 km	4m 02s	30.03 km/h	26.036 km	48m 26s	32.25 km/h
	2.022 km	2m 33s	47.57 km/h	28.058 km	50m 59s	33.02 km/h
	1.951 km	5m 33s	21.09 km/h	30.009 km	56m 32s	31.85 km/h
	2.036 km	3m 22s	36.29 km/h	32.045 km	59m 54s	32.10 km/h
	2.073 km	11m 05s	11.22 km/h	34.118 km	1h 10m 59s	28.84 km/h
	1.944 km	2m 31s	46.35 km/h	36.062 km	1h 13m 30s	29.44 km/h
	1.960 km	3m 07s	37.73 km/h	38.022 km	1h 16m 37s	29.78 km/h
	2.080 km	39m 46s	3.14 km/h	40.102 km	1h 56m 23s	20.67 km/h
	1.937 km	3m 32s	32.90 km/h	42.039 km	1h 59m 55s	21.03 km/h
	1.993 km	3m 33s	33.69 km/h	44.032 km	2h 03m 28s	21.40 km/h
	2.008 km	4m 34s	26.39 km/h	46.041 km	2h 08m 02s	21.58 km/h
	1.977 km	4m 18s	27.58 km/h	48.017 km	2h 12m 20s	21.77 km/h
	2.066 km	5m 32s	22.40 km/h	50.084 km	2h 17m 52s	21.80 km/h
	2.028 km	4m 30s	27.04 km/h	52.111 km	2h 22m 22s	21.96 km/h
	1.953 km	1m 34s	74.79 km/h	54.064 km	2h 23m 56s	22.54 km/h
	1.979 km	4m 43s	25.18 km/h	56.043 km	2h 28m 39s	22.62 km/h
	2.034 km	2m 19s	52.67 km/h	58.077 km	2h 30m 58s	23.08 km/h
	1.952 km	2m 40s	43.91 km/h	60.029 km	2h 33m 38s	23.44 km/h
	2.051 km	3m 38s	33.87 km/h	62.080 km	2h 37m 16s	23.68 km/h
	1.927 km	2m 48s	41.29 km/h	64.007 km	2h 40m 04s	23.99 km/h
	2.003 km	6m 23s	18.83 km/h	66.010 km	2h 46m 27s	23.79 km/h
	1.997 km	1m 50s	65.36 km/h	68.007 km	2h 48m 17s	24.25 km/h
	2.061 km	2m 37s	47.26 km/h	70.068 km	2h 50m 54s	24.60 km/h
	1.983 km	2m 02s	58.50 km/h	72.051 km	2h 52m 56s	25.00 km/h
	1.972 km	3m 11s	37.17 km/h	74.023 km	2h 56m 07s	25.22 km/h
	2.042 km	3m 28s	35.34 km/h	76.064 km	2h 59m 35s	25.41 km/h
	0.605 km	1m 06s	33.00 km/h	76.669 km	3h 00m 41s	25.46 km/h

Jayne’s track

	Partdistance	Parttime	Partspeed	Distance	Time	Speed
	0.000 km	0s	-	0.000 km	0s	-
	2.059 km	6m 21s	19.45 km/h	2.059 km	6m 21s	19.45 km/h
	1.950 km	3m 34s	32.80 km/h	4.008 km	9m 55s	24.25 km/h
	1.993 km	2m 40s	44.84 km/h	6.001 km	12m 35s	28.61 km/h
	2.025 km	3m 00s	40.50 km/h	8.026 km	15m 35s	30.90 km/h
	2.060 km	3m 33s	34.81 km/h	10.085 km	19m 08s	31.63 km/h
	1.969 km	3m 12s	36.91 km/h	12.054 km	22m 20s	32.38 km/h
	2.033 km	4m 00s	30.49 km/h	14.087 km	26m 20s	32.10 km/h
	1.931 km	2m 13s	52.28 km/h	16.018 km	28m 33s	33.66 km/h
	2.034 km	2m 27s	49.80 km/h	18.052 km	31m 00s	34.94 km/h
	2.032 km	6m 37s	18.43 km/h	20.084 km	37m 37s	32.04 km/h
	1.928 km	5m 38s	20.53 km/h	22.012 km	43m 15s	30.54 km/h
	2.009 km	3m 26s	35.10 km/h	24.021 km	46m 41s	30.87 km/h
	1.991 km	3m 30s	34.13 km/h	26.012 km	50m 11s	31.10 km/h
	2.001 km	3m 03s	39.36 km/h	28.013 km	53m 14s	31.57 km/h
	2.052 km	4m 53s	25.22 km/h	30.065 km	58m 07s	31.04 km/h
	1.984 km	4m 05s	29.16 km/h	32.049 km	1h 02m 12s	30.92 km/h
	1.960 km	10m 21s	11.36 km/h	34.010 km	1h 12m 33s	28.13 km/h
	2.011 km	3m 14s	37.31 km/h	36.020 km	1h 15m 47s	28.52 km/h
	1.983 km	40m 01s	2.97 km/h	38.003 km	1h 55m 48s	19.69 km/h
	2.069 km	2m 51s	43.55 km/h	40.072 km	1h 58m 39s	20.26 km/h
	1.995 km	3m 45s	31.91 km/h	42.066 km	2h 02m 24s	20.62 km/h
	1.986 km	3m 55s	30.43 km/h	44.053 km	2h 06m 19s	20.92 km/h
	2.013 km	5m 46s	20.95 km/h	46.066 km	2h 12m 05s	20.93 km/h
	1.960 km	3m 12s	36.74 km/h	48.026 km	2h 15m 17s	21.30 km/h
	2.061 km	4m 47s	25.85 km/h	50.087 km	2h 20m 04s	21.46 km/h
	2.014 km	2m 21s	51.42 km/h	52.101 km	2h 22m 25s	21.95 km/h
	1.927 km	5m 46s	20.05 km/h	54.028 km	2h 28m 11s	21.88 km/h
	2.038 km	2m 57s	41.46 km/h	56.066 km	2h 31m 08s	22.26 km/h
	2.020 km	2m 46s	43.82 km/h	58.087 km	2h 33m 54s	22.65 km/h
	2.024 km	3m 34s	34.04 km/h	60.111 km	2h 37m 28s	22.90 km/h
	1.896 km	2m 45s	41.37 km/h	62.006 km	2h 40m 13s	23.22 km/h
	2.061 km	5m 36s	22.08 km/h	64.067 km	2h 45m 49s	23.18 km/h
	2.044 km	2m 50s	43.29 km/h	66.112 km	2h 48m 39s	23.52 km/h
	1.931 km	2m 35s	44.84 km/h	68.042 km	2h 51m 14s	23.84 km/h
	2.059 km	2m 29s	49.74 km/h	70.101 km	2h 53m 43s	24.21 km/h
	1.925 km	2m 48s	41.26 km/h	72.026 km	2h 56m 31s	24.48 km/h
	1.985 km	3m 17s	36.27 km/h	74.011 km	2h 59m 48s	24.70 km/h
	0.977 km	1m 46s	33.18 km/h	74.988 km	3h 01m 34s	24.78 km/h