1st MidNight Drive - Friday 25Sep2015

[Alaa.B]

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Dear Members,

We want to take this opportunity to thank all the members whom have been active on our events and challenging the heat for the love of BMW's recently. If you have been on our events before you must agree that no member has returned home without a smile on his/hers face, well this event will not only put a smile on your face but will also push your limits to places you never thought possible. It is called the Midnight Drive. As the name implies, it's at night. We drive into the early hours of Friday morning all the while taking advantage of the lack of traffic on the streets. It is a 400km journey driving through UAE's most daunting roads which as a club have never been on and certainly you have not been on either /- no, we don't need people falling asleep. You know You more than anyone and if you think you will be tired for this event or not able to drive for few hours then there will always be a next year for You, yet If you feel courageous enough and crave for a dopamine rush then we look forward to see you on our 1st Midnight drive.


Event details:
•Meet location: Nad Al Sheba Parking Lot (MAP LOCATION)
•Event Date: Friday, September 2015
•Meet timing: 00:00 (12:00 MidNight)
•Briefing/Rollout: 01:30~02:00

•Event location: To be revealed at the meeting point.
•Drive route: To be revealed at the meeting point.
•Snacks/Breakfast/Beverages to be provided by BMW Club UAE.


Things to bring along:
- Full tank of petrol
- GPS
- Torches
- Water (We will stop for a break at a petrol station )
- A brave passenger
- Outdoor Chairs
- Jackets/Coats (Yes, It's going to be cold)

Please confirm your attendance HERE

Do let us know if you have any questions.

Hope to see you all then!

[Kevaldo]

I would love to make it to this one, but I won't be able to confirm until the night before due to work :(!
Will keep an eye on the post and may have to show up at the last minute!

[RAFiK]

Can't wait for this

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[shockerg1]

So upset i am missing this


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[9a3eedi]

oh man!!! I am totally in. This is what I joined the club for!

I actually happened to take a 400-500km drive a few weeks ago. I drove all the way here:
Google Maps

It was scary, it was one of those 2 lane 2 direction roads, and there were absolutely no streetlights for several kilometers, but man what an experience! I went there for stargazing but unfortunately I didn't see much because it was dusty. The weather is improving though, so maybe we should do some stargazing too!

And the roads leading up to it were completely empty and almost no radars! :thumbsup2:

[S.BAKI]

[MENTION=189287]9a3eedi[/MENTION] Yes it should be a lot of fun and we cant wait!

[Wazif]

wow! that seems to be a really isolated road! how long does it take to get there? [MENTION=189287]9a3eedi[/MENTION]

[9a3eedi]

[MENTION=31]Wazif[/MENTION] took me 2.5 - 3 hours to get there. 300 km journey in one direction. It's a very isolated road and mostly trucks go through it. The roads you enter after exiting Al Ain are 3 lanes, but very empty. I think there are military bases on the way but I can't tell.

It's one of those few places where the automatic high beams are really useful lol. It's very cool to see it work.

[RAFiK]

@Wazif took me 2.5 - 3 hours to get there. 300 km journey in one direction. It's a very isolated road and mostly trucks go through it. The roads you enter after exiting Al Ain are 3 lanes, but very empty. I think there are military bases on the way but I can't tell.

It's one of those few places where the automatic high beams are really useful lol. It's very cool to see it work.

Are you sure only 3 hours from Dubai? This looks pretty far lol!

[E46Fanatic]

that's cool to hear bringing back memories to me a 4000 km journey from Dubai through Saudi , Jordan, Syria all the way to Turkey in 2010
trying to make guess of the destination
would we need any Visa to other country around

[9a3eedi]

that's cool to hear bringing back memories to me a 4000 km journey from Dubai through Saudi , Jordan, Syria all the way to Turkey in 2010
trying to make guess of the destination
would we need any Visa to other country around

You actually drove all the way to Turkey? How was the trip? Was it worth the long distance? Was the drive and the scenery great, places to stop by, food, etc.

Always wanted to drive around arabian peninsula like that.. like to Jordan or something. But a friend who went on a road trip to Jordan advised me not to, mostly because the drive in Saudi is terrible and can wreck your car lol

Are you sure only 3 hours from Dubai? This looks pretty far lol!

Google maps says its 3 hours, so for an average of 120-140km/h on the highway. It took me 2.5 hours.... if you know what I mean ;)

[E46Fanatic]

[QUOTE=9a3eedi;143327]You actually drove all the way to Turkey? How was the trip? Was it worth the long distance? Was the drive and the scenery great, places to stop by, food, etc.

Always wanted to drive around arabian peninsula like that.. like to Jordan or something. But a friend who went on a road trip to Jordan advised me not to, mostly because the drive in Saudi is terrible and can wreck your car lol



I have been dreaming about that since I was kid back in 1989 when my dad used to drive us all as a family by road all the way to syria
i always wanted to do this as every year when dad used to do so , when I grew the chance finally came on 2010 to drive my own car in that journey
I had 2003 330ci cabrio with hardtop, bought it for almost 85K so it was a courage to decide going with it but before i go on i used my experience with dad and got her ready fully serviced and checked for every single possible issue, you should expect lots of challenges and risks but thats the fun for me
talking about this would take alot of the thread , dont wana go off toppic so let us save this conversation until we meet this friday ;) to share our experience

see you soon my friend

[9a3eedi]

I have a question, just to avoid confusion:

This event will happen in Thursday NIGHT, Friday MORNING right?

[Wazif]

yes it will :)

[Kevaldo]

Guys,

I'm in a bit of a tough place for deciding if I can make it...

Is th plan to meet at midnight TONIGHT and drive into Friday morning?
Or do we meet at midnight TOMORROW and drive into Saturday morning?

I have a job tonight starting at midnight.

Can someone please confirm asap as my colleague will likely come along too if I am going.

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Nevermind... just seen that someone else has asked the same!
Highly unlikely I will make it.

Could someone maybe PM me their phone number and I text to confirm if I can make it?