TG GUIDETOOFF -ROADING
OFF-ROADING AROUND THE WORLD
Off-roading can take in many different terrains – here’s how to navigate them
SAND
WHERE NAMIBIA/DUBAI/DESERTS
Dune-bashing is part art, part skill and part science. But generally on sand, momentum is key and a higher gear than normal for off-roading is appropriate – keep going at all times, and park facing down any kind of slope, or you won’t move again. You’ll also need to air-down your tyres quite a bit. Oh, and you don’t really need brakes – the car will use the sand itself to slow. Recovery is best done with another vehicle, because there’s not usually many objects around to winch from.