CHARITY
During the month of March, the whole UAE CC team accepted an invitation from the Dubai Centre for Special Needs to tour there centre. The PR Coordinator (Delhna Cama) again generously gave up 2 hours of her time to show the guys (Steve, Paul, Jonathan and Matt) through the four wings that make up the DCSN. They all agreed it was a great experience meeting all the kids and seeing where all their hard effort was really going. Jonathan returned later that week to represent the UAE CC team at the DSCN Annual Concert (see the pictures in the Gallery page)
We are still in the process of finalising the charity organisation we plan to support in Uganda. We will be making an announcement in the near future.
TRAINING
The UAE CC team was out in the desert training every weekend during the month of March. We concentrated this month on Route 1 (Fossil Rock) and Route 5 (Schwaib).
We are still trying to resolve the vibration problems we have been having with our recently purchased helmet camera. Once we get these sorted out we will upload some live footage to the Website so that you can experience what it is like to ride in the deserts of the UAE from the comfort of your living room.
The UAE CC team was well represented in the third of the DMX Baja Challenge Races for 2007/2008. Paul and Jonathon both flew the flag proudly coming in 9th and 22nd respectively in the Clubman class covering a distance of 169km. It was JQ’s first ride back after a 2 week break and his first Baja race – a good experience of what it is like to be in race conditions.
SPONSORSHIP
It has been another big month for the UAE CC in terms of securing sponsorship. The support shown by companies in the UAE and abroad continues to be first class. In the month of March we managed to secure the support of three additional sponsors.
Grant Prideco and WOMME have joined the UAE CC as Gold sponsors.
Grant Prideco is the world’s leader in drill stem technology and drill pipe manufacturing, a global leader in drill bit technology and manufacturing, and a leading provider of high-performance engineered connections and premium tubular products. The company has 25 manufacturing facilities and more than one hundred sales, service and repair facilities strategically located in all major oil and gas regions around the world.
Since 1981 WOM began improving existing high pressure valve designs for the oil & gas sector to increase reliability and reduce maintenance. In 1985, WOM introduced a breakthrough sealing concept for gate valves used in the petroleum industry. After thorough testing and retesting at WOM and third party test facilities, WOM's Magnum gate valve design proved its superiority. After two decades,WOM has greatly expanded their product offering, manufacturing capabilities and service to provide customers a single source to control a wide range of demanding flow applications found in all facets of the oil and gas industry.
Reed Hycalog has joined the UAE CC as a Silver sponsor.
Reed Hycalog is a leading manufacturer of premium drill bits for use within the oil and gas industry globally. The company manufactures Fixed Cutter, Impregnated Diamond, Roller Cone and Bi-centre drill bits at plants in Conroe Texas, Stonehouse England and Singapore. Reed Hycalog products hold several world records for drill bit performance and the Middle East Region Office is located in Dubai, UAE.
We welcome Grant Prideco, WOMME and Reed Hycalog to the UAE CC team and thank them for their charitable support.
We would also like to thanks all those people who have contributed personal donations to the UAE CC. (see your names listed in the Sponsors page)
VOLUNTEER WORK
Matt Wilson (Wilson Griffin Design) has been hard at work as usual keeping the website up to date and making improvements. Changes for the Month of March are as follows -
- The 3rd News Update has been added to the ‘NEWS’ page
- Matt has added updated the ‘SPONSORS’ page to include all the latest sponsors (Grant Prideco, WOMME, Reed Hycalog) to join the UAE CC team. Thanks again for your generous support.
- He has also added in details of the protective gear each of the riders will be wearing when riding in the 2008 UAE Desert Challenge. If you have ever wondered what the guys will be wearing to protect them from the inevitable falls - go check it out in ‘The Bike Info’ page.
