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Drive Summary We kicked off just as the sun was coming up, taking advantage of the cooler morning and fresh sand in Makhoola. The first section was all about slow, winding turns, wandering around looking for untouched patches of sand and seeing what lines we could find. From there we picked up the pace with some ridge riding, before running into a new fence that we hadn’t seen before. Naturally, we followed it for a while to see where it went and what terrain it opened up. After leaving the fence behind, it was back onto the ridges with some nice flowing sections before finishing through an area of small technical dunes. Plenty to keep things interesting, but with easy exits nearby if needed — a good way to finish the drive without getting committed too deep into the terrain as the temperature started climbing. The GPX track recorded 41.5 km across roughly 2 hours 37 minutes, with the route ranging from around 111 m to 169 m elevation. We were heading out by around 09:30, just in time to beat the worst of the heat. A relaxed sunrise exploration with a bit of everything: fresh sand, smashing turns, ridges, a mystery fence and a technical finish. Great fun and driving. See you all again soon @Danie @Krinesh @ChrisW

Hi @Noufal, @_Herman_, @Cristian this is the idea of the drive today

POST DRIVE REPORT Thank you everyone for arriving early and being ready for our briefing at 6 am. We welcomed our newest Carnity community members - @jamil abdollah, @Maneesh M, and @Cova. From our discussions yesterday and your posts above, it seems like you all enjoyed yourselves. Indeed, there were plenty of learnings for Maneesh and Cova. We successfully made our way through our planned route starting at Three Trees, making our way northwards through some nice sloping dunes to get everyone used to driving in sand with some skill building along the way. We had a break on the sabkha before making our way to Qudra Secret Dunes. Always a fun place to have some fun. We had to exit Maneesh about 3 hours into the drive because he was down to 1/4 tank of fuel. We re-entered after ensuring he was ok reinflating. After about another 40 minutes we made our way to the exit point, on time. Maneesh had the pleasure of trying to figure out how to drive this hybrid in varying sand conditions. Vanessa and I had some learnings around this too. @Maneesh M it will be especially important for you to ensure you fill up completely at the nearest petrol station to the meeting point so you don't have to exit early on our drives like today. As you progress in drive levels, you will use more petrol as these are increasingly more difficult drives and harder on the cars requiring more petrol. A jerry can may also be a good idea in future. Cova had the experience of driving with his car with limited electrics turned off and then during one of the recoveries we removed the relay. It's important to remove it when the engine is off and to put it back in when it is off as well. It will reset all the warning lights after you do this. Check out Fred's post about this. Thanks a mil to @Vanessa8580 in Sweep and @Yerem Davtyan in Second Lead. Vanessa assisted with many of the stucks and refusals. The drive was a far better experience for everyone as a result of her assistance and support. Yerem's winch, first time use, was a key contributor to getting Maneesh out from a soft mucky patch. @jamil abdollah your previous experience driving in the desert and with your car really showed. You will enjoy the next level more in just a few more Newbie drives. Your quick offers to help during refusals and stucks was very much appreciated. Thank you. It was good to see you again @Khalid Sharaf and good to meet you @Kishor. You both drove well. Our track is below. Having completed 53 kms for a Newbie drive is pretty good actually considering we had some very new desert drivers with us. From the elevation profile, we can remember the nice rolling dunes we had along with our hill climbs. Have a great weekend everyone and see you next time.

I just found out that for BYD shark , Denza and leopord has a creap mode to get out of sands. He is also saying "we don't understnd this car"

Fun drive today, good drivers as well thank you @Emanuel and @Venessa8580 for making it happen smoothly

No worries guys! See you next time. @saumik1989 @Ash S. @Diego Updated convoy list below.

Good evening everyone, Considering that today was my first session, I think it went really well. It was a very interesting and enjoyable experience for me. I would also like to thank everyone in the group, especially our marshals Emanuel and Vanessa 8580. Thank you very much for your patience, support, and for being so welcoming and understanding with us. It was a great experience, and I really appreciate it.

Hi CTR team, Here is the convoy order for tomorrow: 1. @Ishak - Lead 2. @Noufal - 2nd Lead 3. @_Herman_ - CF 4. @Cristian - Sweep We will use Carnity radio channel 8: 446.181 See you tomorrow team 🫡

@_luke_ sorry bro I will have to drop from this drive. My exhaust is acting up . See you on the next one . Enjoy

Hello Luke. Apologies. But will have to pull out of the drive tomorrow. Slightly under the weather... Had hoped would get better through the day but that hasn't happened. Sorry again about the late update.

Such amazing and competent company today, thank you all for joining and being on time this morning! Amazing second lead duties from @Carl Stanley, perfect spacing to maintain flow of the convoy with such precise focus and follow through. Brilliantly executed and congratulations @Chema on your first FB+ drive, well done mate! Really nice to see such confidence and progression @Infaz, as always great to see you and such commitment driving 2 and half hours to get to the meeting point! @Krinesh, thanks a lot for your support today and keeping us all together with such great communication as well. It was clear and on point. much appreciated! Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you again soon on the sand!

Afternoon All @Frederic, @Sandeep Padhi, @Enrico - Mountain, @Ishak, @Ana, @Lazy Frog, @Mahesh_, @Rajath Shetty, @khurramm, @JC_E and @J-P L Really nice convoy for tomorrow morning! We will be heading to a beautiful star dune close to the entry point to spend some time practicing climbs before we drive through to the Badayer shops exit point via super bowl and iftar bowl. The sand will be soft and the weather will be hot, so please ensure that you and your vehicles are fully prepared. We will be using CH 4 on the drive Please be at the meeting point in time for a briefing at 06h00 so that we can maximize the time in the dunes before it gets too hot. https://maps.app.goo.gl/P2f2yg3bqu1apLeNA

Good afternoon. Drive is now locked! We will use channel 10. See you bright and early tomorrow. @Krinesh @saumik1989 @Ash S. @Danie @ChrisW @Diego

To Everyone - thanks a lot. It was a wonderful experience and next time will come up with more energy 😉

Thank you @Emanueland @Vanessa8580and everyone for keeping it fun and safe!

Thank you very much for the great drive @Emanuel , @Vanessa8580 and all the drivers! it was fun this morning and I got to use the winch for the first time

Good Morning @Frederic, @Sandeep Padhi, @Enrico - Mountain, @Ishak, @Ana, @Lazy Frog, @Mahesh_, @Rajath Shetty, @khurramm and @JC_E Hope your Saturdays are going well, please update the rsvp if anything has changed. I will be sending out the convoy order in a few hours' time. For those watching enjoy the F1 sprint race and the SA v NZ test match GO BOKS! Cheers Andrew

Thanks for letting me know.

Hello @Emanuel I hope you are doing well. Apologies for the short notice, but I won't be able to make the drive tomorrow. A few important appointments came up this evening. Thanks

Hello everyone, The convoy order is below for tomorrow mornings drive. @Yerem Davtyan, @Cova, @Maneesh Madayan, @jamil abdollah, @Khalid Sharaf, @Kishor, @Vanessa8580 Lead Emanuel The White Rhino Expert SL Yerem Davtyan 2011 Nissan Xterra - Silver / 2016 Tahoe White Fewbie 3 Cova 2017 Pajero - 4 Door - Silver Newbie 4 Maneesh Madayan Denza B5 Newbie 5 jamil abdollah Renger Raptor Newbie 6 Khalid Sharaf 2023 ford F150 Raptor R Newbie 7 Kishor 2022 Jeep Wrangler Sport - 4 door - Red Fewbie Sweep Vanessa8580 Jeep Wrangler - 4 door - Black Marshal We will be on Carnity channel 4, which is 446.081. Get lots of rest and see you in the morning. Be early enough to be set up and ready for briefing at 6 am.

Hi All I am Maneesh and very new to off-roading and carnity. My car is black denza b5 2005, it is relatively new in GCC from BYD. Byd advertise it as a proper 4x4 SUV. Hopefully it will perform well in dunes too.