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Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Pink Rock - Sharjah- 30 Aug 2026

    

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MUST READ AND COMPLY BEFORE JOINING

👋 FIRST TIME JOINING OUR OFFROAD CLUB?

Before joining your first drive, please introduce yourselves on the drive topic with:

  • Vehicle make, model, year and colour
  • Previous off-road experience (if any)
  • Confirmation that your vehicle has front and rear recovery points (tow hooks/eyelets)
  • Confirmation that you have:
    • Programmable two-way radio
    • Safety flag
    • Tyre pressure gauge
    • Tyre deflator
    • Air compressor

🎥 Mandatory: Watch the Newbie Video Briefing before attending your first drive

 

 
DRIVE DETAILS

Level:  Newbie and above (all levels)

Meeting time: 06AM

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bg4449gmbi9bkqtL8

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 9:30-10AM

🚗 LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

  • This drive is limited to 12 cars only. 
  • If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
  • RSVP will close a day prior to prepare a convoy list.

⚠️ IMPORTANT RSVP RULES

  • Members without an RSVP will not be allowed to join.
  • Late arrivals will not be allowed to join.
  • If you cannot attend, please cancel your RSVP as early as possible.
  • Repeated no-shows after confirming attendance may result in a one-month suspension from club drives.

Recommended Comments

Position Name Car Rank Drives
1 Frederic 1999 Trooper Kermit - 2018 Jeep Bandolero Crew 333
2 Andrew John Melvill 2020, Mitsubishi Pajero, 4 door, 3.8, white Advisor 126
3 jamil abdollah Renger Raptor Newbie 1
4 Maneesh M Denza B5 Newbie 1
5 Khalid Sharaf 2023 ford F150 Raptor R Newbie 2
6 Imran Asghar Jeff the FJ & Jambo the Ram Advisor 100
7 Asif Ahamed 2025 Ford Ranger Raptor Fewbie 4
8 Enrico - Mountain 2025 Ford Ranger Wildtrak - Blue Wildebeest Fewbie 8
9 Rasna 2022 Jeep Wrangler-4door-Grey Newbie 8
10 J-P L 2021 Suzuki Jimny 3 Door Grey Support Team 144
11 Sandeep Padhi Jeep Wrangler, JLU 2020 Fewbie 16
12 JC_E 2024 Toyota LC Prado 250 - White Fewbie Plus 62
13 Ishak Pajero - LWB - Black/White Expert 139
14 Looper 2019 Jeep Wrangler Sport - 2 Door - Yellow Expert 307

Good morning all!

@Andrew John Melvill@jamil abdollah@Maneesh M@Khalid Sharaf@Imran Asghar@Asif Ahamed@Enrico - Mountain@Rasna@J-P L@Sandeep Padhi@JC_E@Ishak@Looper

This will be a classic Pink Rock drive, getting us through the nice rolling dunes, with some nice challenges along the way. If all goes well we will be exiting at Big Red.

Some pointers for tomorrow:

- Please try to arrive by 5.45AM so you have time to deflate and set up your flag.

- We will be using Channel 10 on our radio: 446.231 Mhz. 

- If you have Highway Terrain Tires, you can deflate to 14psi. With AT (All Terrain) tires you can go a bit lower to 12psi without issues. Keep an eye on the tire pressure throughout the drive as it will creep up due to the hot weather.

 

See you all in the morning!

 

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Thank you all for joining this morning!

This was not a typical newbie level drive. We started from the farms and after climbing Pink Rock, we made our way to Little Red, which we climbed with ease. To top it off as the Yellow Jeep was waiting for us at the starting point, we decided to loop back and exit back from where we started. 

With hardly any refusals and zero stucks this was not a typical Newbie level drive. The fact we had so many Carnity seniors with us made it even more fun. 

@Maneesh M your spaceship was in your full command today. So well driven! I agree with your statement that however capable the Denza is, it's a big investment to take into the dunes every weekend. This is the main reason many of us have a separate off-road vehicle which can take a bit of a beating and is cheap(er) to fix. 

@Khalid Sharaf and @jamil abdollah if you have have previous or other club offroading experience (which seemed to be the case today), we can offer a quicker promotion to Fewbie level. You can click on below button and request it but in that case please do mention number of drives done / offroad rank from your other clubs or groups where you have driven so far.

PROMOTION REQUEST

If you made some photos, you can upload it in our Media Gallery.

UAE's Best Offroad Club - Drive Gallery

 

See you all in the sand soon again!

 

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Thank you @Frederic and the support team for today’s fun drive, I enjoyed it very much. Agreed that the convoy today was moving very smoothly which made it even better. 

 

Thank you for the promotion tip, I just submitted the application and also uploaded some photos from today’s drive. 

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Thank you @Frederic and everyone for making it worthwhile getting up so early this morning. The sun peaking its head through the blanket of clouds and a beautifully blue sky was snapshot ready. I posted a few pictures for you all to see, now that I finally found where to do so on the media gallery. 

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Thank you @Frederic and everyone. 

When I came to Dubai for first time I was so fascinated to get the license and drive on roads. But when it comes to driving in deserts, the adrenaline is 1000% higher.

And yes I am seriously considering a cheaper car, probably a pajero. And I might need some guidance for initial research on the topic. 

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