Pink Rock Newbie Desert Drive - 28 Feb 2020

[Michael sammy]

8 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

Yes with 3 newbie convoys, Im sure one of the convoy will drive at newbie+ or fewbie level.

Thx you for your reply 🙏

[Frederic]

@Jihad Hachem welcome to Carnity !

kindly provide the following info:

- Which car are you driving ?

- Any prior off-road experience ?

- Are the vehicle’s front and back towpoints in good condition?

[Jihad Hachem]

2017 jeep Wrangler In very good condition, i have few experiences in desert safari, see you all tomorrow 

[andersonlorente]

18 hours ago, Frederic said:

Thanks for introducing yourself @andersonlorente !

See you tomorrow !

Last minute cancelation. Apologize for the inconvenience. I'll be in the next one.

Have fun!

[Kalahari]

Huge shout-out to organisers and marshals of this outing!  It was my first trip with this group and thoroughly enjoyed it. Apart from the opportunity to learn in a safe and controlled environment, the community spirit was excellent. Well done all! 

[Najeeb Mohammed]

It was indeed a fun weekend trip. Would like to explore diffrent landscapes, hope u will be arranging more of this kind , i am looking forward to meet all of u guys once again....

[Rafal W.]

Thank you all - especially to Marshalls - for today experience.

Newbie like me cannot be in better hands on the begging of his journey.

Thank you again and see you soon!

[Frederic]

Trip Report Convoy 3

Again a beautiful morning in the sand with wonderful people !

With @Shamil as my second lead, and @Xaf at the back to sweep and assist, I was feeling quite comfortable. Because my wifey @Vanessa8580 had her first official drive I had to reluctantly hand over my little blue Pajero and came out with its younger and taller sister. That took a while to get used too of course, but that’s normal. 

@Nayan Shenai managed great with his Ford Explorer, same as @Szymon Stankiewicz, @Rafal W., @Shiju Manuel, @Anvar Sadath Bekal, @Sherif Hamed, and of course @Vanessa8580. We had some refusals and some stucks which is always a good opportunity to learn and practice shoveling and rope recovery. All kept a positive spirit and smile handy.

One of the good things about this area is the Pink Rock climb, as it’s for many people a first time where they can really put the pedal to the metal and observe how the car reacts and behaves. 
My sincere thanks goes to @Shamil and @Xaf who both impressed me with excellent recovery techniques, composed behavior to explain the right steps to the newbies, and proactiveness to quickly detour where needed or to help out someone else. You both might have had Liwa on your mind, but your heart and spirit  was with us 👍.

I hope you all had fun and some challenges along the way, and look forward to our next drive !

 

[Desert Dweller]

Trip report,

It was very nice to drive again, after having been a passenger for a while (which had offered great learning opportunities). I got to test my car on the dunes and get used to one another. I would like to thank @Emmanuel and @Shamil for welcoming me into the Xterra club and being of assistance explaining the first mandatory modifications my car needs to undergo.

@Rahimdad has been, once again, a patient lead, assisting everyone who needed some help when facing a refusal. I cannot express how thankful and lucky I feel to have him by our side at this starting point. A teacher and mentor by nature 😉.

Once again, I met very nice people, with many new drivers joining today's expedition. It's nice to see the off-roading club growing in number!

See you all next Friday!

[Michael sammy]

Guys truly said, today it was a blast and real fun its not about the drive only its about with whom we drive.

Great leaders, great team to be honest it felt more of a family spirit. I'm usually not writing here but i just felt to share 😇

Big thanks 🙏 for everyone who made this day fun and safe day drive. Not to forget the mentoring and support given today by @Rahimdad @Srikumar @Frederic @Emmanuel 

I am sharing some images and videos from today's drive, I'm not sure if this where I should share the images or there is a different way of sharing the drives images and videos. Please advise 🙏