Pink Rock Newbie Desert Drive - 28 Feb 2020

[Frederic]

20 minutes ago, Michael sammy said:

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 🙏

Hi @Michael sammy you can post your images in the Gallery. On the homepage, just click on GALLERY and you'll find a gallery for every drive we did.

[Jihad Hachem]

Nice ride indeed, was my first with your group but definitely not the last, will be joining next ride for sure, was a  fun day, thanks to all 🙏

[Nayan Shenai]

4 hours ago, Frederic said:

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 !

 

It was indeed a splendid drive today. I felt that the drive had levels, with initial level being a subtle drive next to camel farm on a plain off-road track, then passing over smaller dunes, fighting through substantially bigger dunes of soft sand and finally reaching the mega challenge of climbing the pink rock incline.
With @Frederic and @Vanessa8580 continuously boosting my confidence, @Shamil and @Frederic always by the side to help/ guide and @Frederic thoughtfully leading the convoy it seemed bit easier. 😊
It was a friendly environment through out in the group and a Friday morning well spent. Thanks to @Rahimdad, @Frederic and @Srikumar for arranging this drive.
Looking forward for more if my Explorer can take it. 😀

[Anvar Sadath Bekal]

3 hours ago, Michael sammy said:

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 🙏

Thank You Micheal for your valuable advice on field 😍

[Mostafa Taha]

Hello all, I meet wonderful new and familiar friends today and some asked me on the flag poles and suction base which I got from RAMY Automotive Dubai - Al Quoz Ind. Area #4, ACE sells the poles as well but you have to try them on the the base (they do not sell bases) and not all bases fits all poles. Also price of the base ~90-100AED, price for the pole is 200-250AED depends on the height and you can negotiate

Good luck!

[Febin Frederic]

Today's drive was quite exceptional. Being the second lead of the convoy was an opportunity to become more responsible. Much appreciated @Rahimdad bhai for believing in me , i hope that i was up to your mark.
Eventhough drive was short, we got to learn some of the important offroad recovery techniques, great cooperation made it so natural at troublesome occasions particularly when fj's tire got blasted
Nevertheless, a big shoutout to those who provided refreshements.
Hanging tight for my next drive.

[Chaitanya D]

Thank you everyone for making it a memorable start for me in the carnity group off road drives.

Thank you @Rahimdad , @Emmanuel, @Frederic , @Srikumar for mentoring all and making it a fun yet safe experience. It was a great experience to learn from you all. 

Frankly can't wait for the next one...let's go

[Shiju Manuel]

Thank you much Carnity for the adventure drive, it was my first adventure in desert and enjoyed and learned many things and met lots of new friends, and more over the crews "hats off you guys" specially i was stuck. 

See you soon guys!!!!  

[Mostafa Taha]

Thank you all for a nice ride especially @Srikumar @Rahimdad @Frederic @Emmanuel for their amazing helpful nature and friendliness.

This group is simply about having nice time and seeing people for what they really are and that is friendly, brotherly and simply human aside of genders, nationalities or whatever other things that does not really matter

Big thanks to Gurav which we missed this ride

See you all the next ride

[Rahimdad]

Trip report.

I loved to read and live the experience through the eyes of the many who were in attendance. Not too much to add from my side but here is what I can share from my point of view. Waking up on working days can be a real drag for me, but my wife is puzzled as to how I wake up before the alarm even goes off on a Friday morning. The truth is the excitement to meet up with the many friends and make some new ones on the way. After having been through most of what UAE has to offer in terms of off-road adventures over the past decade, it's the people which gets me excited.

It was a pleasure to see so many smiles as I arrived, all itching to taste the sands, some for the first time while others who want more. So without delay we headed out to the grounds where we could have our brief, deflate and final preparation before heading out to the wilderness. After the brief we deflated and in my excitement I forgot to fix my flag. It didn't take me long to realize though and we were off.

@Rizwanm2 sorry you had to leave, hope your wife is feeling better now. Since @Rizwanm2 had to leave my second lead was now @Febin Frederic who did very well on the 2 occasions I found myself in trouble to lead the convoy through a safe route. Following him was our return champion @Jamy B. who has just found her ride in the form of an Xterra. I could see her not getting carried away and applying everything from the brief during the drive. She was more keen into learning her way with her new ride which is a brilliant thing to do. @Kalahari was next and with his Prado looked to me like a Silver Surfer just gliding through the sands. I'm very impressed with the way you handle your ride, doesn't seem like your first or second time out. Following him was @Najeeb Mohammed who drove his FJ, couldn't really see much of you deriving, however was impressed with the fact that you made it to the Pink Rocks without switching off traction control. Hope you found it easier with the traction control off. @Emmanuel was my centre forward to help out the convoy and keep the convoy in motion. Next came @Nizam Mohammed with his white FJ. Hope you have your tire sorted out after your encounter with The Rock. No I don't meant Dwayne Johnson, it one the one which met his tire on the way up to Pink Rocks. @Chaitanya D was next and managed well with his tank he calls the Nissan Patrol Y62. @Jorge Stepniak Felippe was to follow, sorry if we got the pronunciation of your name incorrect, we will definitely try our best to get it right the next time. @Jihad Hachem was more than sporting, sorry for being tough, but have seen so much over the years that safety is paramount. Glad you understand. In the sweep duties was @Mahmoud Hamzawy with his son. While he was keeping the convoy safe and moving with regular updates, his son was keeping us entertained.

As is my habit for Newbie drives, I start with easy tracks for all to get used to their vehicles over some small dunes and work up the difficulty level for all to enjoy and learn from their experience. Climbing the Pink Rocks and descending from the other side is the toughest part on the menu, but almost everyone did it without any issues. As we rectified the issue of a burst tire by replacing it, we descended the Pink Rocks to head to the cafeteria nearby.

Here we inflated and had the shade in which we could sit, relax, share some snacks and discuss our days activities. Fortunately we were first to the finishing line soon joined by the convoys of @Srikumar and @Frederic. With the Friday prayers time we parted our ways, but still with a promise to meet again as we continue to learn and support each other. See you all soon.