Nacho Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 It has been an amazing drive today!! It has been a big step for my second drive and eventhough it has been quite challenging it has been an awesome experience! Thanks to @Gaurav for an amazing guidance and to @Mels Wolf for getting stuck on purpose so we could learn how to tow a car!!! Thanks for everything!! Cannot wait for the next one! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo dassi Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Great drive and great fun! Thank you all for having welcomed us and for the tips! See you next time! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melenany Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Frederic said: Trip Report Convoy 1 Another beautiful morning with the Carnity Crew ! Upon my arrival at the Solar Park Innovation Centre, i was glad to see already 5-10 cars which were deflating and getting to know each-other. By 07:00 we headed out to the briefing point (thanks to @Gaurav for finding that sweet spot). For the first time we compressed the briefing a bit, mainly because we see so many hungry faces, but also because some explanations can be done better when the action is there, and also due to the introduction of the essential briefing read on the website: https://carnity.com/brief We settled for 4 convoys, and headed for the dunes, eager to taste the sand. The first half hour in my drive lead, i came across enough patches and technical dunes that i kept wondering myself if i was not somewhere in Lisailli (an area known for this more tricky kind of terrain). Luckily i found an excellent second ead in @Nayan Shenai who kept sufficient distance, communicated with the convoy really well, and slightly rerouted on some areas where we knew @Mohammed Osama his Subaru, or the mighty F150 from @Melenany would face difficulties. As we normally not do any sidey's on a newbie drive, we came across 2 or 3 dunes which were perfect to do some training on steering control and momentum. All drivers managed really well and i was impressed with all of you ! Of course we had to do some straight-up straight-down dune crossings to learn that 'leap of faith' feeling, and to learn that we should not smash on the brakes, but let the car and its weight gently come over the dune. with @Xaf as my sweep who is always a blessing to have around, and seeing him teaching some tricks to handle steep descents with big F150 truck, reassures me that Xaf is always analyzing on every drive. Comes with the job i am sure @Colin Jordan i hope you can stretch your legs a bit more on the next coming fewbie drives. I am sure you will love it ! @Dale Panganiban - Fabrication, @Mohammed Osama, @Magellan @Jolly Abraham @sheri @Chaitanya D @Nitin Mohan @Melenany all you guys did really great. It takes a team they say, well then i must say it was a perfect team ! See you soon in the sands again ! Many thanks @Frederic for the ride and the day. Many thanks @Xaf for the support and tricks. See you soon Edited March 14, 2020 by Melenany 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 To all you boys and girls. Thanks for this great first new experience and helping me out with the basics like lowering tires, putting putting car in H gear, borrowing compressor etc Without you guys I would have had several recovery's or stucks. looking for to the next time. See you next week. By the way my name is Pancho, only do not know how to change it in the profile 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikumar Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Franciscus buitenhuis said: By the way my name is Pancho, only do not know how to change it in the profile you can send an email to Carnity admin through the Contact Us page mentioning the email id through which you have registered. The admin would be able to help in this regard. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wrangeld Posted March 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2020 Ropes and Rewards Perhaps this was not the biggest ever gathering for a Carnity drive, but it must be quite close. Just over 50 people arrived on time and eager to get to the sand. And for those that thought, it's OK to arrive late, the cat and mouse game of moving from the meeting location to staging post to deflation point was an additonal fun element. As was proven once again, the briefing is important - because without the basic understanding of what we are all trying to do we end up with more 'learning experiences' than perhaps we want and not as much cruising the dunes: which is, after all, why we are up at the crack of dawn. It's perhaps worth mentioning that there is a briefing for Fewbie and Intermediate drives (and probably advanced and expert as well). They are no less an essential part of getting out into the sand. Not only do you have a responsibility for yourself, but to pay attetnion so that you are not a risk to other people. Big call out here to @Frederic for taking time with the seniors @Gaurav @Rahimdad @Srikumar to make the briefing, briefer. I think we all apprecaited that a lot. @Jeepie and myself were given Sweep duties in @Srikumar's convoy. @J J was asked to take second lead. As the passenger seat was taken in 'TJ', @Srikumar allowed me to play Centre Forward in the convoy from the passenger seat. Readers - let me tell you, you should try this some time. You will learn a massive amount. Sitting as a passenger you get to see a whole lot more of what's going on because you are not concentrating on driving as well, and it let's you see how other drivers are developing so you can choose if that particular style is going to help you. So a big thanks to @Anvar Sadath Bekal and @Shiju Manuel who let me ride shotgun with them. Being allowed to ride with them was a previlege, not becuase there was any 'instruction' going on, but because it reminds us of just how challenging it is to get this sort of driving right when you don't yet have the experience or confidence. Is the car powerful enough? Which gear choice do I make? Am I comfortable following the line that the person before me took? You cannot remember what that's like until you are sitting next to someone making those choices and being reminded how much the experience of experience really brings to the table. A drive with @Srikumar is always a pleaure. This was no exception. Where ever you looked in the convoy and it was great to watch how drivers develop. @Jamy B. is supremely comfortable with her Xterra and the tearaway @Amoru (not so Newbie newbie) demonstrated quite ably that he had already spent a few years in the desert. More newbie, newbies like @Muffy Acidwala and @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ have not spent so long there. And that's where the ropes come in. As you progess in Carnity, and are promoted, there is a requirement to invest in more equipment. For more senior members, recoveries are an important part of the learning process: so it's with big thanks to all that got stuck and needed @Jeepie to pull you off or out that the us newly minted intermediates got the chance to try our our new kinetic rope!! As has already been mentioned by a few - she did an incredible job pulling three stucks back into the convoy while sweeping majestically the backmarkers into line. Our reward for investing and having been promoted. Except for a few hairy moments and one or two more easily sorted stucks were resolved, the drive was completed with everyone back safely at the Adnoc. Apologies that in these days of Covid 19 the customary post drive debrief did not take place. Apologies also for any confusion around where to reinflate. All of us who have compressors decided to reinflate away from the gas station to let the people who needed the airline their place in the line. May apologies to anyone not mentioned. With so many newbies around and what as in the end a quite busy drive, your expertise and easy navigation round the dunes may have been missed. See you soon in the sand. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Srikumar said: you can send an email to Carnity admin through the Contact Us page mentioning the email id through which you have registered. The admin would be able to help in this regard. Thanks but i cannot find on the stie the Contact us location. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 @Srikumar Thank you for being such an amazing lead, and for allowing us to experience the different elements of a desert. Thanks to all the community members for helping me out when my car got stuck. It was a day full of thrill and new learnings. Looking forward for another one. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J J Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Franciscus buitenhuis said: Thanks but i cannot find on the stie the Contact us location. Scroll to the very end of this page and you ll find the link above the copyright disclaimer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Thanks JJ. Found it and have submitted request. pancho 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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