Srikumar Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Join Carnity Offroad Club for an adventurous off-road drive in the Al Qudra Desert. Al Qudra Desert offers amazing broad and tall dunes in Dubai offering perfect learning opportunity for absolute newbies for their first time desert driving thrilling experience. If you have already driven in sand before then you can learn more from experts having decades of offroading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridge to test your off-road control. Drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and front and rear tow hooks. You can bring your family, friends and kids, but if you are absolute new to sand offroading it is better to drive alone first to learn offroading without any distractions. Drive will start with detail briefing, followed by 3 hours of driving in sand dunes and then followed by a break for feedback and assessment session for each offroader. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN? We will teach you how to drive your vehicle offroad safely and learn the best offroad driving and recovery techniques. Even if you have never driven in sand before, you can still join and learn the art of off-roading with complete confidence and peace of mind. If you have already driven in sand before then you can learn more from experts having decades of offroading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridge to test your off-road control. CAN MY VEHICLE DO IT? This drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance along with front and rear tow hooks. Please check these two mandatory and VERY STRICT requirement before signing up. CAN I BRING PASSENGERS? Yes of course, but if you are an absolute new to offroading it is better to drive alone first to avoid any distractions. WHAT CAN I EXPECT? The drive will start with a detailed briefing, followed by 2-3 hours of driving in sand dunes and then followed by a break for refreshments over a feedback and assessment session for each offroader. You will learn about the following subjects: Introduction to off-roading Desert driving basics and etiquette Desert driving tips, techniques, myth and best practices Off-road and safety gear familiarization and recovery procedures Vehicle orientation, risk analysis, deflation and outdoor safety advice WHAT ITEMS SHOULD I BRING? Its mandatory for all Absolute Newbies and Newbies to read the Newbie Briefing (link provided below). Also, due to the recent COVID pandemic, its mandatory for all drivers to bring their own radios. Radios will not be shared anymore. From a second drive onwards we ask you to start collecting the Essential Tools as per below attachment. More information on these items can be found in the advices section and in offroad club. If you already have the off-roading gears, then it's better to carry them along to help you learn off-roading at a faster pace. ARE YOU JOINING US FOR THE FIRST TIME? Introduce yourself on this drive thread. Share with us your vehicle details. Prior off-road experience (Yes/No) Confirm 8-10 inches of ground clearance along with front and rear tow hooks in good usable condition. RSVP the drive calendar LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 members only. RSVP will close on Thursday. Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. Level : Absolute Newbie, Newbies and above (All level) When : 3 April 2020, Friday Meeting time : 6:45 AM, (Sharp, without any exceptions) Meeting Point : Qudra Parking: https://goo.gl/maps/VF25qvNs4TYYAfMY8 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. Please only join if these requirements are met. Approximate finish time: 12:00 PM - (much before Friday prayer) Friday Prayer Mosque: The Endurance Masjid - https://goo.gl/maps/SXmkx2jntnK85DzB7 MUST READ: Off roading - Newbie brief COVID-19 Precautions for Carnity Offroad Drives First off-road drive checklist Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Off road Driving Etiquette's Off-road Convoy Rules Off roading - Everything you need to know Please RSVP on the below calendar: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denizzalbayrak Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Hi @Srikumar I am planing to do double drive this week so I joint this one as well. But I may step out if it is a greedy thing 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikumar Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 @Vanessa8580, @Mohammed Osama @Nivin @Sherif Hamed @Zed @Denizzalbayrak @Shahid Mehmood @asifk @siddharth maheshwari @Nizam Deen @George Francis@MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ Due to current COVID-19 advises, we are postponing this drive for the next Friday, 3 April 2020. Please leave the event if you are unable to join, so that others can join the drive. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddharth maheshwari Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Hi @Srikumar, @Carnity this is a good decision. Regards, 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikumar Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 @Vanessa8580, @Mohammed Osama @Nivin @Sherif Hamed @Zed @Denizzalbayrak @Shahid Mehmood @asifk @siddharth maheshwari @Nizam Deen @George Francis@MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ Due to the current ongoing COVID-19 situation, with clear advice from the UAE government to stay at home at all times, we are canceling this off-road drive. I hope this gives time to the desert to heal itself, so we can appreciate the nature and virgin dunes after this COVID-19 situation normalizes. Looking forward to seeing you all soon. 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizam Deen Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Thanks for keeping us informed @Srikumar well noted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherif Hamed Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Noted and thx. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Thanks. Stay safe, will meet soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizam Deen Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 @Srikumar @Gaurav it seems that we are getting over the hurdle and life will soon become normal. any plans to organise a drive in the near future? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 53 minutes ago, Nizam Deen said: @Srikumar @Gaurav it seems that we are getting over the hurdle and life will soon become normal. any plans to organise a drive in the near future? We are equally anxious and waiting to restart the off-road drives. Still there is lot of confusion and mix up going on, when it comes to desert drive. As often it is misunderstood as a gathering. But we are trying our best to get the maximum clarity over the phone and email. We are going 5 cars tomorrow to recce and if its favorable, then we might be able to post a small drive for coming Friday. 4 Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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