Ale Vallecchi Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Welcome to the COVID 19 "new normal" lifestyle with restrictions and precautions for everyone safety. Moving forward and respecting authorities guidance all desert drives will be done under strict control. No Gathering | No Briefing | No BBQ | No Eating Together | No Touching | No Hugging MUST READ: Not following these rules and precautions = Not allowed to drive. We are only allowed to drive through the desert, as we are driving on the road now. So we will only do the desert driving just by sitting inside our cars at all the times and leave the drive without socializing or coming close to each other. Just like before we like to continue our desert drives through out the year, but this time we need your immense support to understand the strict control and to help everyone follow them all the time. For members who are fasting, they can break their fast discreetly and convoy will be stopped during that time and until they offer their prayer. How to maintain "STRICT" Social Distancing Meeting point will be set slightly (100m - 200m) inside the desert track. So, that you individually deflate your tires on the tarmac before reaching the meeting point. While deflating tires, stop cars 10 meters away from any other car. Drive signup on calendar will be closed on Thursday morning by 9 AM. Convoy numbering and briefing will be posted here on this drive post before 6 PM on Thursday. All participants need to read & acknowledge the briefing by clicking "Totally Agree" reaction. Switch on your radio when you reach the meeting point on the set frequency advised by the trip lead in the critical briefing here. Once everyone reach to the meeting point, everyone stay inside the car at all the times. Trip lead will do the roll call, convoy numbering recap, critical briefing over the radio. Any suggestions or issues will be discussed over the radio too. You can also speak to other members through the radio only. So please make sure that your radio battery is fully charged. Once all set, trip lead will start the drive as before. Refusal and Recoveries with Social Distancing Every drive will have 1 lead Marshal and 1 or 2 supporting senior members/crew. Whenever there is a stuck or refusal, only Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is allowed to handle the situation. Everyone else including the stuck car driver, stay inside the car - AT ALL TIMES. Marshal / Senior Member / Crew is only allowed to step out to access the situation and do the recoveries: They will wear mask and gloves at all times when they are outside their car. They will try to help self recover through the radio guidance. If not they will use required recovery gear and do the needful (shovel, tug or winch, as required). If at any time Marshal require help, then only you are allowed to step out by wearing face mask and gloves at all times. Drive completion and inflation Now, there will not be any gathering or sitting down together for food-break like before. Once drive is finished, after reaching the tarmac, everyone is requested to move away 50-100 meters before starting their inflation. For drivers having no compressor, can head to the near by fuel station. If drive is ending at a place where there is no fuel station near by, then trip lead will inform in advance so that drivers having their own compressor can join only. Now Strictly no more sharing of compressors, radio, shovel or any recovery gear, at any times. Mandatory things you require to attend the drive Face mask - at least TWO face mask is needed in case one get damage or fly away. Disposable rubber gloves - at least two sets are needed. Wear face mask and gloves at all the times, when you are out of your car. Carry plenty of hand sanitizer and object sanitizer (spray). Use your sanitizers generously, whenever you step out to help or recover. Sanitize your hands before getting back into your car. Sanitize your recovery gears, if you have used them. Fully charged radio - without any excuse - No radio = No drive. Shovel - Must for every car, to do little self recovery Safety flag - Must for every car, like before Compressor - If joining the drives that is ending far from the fuel station. Mandatory precaution that you need to take at all times Do not step out of your car UNLESS/OTHERWISE advice by Marshal / Senior Member / Crew. No shaking hands, hugs or touching each other. No sharing of food, drinks or recovery tools. If you are not feeling well, please stay at home and take a lot of rest. If you have travel in last 14 days, then please do not attend this drive. If you feel unwell during the drive, please let trip lead know so he can plan an early exit. Not more than 3 pax in a car and if all 3 aren't living together, then they should wear the mask inside the car too. Drive Details Level: Intermediate and above When: 30 Jun 2020, Tuesday. Meeting time: 4:30 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Action Plan: Evening drive till about 8:00 PM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oYGcXJbH2KMZH11G9 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 8:00 PM End Point: Dubai - Solar Park / Qudra P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 8 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Monday - 9 PM. 8 Intermediate and above drivers. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list 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. PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael sammy Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 I hope you guys had fun today, and sorry I couldn't make it. I joined the drive and removed my self from the drive within 20 minutes, but I guess you exported the list in between. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Vallecchi Posted June 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Michael sammy said: I hope you guys had fun today, and sorry I couldn't make it. I joined the drive and removed my self from the drive within 20 minutes, but I guess you exported the list in between. No worries @Michael sammy. We did enjoy. Hope to see you next time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael sammy Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 I like the idea of midweek drive, i hope you guys can repeat this weekly 😇 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ale Vallecchi Posted July 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) The morning after the first official Carnity Weekday drive, here is a quick report of the trip, for future reference. We set out to explore an area that for most of us was completely unknown: Al Lisaili. I had driven past it many times, while on the way to Faqa, but never knew this region, hidden behind Dubai's major cameldrome and its connected camel farms, would be able to offer such an interesting off-roading ground. We started with @Wrangeld and @Jeepie in second lead, correcting perfectly my at times rougher trajectories, @Desert Dweller managing very smoothly in third, with @Foxtrot Oscar as her navigator, @Xaf piloting the way for an ever improving and fearless @Vanessa8580 and finally @Emmanuel watching expertly over the convoy as sweep. We followed the track under the pylons until we were able to go past a very long and well hidden camel race track, then proceeded to enter a very technical area of dunes with soft sand, through which we finally reached the more open, long range dunes, where the fun begun. We crossed many dunes, and did some ridge riding, on sand which was much firmer than at the beginning. No major problems occurred, other than a very nice self-recovery by Vanessa (after a bit of digging by the gentlemanly Xaf and Emmanuel), who also enjoyed the thrill of a little bit of flying, while crossing a steeper slope. Very few refusals during the whole drive, plus a couple of hard nose bumps with my FJ, while descending seemingly friendly steps, that ended on small but treacherous pockets. We managed to almost reach Solar Park, when a sudden engine oil light on Richard's Jeep prompted us to descend toward the dirt track and the exit point, which by the way allowed us to enjoy a beautiful sunset. All in all, a very relaxing drive, in a very nice patch of Dubai desert, that will surely see our Carnity vehicles again, soon. Edited July 1, 2020 by Ale Vallecchi 8 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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