Popular Post Jeepie Posted July 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above - (No Newbie Allowed) When: 17 Jul 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Tawi Nazwa Farm - https://goo.gl/maps/LjPWf8DebrAuNSWg9 Action Plan: Morning drive till about 08:30 – 09:00 AM 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Please also make sure you have all the equipment required on board as a Fewbie. THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL END THE DRIVE AT A POINT WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. Approximate finish time: 08:30 – 09.00 AM End Point: 2nd Dec Cafeteria - https://goo.gl/maps/MxnMF2fHeGnKZ4vf7 LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 12 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 2 or 1 Senior Members + 10 Members. 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. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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 1 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RohanH Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 I want to join the morning drive. Please consider me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo Candelpergher Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 Anyone willing to swap this drive with the afternoon Fewbie one? I am booked for the afternoon but due to last minute business commitments I may not be able to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaitanya D Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 14 hours ago, Lorenzo Candelpergher said: Anyone willing to swap this drive with the afternoon Fewbie one? I am booked for the afternoon but due to last minute business commitments I may not be able to attend. Hi @Lorenzo Candelpergher if you want you can take my place, I will go for the newbie drive with @Rahimdad, as there are still few positions available in his drive. Please let us know here so that we can change RSVP before the final convoy list is done. Kindly note this adjustment @Jeepie 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo Candelpergher Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, Chaitanya D said: Hi @Lorenzo Candelpergher if you want you can take my place, I will go for the newbie drive with @Rahimdad, as there are still few positions available in his drive. Please let us know here so that we can change RSVP before the final convoy list is done. Kindly note this adjustment @Jeepie Dear @Chaitanya D, this would be very kind of you, thanks a lot for your availability! If you were aiming for a Fewbie drive instead of a Newbie one, I don't want you to give it up for me.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaitanya D Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Just now, Lorenzo Candelpergher said: Dear @Chaitanya D, this would be very kind of you, thanks a lot for your availability! If you were aiming for a Fewbie drive instead of a Newbie one, I don't want you to give it up for me.. No its fine as I will be going for the fewbie in evening , you go ahead with this drive. I will remove my RSVP from here and Join Rahim bhai. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo Candelpergher Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Chaitanya D said: No its fine as I will be going for the fewbie in evening , you go ahead with this drive. I will remove my RSVP from here and Join Rahim bhai. Perfect. Thanks a lot!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepie Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 We will be using radio channel 4 and the convoy numbering will be Jeepie Expert Jeep Wrangler Y 1 JJ Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Y 2 Jun Zamora Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Y 3 Shjiu Manuel Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 4 Rajeevan Vickneswaran Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Y 5 Yousef Alimadadi Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 6 Brette Advance Jeep Grand Cherokee Y 7 Mehmet Volga Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 8 RohanH Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 9 Lorenzo Candelpergher Fewbie Nissan Patrol Y62 Y 10 Febin Frederic Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Y 11 Magellan Fewbie FJ Cruiser Y 12 Ale Vallecchi Expert Toyota FJ Cruiser Y 13 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo Candelpergher Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Very nice drive today! I followed the recommendations by @Wrangeld, trying to drive in D whenever was possible, and in any case trying to keep my RPM below 2000 almost all the time. I then switched back to manual gears from time to time, having realized that most of what I would do in 1st gear until last week I could now easily do it in 2nd or even 3rd gear, with a much smoother / lighter ride and with more momentum as I could go a bit faster. It felt as if I were driving a totally different car, honestly much easier to deal with, less brutal and churning much much much less sand. What a surprising change!! Today I feel I made my greatest progress since I started off-roading. Driving so comfortably, I really enjoyed @Jeepie's nice track for the day. Over 30km (see track data below), starting with a very nice sunrise unveiling the skyline of Pink Rock over the horizon and then ascending the rock itself and turning all around it clockwise, which offered very nice views. The path was very interesting, alternating small technical dunes and larger ones with a few nice sideys, criss crosses and ridge riding. With my "brand new" driving technique (ahah) it all came very natural and I never had a single moment of serious difficulty, despite being quite at the end of the convoy. Thanks also to @Brette and @Ale Vallecchifor the speedy recoveries which minimized our idle time due to stucks, significantly less than the last few rides. See you next week! 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RohanH Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 23 minutes ago, Lorenzo Candelpergher said: Very nice drive today! I followed the recommendations by @Wrangeld, trying to drive in D whenever was possible, and in any case trying to keep my RPM below 2000 almost all the time. I then switched back to manual gears from time to time, having realized that most of what I would do in 1st gear until last week I could now easily do it in 2nd or even 3rd gear, with a much smoother / lighter ride and with more momentum as I could go a bit faster. It felt as if I were driving a totally different car, honestly much easier to deal with, less brutal and churning much much much less sand. What a surprising change!! Today I feel I made my greatest progress since I started off-roading. Driving so comfortably, I really enjoyed @Jeepie's nice track for the day. Over 30km (see track data below), starting with a very nice sunrise unveiling the skyline of Pink Rock over the horizon and then ascending the rock itself and turning all around it clockwise, which offered very nice views. The path was very interesting, alternating small technical dunes and larger ones with a few nice sideys, criss crosses and ridge riding. With my "brand new" driving technique (ahah) it all came very natural and I never had a single moment of serious difficulty, despite being quite at the end of the convoy. Thanks also to @Brette and @Ale Vallecchifor the speedy recoveries which minimized our idle time due to stucks, significantly less than the last few rides. See you next week! Exactly. D is easiest. Just press the pedal and machine work for us. Earlier wherever I tried to use manual gear, I used more of 1 and 2. But after pushing it more in 1 suddenly the power used to go off and I was feeling that there is some issue with machine. Yesterday mechanic told me that after high RPM it actual happens that power goes off if it is gear 1. Today I tried to use more of 2,3 and I felt it worked. In couple of places, I couldn't do it so I just out it on D. So I think there is big scope of learning how to use manual gear and which really helps in desert. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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