Sreejith Sreenivasan Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, Frederic said: Hi @Sreejith Sreenivasan and @VipinShetty I have added you guys as support members in this drive (under the manage tab). Please confirm if you can make it. Main intention is to see if we can add the remaining waitlist members in the drive. Some support will be needed in that case. Hi @Frederic, thanks a lot and I confirm my attendance. Thanks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VipinShetty Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 16 hours ago, Frederic said: Hi @Sreejith Sreenivasan and @VipinShetty I have added you guys as support members in this drive (under the manage tab). Please confirm if you can make it. Main intention is to see if we can add the remaining waitlist members in the drive. Some support will be needed in that case. Hi @Frederic, I confirm ! Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Current Waitlist: 1) @[email protected] 2) @Ranjan Das 3) @Arda Yagcioglu We are doing our best and hopeful we will find spaces for some (if not all) of you on Friday. Normally, after the drive reminder is sent we find that a few people remember they have another commitment, or some people simply cannot make it. Please continue to stay on standby as things change at the last minute. You might get a message late Thursday that a place has come up, or a message that we can take you - so please don't give up hope yet. Thanks ! 1 1 1 "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frederic Posted October 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED As we will be having a pretty big convoy tomorrow, some requests from my side: - When you deflate, please double-check if you are at 14-15PSI for street tyres, and 12-13PSI if you have A/T tyres. This will help in flotation. - Make sure you all have an offroad flag, programmed radio for Carnity frequencies, pressure gauge, and a shovel. Without these tools you will not be allowed on the drive. - For the Fewbies, please do help in assisting your fellow Newbies where you can. - Please abide by the COVID rules strictly. - Keep 4-5 cars distance between the cars so you can keep your momentum at all times. If you need to stop, try to find a flat spot and coast to a stop (no hard braking). - Please tune in to Channel 2: 446.03125 Mhz on your radio. See you guys tomorrow 06:00AM Sharp ! 6 2 1 1 "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANIEL NOGUEIRA Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Looking forward... Edited October 8, 2020 by DANIEL NOGUEIRA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frederic Posted October 9, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 DRIVE REPORT Another beautiful morning with fellow adventurers ! When i arrived at the deflation point which was a bit hidden due to the fog, i decided to park my car at the road side just to make sure that everyone found their way in. It became quite clear that the offroad season was starting because some other clubs also decided to line up and started deflating nearby. With @Vineeth John Joseph in my second lead, and @Sreejith Sreenivasan as our sweep in the back, we set off around 6:40 and were greeted by a rising sun, a gentle dew, and driving with the windows open was a pure delight which made the early waking up totally worth it. The gentle dunes at the start of the Tawi Nazwa farms lead all the way to the base of Pink Rock, and was easy terrain where everyone was sliding through without any hiccups at all. Once we reached the base of Pink Rock, and noticed the sand was really churned up, with so many other clubs, motorcycles, quads passing by, the going became a bit tougher and we had some stucks and refusals at a few dunes from the base of Pink Rock. @Abu Muhammad with his "Sequndra" got stuck in the soft sand, but showed us some very nice self recoveries in the process. Same for @SyedObaid that used his rear difflock when needed and saved us from the shoveling. Thanks to the whole convoy for waiting while we were dealing with these recoveries. Climbing Pink Rock is every once in a while on our agenda with a Newbie convoy, and @Vineeth John Joseph and @Mukundan Nair went first up and helped to communicate with me to send up the cars one at at time. Thanks guys ! It was nice to see all cars making it up, and this is a perfect excercise to wake up the V6'es and let them roar a bit. We had a few V8's as well and these climbed Pink Rock as it was Sheikh Zayed Road Since we had a bit more time, we decided to play a little bit at the back side of Pink Rock where the dunes are a bit more technical and where you have some nice bowls to drive around (not in). When passing by @Yasas Dharmadasa his Jeep i heard a hissing sound coming from the engine bay, and after shutting down the engine we noticed there was no water anymore in the expansion bottle, and the radiator hose had come off partially. We filled up the expansion tank with a few litres and clamped the hose back into place. Luckily the car did not show signs of overheating so we could make our way back to the inflation point near 2nd December Cafeteria. @Archibald Jurdi you are the first owner of a TJ with a sprinkler system in the back of the car. 🤣 For a second time in the desert you did great, and you've probably noticed the improvement when deflating further. The heavy BF Goodrich tyres are not ideal but for the time being you can drive at 10-11psi as this will help your flotation in the sand. When the time comes to change your tyres a more skinny All Terrain tyre will do wonders (Yokohama Geolandar for example). @Pickey Singh with the black beauty was not finding much difficulties along the way, well done ! @Ranjan Das your Discovery is doing amazing stuff in this terrain, but most of all your precise control and momentum is doing wonders. Keep up the good work ! @Yasas Dharmadasa That Jeep keeps going, even without water Well driven ! @VipinShetty Thanks for your help during the drive, always good to have you around ! @Tariq Niyas that Montero Sport has proved it can do great stuff in the right hands. That self recovery in the pocket where you reversed and built momentum was very well done and with perfect momentum. Keep it up ! @SyedObaid you were the only Pajero member, well except for myself Well driven ! @Sajit Modiyil i remember your first drive in Al Qudra still very clearly. What i see now is a confident driver with a precise steering control and your positive helping attitude will take you far in Carnity ! Thanks ! @Aravind Padmaraju we've missed you today, i hope everything is fine and nothing serious has happened. @[email protected] with your FJ Cruiser you are driving confidently and you are making your way through the dunes with ease. Very impressed ! @Abu Muhammad your positive attitude and unique vehicle always brings a smile to my face, well done today ! @Lukas Lewis your Explorer seems to love exploring, and took you through the terrain with ease. Well done ! @DANIEL NOGUEIRA you always come full of positive spirit to the drive and i hope you had a good time. Seeing your black beast ascending Pink Rock was an amazing sight ! Last but not least @Sreejith Sreenivasan who kept the convoy nicely together and was the perfect communicator so i always knew what was happening at the back of that super long convoy, a big thank you for the help today and rising to the occasion ! See you guys soon in the sand again ! Have a nice weekend ! 4 3 2 3 "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Muhammad Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 @Frederic it’s always pleasure driving with you. We honestly enjoyed our times. Thank you for sharing your fun times with us. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sajit Modiyil Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Thanks @Frederic for the great drive. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sreejith Sreenivasan Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Thanks @Frederic. Overall it was a smooth drive today and all thanks to you to manage the long convoy and you made it look so easy. Hope to drive more with you! See you soon. Thank you 🙏 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANIEL NOGUEIRA Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Pink Rock ??? I thought it was Sheik Zayed rd... lol. V8 loud and clear climb that amazing spot. @Fredericthanks for all , your atetion and patience shows clearly how you love the off road. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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