COVID 19 Compliant - Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Pink Rock - Sharjah - 16 Oct 2020

[Wrangeld]

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.

 

MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

 

Drive Details

Level:  Newbie and Above (All Levels)

When:  16 Oct 2020, Friday.

Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point:  - Tawi Nazwa Farm - https://goo.gl/maps/rkkmz9FmyFwSb1jc8

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: 10:00 AM

End Point: 2nd Dec Cafeteria

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 15 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM.
  • 1 Lead Marshal + 1-2 Senior Members + 12 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.
• 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 BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

 

[Wrangeld]

Pink Rockers,

@Hardik Mody @luwaimn @Kaushal Prithwani @topgear @Syed Raza Hussain @[email protected] @Gijo Javob @RAKIN KURIAKOSE @Suresh Nair @Andrei @siddharth maheshwari

Congratulations. You successfully signed up on the Sunday evening rush to secure your place on Friday's Pink Rock drive. Pink Rock is a great newbie terrain with low wide dunes in the lead up to more challenging pyramid dunes close to the base of the rock. The sand color is also red/pink which makes picking out the route when following the convoy a little easier than around Qudra, where the glare from the sand early in the morning sometimes makes for more difficult driving. 

What to expect on a Pink Rock drive? The plan is to challenge you with a lot of practice of driving up and over dunes, to start drivnig along the side of the dunes (and slipping) to find our way through taking the higest point in the dunes to cross from one range to the next. 

Depending on convoy performance we will push the pace and push the complexity, but newbie is all about learning and relearning the skills to take you further and further into the desert. 

Myself and @Lorenzo Candelpergher who will be supporting the drive look forward to seeing you all bright and early on Friday. 

THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR RADIO PREPROGRAMMED. YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A COMPRESSOR, FLAG AND RADIO TO BE PART OF THE DRIVE. 

More to come during the week. 

Have a Happy Monday. 

See you soon in the sand. 

[[email protected]]

@Wrangeldlooking forward to catch up the fun.. thanks for adding in the list .. 👍👍👍

Edited October 12, 2020 by [email protected]

[Wrangeld]

Update #2

Pink Rockers,

@Hardik Mody @luwaimn @Kaushal Prithwani @topgear @Syed Raza Hussain @[email protected] @Gijo Javob @RAKIN KURIAKOSE @Suresh Nair @Andrei @siddharth maheshwari

Unbelievably we are at the end of Tuesday. This drive will be closed by 9am Thursday and with a few people waitlisted on other drives, it is important to be sure that you are still going to attend - better pull out early and give others the chance than be a last minute cancellation. 

What to expect #1?: If you have never been to the Pink Rock area then be ready for the dunes to be busy. During the summer months, when Carnity was one of the only clubs driving regularly, each week, we were lucky enough to have the sand almost to ourselves. Now that the season has begun, the area is very busy. What does this mean for you? We may decide that there are just too many convoys and cross tracks for us to play on Pink Rock. 

What to expect #2?: There is a lot of chance to practice on dunes that are quite forgiving in this area. We will practice going up and over, round and across these dunes. For the more experienced drivers, this is the chance to perfect your technique - are you using too much power, too little, are you dirving your car or is it driving you? The the less experienced, it's time to move on from the excitement and newness of the Absolute Newbie drive to develop your skills and try something new. It might be a bit scary from time to time, it might be exciting. What ever, we will make sure that you have new challenges than you had before. 

What to expect #3?: You will find the drive a challenge at some point. If you are more experienced, perhaps it will feel a little more relaxed, but don't worry, we will add in some more challenging parts even for the Fewbies that are on the drive ... for a start, the expectation is that Fewbies are able to self recover. We will still be there to make sure you are safe, but might not give as much help as before!

At the end of the day, the drive should be fun. And it will be - and we will make it more challenging if we see that the convoy is up for that. 

More to come later in the week. 

See you soon in the sand. 

[siddharth maheshwari]

Dear @Wrangeld i will not be able to make it in this drive. Thanks 

[Wrangeld]

Noted

[Jenise Felicia]

Thanks @Wrangeld for keeping us posted, sounds great. Very very interested in self recovery. Looking foward to great drive with you and @Lorenzo Candelpergher

Cant wait!

[Syed Raza Hussain]

 @Wrangeld I will not be able to join, plz add someone from the waiting list. Hope to see you soon on the next drive. 

[topgear]

@Wrangeld I will be opting out from this drive, please give it to someone on the waitlist. I will just do an evening drive with @Vanessa8580

Look forward to drive with you next time @Wrangeld

[Wrangeld]

2 hours ago, topgear said:

@Wrangeld I will be opting out from this drive, please give it to someone on the waitlist. I will just do an evening drive with @Vanessa8580

Look forward to drive with you next time @Wrangeld

@topgear sorry to see you bow out - no waitlist on this drive and I had you mapped out for sweep but as you say, there will be another time.