COVID 19 Compliant - Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Tawi Nizwa - Sharjah - 25 Dec 2020

[Thomas Varghese]

13 minutes ago, Danish Mohammad said:

Dear @Rahimdad  @Janarthan  @Aus Alzubaidi  @syed salman raza  @Abdul Rahman  @Explored Dubai >>>>> and to all convoy team members…

Good Morning … A very big thanks for your extreme support and help for making this trip very special and memorable … Really we felt so blessed to have @Rahimdad  as our marshal and @syed salman raza as sweep, we loved the way of your training and guidance with all safety parameters.

Hats Off to @Rahimdad  for challenging recovery swing technique to make us learn in the bowl, you really made us surprised. (Excellent performance sir)

I apologize for making everyone delay… And wish you all a happy day

@Danish Mohammad I enjoyed it more when my car also slid into the bowl & @Rahimdad just took it out as a walk in the park. I am thankful to him to show me the power of my XTERRA. Really enjoyed the whole drive as never before. Looking forward to the next RSVP so that I can be with you guys again for a drive. 

[Thomas Varghese]

In short, the path chosen by @Rahimdad for us to drive as a newbie was excellent in terms of learning how to negotiate with very loose surface. I understood the importance of this learning when I myself was sinking into the sand while walking up the bowl. Unfortunately I couldn't deflate myself to support me in the sand as I'm heavy at 120kgs. I clearly understood the importance of deflating the tires to very low pressure so that track lengths are increased and pressure exerted over the sand is decreased. Its a wonder how the hefty cars hold up against the sand by just decreasing the tire pressure. It was really a good experience. Hope to have the drives open soon and see you all at the next drive.  

Edited December 26, 2020 by Thomas Varghese
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[syed salman raza]

 

 

[M.Seidam]

18 minutes ago, syed salman raza said:

Beautiful pictures really @syed salman raza you can put them to gallery 😉

[Nikola Bozovic]

Hahahahahaha @Rahimdad I have to admit that most challenging part of the drive was to stay concentrated on the drive it self, but this happened only in my car 😂

Well, I am not of the type who likes to get sentimental or emotional and write essays in the chat, but this time I can’t help my self than to say couple of words.

I don’t have too much drives with Carnity yet and this was my first drive with @Rahimdad and I can say that it was all but not boring! An amazing drive with easy and difficult parts that require a bit of throttle to push through. Thank you @Rahimdad for encouraging us in the clime on the pink rock and also for crossing it and extending the drive that we all enjoyed! I am sure that everyone will agree! 
After all I would like to say that on this Christmas I have met a man! A Superman! A man whose interest and importance drives not only towards the things we do but about the people, their feelings and happiness! One more time thank you @Rahimdad for the skills you shared, an awesome company and memorable 2020 Christmas!

And to all, thank you being part of an amazing morning and experience! All the best wishes! 

 

[syed salman raza]

Hats off to @Rahimdad    for giving us all confidence to drive in dessert

 @Aus Alzubaidi second lead. You were amazing,

 @Janarthan what a cool and confident person you are

 @Thomas Varghese pleasent meeting you, Please share my family pictures with me on my whatsapp 0558416422 

 @Danish Mohammad your car have more power then you think give it more gas and you will be flying 

special thanks to

  @Sreenath Giridharan  @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader , @Explored Dubai @Nikola Bozovic  @andy_macdxb @Kaile Barrameda  @Nihal17 

as the sweep of convoy I just followed you all ,thanks for making my drive easy and comfortable 

hope to see you all in next drive

[Explored Dubai]

@Nikola Bozovic Nice to meet you. And thanks for shovelling in my stuck. Do you have any pic or video of my car, just wondering as your family might have captured any moment. Please share it to gallery or on my WhatsApp 0552535110 if any. Thanks in advance.

@syed salman raza You are very supportive, the very first refusal of xterra and you and your son went all the way up that also by foot for helping was very impressive. Love to have more drives with you. 

[syed salman raza]

@Explored Dubai I take Carnity as my family,

like @Rahimdad taught us  we are for each others,

so I take it as my responsibility and feel happy if I am able to assist anyone

love to have more drives with you

Edited December 26, 2020 by syed salman raza

[Nikola Bozovic]

@Explored Dubai always glad to help where it’s needed. I would like to thank you too for the shoveling that helped me to get my Pajero out of refusal. I sent you some videos and photos on WhatsApp and I’ll share them in the gallery too.

[Sai Baskaran]

On 12/25/2020 at 10:28 PM, Rahimdad said:

So I'm well known to be the most boring guy when it comes to my drives. Straight in, find my way around obstacles and straight out without any fuss. Today was the day I decided to change my image and deliberately drove towards more challenging area which Newbies can negotiate safely and this convoy was at the brunt of my change.

Morning started with a bit of a confusion with another convoy nearby. After deflation and putting my flag up I went back on foot to get all our Carnity members to join me further up near the farm wall. After doing a quick attendance and radio check we found @Sai Baskaran missing. So its fair to day we turned out to be the lucky 13 on a Friday. A quick brief from @Janarthan and falling into our convoy positions announced by @syed salman raza we were on our way. I started on a fairly easy track and started deviating to the right with every little chance I had to raise the challenge. Although I felt bad in the beginning that this Newbie group had to learn the hard way, but the feedback was they were enjoying emevery moment and learning from every little to medium dune we conquered. Surely there were a few refusals, but what a positive vibe I felt through this amazing batch of off-roaders who wore their biggest smile on every challenge.

Slowly but surely and with some very many helping hands we cleared one dune after the next as we came closer to Pink Rock play area. The toughest part was the last medium size dune before the Pink Rock play area dawned upon us. But a never say die attitude and some very enthusiastic members we were able to cross this obstacle also. Upon reaching the play area I was surprised to see everybody itching to try out their capabilities with everyone having atleast 2 to 3 tries, every try was better than their last. As everybody had their fill and we moved there was a request to cross the Pink Rock area which I readily agreed to.

I was surprised that although at any given time we had about 3 to 4 convoys in the area which we used to come across but we were never overly bothered by any of them. Going up on Pink Rock was the smoothest in the longest of times I could recall which was also pleasant. The convoy did so well that we were all on top within no time and wonderfully placed not to cover the track and strategically placed for easy movement. So with about 30 minutes left on the clock I gave a choice of moving towards 2nd December Cafeteria or having some play time and unanimous decision was to have some more play time. As we approached some awesome dunes after descending on the back side of Pink Rock everybody was in awe of how we would approach such nice rolling dunes. So we headed in knowing that this area will be full of challenges but will help us to learn and progress to the next level. Once again everybody did an amazing team work and we kept pushing each other to improve our driving capabilities. With a very challenging recovery which meant I had to take over and demonstrate recovery plus rocking (swing/jula) technique to come out of that bowl.

As we were now well past our time to exit we took just 5 minutes to reach 2nd December cafeteria where we all inflated. My satisfaction came when I saw everyone wearing their broadest of smiles and having their story books filled to tell the newer member who are waiting to join our wonderful community. From my point of view it was a tough one where we did not run into the higher kilometer count, but one where we were able to learn and improve our drive styles and push our boundaries at this level.

My second lead @Aus Alzubaidi was amazing and I just felt so comfortable taking everyone deeper and through the tougher parts due to your second lead. You were amazing and your response to my every request gives me more confidence in you. While we were inflating you said some golden words that you totally trust me with the way I drive and are comfortable following me. With experience you'll feel much more confident with many more members and that is what we need at higher levels. Trust. @Sreenath Giridharan your Toyota Fortuner 2.7 liter 4 cylinder reminds me of @Jolly Abraham who has already proved me wrong as to how far the 4 cylinder Fortuner can venture in the right hands. I must say that last week I was in the impression that you still have to learn so much. But watching you through some tough terrain you managed so well that I was pleasantly surprised at your sudden growth. Although there is the gear technique which you caught on to on this drive, but I'm glad you're being much more positive and continuing your learning with a huge smile.  @Thomas Varghese as we learned today your Xterra has loads of power and I'm glad you're taking good care of it. You need to trust the vehicle, improve your line and still need to pick on a few techniques, but I'm glad you bring your enthusiasm and willingness to learn on every drive. Loved having you on this drive as you missed out last week. @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader although you were a few cars behind but don't think I did not have my eyes on you. You quietly progressed in the drive with no assist fro. Anyone around, but I was very please to see you taking the right lines and applying enough throttle to pass the toughest of dunes. Lovely to have you on this drive and I would like to hear more from you.

 @Danish Mohammad I feel blessed to have you and your family on the drive. I understand its only a newbie drive and you need to learn further, but with your tires you need to find that sweet spot of deflation. I had the privilege to give your family some jula and drive them to higher grounds. Your ride is awesome and I'm pleased that you're ready to put in the labour to learn and grow within our structure.

 @Janarthan I'm so glad @Srikumar added you to support me for my drive. Without you brining the sunshine this morning my plans of destroying my boring image would have been a dream. I know you had to work hard, but I love to see you breaking into a sweat. Just can't thank you enough for all your support.

 @Explored Dubai another queit member who dripped in and out of the convoy without much attention. But surely I had my eyes on you as well. I'm impressed with the way you handled your ride and live your cool and calm demeanour.

@Nikola Bozovic your presence with your family brought its own flavour to the drive. Instead of one I was blessed with 4 smiles from your vehicle and as you better understood the deflation options the better you performed. I loved your throttle and steering control and felt proud that with all the girls in the car you were never distracted and kept driving amazingly well.

 @andy_macdxb ots been some time since I last saw you. You have not lost your touch and gave me a feeling you've been practicing those awesome skills of yours. It was a pleasure to meet your missus and her one off scream kept me smiling knowing she is enjoying herself as much as you pushing your Pajero to the limits. Due to Covid19 I'm missing your wonderful stories from the past, but with the vaccines out I can't wait to hear about your adventures in a life before Carnity.

@Kaile Barrameda my kabayan and car full of girl power, and today she demonstrated the girls can do everything better. Sure she has a Rubicon Limo, but it also depends on how the driver handles it. Whoever you've been following on your previous drives has taught you well. Its not many a times when I am lost for words, but your performance today justified your position in the back where you're just making every moment your own. Plus with an infectious smile, that is one infection I would like to suffer with.

 @Nihal17 again another quiet and quite impressive soul, who bring soul to the drive. Its never easy being in the back end of a convoy and we always tend to put better cars with better drivers in the back and you too justified your position. You were another one with the limo and I must say to managed yourself well.

How can I miss out on @syed salman raza who for a second drive in a row got his F150 polished for his sweep duties, and what an amazing assistance I had having him there. He was not alone, it was wonderful having your family witness what a sweetheart you are. Perfectly kept me updated about the convoy movement and kept the convoy moving at good pace. Its lovely to see a few people with the confidence to take on important roles within the convoy and today you proved my decision was right as was my judgement for you to take on the additional responsibilities. Thank you.

For those who have completed their drives at the Newbie level as per our structure can apply for their promotions. Here are some of my pics posted in the Gallery. Enjoy.

https://carnity.com/gallery/category/463-newbie-tawi-nizwa-sharjah-25-dec-2020

Apologies @Rahimdad ...  I was really looking forward for the drive. but I was unable to join . In fact on Wednesday before the drive I has Clicked on leave Event . Once again apologies if  I had kept you guys waiting