ABSOLUTE NEWBIE Morning Desert Drive - Al Qudra - Dubai - 07 May 2021

[Charbel]

hi. i drive a 2015 Pajero 3.8L equipped with front and rear hooks. i am a newbie offroader but keen to learn :-)) and so excited to be part of the group on Friday after i watched the introduction video.

[Lynel Dsouza]

Hi!! I drive a 2017 FJ Cruiser, and have both front and rear tow hooks. I have a bit of experience of driving off road from a couple of years ago, but always looking to learn! 

[Anoop Raj]

I have 2014 model FJ cruiser with lifted shocks, and I did 4 drives earlier in Tawi, Nazwa, would like to join with my family with out any adventure drive, just for fun.Please provide the contact number for tommorow morning, and finally the vehicle is equiped with front and rear towpoints.

[Cha]

Hi,

Nice to e-meeting you all

My name is Zixuan and you are also welcomed to call me Charlie :D.

This is my first time with Carnity, but I have previous desert driving experience (with friends) and I desire to learn more from the professionals and make friends with same interest.

To answer the questions:

1. Nissan Pathfinder 2010 R51.

2. Previous experience yes, Have been to fossil rock and several deserts near by Hatta Oman road.

3. Yes, equipped with both front and rear tow points, and I do have towing rope with shackles with me

Yes, I have watched the newbie video.

 

Can't wait for Friday!.

Zixuan

 

[Vanessa8580]

@Zixuan Huang @Charbel Yazbeck @Nitin S @JamesThorn @Luc Khaldoun @Simon Hope @Jamil Abou Assali @Anoop Raj @Lynel Dsouza @Nicholas Cox @Gordon Reid @Kailas @marks @Gaurav

Drive RSVP is closed now 

Please find below the convoy numbering for tomorrow's drive 

Absolute Newbie Drive Al Qudra 07 May 2021
Attendees	Level	Car		Pos #
Vanessa8580	Marshal	Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue		1
Marks	Advance	Toyota FJ Cruiser Silver		2
Zixuan Huang	Absolute Newbie	Nissan Pathfinder 2010 White		3
Charbel Yazbeck	Absolute Newbie	Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 2015 Silver		4
Nitin S	Absolute Newbie	Ford expedition 2018		5
James Thorn	Absolute Newbie	Lexus LX570 2020 Black		6
Luc Khaldoun	Absolute Newbie	Nissan Patrol 2020		7
Kailas	Expert	Jeep Wrangler Red		8
Simon Hope	Absolute Newbie	Jeep Wrangler JK SWB 2018 Silver		9
Jamil Abou Assali	Absolute Newbie	Jeep Wrangler 4door 2012 Grey		10
Anoop Raj	Absolute Newbie	Toyota FJ Cruiser 2014		11
Lynel Dsouza	Absolute Newbie	Toyota FJ Cruiser 2017 Black		12
Nicholas Cox	Absolute Newbie	Dodge Ram 1500 2018		13
Gordon Reid	Absolute Newbie	GMC Sierra 4door AT4 Black		14
Gaurav	Crew	Mitsubishi Pajero SWB Silver		15

 

We will be using radio channel 1 (44600625). If you have a radio already, please bring it and make sure it is programmed, if you don't, you can use one of our spare radios.

Looking forward to see you all tomorrow morning at 5.30 am.

In case of an emergency, you can contact me on 056 434 1668.

[Lakshmi Narasimhan]

Big convoy, loads of fun and learning, welcome to carnity and have a great dune bashing!!!

[Simon Hope]

Excited about the drive! I better set 2 alarms...

[Vanessa8580]

Drive report 

@Zixuan Huang @Charbel Yazbeck @Nitin S @JamesThorn @Luc Khaldoun @Simon Hope @Jamil Abou Assali @Anoop Raj @Lynel Dsouza and @Gordon Reid 

It was a pleasure to meet you all Friday morning. You all did a great job, after all we were able to cover almost 60km and that is a good job for an absolute newbie drive. I hope you all had fun like I had and you are now all ready for the next step.

Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive. Drives are announced every Sunday at 11 am, and they go live on Sunday at 7:00 pm. Due to the high demand, these drives get full in about 10 minutes, so please be online at 7 pm to book your spot. If you miss a spot, put your name on the waitlist asap. Generally, by Thursday with dropouts everyone does get a spot if they have waitlisted. 

For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag and radio as a minimum. 

• Learn to deflate your tires and checking them precisely
• Learn to fix a flag on your car
• Learn to program and fully charge your radio

Also like I mentioned during the debriefing, join the Carnity Whatsapp Drive Notification to get the latest updates on the drives, so that you can RSVP on time for the next weekend's drive.

Please have a look at below topic which describes the tools needed for every level. There is a separate tutorial inside which explains which radio we recommend and how to program them: (Please do not buy the Baofeng 888S spare radio we gave you, as these cannot be programmed without a special cable and software).

 

Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels:

 

See you all soon again in the sand ....

Also a special thank you for my support team @marks @Kailas and @Gaurav !