Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Nahel - Abu Dhabi - 08 Oct 2021

[Srikumar]

Join us to explore Nahel Desert in Abu Dhabi and learn the art of offroading in a versatile playground for your first off-road adventure.

You will learn to self-drive your vehicle from experts having decades of off-roading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridges to test your off-road control.

Drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicles having

• 8-10 inches of ground clearance and (MANDATORY)
• Front and rear tow hooks (MANDATORY)

What you'll learn:

• Introduction to off-roading.
• Desert driving basics and etiquette.
• Desert driving tips, techniques, myth and best practices.
• Off-road and safety gear familiarization and recovery procedures.
• Vehicle orientation, risk analysis, deflation and outdoor safety advice.

First time with Carnity Off-road Club:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year.
• Do you have any prior off-road experience?
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets.

Why should i join?

• We will teach you how to self-drive off-road safely and learn the best offroad driving and recovery techniques.
• If you have already driven in sand before then you can learn more from experts having decades of offroading experience in the UAE.
• This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridge to test your off-road control.

Can my vehicle do this ?

• This drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and front and rear tow hooks. If in doubt please first announce your questions on the drive thread so we can advise you further.
• Any stock 4x4/4WD are most welcome, you don't need any vehicle modifications.

Can i bring passengers ?

• Yes of course, but if you are absolute new to offroading it is better to drive alone first to avoid any distractions.

 

Learn More About: Carnity Off-road Club

 

 

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: Mandatory Safety Requirements

 

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:  08 October 2021, Friday

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

Meeting Point: - https://goo.gl/maps/Ys8NcGLvAiE9NJKJ7

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

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM.
  • 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  

 

[Zed]

Request to Mr @Srikumar , kindly keep this level Newbie as I’m driving the Nissan Y62 and trying to avoid world war with my wife 😂

[Srikumar]

57 minutes ago, Zed said:

Request to Mr @Srikumar , kindly keep this level Newbie as I’m driving the Nissan Y62 and trying to avoid world war with my wife 😂

Zed my man. For your wife's Y62, I will keep it as simple as possible 😅

[Ruan van den Heever]

Push it Sri, push it. The Y62 has a lot of power

[Anna Dillon]

Looking forward to the drive! Mitsubishi Pajero, just had the low range gear fixed (looking forward to testing it out). One newbie drive with Gaurav and one night drive course with Asif so far. Can’t wait to learn more 😁

[Zed]

2 hours ago, Anna Dillon said:

Looking forward to the drive! Mitsubishi Pajero, just had the low range gear fixed (looking forward to testing it out). One newbie drive with Gaurav and one night drive course with Asif so far. Can’t wait to learn more 😁

Hi @Anna Dillon have you sort out your Flag bracket yet?☺️ 4LO is used when in refusal so I hope you don’t have to use them on Friday, but it’s always good to prepare for the worst 👍🏻

[Anna Dillon]

Yes thanks, I have a flag pole now, can I attach my Ireland flag to it 😁? 

yes I feel much better knowing I have the power now in case of refusal (well I hope I do anyway!) 

[Mohamed Aashiq Salahudeen]

Hi @Srikumar I'm having some issues with my vehicle front tyre axles when ever I do a full turn. Not sure what the problem is.

Apologies but I have to leave the drive as I don't want to take a chance in making things worse. I'll try to see if I can fix it by today and tomorrow as I really want to join you'll on Friday.

[Johannes Roux]

Hi @Srikumar. 
My friend @Derius Olivier joining on first drive.

Would it be possible to put us in sequence within the convoy please? 

[Srikumar]

@Anna Dillon @Zed @Nabeel Abdul Rahman @Mohammed Yazir Thattarathil @Johannes Roux @Muhammed Saeed @John Vanderbleek @Derius Olivier @Salim Akhtar @Adnan Halepota

Good morning. Thank you for joining tomorrow's Nahel drive. For those who would be driving with us for the first time welcome to the Carnity Offroad Club.

PREPARATION FOR THE DRIVE AND WHAT TO EXPECT

1) Please ensure that you reach the meeting point on time, i.e., 6:00 AM sharp. Reaching 10 mins early would be better, but dont be late. Also, ensure that you have tow points at the front and rear with 8 inch (min ground clearance)

2) All first timers with Carnity need to ensure that they have gone through the Newbie briefing Video :

https://youtu.be/hP-2ah4Eyek

3) For the Fewbies @Zed @John Vanderbleek in our convoy, you would be assigned some important roles for tomorrow. So please ensure to bring all your offroad gears for the drive. @Zed, please ensure that you have your transferred your recovery gears from LC to the Y62.

4) We will be using Carnity Channel 3 tomorrow. (446.05625 Mhz). The instructions to program the radio are provided in the below post. Please ensure that you have a fully charged and programmed radio before the drive. If you are a first timer with Carnity we shall provide you with a spare radio for this drive, if you dont have one. 

https://carnity.com/advice/offroad/carnity-two-way-radio-frequencies-r119

5) All traction controls, Airbags and ABS need to be switched off. While turning off traction control is mandatory, its ok if you are unable to turn off the Airbags for this drive. Traction Control, ABS and Airbags can be disabled by a button or by pulling the fuse. Incase of any queries you can always ask before the drive or better still, post your queries on this drive post and we would assist. 

6) You will need a pressure gauge and deflator as a minimum. If you have a compressor it would be good to being along.

7) For highway tyres you can deflate to 15 psi. Those who have AT tyres, you can deflate to 13 psi. 

We shall be starting the drive on some flat tracks and would build up the pace from there depending on the convoy response. We will be driving for about 3.5 hours practicing driving in sand, proper steering control, crossing some dunes, and getting you and your vehicle more familiarized with the desert. By 10:00 am we will be heading out.

Convoy Numbering would be posted this evening after 5 pm.  @Johannes Roux I will try to accommodate your request.