Absolute Newbie Desert Drive - Al Qudra - Dubai - 23 Jan 2022

[Yerem Davtyan]

On 1/17/2022 at 5:51 PM, Ale Vallecchi said:

Join us to explore Al Qudra Desert to find what's beyond Qudra lakes

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 practice your off-road skills slowly but surely.

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)

This is an off-road drive for beginners where you'll drive and learn at your own pace:

• This is not a training session.
• This is not a 1:1 teaching class.
• This is not a Desert Driving Course.

If you are interested in comprehensive 1:1 training sessions, please check Desert Driving Courses.

• Desert Driving Masterclass
• Desert Recovery Champion
• Advance Desert Driving Course
   

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.

 

Learn More About: Carnity Off-road Club

 

 

STRICTLY: For ABSOLUTE NEWBIE who are driving for the first time with Carnity.

 

MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

 

 

Important links to read:

• Off road Club Grading Structure V.3.0
• Frequently Asked Questions - Click and scroll down.
  • How do I join?
  • Is my car fit for off-roading
  • Many more FAQ's - ANSWERED.
• Mandatory Safety Requirements
• Essential Off-road Gear
• Ultimate Compressor Review
• Transfer your previous off-road experience

 

Drive Details

Level:  Only for "ABSOLUTE NEWBIES" or first timer with Carnity Off-Road Club

When:  23 Jan 2022, Sunday.

Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting  Point: https://maps.google.com/?q=24.818832,55.255631

Type of Car: Any 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Tire deflator, pressure gauge and compressor, Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 11:00 AM
 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 12 new members only. RSVP will close on Saturday - 5PM.
  • 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 or members who are not on the RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Please cancel you RSVP if you cannot make it, so your spot can be taken by others.

 

Please RSVP on below Calendar

 

 

[Harshal]

5 hours ago, Yerem Davtyan said:

 

My poor flag 😂

[Varun Mehndiratta]

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for a lovely drive and congratulations all for completing your first drive with Carnity and for some their first drive in desert. Surviving  Prof Ale's class without any tears (okay, we had few today 😂) is no less joke and those who do,  can be identified with "Never fight gravity" tattooed on their minds forever ...😊😊

Overall today we drove around 52Km at an awesome average moving speed of 19.6Km/hr ... Kudos to you all for this brilliant feat, especially as @Ale Vallecchi ensured that the convoy got a taste of almost all key elements of desert driving - going up and down some nice dunes, handling soft patches on regular occasions, side sloping as well as a bit of ridge riding and criss crossing - the ultimate test of a desert driver. 

 @Harshal awesome drive today your Tundra flattened all the dunes enroute, RTA can now easily extend the road to deep in desert. Very well done. 

  @Yerem Davtyan you handled your beautiful Tahoe very well through the drive, despite all the challange that vehicle threw at you. Hope you manage to fix the 4X4 engagement issue as well your tyre soon, looking forward to see you in NB drives.

 @Riyaz Mohammed impeccable day at work today. 

 @JDub nothing is better than seeing a free flowing top less Jeep 😊 enjoying the sunny Dubai's winter morning in middle of desert. Was nice catching up with you, looking forward to see you in NB drives soon. 

 @Ravi Kumar As someone once said "There's no fun in offroading if you aren't humbled by mother nature" ....key is to learn from every drive about our own self and our vehicles. Your Prado has immense power under the hood and we all at @Carnity are looking forward to see you unearth this hidden power over upcoming drives. Don't be scared, there's always sand at the other side of the dune...😂👍

  @Sreenath Giridharan brilliant drive. Your past experience was very much visible through the drive 

 @Salvador Perez was nice sharing that throne on top of that beautiful dune with you 😊 

 @fayazc @Aghabi from Sweep position i had limited visibility of your vehicle, of course from sounds on radio it was clear you had no much trouble through the drive. @fayazc the self recovery you did from that ridge was undoubtly beautiful. Very nicely handled. 

Again thanks all for making the drive fun. It was a beautiful day in desert and meeting new faces is what motivates me to join AN drives regularly.  Hopefully we catch up very soon again. For those who enjoy stats, some details below for your reference (ignore the stop time, as i stopped recording a bit late while we were already inflating)

Thanks @Kailas though you couldn't make it for the drive, the background work done before the drive ensured we have all had fun, smooth drive. 

[Issaa]

Thanks for a great drive. Quick question. How do we know what level we are placed in so we book relevant drives going forward. 

[Frederic]

1 hour ago, Aghabi said:

Thanks for a great drive. Quick question. How do we know what level we are placed in so we book relevant drives going forward. 

Hi @Aghabi Once you have completed your Absolute Newbie drive, you are now at Newbie level and can start signing up for Newbie level drives.

I have posted some info below:

 

Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive anymore. Drives are announced every Monday at 11am, and they go live on Monday evening at 7pm. 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, compressor and radio as a MANDATORY requirement.

• 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

MUST READ: Offroad Club Structure, Levels and Rules

• Off roading - Everything you need to know
• Transfer your previous off-road experience
• Mandatory Safety Requirements
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities
• Tire pressure deflation for off road driving
• Dune Crossing Tutorial and Techniques
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off road Club Grading Structure V.3.0
• Team Carnity Grading Structure V.1.0
• Multicultural Off Road Club in UAE
• Carnity Off-road Certification
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Levels of Offroad Drive
• Off-road Convoy Rules

 Carnity Drive Notification

[Issaa]

Thanks @Frederic. I must have misunderstood as i thought some  of Our  experience will count and credit.  Thanks again. 

 

[JDub]

@AghabiI was under the same impression.  I guess we didn't impress @Ale Vallecchiand @varunmehndiratta enough! 😜

[Frederic]

@Aghabi and @JDubwe have a procedure in place that there is possibility to get promoted to Fewbie level if you can show that you have sufficient previous experience and drives in other clubs (no private drives or camping). You will need to show when these drives happened and at which level.

You can click below link to request your promotion. Be sure to read everything and include pictures of your offroad gear:

Apply for Offroad Promotion