Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Al Lisaili - Dubai - 23 April 2022

[Islam Soliman]

General Info

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the below information 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
• Mandatory Safety Requirements
• Ban from Carnity Off-road Club
• Two Way Radio Guidelines

 

Drive Details

Level:  Newbie and above

When:  23 April 2022, Saturday

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

Meeting Point: Lisaili Fort https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9

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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM

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

 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday 2 pm.
  • 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 accountsuspended for a month.

 

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

 

[Jad Moussalli]

Sorry I added myself by mistake. Wanted to join the Sharjah Newbie drive on the same day. Was able to leave event… thanks

Edited April 18, 2022 by Jad Moussalli

[Islam Soliman]

Dear @varunmehndiratta @Mario Cornejo @Davie Chase @Amr Paple @Juan Carlos Prego Perez @Emanuel @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @george charbel @Rajat Verma @Felix Obst @takeshi sobue @Yerem Davtyan @Awais Zuberi @Mark D 

Pre-drive details below:

1- Please be on time and bring all your passion for off-roading and pull as much as you can of yourself out of bed.. trust me you will need all of it.

2- Be at the meeting point by 6:00am (or before) and be ready to move max by 6:15am max (deflated, flag erected, 4H on, radio on and set, airbags/traction/abs all set....) 

3- Please ensure your programable radio is on, fully charged and set to Channel 1 (446,006) 

4- Briefing will be done on on the sand before we start moving

5- Please be prepared for a demanding drive which you will require your undivided attention. Bringing passengers is ok provided they will not be a cause for distraction and don't have known motion sickness or fear of heights.

6- Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and no moving objects 

7- Please check all car fluids, tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis.

8- please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for this drive level specially your safety flag and radio (NO FLAG or RADIO = NO DRIVE)

9- Meeting Point: Lisaili Fort https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9

10. Convoy Order:

[Awais Zuberi]

Sorry for the last minute drop out @Islam Soliman, feeling a bit under the weather 😕

[Yerem Davtyan]

Dear @Islam Soliman, my apologies, will have to skip tomorrow's drive. Sorry for the last minute. Everyone, please do have fun and enjoy the desert! See you next time! 

[DP1011]

@Islam Soliman Thank you very much for a fantastic drive , for picking a wonderful route ! Loved every bit of it. Hope the white smoke settles down by the time you read this  , It was another great learning experience, appreciate your patience with the convoy and your attention to details! 

@Davie Chase - Good to see you again and I look fwd to those tips !  Thanks @Mario Cornejo for the support from the back ! 

@Amr Paple @Juan Carlos Prego Perez  @Emanuel @george charbel - was great to have you in front and you guys did amazing , considering the soft patches in second half of the drive! 

Was good to have you  @Felix Obst with those 2 little off-roading beasts  making a part of briefing very clear and good to see you guys again @Mark D @Rajat Verma @takeshi sobue 🤘 !

Looking forward to see you guys soon again !! Have a good weekend ! 

[Davie Chase]

@Islam Soliman Thanks again for a super fun drive which had a bit of everything for each and every one of us, fantastic route and loved the intermission with the use of props no less, inspiring. and not bits broke or fell off my car this week, bonus.

 Thanks @Mario Cornejo for the sweep support at the back this made the job in the middle much easier 

@Amr Paple @Juan Carlos Prego Perez  @Emanuel @george charbel  @Felix Obst  @Mark D @Rajat Verma @takeshi sobue @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler you guys drove superbly making the job of supporting you so much easier.  was great to see some old friends and meet some new ones, fantastic way to spend Saturday morning:):)

Looking forward to seeing you guys again very soon in the sand pit !! Have a fantastic weekend ! 

[Felix Obst]

The left shoulder hurts, I must have been on an islam drive!!! Again a challenging route and an amazing recovery training. Thank you @Islam Soliman for showing us crestings and nasty angles! 
 

But the kudos today goes to @Davie Chase. Amazing performance on your first support mission. Your communication was a+++ and you managed to guide everybody to a safe self recovery. I would say there is nothing to improve!

Thank you guys for the adventure today!!! 

[Mario Cornejo]

Hello everybody, it was an absolute pleasure to be back in a @Carnity drive and equally a delight to meet all of you.  It was a great drive in the beautiful and challenging area of Lisaili.

Thank you @Islam Soliman for hosting the drive and for the knowledge sharing with all of us.

I echo the previous comments, @Davie Chase had a stellar performance supporting each and everyone during the drive, a big applause 👏 !!

Until we meet again, I wish you all a great rest of the week. Eid Mubarak to all!