Benjamin Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 @Vanessa8580 good morning I’ve added myself to the waitlist as I have a drive this afternoon. If any spot opens up I would be happy to join 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa8580 Posted November 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 11 hours ago, Ahmad Nerat said: Good evening @Vanessa8580, This will be my first drive with carnity, i have little experience in offroading, i did some drives with my frinds but nothing serious. However, also i did a discovery offroading session with other club last Saturday. i drive landcrusier 2014, and i have all needed tools; snatch rope, compressor, deflator, flag, radio ..etc additionaly, i have seen the training matrial in club. looking forward to meet u along with other deivers on sand on Sat. let me know if anything else needed. BR, Ahmad Looking forward to meet you Ahmad, I will see you tomorrow ! Good morning everyone, I look forward to meet you all tomorrow. For some of you it will be your first drive in the club so I bet you are excited ! Below you can find the convoy numbering for tomorrow's drive. Position Driver Car Rank 1 Vanessa Pajero LWB Blue Marshal 2 Vishal Nair Pajero LWB Fewbie 3 Lucas Amat Jeep Liberty Absolute Newbie 4 Ahmad Nerat Land Cruiser Absolute Newbie 5 Daniel N FJ Cruiser Absolute Newbie 6 Heyns Holtzhausen FJ Cruiser Absolute Newbie 7 Rob Toyota Prado Support team 8 Frans M Land Cruiser LC71 Newbie 9 Sebb Nissan Patrol Super Safari Newbie 10 Bashar Beasha Nissan Patrol Super Safari Newbie 11 Glenn Waters Montero Sport Newbie 12 Gary F Jeep Gladiator Newbie 13 Joao FJ Cruiser Newbie 14 Nathan Dodge Ram Fewbie 15 Mayank Nissan Patrol Super Safari Support team We will be using radio channel 1 (446 00625) for this drive. If there is any emergency you can call me on the number 056 434 1668. See you all tomorrow morning at 6.30 am ! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadeem Ansari Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 12:14 PM, Vanessa8580 said: I definitely will 😁 Hi @Vanessa8580, could you please add me to support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Look at that convoy, looks great! Really looking forward to it, see you all tomorrow morning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 What an absolute day of it! Fantastic driving by all, really enjoyed it…clearly the Carnity teamwork really had to come into play today, we wouldn’t have made it through without. Thanks @Vanessa8580 and all the team for a great morning, and sorry for leaving so rapidly after inflation. A great learning experience I think for all, we all picked up some desert scars in some shape or form, and I am definitely looking forward to the next one! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary F Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) What a drive….ups and downs , fast and slow sections, shovels , tugs and pop outs … If a drive was a movie , this was Forest Gump… “life is like a box of chocolates “ and all that. This drive also highlighted the importance of being prepared for the unexpected, always bring extra water , good boots for the sand and a decent hat. Thanks to @Vanessa8580 the support team for leading with such great camaraderie Edited November 12, 2022 by Gary F Added 2 photos 2 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmad Nerat Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 What a nice drive.. many thx to @Vanessa8580 and the support team. For the efforts and everything.. If u ask about my car, my landcrusier is ok and in perfect mechanical status. I doubled checked it with my frd he is mechanic. Its just some fixes to front pumber and hopefully by end of tomorrow it will be back to business again with another shiny pumber 🥳🥳. Waiting for the next challenge. It was my pleasure driving with all of you BR, Ahmad 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frans M Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 Hello everyone, thankyou for your assistance during my tire pop out. It was a good learning experience. Appreciate everyone's team work. Thankyou @Vanessa8580 as well as all support team. It was a nice drive. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary F Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 (edited) @Ahmad Nerat good to know you will be back in the dunes soon, thanks for the lovely Arabic coffee yesterday, it was a good start to the day. Edited November 13, 2022 by Gary F Spelling 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post munkybizness Posted November 13, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 When you’ve driven at the more extreme levels, it can seem counter-intuitive to want to spend time in Newbie drives. Where intermediate drivers are more sure-footed with their choices (not always), newbies are still experimenting with what works best. But, I can say this with absolute certainty that 70 drives later, I’m still learning and honing my skills. I made mistakes yesterday that I’m not proud of, but I live to tell the tale and to learn from them. And my note to all is that you too will make similar errors in drives to come. If you are not getting stuck, you’re not pushing hard enough. A stuck-free drive was either too boring or too safe. And yesterday was none of those things. It was a recovery experience. I won’t bog down this post with details on the distance that we drove or the heights that we scaled, or the depths that we dove into. We have statisticians here who do that much better than I do, and we had enough real bog-downs that the stats pale in comparison. I enjoy coming to newbie drives to meet the new faces entering Carnity, and the wide-eyed smiles of awe that are formed as drivers push their machines and themselves to their current limits. These limits will push out even further over time. And watching that evolution takes me back to my first drives. You know that feeling you get when you hear a song (you end up falling in love with) for the first time? And then you spend your life hoping to get it back, only for it to return when you experience your next new song. Being on newbie drives helps me chase that feeling by seeing it on others, and it’s so glorious to watch unfold. From children tapping away excitedly to music in the cabin, seeing their parents totally owning their machines, to friends seeing friends do things they hadn’t seen before, to just the self-realisation that I too can do this; makes ever foray like this out such a treat to be a part of. But, it’s easy to have fun when the cars are rolling along. It is really though in the moments when you’re completely at standstill, recovering four cars that you begin to see the cracks in a convoy. It is here that your true mettle as members of this community really shone through. Please know that your unwavering support and patience only empowered @Vanessa8580, @Rob S, @Simon Dawood and myself. For all of that, and much more, thank you all. See you all out on the sands soon. [ 🐵 ] 2 2 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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