Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Al Ajban - Abu Dhabi - 08 Dec 2024

[juoffroad]

I’m so sorry @Frederic I just saw right now that I got promoted from the waitlist. Notification emails from yesterday ended up in my spam box 😓
I made other plans since I was so far down the waitlist and didn’t think I would be able to join. Super sorry for the late pull out, this won’t happen again. I will not miss the next one!!
Again, my apologies 😥 and have fun tomorrow!

[Frederic]

25 minutes ago, juoffroad said:

I’m so sorry @Frederic I just saw right now that I got promoted from the waitlist. Notification emails from yesterday ended up in my spam box 😓
I made other plans since I was so far down the waitlist and didn’t think I would be able to join. Super sorry for the late pull out, this won’t happen again. I will not miss the next one!!
Again, my apologies 😥 and have fun tomorrow!

No worries, thanks for informing !

[Steffi]

Dear @Frederic unfortunately we discovered an oil leak this evening  and the car is not drivable - it’s now getting fixed. I therefore won’t be able to join tomorrow morning - so gutted. 😥  Wishing you all a fun and safe drive and hope to see you at the next Newbie drive soon! 

[Frederic]

7 hours ago, Steffi said:

Dear @Frederic unfortunately we discovered an oil leak this evening  and the car is not drivable - it’s now getting fixed. I therefore won’t be able to join tomorrow morning - so gutted. 😥  Wishing you all a fun and safe drive and hope to see you at the next Newbie drive soon! 

Sorry to hear that @Steffi, see you soon on any upcoming drive.

[_luke_]

What a great Sunday morning. Everyone drive really well, definately some big terrain for a newbie drive! 

We experienced a couple of stucks and refusals along the way but push all the way from Al Ajban to nahel!

Was great to have a nice break in the middle to enjoy the weather together.

There was a couple of failed air compressor at the inflation point... So have a read though this before making making a purchase.  @Vijaya Kumar Doppa I used the bushman for a long time before switching to onboard air, and it's still going strong today as you saw!

 

We covered around 26 km in 4 hours!

 

See you in the sand again sometime soon

 

PS, you can add any images you took to the drive gallery here: 

https://carnity.com/gallery/category/2172-newbie-al-ajban-abu-dhabi-08-dec-2024/

Edited December 8, 2024 by Luke K P
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[Andrew John Melvill]

@Frederic thanks for a great morning newbie drive. Was a fantastic way to celebrate one year of driving with Carnity. 

To @INSTINCT very well done for getting out of the extra bowl that you Fred and I experianced! Hope you gained some confidence in you car and yourself. 

@Luke K P and @Imteeaz fantastic support work for getting the convoy through the tough large dune section! 

To the entire convoy well driven and a day I am sure that you will not forget in a hurry. 

[INSTINCT]

Oh yess Thank you & the suppor team for the amazing experience.Aah those steep slops 😄 adrenaline rush. 

[Frederic]

Ajban is definitely an interesting area. Nestled inbetween Faqa and Nahel, this area is usually not that frequented a lot by other clubs, but we did found some cross-tracks on the larger dunes. 

With a sizeable convoy, we first started into the technical area but as i realized there was a bit too much vegetation, i decided to start heading south towards the bigger dunes. Thanks to the fantastic support of @Imteeaz and @Luke K P, and fantastic sweep and second lead duties of @Andrei S and @Andrew John Melvill, we had a convoy that stuck together and worked together all morning. What else could i have wished for!

The bigger dunes brought some challenges along the way, and the sand was still really soft in some areas, which made climbing the bowls fun and allowed us to let the cars growl a bit

@INSTINCT going through his very first drive in the sand, hats off for keeping a cool head at all times ! You did great today!

Same goes for the rest of the newbies who proved that amongst the more senior guys they could stand their ground  

Thank you all for joining. Onto many more adventures to come !

 

 

[Sheho]

I really wanna thank everyone for today’s adventure . I really had fun and enjoyed every moment. Thanks for making my first drive with a convoy special. And looking forward to seeing you soon on sand.

 

[Andrew John Melvill]

12 minutes ago, Sheho said:

I really wanna thank everyone for today’s adventure . I really had fun and enjoyed every moment. Thanks for making my first drive with a convoy special. And looking forward to seeing you soon on sand.

 

@Sheho you drove like a star this morning! Very well done on your 1st drive!