Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Newbies Boot Camp: Sweihan Farms to Nahil - Abu Dhabi - 22 Nov 2025

[Ale Vallecchi]

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

First time with Carnity Off-road Club:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year.
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets.
• Advise if you don’t have a programmable radio and safety flag.
• MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING
   

Drive Details

Level:  Newbie and above (NO ABSOLUTE NEWBIES)

Meeting time: 08:30 AM

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DzqscFVHzxy8regSA

Action Plan:  Hone your skills, from straight crossings to side sloping, riding wider ridges, self and assisted recoveries, correct use of gears, finding the best lines of approach, and more. A wide dune field, surrounded by Sweihan's farms, with plenty of long-range dunes, and full of opportunities to escalate the drive to a higher level. A boot camp for Newbies looking to move up to higher ranks.

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, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 12:30 PM

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

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• This drive is limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Saturday at noon.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist. Once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
• RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy 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 below calendar

 

 

[_Piotr_]

Dear @Ale Vallecchi

I have finished Masterclass training with Gaurav but did not complete any drives with the Carnity Off-road club. 
 

In the description is mentioned 

Level:  Newbie and above (NO ABSOLUTE NEWBIES).

It is not fully clear if I can join or not? 
 

Kind regards,

Piotr

[_luke_]

Hi @Piotr1

Yes you can and should join this drive, as you have completed the Master Class with carnity.

This will be a great fun drive!

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear @S Mehta, thanks a lot for signing up for the drive. As you may have seen this is a drive for Newbies and above, with no Absolute Newbies. As you are listed with 0 Carnity drives, you would qualify as an Absolute Newbie. Have you had, by any chance, a Masterclass with Carnity? This is the only other condition to be able to join this drive as an Absolute Newbie. If you have never driven in the desert and/or with Carnity, I'll have to sign you out, and ask you to join an open drive (including Absolute Newbies), first.

Looking forward to yor update. Thanks a lot.

[S Mehta]

Dear Ale, I

I have already done Masterclass with Gaurav sir on 13th November,2025

regards

[Ale Vallecchi]

1 hour ago, S Mehta said:

Dear Ale, I

I have already done Masterclass with Gaurav sir on 13th November,2025

regards

Thanks @S Mehta. Well received. Welcome to the drive. 

[_Piotr_]

Dear @Ale Vallecchi, 

I got a strong infection and basically cannot move out of my bed.

Therefore, please remove me from tomorrow drive. 
 

Thank you 

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desertnauts,

A quick briefing before tomorrow' Boot Camp. 

You will find the meeting and deflation point just posted on the drive's thread. Please try to reach it at least 15/20 minutes in advance of the posted meeting time, so that you may start to deflate in preparation for the drive, so that we may leave as close to the posted time as possible. Please deflate to around 13 PSI, or accordingly to your experience with your tires, from past drives.

We'll provide a detailed briefing about all the maneuvers and skills that we'll practice shortly after our departure. If all goes well, we'll try to exit closer to Nahil, hoping to have gained enough self-assuredness and control to tackle the more complex terrain of the Nahil area. 

It will be fundamental that everyone brings a radio, to be able to receive all necessary instructions, and communicate successfully.

The convoy order at the moment is the following:

@Sviatoslav in Second Lead

@S Mehta at #3

@Raptor Runner - Dhawan P at #4

@Eddie-Raptor at #5

@Albert_Spa at #6

@Mostafa Elbadawi at #7

@Emily Donovan at #8

@Lazy Frog at #9

@SHIHAN BEARY at #10

@UvinOverland at #11

@Amal Sunil at #12 and 

@Aser in Sweep.

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning.

 

[ChrisW]

@Ale Vallecchi - Would you be interested in another support team member joining? I have added myself to the waitlist!

[S Mehta]

3 hours ago, ChrisW said:

@Ale Vallecchi - Would you be interested in another support team member joining? I have added myself to the waitlist!

Hi

Due to unavoidable circumstances I would be not able to join tomorrow , very sorry