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Today was definately a day, and a day of firsts. My first FB+, double-bowl (G-Force inducing), and pop-out. Thank you @ChrisW for your patience, @Beide Worku for bringing the tyre workshop to the desert, @Danie for some sound advice on crossings, @Infaz for being my mentor for the day, and everyone in the convoy who welcomed me so warmly to the FB+ experience. FB+ is definitely a step up from FB, with lots of new learning, technique mastering, and experience building that lie ahead. My apologies for the refusals that broke the flowing rhythm of the drive. Hopefully with more such drives my abilities will improve bit by bit with your guidance and support. My take-aways this drive: 1) Keeping momentum and good lines is crucial when tackling longer and steeper dunes. A single break in that momentum such as hitting dips or second-guessing yourself can quickly lead to momentum 'stall'. I think fearing for my 'vehicle' at times made me extra hesitant to push where necessary - but now I know the skid plates can handle the bashing. 2) Mastering following distance is an art, not too close but not to far (understanding the terrain is important). This also comes with trust and confidence in those in front and behind you - which will improve with more drives together. Too many times I hesitated for a second when seeing the vehicle in front of me 'struggle' (or rather me thinking it won't make it), which instantly affected my accelerator foot, reducing power and loosing momentum. 3) Knowing your vehicle through experience and practice, not turning too sharply at speed and pressing power at the wrong time. I was lucky to be able to recognise the pop-out quickly and stop immediately (saving my tyre, rim, and wheel assembly). Striking a balance between bead grip and directional force, and how that feels, should improve with more practice on such demanding dunes. The comradery, friendliness, and support today is really appreciated.8 points -
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Thank you @Sam Selim for the amazing drive! Had an absolute blast. It was my first official support drive and I had a great time got some awesome content and learned a lot along the way! Thanks for the second lead @Gertjan and sweep @Krinesh and everyone who joined and made the drive fun! @Riyad @saumik1989 @Myrko @Gautam Banka @Danie @Chema And of course, the highlight of the day was getting my axle damage inside the double bowl! Somehow made it back home safely! Parts ordered and getting ready for next weekend already! Hopefully, the Ram will be back in action soon! See you all soon! Here’s the video of just before the axle got damaged!7 points -
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Thanks to all who attended my first partial lead drive, and especially @Andrew John Melvill for offering to keep an eye on me as second lead. we started out in the South Western part of secret dunes, between the pylon track and love lake to the right. The evening before recce helped us select a better entry point, clean longitudinal dunes slightly more technical with a few soft patches to sink the complacent. Then headed east to the sabhka and back the pylon track to enter secret dunes from the east. the convoy did really well, so we kept a good pace and upped the speed every now and again. The support team did well guiding out the few refusals. A good drive we covered 57m7 points -
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💗 Driving Together for a Cause That Matters – Carnity Pink Rock Drive 🎗️ Some drives are about the journey, and some are about the purpose behind it. Our Carnity Breast Cancer Awareness Drive at Pink Rock, Sharjah, on 18th October was one of those special mornings that reminded us what our community truly stands for. 💕 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and made this initiative so beautiful and meaningful. It was wonderful to see the Carnity family come together, not just for our shared love of driving, but to support a cause that touches so many lives. A special shout-out to Vanessa, our lead , for leading the drive, and to Ishak and Mike for their support, guidance, and efforts in making the morning such a smooth and memorable experience. thank you and a special thanks to @Radhika for a quick and much needed yoga session. Gaurav's vision in building this community has brought so many people together, and mornings like these remind us how much more Carnity is than just a motoring community. We missed having you with us, and we look forward to the day we can all share these special moments together again. At Carnity, we believe our community is about more than cars and drives. It is about friendship, compassion, and coming together to make a difference. This drive was a beautiful reminder of what we can achieve when we unite for something bigger than ourselves. Breast cancer awareness is a message that deserves to be shared every day. Let’s continue to encourage early detection, support those fighting the battle, and stand beside survivors and families whose lives have been touched by it. 🎀 Thank you for being part of the Carnity family. You made this morning truly special. Here’s to more drives with purpose, stronger friendships, and a community that continues to make a difference. 💗🏁 Keep driving. Keep caring. Keep the Carnity spirit alive!7 points -
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What a great morning out @Vanessa8580, and everyone that joined in support of this important cause. It was so good to see all the new faces, especially the ladies behind the wheel - please keep on joining future club drives! Thank you @Radhika for the yoga session on top of pink rock, which was more a 'hot yoga' session, and getting the joints moving and 'creaking' for some of us - please share the pictures you took of our poses. @Radhika, you persevered with your Jimny and with @Frederic showing how capable that little machine really is, I hope you continue to drive and enjoy it to the fullest. Also thank you @Vanessa8580 for entrusting me with my 'first' second lead and hope I did the job well. Thank you for all the pictures @Mike M., you should add Drive Photographer to your list of expertise now. Nadia and I hope to see you all again soon on the sand!7 points -
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This will be one of my favorite drives, not because of the pace, not because of the track, not because of the weather or the fun we had while driving, neither because of the dunes BUT for one simple reason: the club truly stands for TEAM SPIRIT Every member who joined today became a support member at some point—helping through the pop-outs, tackling crests that needed shoveling, and managing the car breakdown. Even when we offered a smaller convoy so people could leave on time while we assisted the broken-down car, not a single person wanted to leave anyone behind. It reinforced exactly what we stand for: we go as one team, and we exit as one team. Thank you all for demonstrating this spirit. I look forward to seeing everyone again soon! @Gaurav Soni @Looper @Andrew John Melvill @Infaz @Amer Alsabbagh @Kishor @Sheho @Rashid Alseeni @Enrico - Mountain ! @Rashid Alseeni - you dont need to be sorry for today, it can happen with anyone of us and glad that we were all out safe and hope your car is fixed soon and see you soon ! We all learn everyday !7 points -
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Hey guys - all in all a great drive, thank you for both attending today and sticking with me! We had a mix of everything, starting out with a warm up on the small but rolling dunes at Tilal, before moving to explore the wider area of play dunes. We then picked up the "desert highway" and took some higher speed Baja style on the track. After hitting the Fox Dens and taking a break, we moved into the technical terrain - firstly to search out some bowls (...which turned out to be more like a tea cup than a bowl), and then to exercise our technical driving skills more generally. After working our way through some tight tunes, we picked up the track and flew west towards Sweihan, taking some time to explore the farm areas and confirm the existence of an exit track. @JC_E - A special thank you for your work in second lead today. Our mix of fast driving, slower technical and everything in between meant you had to work especially hard to manage distance to my car and picking out the optimal line - which you did excellently. Thank you. @Enrico - Mountain - The desert driving skills are really coming together well! Today we got to see you applying some good techniques for higher speed driving, and finding the right balance when taking a blind crest. The brief stuck was no issue - far better to approach such a feature with too little speed than the other way around. @Piotr. - Good work with the Raptor today. You mastered getting the car through the technical sections, well done. @Ahmed Farouk - The shorter Jeeps always demand accurate steering, and you kept the car on the right line in all terrains - good work, well done. Keep practicing the convoy spacing - today we had a big range of speeds and terrains, which requires choosing the right distance at the right time. @Zsolt - Good support work today, thank you for jumping straight in with helping the convoy. I hope you're not too tired after the following drive this afternoon! @Danie - Can really see the confidence coming through. You put the 2-door Jeep where it needed to be on all the lines. Good work. @Hani crest king - I always love seeing the truck out on the sand! Pleasure driving with you, and extra points for bringing a suit jacket out with you too 😂6 points -
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@JC_E @Enrico - Mountain @Piotr. @Ahmed Farouk @Zsolt @Danie @Hani crest king Evening guys - looking forward to seeing you all in the morning and having an adventure... @_luke_ tried explaining his original plan to me, but I think he was deep in to Suntory time... ...so I've drawn some crayon lines on a map and let's see if it works...I can't promise much other than some shared adventure...and if it all goes wrong we'll call Luke to come get us 😉 Let's aim to meet at 06.30 and be on the move by 06.45 or so...Channel 10 (446.231-25)...convoy order per below...6 points -
Learning to turn down early is one of the most important skills to learn, once this in ingrained then the higher-level skills can be built from this base.6 points
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No worries @Rashid Alseeni! These things happen! That’s all part of offroading. Good to see everyone helping each other out. That’s what Carnity is all about! Hope you get the car sorted soon and see you back in the dunes again. Thank you, @DP1011, for organizing the drive!! Amazing convoy today! We had a bit of everything, from a couple of pop outs to a car breakdown! That’s what this sport is all about learning from every experience! helping each other out and coming out stronger as a team!! Thank you to the support team, @Andrew John Melvill @Gaurav Soniand @Looper for all the guidance and support throughout the drive. It was a pleasure driving with you all!6 points -
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Thank you, everyone, for today’s drive and for making me feel welcome on my first drive back with Carnity after three years away! I was definitely a little rusty, especially with the ridge riding, and struggled to keep up at times. I really appreciate everyone’s patience while I found my rhythm again. It was a learning experience, and I took a lot away from it. Unfortunately, near the end, what appeared to be a seized alternator left my car unable to continue. A special thank you to @DP1011 for being so supportive throughout, @Infaz for pulling me out with his Ram, and @Gaurav for taking the wheel of my car and getting it safely out. I’m very grateful to everyone who stayed and helped. I felt bad for holding the group up, especially on my first drive back, but your support reminded me why I wanted to return to this community. Hopefully, I’ll see you all again soon with the car sorted and a little more confidence! 🙏6 points -
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We promised slow and technical and i think we all had a blast this morning! This terrain and area is usually more used for our scenic drives, but once in a while we venture in the technical dunes and got great feedback from our members that it holds nice challenges, like soft sand, steep climbs and descents, and overall needs focus and good momentum. This was the main objective of today: to create a blend of our scenic drives, where we would use the existing farm tracks, and also venture into those narrow bushy dunes as well. We all came out on the other end with big smiles thanks a fantastic lead. For @Sam Selimthis terrain was new but it never showed: he rerouted where needed, found smooth lines even in those narrowest of spots, and kept the long convoy moving. The help of @JC_E and @Thomas54675 amongst the convoy was a big help as well, and @khurramm kept an eagle eye over us from the back with regular updates. Of course we had some refusals and stucks, and this was the plan all along. We soldiered on and kept a big smile, and that's what these drives are meant for. I hope you all enjoyed it and we will definitely be back in that area: there's much more to see over there. See you all soon in the sand again!6 points -
Wasn’t sure which section of the forum to post this on but here we are. I have spent the last 6 months working on this. It started with a collection of notes written in many notebooks over many years and I decided to combine it into one document. Knowledge is meant to be shared. And before anyone asks, yes I used AI for editing but all is from my own brain and experience. I also have 20+ years of notes on restoring classic cars and planning to do the same with it soon. Feel free to download, to use, to share. If anyone learned something new, say hi! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wulT8I2P2FRKoixpPqMWU936CaBvq04q/view?usp=drivesdk5 points
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Hi @JC_E @Hani crest king @Danie @Zsolt @Piotr. @Enrico - Mountain @Ahmed Farouk Looking forward to seeing you all in the morning. I’ll post the drive order this evening. If you have any change in RSVP please reply to this message. We are keeping the convoy short as per the plan, but we do have a few people on the waitlist - so if anyone drops we can bring them in to replace.5 points -
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@Myrko @Jerome @Amr J @Riyad @Eddie-Dune-Glider @Chema @Sreenath G @Hartzel @Carl Stanley @saumik1989 @Danie @Thomas54675 Good evening Gents!! looks like a nice long convoy to take through Sweihan tomorrow! really looking forward to it< should be fun! a long convoy brings its challenges but that's what makes it fun We will be on channel 4 tomorrow try and reach by 6:50 but of course any issues just drop me a message 0528763370 Get some rest and see you in the morning5 points -
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@Giacomo i'm sure you will receive good support on this drive 🤣5 points -
untilCarnity Off-Road Club Drive Description Qudra explore and ridge riding fun. This drive will be with emerging lead J-P-L, lets all give him a great start to his lead journey! We will start in an area of Qudra that is not driven in much to see what it is all about, then after the mid-drive break we will head into the Secret Garden area to find some fun ridges the ride until we exit. 🚙 Drive Details Level 🚙 Fewbie and above Meeting Time 07:00 AM Meeting Point 📍 OPEN IN GOOGLE MAPS Coordinates: 24.795579, 55.374191 Type of Car Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8–10 inches of ground clearance. What to Bring Loads of water, snacks for yourself, smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate Finish Time 10:30 AM approx. 🚗 Limited Spots Available Maximum 10 Cars This drive is limited to 10 cars only. If the RSVP is full, add your name to the waitlist. Once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to prepare a convoy list. ⚠️ Important RSVP Rules Members without an RSVP will not be allowed to join. Late arrivals will not be allowed to join. If you cannot attend, please cancel your RSVP as early as possible. Repeated no-shows after confirming attendance may result in a one-month suspension from club drives.5 points
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Hi @J-P L, @Sergio del Rio, @Praveen - Raptor Runner, @Mahesh_, @MarkH, @Yerem Davtyan, @Enrico - Mountain, @Shary, @Andrei S, @khurramm, @JC_E and @Zsolt Hope you are all ready for a great drive in the morning, showing our support for J-P-L on his 1st partial lead drive! See you all fully deflated and ready for the briefing at 07h00. We will be using channel 8 on the radios.5 points -
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Good evening @JC_E @Harish M @Rahul T @Jacky Khoueiry @VivekD @Jose Luis Campos @Rachid @Stephan Guglieri @Hakan @Jakob T @Waqarㅤ @Simon Thomas @Lazy Frog and @ChrisW Below you can find the convoy order for the drive tomorrow, we will be using channel 10 (446.231) See you all tomorrow at 7am sharp !! 1 Vanessa8580 Jeep Wrangler - 4 door - Black Marshal 184 2 JC_E 2024 Toyota LC Prado 250 - White Fewbie Plus 67 3 Harish M 2027 GWM Tank 300 - Conqueror - Grey Newbie 0 4 Rahul T 2026 toyota prado Newbie 0 5 Jacky Khoueiry Jeep Wrangler - 2 door - Grey Newbie 1 6 VivekD Mitsubishi PJero 2020 white. 3.8 V6 Newbie 1 7 Jose Luis Campos Mitsubishi Pajero, 2020 LWB 3.8L, White&black Support Team 67 8 Rachid Nissan Patrol Pro 4X Newbie 2 9 Stephan Guglieri Baic BJ40C Black 2026 Newbie 3 10 Hakan 2015 Jeep Wrangler- 2 door - White Newbie 4 11 Jakob T 2015 Pajero 5d grey Newbie 7 12 Waqarㅤ Jeep Wrangler - 4 door - Black Intermediate 63 13 Simon Thomas Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2025 Fewbie 12 14 Lazy Frog 2014, Toyota FJ-Green Fewbie 18 15 ChrisW Jeep JL - Earl Grey Expert 1385 points -
@Enrico - Mountain yes definitely. I believe in this scenario he was riding a ridge that was not straight: it was turning to the right. The lateral forces pushed the vehicle off the ridge and he was fighting for a while to stay on the ridge but turned down too late.5 points
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Sure @Frederic On the RAM, @Imran Asghar you should have two separate kill switches, and I believe that’s what you have installed: Kill Switches 1. Airbag – a separate kill switch. 2. Traction Control/ABS – a separate kill switch. For the airbag, the connection can be taken from the seatbelt circuit or another airbag related wire. For traction control/ABS, it can be taken from: Traction/ABS 1. Fuse box (This works for my car) 2. Directly from an ABS sensor. (This doesn't work for most of the cars) On some RAMs, taking the connection directly from the ABS sensor can prevent you from engaging 4WD totally. I actually tried this on mine once, when I was investigating a thudding sound that eventually turned out to be coming from the front differential. But when I connected it through the ABS sensor, I couldn’t engage 4WD at all. However, in your case, if you have two separate kill switches and you have (Traction/ABS done through the fuse box) the truck only drops back into 2WD when you’re stuck or applying a lot of power, I would be more suspicious of an issue with the transfer case or the 4WD system itself. My thinking is that if the kill switch were the main issue, you’d expect to see problems engaging 4WD totally or while during normal 4WD driving as well, rather than it happening only under heavy load. When you try to push harder may be it slips. That said, it’s difficult to rule out an electrical issue without checking the fault codes and wiring, especially with the check engine light on. I’d get those checked before concluding that it’s the transfer case.5 points
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Thank you @_luke_ for the amazing drive! Very impressive stuff to pull off an IM drive in that early morning fog!! Thanks to @_Herman_ @ChrisW and @Giacomo for the support as well. It was great seeing everyone and I really enjoyed the drive! A short video of today’s drive! https://youtube.com/shorts/-1YxfLWWODU?si=HpAOFgmHgMqqP6dt5 points -
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hi all, @Enrico - Mountain @Jessica Arro @Radhika @Sohini @Jacky Khoueiry @Ishak @Mohammad Javed @Rachid @Pierre-andre Nutte @Jakob T @Simon Thomas @Ana @Mei Ling Fantastic drive and camaraderie today. This drive and the vibe of the drive are a testament to the foundations on what makes @Carnity unique within the off-roading community. Since i was the designated photographer this time as per @Vanessa8580's orders, i have created a one drive folder as there are almost 300 photos taken and i got errors while trying to upload some of them. I encourage you all to take a look at your photos, especially the newbies as there are some interesting shots especially while climbing pink rock. I plan to keep this folder for a week or so before deleting so i hope you get a chance to visit and download your photos before that time. You all drove great and it was a great learning experience to many people today. More to come in the future. See you all in the sand soon. The one drive link is : https://1drv.ms/f/c/b8fb3d06faffeb8c/IgCsJJi8rbboRYLBveHGId1bAY_RD1Qg2ccBN2nqZM5MZPk?e=mTfev4 Enjoy!5 points -
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Good Afternoon Champions See you all bright and early tomorrow morning in channel 10. Enjoy your evening! @ChrisW @Infaz @Myrko @_Herman_ @Mahmut @Giacomo5 points -
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Today was a great day of Carnity desert off-roading! Thank you @DP1011 for organising a great drive with a fantastic support team (which was everyone on the drive). The event that happened twice ('popouts') is the thing we shall not mention, as it seems speaking about it only makes it a reality - a mistake I made last week, and a hypothesis we confirmed today. Glad to have been able to assist with my Air Jack and @Gaurav Soni for demonstrating how to use it so effectively, he even gave me a second opportunity to practice on 'purpose'. Everyone drove so well, especially when tackling the longer flowing dunes and ridges! But the key take-away today is the Carnity Club spirit and comradery that turns every trip into a life-long memory. I uploaded a few pictures to today's gallery.5 points -
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We got an early start, and I immediately set the tone for the evening by getting stuck. Twice. 😅 We spent a fair bit of time looping around the opening section, getting a feel for the terrain and figuring out just how dark things were going to get before pushing on. Apparently we were also a very attractive sight, because the quadwheelers absolutely refused to leave us alone and followed us around for a good chunk of the drive. As the night went on and everyone settled in, we started finding some bigger lines and managed to squeeze in a few properly big sidies toward the end. Then it was time for coffee. Except I forgot the coffee. Thankfully @Alexanderrr came prepared with some Karak, and I managed to salvage the situation with a couple of cans of Nescafé. 😂 A slightly chaotic start, some persistent quadwheelers, big sidies, and improvised coffee. Good night out @Zsolt @MarkH @Thomas54675 @khurram @Sandeep N @Alexanderrr @Giacomo5 points -
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Hey guys, It was great seeing you all again this morning for our drive in the desert. As I mentioned, this was my first newbie drive as well (...as lead!), and I couldn't have asked for a better group. We started out initially moving slightly to the west, before turning back towards the east and heading into the sun. The initial dunes were flat and open, moving into slightly more technical areas which required precise steering, use of momentum and power. We had a few minor refusals and one stuck - all easily dealt with and a good way to build experience of how to move our cars on the sand. We then cruised easily towards the Fox Dens, making a few stops along the way to check tyres and manage a few more refusals. The Fox Dens sadly had no foxes today, but was a nice moment to stop and chat. Thereafter we proceeded east - some larger and more flowing dunes this time where we could practice driving at a slightly higher speed, before joining the "desert highway" and proceeding towards our eventual exit at Tilal. There was some great driving and friendly help towards each other today, which is the ideal environment for us all to be learning in - thank you. For future drives we can focus on finding the right spacing between cars (to allow us to better flow through soft/more complex lines). The level of radio/comms was great, and we even got to practice some more advanced stuff like losing our Sweep... 😉 A quick cut of clips from our drive, and a summary of our route below...see you next time! My thanks again to @Vanessa8580 for smoothing out my lines and helping me pace the drive correctly, and to @Ishak, @Diego and @Imran Asghar for helping to keep the drive flowing. (you may need to click the gear icon and chose a higher resolution to watch properly)5 points -
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RSVP CLOSED Dear all, please see below the convoy order , we will follow Channel 2, 446.031. Please be at meeting point - deflated and ready to move 6.30. @Amer Alsabbagh @Kishor @Sheho @Rashid Alseeni @Khalid Sharaf @Mohit Gurnani @Enrico - Mountain @khlief @JC_E @Infaz @Beide Worku + Our veterans @Looper @Andrew John Melvill In case the meeting point link not working for you please use the coordinates as below : 25°02'28.0"N 55°43'51.6"E5 points -
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Sounds good. We’ll celebrate your anniversary trip. I will bring smth to match well with your snacks. All the signs are pointing to a great mystery trip. See you in two days.5 points -
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Good trails, great team and superb leads... , @Frederic @Sam Selim @JC_E @Thomas54675 @khurramm wish to see more of such "technical and slow" in winter5 points -
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Quick onboard clip from a trip round the bowl with Enrico, Danie and Noufal…5 points -
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RSVP now closed (except for @Jerome if you want to jump back in, let me know!) @Infaz @Enrico - Mountain @Danie @Eddie-Dune-Glider @Ahmed Farouk @Piotr. @Noufal @Zsolt @Yury.bel @Krinesh @Beide Worku @Diego Looking forward to seeing you all in the morning. Our goal will be to enjoy the nice weather, find some fun lines on the dunes and enjoy ourselves. Nothing crazy, but focused driving and application of our skills required! Let's aim to be ready to be briefing by 06.40, rolling for 06.45 or thereabouts. We will be on Ch 10 (446.231-25). Please see the driver order below:5 points -
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Thank you @Frederic It was such a useful training session and had great fun throughout.. Really enjoyed supporting @Ishak and @Giacomo (both newbies). It also shows their skills in deliberately getting stuck and making it look like they actually need support!! Appreciate everyone who joined and made the training so much fun. The little Sweihan drive was fantastic. Absolutely loved it!! Now waiting for an IM drive from you Fred. 😎4 points -
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And a big thank you to you as well @ChrisW, for jumping in at short notice while Luke is slacking off 😀 to make sure we could still enjoy a great Sunday morning in the dunes. Always great fun going out with you.4 points -
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Thank you for taking the convoy this morning @ChrisW, Ill have to wait till Wednesday night to meet the Aussie legend @_luke_. Today was a good mix with alot of fun with the baja bits. Although my driving is improving it was still me who had to get a tug or two, the first not giving enough gas to climb a hill following a dip, and the second getting plomped on a bushel - someone had to provide the entertainment . Thank you @JC_E for the pull, the wildebeest is not as light as you thought hey.4 points -
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Agree with all the comments above! Well Done @J-P L it was a real pleasure to be part of your 1st partial lead. You did really well, especially with the pacing of the drive to the level of the members joining. We started in the extended secret garden area, discovering a good mix of technical dunes, very soft patches and some flowing ridges, a very good hour spent in an area that is not driven much. We then proceeded to the secret garden proper and had a blast hunting down ridge after ridge, while trying to keep up with the Jack Russel of the car world. Everyone drove extremely well making it a true flowing drive. Big thanks to @Mahesh_, @Andrei S and @Zsolt for providing exceptional support.4 points -
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Thank you @Andrew John Melvill for organising a great drive this morning and congratulations to @J-P L for delivering a textbook first partial lead! This was one of my top drives with Carnity thus far. @J-P L your pace was spot on, giving us a good mix of technical, ridges, and flowing bits! The convoy was able to keep steady spacings behind you and we never felt we had to rush to keep up or slow down unnecessarily before obstacles. You provided regular short breaks (which was fantastic), and kept the convoy on its toes, so much so that time just flew by. I cannot commend you enough on how good this drive was, keep it up and we look forward to joining one of your leads again.4 points -
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Honestly I wasn’t enjoying it while it was happening! 😂 The moment I got out of the bowl, I realized how much of a drift it actually was and after watching the video I really like it!! The link! Getting out of the double bowl with 2WD!4 points -
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Thank you, @Vanessa8580 - had lots of fun. Was great to see you all out this morning, great driving. Excellent support from @Jose Luis Campos @waqar and @JC_E too.4 points -
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Dear Desertnauts a very short briefing for tomorrow's drive. The goal is to go back and forth from Badayer to 2nd December Cafateria, with the twofold purpose of 1) exploring the lesser driven northern and southern segments of this area, and 2) to spend some time in the taller dunes visible on both sides of @2December usual entry point. We'll start at Badayer, on the side of Big Red, where we'll return to enjoy the sunset at the end of the drive. The convoy order at the moment is the following: @Thomas54675 in Second Lead @Jerome at #3 @Noufal at #4 @Hartzel at #5 @Carl Stanley at #6 and @J-P L in Sweep. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for the start of the weekend.4 points -
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RSVP IS NOW CLOSED Position Name Car Rank Drives 1 Vanessa8580 Jeep Wrangler - 4 door - Black Marshal 183 2 Enrico - Mountain 2025 Ford Ranger Wildtrak - Blue Wildebeest Fewbie Plus 18 3 Jessica Arro 2014 Jeep Wrangler - 2 door - red Newbie 0 4 Radhika 2023 Suzuki Jimny 2 door Grey Newbie 0 5 Sohini Chevrolet Trailblazer Fewbie 14 6 Jacky Khoueiry Jeep Wrangler - 2 door - 2026 - Sport Newbie 0 7 Ishak Pajero - LWB - Black/White Expert 147 8 Mohammad Javed 2012 FJ Cruiser White Newbie 0 9 Rachid Nissan Patrol Pro 4X Newbie 1 10 Pierre-andre Nutte Pajero 2019 - 3.8 - white Newbie 5 11 Jakob T 2015 Pajero 5d grey Newbie 6 12 Simon Thomas Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2025 Fewbie 11 13 Ana 2019 Jeep wrangler -2 doors -Gray Fewbie 32 14 Mei Ling Jeep Wrangler JK - 4 Door- White Fewbie Plus 55 15 Mike M. The Black Raptor Advisor 79 @Enrico - Mountain@Jessica Arro@Radhika@Sohini@Jacky Khoueiry@Ishak@Mohammad Javed@Rachid@Pierre-andre Nutte@Jakob T@Simon Thomas@Ana@Mei Ling@Mike M. I am looking forward to a breezy cool and pink morning! As many of us might still need to decorate the 4x4 a bit at the meeting point, i'd like to request for everyone to reach by 6.30-6.45AM to deflate, set up your flag, and do the final decorations. We carry some spare radios, so no worries if you don't have a radio yet. For the ones that do have one, you can tune in to Channel 10. Which is 446.231Mhz Please bring a yoga mat or towel so you can join in on the yoga session See you all in the morning. In case of any issue you can reach out at 056 434 1668.4 points -
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Hello again, @Ishak, @Rasna, @Lazy Frog, @W a q a r, @Yerem Davtyan, @khurramm & @Beide Worku Please find convoy order below, we will be using radio CH2 (446.031) Please don't forget your camping chair!4 points -
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Great ride today, you chose a great path @_luke_ and everyone drove majestically 💪 Some snapshots of our morning here. Thanks everyone and till the next one!4 points -
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We got underway right on time and headed straight for Old Lady Dune. No warm-ups allowed. Straight into switches, climbs and some fun lines to wake everyone up properly. Old Lady was pretty tracked out, which made the south-side climb to the top harder than usual. Rather than keep fighting it, we looped around to the north-west and found a cleaner way up onto the main ridge. From there, we were rewarded with some stunning views and spent a good chunk of the morning riding the ridgeline all the way down. Somewhere along the way, we also picked up a random Nissan who apparently decided to join the convoy and became our unofficial second sweep. 😂 Next up were the big Al Saad power bowls, where we spotted a few foxes and had our first bit of excitement with a pop-out. Plenty of hands made quick work of it, and we were soon moving again. Then it was over to the Three Trees sidie wall, where we spent some time experimenting with different faces, lines and approaches before moving on to our final stop — Nagrah. We climbed it from both sides, enjoyed the views, played around with some sidies, then climbed it again because… why not? From there, we jumped onto the trail and made a fast exit. Excellent driving from everyone throughout. Fast. Fun. Big dunes. Big lines. And more than just a little bit EXTREME. 😎 See you on the next one @_Herman_ @Jerome @Chema @Zsolt @Yury.bel @Abdullah A. @Piotr. @Cristian4 points -
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RSVP NOW CLOSED @Vanessa8580 @Stephan Guglieri @RickardM @Rachid Elbouabidi @Ishak @Hakan @Nagarjun S @Rasna @Diego @Ana @saumik1989 @Imran Asghar Morning all! Ahead of our drive tomorrow morning I wanted to reconfirm our plans. We will aim to meet at the point below for 06.30 tomorrow morning. When you arrive we will line up on the left side of the track. Please be aware of the speed cameras close to the meet point - they are set at 100kph and it’s Abu Dhabi, so no buffer! https://maps.app.goo.gl/cuTYFzjjs9ZkkJez8?g_st=ic 24.3818030, 54.9872800 I would recommend you do final checks tonight, in particular making sure your car is ready, you have water and snacks packed, you have key equipment (flag, tyre deflation/inflation, shovel etc), and your radio is programmed for Channel 10 (446.231). When you arrive please do go ahead and deflate your tires (around 12-14 PSI should be fine for highway tyres, and you can go a little lower for all terrains), put up your flag and get ready. We will then get together for our briefing. The main goal for tomorrow is to enjoy ourselves in the desert and gain experience of how our cars feel on the sand. We will drive at a level which allows all of us to do this with smiles! I also 100% expect many of us to get stuck occasionally, and that’s totally fine - it’s all part of desert driving and nothing to fear We have some excellent support tomorrow with Vanessa. Ishak, Imran and Diego. Looking forward to seeing you in the morning, and if you have any changes of plan, please do let us know here.4 points -
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The weekend is almost here, and I'm getting excited for a Saturday night time session! We're in a deep waning crescent moon right now,.. with moonrise expected around 04:30.. which means it will be dark. DARK DARK. Please remember to bring a torch, and also a camp chair for coffee. We have a strong convoy.. so I think we can expect some sick maneuvers and attempts at fun lines 😎😎 Looking forward to seeing you all! @MarkH @Alexanderrr @Sandeep N @Zsolt @Giacomo @khurramm4 points -
Congratulations @saumik1989for reaching Fewbie Plus Level with Carnity Offroad Club! It's a great pleasure to have seen your consistent growth in the club! Not only are you a proper offroad enthusiast, but you always give the best of yourself on every drive and you deserve this promotion! FEWBIE PLUS Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie drives are required within last 6 months for Fewbie Plus promotion. What you'll learn Advance dune and sand reading Advance recovery techniques Rocking and crawling to make path Learn to flatten/compact soft sand patch Self recovery from crest Advance side sloping and long hill climb Advance ridge riding and criss crossing Advance control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving FULLY control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Extremely attentive and focused while driving Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Bash plate and skid plate protected Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie and Fewbie Plus drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive4 points
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@Sam Selim@VivekD@Stephan Guglieri@Pierre-andre Nutte@JC_E@Mark J@Hakan@Sergio del Rio@Nagarjun S@Jakob T@Thomas54675@Sandeep Padhi@Kishor@Amer Alsabbagh@khurramm Thank you all for signing up to this drive! I am happy to announce that @Sam Selim will be leading this drive. I am sure this will be a fun morning out and with the weather cooling down a bit this means we can take a few breaks along the way and enjoy the scenery. Some pointers for tomorrow: 1. Please try to arrive by 6.15AM so you have time left to deflate and set up your flag. 2. You can deflate to 14psi if you have HT (Highway tires) or to 12psi if you have AT (All Terrain tires). Feel free to approach any of us to help out. 3. We will be using channel 10 on the walkie talkies: 446.231 Mhz The plan is to go and visit the famous Falaj Al Mualla watchtower, then proceed North towards Ras Al Khaimah, effectively covering 3 emirates in one morning . We will eventually loop back and exit in Falaj Al Mualla (which belongs to Umm Al Quwain). See you all in the morning!4 points
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