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Well written @skumar83. This drive was meant to raise all participants level from newbie to Fewbie level and we all noticed the same. Vast improvement from all newbies to up their levels. Well done to @Javier M, @jibransayed, @BIG T, @Rana, @Emil, @hossein who did very well in this area. The idea was not of a newbie drive, but to increase everybodies level to Fewbie. This was well achieved by all. Thanks to @Gaurav, @skumar83, @Asif Hussain, @Mujtaba, @Mick and @baselsm83 for the support during the drive. The best part about the drive was not only to be able to drive within that sort of a terrain but to have the patience for all to clear. My sincere thanks to all who passed the test on both fronts as everybody made it to all the sections as planned and everyone showed the patience important to become the best offroaders everyone appreciates. Special thanks to Zahir bhai who has come back from Saudi to join the trip and support our drive. Surely we noticed some discrepancies with the drive and @Gaurav bhai will be making and have a report soon on these short comings. Whatever we have devised is of utmost importance due to safety with our 20+ years of experience off road. The trip leaders advise should always be followed and radios are a must and should be treated with utmost respect. looking forward to such great participation with better solutions for future drives.

It definitely was a challenging drive for most of the newbies in an area which is normally kept for fewbie + level. With the amount of cross track and soft sand causing some of the cars to stuggle, at one point I had asked Gaurav if it would be wise to reroute. He mentioned that it's important for the newbies to be able to manage such a terrain and at the end of the drive I totally agree with what he said. Unless you increase the challenge level, there will never be learning and I personally could see the big improvement in some of them during play the course of the drive. It's like sometimes important to remove the float of a child who is learning how to swim as the struggle is what would make him learn the real techniques of how to manage himself. You need to just supervise. And that's exactly what was done in the drive. Trottle control and how to keep the momentum in such an area had vastly improved for the newbies during the course of the drive. You could see some of the newbies learning the art of circling in a bowl to gain the momentum and then exit out. Kudos to @Rahimdad and @Gaurav for selecting this terrain for the newbies and at the end of the drive everyone did have a satisfied smile on their face. Special thanks to @jibransayed, @Mick, @Jocreative, @hossein for accommodating my extended family as passengers. They really enjoyed the experience

It was a wonderful newbie+ drive and thanks Rahimdad for this great idea to throw newbies in some rough water and teach them swimming without the floaters - perfect example @skumar83 I have seen lot of new faces who were so confident in newbie tracks before were struggling on newbies+ level was there for a purpose to let them graduate the art of driving and learning their vehicle real capabilities. Some of the newbies have shown excellent learning curve and others have demonstrated that they have relevant previous experience based on which few promotions have been made today. Few others are almost close and maybe in the next couple of drives will be promoted shortly, once we all feel you are ready for the next level. I like to reiterate on the point that Rahimdad already mentions on "PATIENCE" that any offroad sport is an extreme adventure and if you cannot learn to be patient, tolerate and forgiving to others you can never learn real offroading. Offroading has no rules and laws, lanes and red lights, streetlight and signboard so one has to be very cautious and careful at every turn then being stupid and driving blind-folded. Secondly, we also need to learn to level up with each other while offroading so that we can learn together rather than running alone in a race. Thirdly, In this extreme sport, trust is everything that we extend to each other while venturing out and have that unsaid faith on each other capabilities and support so that we all can enjoy our weekend in a safe environment. Safety for yourself and for others is paramount and we will never compromise on that so that everyone can return home in one piece and in their own car after the weekend fun. I really appreciate a lot of you guys come from previous experience and didn't actually enjoyed yesterday drive with tons of refusals, but we all have learned the same way and I hope you continue to provide your support in the future to train others. This is how we all grow together and learn from each other at every stage of offroading.

Wow amazing. Thank you!! 😍😍 Thanks to all marshals and leaders for the awesome coaching and guidance. Hoping to learn more soon ❤️

Congratulations @Jocreative for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. Within last few newbies offroad drives you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Fewbie: Number of drives 10 (16 regular drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune reading Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor (recommended) Drive teamwork Observe recovery from a safe distance and offer help when needed Drive posting/joining Join newbie and fewbie level of drives only Forum participation Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

I totally agree @Mick, that everyone should enter desert with real men who understand this extreme adventure and behave in a responsible and civil manner than just being kiddish like immature boys.

Congrats @Jocreative. Well deserved. Will now see you on the other side of the slip face.

You can do it yourself. You just need a masking time to mark the line along which you want to cut and then use a simple blade to trim it. A file at the end would help to remove the rough edges. Did it on both my Pajero as well as Cherokee XJ to improve the approach angle.

Congratulations @BIG T for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. Within last few newbies offroad drives you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Fewbie: Number of drives 10 (16 regular drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune reading Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor (recommended) Drive teamwork Observe recovery from a safe distance and offer help when needed Drive posting/joining Join newbie and fewbie level of drives only Forum participation Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Congratulations @Rana for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. Within last few newbies offroad drives you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Fewbie: Number of drives 10 (16 regular drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune reading Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor (recommended) Drive teamwork Observe recovery from a safe distance and offer help when needed Drive posting/joining Join newbie and fewbie level of drives only Forum participation Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Congratulations @Javier M for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. Within last few newbies offroad drives you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Fewbie: Number of drives 10 (16 regular drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune reading Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor (recommended) Drive teamwork Observe recovery from a safe distance and offer help when needed Drive posting/joining Join newbie and fewbie level of drives only Forum participation Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Congratulations @Jocreative. You have managed to obtain your new level with some good learning and application. Enjoy your new level, more challenging drives and make sure to equip yourself as per your new level.

Congratulations. Well deserved. You can now gear up for some nice challenging drives.

Congrats @Jocreative !!

Well said totally agree with above post! Off roading it’s all about your driving skills & technics few drivers learn very quickly and few driver were taking lot of time to learn these skills more imp factor is to keep learning from your seniors driver and marshals how they do it!

I have posted my pics and a video courtesy Zahir bhai in the Gallery, looking forward to everyone's else's coverage including the drone footage.

@skumar83 I hope the kids enjoyed the drive and had a good time

People who actually work on cars will only get this.

Club Member: Joins the off road Club. Absolute Newbie: Attend and successfully complete the first "Absolute newbie" off road drive. Newbie: Number of drives 5 (1 Absolute Newbie + 5 Newbie drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio. Drive teamwork Observe recovery from a safe distance and offer help when needed Drive posting/joining Join newbie or absolute newbie level of drives Forum participation Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels. Fewbie: Number of drives 10 (16 Newbie + Fewbie drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune reading Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor. Drive teamwork Observe recovery from a safe distance and offer help when needed Drive posting/joining Join newbie and fewbie level of drives only Forum participation Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels. Intermediate: Number of drives 10 (26 Newbie + Fewbie + Intermediate drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune & sand reading Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 shackles. Drive teamwork Help in recoveries under Marshal / Crew supervision Drive posting/joining Join newbie, fewbie & intermediate level of drives only Forum participation Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery + drive and route suggestions Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels. Advance: Number of drives 10 (36 Newbie + Fewbie + Intermediate drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune & sand reading + map reading & basic navigational skills Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 shackles, floor jack, jack board & GPS Drive teamwork Actively participate in recoveries + drive in the second lead Drive posting/joining Join any drive and lead fewbie & intermediate drives under Marshal / Crew supervision Forum participation Share experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery + drive and route suggestions + post trip report + share route + track and waypoints Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels. Expert: Number of drives 10 (46 Newbie + Fewbie + Intermediate drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune & sand reading + map reading & basic navigational skills + strategic convoy driving Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 shackles, floor jack, jack board & GPS trackback Drive teamwork Capable of diverting the convoy to safe spot + part of sweep team Drive posting/joining Join any drive and lead fewbie & intermediate drives with Marshal / Crew permission Forum participation Share experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery + drive and route suggestions + post trip report + share route + track and waypoints + Help Marshal / Crew for alternate routing + marking safe exit Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels. Marshal: Number of drives 60+ drives and Committee Decision Level of drives All of the above + Routing and leading in known terrain Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 shackles, floor jack, jack board & GPS trackback + recovery and repair material Drive teamwork Supervise all of the above + drive and convoy coordination Drive posting/joining Post drive on Carnity and share it on Carnity social media Forum participation Post trip report + share route + track and waypoints Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels. Crew: Number of drives 80+ drives and Committee Decision Level of drives Routing and leading in unknown terrain for exploration drives Off-road gear All of the above Drive teamwork All of the above + coordinate with Marshal on route, convoy, numbering, etc. Drive posting/joining Post drive on Carnity and share it on Carnity social media Forum participation Post trip report + share route + track and waypoints Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Ladies and gentlemen and socially inept Homo sapiens alike, let me introduce to you the Dodge Ram Raider. In the good old United States in America (thanks for that one @slick72), the Mk1 Pajero was sold as the Dodge Ram Raider. It only came with the 3.0 engine but most people fawn over the 3.0 as godly because that’s all they got and they see it as the amazing supra engine without the turbos. Good engine but there are better out there. I bet if they came here and saw @Gaurav 3.5, their minds would explode. Anyways, I digress, Dodge Ram Raider is one of the coolest car names I’ve heard for a long time. It sounds like you’re a gangster who robs banks for a living. Far cooler than saying I drive a Pajero, which is a Spanish slang word for someone who masturbates a lot. This is why the Pajero was called the Shogun in most of Europe. The only cooler thing you could call a car would be the Ford Freddy Mercury or the Chevy Michael Jackson.

Congrats @Jocreative..

@Rahimdad Plz suggest where is have to cut my prado bumper any suggestion ? Model 2013

@BIG T congratulations brother. I am very happy that your quick learning and patience has earned you your new rank. Please make sure you equip yourself as per your new level. Really enjoy your photos also. Keep working in similar fashion to reach the next rank.

Congratulations @Rana. Amazing decision. Attitude and learning curve has been brilliant, make sure you're equipped as per your new level.

Congratulations @Javier M, well deserved promotion. Please make sure to go through the list of equipment you should have and update yourself accordingly.

Congrats @Javier M

Congrats @Javier M !!

Congrats @Rana !!

No, I thought it was a wiper control for the left handed drivers..

So glad I’m not dating in Dubai right now

For such fast track grading, member needs to share their previous experience details with the Marshal, Crew or Trip leader prior to joining the drive, so that we can gauge the performance on set parameters.