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Started off the day with some lovely weather. @amir.rophail was the first guy at the deflation point. With a short convoy of me in lead, @amir.rophail in second position and @Javier M in sweep we headed out to explore the area around Big Red. The sand was hard in some sections which helped in a relatively easy climb. After spending some good amount of time exploring the area we headed in the direction of pink rock with some nice rolling dunes along the way. All the drivers managed extremely well and there were minimal refusals and stucks. The pace that was set was extremely good and we almost touched every possible dunes that were between the Big Red and Pink Rock area. We covered close to 40 km in a span of two hours as we played back and forth in this area. As we came close to the meeting point we met with the Newbie convoy lead by @Rahimdad. While we were waiting for the Fewbie convoy, @amir.rophail and @Javier M took multiple attempts at reaching to the top of pink rocks and were quite successful. We then were able to hear the Fewbie convoy on the radio, so we decided to take some nice set of dunes while searching for them. Finally after the merger of all 3 convoys we exited out and shared some nice food and drinks brought by all the drive members. I thoroughly enjoyed leading such a set of good drivers who were able to keep a high pace throughout the drive.

Congratulations @dberclaz for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. Based on your last (first) newbie drive you have demonstrated the skills required deserving 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 an offroad club is highly recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

With the onset of Ramdan and upcoming summer, Carnity Offroad Club would be starting the night desert drives from May 9th. So to get everyone geared up to what it feels to drive in the night, lets have a nice Fewbie drive in our much-loved sandbox - Maliha - Fossil rock. We would be having 80% drive in daylight and the remaining 20% with the headlights of our cars. The drive would provide everyone with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow, hill climb, and ridge riding. Fewbies will have great chance to see and learn the real fun that off-roading offers in a very safe and organized environment. Level May be changed upon convoy level. When: 03 May 2019 Meeting time: 3:30 pm, convoy will move about 3:45 pm Where: Adnoc Petrol Station Maleha Road GPS Coordinate: https://goo.gl/maps/mzb26kxzte72 Level of drive: Fewbie and above. Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance. Plan: Drive, train and enjoy till about 8 pm What to bring along: Loads of snacks, plenty of water - whatever you like with little extra to share, water, liquids, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 8 pm Please RSVP the below calendar

Sure sir, I'll join you let's coordinate the meeting time and place on WhatsApp

Nice and crisp write up. Hope everyone had a blast!

If i can make my wife agree with me i will be there

https://carnity.com/gallery/category/125-morning-newbie-drive-pink-rocks-26-apr-2019# Uploaded Few Pictures ☝️

Always love a genuine gentleman among us @Barry. Looking forward to catching you tomorrow. Maybe @Gaurav, @Emmanuel, @Srikumar, @Asif Hussain and other off road enthusiasts can join us for this evening event.

Self-drive your 4X4 to venture through the desert safely with offroad experts. Its time to enjoy an evening drive and adrenaline dose in fresh sand dunes to challenge your senses and 4x4, with the best offroad enthusiasts in UAE. As the summer is arriving so we are moving towards evening and night drives now, so let's open the first evening drive with an 80% mix of daylight and 20% with headlights surely able to thrill all your senses. This drive will also enable us to gear up and learn important aspects of desert driving in the nights, as it would be easier for newbies to join in night drives after this introductory drive. When: 3 May 2019 Meeting time: 3:30 PM, the convoy will move at sharp 3:45 PM Where: Adnoc Petrol Station Maleha Road GPS Coordinate: https://goo.gl/maps/H2jguQQocz4gNCKY7 Level: Absolute Newbie, Newbie, more experienced drivers welcome to join to support this drive. Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance. Plan: Drive, train and enjoy till about 8:00 PM What to bring along: Snacks whatever you like with little extra to share, water, liquids, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 9:00 PM Please RSVP on the below calendar:

There is an independent off-road car show on Saturday 27th April. Location is, Hotdog garage, Dubai https://goo.gl/maps/L81F5UcQMzafZmiMA I am sending 3 cars, Ford F350 Terminator. Huge huge beast with massive lift on the biggest tyres you have ever seen, you need a helicopter just to get in the door. Comes complete with flamethrowers Tomahawk Jeep, some of you have seen this, WW2 aeroplane themed JK. The one with the machine guns on the bonnet. Built with original parts from a B52 bomber. Independent 4 wheel steering rock crawling beast. 1975 GCC spec FJ Land Cruiser. Fully restored and is in as new condition. Total time warp machine and very interesting to drive. Ive heard there is a decent sized crowd attending. Plenty of show cars coming too. Show starts at 18:00, hope to see some of you there. Any enquiries just ask or if you have a car you want to show off I’ll put you in touch with the organisers.

Silly place and not much of a show. But great place to meet up with @Barry, @sertac and @Gaurav. Loved their company and saw the monster creations which were kind of huge and served their purpose of turning heads. Well worth visiting for the great company.

Thanks @Asif Hussain for sharing, kindly share the video you have been working on here please.

I’ll do my best, not 100% sure yet.

Congrats @dberclaz, well deserved.

Congrats @dberclaz. Look forward to seeing you on the Fewbie drives.

I just sent the first car up on the recovery truck. 2 more to go. I think I’ll leave work around 3:30 and go there to do some final detailing. See you soon ✌️ Just to confirm, it will be off-road and 4x4 stuff on display

@ranjan14554 All options covered. Few other such as sequoia, 4runner etc I believe you wont find in GCC specs

@Javier M, time to earn your 100 points man 😁

It was fun off reading with great company. Everytime its it's good to meet newbies with enthusiasm

Happy Birthday @Gauravbhai. Many happy returns of the day

Well written Dr @srini62 and thank you for joining us. After a little deflation and getting the car in 4 high you managed well without another refusal. Since BF Goodrich are slightly heavy better to deflate them to 12 psi and do get another gauge to double check that both showing the right pressure. Overall a great day made possible with a great smile from you. Love your company sir, very humble and always willing to learn and grow. Great qualities.

Good going.. 👏team carnity

Amazing to see such a diversity in the club. I guess we all have one thing in common: We made the UAE our home away from home, and as an expat we need to get out, explore, travel, and meet friends, colleagues, buddies, that makes us feel as our home is here. I feel very blessed to have met so much amazing people yet, and look forward every day in meeting more !

I think we have another Toyota spammer infestation again. I remember a similar infestation a few years back.