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South Qudra and the soft sand, After being away on holiday and riding on different sets of two wheels, it felt great to be back in the soft sand on 4 wheels again. Big thanks to @Wrangeld for all the preparations and admin and @Ale Vallecchi for coming with us to do an exploration drive on Wednesday. Everyone was on time and after a short briefing we were rolling towards the long dunes of South Qudra with@Nizam doing his job as second lead for the first time and @Mehmet Volga his first job as sweep, I think you both did great and were a little lucky as well, because we only had two tugs and one pop out. @Brette probably having the most to do as center forward. Which means the whole convoy was driving well or I didn't make it difficult enough😉. Still, considering we had 3 new fewbies and we did about 43 kilometers and managed to exit on time, I feel quite happy with the result. The only negative I can think of is inappropriate equipment. Guys, you all think bigger is better and in this case it is TRUE, GET A PROPER BIG SHOVEL. SEE YOU NEXT TIME

Hello everyone. I would like to thank @Gaurav bhai for letting me support this wonderful drive today. @Mohamed Seidam it was wonderful to see you and your son enjoying the drive. Thank you for the beautiful video I really love the way you have captured the amazing moments today. We are all out there to learn and enjoy, good to see you're willing to learn and appreciate the safety precautions we have in place. @sheri lovely to meet you. It's so wonderful to come out and meet so many wonderful people out there. Great to see you enjoying learning the art of driving in the sand. Your enthusiasm will see you doing better on every drive and growing in confidencein yourself and your vehicle. @Dagdag Sofiane pleasure to see you drive. As long as you stay calm and listen to the instructions of the seniors you will learn quicker. Looking forward to enjoying many more drives with you. @Ashok chaturvedi yet another Pajero. So confusing. But a pleasure to have a short chat with you. Learning is a 2 way process, feel free to ask the seniors whatever you don't understand, we are more than happy to share our experiences and best practices. @Tamas Hoffmann Pajero also. But your drive style you pick up will separate you from the pack. Nice to see you do so well. Looking forward to your feedback and questions to help you grow in this sport. @sertac great to see your wife and mother support you with a smile in the sport you've learned to appreciate and love. Always a pleasure driving with you and your support is highly appreciated. @Lisa Pemberton what a pleasure to finally meet you. Really love the control with which you negotiate the dunes. I understand that it is hot nowadays, but a great time to join as by the time winter comes you'll be prepared to take on more challenging times. Since you're learning driving in soft sand, it will be easier for you when weather gets cooler with forgiving sands. @Ajiesh George Kannankara Y62 rules. Today my T-shirt matched the back end of your car. The Superman sticker did give extra 10hp to come put of difficult situations. Lovely to see how you drive around the tank in the desert. @Ashy mixed feelings when I see a Jeep in the desert which is not a Wrangler. I had one, I enjoyed it, I suffered due to it. Strange how Jeeps sell these desert capable vehicles and cramp all technology I. It to make it comfortable for road and take away the element required for off-roading. My highest regards to handle the JGC so well. Maybe @Brette can help you regarding most of your vehicle questions as he too is a JGC owner. @Francois Germishuys sorry for getting the pronunciation of your name incorrectly. You were a great sport and lovely to see your V8 roar through the desert. The F150 is one of my favourite trucks around, specially with the V8. I was impressed with the way you recovered towards the end of that huge stuck. Well managed, would only advise you to be aware of your surroundings as we are there to help and would like to avoid any injuries. @Hennie Schoeman having a LWB Wrangler is one thing, bit the ease finesse with which you handled your ride was a treat to watch. Like I said being on the South African trails might mean you have to still learning driving in the sands, but you have an excellent off-roading ettiquettes and I loved your humble attitude. Surely looking to learn from you and grow with you in this amazing sport. @Mukundan Nair your Xterra looks brilliant. But more awesome is your willingness to learn and grow within this sport. Sorry to hear that you received a call from the CID instead of you giving them a call, hope that is sorted out soon. For me it's more about the people on the drive as I must have done a few thousand drives already. Loved the people on the drive with love for the sport and willingness to learn. Thank you once again @Gaurav bhai for ordering the cloud cover this morning which kept the drive comfortable for most parts of this morning. I have shared my pics in the Gallery. Enjoy. https://carnity.com/gallery/category/280-newbie-fossil-rock-sharjah-21-aug-2020

DRIVE REPORT Some days go better than other days, and today was a day where the going got a bit tough... I was glad to see everyone meeting on time, and most brought deflation tools and pressure gauge and were self-reliant in the deflating process. @Derek Fernandes I am sorry to hear you ended up at the wrong deflation point (for evening drive). In the future I will leave my mobile number on the pre-drive briefing drive topic so you can call in case there are any issues. Please always double check which drive topic you open as we have many drives every weekend, and maybe this caused the confusion. @Bhaskar as a proud new owner of this Montero Sport was my second lead today, and did really well. My apologies for the long waiting times. I hope you got to enjoy the scenery at least a bit @Athula Dharmadada your Pathfinder was a bit stubborn today, but you kept a smile and shovel handy, and your son took amazing photos. Near the end we had to dismantle the bumper but I am glad to see the shop was able to put it back on. Please do some trials with the traction control settings, as I am sure they were switched off, yet the car refused to rev beyond 1500 rpm which eventually led to pulling you back up to the dirt track. @Ameen Ahmed your Landrover Discovery Sport is a fantastic vehicle and you really drove well today. As we spoke about please bear in mind that these vehicles are very expensive to fix in case you'd ever lose a bumper or more. We have seen other members joining with same car, and most of them left the car home eventually and bought a cheaper dedicated offroad-toy for ease of mind. @izzumonv Your Jeep Liberty was not feeling it today, after first having smoke from underneath the hood because of the expansion bottle cap that fell off / flew off, and then refused to go in Reverse, and I felt sometimes the 4low gear was also disengaging without any reason. I would highly advise you to bring it to a competent mechanic and get these things sorted before coming back on your next offroad drive. As you have seen a 4x4 is being stressed to the limits during summer in the sand. Hope you can get things sorted and the recovery truck brought you back home safely. @Shaaz Sha congrats with being the first member with an Omani License plate You handled the terrain really well today and never heard or seen you struggle. Super done ! @Dineth Kalukapuge your Xterra is a very powerful car, and I am sure in a couple of weeks you will get the trick on how to use the momentum and steering a little bit better. But overall well done ! @Rizwan Waheed with the Pajero never broke a sweat and handled the terrain like he has done it before. Very impressive for a first drive ! @Vanessa8580 was my trusty sweep and we both burned quite a few calories. Having your life partner on your drive to help out is truly a blessing as we understand each other without words. As I have mentioned during the de-briefing this is really a team-sport and we never leave anyone behind in the desert. I am thankful for your patience and this drive was an example on how unforgiving the desert can be sometimes. But at the same time we keep learning week after week and I hope your next drive will be more "smooth sailing" For your next drives at Newbie level, please have a look at below topic which describes the tools needed for every level: You can also join the Carnity Whatsapp Drive Notification to get the latest updates on the drives and so that you can RSVP on time for the next weekend's drive. See you guys soon in the sand !

Islam carrying the sun😀 If only I understood how to turn the picture right in this system...

The Drive from my Eyes.. Today was actually my first Qudra area drive and i had an amazing time learning.. I really felt the difference on the steering wheel while driving through the soft dunes in Qudra and also somehow it feels that the colour of the sand makes it difficult for you to judge the dunes... And as expectations were set of driving through the long range dunes, with the sideys, and little ridge riding and criss crossing and i think it was all met 👍 i had loads of fun as well as a nice practice to improve the skills ... Thank you to an amazing leadership of @Jeepie and with the support of @Wrangeld, @Brette and @Mehmet Volga, we indeed had an excellent morning drive with very less stucks and refusals, job well done to the whole convoy! @Newton Rozario for the fact that you said "it was a pleasure to watch me drive😇", thank you so much☺️, i really feel grateful to @Anish S who brought me here and thankful to the carnity family and all the amazing leaders! See you all soon in the sand...☺️

In case there was any doubt about the meeting point, 2 December Cafeteria in Sharjah, this is the Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z7wYX4mBs9nCNno77 See you to...Night 🌙

@Jeepie @Wrangeld @Brette and @Nizam Deen in leading and all the other drivers; thank you all for such a smooth drive. High tempo, less problem and full of fun! Lucky that it was a trouble free drive in my first sweep 😁

See you guys next time ✌🏼

Great drive @Emmanuel, again to a few previously unexplored dunes. It was a great drive in a convoy that kept the pace up all the time. Thanks for allowing me a short taste of leading in an easy part - it certainly brought much more appreciation for the leaders that lead convoys every weekend across multiple sandy trails!! Well done to everybody!

Hi all today I came along with my family to this nice drive , for them it was enjoyable and they liked it . Mostly impressed by the safety and patience , so do I from first time . Thank you @Gaurav for the valuable instructions that I respect . Also thank you @sertac for back pull when I got Encrusted ( was slower this time 🤚) as well as thank you to @Rahimdad for the continuous update and care all along . Thank you all fine people and see you soon in another Sand Epic And yet safe and healthy. below is edited clip I hope you enjoy it

Great drive all! And was really impressed for @Kalahari his first piece of leading!!I’ve attached the gps track for the day! https://www.dropbox.com/s/q8xgk8qnily9sqo/Intermediate_Carnity_.gpx?dl=0 P.s sorry for the holdup, my co-driver had a blast (he’s Saudi so this will haunt him forever )

Super drive and a great way to explore on a weekend. Thanks @Emmanuel and the helpful @Mels Wolf. Well drive everyone 👍 https://www.relive.cc/view/vPv4My9ZkRO

Owners pride

Many hands make light work.

‘Able’ @Brette to the rescue under the watchful eye of @Jeepie “Your best teacher is your last mistake”

Thanks Marian @Jeepie Richard @Wrangeld @Brette @Mehmet Volga and all the drivers for a nice drive.. was real fun.. enjoy your weekend and meet again soon on the sand

DRIVE RSVP IS CLOSED NOW Here is the final convoy list Gaurav Wrangeld Anish S Jolly Abraham Yousef Alimadadi Jun Zamora Chaitanya D asifk Jorge Stepniak Felippe Pancho Janarthan @Wrangeld @Anish S @Jolly Abraham @Yousef Alimadadi @Jun Zamora @asifk @Jorge Stepniak Felippe @Pancho @Janarthan @Chaitanya D Please be on time, sharp at 5 PM, little early is always better. Please tune to Carnity Channel 1 - 446.006'25 freq. Deflate your tires to 12 PSI as soon as you reach to the meeting point. Be inside your car - AT ALL TIMES - after the deflation.

Breezy evening drive at Faya, thanks for a great lead @Gaurav. First half of the drive was super exciting around Faya. Hill climb and some driving in the dark was added bonus. No shovels and tugs speaks how well everyone drove👍. https://www.relive.cc/view/vWqBJrkZ7Yq

Thank you @Frederic for this well-worded drive report. It was a fantastic first drive and has really kicked in the enthu button for more such drives. Kudos to you and @Vanessa8580 for being such strong leaders for the drive today, you guys really deserve all the appreciation! Great to meet and drive with everyone, hope to see you all again soon!

After checking into a garage, the front bumper was reassembled with ease using a handful of clips. The steering lock and the drop in RPM was caused by the accidental activation of the traction control button. Sorry about the inconvenience caused by this today. Some pictures from today's session.

@Emmanuel, the difference in the apps is due to the time in yours stopping when stopping the car... also my gps is based on start and hitting stop not just the actual drive time!

Thank you everyone for this smooth drive. Everyone did very well! I’m not a big fan of numbers but it’s surprising that t you get only 17km/h for average speed? My gps shows 24-25.

Thank you @Srikumar for a wonderful drive. https://www.relive.cc/view/vxOQnYXd3M6 @Pancho Thank you for the recovery 😉 IMG_6513.MP4

I guess you have signed up just now as your name was not on my earlier list. However, since there is space due to dropout you can join us for the drive. Will revise the convoy numbering at the the meeting point.

@Chaitanya D I hadn’t paid attention to the fact that average and total speed were the same on your photo. I usually use moving speed on my gps, indeed. @Kalahari you’re right it wasn´t a very difficult area for leading but you maintained a good pace, which is impressive since it was your first lead.

@topgear you get those in Carrefour for AED20 (mostly out of stock) and in Dragon Mart for 10-15. I got it from DM when I went for the compressor and met @Sinol at the flag shop.

You went to the wrong meeting point, you were registered in the ABSOLUTE newbie desert drive in the morning !

Yes as Mels said, my GPS calculation is for whole drive. @EmmanuelYours is for the time we were actually moving. Total duration of drive is different, probably due to the settings in the app and hence the average speeds are different.

Thanks a lot Christian .. remind me to hand you the 100 next time 😂😂

DRIVE RSVP CLOSED Convoy Numbering 1. Srikumar - Lead 2. Mikhail - Second Lead 3. Probir Mukherjee 4. Aayan Iqbal 5. Dagdag Sofaine 6. Ajiesh George Kannankara 7. Foxtrot Oscar - Center Forward 8. Tamas Hoffmann 9. Mukundan Nair 10. David Ortells 11. Vipin Shetty 12. Vanessa - Sweep We shall be on Carnity Channel 2. See you tomorrow evening at 4:45 pm

Dear Desernauts. In preparation of Saturday's AM drive, this will be the convoy order: @Chaitanya D will be my Second Lead @Islam Soliman will follow in third @muzamil hussain will take place #4 @Anish S will drive his Pajero in spot #5 @Rinelle Sanaani will take on duties of Center Forward @Biju Abdul will follow at #7 @Shiju Manuel will drive in place #8 @Tero Vallas will wear jersey #9 @Gregory Perkin will be #10 @Febin Frederic will sweep the convoy. Just a reminder about the necessary ingredients to participate in the drive. Must haves: a good shovel, a tow rope, preferably with soft shackles, a compressor, and most of all, always, well maintained and functional tow points, front and back. Lacking any of the above will force me to remove any driver from the trip. Please double check all is in order. The terrain will be very diverse, and while we'll never encounter long cordons of open dunes, we will have a lot of opportunities to climb, side slope, and enter different "bowls", as safely as possible. Some dune crossing may be necessary, so please check the post regarding this dune-crossing skill in the site's archives. I will also give a technical briefing about this skill. We will meet at 5:00 am at 2 December Cafeteria (which of course will be closed), with radios tuned in to Carnity channel 2 (446.031). See you all on Saturday.

The location is just further down Al Qudra road direction Solar Park. It’s a few kilometer before the solar park itself.

I did and reached no man's land ... Could I get a contact to someone who I can call ... for a newbie like me, I would think that would be important

I'm Athula Dharmadasa and I am from Sri Lanka. I live in Al Nahda 2, Dubai and I work for Infrastructure Consultant Company. I am driving a Pathfinder 2015 lifted and I don't have any prior offroading experience.

@Tero Vallasthanks for the update

DRIVE RSVP IS CLOSED NOW Here is the final convoy list Gaurav Pajero Mohamed Seidam Xterra sheri Pajero Dagdag Sofiane Pajero Ashok chaturvedi Pajero Tamas Hoffmann Pajero sertac Xterra Lisa Pemberton Pajero Ajiesh George Kannankara Nissan Patrol Y62 Ashy Jeep Grand Cherokee Francois Germishuys Ford F150 Hennie Schoeman Jeep Wrangler Mukundan Nair Xterra Rahimdad Pathfinder @Mohamed Seidam @sheri @Dagdag Sofiane @Ashok chaturvedi @Tamas Hoffmann @sertac @Lisa Pemberton @Ajiesh George Kannankara @Ashy @Francois Germishuys @Hennie Schoeman @Mukundan Nair @Rahimdad Please be on time, sharp at 5 AM, little early is always better. Please tune to Carnity Channel 1 - 446.006'25 freq. Deflate your tires to 15 PSI as soon as you reach to the meeting point. Be inside your car - AT ALL TIMES - after the deflation. FOR YOUR AND YOUR VEHICLE SAFETY PLEASE WATCH BELOW MANDATORY VIDEO WITHOUT ANY DISTRACTIONS.

Hi Sorry, but I need to cancel my drive. Please provide my place to someone else.

Hi Frederic, My car already lifted and required ground clearence available.

Hello, I have just joined and wondering if any slot available for tomorrow morning. Thx & Regards,

can i join this ride @Srikumar. Would like to join and cancel my RSVP in fossil Rock. Let me know if possible.

Any space left on this drive. Would like to join. Many thanks!

Dragon Mart for me is the best place. Alternatively, you can check in ACE as well.

Hi @Bhaskar @izzumonv @Derek Fernandes @Dineth Kalukapuge @Shaaz Sha @Rizwan Waheed Thanks for signing up for tomorrow's drive. Its always good to see new faces so i am looking forward to meeting all of you. A few points from my side: 1) Please bring a tyre deflator and a pressure gauge. You will need to deflate your tyres to 15psi at the meetup point. We can assist you in that if you have not done this before. You can buy these in ACE, Speedex, Dragon Mart or any hardware shop with automotive section. 2) Please go through the below briefing video with undivided attention. It contains all essential information you need to know when starting this new hobby. 3) Please be on time, if you have no experience in deflating your tyres please arrive a bit earlier. The sooner we can hit the sand the more drive time we will have to enjoy and learn. I will be posting the convoy list this evening. Stay tuned

@Shaaz Sha welcome to Carnity Offroad Club ! Kindly introduce yourself and provide the following information: 1) Which 4x4 are you driving ? Wrangler ? 2) Any prior offroading experience ? If so, where ? 3) Are the front and back towpoints in perfect condition ? Thanks !

Congratulations Lisa!!!