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@DANIEL NOGUEIRA sorry you had to cut the drive short, but it’s better to take care of these things. Glad you made it back to RAK safely. Thanks to all of today’s drivers for being so fabulous and allowing me to take you galavanting through the desert. I had so much fun! Thanks to @Brettefor his wonderful support , @Veedooshee for executing a great second lead. It’s always a pleasure to see @Ahab Shamaa and his truck of many gadgets. Likewise @Archibald Jurdi you get better and better with that lovely car of yours. Well done too @Lucky sAm for handling your car so well in those technical dunes. @Rajeevan Vickneswaran had a great drive too and of course the Xterra posse took everything the desert threw at them, well done @Vineeth John Joseph @Sajit Modiyil @Rizwanm2 Until next time ☺️

Hi everyone, thanks a lot for a memorable experience and it was fun driving with all of you. It was a wonderful day to start with, the weather being really good and thank you @Wrangeld and @Jeepie for a fabulous anniversary treat in the Sands. For me it was like a well balanced meal and enjoyed it a lot. Starting off with some sideys and criss crossing , then on to the technical terrains and dunes and a pop out to deal with (very informative), and few refusals and stucks where some physical activities with shovel along with @Mahmoud Asar and @Nivin.... A perfect off-road experience !!. Special mentions to @Nivin for his efforts in recoveries.. well done bro 👏👏. To conclude the drive in a sentence " a well lead , well assisted and well swept drive"!! Thank you guys once again and hope to join you guys soon in the sand. Keep cool and safe ..👍👍👍

Yes I learned a lot today and enjoyed the drive, teamwork and patience showing from everybody. Thank you @Wrangeld, @Jeepie and everyone. will see you 🔜 on Sand. enjoy the rest of your weekends now.

I don't know about you, but I really enjoyed this drive. Yes, I will accept it was a bit 'bitty' due to the number of recoveries - but that was, more or less expected because we were doing just the sort of practice and 'exercises' where people get stuck. If you keep in mind that, as drivers that do not have lots of experience behind them to criss cross and ridge ride, it's inevitable that we will get stuck. We could have just played on the wide dunes to our heart's content and convered more ground - but then what would the learning have been: that we can drive up and down the dunes and do a bit of side slipping. Instead, we approached the crest of dune after dune and rode the ridge or crossed to the other side. We ploughed through some soft sand and even ventured into some of the smaller more entertaining dunes that Qudra has to offer. We did not get technical (anyone interested I will post a Lisali drive soon) but we got close to it. And we covered a lot of ground and different types of dune. The teamwork was as always amazing - the enthusiasm to help each other out is astounding sometimes. The area around Qudra has so much to offer, and was we saw this morning, a lot of that area is not regularly travelled. It means we can drive without worrying that other convoys will come along (think Pink Rock or Fossil Rock) not, until we get close to the lakes do we need to worry about cross tracks. Highlights of the day? I am not sharing that one, because what goes on in Qudra stays in Qudra. Let's leave it that there are just some challenges that you might think twice before making. There were some excellent perfromances today. It's really great to see how drivers develop from Newbie through Fewbie and on to higher ranks. No specific feedback today because i think that everyone learned something and it would be good to think about what your key takeaway on the day was yourself. @Jeepie - sorry to choose a hobby that means we have to get up at 4am every Friday. As ever your help held it all together today. @Nivin it was a bit of a workout with all the diging - and you did great For those driving next week in Liwa - make sure your car (that means tyres, valves, flags, oil etc) are all in good order. It would be a real shame if you had the chance now and it was your vehicle that fails because of something you could have had a look at in the next few days. Liwa is simply not the sort of place you can 'wing it'. We can get away with it in Qudra because we are 15 km from a road at any time. In Liwa the roads are 50km or more away, and there's no recovery truck that can make its way in. We all saw the car in the bowl in Qudra this morning that had been left by its owner - you really don't want that to be you next week. As an anniversary drive, it was great. A chance to enjoy a bit of the community of Carnity and a great group with which to share the drive. Looking forward to seeing you all again in the sand soon.

DRIVE REPORT Leading an Absolute Newbie drive is always an adventure, and seeing the smiles again after a few hours of dune-driving makes it all worth. We started off with deflating, and stressed on the importance of getting it right. There is only a little bit of air pressure difference between 14 or 18psi, but the result can be felt immediately, so it was good to experience this and practice it right. Nevertheless after a few hours of desert driving the pressure will slowly creep up again, so it's good keeping an eye on it from time to time. The entry point brought us almost immediately into the long range dunes, where we practiced some minor sidesloping and made some nice loops. Firstly because it is fun, but also because it teaches you all about steering control and the use of momentum. The two Pajeros behind me, with @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader doing an amazing job as second lead, and @Abilash Madhavan getting the hang of his capable Pajero, were in pursuit of my little blue, that has spent a week in the workshop and i was glad to finally take back the steering wheel. @Santhosh kumar Rajasekaran driving the mighty Range Rover, is not the easiest vehicle to learn, but you did well and kept a cool head, even when the engine starting throwing some errors and @sertac had to do some diagnosis with his magic OBD box. @Gavin Hill and @Chris Meir were excited to hit the dunes, and you guys both did amazing. Gavin, i hope your initial fear of getting the Hummer H2 stuck in the sand has been replaced with the confidence and knowledge that the key thing is momentum at all times, especially when driving a big mighty V8. You both did a cracking job ! @Rajesh Anchan and @Bala Krishnan both brought their Prados to the drive, and both drove really well ! The same applied for @Dinesh Dembla and @pramod who brought the legendary Landcruiser. Well done guys ! @Thomas Varghese you were in the back of the convoy and that is always a little bit more difficult because of the churned up sand, but you were also lucky to receive the wonderful guidance from @sertac who did an absolute amazing job today. Keep up the momentum and don't be afraid to wake up the beast that a Xterra is. You will be surprised once it wakes up Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive. Drives are announced every Sunday at 11 am, and they go live on Sunday at 7 pm. Due to the high demand, these drives get full in about 10 minutes, so please be online at 7 pm to book your spot. UPDATE FOR NEXT WEEK: BECAUSE OF THE LIWA EVENT THERE WILL BE A LESSER NUMBER OF DRIVES ON THE WEEKEND OF 4 DECEMBER For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag and radio as a minimum. Learn to deflate your tires and checking them precisely Learn to fix a flag on your car Learn to program and fully charge your radio Also like I mentioned during the debriefing, join the Carnity Whatsapp Drive Notification to get the latest updates on the drives, so that you can RSVP on time for the next weekend's drive. Please have a look at below topic which describes the tools needed for every level. There is a separate tutorial inside which explains which radio we recommend and how to program them: (Please do not buy the Baofeng 888S spare radio we gave you, as these cannot be programmed without a special cable and software). Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels: See you guys soon in the sand again !

@Wrangeld & @Jeepie thank you Angels for a great workout drive, Enjoyed verymuch and was a good experience. We drove more ridges today than any other Fewbie drives i have driven. Well managed everyone! See you soon in Sand!

A huge thanks to you too @Foxtrot Oscar! You’re a natural leader and your relaxed demeanor always seems to rub off on your herd 😀 Today’s drive was a lot of fun and @Brette and all my fellow drivers were so helpful, it made the drive even more pleasurable. I also enjoyed our collective shoveling exercise, and it made me realize how out of shape I am 😂 The fact that Angela and @Veedooshee were first and second lead, made a hugely positive impression on my 10 year old daughter (on me too😀) 💪🏻 Great driving with you guys, and see you soon on the sand 😀

@Shaaz Sha bro thanks 😁

Today’s drive was rather calm and peaceful compared to those we attended previously, hence why it allowed us to truly admire the beauty of the desert one dune at a time rather than dashing through them. The convoy held itself pretty well with having just a few refusals and No stucks, really impressive for the newbie level. Towards the end of the drive many drivers conquered the Pink Rock, some did struggle but it wasn’t an easy climb. It was disappointing that the Wrangler decided to give up on its power and not make it up the climb, I guess it’s in need of a doctors appointment 😂 Thanks @Gaurav for being a really supportive Marshal and being really active throughout the drive. Moreover thanks for the advices given towards the end for our Wrangler, would help us a lot, and it also shows your depth of knowledge in the field. @Chaitanya D was in Sweep; saw him make several trips towards the middle of the convoy to help the fellow drivers out of trouble, it showed his activeness and dedication towards his role in keeping the convoy mobile.

Thank you @Foxtrot Oscar @Brette. Great convoy and a super drive. Enjoyed the company of X-Men @Vineeth John Joseph @Rizwanm2 at the back.

Hello Team, It was a nice get together and enjoyed every bit of it! Both Fredaric and Sartaj were amazing. The brief at the start was excellant and took away the nervousness. The tips coming in from Fradaric on when to accelarate, when to decelarate etc., were top notch and helped a lot in not getting stuck. Sartaj put in his expertise whenever needed. The machine Pajero was amazing as well responded to all the needs, never thought the stuff we did was possible with it! Last but least, the team was great and kudos to everyone! And to anyone who still havent decided to do this, it is an amazing experience which we need to go for. Afterall, no point in keeping your 4x4 as a showcase! Looking forward to the next!

Hi Everyone, thanks for wonderfull time. I am sharing few random photos.

Hey @DANIEL NOGUEIRA, I’m sorry you had the car issue; and today of all days ☹️ I hope it’s nothing serious, and that you get to fix your truck real soon. See you on the next one buddy!

Position Name Car Level 1 Chaitanya Black Xterra Exp 2nd lead @Pancho Red Wrangler Adv 3 @Probir Mukherjee White LC FB 4 @Jon M Black Montero FB 5 @Mikhail Lukichev White Prado FB CF6 @Janarthan Silver Xterra Adv 7 @Mahmoud Hamzawy Grey Prado FB 8 @Goutam Yellow Wrangler FB 9 @Tariq Carrimjee Grey Wrangler FB 10 @Islam Soliman Black Yukon FB Sweep11 @Anish S Silver Pajero IM Updated convoy list

Dear Friends Please note convoy numbering for tomorrow We will use Chanel 1 for radio coms Anish will be Center forward and Islam will sweep, both of whom will assist in recoveries if any. Please arrive a few min early and prep, so that we can start driving on time Position Name Car Level 1 Chaitanya Black Xterra Exp 2 @Jeandre Bezuidenhout Blue Wrangler IM 3 @Ashok chaturvedi Golden Pajero FB+ 4 @Piotr Kolodziej Grey FJC FB+ 5 @Mohamed Seidam White Xterra FB+ CF6 @Anish S Silver Pajero IM 7 @Nizam Deen White Prado IM 8 @David Ortells Grey FJC FB+ 9 @Jorge Stepniak Felippe White Wrangler IM 10Sweep @Islam Soliman Black Yukon IM

it was absolute blast today morning, thank you @Brette and @Foxtrot Oscar for leading the convoy. The area we drove today was a stunning beauty and cant wait to get back to this area again very soon. Everyone drove very well today. hope to see you all very soon. Cheers, ohh, ya team X-men, the back benchers 💪 were smashing the dunes like peace of cake.. 😁

@DANIEL NOGUEIRA you were missed Great drive , @Chaitanya D,@anesh@Pancho @JanarthanJanarthanfor leads and recovery .

Nice pics @Umar Kamal please upload them in gallery, every drive has its own album.

Might be late due to temporary road closure for the cycling

Thank you Frederic, it was absolute fun driving with you today. Look forward to driving with you again soon. Br, Abdul Rahman

Guys I am back..hope you didn't replaced me with someome else...plz advice I can reach in time.. @Gaurav @Desert Dweller

@DANIEL NOGUEIRA our cars take the brunt driving off road. Hope your car is sorted soon. We will miss you

Unfortunately, there is no newbie drive scheduled for tomorrow.

Hello everyone, thanks for the partial drive, it was being very fun... I drove home (RAK) with the car, after changing to 4x2 the noise was much less, and checking mow, its probably axle bering issue probably because of a ripped rubber cover that doesn't allow sand to get in... so small details that we should check in the cars.. See you in the sand !!!

Updated convoy Gaurav Silver Pajero Kaile Barrameda Grey Wrangler Sai Baskaran White pajero Irshad Alam White Pajero Anvar Sadath Bekal White pajero Nathan Evans Brown Jimny Umar Kamal Grand Cherokee MUHAMMAD Kashif Yellow Wrangler Niki Patel Black FJ Cruiser Prabuddha Madusa Xterra Gaurav Soni grey pajero Aus Alzubaidi Black Wrangler Chaitanya D Black Xterra

Please find your convoy positions for tomorrow drive: Gaurav Silver Pajero Mukundan Nair White Xterra Bhaskar Montero Badar Tariq Pajero patrick noack Green Defender frederic demolder Discovery Sreenath Giridharan White Fortuner Desert Dweller Black Xterra bassel el rafei White Land Cruiser Nithin Vaidir White Land Cruiser varunmehndiratta Brown Wrangler Bernd Stucke Jeep Gladiator Tamas Hoffmann Pajero Jeepie Green Wrangler @Mukundan Nair @Bhaskar @Badar Tariq @patrick noack @frederic demolder @Sreenath Giridharan @Desert Dweller @bassel el rafei @Nithin Vaidir @varunmehndiratta @Bernd Stucke @Tamas Hoffmann @Jeepie We will be using Radio Chanel 1 - 446.006'25 for all drive communication. MUST READ AND CLICK TOTALLY AGREE ON THE BELOW COVID19 PRECAUTIONS Some important pointers: 1) Please watch the Newbie Video Briefing in case you have not done it before. 2) Please go through the COVID regulations and abide by them during the drive. 3) Please fully charge your Radio and set to Carnity frequency, channel 1 - 446.006'25. 4) Please make sure you have a safety flag and know how to fix it firmly on your car. 5) Make sure your front and back towpoints are in perfect condition. We will need them to recover you safely. In case of any emergency, you can contact me on 050 5258706. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

@Frederic Thankyou Again ....excellent experience perfectly executed!.......Even a cheeky photo that I think you will like

@DANIEL NOGUEIRA you were missed Great drive , @Chaitanya D,@anesh@Pancho @JanarthanJanarthanfor leads and recovery .also must mention @Anish Sand @Desert Dweller with appreciation for lifting the ribbon strings to let out may car after the nose dive recovery towards the end many thanks.Look forward to the pictures and videos .

Next time my friend ... thanks 😁

Current Waitlist: ------Lucky Sam (signed up for Newbie already) ------Piotr (booked into RSVP, waiting for confirmation) ------Probir (signed up for Newbie already) ------ David Ortells (added to the drive on Nov27th) -------Xavier Treasurer (signed up for Newbie already) ------- Islam Soliman (signed up for Newbie already) 1) Siddharth 2) SureshVnair 3) Yousef Alimedadi As Rizwan Waheed signed out of the drive, i have added @David Ortells. David please confirm if you can make it. @Piotr Kolodziej Please confirm if you can make it.

Hi @Frederic it seems like I won^t be able to make it for this event due to very odd reason 😑😶. I habe left the drive so that some one else can take part. Good luck everybody. !!

Hey Man (Lorenzo), getting more & more inquisitive (1 week down the line) as to the drone footage ... or did it eventually fly off in the opposite direction🥺

Totally agree

Yes you still there, drive safe.

Your name is still in the list 😉 you didn’t sign out

he could continue immediately after he rolled over....

Goodness .. could have easily done morning drive .. Due to an event skipped that and event is running late for afternoon drive

Dear @Gaurav I will have to pull out today due to some last min work.... Any possibility for me to join in any drive Tomo?..wanted to complete 3 rides before next week so to be able to join for Liwa trip..

Hello @Chaitanya D I got axle bearings issue during the morning drive, so unfortunately I will have to drop the afternoon drive, till next time guys... See you in the sand

@ALI ALMOUMAR just one friend is no issue. But make sure he is not a distraction.

@Frederic I signup in newbie convoy to secure the drive and for liwa experience. Please add me in fewbie drive group if any possibility.🙏 Can i exit from newbie once its confirm with fewbie group only?

Friday comes but once a week - and the terrible truth is that if all plans go as we want, our drive will be over by this time tomorrow morning! That's why the drive is now closed. You are all confirmed and expected tomorrow morning. Here are the convoy positions. We will reconfirm these in the morning. Morning Fewbie Friday 27 Nov - Angel's Anniversary Attendees Level Car Radio Pos # Wrangeld Marshal Mitsubishi Pajero SWB Y 1 Anand Nataraj @Anand Nataraj Fewbie Nissan Xterra Y 2 Shaaz Sha @Shaaz Sha Fewbie Jeep Wrangler SWB Y 3 Mahmoud Asar @Mahmoud Asar Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Y 4 Ashok Chaturvedi @Ashok chaturvedi Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB y 5 Hennie Schoeman @Hennie Schoeman Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Y 6 Nivin @Nivin Intermediate Nissan Xterra Y 7 Abu Muhammed @Abu Muhammad Fewbie Toyota Sequndra Y 8 Ranjan Das @Ranjan Das Fewbie LR Discovery Y 9 Tamas Hoffmann @Tamas Hoffmann Intermediate Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 10 Francois Germishuys @Francois Germishuys Fewbie Ford F150 Y 11 Jeepie @Jeepie Expert Jeep Wrangler Y 12 We will also be checking that everyone has the equipment expected for a Fewbie drive - because shovels will be needed tomorrow morning. See you soon in the sand.

Greetings @Chaitanya D I withdrew my RSVP. Goodluck guys

Dear Friends @Jon M, @Mikhail Lukichev, @Anish S, @Tariq Carrimjee, @Probir Mukherjee, @Goutam, @David Ortells, @Janarthan, @Mahmoud Hamzawy, @Mahmoud Asar and @Pancho Please go through the links below for you to refresh and understand safe practices in desert driving. This information is of great help for you to come well informed and prepared to drive confidently. Of course every desert drive is a learning experience for everyone including me, but we all should stick to the basics mentioned in the links Dune Crossing Tutorial and Techniques - Discussions - Carnity.com Every off-roader must know: What Went Wrong? - Page 36 - Discussions - Carnity.com We will be driving from Southern part of Qudra where (hopefully) we will find cleaner long range dunes ,play as much as possible there and head towards the road beside Hamari well for exit. Enjoy your week!

@Wrangeld Richard, youve been present for my very first two rides (absolute newbie and now newbie) and ive throughly enjoyed everybit of it. Youve been a knowlegde base of information and im privillaged to get to tap into it during my offroading experinces. @Lorenzo Candelpergher ive heard it mentioned that you are the man to get to when there is a pop out and ive see it first hand. i know that its hard work but you make it look so easy and did know exactky what to do. Great knowhow on the drone info as well. i do plan to get one and when i do, i know whos brains to pick. @VipinShetty it was clear that youd done this before and i was happy to follow the tyre path you left. Gave me prespective on how to navigate the dunes. Every drive i learn more and happy it is with you amazing ppl. Hope to see you all soon in the coming weeks. Cheers

@Frederic thank you very much for the drive. me and @Syed Raza Hussain were missing driving with you and after a long wait,we decided to enrol with you. As always @Syed Raza Hussain is a lazy ass man and backed out at the very last moment.. 🙃 Jokes apart, loved driving with the wonderful people infact skillfull people 😉. And would like to thank everyone for their support and patience and the team work. Today^s "refusal cum pop out "was full of challenges and delt with calmness and patience by everybody. Thanking you all for that.🙏 @Nivin cheers brother, for your humblness and for your support without loosing smile and energy at all time. You were a superman today. @Sajit Modiyil thanks for that powerful pull which helped a baby elephant out of the tiny pocket of quick sand. 😄 Love you All and thank you again for the team work. See you when i see you. Cheers 😃😎🤓

Hi @Frederic Thank you for this crazy day ! 😉 I love it !👍 And thank you for your comments 😉 See you soon !

Great little toot today for my first time in the slightly more daunting red stuff! Thanks @Frederic and @Nivin for holding it down, Already looking forward to getting back out there in the Jimny 🤘🏼

DRIVE REPORT Fossil Rock always comes with its own adventures, and when you're taking off in the cool morning breeze with your target in sight and an amazing convoy of people who were equally excited, nothing much can go wrong. With my little blue Pajero in the workshop, having caught a "clunking noise" cold that no antibiotics can heal, I had to be very friendly to my wife and ask her if i could use the big blue Pajero. Which is a car I love to drive, but needs some getting used too. The drive went super silky smooth with the minimum amount of refusals until we had a first pop out. @sri ganesh was excited to learn on how to fix that pop-out on his car, and with the help of @Nivin it was fixed in a matter of minutes. Fast forward another 40 minutes of avoiding bushes while trying to find play areas that were not too much churned up. While passing a little pocket, my trusty second lead @Rizwan Waheed who really did well today got swallowed into that pocket, and it took a lot manpower, shoveling, some excellent recoveries from @Nivin and @Sajit Modiyil, and lots of laughs to get out of it, and the teamwork which we always preach was executed perfectly. The recovery work popped out the tyre on top of that, so it was extra difficult getting the vehicle back to flat level. We all learned something again today and that's what matters. @Nivin came with ideas, never gave up, and he really showed that his offroading experience and calm approach to every situation really makes the difference. We eventually reached the pylon track, where a guy was waving at us since he got stuck with his Patrol while going a little bit off the beaten track. A quick pull and he was out. After all we've done our part of recoveries already that same morning, so one more wouldn't hurt us Taking Newbies up to the base of Fossil Rock and climbing it is sometimes a bit challenging, but the whole convoy was so hungry to get to the top that everyone flew on it like it was their destiny in life ! @frederic demolder week after week you are improving your skills, and the lack of ground clearance your vehicle has is something which you are smartly working your way around by choosing the right path and keeping the momentum at all times. Good work ! @sri ganesh and @Anvar Sadath Bekal were sliding effortlessly with the white Pajeros and perfectly in sync with each other. @Jon M who really doesnt want to get stuck it seems is so ready for his Fewbie drives, amazing buddy ! @Nathan Evans takes his Jimny through every terrain without any difficulties. Rarely have I seen a car that feels so comfortable in this terrain. Well done !! @Sajit Modiyil you have progressed from a very shy, silent driver, to a very skilled off-roader, and having seen that recovery that needed a bit of a dynamic pull, you "pulled it off" perfectly. Amazing! @Kaile Barrameda that car is a sight to behold, and you took it effortlessly through the terrain. I told @Jun Zamora not to interfere so I hope he behaved 🤣 @Lukas Lewis taking the mighty Explorer through these dunes without any struggle is proof that the driver has become one with it. Well done man ! @Prabuddha Madusanka and @Mohammed Razeen were silently digesting every dune without the slightest effort, amazing work guys ! Same for @Jack Thomas who gave the truck some petrol to burn. Nice !! For the Newbies who have completed their 5 drives, you can apply for the promotion to Fewbie. Have a look at below grading structure and click on the "Apply for promotion" button. Fewbie level drives are similar but a bit more fast-paced and technical at times. https://carnity.com/forums/topic/15289-off-road-club-grading-structure-v20?tab=comments#comment-68672 See you guys soon again !

Looks like the vote has already started 😂