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N@ved @N@ved Ken Hüüdma @Ken Hüüdma Federico De Chirico @Federico De Chirico Federico Galbieri @Federico Galbieri Niki Patel @Niki Patel Danish Mohammad @Danish Mohammad Alphin Aloor @Alphin Aloor Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader Pickey Singh @Pickey Singh Saneesh Thomas @Saneesh Thomas Explored Dubai @Explored Dubai imranaasghar81 @imranaasghar81 Lorenzo Candelpergher @Lorenzo Candelpergher This drive is now closed. Here are the convoy positions (provisional) for tomorrow morning. [Ken, I know you have a Y62!] We will brief before leaving and I will advise on the radio channel as we are now allowed to brief in the open (socially distant of course). We have a nice mix of experience and inexperience, so there will be a lot of teamwork needed tomorrow. The start of the drive will cover some nice play areas and then we move to a more technical area before approaching FlyDubai along some lovely long high dunes. There should be something for everyone. Any questions, please post here. We will be checking your tow points, flags and shovels etc before departure. Don't forget, this is a compressor only drive. For most that's not an issue - but just in case. No drop outs at this late stage please. We have had three in the waitlist all week and they are now disappointed not to be included - and if you decide tonight it's not going to work out, that's neither fair on them or those of us arranging the drive. See you soon in the sand.

Where to start🙃,, all i can say thanks to the whole Carnity management for creating such a lovely and very well structured platform. Specially, @Gaurav and @Rahimdad a.k.a superman of Carnity. Thankx for creating the platform, where we can meet ,greet make friends and obviously to test our limits while off roading. @Frederic thanks to you for injecting the confidence to surf on sand with our stock SUVs. 😎 And all the Marshals also the group members, we learn from each other. Witnessed passion, enthusiasim, team work and patience. 😊 This club allows whosoever with their 4x4 to come and explore the desert differently. Moreover, to learn the art of off-roading. 🤘 Enjoying every bit of it. My memories are alot like all of us, but i would like to share the 1st Pic of the 1s day on the 1st drive. Like love at 1st site.. 😂😍

Jeepie Expert Jeep Wrangler Y 1 Lead Veedooshee S Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 2 2nd lead Ashok Chaturvedi Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 3 Asifk Intermediate Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 4 Vipin Shetty Fewbie Jeep Grand Cherokee Y 5 Anand Nataraj Fewbie Nissan Xterra Y 6 Nivin Advance Nissan Xterra 7 CF Francois Germishuys Fewbie Ford F150 Y 8 Shaaz Sha Intermediate Jeep Wrangler SWB Y 9 Mehmet Volga Intermediate Mitsubishi Pajero LWB y 10 Abu Muhammed Intermediate Toyota Sequndra Y 11 Ahab Shamaa Fewbie Toyota FJ Cruiser Y 12 Janarthan Advance Nissan Xterra Y 13 SW @Veedooshee, @Ashok chaturvedi @asifk @VipinShetty @Anand Nataraj @Nivin @Francois Germishuys @Shaaz Sha @Mehmet Volga @Abu Muhammad @Ahab Shamaa @Janarthan Hope to see you all tomorrow morning. We will be using radio channel 2

N@ved @N@ved Ken Hüüdma @Ken Hüüdma Federico De Chirico @Federico De Chirico Federico Galbieri @Federico Galbieri Niki Patel @Niki Patel Danish Mohammad @Danish Mohammad Alphin Aloor @Alphin Aloor Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader Pickey Singh @Pickey Singh Saneesh Thomas @Saneesh Thomas Explored Dubai @Explored Dubai imranaasghar81 @imranaasghar81 Lorenzo Candelpergher @Lorenzo Candelpergher Hardik Mody @Hardik Mody PLEASE NOTE THAT THE START POINT FOR THE DRIVE HAS CHANGED TO THE FOLLOWING https://goo.gl/maps/6pK1UqzSV7jQDZDy9 Dear Salman As you have a confirmed drive in the afternoon and there was one driver with no drive, we have closed the waitlist for the drive tomorrow morning and I am afraid you were not added. I will be supporting Rahimdad so look forward to seeing you then.

DRIVE RSVP IS CLOSED NOW Here is the final convoy list 1. Rahimdad - Pathfinder 2. Anvar Sadath Bekal - Pajero (Second lead) 3. Michael Gazi - Pajero 4. Badar Tariq - Pajero 5. Sreenath Giridharan - Fortuner 6. Umar Kamal - JGC 7. Senthil Kumar - Wrangler JKU (Centre Forward) 8. Arman - Wrangler TJ 9. varunmehndiratta - Wrangler JL 10. Syed Salman Raza - Wrangler TJ Manual 11. Harold Roberts - FJC 12. Shehab Alawadhi - Ford F150 ( Sweep) @Anvar Sadath Bekal @Michael Gazi @Badar Tariq @Sreenath Giridharan @Umar Kamal @Senthil Kumar @Arman @varunmehndiratta @syed salman raza @Harold Roberts @Shehab Alawadhi Please be on time, sharp at 2:00 PM, little early is always better. Please tune to Carnity Channel 1 Deflate your tires to as soon as you reach to the meeting point. Be inside your car - AT ALL TIMES - after the deflation. @Shehab Alawadhi your dream come true, welcome to my sweep team. We might have a guest driver dropping in, let's keep this our secret, maybe Secret Santa making his way on our drive. So keep an eye out for the Reindeers and the Santa's sleigh. Might have his dwarfs with him as well.

I applaud all of you @Rizwan Waheed in making this possible. Your picture speaks a thousand words. You guys are so excited you can't even wait for the sun to come out.😜

Congrats buddy !!!

Thank you @Chaitanya D and all who were in this drive for a true amazing educational thrill drive which was full of experience, teamwork and patience. My appreciation goes to this kind of places, new discoveries and most of all the managements. Well done everyone. See you 🔜 in Sands

Trip report Exploring a relatively unknown area with a bunch of die hard off roaders is always fun. We started our journey from Rashidiyah north of Bateyh desert. We traversed through an area filled with some tall dunes but the approach to then is a tricky proposition. Need to climb along a technical dunes to reach to the top and come down steep along the slip side between trees , which was quite thrilling. We played around such areas , had some crests tugged quickly and paced through Sabkhas , or should we call green patches as there were quite a few trees with enough cool shade for each of us to rest while we took a break. Starting again we encountered dunes which were super soft with wierd wedges making driving through a challenge. This meant we had our first major stuck in me when I got wedged in a pocket needing some good amount of shovelling and tugging to get out. We drove to clear this area and I must say all of you drove beautifully to conquer this terrain which is less often visited by offroaders , the reason well you all know now. Heading towards exit near Bareer , Al Dhaid I ended up along a slip side of a dune adjacent to a fenced area. Tried my best bust kept drifting towards the fence. With sand churned up, slip phase of the dune I had to ask Alecander to winch me out. Well this was a recovery which bought all of us to a constructive phase in our drive and how everyone chipped in to shovel, place the max trax , double up the soft shackles and snatch straps was quite impressive. Even to an extent that one of the patrolling officer who kept telling "gas gas gas" later agreed once recovered that it was a very well executed recovery. Thanks yo all of you for an amazing team work. We drove close to 47 km exploring a newish area and hope we come back here to explore more and get out off roading skills even better. @Anish S was flawless as a 2nd lead. Exactly stopping whenever he saw me struggling in tight spots even before I announced on radio. How your presence on any drive has been so helpful for everyone is quite amazing . @Nivin our recently promoted advance driver did well in all areas, self recovering from a near crest and managing his blue X well. @Abu Muhammad driving a monstrous Sequndra which roared even in tight dunes was quite impeccable. How you managed your beast in the tightest dunes was a treat to watch. Quite impressive how you have become so confident , great to have you my friend. @Kailas in his wrangler gets better each drive. Managed all the areas really well and always helpful when anyone needed recoveries ( the most behind the lead for this drive 🤣). Fantastic driving. @Alexander Alcala was the master rescuer on this drive - shovelling, tugging and winching literally everyone except Anish. Fantastic to have you on drives and have your amazing experience come along. Great learning from all the experiences you share and I am eager to hear your results of Rahal Challenge. Best wishes. Well by now I hope you all know why we keep such drives at intermediate level , because it gets more challenging as it gets along. I hope you al enjoyed this exploration of a new area and the challenges here, and we participated in some recoveries which will be etched in our memories for a long time to come. I/We wish to come back and explore more here sometime soon. Enjoy your week , ending soon.

@Chaitanya D @Frederic @Mohamed Seidam @Abu Muhammad @bassel el rafei @Sajit Modiyil @sertac @Emmanuel @topgear @Asif Hussain @Kailas @Brette @Rahimdad @Janarthan Thank you all for the wishes!

Hi Gaurav, My name is Nafiz, i drive a Lexus LX470 2003 model 4.7V8. I have been on one drive with another club. My car does have 8 inches ground clearance and stock tow hooks front and back. List of tools i have: Air compressor, tyre deflator, Flag pole, tyre value/pin remover, Snatch strap, D rings, Shovel, Walkie Talkie & Fire extinguisher. See you tomorrow. Thanks Nafiz

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED Please find the convoy list attached. @Nihal17 @Nikola Bozovic we were able to give you a spot on tomorrow's drive. Please confirm if you can make it. As mentioned before please be on time and make sure you bring a charged radio, flag, and shovel. We will be using Carnity Radio Channel #2: 446.03125 Mhz See you guys and gals tomorrow morning !

@Ahab Shamaa I added you to the drive, @Nivin I added you in manage, as you are now advanced😃

Hi Gaurav, My name is Benjamin but everyone calls me Ben. I work as a animator for a creative agency...I drive a 2020 Jeep wrangler Rubicon 4 door - String Grey color. As for the off road experience, I have been on only 1 drive through a different club. List of tools I have with me: Air compressor, tyre deflator, Flag pole, tyre value/pin remover, Snatch strap, D rings, Shovel, Walkie Talkie, Fire extinguisher & First Aid kit. Looking forward for the drive tomorrow. Thanks & Regards, Ben.

It was very hard not stay relaxed and houmerous😀 @Rahimdad, you kept on cracking funny jokes that relaxed the convoy. Secondly, a frowning @Asif Hussain with an improvised headgear, looked like Ibn Battuta 😜. Lastly, @Brette (Brat, Bret, Bretty, depending on who you talk to), with his calm & reassuring attitude gave me the urge to start some meditation and Yoga exercises 🤣 It was literally my teammates who did most of the work, and got me out of this stuck. All I did is ask people to take pictures of me, so that my wife believes I was in a sticky situation (she’s a firm man-flue believer), and listen to some cool music while overlooking the busybodies working around my car 😀

Nothing like a bit of Liwa. Here is @Ahab Shamaa hanging for his dear life. When I asked @Asif Hussain to secure the FJ, @Ahab Shamaa asked over the radio if it was really that bad and if he could step out. Hmm. Times like this when being calm and with a sense of humour we recover fro. Whatever situation we are in and march on as one family. What an amazing year it's been. Bring it on 2021.

Congratulations @Nivin. Well done, hope to drive with you soon.

Well done @Chaitanya D and all the others @Anish S @Nivin @Abu Muhammad @Alexander Alcala and @Kailas Me too love your determined spirit and I said it once its not our vehicles that get us to top it’s our determined spirit. exploring the unknown is where you combat the deepest fear and this is thrill Cheers 👍🚙

RSVP is now closed. Below is the convoy order for the drive tomorrow and we will be using channel 3, 446.056-25. 1 Brette Jeep Grand Cherokee Lead 2 @Anand Nataraj Xterra 2nd Lead 3 @bassel el rafei Land Cruiser 4 @Probir Mukherjee Land Cruiser 5 @Nitin Mohan Land Cruiser Prado 6 @Rajeevan Vickneswaran Wrangler CF 7 @Piotr Kolodziej FJ 8 @Sajit Modiyil Xterra 9 @Ashy Jeep Grand Cherokee 10 @Janarthan Xterra Sweep Please make sure you have a compressor as we may not end near a fuel station. See you'll tomorrow. Once you reach the meeting point please deflate immediately and turn on your radios to channel 3. We plan to start at sharp 6.30 AM.

It's my pleasure to learn and drive under the leadership for all Marshals, Seniors and Everyone at @Carnity Family. I am thankful for all of the amazing people who continue encouraging me, guiding & supporting me in learning and bettering myself. I look forward to drive with you all. Thank you @Gaurav @Rahimdad @Srikumar @Emmanuel @Frederic @Asif Hussain @Ale Vallecchi @Wrangeld @Chaitanya D for all the support .

You are too kind @Rahimdad 😘 I foresee a batch of olive bread in your future 😜

Hi Gaurav, Thank you for the note. I am Ranjeet and have recently moved to Toyota LC 2021 4.7V8 after driving a C200 for 2.5 years. I am a construction project management professional and have driven a Nissan Patrol in the desert once last year - I don't have a lot of desert driving experience and hence I am on this drive. My LC is a stock one and does have towpoints in good condition. List of tools I have with me: Air compressor, tyre deflator, Flag pole, Shovel, Walkie Talkie, Fire extinguisher & First Aid kit. see you all tomorrow. Cheers, Ranjeet Pundlik

Good afternoon everyone, PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN MEETUP LOCATION. The drive will see us go in a different direction from Lisalli, which is our starting point. The hope is to end near Margham and with such a nice small convoy then anything is possible. Please not the radio channel will be added later....watch this space My proposed convoy list is as follows: @Foxtrot Oscar Angela - Black X @Arda Yagcioglu- Black X Terra @luwaimn - Prado LC @Malachy McGrogan -F150 @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ -Yellow Wrangler @Ale Vallecchi See you all tomorrow

Thanks Frederic, please take me out of waitlist,,,,, wish you the best, enjoy

Congrats @Anoop joseph!!!

Congrats @Andrei!!

Hi Angela, my Jeep is still in the workshop and won't be released until next week; please remove me from the waitlist. Hope to join the drives soon.

@Nitin Mohan i will add you to the drive. Convoylist is now complete and will be posted soon.

@Rahimdad thanks for confirmation 😍 I will be joining drive

My experience regarding OD in my X I keep it off ( dash bored yellow indicator for OD appearing ) while navigating tight technical and keep the gear on 2 , no hassle at all no lag and I trained my foot on the accelerator ( one variable only ) . I keep it on 3 while the space is bigger but the pace slightly faster like in F+ I never switch to gear 1 unless climbing / descending a steep long ridge ( also in this to start the gear from moving and not on the way ) in other words : fix your gear to what the situation dictates from the start and play with the gas control this way you grab the initial momentum and mostly won’t slip for on road D only and no numbers ( OD )😉 every one has his own style and what apply for one vehicle might not apply for another

Congrats @Andrei welcome to new level.

Yes awake just now @Rahimdad🤣.There is a small OD - Over drive button on the gear lever under the knob at the position of thumb when you hold the gear. Press it and u will see gear numbers while driving. If its 4 you can down shift to 3 manually , if you cannot wait for the automatic while driving fast to over take or whatever. Try this OD button and play around . Go through the link below https://www.thenewx.org/threads/2011-pro-4x-over-drive.51106/#post-795826 Having said all this, I usually drive my Xterra with cruise control on highways at 80 or 90 kmph listening to my favorite music on the 3rd lane.I lose may be few min, but the drive is enjoyable. Never tried this OD

@syed salman raza @Harold Roberts and @Umar Kamal you've been added to the drive. Thank you @Thomas Varghese and @AlexPol for keeping me informed.

Congrats @Nivin. Well done. Time to sharpen that shovel..🤪

As of now, if anyone need to find drives record for applying promotion, mention that in the promotion form and we will get back to you with exact details.

How-to: ABS Off Version 3 | Second Generation Nissan Xterra Forums (thenewx.org) Very interesting and a new method How-to: ABS Off Version 3 | Second Generation Nissan Xterra Forums (thenewx.org) Very interesting and a new method

Around 300 to 400 kms a day. Stay in Ajman and office in Dubai plus sites running in Business Bay, JLT & Jabel Ali

You added yourself no? Welcome aboard The meeting point is in both the Calendar and the topic post The original post yes

Slight change of plan, because Janarthan and Anand are supporting Brette and won't be joining us Jeepie Expert Jeep Wrangler Y 1 Lead Veedooshee S Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 2 2nd lead Ashok Chaturvedi Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 3 Asifk Intermediate Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Y 4 Vipin Shetty Fewbie Jeep Grand Cherokee Y 5 Nivin Advance Nissan Xterra 6 CF Francois Germishuys Fewbie Ford F150 Y 8 Shaaz Sha Intermediate Jeep Wrangler SWB Y 9 Abu Muhammed Intermediate Toyota Sequndra Y 10 Ahab Shamaa Fewbie Toyota FJ Cruiser Y 11 Mehmet Volga Intermediate Mitsubishi Pajero LWB y 12 SW @Veedooshee, @Ashok chaturvedi @asifk @VipinShetty @Anand Nataraj @Nivin @Francois Germishuys @Shaaz Sha @Mehmet Volga @Abu Muhammad @Ahab Shamaa @Janarthan

Confirmed from my side!

Good evening everyone. @ashique rahiman @Kamal Fayad @Omar Al-khoori @muzrma @eidooo @Srijith Gangadharan @Martin. @Barisyuregir Please ensure that you have the following as a minimum for tomorrow's drive : - Proper Front and rear recovery points or a shackle hitch receiver is mandatory. Tow balls are not acceptable. - Those who are joining us for a second time, please ensure that you have a fully charged and programmed radio, deflator, pressure gauge. flag and a shovel. - Spare radios would only be provided for those who are first timers with Carnity. Convoy Numbering 1. Srikumar - XJ 2. Srijith - Pajero 3. Barisyuregir - Patrol 4. Muzrma - Ford Expedition 5. Kamal - Infiniti QX 56 6. Eidooo - FJC 7. Ashique Rahman - Xterra 8. Omar Al Khoori - Wrangler 9. Martin - Pajero See you at the meeting point at 6:30 AM sharp. A bit early would be better. We shall be Carnity Radio Channel 1 (446.006.25) for tomorrow's drive.

RSVP is now closed @Nabil Bishara, @Tero Vallas, @Jun Zamora, @Rizwanm2, @jodha singh shekhawat, @Craig Finlayson, @Alexander Alcala, @marks, @Luca Palanca Falsini, @Jorge Stepniak Felippe happy to see you tomorrow at 2 pm. Here is our convoy numbering: 1. Emmanuel (White Xterra) - lead 2. Tero Vallas (Golden Prado) - second lead 3. Rizwanm2 (White Xterra) 4. Jodha singh shekhawat (Wrangler) 5. Marks (grey FJ) 6. Craig Finlayson (Grey Wrangler CF) 7. Desert Dweller (Black XTerra) 8. Jun Zamora (Green Wrangler) 9. Nabil Bishara (Grey Wrangler) 10. Luca Palanca Falsini (White Fortuner) 11. Jorge Stepniak Felippe (White Wrangler) 12. Alexander Alcala (Grey Wrangler) - sweep We will use Carnity Radio Channel 3.

I went to Sharjah shooting club and was in and out in half an hour ....

Hello Everyone I don't know if anyone used Al Khawaneej testing center but I would highly recommend to avoid this station We spent almost 2 hours waiting to be tested and I asked the security and he said it's kind of normal waiting time here

Good Morning Brette, just came to know that my Jeep won't be released by the workshop today; won't be able to make it to the drive tomorrow. Have left the event on the calendar accordingly. Hope to join drives soon.

Waitlist First Drive 1) Nihal17 2) Shyam Karat 3) Hisham Masaad 4) Nikola Bosovic Waitlist Second Drive 1) AlexPol 2) Syed Salman Raza 3) Harold Roberts

Do you need to hypnotize to hide the reality that Jeeps are actually better? 😂

@Thomas Varghese I did have similar issue with my Xterra, a slight delay in acceleration. Arabian auto mechs couldn’t find anything abnormal. But later I have sorted it by replacing the plugs and cleaning the air flow sensor.

Me and my son are very excited to be back in Liwa. We had great fun last time on 2nd Dec. I am planning come over the Thursday evening from Dubai and set up a tent for the night. Can I set up the tent in the vicinity of the meeting point? If not suggest any other place.

Super drive today. Was a different feel with a smaller convey. Chaitanya thank you for customising and pushing us to the right level.