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Drive Report: I would like to than you all for joining in and having some fun on a weekday drive. I would like to second what all has been written by Dr Seidam in the above post. Will keep this report short ,considering it was a short drive 🤣. @Anish S and @Foxtrot Oscar thank you for supporting this initiative and the drive as a whole. Your presence made the whole drive a nice experience with proper assistance whenever needed. Thank you @Mohamed Seidam for managing center forward to perfection and giving your support for this drive. @Junaid120120 drove his FJ really well , and apparently has experience from previous drives done . Please go ahead and apply for your promotion which will be reviewed by the feedback from all the Marshals and Seniors in Carnity. @frederic demolder drove his LR Discovery well, managing the AWD to perfection even in technical areas. Great to have you and love your positive attitude. @rajeshkumar rathod managed his Xterra well and I suppose you are ready for the next level, please do apply for your promotion. @Thomas Varghese thanks for bringing your positive energy on the drive, great to see how you have progressed so well in driving on sand. Some amazing pictures by you , well done. @Hisham Masaad was hardly seen having any issues and did some long sideys with complete control. Fantastic my friend @Senthil Kumar great to see you back and catching up after a long time. You are driving your new toy very well and you will only get better as you do more. Have a look at the grading structure below Please apply for your promotion if you have completed the required number of drives and are ready for the next level. Bear in mind getting to the next level means you get closer to committing yourself to help more friends to learn off roading in a safe and correct way. Of course we all want to have some fun too in due course. Cheers and enjoy your week

XPFLXXXFWX weekday short drive first trial being sandwiched by two X ,marshaled and sweeped by another two X was for me more than a bless in such fantastic weekday drive trial started just yesterday. Well now you realize what are the letters of the rest stands for 😄 even more blessing and feeling of joy to share this lovely smooth fantastic afternoon weekday first trial drive🙏🏻 With all of you who just did more than great. I liked the idea a lot as it can expand the drives beyond weekends which sometimes for some in times can be busy working or have some other commitments. Thank you Dr Chaitanya @Chaitanya D for this initiative 👍 After quite busy day we managed to hit the tarmac toward our meeting point and reach on time so every one else did thank you all for that. the drive started smooth and nice doing what the level of the drive was supposed to do and bit more when it was scaled appropriate by the lead. One rope . One dig and one or two refusals that all what this afternoon offered however with great learning . By the time we reached back our starting point ending it there it was was almost pitch black, the moments of sunset run so fast and you don’t realize it till you get to the next drive . @Chaitanya DThank you so much for the lovely idea and the fantastic lead . Superb as usual 👍 @anish the flawless second lead is in heart a leader and you are. Well done ! @Foxtrot Oscar thanks for being in the sweep and having this in our mind kept us rolling with ease and peace .great leader calm and full of energy👍 I enjoyed it with all of you guys and wish you great day cheers 🙏🏻👍

THE MARSHAL @Chaitanya D

@varunmehndiratta @Harold Roberts @Nihal17 there have been no drop outs yet and you'll are welcome to wait till tomorrow evening to check if a spot opens. However, the are a few other drives that still have spots available. This drive is at Sweihan which is an hours drive from Dubai and is a beautiful location. You would however have to do the DPI test at the border which generally takes about 10 minutes. If you have done more that 5 fewbie drives, you can join this drive on Friday afternoon which is around the same location as the Qudra morning drive.

Thank you @Chaitanya D for organizing this surprise drive and leading us through wonderful terrain. Thanks for the compliment. Even though I have been promoted to Fewbie and have done drives there the Newbie drives always excite me. Every drive gives me an opportunity to test my skills and learn new things. Moreover, more drives makes me see more of the desert and its beauty. Yesterday's sunset was very stunning. Probably its stunning every time. I got to see the sun setting only couple of times in the desert. The beauty was so overpowering that I had to acknowledge God who created all this is a painter. Even when the sun is bidding farewell to our day it does so in a majestic and elegant way. The clouds I felt were trying to obstruct the sun rays themselves got soaked in those powerful rays and had to take the sun rays color. The overpowering SUN. Thanks to @Chaitanya D for giving us a short break in the middle of the drive to absorb this beauty. These pictures gave me more insight into my future. I'm 53 and age is just a number but we know we cannot go on for eternity. Everything which has a beginning has to end one day. The sun taught me even when your time is up you can go down majestically & elegantly by shining upon all who comes in your way whether its family or friends. The sun rise reminds me every new day has a new beginning. Regarding the drive it was very exciting as I felt it was a less frequented area by many as there were not much tracks left by previous explorers on the sand. Everybody drove well especially at the great slide slope dune towards the end. It gave a bit of adrenalin rush to scale that dune. Thanks again to the Marshal to lead us to that area and by giving us the opportunity to do a good slide slope. I had 2 great drivers ahead of me in my visual range - @Mohamed Seidam & @rajeshkumar rathod and it was fun watching them drive from behind. No mistakes, perfect approach angle, perfect throttle response and good momentum. No churning up the tracks by powering the car unnecessarily and I could follow them without any difficulty which saved me from getting stuck or having a refusal. It was the best drive I had till date. The few refusals or stucks we had made the drive even more enjoyable as it gave us lessons in recovery and some stunning views. I would be joining whichever drive comes my way regardless of the status of the classification but will be careful to leave a spot for aspiring newbies for a much needed experience in that category. I would leave my name for a waitlist in that thread so that I can join if there is a slot opening up if the Marshal wishes so. Special commendations about the elegant long slide sloping done by @Foxtrot Oscar. It was pure display of all the knowledge gained through experience driving on the sands. She made it look like she was taking a casual stroll in a park and fooled me into thinking it was so easy. Thankfully the Marshal agreed to my request and I tried to follow her tracks but barely escaped by not fighting gravity and exiting when it was needed and joining others down on the sabka safely. Kudos Angela. No wonder you are ranked an expert in Carnity. Will try to learn few tricks from you on the coming Friday afternoon drive if I can manage a slot.

@Chaitanya D thank you so much for this amazing drive ! (again 👍) my LR Discovery Sport enjoyed very much this technical area !😅 and its driver too !😂👍 Many thanks to @Mohamed Seidamfor the recovery 👍👌 Congratulations to @Thomas Varghese for his beautiful pictures ! Great job 👏 See you next time 😉

GOD IS A PAINTER

Dear Lislaili adventurers, The route from Lisaili to Last Exit has some of the most mazing dunes in our region, some fantastic wide swooping dunes and if we get it wrong, some of the most technically challenging dunes this country has to offer. So you better all hope that the navigation works out. So far, confirmed on the RSVP are: Jon M @Jon M Jack Thomas @Jack Thomas Nizam Deen @Nizam Deen RaYan E @RaYan E Yusuf Esaf @Yusuf Esaf luwaimn @luwaimn Yasas Dharmadasa @Yasas Dharmadasa Athula Dharmadada @Athula Dharmadada Niki Patel @Niki Patel This drive is managed by myself and @Lorenzo Candelpergher. If you don;t have the needed 5 drives under your belt (I think that's why Ken signed out), or your not ready for a fast paced, technical challenge where we will try to cover the whole route to Last Exit do think carefully about if this is the drive for you. If that's what you do want, we are going to make this an incredible drive with a few unexpected surprises to come. Tuesday is almost over - only two more sleeps till Friday. See you soon in the sand.

Pls add me to the waiting list

As we have been respecting authorities guidance & Carnity COVID guidelines to resume desert drives with caution by keeping social distance and wearing mask at all times outside the vehicle Unfortunately few off-roaders have difficulty in understanding and abiding these guidelines. As published in the national newspaper of UAE, everyone need to understand that still there are no gatherings allowed and authorities are issuing fine for 10,000 AED for host and 5,000 AED for attendees. https://gulfnews.com/uae/health/people-caught-violating-covid-19-safety-instructions-prosecuted-1.1591381059748 If you spot anyone stepping out of the car not wearing a mask, please remind them on the radio immediately. As we all are in this together, so we all have to help each other to remind. Failing to abide below list of restriction will result in an immediate ban from Carnity Off-road Club: FIRST WARNING Minimum 1 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. SECOND WARNING Minimum 6 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. If you do not like these restrictions, please stay at home and do not join for any off-road drives. Every Carnity Off-road Club Member has to COMPLY WITH THESE COVID19 GUIDELINES FACE MASK IS MANDATORY, WHENEVER YOU STEP OUT - NO EXCUSES. LEARN TO CONFIGURE YOUR RADIO, before the drive. Nobody will teach you or exchange radios like before. Read the detailed instructions posted here - to configure. If you still cannot configure, ask on forum ahead of time. Click "TOTALLY AGREE" Emoji here before RSVP any drive or else trip lead will remove your name.

@Chaitanya D - after ABN i did not get chance for Newbie , but i keep Abudhabi option later not now

@Chaitanya D - Hi Chaitanya, me too missed last two drive, is it possible to add me ..... since last one moth just did only one. it would be happy if you put me as well in the wait list.

@Emmanuel thank you ! my result was negative Thank @Mohamed Said result was negative ! Thank you @imranaasghar81 .... it was negative

@Yusuf Esaf Please confirm if you are joining. I added you to the drive. Last time you didn`t showed up at Margham and this time also if you not showed up, you will get one month ban from drives. See you another time Anvar

Congrats @DANIEL NOGUEIRA!!!

It's a nice drive The idea of weekday drive is excellent,as many of us had to work on some weekend Excellent lead by chaitnya, with proper guidance about terrain with support of anis, seidam and Oscar and all in the carvan drove well. Excited for applying promotion for fewbie See you guys on Saturday drive.

TEAM WORK

Dear friends Matt.T @Matt.T Mohamed Seidam @Mohamed Seidam Ben84 @Ben84 Badar Tariq @Badar Tariq rajeshkumar rathod @rajeshkumar rathod William Fernandes @William Fernandes andy_macdxb @andy_macdxb Yahya Munir @Yahya Munir Karim Allam @Karim Allam Trekado @Trekado Sandeep Subhash @Sandeep Subhash bassel el rafei @bassel el rafei Chaitanya D Anish S @Anish S Kailas @Kailas Thank you for signing up on this drive. We will be doing this drive in Lisaili which is quite a technical area with many small baby dunes which will sink you in. As you drive your skill levels and technique will be tested giving ample opportunities. We will try to learn and improvise on the right techniques for managing these small baby dunes which generally sink the best of drivers and break many a bumpers 🤣. Be prepared for your cars to stretch, bump, flex and stretch again just like when you do Yoga. Be prepared for yourself to get out when called for and shovel out of situations. Do not forget to put your masks and maintain distance. You will have some sand sprayed onto yourself and into your cars , dig yourselves into sand while shoveling. So come with proper clothing and footwear for the same reason. We will try to cover as much distance as we can, but we might not due to the conditions calling otherwise. See you all on Saturday, please come on time and be ready to burn some calories along with the petrol🤣

Waitlist is growing, 1. @Santhosh kumar Rajasekaran 2. @syed salman raza 3. @Trekado 4. @Jasim Khumi 5. @Pacific 6. @Imran Chaudhry

Thank you @Paul Zeitoun, let's not forget @Satish Mungse. Glad to put you on waitlist as follows, please advise if you already have a drive and this is going to be your first, or are you waitlisted for a second drive this week. 1. @Santhosh kumar Rajasekaran 2. @syed salman raza 3. @Trekado 4. @Jasim Khumi

So again we meet for another drive in carnity @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader, @Danish Mohammad. We started off as absolute newbies together with @Frederic as lead and @sertac as sweep. As fewbies it will be our 1st drive together. @sertac was the perfect sweep for our 1st drive and now he is going to lead us to Big Red as Marshal. I'm very excited. It will be a pleasure to meet @N@ved, @imranaasghar81, @Anvar Sadath Bekal, @sri ganesh, @Arman, @Rizwan Waheed & @Arda Yagcioglu again for another drive. As the drive numbers progress so do the friends gathered here in @Carnity. Thanks to @Carnity I will be completing 10 drives since we started off as absolute newbies on Nov 27th, 2020 drive with @Frederic. Thanks to all the Marshalls who lead me@Frederic, @Gaurav, @Rahimdad, @Ale Vallecchi, @Chaitanya D & @Wrangeld In these desert drives I've learned some basics to drive on sand. 1. DEFLATE TIRE PRESSURE to around 14 psi, 2. DON'T FIGHT GRAVITY - use gravity to get out of tricky situations, 3. DON'T LOSE MOMENTUM - if lost try again (small secret - I applied this very valuable advice in my business too😅) 4.IN CASE THERE IS NO WAY OUT DURING A STUCK. ask for help from like minded friends and get yourself unstuck. Look forward to drive with all the marshals @Carnity and hone my skills more.