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@Luca Palanca Falsini, your enthusiasm is contagious 😀 The drive was amazing! Crisp clean dunes that are considerably high to provide fantastic views 😍 Thank you for plotting the route for us and for your support and leadership. Everyone drove so well too 😀 I guess it’s expected from fellow intermediates 💪🏻 This drive popped my cherry with my first ever tire pop-out 😂 A special thanks to @Luca Palanca Falsini, @Islam Soliman and @marks for taking charge of this mishap, and doing all the work to get it fixed while I stood by like an idiot 🤣 What goes around, comes around, and I believe your good deed will bring you back good Karma and positive vibes 😀 @Craig Finlayson, fantastic 2nd lead! Nice reroutes and maneuvers (except when you got crested 😂). @Anand Nataraj, @Ashok chaturvedi, @Francois Germishuys, @Tariq Carrimjee, thank you for a wonderful drive 😀 I look forward to driving with you guys again soon!

Good morning fellow adventurers, What a beautiful day for a drive! Today's drive will be focused on the Faqa area, I plan to loop around here, although that could change The drive is as ever dependent on the members of the convoy. All I ask is that you bring your wits and of course a good sense of humour in order for us to have the maximum amount of fun out there in the sand. We will be using radio channel 2 (two) My proposed convoy list is as follows: Driver Car Level Position Angela @Foxtrot Oscar Black x Expert Lead @Ilya Golubinsky White wrangler IM 2nd lead @Shehab Alawadhi F150 Fewbie 3rd @Arman Silver Wrangler Fewbie 4th @Mohamed Seidam White x IM CF @Junaid120120 Cream FJC Fewbie 6th @Ashok chaturvedi Yellow FJC IM 7th @siddharth maheshwari@MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ White Wrangler Yellow Wrangler IM IM 8th 9th @Islam Soliman Black Yukon IM sweep

Good morning everybody, I am Lakshminarasimhan, from Tamilnadu, India. I am completely new to Off roading and looking forward to learn all the aspects of off roading, enjoy every moment and also to be safe, hence joined Carnity recently and am happy to see the discipline, care, enthusiasm, experience, sharing in this group and looks more of a family. Looking forward to many happy drives together. Regards, Lakshminarasimhan 0559323959

Welcome to the Carnity family @Lakshmi Narasimhan. You are in the right place to learn offroading. I joined in Nov 27 2020 and had my absolute newbie drive on Jan 11 2021. Right now promoted to fewbie and soon to Intermediate ( probably in a couple of days ). Let me give you the good news 1st - You will meet so many good friends who are like minded and you will be thrilled by the adventure and enthusiasm of all. The bad news is - You can't have rest on Fridays and your family will look upon you like a mad man and wonder what happened to you. The most important time of the week is Sunday 7.10pm when the RSVP's to the drives open and you can join a drive. Be trigger happy with your fingers on your phone or laptop precisely from 7.00 pm onwards as RSVP's close in the blink of an eye as there are so many who want to join the drives. Driving up the dunes is relatively easy compared to RSVPing for a drive. If you used to be impatient in traffic snarls here you will learn to be patient as at any point of time you cannot overtake or bypass the car in front of you when you are in the convoy. You have to patiently wait until the cars in front of you clear the path and the obstacle. In due course of time it will come to you naturally when you do some drives with Carnity. WELCOME TO THE SANDS & IMMENSE ADVENTURE in the most safest possible way.

Today’s drive was for everyone a real challenge. The track proposed by Federic was 80 Km long! The Drive We started with a set of small dunes under the clouds just at the beginning of the drive, I was not aware about how beautiful the next area was, so I was surprised to see such tall, clean dunes. We dug into them and it was incredible! We spent almost 1h1/2 there when I realized that we were late on my drive plan so decided (not easy) to move to the next area, We tried to avoid flats on the way to the Solar park. We had to deal with some small technical dunes but so far so good :). At that point it was late and, with an estimation around 40 minutes to get to Bab El Shams when it was already 11:10, we decided to exit early to Solar Park. We covered 78 Km with almost 25Km/h as average (moving) speed ! I want to Thank you all for the enthusiasm and how everybody handled this amazing drive! The convoy: @Craig Finlayson: was an AMAZING second lead, keeping the right distance and able to find an immediately alternative path when I was digging in a pocket or a nasty area. Thank you for your support! (ant for the three tugs ) @Anand Nataraj: you are completely into the intermediate level, you managed also very well the problem with your leak on the tire hope that you managed to find the issue. @Islam Soliman: I meet you first time in Abu Dhabi. I found today an impressive improvement. Your Yukon is not an easy toy to handle. Well Done! @Ahab Shamaa I love your enthusiasm, Your dive style is amazing and I hope that you enjoyed the drive! Just one question... Why did you choose today to have your first Poput?? @Ashok chaturvedi : I hope that you enjoyed the drive with us, you are handling your FJ very well, See you on the sand soon then! @Tariq Carrimjee: you follow our crazy drive with your full open Wrangler.. I bring one ton of sand at home.. Did you do the same? @Francois Germishuys: I was looking at you (and Islam) everytime I coud. I know that handling a beast is not a joke especially in technical areas. You did perfectly, your style is amazing! @marks: Sweeping today was not an easy task, thank you for your help. I was not feeling at all that I was bringing 8 other cars on that adventure. Was because of you and @Craig Finlayson! Hope to have the chance to drive with you soon then!

Drive Report What to say about Faqa that hasn’t already be said? Everyone was in great spirits as we gathered to ready ourselves for what we all hoped would be a great afternoon of driving. We picked our way through the small patch of technical dunes to reach the long range slopes. As we did so @Shehab Alawadhi found himself atop a crest and @Junaid120120had an ungual stuck. It didn’t take long to get them both off again and the convoy motoring through Faqa’s glorious dunes. In a convoy that was intermediate driver heavy I looked to see how well @Shehab Alawadhi, @Arman and @Junaid120120 could handle ridge riding and criss crossing . It was clear that after a couple of trial runs the three of them were more than up to it. Satisfied that our Fewbies were technically capable I increased the challenge and we headed further into the dunes. Just at that, we had two sick passengers, and alas @Mohamed Seidam and @siddharth maheshwari had to exit. I hope your passengers feel better now. We reached the other side of Faqa, an area not often explored, and here the fun level really increased,. We tackled ridge after ridge, found an amazing sweeping bowl and side sloped and crissed – crossed 'til our offroad hearts were content. I can’t thank everyone enough for their excellent driving that made for a very fun afternoon. @Ashok chaturvedi clearly loves his FJ but I don't think his good lady s as big a fan @Ilya Golubinskywas a fantastic second lead. It was great to drive with @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ and great to see you progress . @Islam Soliman once more helped keep everything going at the back as sweep. Thanks @Islam Soliman for all your help today. Special praise for @Shehab Alawadhi, @Arman and @Junaid120120 who all had great drives, followed the tracks and kept with the pace. Well done everyone and thanks again for a great afternoon in the sand, Until our next adventure.

Warm Welcome @Lakshmi Narasimhan to Carnity and its off-road club. With such a great observation before joining the club and drives, you will learn and enjoy even more as off-roading requires a keen observation and perseverance at all times.

Good morning @Lakshmi Narasimhan and welcome to the family of @Carnity off road club. We are pleased to have you on board and wish you pleasant enjoyable journey .

Thank you all for the vote of confidence in moving me up to the next tier. Much appreciated

@Luca Palanca Falsini thanks it was a good drive, few challenges here and there for the F150 but easily managed, got through everything with everything still attached to my truck so all good. Not to many recoveries so the whole group did well except for @Ahab Shamaa with his pop-out.... that was totally avoidable 🤣✌🏼

Had a fantastic exploration drive...had fun learning and met new friends..thankyou all.. Sharing few pics from the drive...

Hey @Foxtrot Oscar, I just had a family offroad drive at Qudra, and now I am free (Still at Qudra, 43 Min away from meeting point) I was wondering if I could still slip into the convoy? 😃

Thanks @Mohamed Seidam. The rubber boot connecting the air filter box to the throttle body is broken and seems to have inducted sand inside the intake manifold. Trying to source the rubber boot but sadly it looks like I got to hunt for it in spare parts shops Wise but very sad decision. I was looking forward to the drive. Always enjoyed driving under your lead @Foxtrot Oscar

I had halff expected you to remove yourself as this was an issue yesterday too huh? Always best to get these things checked, by a mechanic, especially if you plan to take your car into the desert. Hope it isn't too much of an issue and you're back in the sand soon.

Wise decision dear Thomas and safe better than sorry always 🙏🏻 See you soon bro

Congratulations @kolinrrj for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. Fewbie: Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Advance side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie and Fewbie drives And Fewbie Plus, after 5 drives at Fewbie level only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Congratulations @Hisham Masaad for reaching the Intermediate Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. INTERMEDIATE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 drives are required after fewbie promotion and within last 6 months. (Drives can be a mix of Newbie, Fewbie (50%) and 2 Fewbie plus, depending on your adaptability, learning progress and Marshal’s feedback) What you'll learn Basic GPS and navigational skills Basic tow rope and winch recoveries Extreme side sloping and long hill climb Tall dunes ridge riding and criss crossing Precise control over technical dunes Fast pace desert driving Clear radio communication skills Advance recovery skills Self recover from dune crest Soft sand recovery Pop-out fixing Skills required Adventurous and thrill seeker but in a safe manner Level headed under stressful situations Responsible, dependable and accountable Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle High profile tires Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS. Drive teamwork Manage center forward position with Trip Lead’s permission Learn/assist recoveries under Trip Lead’s supervision Re-route convoy and coordination, when needed Learn to lead small portion of Intermediate drive under Marshal supervision Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie, Intermediate and Exploration drives only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Congratulations @William Fernandes for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. Fewbie: Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Advance side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie and Fewbie drives And Fewbie Plus, after 5 drives at Fewbie level only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Congratulations @Watteau for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. Fewbie: Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Advance side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie and Fewbie drives And Fewbie Plus, after 5 drives at Fewbie level only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Last minutes plans always tend to turn out good. It was an amazing fast paced drives with several scenic landscapes with cool winds adding freshness to atmosphere. Everyone drove really well and we only had a handful of resfuals/stucks. Thanks @Foxtrot Oscar for making our Saturday much more engaging and fun.

If you are getting 750K from CVT Altima, your Xterra will hit 1.5 Million mark.

Welcome to you extended family @Lakshmi Narasimhan. We are all anxious to see you on you maiden voyage as an Absolute Newbie. Once the sand bug bites you, you'll be addicted. So do take your first step with a lot of caution.

Welcome @Lakshmi Narasimhan, looking forward to see you in the sand, Cheers...

I will not be able to make it. Thanks for trying to accommodate me. Really sad I can’t join today, hopefully next week.

@Foxtrot Oscar I have to drop out as check engine light has come on again and I have to take it to the garage now.

I'm really sorry, I wish I could accommodate you I hope to get to drive with you soon

But I feel I have done 4 fewbie drives this year alone. Drives with: @Luca Palanca Falsini @Pancho @richard A full day drive @Ale Vallecchi and a couple of fewbie drives last year as well. Edit: sorry, not richard, @Wrangeld

@N@ved I can give @Ilya Golubinsky your slot. @Ilya Golubinsky you're in. Indded it is, see you at 2pm

Yes, you will know before the drive Patience my friend.

Congratulations @sheri for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. Fewbie: Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Advance side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie and Fewbie drives And Fewbie Plus, after 5 drives at Fewbie level only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Likewise my good man!👍🏼 Many thanks @Emmanuel

Congratulations @William Fernandes Wish to see you soon and drive together again mate 🤝

Congrats @Hisham Masaad.

Well done @kolinrrj lets see some more airtime over those ridges, I looked back in my mirror and you were flying, hope the car was ok

Thank you, Superman @Rahimdad!! My stomach churns every time I think of our drive up to Al Faya 😁 Thank you @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader 😁

Congrats @Antonio Jimenez Williams!

Congrats @Watteau!

@Vanessa8580 & @Foxtrot Oscar - thank you for a very enjoyable drive yesterday. Lots of learning & importantly fun - thanks to your encouragements, patience & importantly your easy flowing, witty communication styles. It was fun & looking forward to joining a drive with you in the future. Good driving with everyone & wish you a great week ahead.

Hello desert wanderers When you drive on weekly basis after a while you won’t be able to remember how many drives you have done so far despite remembering the event memories but it’s time order pattern become mixed in the mind . There are several ways how to keep the record till @Carnity will figure out a way how to get them sorted in the forum as a quick screen gadget. I personally use two ways one for me and you guys to keep the relive moments on relive app and the other simply I keep them in my note stored which can be done in any format ( grid, table ... etc ) you want. simple one 👇 My first drive with Carnity as absolute newbie 07/08/2020 My second drive 12/08/2020 NB pink rock My third drive 21/08/2020 NB fossil rock My 4th drive 28/08/2020 NB pink rock 5th drive 18/09/2020 NB Solar park 6th Drive 25/09/2020 F Lehbab to margham relay 7th Drive 02/10/2020 NB Pink rock , sweep 8th Drive 09/10/2020 F khetem to feya 9th Drive 23/10/2020 F Qudra 10th Drive 31/10/2020 F murqab to solar park 11th Drive 6/11/2020 F south Qudra 2nd lead 12th Drive 13/11/2020 F+ fossil rock 13th Drive 28/11/2020 F+ shuwaib 14th Drive 11/12/2020 F+ fossil rock 15th Drive 19/12/2020 F shuwaib 16th Drive 2/1/2021 IM iftar bowl 17th Drive 9/1/2020 IM murqab to solar 18th Drive 16/1/2020 IM Almadam to khetem 19th Drive 22/1/2020 F Qudra 20th Drive 2/2/2020 NB weekday murqab 21st Drive 6/2/2020 NB Leslie 22nd Drive 12/2/2020 IM Ridge Rider 23rd Drive 19/2/2020 NB pink to big red 24th Drive 22/2/2020 Week day IM Qudra in this way you won’t miss any drive you would like to refer to in the future . cheers 🌷

@Frederic style drive, very smooth, lots of technical dunes, good pace... one or other refusal, none was a big issue .. but one little distraction and bahnnn, sand is eating you... shoveling it's always a good workout 🤣🤣🤣 See you guys in the sand

Thank you everybody for an amazing drive. Please find some photos of the drive in the Gallery. https://carnity.com/gallery/category/570-ab-newbie-qudra-dubai-26-feb-2021

First of all, thanks to @Frederic and @Luca Palanca Falsini for accommodating such a massive convoy and making sure everyone gets to enjoy their weekend. This drive was a bit longer (82 km) than usual (60km) and we drove mostly under the shade of the clouds with cool breezes flowing in through the windows. Every one drove extremely well and we only had around 4 stucks through 4.5 hr hours of driving, hence we were moving for most part of the drive. Thanks again @Frederic for leading such a fantastic drive, We enjoyed a lot and looking forward for more. *Some pictures will be uploaded in the Gallery