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Our Grading Structure provides you with a clear road map for your off-road journey, recognizing Offroaders based on their Capabilities, Skills and Performance. This lets you navigate your own path as you gain experience while keeping you, other drivers and your vehicle safe. Driving with graded routes maximizes the fun for everyone without causing any delays or pushing yourself or your vehicle beyond limits. With an aim of continuous improvement, we have clarified, improved and developed this new grading structure version 3.0. Club Member Subscribe to off-road enthusiast subscription. Joins the Off road Club. Introduce yourself on the forum or drive topic. OFF-ROAD PROMOTIONS ARE BASED ON THESE FOUR MAJOR CRITERIAS: NEWBIE Drive Attended No prior offroading experience required What you'll learn Introduction to off-roading Desert driving techniques Advance vehicle handling Precise tire deflation and inflation Use of HI/LO gearing and differential lock Basic side sloping and crossing sand dunes safely Basic self-recovery techniques Basic radio communication skills Skills required Attentive and cautious Patience and tolerance towards others Clear communication and listening skills Car Worthiness Any 4x4 with 8 - 10 inches of ground clearance Front and rear tow hooks (stock tow hooks/eyelet are acceptable). Low Range Transfer Case. Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Follow the briefing and Trip Lead instructions Follow Off road Driving Etiquette's at all times No dangerous maneuver and stunts Drive Joining Join Newbie drives only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Update Emergency Contact Details under Carnity user profile FEWBIE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within the last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. After a long gap of 3 months of not off-roading with Carnity or a change of vehicle, you should join at least one Newbie drive, before resuming at Fewbie level drives. 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 Basic 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 Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive Apply for Fewbie Promotion, once you complete a minimum of 5 Carnity Newbie Drives. Duration: 3-7 days, to gather your feedback from all trip leads. FEWBIE PLUS Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie drives are required within the last 6 months for Fewbie Plus promotion. After a long gap of 3 months of not off-roading with Carnity or a change of vehicle, you should join at least one Fewbie drive, before resuming at Fewbie Plus level drives. What you'll learn Advance dune and sand reading Advance recovery techniques Rocking and crawling to make path Learn to flatten/compact soft sand patch Self recovery from crest Advance side sloping and long hill climb Advance ridge riding and criss crossing Advance control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving FULLY control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Extremely attentive and focused while driving Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Bash plate and skid plate protected 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, Fewbie and Fewbie Plus drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive Apply for Fewbie Plus Promotion, once you complete a minimum of 10 Carnity Fewbie Drives. Duration: 3-7 days, to gather your feedback from all trip leads. INTERMEDIATE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie Plus drives are required within last 6 months for Intermediate promotion. After a long gap of 3 months of not off-roading with Carnity or a change of vehicle, you should join at least one Fewbie Plus drive, before resuming at Intermediate level drives. 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 Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie, Fewbie Plus and Intermediate drives. Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive Apply for Intermediate Promotion, once you complete a minimum of 10 Carnity Fewbie Plus Drives. Duration: 3-7 days, to gather your feedback from all trip leads.

Team Carnity is the driving force behind Carnity Off-Road Club. Most off-roaders peak and plateau. Team Carnity exists for the ones who refuse to. It is the backbone of this club - the group of off-roaders who keep the drives running, the standards high, and the community growing. Not because they have to, but because they have chosen to commit to what Carnity stands for. The grading structure gives you a clear, transparent path to grow into that role. Each rank is earned through three things: your Capabilities on the sand, your Contribution to the community, and your Commitment over time. There are no shortcuts, but there is a roadmap - and every step of it makes you a more complete off-roader and a more trusted leader. The further you progress, the more you shape how this club runs. Senior ranks come with real responsibility, real recognition, and a genuine place in Carnity's long-term direction. This is where participants become leaders, and where leaders become the reason others keep coming back. If you have been looking for the next chapter of your off-road journey, this is where it begins. SUPPORT TEAM You are the backbone of every great drive. The Support Team is the entry point into Team Carnity. It is also where you demonstrate the one thing that no training can teach: whether you are genuinely built to give and help others. Not everyone who joins the club belongs in Team Carnity, not because of skill but because of character & natural personality. The Support Team is where that personality becomes visible. What This Role Actually Is You are responsible for making sure no driver feels alone, lost, or unsafe on a Carnity drive. That is a bigger responsibility than it sounds. In a convoy of 15 vehicles spread across 2 kilometres of desert, the Support Team member is often the person who spots the struggling driver, the vehicle drifting into bad terrain, the member who is quietly panicking. You are the safety net that good convoy management requires. This is also where you learn how a Carnity convoy works from the inside: the briefing structure, the radio protocol, the recovery choreography, and the people management. Everything you observe and practise here becomes the foundation of everything above. Eligibility Minimum 10 Carnity drives completed after your Intermediate grade promotion. What We Observe After your application, we review your history and then observe you across multiple drives with multiple different Marshals. We are not watching for skill - we are watching for character: Do you help before being asked? Not every time. But consistently. The person who walks to the stuck vehicle before anyone calls them. Do you stay calm when the drive gets complicated? Recovery number three on a hot day, with 12 people watching. How do you move? Do you contribute between drives, not just during them? Forum posts, group chats, helping a new member understand a route. The giving that nobody sees. Do you look for ways to make the lead's job easier? Anticipating what is needed, not waiting to be directed. Do you bring warmth to struggling members? A new driver on their third drive, embarrassed about getting stuck. How do you treat them? The Honest Test Ask yourself: do I genuinely enjoy being part of a team that makes things work for others, or am I here primarily to progress to the next level? Both feelings are natural and human. But only the first belongs in Team Carnity. What You Do On Drives Support second lead, center forward, or sweep roles as directed by the lead. Assist with stuck vehicle recoveries calmly, efficiently, with good humour. Monitor members at the back and middle of the convoy. Bridge communication between the lead and rear when a radio is needed. Help with convoy assembly, briefing setup, and post-drive grouping. Minimum 6 Newbie or Fewbie drives per quarter to remain an active Support member. Progression to Advisor Progression to Advisor is by invitation only. We reach out to you. You do not apply. The invitation comes when multiple different Marshals have independently observed genuine, consistent, unprompted value-giving across multiple drives and when the answer to this internal question is yes: "Would I want this person behind me when something goes wrong in the desert?" There is no fixed timeline. Some Support members receive the invitation after one season. Others take longer because their drives are less frequent. What matters is the quality of what is observed, not the speed of accumulation. Equipment Required Safety flag, tyre deflator, tyre pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, walkie-talkie radio, air compressor, rated recovery rope, 2 rated shackles, GPS, floor jack and jack board, tyre repair kit, toolbox, tie-down straps, vehicle fluids. ADVISOR This is where a skilled off-roader becomes someone who develops new off-roaders. The Advisor level is the most significant transition in your entire Carnity journey. The skills that got you here: driving capability, desert knowledge, and community presence are all necessary, but you need a lot more to progress further. What you are developing here is something different: the ability to make other people better. What This Rank Means Being invited to Advisor means we believe you have the maturity, passion, and instinct to carry this off-road community's gold standards forward to new off-roaders and help develop the next generation of off-roaders. You will always carry the Advisor title regardless of the rank you eventually reach. It stays with you because the values established here: patience, accountability, and genuine care for developing others, are the foundation of everything above. The Evaluation Period: 2 to 3 Months Before Leaders Lead training begins, you continue supporting drives across different Marshals. This is not a waiting room; it is an active assessment of one specific quality that the Support period could not fully reveal: "Does this person initiate things without being asked?" Do they spot a problem in Slack and try to fix it? Suggest an improvement to how something works? Contribute to a community discussion without being tagged? Help a struggling member before anyone else notices? You can start taking up a briefing under the lead's guidance. You can start managing the convoy during the break, while everyone does the side slope attempt safely. You can start giving drive feedback to specific drivers after the drive is over. Leaders Lead Training - Three Sessions Leaders Lead is the most comprehensive desert leadership training available in the UAE off-road community. It is conducted by a Crew member, in a small group only, exclusively for Advisor-level members. Session 1 - The Terrain Advanced sand reading and terrain assessment across all conditions. Route planning: scaling, safety exits, terrain sequence, group capability mapping. Navigation tools and GPS setup for leading a convoy, not just driving it. Session 2 - The Convoy Leading, recovering, and managing 10-20 vehicles under pressure. Radio protocol and rear-to-front communication architecture. Decision making under load: when to push, hold, recover, turn back. Reading the convoy - identifying the struggling driver before the problem becomes a recovery. Session 3 - The People Managing different personalities, skill levels, nationalities, and expectations in one convoy. Giving and receiving feedback that makes the whole team better. The honest destination conversation - what Expert and Marshal actually look like day-to-day. The Cultural Shift That Starts Here At the support level, the motivation was giving back what you received. That served its purpose. "We are not looking for you to 'pay us back' for your training. Your debt is zero. We are inviting you to build the next generation of Carnity." At the Advisor level, the frame shifts permanently: Before Pay it forward Lead when ready Help the team From now on Build a leadership legacy You become ready by leading Develop the next generation Supervised Leads - Transition Phase Minimum 2 partial leads for daytime Fewbie drives under Marshal or Crew supervision. Minimum 4 full daytime Fewbie drives under Expert, Marshal, Senior Marshal or Crew supervision. After each supervised lead, your progress is acknowledged publicly within Team Carnity. You can extend beyond these minimums - there is no pressure to rush the transition. The First Independent Lead After Expert promotion, you commit to scheduling your first independent lead within 30 days. Not because we are counting, but because you owe it to yourself to move from learning into ownership without a long gap. No judgment. No evaluation. Full support. Your Mentor Marshal shadows your first independent lead silently. No judgment. No evaluation. Full support. Carnity Contribution Required Exclusive commitment to Carnity off-road club from this stage onwards. Minimum 6 drives supported per quarter. Active forum participation to earn Carnity points for subscription renewal. EXPERT You are responsible for developing off-roaders. Expert is not the finish line - it is the starting line. Every drive you lead from here is a development session for someone else. Every member who builds confidence because of your calm, your knowledge, and your presence in the desert - that is your contribution. Not the drive count. The people you shape. The Expert Journey - Three Phases Expert level offers a structured journey of three distinct phases, each with a clear purpose, a different set of challenges, and a natural trigger for progression. This structure exists to continuously sharpen your leading expertise and develop you into a well-rounded, capable, and respected desert leader, someone people naturally trust, follow, and look up to. Phase 1 - Foundation (Leading 1-10 Drives) Build consistent, calm convoy leadership Phase 2 - Growth (Leading 11-25 Drives) Find your direction and own your domain (interest) Phase 3 - Legacy (Leading 26-40+ Drives) Develop drivers, build systems, shape the community Phase 1 - Foundation Leader (Leading 1-10 Drives) Purpose: build the confidence and consistency to lead any Fewbie convoy safely and calmly. This is not the phase for experimentation or ambition. It is the phase for safe execution. Your focus is clean, safe, reliable convoy management. Every drive you lead should leave every member more capable and more confident than when they started. What you focus on in Phase 1 Clean convoy movement: pace, spacing, positioning. Safe decision making: when to push, when to pause, when to recover. Briefing quality: clear, calm, comprehensive. Reading your convoy: who is struggling, who needs watching, who needs reassurance. Radio discipline: information flows, no noise. The 5th Drive Identity Check-In Around your 5th independent drive, your Mentor Marshal has a 15-minute personal conversation with you - not about drive performance, but about identity: "What kind of driver developer do you want to become? What are you enjoying most? What have you found hardest?" This is not an evaluation. It is the beginning of your Phase 2 direction. Your mentor Marshal, listens and gently guides you forward towards the direction where you will enjoy the most. Phase 2 - Growth Leader (Leading 11-25 Drives) Purpose: develop your identity as a driver developer and own something real within the community. Phase 2 is where many Experts have historically felt the need for more growth and direction. The challenge has often been the same: repeating similar drives and roles without a clear sense of progression. This phase is intentionally designed to address that by bringing in new purpose, variety, and opportunities for evolution. The Rule of Thirds: Drive Variety Out of every 3 drives you post, rotate across these formats. Not a strict quota - a guideline to keep the drive interesting and your growth real: Teaching drive: standard Fewbie or Fewbie Plus lead. Your core contribution. Develop member confidence, build new capability, practise patience. Your craft. Exploration drive: smaller convoy or selective drivers to scout new terrain. Your own growth and thrill. You are also building route intelligence for the community. Sweep or support drive: ride in the back of a Marshal's convoy. Decompress, observe, learn without front-seat pressure. When you become a lead and then support, it opens new dimensions for you to observe, learn and enjoy. Why the Rule of Thirds matters Leading 15 identical Fewbie drives in a row does not develop you - it processes you. Variety is not a luxury. It is what keeps the work meaningful and growth real. Domain Ownership: Your Specific Contribution Around drives 11-15, your mentor Marshal guides you toward owning one domain within Team Carnity. This is not a badge or a title - it is a real responsibility that only you carry: Route Intelligence: maintain the GPS route library, review and retire routes, document new terrain. Recovery Knowledge: document recovery incidents, identify patterns, build the learning library. Member Progression: track members stuck at a grade, flag them to the right lead. New Lead Pipeline: manage the supervised lead process for Advisor candidates. Drive Quality: monitor drive patterns, spot what is underserved, and bring recommendations. Your domain becomes part of your identity within Team Carnity. You are not just an Expert. You are Expert [Name] - Recovery Lead, or Expert [Name] - Route Intelligence. This is how you introduce yourself. Post a 2-3 line domain update in your Slack channel once a month. Make ownership visible. Phase 3 - Legacy Leader (Leading 26-40 Drives) Purpose: transition from developing drivers to developing the community itself. In Phase 3, the question you ask yourself before every drive changes. It is no longer "how do I lead this well?" - it is "who in this convoy am I developing, and what capability will they leave with today?" What Phase 3 looks like You think ahead of the convoy: predicting problems, controlling energy and pace. You mentor 1-2 upcoming Support members or Advisor candidates personally. You design and lead themed drives: recovery clinics, dune reading sessions, navigation challenges. You build out your domain ownership: not just maintaining, but improving and innovating. You are observed by Marshals for the qualities that define Marshal readiness. Expert-Designed Themed Drives Phase 3 Experts can propose drives with a specific development objective: you design the briefing, the terrain, the learning outcome. Your mentor Marshal reviews and approves. Examples: Recovery skills focus: every driver practises a specific recovery technique during the drive. Dune reading clinic: stops and discussions at key terrain features. Night drive with navigation challenge embedded. Multi-terrain route with progressive difficulty sections. Beyond technical skill drives, Phase 3 Experts can also design experience-led drives that build community connection: Drive & Trek, Picnic Drive, BBQ Drive, Sunrise Breakfast, Wadi & Rock Walk, Stargazing, etc. At Phase 3, you are not just leading a convoy. You are designing experiences. This is where you actively practise the craft of developing drivers, creating meaningful learning moments while keeping the drive engaging and enjoyable. It adds purpose to every drive and depth to the knowledge you share. Rest Is Part of the Marathon After every 20 drives led, your mentor Marshal checks in: "How is the pace feeling? Do you want to take a breath?" This is not a sign of weakness. It is endurance management. Pause Status: if life gets busy with work, family, travel, you can formally pause for 1-3 months. Your rank, domain, points, and community standing are fully preserved. You can pause and return with your contribution intact. The 6-Week Check-In If you have not led or participated in a drive in 6 weeks, your Mentor Marshal will reach out personally - not as a reminder, but as a genuine conversation. This community notices when you go quiet. The Marshal Pathway - What We Are Looking For Marshal promotion requires a minimum of 40 drives led as Expert. Drive count is the threshold, not the criteria. What moves an Expert toward Marshal is observable over time: Decision maturity: calm, consistent choices under desert pressure. Developing instinct: do you naturally grow the people around you, or only focus on your own lead? Domain contribution: what have you built that outlasts any single drive? Convoy control consistency: across terrains, group sizes, skill levels. Handling difficult situations: struggling drivers, ego management, crisis response. Community depth: forum, Slack, meetups, beyond the drives. Quarterly Pathway Conversation Every 3-4 months, your Mentor Marshal has an informal 20-minute conversation: "What have you enjoyed most lately? What has felt hardest? Here is one thing that would move you toward Marshal - and here is why." This makes the pathway feel walked with timely guidance and support. Benefits at Expert Level Full Carnity ecosystem access - no subscription fee. Carnity points through forum contribution, redeemable for subscription renewal. Access to all drives in the Manage tab. Advisor forum, Team Carnity Slack, WhatsApp community. Invitation to all Advisor meetups and campfires. MARSHAL You are responsible for developing leaders. The quality of Team Carnity runs through you. Every Expert who grows into a great leader, every drive that goes out safe and comes back with 12 more confident drivers, every new member who decides to stay in this community - at some point, a Marshal made that possible. What Marshal Means Marshal is the pinnacle of on-ground leadership in the grading structure. Marshal is much beyond a seniority badge. It is an operational and developmental role with real responsibility for the quality of what this community produces. You develop Experts. You govern the pipeline. You shape the standard that every drive is held to. And you do all of this while continuing to lead drives that push into terrain no Expert can access yet. How Promotion Works Marshal promotion is by invitation from Crew and Senior Marshals, based on sustained contribution and community feedback. It is never automatic, never based solely on drive count, and never requested - it is recognised. Minimum threshold: 40 drives led as Expert. The criteria that actually matter: Decision maturity: calm, rational, consistent under maximum desert pressure. Developing instinct: you naturally grow the people around you, not just manage them. Convoy control across all conditions: terrain, group mix, skill range, weather. Domain ownership: you built something as an Expert that the community still uses. Difficult driver management: patience, creativity, and effectiveness with struggling members. Community depth: your contribution goes well beyond your own convoy or drive count. The Marshal Journey - Two Phases Phase 1 - Mentor (Leading 40-70 Drives) Own all levels, develop your Expert cohort Phase 2 - Principal (Leading 70-100+ Drives) Govern the pipeline, shape community standards Phase 1 - Mentor (Leading 40-70 Drives) Purpose: take full operational ownership across all drive levels and begin formal development of your Expert cohort. What Marshal Phase 1 adds Lead all drive levels, including exploration and recce drives to new terrain. Conduct the 5th drive identity check-in with every new Expert in your cohort. Conduct the quarterly pathway conversation with each Expert you mentor. Trigger the 6-week check-in for any Expert who goes quiet. Mentor the full Advisor-to-Expert pipeline - your relationship with candidates during the 3-4 month evaluation period is the most important they have in Team Carnity. Invite Advisors to take up on briefing, convoy management and feedback task on your drives. Drive types available at Marshal Exploration drives - lead a small senior convoy to scout new terrain for future club use. Recce trips - independent route planning and terrain assessment in new areas. Multi-level drives - managing a convoy spanning multiple member grade levels simultaneously. Splitting Newbie drivers in front led by Marshal, followed by Fewbie drivers led by Expert. Phase 2 - Principal (Leading 70-100+ Drives) Purpose: shift from operational leadership to community governance and pipeline quality. Sign-off authority on Expert domain handovers - validate transitions when domains change ownership. Input into Leaders Lead training content - bring field observations back to improve what is taught. Formally approve new GPS routes before they enter the active route library. Assess and advise on Advisor evaluations - your view of readiness carries significant weight. Contribute to the annual community health review with Senior Marshals and Crew. Developing Your Experts - What Good Looks Like The measure of a great Marshal is not the drives they lead. It is the Experts they develop who go on to lead 50, 100, 200 drives and develop others in turn. Every Expert you develop who goes on to lead 100 drives and develop others in turn - that is your real legacy. Senior presence on regular drives: Once a month, join a regular club drive as a participant - not as a lead, not as an evaluator. The purpose is presence. Being visible in the day-to-day life of the community you helped build keeps the connection between senior leaders and developing leads real. The Alumni Track For Experts or Marshals who are genuinely exhausted by the operational grind but still love this community, the Alumni/Mentor Track is available now: No drive posting required. Join a drive once a month as a passenger or alongside a new Expert - observe and give informal feedback. Attend Advisor meetups and campfires as a community elder. Retain rank, community standing, and Carnity points. This track preserves your knowledge, respects legacy, and keeps long-serving leaders connected to the community without excessive fatigue. It is not stepping down. It is stepping sideways into a role that sustains the marathon. Benefits at Marshal Level Full Carnity ecosystem access - no subscription fee. Carnity points through forum contribution. Access to all drives in the Manage tab. Commission structure on Desert Driving Courses and Private Desert Drives. Exploration and recce drive access. SENIOR MARSHAL You are responsible for developing Marshals - and for keeping this community's soul intact across time. Senior Marshal is the ultimate rank in Team Carnity. It is not a drive count milestone. It is a recognition given when the community is ready to acknowledge that this person has given something exceptional and lasting to the next generation of off-roaders. What This Rank Means Your primary contribution is no longer operational. It is cultural. You are the keeper of what Carnity actually is, and your responsibility is to ensure it stays that way across generations of new leaders. You have led 100+ drives. You have mentored Experts who are now Marshals. You have seen this off-road community at its best and navigated it through its hardest moments. What you carry now is not just knowledge - it is the DNA of this great off-road community we have built together. Your measure is not the drives completed. It is the Marshals' creation. Selected by Crew based on exceptional sustained contribution across 100+ drives led and multiple years of community service. It is recognised with the highest honour. The qualities observed across years, not months: A mentorship legacy - Experts and Marshals who directly trace their growth to you. Cultural stewardship - you embody and protect Carnity values when nobody is watching. Innovative contribution - a drive format, training concept, or community system you originated. The bond you have built - members across all levels who trust you, follow you, and remember specific drives you led. Exceptional decision quality under the most demanding desert conditions. Senior Marshal Phases Phase 1 - Cultural Guardian (Leading 100-150 Drives) Own the quality of what Team Carnity produces Phase 2 - Legacy Builder (Leading 150-200 Drives) Shape the community's direction and future leadership Phase 1 - Cultural Guardian (Leading 100-150 Drives) Purpose: own the quality of every Expert promoted, every Advisor trained, every drive led under the Carnity name. Annual review of Leaders Lead training content - bring field observations into what is taught. Final sign-off on Expert promotions alongside Crew. Conduct one observation drive per quarter with a new Expert candidate - riding as passenger, assessing readiness for Marshal. Shape the Advisor evaluation framework - your standards define what Carnity looks for. Host or co-host at least one Leaders Lead session per year. Phase 2 - Legacy Builder (Leading 150-200+ Drives) Purpose: shape the direction of the community itself - not just the people within it. Participate in the annual community health review with Crew. Define and maintain the Carnity DNA document - the values, language, and standards that define what this community is. Mentor the Marshal cohort directly - your mentorship reaches up, not only down. Originate at least one new drive format, training concept, or community initiative per year. The Legacy Question Once a year, ask yourself: "Who have I developed this year - and who are they developing?" When you can answer that with specific names and specific stories - when the person you mentored goes on to mentor someone else, who then mentors someone else - your contribution has compounded beyond any single drive or single season. That compounding human chain is what Senior Marshal is for. That is the legacy. The Annual Community Health Review Once a year, Senior Marshals contribute to a review of Team Carnity's health alongside Crew: Where are Experts in their phases and where is the dropout pattern this year? What has the desert taught us that our training does not yet reflect? What does the community need now that it did not need two years ago? Which Experts are ready for Marshal, and why? This is not a formal committee. It is a conversation between the people who know this community most deeply. The output is a set of adjustments: training, language, structure, etc, that keeps Carnity relevant and strong. What Success Looks Like Members across all levels look to you not because of your rank but because of who you are when you are in the desert with them. You have left this community measurably stronger, more capable, and more deeply connected than you found it. The drives you led will be forgotten. The leaders you built will not. Benefits Full Carnity ecosystem access - no subscription fee. Carnity points through forum contribution. All drives including exploration and recce. Commission on Desert Driving Courses and Private Desert Drives. Strategic input into club steering direction alongside Crew.

Dont worry my friend @Sunil Mathew. You did your best , and you will only get better. The whole idea behind the advises, and a bit firmness from my end was to help you to get a feel of manually crawling out (blip blip with steering) rather than pulling you which was the easiest way out. You will master this self recovery technique which will make you more confident, better and a safe off roader

Sand to Mountain: The Sequel - Drive Report "It's your road, and your alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.: - Rumi Dear Desertnauts. This was, as all the previous ones, a drive which never tires. Such a versatile terrain, suiting every off-roading level, which allows to scale up or down the level of difficulty. At the same time, a great variety of plants, landscapes, farming activities, that never bores, and keeps the interest in the surroundings always alive. This time, we also abandoned the usually beaten track, to venture into 2 different dune fields, both with longitudinal dunes, each surrounded slightly different landscapes: the first one, smaller, made of more sandy, tighter set of cordons, the second, much bigger, with very long dunes, separated by wider areas rich with small trees. Especially this second set of dunes allowed the drive to be scaled up, with continuous and snaky ridge riding, as long as the softness of the sand, or the breaks in the ridges, allowed to. Plus, the "usual" camel herds, fields of fodder, spectacular savannah views, all kinds of desert vegetation (as we mentioned, most of them medicinal plants). After approximately 3 hours of driving, we also got the bonus of extending the drive, as wished from the beginning, all the way to that beautiful small plateau of red sand, cascading onto the black foothills of the Ajari mountains. This time this portion took us with a more linear approach to the great, tall, slip-face of a giant dune, where we managed to conclude the drive with a volley of tall and wide side-slopes. Great driving by all the members, with the solution alternating Veterans with Juniors (Intermediates with Fewbies) seemed to pay off, as every refusal or stuck was successfully solved by the cars nearest to the one experiencing the issue. Very smooth and clean drive. Congrats to @Anvar Sadath Bekal (also acting as a well rehearsed Second Lead), and the rest of the "tutors": @imranaasghar81, @Rizwanm2, @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ (in his well honed position of Center Forward), @Niki, @Goutam and @Watteau. Well done to all the Fewebies - @PaoloMaraziti, @Chris Wing, @Nithin Vaidir and @JeromeFJ. Great thanks to @Foxtrot Oscar Angela for sweeping the convoy. And, sorry to have seen @Pacific go so soon in the drive, hoping his car is fine. The final score of this drive was 80.2 Km of trails, driven in 3:44 hours (moving time) over a total of 5:06 hours from the start, at a moving average speed of 21 Km/h, and over 1 KM of total climbs. Thanks to all for joining, and see you soon out there.

Thank you @Chaitanya D, @Darren Brooke, @Hisham Masaad, @Craig Finlayson, @M.Seidam and @Tbone for the lead and support on this weekday drive. It was fun , and honestly a bit more faster paced than i expected. As a first night drive, it had pushed my limits in terms of driving pace, terrain judgement at night, and handling my car in soft sand, slip faces etc. Its all about conquering your fears, anyway!! A moment of hesitation resulted in a "royal stuck" a word coined by someone in Carnity , and held up the convoy for some time. I think i gave a real test of patience to @Chaitanya D, as he was guiding me with instructions - steering full left and right, blip blip gas, 1200 rpm etc, which i struggled to get the right mix at the right time. I promise to do better , next time 🙏 Thanks for all the shovelling and shoving by @Zed and others, who i could neither meet personally post drive nor know by name, apologies for not tagging you guys!! I am definitely indebted , and shall make it a point to payback to the community, once and if i get opportunities. Looking forward and coming back for more!!

Evening / Night time drives are the way forward! Really enjoyed it @Chaitanya D. Not too hot either.

Good morning Everyone Today afternoon we will have a small but nice group and thanks to all of you who signed up Convoy positions will be the following 1 @Tamas Hoffmann 2 @TT_Dubai 3 @Darren Brooke 4 @Thomas Varghese 5 @Russ 6 @Chaitanya D Radio frequency will be discussed on the spot Looking forward to see you all in the afternoon 😊

Nice night drive, thank you @Chaitanya D @M.Seidam @Tbone @Darren Brooke @Craig Finlayson and all members. Believe all enjoyed. Look forward to the next one 😀😀

Excellent drive, enjoyed night drive. Thanks to all. Good team work

@Abdul Rafay-S this is the moment to get a little payback and insist you dad this time ‘move into low gear’ if he is tiring walking up the dunes and shoveling #fatherSonGoals! Cannot wait to have this moment with my lad! Have fun and be gentle on your dads car! 🙏🏽

Hi Richard @Wrangeld, looking forward to finally start driving after a year worth of experience as a co-pilot. To answer your questions above: 1. My vehicle is modified with a 2in lift-kit, 33in AT tyres and off-road suspension. 2. My father @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ handed me the wheel sometimes for basic driving, but I would still like to be looked at as an Absolute Newbie. Though I have quite some experience with sand (as a co-pilot), along side @Carnity for over a year. 3. To learn Off-roading in a safe and thrilling manner along side many other fellow members. I also see off-roading as an essential survival skill, would be nice to add it to my CV 😂 See you in sand soon!

Confusion was clarified, I will continue your drive.

@Zed, I would say getting stuck is way safer than flying. I/We want you to get that fine balance by repeated practice crossing a dune straight up/down and while criss crossing as you progress- first on a small dune, then a medium, then a bigger and a sharp crest. By flying you risk breaking something ( a bumper/fog lamps) to be the least, or a flip if it was worse - both of which is totally avoidable. If you fly while criss crossing you risk a roll over as most of the times you are entering the slip side of a dune. While you practice to get that balance, you can get stuck 100 times and I/we will recover you 100 times (Here comes the importance of having strong rated recovery points at front and back.), but all do it fairly quickly. None other than @Karthikeyan Govindarajan would agree. Good to see how he is finding that balance in quick time

At the beginning of the ladder it’s natural I guess . I believe after bit of practice it becomes better and the “ leap of faith “ will strengthen by time especially when you are following the car in front and not being the first car . Now every one know that being a leader entails not only experience but bit more than a leap of faith 😉

No worries @Sunil Mathew, it's a team-sports so we're glad to help whenever we can & have the tools. I offered to tug back with rope, but the Dr. prescribes that you should learn self-recovery 😅, so hope you learned something yesterday ☺️ I know we're in the same rank, but here I'm just sharing my tips I learned over the months to avoid that cresty-sticky situation: When I was driving the Y62 Patrol, for some reason sometimes there's hesitation at the feet when going over dune. Maybe it's the scaryness of flying, or maybe afraid to wreck the car. To overcome this, just visualize you're driving an old car (don't be afraid to wreck it), and flying's a bit better than getting stuck. This will push your feet to the pedal and not let go during that crucial moment. Be one with your car. This sounds like a Yoda trick, but after hours of driving the same car, you can "feel" what your car is going through: from the right-foot, to the right-leg, to the brain, "feel" and process these inputs. It helps to put the driver-window down when practicing: when the car is losing power, there's that specific sound the engine's making and you can feel the "loss of power" through your foot, then in split-seconds decide whether to put more gas pedal or if pedal's already maxxed out, accept the fact that you didn't have enough momentum and stop to reverse and try again. Forcing the car when it's already crying "i don't have enough power" usually is when I get stuck 😁

Noted with thanks, we will arrange as soon as we have leads and support available. I / we are working to the best of our abilities to make it happen

@Chaitanya D Thankyou all for the support during the drive. It was my first night drive and was fun indeed. Looking forward to more.

Can't wait. Dad will be having a great time. Great thanks for that. You can self certify after the first drive.

Hope you have got the shovel ready. It's pay back time. 😅 @Niki I agree, this is a wonderful moment and hope the father son duo enjoy it to the fullest. I have to wait another 12 years for hopefully this moment to arrive

And please don't push your car when you see someone getting through. His car may have more power or he may have more experience than you. No shame in learning by making mistakes. I say this especially when you do slide sloping. Never never let your car sway like a fish or in other words fish tail. Please exit down when you feel that your car has started to sway from rear. It will lead to a roll over and bad things can happen. All the marshals advice this even on advance drives as this is the most important point to learn. Getting crested or exiting during a slide sloping maneuver is not as bad as having a flip. You get to drive another day and prove yourself if you observe this most important rule. If not you will have a car with serious repairs and you will end up emptying your wallet and getting afraid of these maneuver's. Also steering on sand is very important. Never steer hard to push the tire off its beads. This will end in a very nice exercise for fixing a pop out.

ah true, i meant to say flying "a bit", not like Fast & Furious style of course 😂 But yes, once you find the balance, you won't fly crossing the dunes even a tiny bit 😁

Waitlisted members in Chronological order: 1) @Joseph Sebastian 2) @Hisham Masaad 3) @Jamil Abou Assali 4) @Talgat Mendibaev

Thanks @Chaitanya D and support team for a great drive! Also looking forward to more mid-week drives where possible.

Great drive. Also hoping for many more weekday night drives. @Hisham Masaad . Following an experienced driver for my first night drive allowed me to learn Alot. @Chaitanya D Thanks for well organized drive with a long convoy at night. Well done!

Congratulations @Sunil Mathew 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

Hahaha, I’ll make sure of that 😉

Waitlist 1. @Alfred Alinazar 2. @Ammar Naji 3. @samamara 4. @Rjducos 5. @Talgat Mendibaev 6. @Dwain Fernandes @Rjducos added you to the waitlist

Hi @Vanessa8580 can you please add me to the WL?

yeah bro @Farouq Owdeh, Ramadan was a restful month, then came these Ramadan & Eid offers garages are making, so I decided it was a good time to send my car for some upgrades and service checks 😂😂 But now enough resting and thinking, time to get back into the sand 😁 Looking forward to meet you and others after so longggg 🤙

Hi @Frederic, can you please put me for waiting list?

@samamara added you to the waitlist 😊

there is a mid week drive - Lorenzo has posted....join in .. same goes to @PacificDr.

Terrific @Lorenzo Candelpergherfor posting this drive as a precursor for another drive I am going with you in the weekend...thanks for taking time out during the weekday to do this...

@Vanessa8580 Could I be added to the waitlist please 😊?

Thank you Gok Krish, look forward to driving with you soon at IM level 👍

Hi Abdul Rahman, awesome man...great stuff...

Hi @Taufique Surve of course. There might be some signup coming in a couple of days. Lets see.

Congrats @Taufique Surve

Congratulations @Sunil Mathew

I don't think we have low participation in night drives, try with 1 drive if we have a lead available and see the response. 🤞

@Zed long time man 😆

Most welcome 🙏

Thank you @Lorenzo Candelpergherfor an exiting extreme drive. It literally extreme in every aspect. The most extreme part was recovering @Ale Vallecchi from the fence. It was great team effort by everyone. We managed to get out of it in no time. Until next time. Stay safe!!

@Gaurav @Ale Vallecchi @Wrangeld @Kailas @Frederic @Rahimdad @Brette @Anish S @Islam Soliman @Srikumar @Vanessa8580 @Chaitanya D @Tbone Thanks to the system, the mentors whose guidance and support have been the foundation through this enjoyable experience and learning process.....and also the peers with whom I enjoyed driving in repeat drives....learnt from everyone. Thanks again and best wishes for everyone to stay safe...

@Abdul Rahman AK yes with summer kicking in, night drives offer some respite from the heat. Apart from what Richard mentioned on lead availability, night drive participations plays a bigger role for us to add more Night Drives.

Thank you @Gaurav, It's been a pleasure to learn and grow under Carnity leadership. Thanks again for recognizing my effort with this promotion. I specially like to thank @Asif Hussain@Frederic@Vanessa8580@Emmanuel for sharing with me their experiences. Thank you @Brette@Lakshmi Narasimhan@Abdul Rahman AK@Wrangeld@Frederic

Dear Abdul Rahman, Thanks for the suggestion. We are as a leader's group always looking at ways to offer the drives that members want and can attend. This is driven by the availability of leads for whom the timings do depend largely on what we need to do in our other (non desert) lives.