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For safer off-roading, we request every off-roader to follow these mandatory safety requirements. Failing to abide by these mandatory safety requirements = NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE. Your safety is our top priority but ultimately it is YOUR responsibility. Seat Belt: is the most important safety feature in every car. It is illegal not to wear and is of paramount importance when off-roading. Seat belts constantly protect you from bumps and jumps during the drive. Everyone in your car should be wearing a seat belt at all times - without any exception, excuse or reasoning. Driver, passengers, guests, family, friends, kids everyone should wear a seat belt at all times. It's the driver's ultimate responsibility to make sure everyone is wearing a seat belt at all times. Failing to abide - even once - you will be banned forever from Carnity off-road club. All children should be sitting on age-specific child/kids/booster seats with the seat belt fastened. Nobody should lean outside the windows or sunroof from a moving vehicle for any reason. You can only accommodate maximum passengers, as much as the seat belts available in your vehicle. If you walk across to help to recover a car and then jump in another offroader car for reaching back to your car, please wear a seat belt even if your car is one dune away. If your car breaks down or is stuck and you join another offroader car, please wear a seatbelt at all times. Secure loose objects: Everything should be strapped and secured in your vehicle before you start the off-road drive. All off-road gear- Shovel, Jack, Board, Compressor, Fire extinguishers etc. should be either fully strapped with strong tie-down ratchet (no bungee cords and no spider net) or a boot partition should be installed with molle panels, dog guard, boot divider mesh or flexible straps. This is to prevent any off-road gear from freely moving in the cabin space and potentially causing a fatal injury during off-road bumps or any unforeseen accident. No camping gear, chairs, boxes or wood should be kept loose in your car boot. Clear Visibility and Focus: While off-roading, driver should have clear visibility and focus. Anything that blocks the clear visibility should be removed immediately from your car e.g. excessive front wind-shield tinting, loose sun-visor, etc. You should immediately stop driving off-road during sandstorms, foggy conditions, or any other natural conditions that hamper visibility to continue. Check and/or replace your wiper blades every month, as rubber degrades with time and if your wiper is not cleaning the windshield properly it may block your visibility. All distractions from passengers, music, phone calls, etc. should be avoided while off-roading.

Leading a desert drive is the most amazing experience to have, where you can combine the fun, freedom, creativity, strategic thinking and survival skills all at once. Leaders lead is the drive where all participant of that drive will lead for a certain period of time. Backed with the right techniques, experience and supervision so that you can learn the art of leading with a peace of mind without any fear or pressure. You will be learning the basics of leading the convoy in the desert in three different sessions: Advance sand reading, plan your lead, plan your exits. Use of navigational software for selecting the right course of path. How to systematically scale the lead for all the cars in the convoy. Level: Selective Advisors only - @Hisham Masaad, @M.Seidam and @Shaaz Sha When: 9 Oct, Saturday Meeting time: 6:00 AM, (Sharp, without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/PLc9YuWMhqKWShaJ9 (Mahafiz Tree Shade) Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM Please RSVP on the below calendar:

Congratulations @Hisham Masaad @M.Seidam @Shaaz Sha for this invitation to the elite and landmark LL sessions with @Gaurav.. make my words, these 3 sessions will completely change your lives as off-roaders .. can’t wait to be on your drives 👏👏👏👏

Looking forward for what is coming 👍🙏

Dear Desertnauts. Thanks for joining this drive, relaunching Faqa as a favourite off-roading area. This time we'll finally be able to venture, most of the drive, on the Al Ain side of this border town. Not driven as often as Sweihan's great dunes, we are going to discover what this side of Abu Dhabi and Dubai's desert has to offer. To make sure the drive plan will be well designed, a small Carnity posse will do a flash recce around this area, tomorrow afternoon, searching for the best entry and exit points, and all there will be to discover in between. @darren thompson, @PaoloMaraziti, @Sunil Mathew, @Looper, @Ehab, @JeromeFJ, @Tareck, @Darren Brooke, @Chris Wing, @Mus_hus78 and @Alex Raptor, stay tuned for more in the next couple of days.

Dear Desert Wanderers, this RSVP is now closed. Please find below the convoy order for our drive: @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, @PaoloMaraziti, @Pacific, @JeromeFJ, @Ranjan Das, @Ashok chaturvedi, @GauravSoni, this drive is going to be thrilling and exciting, but also quite demanding from a technical point of view, both mentally for the drivers and mechanically for the cars. It will require your full and undivided concentration at every step, especially when we will reach elevated positions on steep slopes, so make sure you come well rested and hydrated and that and you don’t have any reason for being distracted. Also, please consider carefully if you wish to bring passengers along with you. We will be using Carnity Channel 4 (446.08125Mhz). See you tomorrow morning, ready to go (i.e. already caffeinated, deflated, flagged and briefed) by no later 5:45am (sharp), so make sure you make it to the meeting point at least by 5:30am.

@Rawad @Ilya @varunmehndiratta @Chinthaka Ruwan @Russ Thanks for signing up for the drive and look forward for an amazing Intermediate drive in Little Liwa (Sweihan). The plan is to enter from an area some of us refer to us as Africa. As there are some monstrous dunes at the entrance, the pace would be set from the word go. Depending on how we progress we would then plan to move southwards to the town of Yahar and pay a visit to the Old Lady Dune. Meeting point has been updated on the Drive post as well as the calendar event.

Will laugh together, don't worry

Thank you @Islam Soliman, time to laugh at me is getting closer🤣

Congrats and have fun, future leaders!

Congratulations @Lorenzo Candelpergher i very well remember my first drive in your lead. I was catching my breath all the time as i was your second lead and wanted to keep up with the pace. And i quickly realized you were not only looking for speed, as your eyes were always on the convoy and making sure other drivers were enjoying and pushing themselves. See you soon !

Hello @Lorenzo Candelpergher Car is still in service since Sunday. Was supposed to be handed over today but its not yet, thats why I removed my self before bothering you with planning my place in your convoy. If by any chance they hand it over tonight, I will let you know and see of joining is still possible Enjoy 🤙🤙

Congratulations Marshal @Lorenzo Candelpergher!

In the words of another journey, "the pattern is full". Niki @Niki Mohammed Yazir Thattarathil @Mohammed Yazir Thattarathil Walter Palk @Walter Palk Nabeel Abdul Rahman @Nabeel Abdul Rahman Mohamed Aashiq Salahudeen @Mohamed Aashiq Salahudeen Ferl Brown @Ferl Brown mikaeel shaik @mikaeel shaik Mohseen Suliman @Mohseen Suliman Johannes Roux @Johannes Roux Christopher Assal @Christopher Assal Looking forward to seeing all you intrepid Sweihan adventurers on Friday. Please keep in mind, this is a Newbie drive. There is still room on the Fewbie drive if you feel that you might be in any way frustrated driving at newbie level (and have the rank) Not that I want to lose you - just so there's a complete management of expectations. See you soon in the sand.

Congratulations @Rawad, vell deserved promotion. See you soon in the sand!

@Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Islam Soliman @Abdul Rahman AK @JeromeFJ @Ranjan Das @Hisham Masaad @Danish Mohammad @Niki @Sunil Mathew @Chinthaka Ruwan @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @PaoloMaraziti @M.Seidam Can't wait to conquer this new level with you all 🤙🤙 Thank you ❤❤

Good day, my name is Malcolm Harrison and I drive a 2020 Wrangler Sport. I would like to RSVP to join the drive. This will be my first drive with a group or club.

A leader not only shows the way but also walks the way with the team that you proved in real. You’re an amazing marshal and we’re proud of you. Driving with a leader like @Lorenzo Candelpergher is a great inspiration for all of us to keep modifying our skills and talent. Thank you so much for your help and support. God Bless, Stay Safe always 🤲🙏

Many Congratulations @Lorenzo Candelpergher... Very well deserved... 👍

After over 13 years in Dubai, it was only in early 2020 that I eventually discovered off-roading. Having been a hopeless workaholic for most of my adult life, until then I had never had a hobby nor any free time to practice one. I even used to say my work was my hobby.. If I think of it now I can hardly believe it. In February 2020 I had just bought a new Nissan Patrol, the Platinum City model, definitely not meant for off-roading and definitely meant to be a quiet Business / Family car. Then, a newly met acquaintance, who then became a dear and close friend, @Luca Palanca Falsini, persuaded me to join him on a family drive organized by one of the famous off-road garages in Dubai. I joined the drive with wife, children and even mother-in-law (no I wasn't planning to drop her in the middle of the desert.. 😂😂). I didn't know what to expect, I had made no preparations and nobody had given me any briefing.. I just drove into the desert and returned home with crashed front and back bumpers. Luca was afraid I'd never talk to him again, but quite on the opposite, I walked out of the car smiling from ear to ear and thanked him for the opportunity. That was the start of what was meant to become the very first and only real hobby that I consistently practiced in my life. More than I hobby, I'd say it became a passion. After driving a few times with other clubs, my engineering mindset urged me to seek for a more structured approach and, in my search, I discovered @Carnity. I was intrigued by almost everything about it and decided to give it a try. My first drive with @Carnity was on 20.03.2020, at Pink Rock, with @Rahimdad leading and @Wrangeld in support. I loved that drive, which I still remember as incredibly inspiring and exciting as we first approached and then climbed the Rock. With Covid-19 pushing stress levels through the roof, off-roading became not only a passion, but also a powerful stress reliever, allowing a weekly mind reset that kept me functioning across one of the most difficult times of my entrepreneurial career. Drive after drive, stuck after stuck and pop-out after pop-out (many, many pop-outs 😂😂) I learned how to handle my Y62. From Newbie to Fewbie to Intermediate, it was a great learning process, in a great environment, where I felt welcomed, supported, challenged to go a bit beyond my comfort zone, but always safe in doing so. I received precious feedback before, during and after every drive, I was congratulated on my achievements and cheered up on my mistakes, I was always overwhelmed with help whenever needed and felt compelled to help back, in a contagious, addictive team spirit, whenever others were in trouble. For months I've had my alarm set at 6:59 pm on Sundays to make sure I'd be able to respond to the RSVP of my favorite drive, feeling as excited as a child, for the first time in my life taking some time for myself and with a new goal to achieve: I wanted to master my off-roading driving skills. Moving to the Advisors team was a great amplifier of the whole experience, making me aware of the great deal of work that goes on behind the scenes to make @Carnity function as a Swiss clock and growing even more my appreciation for this great club and the wonderful people who come together in it. I kept on polishing my driving skills, but also learned about recoveries, and progressively shifted my focus from my own driving to that of all the others around me, as the whole purpose was, at that point, enabling others to live the same wonderful experience as I was experimenting. A whole new world of opportunities came with the Leaders Lead course brilliantly delivered by @Gaurav to @Luca Palanca Falsini, @Janarthan and myself and with the subsequent possibility to lead convoys. To my surprise, I discovered that the pleasure of leading and, in so doing, making people enjoying themselves while following my lines, by far exceeds the pleasure of driving for the sake of driving... The possibility to choose where to go, when to go, which level to drive, the fine line between pushing the convoy to do a bit more without doing anything unsafe, the challenge to set the level so that everyone has fun but the weakest driver can make it through, the pleasure of planning a route to unveil a scenic sunrise driving east in the morning or west in a burning sunset in the afternoon, the satisfaction to see your convoy conquering a mighty dune, a giant bowl, or tricky technical terrain, the sense of adventure exploring new territories... are pure magic. I felt blessed and honored in every drive I led and enthralled by the feedback from those who followed my tail. In less than one year I made it to Expert level in my Y62 until, in February this year, a distraction reminded me the hard way how still inexperienced I was in reality.. I paid my toll, grounded for six endless weeks with an outlook to have my Y62 back only after 6 months 😭😭). As a real desert addict, I couldn't bear the waiting, so I finally came back on a new Jeep Wrangler, with my glorious Patrol returning to more important family duties just a few weeks ago. I know I disappointed many, including @Islam Soliman, opting to leave on the tarmac my white whale for an easier off-road ride... but those 12 months on a Y62 made all the difference of the world and I'm glad Marshals and Crew never discouraged me despite my heavyweight Nissan. Thanks to the Crew, @Gaurav, @Srikumar, @Frederic, who believed in me and gave me the chance to grow at my own pace and in my own way, coming to terms, from time to time, with my impatience to do always more, to count, to measure and to ALWAYS speak my mind (😂😂).. Thanks to the Marshals and Experts, @Ale Vallecchi, @Brette, @Chaitanya D, @Vanessa8580, @Jeepie, @sertac, @Anish S, @Luca Palanca Falsini and especially @Wrangeld, my off-roading mentor, who all took me on their convoys and later entrusted me in supporting roles setting the example of what a convoy leader should be. I regret I never had the chance to join @Emmanuel in a drive, but who knows what the future may reserve for us... Thanks to the Advisors, @Hisham Masaad, @M.Seidam, @marks, @Yousef Alimadadi, @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ, @Alexander Alcala, @Nivin, @Rizwanm2, @Shaaz Sha and the Support Team, @Alex Raptor, @Dodi Syahdar, @GauravSoni, @Veedooshee who joined my drives in support making my leads always easy and relaxed. Thanks to all those who joined my drives, too many to name one by one, except for @Danish Mohammad, who, this last summer, gifted me with the best present a lead could ever receive, i.e. the chance to watch an off-roader blossom in confidence and skills drive after drive, following my lines. And thanks to all those others who patiently tolerated my endless early pop-outs and stucks, to those who drove in the churned up sand left behind by my Y62, who shoveled under my belly, who tugged me out.. What a fantastic experience all this has been and what a fantastic experience it is going to be! I'm proud and honored to have, even more so now as a Marshal, the chance to give back what I have received from this wonderful team sport and within this amazing club. I guess I'll never give back as much as I really received, but I'll do my best, of that you can be sure.. as much as you can be sure about my fast pace in the next drive!!

@Rawad congratulations buddy

Thanks indeed, @Ale Vallecchi.

Dear @Lorenzo Candelpergher Sorry I am late to the party as I am away having a small vacation. Absolutely fantastic to see your progress all the way to the top. How you have handled a not so easy car beautifully- Y62 , is a testament to your off road capabilities. From the time you have been an IM , your presence on any drives was a blessing to have for all the team work you bring along. I still remember how you handled some tricky recoveries on my first independent lead at IM level, when I had butterflies in my stomach. From then on joining your drives as support would always make me learn and realise how focused you were with 1. Adding a flavor to even a well known area 2. Meticulous planning 3. Excellent timings- especially to start on time 4. Fantastic briefings and camaraderie which made you more respected among the members.( to an extent your drives are no longer desert or off road drives but they are termed "Lorenzo" drives ) Congratulations once again and wonderful to have you here as a marshall @Lorenzo Candelpergher

Hi Brett! Yes I can confirm my car has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. Wendee

Congratulations @Mehmet Volga !

Same here on the way may be 15 mins late arrival

Patiently waiting 😂🙌🏾

Never my friend 😂😂😂 I have my own signature stucks and you will not take those away from me

Congrats @Sunil Mathew

Congrats @Rawad 👍, another Y62 has reached the intermediate level and with 20" wheels, well done.

Congratulations @Sunil Mathew, great achievement. Looking forward to drive toghether soon!

Congratulations @Islam Soliman I really admire your patience and your precision in leading your convoys. Well deserved and looking forward to drive with you again.

Good evening fellow adventurers, The intention tomorrow is to have a chilled midweek drive to blow away the stresses and strains of the working week. The plan is to drive towards Solar Park capturing the setting sun as we do so. This area is full of nice surprises, we can ridge ride , side slope and criss cross our way to the sabka. Once we cross over we will find some larger dunes. We will use Radio channel 3 My proposed convoy is as follows: Radio Chanel 3 (three) Freq. 446-056 Driver Car Rank Position @Foxtrot Oscar Black Xterra Marshal Lead @Pacific SWB Jeep Int. 2nd Lead @Mohamad Anwer Patrol Fewbie 3rd @Bernard Kalaani LWB Grey jeep Fewbie 4th @Mus_hus78 Pajero Fewbie 5th @GauravSoni Blue Pajero Adv CF @Gilbert Khalil Black FJ Fewbie 7th @Santoso Marjuki LWB Blue Jeep Fewbie 8th @Senthil Kumar LWB Red Jeep Fewbie + 9th @Christopher Assal Nissan Patril Fewbie + 10th @Sunil Mathew LWB Yellow Jeep Int. 11th @Hisham Masaad Black FJ Adv Sweep

hi Anish. please WL me for first drive. thanks

@Rawad Congrats my friend 💪🏽 See you soon !

Many Congratulations @Islam Soliman.. Very well done... 👍

Great going @Rawad. Congratulations.

Well done @Rawad, bravo !

Congrats @Rawad, very deserving!

Beautiful description of your off-road journey you've shared @Lorenzo Candelpergher for others to learn, excite and motivate. Very nicely crafted with chronological challenges, incidents, experiences and learnings that really highlight it's all about the journey and your perseverance when you really want to achieve something in life, work, relations or in off-roading. I must admit here, that in the last session of leaders lead I was expecting quite a lot of stuck from that Y62 in such a nasty technical terrain. And the way you've managed it really surprised me that it's not only you crossed without any stuck, but you also made sure that the entire convoy made thru without any stuck under your lead. And that's what really differentiates "True Leader" from just a good off-roader.

Hi Angela, I have removed myself from this drive, dont see my car getting fixed before end of Tuesday. See you next time.

yeah man 😂 slots are up for grabs. when you posted the comment and when i replied there was still an available slot!

Thanks for update, but its shows full now…

It's my one of my greatest pleasures to see this promotion of @Lorenzo Candelpergher a driver who has become a good friend since joining and excelling (as he does in everything in life) as an off roader. For anyone reading these posts in detail, I implore you - look at how this person has demonstrated his capabilities, leadership, humanity and personal development through the vehicle of off roading. He is an example to us all, and I for one am delighted to warmly welcome him to where he belongs in the marshal level of this great club. I only hope that over the months he has learned from me some small degree of what I have learned from him.

Congratulations @Islam Soliman

Thanks for the clarification @Gaurav

Its most likely Fewbie as per the notification sent, but will wait for Luca to confirm for sure.

@Luca Palanca Falsinican u please confirm if this drive gonna be fewbie or fewbie plus? WhatsApp notification says it’s a fewbie drive?

With the tremendous increase in the number of COVID cases in the UAE, we all have to be responsible while off-roading. Failing to abide by any single precaution at any time during the drive, will result in an immediate ban from Carnity Off-road Club. ZERO TOLERANCE First offender - 1 Month Ban. Second offender - 3 Month Ban. Third offender - lifetime ban and report to authorities. COVID19 PRECAUTIONS 2.0 All Carnity off-road drives will be LIMITED to driving only: No Socializing and gathering allowed at any time. No break for taking photos, breakfast, smoking, etc. No exchanging of off-road or recovery gears. Wear a mask at all times, while outside your vehicle. For passengers restrictions, follow RTA or NCEMA guidelines. All passengers should be inside the car, at all times. Maintain a minimum of 2-meter social distance at all times. Sanitize your hands and recovery gear after use. PS1. If you and your passenger cannot sit inside your vehicle for 3-4 hours please DO NOT JOIN CARNITY DRIVES. PS2. A Member who has RSVP the drive is RESPONSIBLE and LIABLE for their passenger's compliance. PS3. The above precautions apply to everyone irrespective of their vaccination status or schedule. PS4. You can confidentially submit the photo of any offender by sending an email to [email protected]. How to comply Read the drive post before arriving at the meeting point, so that you know your convoy numbering and radio channel. Arrive at the meeting point and switch on your radio to the pre-set frequency of the drive. Stop your vehicle at least 10-20 meters away from each other. Deflate your tires, while wearing a mask, and then go back inside your car. All briefings will be done on the radio now, so pay full attention to a briefing for your own safety. After the briefing, fall in your convoy position just before the drive starts. While driving if you get stuck, announce on the radio and be inside your car at all times. Trip lead and/or support will guide you on the radio for self-recovery or tow-rope recovery. While there is a stuck or a refusal, everyone else supposed to be inside their car at all times. You can only take a bio-break during the drive, by requesting trip lead permission. Once the drive is over exit out to inflate by maintaining 10-20 meters distance from each other. While inflating, only the driver supposed to be out and with the face mask at all times. After the drive, you can talk on the radio for any feedback, suggestions or help you need.