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DRIVE REPORT Dear Desert Wanderers, It was a nice and chilling dawn when the convoy met yesterday at 6:30am. Everyone made it to the meeting point quite on time and after an extensive briefing we were ready to move by 7:05am. We warmed up crossing a long sabkha heading north east, then entered an area of nice long range dunes, where we spent quite some time roaming around and practicing some fun sidesloping. The sand in the area was very churned up and with many tracks, which made the exercise way more complex, but worth it. To the surprise of most in the convoy, we encountered several rock formations, which made the landscape, in the sunrise light, even more fascinating. As we moved further deep into the desert, we managed to get some distance between our convoy and the other two that were roaming in the area, one of which led by @M.Seidam. Quite early in the drive @Vishal Nair's Pajero, if I am not mistaken, showed some transmission overheating problems, so we stopped to address the issue. As discussed, most Pajeros suffer from transmission overheating which is often solved by installing a small additional fan in front of the dedicated radiator. Many Senior members in the club will be able to help on this. Our Marshal @Vanessa8580our Expert @Mehmet Volga or@GauravSonifrom the Support Team will be surely able to give you some advice. As the convoy was doing very well, I decided to raise the bar a little and to throw in some more fun stuff, including a few straight-up / straight-down dune crossing. It was approaching a high crest, followed by a long and steep descent, that @Asem Rashwan got crested in a moment of hesitation, giving Russ the chance to demonstrate to the whole convoy how a proper rope recovery is done. The stop and regrouping came handy to review some basic concepts about sidesloping, dune crossing and fishtailing, after which we were again on the move. With a few more refusals here and there we made our way further North, approaching the area of the Mighty Lisaili Dunes, maintaining a nice and fluid pace. Too good to be true, me and @Russ were thinking.. Then it happened: @Asem Rashwan's Ford Explorer, after a severe overheating caused by repeated attempts to recover from a stuck situation in supersoft and churned up sand, totally lost power, with no chance to get the engine running. Given the situation, as @Carnity's motto is that we never leave anyone behind, it was decided that we would attempt to tow the Ford Explorer out on the tarmac using my winch first, to get him on the flat, and then the endless horsepower of @Russ' beast. Winching uphill a dead load was hard but it worked out, so the towing was next, but probably the tow point (a bolted one) had been taxed enough and it collapsed as soon as @Russ started to pull. Luckily no one was injured and nothing was damaged by the steel projectile and we are all here adding this story to the many adventures of our off-road memoirs. Having explored in advance the best route out, the convoy had an easy exit to the Sabkha and eventually to the tarmac on D63 Seeh Al Salam Road, where we reached at 11:05am, exactly 4h after our departure. Everyone in the convoy did extremely well @Marcin Wronowski was an excellent 2nd lead. Always responsive to my instructions for small deviations. @Premjit Vappala did very well with his Pajero. With time you'll learn to be less shy on your throttle and get addicted to flooring it 😂 @Mawy followed in a very disciplined and focused way, with a brilliant performance. I also appreciated his many smart comments and useful suggestions on the radio. Well done! @Simon DawoodDawood had sometimes the temptation to fight gravity while sidesloping. Practice will help you control your fishtailing with the right combination of gas + countersteering , which will ultimately lead you to sustain longer sideslopes without challenging the unbeatable gravity. @Vishal Nair proved to be more efficient with manual shift than his automatic gearbox when it comes to preventing transmission overheating 😉. Other than that, some refusals here and there were all part of the game, especially in non trivial terrain as the one we drove through yesterday. @Asem Rashwan drove overall very well and had his good share of Desert Adventure for the day, but all is well what ends well. As @Russ recommended, please do not join any other drive before replacing both front tow points with proper ones, adequately strong and rated to withstand harsh tugs as happen off-road. @Usman Basit had a moment of concern when he heard some weird noise from his front left wheel, but it disappeared as suddenly as it appeared, so he could continue the drive and get a full blast of fun with the rest of the convoy. His hesitations here and there will fade away with time and practice. I had less visual on the cars at the back, but both @Rouaj and @Muhammad Qasim leveraged well their capable FJ Cruisers, struggling here and there in churned up sand, which was however quite unavoidable yesterday. @Sergio Big Dawg certainly showed he has a few more drives outside @Carnity under his belly. Also, his legendary Y61 is, by definition, almost unstoppable.. @Tom B at the back led his capable Land Cruiser, a great (but heavy and thus not easy) off-roader. Coming to terms with counter-steering to control fishtailing will take time and practice, but is particularly important on a heavy long wheel base ride like his. @Mohamad Ziad Alhennawi was comfortably at the back with his giant Hummer. As he noticed, the heavy weight of his beast requires a lot of ability in never losing momentum, as gravity won't make any discounts on an H3 😂😂. Overall we covered 43.6km in 4h net, moving for 2h 33' and stopping for 1h 27'. While in movement, we kept an average speed of 17.1km/h, which means it was a fairly fast paced drive as most of the terrain allowed for a fast ride. Congratulations to all, very well done but, most importantly, special thanks to @Russ who was all over the place, tugging, shoveling, giving instructions, providing valuable guidance, making my life way easier. Look at him at the top of a long slip face descent, guiding the whole lot down: A perfect support and an excellent towing exercise at the end. Bravo! See you soon in the sand!

Drive Report We met promptly at 2pm at the Fort in Lisailli , everyone deflated, fixed their flags and after a short briefing we were headed along the track that would lead us to the dunes. The beginning of the drive was a fairly tame route and it allowed everyone to get used to their desert wheels as we made our way to a small technical patch. Once at the technical patch we had a couple of stucks, which were easily handled with some digging. I have to say I was very impressed by how the convoy handled the technical dunes, it is a different type of challenge but a very worthwhile one. As we exited the technical area the wide open long range dunes of Lisailli opened out in front of us. As is always the case with Carnity drives we try to push you as much as you will allow us at each level. We had a small slide sloping tutorial and I watched avidly as each member of the convoy completed the side slope with aplomb . I pushed the side slop level a little more, and again watched as our newbies tackled the fresh challenge. Once again, you all coped admirably, with not a fish tail in sight. That was my green light, YALLA! We had so much fun on those great dunes, side sloping our way through to Solar Park, we even managed a mini criss cross, which again, each driver again handled brilliantly. I was very very impressed. We should treat our cars gently, if we’re kind to them they in turn will be kind to us, and you all did, you followed the instruction perfectly, and smoothly criss-crossed that small dune. We had some steep up and overs to deal with too, and everyone coped brilliantly , in fact I think the only time we had to get the rope out was when I drove into a pocket, haha! Aside from that everyone had great drives. As the sun began to set we gathered on the dunes and the last photo op was taken advantage of. The temptation to drive back in was high, but for once I was able to resist and we headed from the dunes towards the track and gathered to re inflate Special mentions to the Newbie Newbies at the front of the convoy @Suresh K @Omar ElGamal @Dinesh Kumar A @Simon Claes – I thought you all drove really well, some great self recoveries too. Well done all of you. Just a couple of pointers, and you know who you are, stay on the tracks I create, I do this for a reason, I know where you can go safely; try to keep up; if you are losing sight of the car in front, announce it on the radio, there’s no issue with that, I’ll wait. To the more experienced drivers, and by that I mean you have had a couple of more drives, @Belal Aldaour @Patrick van der Loo @khurram.k @Super Safari Girl @Pieter Potgieter @Morshedi, you all had a really good day out there. I know it’s more difficult as the sand gets churned up, so well done for handling that as well as the slight increase in level, ‘Newbie with added vitamins’. This doesn’t apply to you all but it is worth reminding everyone at this level that, if you are losing momentum and fishtailing for whatever reason, be it the car in front or the sand being too churned and soft, please please please don’t fight gravity and steer down immediately. To the entire convoy, comms are vital on a drive, it's good to talk, never be embarrassed, just shout out, especially if you have a refusal at the bottom of a steep up and over 😜 Many thanks to my great support today, to @Larry Cadden , who was fantastic as my 2nd lead , following my instruction and holding when I needed him to. He saved us on a few occasions when I drove into an area that would have required intermediate level of skills to get out of. Thanks @Ahmad Shaker for holding it down in the middle .Also huge thanks to the ever present @Jeepie who was there to guide us all, when we were stuck or reattempting. Thank you all for indulging me, for listening to and following my instruction and for making it such a fun afternoon in the sand. Until our next adventure. 😎

Trip report Dear friends it was with an immense pleasure meeting all of you and leading a drive which turned to be one of the most enjoyable times for me hoping it was for you too. I much appreciate for being in time lined up and prepared , and after briefing we started moving at 06:50 hitting the pylon track toward south and parallel to the 🐪 track. Upon entry of the technical patch east@Michel Van Woudenberg had a refusal upon first dune crossing and apparently his 4X4 was disengaged. Thankfully and after being tugged , thanks to @marks , somehow and after several attempt of manually trying solve the issue in his FJ40 1978 we took a call to continue and he did more than wonderful throughout. the technical part was a good warm up which was impressive and no issue if any to recall till we reached the flat area and at this point it was a time of a little stop to demonstrate especially for the New Fewbies some technical and safety points during criss crossing and ridge riding. This area of Lisaili is particularly known for its medium long range dunes where after several side sloping one beautiful ridge seemed to be ideal for the first criss cross and gentle landing , so every one did in excellence . We practiced in this area couple of times. till confidence built up to continue so we did . Then we came to face a popout of the right front tire of @Imteeaz GoolamhossenY61 . Which was fixed in no time . we continued and the radio was silent for about half an hour indicating that every one now is set for the second part ( the only one breaking the silence was me checking that all is good in the back ) and the answer from @Rajeevan Vickneswaran was reassuring always 😊 heading more in south and east direction aiming at the high dunes parallel with the Paja route , ( connecting murqab to the sabkha and further south through the technical till the borders of solar park/ Qudra ) , we had to cross a short cut technical stripe . Just before the end of it @marks passenger started feeling unwell and we had to give it a break for few minutes in the fresh air . nothing was much left before the first tall dune and riding all of us along it’s relatively flat ridge a beautiful scene of the large Sabkha like a run way illuminated by the reflection of the rising sun high in the sky as the watch was pointing to 09:35 ( I wish I had a picture ) however from a previous drive in same area looked like that 👇 It became clear that Mark’s passenger can no longer continue and I had to make the call now and asked the friends about their wish of early exit or to continue for our remaining 45 minutes . We accompanied mark , Michel and Marwan to exit safely at Murqab and the remaining of the convoy after little rearranging returned back to the flat sabkha engoing what was remaining from time and that was a blast a continuous side sloping , climbing and criss crossing along the long range dunes in a direction toward exit.and just before existing @Stavgot slipped with left front wheel in the air . However with some instructions recovered very smoothly and nicely. Generally it was such an experience for all of us lots of learning and much skills to develop and refine all by time comes smoother and nicer . we learned the criss crossing tech safely and how to approach and when and at top of that never fight Mother Nature ( Gravity ) and instead makes it yours and by your side it will never fail you. we learned some self recovery and blip blip gas and how gentle to handle the foot on paddle and hands on wheels with harmony. we learned how to fix the pop out basically keeping all safety precautions during executing that as well as how can you avoid it ( skills vs tire ) On top of all of this we all met again and for some I haven’t seen for quite a while and others it was for the first time . What an honor and pleasure . Well done every one. @Michel Van Woudenberg pleasure meeting you , your handling driving a manual car has special respect for me. Hope you enjoyed it. @Imteeaz Goolamhossen as a first FB drive you did more than great and your self recovery was awesome. @Manoj Soman also first Fewbie drive . Excellent . Your second lead for the last part was very good . Nice meeting you buddy. @Felix Obst eventually we met what a pleasure . You drove like a pro brother . Well done. @Adam James nice meeting for first time too . No issue at all keep it up hope to drive again with you . ( please update your car type in your profile 😉) @KAMALIO apart from one or two refusals I believe You have done great . See you next time and nice meeting you 👍 @Marwan Haddad second time we drive together , thie first and this drive flawless like a pro 👍 @Stav what a pleasure . Great driving and the last one with self recovery is all part of the spice to any drive as long as you do it safely and you did . Wish To drive with you one more time. I would like to hugely thank @Gok Krish ,pleasure seeing you after all this absence , your help in the middle was very much appreciated my dear. Flawless as I knew you 👍 .Same goes for @Rajeevan Vickneswaran thank you for keeping me posted from the tail of the convoy at all time. last but not least special thanks goes to my second lead @marks for being there correcting whatever slipped from under my wheels . I hope your passenger is ok now . take care all enjoy your week ahead and the upcoming holidays as well . See you soon gliding on dunes cheers 🙏 Mohamed P.S few pictures in gallery

😅 Like the epic recovery, without winch, ropes, shovel, or 4Lo + diff lock 😆, 100% human powered ... teamwork at its best 💪

@Russ first I would like to thank you for your support towing my car to safety, and thanks God that everyone is safe especially @Lorenzo Candelpergher and you. @Lorenzo Candelpergher thank you for leading this amazing drive and for not hesitating to help me and everyone during the drive. Second I would like to thank everyone for being a great company, looking forward to seeing you soon.

First a photo to summarize our experience, then trip report below: Obviously it's @Asif Hussainbhai who likes to climb these, but @Rizwanm2 also reached similar heights... these XTerra-ers are like cats when they see trees, itching to climb 😂 (btw WhatsApp me for the videos if you want since gallery doesn't accept videos anymore) Trip Report: We started off with a nice weather, you can even feel the sand under the feet are cold. Our dear Marshal Dr @Chaitanya D commanded that I should keep some distance, so I did... but then he ran off at 50km/h playing hide-and-seek: I could see his flag hidden behind the dunes and I keep seeking where in tracks did he go to 😅 That was a fun first-half, lots of high-paced criss-crossing and throttling-on-every-flats. Second-half was very technical, the sand is so soft that when you park, the cars would slowly sink... some refusals and stucks, but nothing that took more than 15mins to recover. At the end of the technical track, we were awarded with a nice play area as seen in the photo above. It's like seeing gold after shovelling dirt & sand (literally) 😁 I would like to thank our Lead Dr C who trusted me as 2nd Lead and dealt with my banters 😂 Our CF @Rizwanm2 who helped everyone who got refusals and stucks. Our Marshal Sweeper @Asif Hussain who ensured no one is left behind 👍🏻 Also fellow drivers whom I enjoyed chatting before interrupted by our strict time-keeper @Aisha S, Dubaians @munkybizness @Anoop Nair and Sweihan Boy @Josh T. , see you chaps in Liwa!

Thanks @Shaaz Sha for the drive, and @Jeepie, @imranaasghar81 and @Thomas Varghese for the support and guidance where needed. A challenging drive, with beautiful terrain and a good team overall. We absolutely needed to be awake for yesterday's drive - dodging other convoys, microlights (paragliders?) and dealing with soft sand. @Prakash Anoop nice driving . I would suggest leaving a generous amount space between you and the rest of the car. I make this comment bearing in mind in my early drives, I used to be too close to the car in front, especially on the inclines- I used to do exactly the same thing. Inevitably this gave me an issue (stuck/refusal) when that car had an issue. I wanted to "keep up" with the car in front of me and not lose the pace. As soon as I "learned" (trained myself because it did not feel natural) to leave more space, and give myself another option, my refusals and stucks became far fewer. Nice to meet some new faces. Have a good week everybody and see you in the sand. 👍

Thanks a ton to @Srikumar, @Niki and @Nithin Vaidir for the amazing drive. Fully agree on the adventure element we had on today's drive. Plus we were lucky to see the Shoveling event by @Niki I have uploaded the images I have to the gallery : https://carnity.com/gallery/category/1087-newbie-solar-park-dubai-26-nov-2021

About that recovery........what happened in the desert, stays in the desert.

@Vishal Nair when you have transmission overheating problems, the first thing you need to check is if your transmission oil needs to be replaced. If that is not the issue, try to drive in manuel gear so you don't shift gears as much as in automatic gear. If you still have issues, you will have to place an extra fan.

We have had a great drive with an amazing group of people special thanks to @Lorenzo Candelpergher and @Russ for the great drive, it was a blast. Looking forward to seeing you next time

@Lorenzo Candelpergher thank you for an action packed Friday morning drive! This area is the perfect place to learn and improve desert driving skills and I’m sure everyone benefitted from the tutorials and choice of terrain; some small technical dunes to negotiate, crossing dunes, and side sloping of large open dunes. @Marcin Wronowski - a fantastic 2nd lead, well done. @Asem Rashwan - Hope you manage to fix the issues with your car. Please ensure you replace and ensure the integrity of your front tow hooks before joining your next drive. @Premjit Vappala @Mawy @Simon Dawood @Vishal Nair @Usman Basit @Rouaj @Muhammad Qasim @Sergio Big Dawg @Tom B @Mohamad Ziad Alhennawi you all drove very well. Continue practicing going up and down dunes and any hesitation will soon disappear, and keep in mind everything Lorenzo mentioned about fish tailing wherein if you feel the rear of your car is sliding down the dune you must steer down in that same direction, as counter-intuitive as it may seem! Hope to see you all soon 🌵 Ps - Some pics of the drive in the gallery section 📸

@M.Seidam your dashcam has captured some memorable moments!

Many thanks @Brette for the drive yesterday ! You managed to find your way through these bulldozer track, it was far from easy. The quiet start allowed everyone go get accustomed with the soft sand, and to realised how important it is to keep the car moving with the proper momentum. Then you could increase the pace with a nice portion of rolling dunes, where we could drive from one side to the other, and get the feeling of the side sloping. Finally a big bowl was a nice playing area where everyone could safely push his car a bit more, to see how far it could climb ! Very nice mix ! The convoy did very well, considering the very soft sand that was accumulated in some areas. No shovel, no rope in a Newbie drive is quite exceptional !! It shows the capabilities of the drivers 1/ to avoid getting stuck and 2/ capable of self recoveries, either alone, or with the guidance of the support. @Adnan Halepota, excellent 2nd lead, following the instructions of @Brette, and holding when the situation required to do so. @Osama M your car is heavy, but powerful. You have seen that it can easily get stuck, but also you where capable of getting out of the stuck with some guidance. With some practice, you will learn how to use safely the power of your car to pass through tricky situations. @Julian Patterson, very good control of your heavy Yukon, and very nice self recoveries in several occasions, very well done. @takeshi sobue, the FJ has great capabilities, being attentive to the guidance of the support and leads, you will learn to make the most of it. Also you could realise the importance of selecting a a good trajectory for difficult climbs. Keep driving ! @John Vanderbleek, very good command of your FJ, soon, you will be able to make the most of it ! thank you for the support in guiding fellow drivers when needed. @Willie very well driven during the whole drive. @Derius Olivier, it was nice to see one of these LR on the sand and not only on Downtown Boulevard! very well driven, always in control. You will be able to access more difficult drives without issues. @Johannes Roux, very well driven also, keep an eye on your fishtailing on side slopes when you will come to bigger dunes. Thank you all for the company and the good spirit during the drive! Please get sure you arrive to the next drive with your radios all set with the Carnity frequencies. See you soon on the sand.

Love your report with admiration @Zed 💙. Great to have you for the enthusiasm, energy and laughter you bring on the drives . Mean while I caught you doing a lot of shoveling 😜when I was stuck Yes we are 👍🏼, well driven even at the back . Good to have you buddy

Thank you Dr @Chaitanya D and @Asif Hussain Bhai & @Rizwanm2 for a wonderful drive today. It was the 3rd consecutive drive with the Dr and feels part of the team now😁 . Fayah is really becoming a favourite as there is no churned up tracks like in Swaihan and thankfully no oil exploration/ seismic studies etc (yet). The first half was really free-flowing and the second half was a good lesson in careful driving with patience in a technical sort of terrain. The convoy drove really well considering the terrain, Special shout out to @Josh T. who was having the first FB+. Well done. @Asif Hussain bhai was a real calming effect at the back never rushing things has given me confidence to approach each obstacle at my own pace. It was a pleasure driving with all of you @Aisha S @Zed @munkybizness. See you all soon

@Prakash Anoop You are gradually gaining experience and I could see the difference today. 3 things you have to take care and you and your jeep will conquer the sands like a maestro. One of the best advice I got from @Carnity club during my 1st drive - from the famous @Frederic is always take care to gain higher ground whenever you climb up from the beginning. You can't change your climb up angle once you are already committed to the approach angle. You can't turn your wheels into the climb slope once you feel your approach angle was wrong and you are losing ground. Obey the car and don't make it fight gravity. DANGEROUS. Come down and reattempt if needed. 2nd most important advice was from @Foxtrot Oscar the ridge riding queen. Whenever you ride a ridge try to be in the middle of the ridge by having both your front wheels on either side of the ridge. This way you will be in more control of the steering movements of the car. Flatten the crest of the ridge and don't bother about the underbelly of your car as its protected by bash plates. 3rd advice was from Professor @Ale Vallecchi. When driving on soft sands deflate to 11psi which is roughly 1/3 of your normal tire pressure. These 3 advices and implementing them correctly made me a better offroader. I was grumbling inside when @Ale Vallecchi asked me to deflate further down to 11psi and was thinking Ale was about to destroy my tires. After almost an year into off roading I'm thankful he gave me the courage to deflate to that tire pressure. Hope you drive with @Chaitanya D & @Wrangeld to hone your technical dune driving skills more. @Wrangeld is the DCT champion because technical dune driving is his strength.

Thank you @Srikumar, @Niki for guiding us through, thoroughly enjoyed the drive this morning. Look forward to Liwa

What a fabulous drive! Even more exciting than what Lorenzo had billed it to be while posting. If I was (a bit) tired after a 90 mins drive to the meeting point following a long Friday escapade, there wasn't any hint of it left by the time we reached the Wathba Lake - the short ride was thoroughly refreshing and promising a even more fantastic drive that lay ahead. Fantastic it was. A few refusals and stucks actually gave the much needed breather from the continuous fast paced, adranaline filled drive. Didn't realise how fast the time flew-by with us covering 95 KMs - incredible! Thanks @Lorenzo Candelpergher for curating yet another gem of a drive - will remember it for a long time. thanks @Christian Andras and @Dodi Syahdarfor the support. @Rawad, @JeromeFJ, @Looper, @Mario Cornejo, @Lawrence_Chehimi was an absolute pleasure meeting and driving with you gentlemen. Thank you and hope to see you soon.

@Vishal Nairafter all the checks and oil change just add an extra fan as pajero’s need them for sure especially if your in @Lorenzo Candelpergherdrive and that too intermediate drive i suggest you get “propeller plane ✈️ fan” 🤣😂……

Thank you again team Carnity...and thank you for all the treats

Ultra super amazing memorable event day and the video was superb @Carnity our hero and inspiring to continue moving safely with persistent passion and safety 🏆👍🙏

Had an amazing drive - Thank you @Foxtrot Oscar and @Jeepie for guiding us through the technical dunes and the ones on the side slopes and the crossings on top of dunes - they were adventurous. Also learnt a lot on shoveling techniques - "Keep hitting the Single spot". This was my first afternoon drive - the setting sun was harsh on some angles but it was completely worth it - the golden hour was picturesque. Also thank you @Simon Claes - for picking my suction flag pole on our way back. I need to work on a clamp solution for the flag pole.

@Karthik Raptor @topgear @Derius Olivier @Ali Shah @Nithin Vaidir @Mo Moharam @Adnan Halepota Welcome to the Carnity Annual Liwa Expedition. Me and @Anish S look forward to taking you on a nice easy paced Newbie ride through one of the most scenic desert routes within UAE. For those who would be visiting Liwa for the first time, be prepared to witness Nature at its best. The vastness of the sand and the size of the dunes can be truly humbling. DRIVE PLAN During the morning session we would be finding our route to the famed Yellow Truck buried deep within the desert. Depending on the convoy progress we would break there for lunch and photos. The second session would be more dedicated to finding some nice dunes to drive on. If things go well, we would exit out around 4 PM. DRIVE PREPARATION To ensure that everyone has a fun and safe Liwa trip its important that you go through the below checklist : 1. Please ensure that you are there at the meeting point on 7:30 AM sharp. Late comers would be sent back. 2. Firstly, get lots and lots of rest the previous day. The more the better as Liwa will not only challenge your vehicle but your mind as well. We would need your complete focus and fatigue due to less rest is the last thing that is needed on such a terrain. For those who prefer camping the previous night, you can do so at the starting point as its a nice spaced out area. Bring some firewood incase if you wish to have a bonfire to keep you warm. Cleaning up after the bonfire is mandatory. 3. Ensure that your 4x4 is well serviced recently and all the lubes and fluids are topped up. 4. 20 Liter / 40 litre fuel jerry can is needed depending on your vehicle. If you have any doubts, please post your query on the drive post and we will assist. 5. A full fuel tank at the meeting point. 6. Spare tyre should be in good working condition. If not been used recently, ensure that you take it out and check the condition properly. Also ensure that you have the wrench that can be used to remove your tyre (if needed). In the past we have seen that people upgrade their tyres but still keep the the original wrench which is of no use to remove the upgraded tyre. So please ensure that your car has the right tool to remove the tyres (if needed). 7. Air compressor, proper shovel, flag, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, 8. Fully charged radio (tuned to all Carnity Frequencies) with spare battery / radio. If you have a car charger for your radio, please bring it along. 9. Please ensure that you know how to switch off traction control (turning off Air bags is not mandatory for this drive). If it requires pulling the fuse, please research before the drive or better still, post your queries on this drive post and we would assist. 10. Car charger / battery pack for your mobile. 11. Plenty of water, approx 5 litre per person per day. 12. Bring along your breakfast, lunch, snacks, etc in easy to eat packing. We shall be having breaks in between the drive. 13. Dry food, energy bar, cookies, nuts, crisp to munch while driving 14. Bring garbage bags along to carry your trash. Littering in the desert is strictly prohibited. Keep checking this list, as it might grow further in coming days. All the above points are Mandatory and your participation on the drive would be refused on the drive day by the trip lead if you fail to comply with the above.

Hi @Shahid Mehmood apologies for the misunderstanding, your profile is indeed not showing “fewbie” level yet which must be an error in the backend. you can attend the drive. I’ll get in touch with Janarthan.

@Thomas Varghese. I beg to differ, technical is but one of the winning team's strengths. The challenge was not won on the technical dunes alone.

Thanks @Imteeaz Goolamhossen for tha feedback . I believe driving in technical terrain is like swimming in a shallow water ( no feet allowed to touch ground ) , once you master it , being in an ocean is like a piece of cake ! After that

@M.Seidam Thnk you for putting together this amazing deive yesterday. the technical parts were more than welcomed, and as fewbie this is what we will look towards in the next drives. my first pop-out - thnk you @marks for your help in getting this sorted out. looking forward to the next fewbie drive cheers

Good Morning .. Please wait list me.. just in case someone drops out. .. Thanks

Thank you! It was the best most challenging ride I ever had.

Dear @Brette' Thank you very much for the marvellous drive today. It was a enjoyable drive. Thank you @JeromeFJand John for the exceptional support during the drive

Thanks a lot @Thomas Varghese for the valuable advice

@Niki and shovelling are becoming synonymous. Even in our ADH drive today there was reference to Niki's shovel. but 3 at at a time, seems a completely new trick 🤣

Thank you guys for this lovely ride i enjoyed a lot and thanks for @Nikifor let me using he's shovel 😂

Trip Report @Harshad Ashraf @Tom V @jeetu sharma @Azeem M @Nathan @BHANU PRAKASH VISHWANATH @Nithin Vaidir@Kaleem Ur Rahman @kiranshinde@Karthik Raptor @Jean Jarjoura @Dinesh Kumar A Thank you everyone for a wonderful morning. With a fantastic convoy and an even amazing support, gave me the freedom to be a little adevnturous on the long range dunes as well as to take the convoy to the semi technical dunes. Everyone managed the whole route extremely well. Thanks to @jeetu sharma for a perfectly executed second lead and to @Nithin Vaidir for an excellent sweep duties. But the stand out performer of the day was @Niki for helping all the drivers during every refusal and when required showing all of us how to use 3 shovels at a time.😂 See you guys in Liwa

Guys, what a morning. Really enjoyed. Support team lead by Sri were the real inspiration

Thanks a lot @Srikumar& @Niki for making this drive safe and more interesting, expecting to have more drives like this in near future Also Thanks for the other convoy members for your patience and support

Very good experience of teamwork. Learnt somewhat to correct fishtail. I hope Asem's Explorer is back in action soon.

@Gaurav and @Carnity team, members, leaders, it was a great experience to participate in the event. It is easy to imagine the pre-C19 gatherings at @Carnity, and I think the main prize all of us got was the opportunity to interact and have fun prior and after the competition drive. Again many thanks for the opportunity and a big shout out to the organizers and everyone who participated. 🦊

Thank you everyone for amazing participation, fun and thrilling action during the first-ever Desert Champions Trophy. Congratulations to all the participating team members and lead for successfully, safely, and creatively completing the whole course of 5 waypoints spread across the Lisaili and Solar Park area. YOU ALL ARE TRUE DESERT CHAMPIONS. Congratulations to Team Red Fox for winning the trophy for completing the whole course in the shortest amount of time. Team Lead: Richard Kohn @Wrangeld Second Lead: @M.Seidam Third: @Bernard Kalaani Fourth: @Ruan van den Heever Sweep: @Mario Cornejo Winning Team Arabian Red Fox GPS Track Download: DXB-DCT-Richard.gpx All Team Timings: Team Arabian Red Fox - 1:32:05 Team Arabian Saluki - 1:43:50 Team Arabian Sand Gazelle - 1:44:02 Team Arabian Wolf - 1:55:22 Team Arabian Leopard - 2:13:49 Team Arabian Camel - 2:31:41 WINNING TEAM CELEBRATION All images have been uploaded to the gallery: https://carnity.com/gallery/category/1076-desert-champions-trophy-2021 All Hi-Res Images you can download from here: https://carnity.com/dct/dct_folder_1.zip https://carnity.com/dct/dct_folder_2.zip https://carnity.com/dct/dct_folder_3.zip Master video @Daniel Rodas @Werno @Javier Lucero @Zed @Alexander Alcala @Mario Cornejo @M.Seidam @Humayun Ghias @varunmehndiratta @Hisham Masaad @Anoop Nair @Niki @JamesThorn @Ruan van den Heever @Chaitanya D @Lorenzo Candelpergher @Jeepie @Kailas @JeromeFJ @Bernard Kalaani @Looper @Alexanderrr @Mus_hus78 @Daniel Yang @Wrangeld @GauravSoni @Matt.T @Warren Flay @Ale Vallecchi @Mohamad Anwer @Jorge Stepniak Felippe Requesting everyone to please share their valuable feedback Desert Champions Trophy -2021 Feedback Look forward to welcoming new "Desert Champions" in 2022....!

The next one i am looking for is a small cooler designed for centre storage space in JL...it's a deep space not sure why no one has designed it yet (or not marketed it enough to be easily searched). If anyone come across such option plz do let me know ..it's a perfect space for a cooler ..and will be cool way of taking the drinks out ..

Hello @kiranshinde. You will be #1 in the WL. Thanks Hello @khurram.k. You are #2 in the WL. Thanks

@Russ @Lorenzo Candelpergher Thanks for the best drive 🚗 and experience that you shared with us today. We had great combination. Each breakdown of car is a new lesson to learn. Thanks to all participants also for great patience. Can't wait to See you guys again