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Dear Friends @Pierre de Maigret @Muhammad Qasim @Belal Aldaour @KKIRAN @Michel Van Woudenberg @Waqas Parvez @Imteeaz @Davie Chase @Russ @Naim Aoun @Simon Dawood @Gertjan @KAMALIO @Karthik Raptor @Ahmad Shaker @Vaibhav @munkybizness Thank you all for joining and confirming I really appreciate that . Let’s start all a new year full of joy happiness and success wishing all the best fir all . special thanks and gratitude to @Kailas who volunteered to support and eventually lead the second half of this “ split train “🙏 . Also appreciate and grateful to @Russ For his last minute making this two parallel convoy split at ease 🙏 when you arrive to the meeting point please if at all possible try to line up like that and if possible to the convoy order more or less . K = Kailas S = Seidam please be on time 14:00 at the meeting point and bit earlier the better . please check that your radios are fully charged , your relevant offroad gear strapped and fixed , flagged up upon arrival and deflated to your convenient Pressure ( usually 13/14 psi highway tires and 11/12 psi for all terrain tires ) Looking forward to greet you all ✌️ please find your position as per the convoy list as below We will be using radio channels Seidam : channel 1 Kailas : channel 2 Good luck and happy new year 🥳 P.S in case of emergency my cell 0554045278

A great drive to end the year! Thanks to @Ale Vallecchi for leading an awesome drive and to @Russ for his recoveries. And of course to @Nathan for taking the centre role and relaying communications and his own advice to the rear end of a very long convoy! Some great technical dunes at the end of the drive, that were nicely churned up by the first 13 vehicles, leaving the Raptors of myself, @Karthik Raptorand @Russto plough through! Have a great new year all, and I look forward to driving with you in 2022!

If it rains tonight then we better indeed pack up and leave again, but I don’t think it will be the case.

What a way to send off 2021! Thank you @Srikumar for hosting a fantastic day at Bu Tais, it is a terrific playground. It was 8:00 pm last night when I arrived, as it was my first time there I had no clue where to camp so just went and settled not far from the meeting point. I must say it was difficult going to sleep because the sky was spectacular, but as the mercury dropped I made way to get warm and rest. The convoy gathered at the designated site where everyone prepared their cars and, after listening to @Srikumar's briefing, we all started heading towards the playground. We were greeted by the last dawn of 2021. After a warm up and driving for about an hour and a half @Srikumar took us to the emblematic site known as Bu Tais Tree Dune. The scenery was not short of tall dunes, bowls, every now and then we would see tempting areas where to play. From the "menu" of drives I took with @Carnity during 2021, this was the last course and I am delighted the "dessert" was a new place, with scenic landscapes and a variety of areas for playing. It was also a pleasure to meet @Asif Hussain who is a master at riding those big bowls! @Srikumar, @Ranjan Das, @Mus_hus78, @Ilya, and @Asif Hussain it was an absolute pleasure to drive with you today, I wish you, yours and @Carnity a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2022. Hope to drive soon with all of you!

A great last drive of 2021 @Ale Vallecchi! A rainy start to our morning left the sand very soft underneath and churned up as the convoy went through, and although the ropes and shovels did make a few appearances - mainly due to moments of hesitation - overall there was a brisk pace and we covered good ground in a fantastic area. Well done, good driving and Happy New Year @Jose Thomas @Azeem M @Quresh Motiwala @Emanuel @Rajat Verma @ASAD. @Nathan @JERINE_B @Justin Ng @Tareq Al Turq @Markus B @Mo. @Karthik Raptor @Mark D PS - Some pics in the gallery 📸

As always, a great drive! @Ale Vallecchi thanks for guiding us on a brilliant and interesting route. Enough technical to pushing the learning, whilst also being easy enough to keep up with. plus we missed the rain at the end! great drive everyone, thanks again

Sure no worries @Siddharth gupta

@Desert Wrangler @Ali Shah @Derius Olivier @Imran Kashif @Osama M @Joseph Raju @Anna Dillon @Julian Patterson @takeshi sobue @ASAD. @Anthony Tan @P C Lim @YM Han @Melenany @Dodi Syahdar @Frederic Below you can find the convoy numbering for Sunday's newbie drive. Newbie drive Al Fayah 02 January 2022 Attendees Level Car Pos # Vanessa8580 Marshal Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue 1 Imran Kashif Fewbie Toyota Prado 2 P C Lim Newbie Lexus LX570 White 2015 3 Ali Shah Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Grey 2017 4 Anna Dillon Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Black 2011 5 Dodi Syahdar Advance Ford Raptor 2018 6 YM Han Newbie Suzuki Jimny Yellow 7 Derius Olivier Newbie Land Rover LR3 Blue 2009 8 Julian Patterson Newbie GMC Yukon White 2021 9 ASAD. Newbie Toyota Prado White 2010 10 Desert Wrangler Newbie Jeep Wrangler SWB Yellow 11 Joseph Raju Newbie Nissan Patrol White 2006 12 Melenany Advance Ford F-150 Green 13 Osama M Newbie Infinity QX80 White 14 Anthony Tan Newbie Nissan Patrol White 15 Takeshi Sobue Newbie Toyota FJ Cruiser 16 Frederic Crew Mitsubishi Pajero SWB Blue 17 Don't forget that you need a green status on the All Hosn app if you want to cross the border to Abu Dhabi. We will be using radio channel 1 (446 00625) If there is any problem or emergency, you can reach me on the number 056 434 1668.

Yes @Emanuel. We will drive. No worries.

Hi.. @Frederic. I have one question. I don't have the walkie talkie. Can I still join?

Hi @Frederic I will join with my family and friends and we will camp for the night..

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi and @Russ for an enjoyable drive today. Like most of us probably, I also had a wadi in the streets of Dubai to play in for a bit while on my way home.

Hi all and Vanessa, I am P C Lim. I have no experience in off road and due to the lack of time I am not well equipped too. My car is 4x4 and has front and back towing hook from factory. I have tyres deflator and gauges but will need to borrow air compressor from my friend in the group. I have bought a flat pole but flag holder might be late in delivery. I hope my walkie talkie will be delivered before this trip. Look forward to see you all. cheers P C Lim

@Frederic I’m out and about currently enjoying the wadis of Jumeirah 😂 If these weather conditions persist, will they have an impact on the meetup this evening?

Thank you Ale and the other supports for the great drive! This morning i considered not showing up because of the rain (i have my hardtop off and nobody to help me to put it back on) but i am glad i joined, it was good fun!

Dear @Frederic Good Morning ... Me and my brother @mohammad adil khanare joining this event with our families and have plan to camp overnight.

@M.Seidamit was a amazing drive, hope to see you soon in my upcoming drives. Happy new Year to all.

Yes please @M.Seidam 🙏🏻

Hello @M.Seidam Sorry I'm not sure if i can do it, Im not feeling well. Hope you enjoy the drive guys. Thank you

As I am mostly on my phone and love the apps, I managed to find a solution using RSS feed that works for me😎 . I have tested this on an iPhone and am pretty sure it will be similar for other operating systems. If anyone else is interested these are the steps: 1) Download any RSS feed reader from App Store/ Play Store. 2) Open the app and click on "Add feed from keywords" 3) Add the feed URL "https://carnity.com/discover/all.xml" and tap "All Activity" 4) Click 'OK' on the confirmation. 5) You can see all the feeds come through. Note: 1) Please login normally as you would do on carnity website, so that the page doesn't keep refreshing. 2) You can enable/disable notifications from the RSS feed reader app.

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above When: 1 Jan 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 14:00 (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Starting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/AepDNbfZbKX46Xwz9 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 18:00 THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL END THE DRIVE AT A POINT WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Fewbies and above drivers. RSVP will close on Friday - 6:00 pm If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. Please RSVP on Below Calendar:

What better way than to spend your NYE evening together with your Carnity Buddies and enjoy the Fireworks across Dubai ? Sit back, relax, and bring your snacks, BBQ, drinks, and share your stories and experiences of the past year with us. Feel free to bring your friends, families and kids with their age-specific toys or games to enjoy brilliant outdoor activities. Please bring your own: Food / Grill / Cooking and serving arrangements Drinks and Ice (of course). Chairs / Mats / Camping Gear if you want to camp overnight. Action Plan: At 7:30 PM we will have Carnity Seniors to meet and greet you at the meeting point next to the DEWA station and guide you towards the actual location where we will setup the party tents which is only 5min away. At 8 PM SHARP they will leave this meeting point and bring everyone inside the desert. Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/gNvfP7mYXS72GezQ6 Bring your Walkie Talkie and tune in to Channel 1: 446.006 for communication with Marshals and Carnity senior members. At any time you are planning to leave, you can approach any of Crew or Marshals verbally or over the radio and we can guide you back to the road. Camping: you are totally free to bring your tent and camping gear, but please inform us in advance if you are planning to stay overnight. Bring sleeping bags/extra blankets as it gets pretty cold at night. Fireworks: We will be expecting to have a decent view on the Townsquare Fireworks at midnight, and if there is a clear sky we will see the ones at Marina and Global Village as well. COVID19: We expect all of you to be aware of the current COVID19 rules and abide by them as per the government regulations. No littering: Please leave nothing but footsteps behind in the desert. Keep it clean. Bring plenty of garbage bags. BBQ: Bring your own BBQ, no direct fire allowed on the sand. Bonfire: We will arrange a big bonfire in a suitable firepit. Please RSVP on below calendar

Well till now it shows rain ☔️ but let’s see and hope for the best , rain is good 😊

How about the weather forecast predicting continuous rain?

Thank you @Vanessa8580for the notes above. Looking forward for the drive.

I’m taking the lc300 again that’s my standard car now. I’ll change it in my profile

I am on my way but selected a wrong location will be late by 15 minutes

@Michel Van Woudenberg I added you to the drive . BTW which car are you driving for this drive ? Please I need to know . Thanks 🙏

Dear Trekado Thanks for letting us know . Get well soon and see you soon . I am removing you from the drive .

@Ale Vallecchi thank you for the confirmation. See you soon.

I don’t know why everyone left the drive ? Is it due to the covid tests on border or scared of the Srikumar’s drive pace and plan 😜 it wilL be my and pajero’s first intermediate drive 😬….. very excited 😊 and nervous too but since Asif hussian and srikumar both are there my confidence level has gone up ⬆️ 😎….. night night see u there

I did it at HealthHub this morning. Did an urgent PCR to get the result in 8 hours. SEHA might come by night around 12 AM. Hope that you get it and are able to make it.

Is it from SEHA? how long does it took to get report? Im still waiting ☹️

You have been added to the drive

@M.Seidam hi Doc - if possible, i would like to join this drive. Thanks

Dear friends @Imteeaz and @Michel Van Woudenberg please confirm that you are joining the drive on Saturday 1/1/2022 afternoon

We will be 2 persons in my car and we plan to camp

Yes at the entry point. No worries

One more doubt, is there a place where my friend can park his car while we are in desert?

Hi @moderators, Are there any plans for creating a Carnity mobile app (or mobile friendly web app) pls? I mostly use the website on a phone browser, and not sure whether anyone else have noticed but the page I am on keeps refreshing automatically and goes back to top of the page each time. Thanks.

@M.Seidam confirmed

Hi Michael please place your self on wait list option and lets see till tomorrow 6 pm when I will close the drive . No promises as we don’t have still sufficient support to accommodate extra participants. Hope you understand . Thanks 🙏

@M.Seidamconfirmed

Drive Report Dear Friends @Rsjiv Samuel, @ShereenMK, @MMansoor, @Josh T., @Charbel, @siddharth maheshwari, @Javier Lucero @Sunil Mathew @Russ @Pacific What a blast that was ! literally every one of you was super amazing today. the entrance to the meeting point was tricky that we almost all missed it and had to return to the new early entry Despite that all arrived one after the other and in no time , even @Javier Luceroand @Pacific Arrived already flagged up and deflated as they entered a point earlier , we reminded our selves of the golden rules of desert in an open air brief after which we moved at around 15:50 Unfortunately @Josh T. had to exit after few kilometres due to persistent tire issue following the rule of better safe than sorry. it was a pleasure meeting you . After Wishing him happy new year we moved again and we vanished in between the dunes. Long loops in spaghetti fashion riding the ridges in between crest breaking and criss crossing and side sloping . What a pleasure to see the whole convoy over moving while I am retuning to the next point. Sections of technicality entailed slower pace and gentle gas and control . till we crossed the cycle track zigzagging some magnificent rock formations and to the pylon track to loop back and re entered the desert from the eastern point of Bab shams heading back north in the dark now. For some it was their first night drive portion and I have to say I was impressed by the convoy response which was willing , enthusiastic and vigilant in the same time. It was a no rope drive and the only stuck which flavoured the afternoon was my own one in the technical section when I crossed up/down in a tight double ending my front on a bush. With the help of little shovelling from our friends the Xterra was back on action 😊 @Rsjiv Samuel your second lead was superb responding quickly and in a time even it’s done before I finish my suggestion in precise way . Well done . @ShereenMK nice meeting you pal I believe you managed your LC in this drive nicely . Keep it up @MMansoor second time we drove . You did well I believe and you managed your Y62 smoothly. @Charbel @siddharth maheshwari @Javier Lucero and @Sunil Mathewhearing you seldom on radio says it all special thanks to @Russ for being in this drive and your presence in the middle was super support in itself . Love your approach and handling any situation faced . 🙏 thank you @Pacific for the excellent communication and keeping us informed always from the sweep position 🙏 Once again thank you all for sharing the passion and wish you all a happy new year 🥳 cheers P.S : some pictures and stat of the trip in gallery and relive below

Well done @Imran Kashif, congratulations!!

Well done @Imran Kashif

Congratulations @Imran Kashif

I'm having the same issue latelt in Safari. Sometimes the page doesn't load at all and most of the items it is very slow. Tried other browsers and they seem ok.

I have recently got the new IOS update on my phone and Safari browser is now behaving quite strange. Carnity web page was acting strange as well. After trying with Google chrome there seems to be no issue.

There is no plan for app, as the size of content we have no app developer can guarantee less than 2 secs page load, that is very much doable with webpages, faster browsers, cdn edge servers and faster internet. It refreshes for guest user only to fetch new content. If you use site as a logged in user, it never refreshes.