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@Mario Cornejo @Amir Amiri @Ranjan Das @Mus_hus78 @Jorge Stepniak Felippe @Xavier Treasurer @varunmehndiratta Thank you for signing up for what hopefully would be a wonderful journey. So what do we expect on this adventure : For starters, expect to see some of the biggest sand dunes that one can witness in the UAE. Liwa is known for super soft sand even in winters. Driving at the right tyre pressure is going to be extremely critical for this drive, so please keep checking your tire pressure at every break that we do take. Everyone at the IM level is expected to bring in their full set of recovery gears, There would be some dunes that would be difficult for me to come back so you would be required to recover the cars that is a position in front or behind of yourself. I have planned the route based on a track provided by the AD Tourism department. However since this is the IM convoy we will be going a bit off the exact course to witness some of the huge dunes and bowls that this area has to offer. Depending on the fluidity of the convoy, we would be mixing up the the amount of dunes and sabkha. Hopefully, if everything goes well we ought to have covered approx 70- 80% of the course on the first day with the remaining part for Sunday. I would be assigning the convoy numbering on the day of the drive. See you guys in Liwa !! Thanks for informing Alexander. Hope to meet you the next time.

Dear desert lovers @Rob S @Joji varghese @Rsjiv Samuel @Gregory @Pacific @Davie Chase @Matt.T and @Thomas Varghese, looking forward to enjoy the weather and sand tomorrow in the following order. Hoping will have a good time. For any emergency please contact me on 0506318834.

Thanks @Islam Soliman & @Vanessa8580 for adding me to this drive. Looking forward to see you on Sunday.

Screenshot of One of my fav Notifications attached😁😁🤩🤩! Thank you @Islam Soliman & @Vanessa8580!!! Super excited!! 🥳🥳 (And @Hisham Masaad! Just noticed you too on this ! looking forwars😁)

Congratulations @Michel Van Woudenberg well deserved my friend.

Bravo for the person who brought his brand new LC 300 GR Sport just one day after taking the delivery... @Michel Van Woudenberg 👏👏👏

Thanks Simon !!

I didn't get it...paid AED146

FYI Gaia is currently having a 40% off promotion of its Premium Membership 💪

As @Vanessa8580 says, I will lead a drive on Saturday morning. Looking forward to this, as I have been out of Carnity action for a few weeks. @Juzer Gandhi hope to live up to expectations.

After reading your bare essentials I think I will wear my shorts 🩳 instead of jeans 👖 as that will reduce some grams off my 3.8 pajero 😎…..just kidding will take what is required by my car ….. thinking of the drive my tummy is rumbling 😅

Hi everyone I increased the RSVP and we are going to split into 2 convoys for this drive. I am going to lead one and @Wrangeld is going to lead the other one.

Hi everyone.. good news! thanks to @Vanessa8580 volunteering to lead a second convoy we are able to double the RSVP and extend it to accommodate a big part of the WL. So pls check the RSVP now and let us know if you have any changes in ur plan so we can take up others from the WL.. thanks @Vanessa8580 ea all

A bit late in the day for my thoughts on the drive but, nevertheless. It was my second newbie drive with @Islam Soliman but first one driving myself. As usual we started with an elaborate briefing by the lead and wonderful weather to drive that day. Margham area presents a unique landscape where one hone their off-road skills and boy we did practice a lot. While off-roading you not only get to know your car, but the car gets to know you. It's not just poetic to say so - because it is a fact. You learn to what extent you can push it and how to push it. You know how it behaves in certain situations and manages it. Similarly, your car learns from you what you expect and gradually both the car and the driver become one. There were some refusals along the way, but they were good refusals in my opinion. Better to get stuck while going slow to cross a dune than to go fast and fly off the other side. Because it is safer to gradually increase the speed than to be at high speed and get into trouble and then try to reduce it. First of all, a big thanks to @Islam Soliman for a great fun drive. @Suresh K you did well as the second lead and @Sharat Nambiar as the sweep. It was great to drive with you @Haitham Khattab, @Serhat Yalcinkaya, @Krishna R, @Mahmoud Taha, @karim hamandi, @Awais Zuberi and @Yesu Yarlagadda (also congratulations are in order on your promotion). See you all soon in another drive.

Congratulations @Michel Van Woudenberg and Well Done 👍

Hey @Imteeaz! Sorry we havent crossed path for a while bro, looks like you are overdue for a promotion, pls put it in so we can drive together again as fewbie+ !

Hi Brett, thx for having me. plz find below my answers Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year. Mitsubishi, Pajero, 2020 Do you have any prior off-road experience? a little Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. confirmed Confirm your vehicle has minimum of 8 inches of ground clearance. confirmed

Dear Islam, I have completed 1on1 MC with Anish. He advised that I sign up directly to newbie. I hope it’s ok. Many thanks. Kind regards. Andrei

Hi @Brette I will be with my son in law @Jon M in his Jeep Wrangler SWB. I have no prior experience but the Jeep has been on many drives previously and meets all the requirements (tow hooks and ground clearance). Excited to join this drive!

Hi @Andrei S, there is no record of you completing an Abdolute Newbie drive with Carnity. So unless you have done an MC I will have to ask you sign out and join an absolute Newbie drive first as it’s a prerequisite for NB drives .. pls let me know as soon as possible tonight .. thx

Your maximum validity for PCR is only 14 days so I think you’ll need to get a test done

The views for this drive are higher than average. Very happy to be part of the group

Hi dear srikumar, please tell me do we need PCR test?

@MMansoor Congratulations!! ... will miss following for a few weeks

@Daniel Yang Congratulations!!!

Hi Brett, thanks for having me in. Make : Raptor, Model F150 Year 2020 Do you have any prior off-road experience? No Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. Yes Confirm your vehicle has minimum of 8 inches of ground clearance. Yes

confirmed

Hi @Vanessa8580, @Wrangeld, Was looking forward to this exciting drive this weekend.. however, will have to pull out for now,.. Wish you all a great drive!

Oh Great, So we have the desert boss too @ @Wrangeld Yipee!

You are added to my drive on Saturday, please sign out for this one.

We will catch up soon mate. Yep needs to put in my request for review

Nice job and congrats @MMansoor 👍

Nice job @Daniel Yang good to see! Well done 👍

Congratulations @Michel Van Woudenberg well deserved my friend , prepare yourself for THE LOOP III 😉 Gonna be tough one but I believe you are up to it 💪

Congratulations @Michel Van Woudenberg

Congratulations @MMansoor

Congratulations @Michel Van Woudenberg

Congrats @MMansoor

Congratulations @MMansoor

Well Done @MMansoor, congratulations

Hii @Chaitanya D Am going on one with Vanessa on 19th...but would love to join this as night drive would be amazing experience too:) and considering the fact just after full mooon:)🙌🏼

Dear all, we have a long list of WL on this drive totaling 14 out of which 7 have no confirmed drives for the week so those will have higher priority (WL1). Based on how things develop over the week I will try as much as possible to give a fair chance to have at least one drive for everyone. WL1: 1. @RiaanJH 2. @Awais Zuberi 3. @MMALEK 4. @Abdul Basit Khan 5. @Ali Shah 6. @Amit Seth 7. @Mohamed Khalifa WL2: 8. @Deepak 11 9. @Harshal 10. @Coddiwompler 11. @Mo. 12. @Rob S 13. @Beide Worku 14. @Thomas Varghese Thanks @Harshal, however as I have another drive confirmed for this weekend you are on WL2 and no 9 on WL.

@MMansoor congratulations hope to join you soon

Congrats @MMansoor. Now we can see more of the Y62 in IM level.

@MMansoorCongratulations. Hope you will join fewbie plus also.

Congrats @MMansoor well deserved, hope to see you there next week

Thanks @Rizwanm2 i noticed it only this morning as it only works on the desktop (website). It works similar to google Earth 3D function, but i only see the functionality being interesting in the mountains, as anything below 200m is not that impressive and the results in 2D are often more accurate.

Gaia maps is now 3D. its pretty impressive how detail it is specially in mountainous areas. Im sure everyone who has subscribed might have got the email. if you did not receive it here the link. https://blog.gaiagps.com/worldwide-3d-maps-gaia-gps/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=February-newsletter-4-nonsubscriber @Frederic waiting for your review on this 😀 one our favourite fossil rock looks like this.

As we have been respecting authorities guidance & Carnity COVID guidelines to resume desert drives with caution by keeping social distance and wearing mask at all times outside the vehicle Unfortunately few off-roaders have difficulty in understanding and abiding these guidelines. As published in the national newspaper of UAE, everyone need to understand that still there are no gatherings allowed and authorities are issuing fine for 10,000 AED for host and 5,000 AED for attendees. https://gulfnews.com/uae/health/people-caught-violating-covid-19-safety-instructions-prosecuted-1.1591381059748 If you spot anyone stepping out of the car not wearing a mask, please remind them on the radio immediately. As we all are in this together, so we all have to help each other to remind. Failing to abide below list of restriction will result in an immediate ban from Carnity Off-road Club: FIRST WARNING Minimum 1 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. SECOND WARNING Minimum 6 month ban from joining any Carnity off-road Club drives. Written warning will be issued on your Carnity profile. If you do not like these restrictions, please stay at home and do not join for any off-road drives. Every Carnity Off-road Club Member has to COMPLY WITH THESE COVID19 GUIDELINES FACE MASK IS MANDATORY, WHENEVER YOU STEP OUT - NO EXCUSES. LEARN TO CONFIGURE YOUR RADIO, before the drive. Nobody will teach you or exchange radios like before. Read the detailed instructions posted here - to configure. If you still cannot configure, ask on forum ahead of time. Click "TOTALLY AGREE" Emoji here before RSVP any drive or else trip lead will remove your name.

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