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Hello Folks As spring has come and winter is over. We are working on a video documenting the best winter drives, and there is no better drive than Liwa crossing. So we ask you if you have any videos that you recorded during this amazing trip please upload your videos Here so we can get all the videos in one place. please upload any kind of videos you have, crossing, jumps, splash, or even fails. please share it with us, so we can use it to make a great video that documents our unforgeable trip. Uploading Formats* Please upload high resolution files. Vertical or horizontal are needed. upload any format. Fewbie Team, @Frederic @Ahmad Shaker @Salim Akhtar@Simon Dawood @Trekado @AlexM@Karthik Raptor@salah2u@KKIRAN@Senthil Kumar@Richard Franks@JeromeFJ Fewbie Plus Team, @Gaurav @Alphin Aloor @munkybizness @Looper @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Waqas Parvez @Ashok chaturvedi @imranaasghar81 @Fabien Monleau @Hasan Wahlan Intermediate Team, @Srikumar@Mario Cornejo @Amir Amiri @Ranjan Das @Mus_hus78 @Jorge Stepniak Felippe @Xavier Treasurer @varunmehndiratta @Ahab Shamaa Waiting for your amazing videos Guys 🤩

Congrats @Rajiv Sam for your great achievement… party time 🥳

Thank you @topgear, I look forward to seeing you soon as well. Thank you dear @Vaibhav Thank you @Waqas Parvez, see you in new level weekend drive. Thank you @Looper thank you @Ranjan Das Thank you @Davie Chase, see you in new level.

Thank you @Sunil Mathew , yes they will follow or we will force them to follow. Thank you. @Tom B Thank you @Anoop Nair

Thank you @Shaaz Sha, Hope to see you.

Thank you @Islam Soliman

Thank you @munkbizness. hope to see you in the convoy. Thank you @M.Seidam learning from you all. Thank you @Hisham Masaad each level we are enjoying the adventure driver. with all safety measure.

That's a brilliant initiative @Ahmad Shaker and @Trekado for making one video with all different videos and viewpoints.

@Shaaz Shaconfirmed

Dear friends Davie Chase JamesThorn Chris Wing MMansoor Charbel Joe Biju Joseph Anoop Nair Daniel Yang Arda Yagcioglu Rajiv Sam Good morning and welcome to this 4th special loop version , the DCT ( Desert Champion Trophy ) loop . Below is the link where details about the teams and the track of the winning team is depicted for more details about that event . The aim of this drive is ain’t breaking the champion time record more than to relive the experience of driving in such highly demanding terrain with total of 11 cars including my self along all the expected and unexpected stops and how to deal with it as fast as possible in a team as we always do . After more than 4 months passed to that event the desert has changed lately due to the wind blow direction pattern reshaping the dunes, ridges and the consistency of the sand below our tires . Having that said and according to the given situation I might alter the rout accordingly. Consequently the pace will vary depends on the terrain , obstacles and the drivers response. . the most important thing is to keep the focus and concentration to the highest level and abide all the time to the rules of desert driving that we all know it . stay tuned for further updates yet to come approaching the day before the drive cheers Seidam

Well done @Rajiv Sam See you soon

You guys had fun. Isn't desert dive like an obstacle course? Apart from driving, a lot of fun can be had from the recoveries. For both people involved in the recovery - to plan and execute a recovery or as spectators who either observe and learn or if it is a normal one then they socialize - fun, nevertheless. Making memories as we go.

Hi @Looper, you are right. it took us almost 6 hours with around 2- 2.5 hour spent on a recovery towards end of the drive on a soft patch with an overhating car between a fence and sand wall. It was an epic recovery as well with 2 cars connected together with a rope pulling the stuck car with all cars on an incline. We started from Dubai around 4 am and reached back around 5 pm 😁 @Gaurav Soni @Ranjan Das

Hello @Imteeaz, @Karthik Raptor, @Sudhanva Sonawane, @Rajiv Sam, @Jose Thomas, @Joji varghese, @Harshal, @Juzer Gandhi, @eldose baby and @Sanjay Malik...Guys as we have a few waitlisted attendees i request you to confirm your availability and notify if any change in plans. Thank you 🙏

No, not this time.

Thanks @Anoop Nair

Hi confirmed

Confirmed!

@M.Seidam looking forward to the challenges and retracing the desert champions tracks. it was unfortunate that i was in the UK at the time of the Desert challenge and i missed it. so appreciate the chance to follow in the winning teams footsteps, will be very interesting for sure

@Shaaz Sha confirmed 👍

Well done @Vaibhav Congrats

@Looper Great news, long awaited. Looking forward to drive under you some time soon.💪

@Shaaz Shaconfirmed 👍

@Shaaz Sha confirmed

I wont be be able make it this week.I will rwmkve myself from RSVP

@GregoryThanks

100% confirmed In Sha’ Allah

Hi @Zulfikhar Naiyar, I noticed that, you signed up for the fewbie drive, but your off-road status remains newbie. I am really sorry that I am unable to admit you to the drive. Thank you and see you soon. I am removing your RSVP.

Nice to see @JamesThorn well done and congrats!

Well done @Vaibhav!

I will join next time when such drives are organized

Hi @Kailas I still savour the exporation drive last year. One of the best drives I have been to. We climbed almost a km. Hope you will have fun this time around also.😄

Hi! Id like to join this drive but I’m not sure how to rsvp Hi I have a Pajero 2014 yea I have done off-roading but only with my friend not part of any group and yes I have recovery in front and back

Goodmorning All ! And thanks for signing up for this drive ! @munkybizness@Thomas Varghese @Mahmoud Taha @Ignacio Quindos@Danish Mohammad@Enrico Biscaro@Amr Paple@Quresh Pajero@Murtaza Bhuria@takeshi sobue@Zubair@george charbel For the ones who have joined us before on this type of drive, you probably know by now what to expect of it, but for the members who join us for the first time in this type of terrain, there are some differences to what you can expect from it. 1) This is not a dune-bashing drive, more a kind of exploration drive which covers a mix of dunes (some of them quite technical), and some farm-tracks as well. 2) This drives allows us more do some sightseeing of donkey's, camels, farms, and vegetation. In combination with the deep red sand this makes it perfect for taking shots with your camera. 3) We will be exiting in Falaj Al Mualla, a quiet town in Umm Al Quwain. Feel free to roam around after the drive and take some nice photos ! The overall aim is to have a great morning out in this terrain, and to focus on the scenic part of it, rather than to fly over the dunes. I hope you understand this makes it no less fun. Make sure to bring a flag, radio, and shovel. For every Newbie drives, that is needed and mandatory for being able to join. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask them on the forum here. For the waitlisted members, as soon as existing RSVP members sign out, you will be automatically added to the RSVP list. So keep an eye on it throughout the course of the week.

Congratulations @Vaibhav Enjoy the new level 😊

Congratulations @Looper

thank you @Haitham Khattab 😊

Hey Chaitanya, unfortunately I won't be able to join. I plan on selling this jeep in a couple of months. I'll get something more rugged and desert ready in August tho!

Thank you everyone for the congratulations ... looking forward to pushing my black beast as far as it can go, which is probably further than me 🙄 See you all the in the sand soon and sharing further adventures together

Congrats @James Thorn. Well done.

Well done @Rajiv Sam!

congratulations @Rajiv Sam.. Enjoy you new level. 👍

Congrats @Vaibhav 👏👏👏

DRIVE REPORT There is no denying that LIWA lies very close to our hearts. It's one of the very few places where you genuinely feel like you are finding yourself on a different planet. The scale and vastness of this terrain is humbling, and the plan we had in mind to cross it from West to East entirely was no small feat. For the last weeks, with the help of @Asif Hussain, we were zooming in and out on our satellite maps, and trying to plan ahead, knowing well that you can and should plan well in advance, but a LOT of improvising would be needed to make our way through. We were quite strict on the rules prior to launching these drives, I think for the ones that joined us over the last two days will no doubt understand now what we meant. This is the kind of terrain that tests everyones physical and mental abilities. I knew that teamwork was going to be needed and it was one heck of a team that I was lucky to drive with. @Ahmad Shakeryou probably look like the most relaxed and chilled out driver in Carnity, but being in second lead you did a marvelous job and I needed a coolheaded guy on my back. The extra hard work you and @Trekado did with mounting go-pros and taking tons of photos really show your passion and friendship. It was great to see two friends having a blast together. @Trekado I am a fan of your Pajero and you driving it with the wide smile and dune buggy goggles. It was clear you had a great time and kept our spirits high ! @Salim Akhtaralways humble, quiet, but pushing the Pajero so well. It was a pleasure to have you joining us and I have seen you growing well over the past few weeks. Keep it up ! @Simon Dawood you carry so much energy, and if it wasnt for reaching Waypoint 25 and exiting out, you probably would kept driving towards Oman ! Super drive skills and super Team player. @AlexM you did not skip one single beat on this drive. You possess fantastic drive skills and keeps a cool head at all times. Really really impressive ! @Karthik Raptor could finally unleash all the horses in the Raptor, and he did that with a big smile on his face. Navigating this big truck through the difficult portions was extra difficult but you managed it brilliantly ! The Patrol boys @KKIRAN, and @salah2u (who flew in from Londen especially for this drive) taking the mighty Patrol in its natural habitat is what its all about. Excellent driving guys ! The Red army was on our backs, with @Senthil Kumar and @Richard Franks, who we now refer too as "Gentleman Richard" after seeing his amazing mini BBQ. You guys rocked ! This was the kind of drive where a good support was essential. Not often do I find someone in this role who is completely in tune with my thoughts and actions, and his support and hard work throughout this drive was exemplary. @JeromeFJ with you in my convoy I am ready to drive from Liwa to Medina. Boys and Girls, soon we will see him leading drives, and I know now already they will be very sought after and EPIC as well. With regards to the drive, as we created 25 waypoints, those were used as milestones for all three convoys, and I was super delighted to be able to camp with all three convoys together and see the smiles of everyone after a successful first day. We shared some good stories and had good entertainment from some of our guys (you know who you are) The first couple of waypoints I intentionally kept it easy and just drove straight towards them without venturing off too far. The reason was so that way we could scope the terrain and fine-tune our pace. After a couple of hours we really were all-in and had to navigate through numerous technical areas with razor sharp edges and mighty deep pockets. There was little to no error for margin but all of you navigated so well and worked together as a team. Every once in a while we came across @Gaurav his convoy, and we could smile and wave from a few dunes away and have a little chat over the radio. The struggles he had were also some of the struggles we had, and we all overcame them and kept going and going ! We finally exited the second day at waypoint 25 around 1PM, and I was extremely delighted to see that last sabkha appearing in front of us. The long winding exit track served as a little contemplation time for me to grasp what we had just done. We took 3 Carnity convoys through this stretch of remote desert and all came out unscathed, without breakdowns or issues. A big applause to @Srikumar who had the challenge of balancing a high level drive in this kind of terrain where all of us feel small and insignificant standing in front of those enormous monster dunes. @Gaurav taking his FB Plus team and not being afraid of venturing and exploring the terrains in his own unique way. Hats off to both of you ! Eventually we covered almost 135kms, and yes we had some refusals and stucks, but far less than I expected and the teamwork and camaraderie made it fun anyways. I genuinely thank all of you for joining in and hope we can share more adventures like this in the future ! Check out Liwa Crossing 2022 FNU-FB on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/vdvmdGRRxxq

Thanks @Ahmad Shaker for this nice summary of the drive. You are great and confident driver and It was nice to meet you man and looking forward to see you again in similar adventures 😃 Also to all the other convoy members. I really enjoyed driving with you guys Cheers 🍻

Well done @JeromeFJ

That is a very good point you are bringing. Personally i used to copy/paste the browser hyperlinks into a Word file called "Carnity Articles". But it would indeed be interesting to have a kind of bookmarks configuration. The Search function also works pretty well, and most of the time i use to trace back old articles.

Congratulations @Thomas Fumarola 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