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Congratulations to @munkybizness @AlexM @Vaibhav @Waqas Parvez @Amr Aydin @Rob S @Morshedi @Ashok chaturvedi @Shaker @Trekado for passing the first speed test of 7 PM on Monday 😂 For the WL members @Charbel @Beide Worku @ASAD. @Santoso Marjuki @Tareq Al Turq @Senthil Kumar @H3 Joe @Daniel Yang do hang in there, as there might still be a chance and I will be keeping the drive RSVP open till Friday evening 5 PM. And if we are lucky on Friday night, we might have some UFO sightings in Area 53. At least that's what the legend says. 🤣

it was indeed an exhilarating drive. The most challenging part for me was the last bit of technical terrain, not only because the soft sand , tight turns and darkness caused troubles, but also because we all getting tired in late hours, thanks to the cigarettes from @Joseph Raju I was able to make it to the end without problems. Thank you @M.Seidam for the drive and happy 27th birthday!, thank you all the support, guidance and leadership, as always I am learning from you in every single drive, and hoping for more ! Nice to meet some new faces and the familiar ones, all of us were drove very well and everybody enjoyed the drive ( at least I did very much) , Till next time!

@Hisham Masaad@ASAD.@Simon Dawood @Fabien Monleau @Waqas Parvez @Mohamad Anwer @Chris Wing @Daniel Yang @Ashok chaturvedi @Amir Amiri @Ranjan Das

So glad to have people like you guys, posting the drive report and save my time 😅 you covered all points, and I have nothing to add except saying you all made the drive Madmax. Started the drive with so much challenges to climb soft sand dunes, after that technical, and then the "yalla push" part to try to reach to the Madmax, which believe somehow we reached. Amazing team with very stucks and refusals. Thank you very much @Ranjan Das for keeping our back safe, and always giving the good news confirming all moving in the back. @ASAD. amazing SL. Thank you @Simon Dawood @Fabien Monleau @Vaibhav @Waqas Parvez @Mohamad Anwer @Daniel Yang @Chris Wing @Ashok chaturvedi @Amir Amiri for joining, all of you did a great job, and look forward to see you again in another Madmax. Below what have we achieved.

@JeromeFJ despite the foggy start you yet again managed to take us on an exciting drive. Thank you. And @Looper, @Rob S thanks for the excellent support. Appreciated. Dear fellow dune bashers @Paolo Pellegrini @Emanuel @Suresh K @Zulfikhar Naiyar @Ivan P @takeshi sobue @RiaanJH below some pics and Gladiator POV video. https://photos.app.goo.gl/onto8v5sMxKCu41w5

Yes Madmax @Vaibhav💪💪

Drive report Absolutely agree with what @Loopermentioned in above message, it was indeed a 100/100 fun considering the short convoy of 4 cars . @takeshi sobue did well for a 2nd lead , though we had hardly any issues as we hit some nice clean dunes for the most part. Rising fuel prices and soaring temperatures have taken a bit of toll - in a nicer way to keep the dunes clean in an area which is mostly studded with cross tracks. Impressive driving and clean climbs all the way to the top of big red @Zulfikhar Naiyar drove well in his xterra except for some refusals and minor stucks/ crest. You did well playing in “D” for the most part , but as you progress you need to play with your gears for the long steep climbs . It is just a matter of time and practice which will get you there easily. last but definitely not the least @Looper presence on the drive added that reassurance that we played at a reasonable pace without holding back. Great team man to have on any drive - with full of enthusiasm and something new every time on his yellow Jeep 😜😀. have fun you all, u till we meet next time sooner or later.

It was a short convoy, all the attendees joining just a day before the drive. 3/4th of this convoy was 1/4th of the convoy from the previous day drive at Ghantoot with @JeromeFJ I came from a night drive with @Kailas and was afraid i might not be able to drive to the fullest potential, but it turned out to be a fantastic drive and kept me fully awake and I enjoyed every second of it without any feeling of fatigue. The drive was not only refreshing but also a master class in technical dunes. However improbable, in to find virgin dunes in Nazwa, it was not impossible for @Chaitanya D. It felt like a joy ride to me, gliding from one dune to another till we reached big red. @takeshi sobue who speaks seldom was made second lead and did an excellent job in that position. He always kept a safe distance and matched the lead step for step, dune over dune acknowledging every instruction from the lead. It is a delight to hear his car's roar when he took it effortlessly up the tall dunes. He has superb control over his car - well done. @Zulfikhar Naiyar faced some hesitation on climbing the big red but towards the end he too had better grip over the techniques and for sure had some fun learning how to go about it. Thank you @Chaitanya D for a great drive on Sunday morning, It was everything I was expecting from your drive to be. Had fun 100/100.

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi for the fun drive yesterday afternoon. We were totally in line with the concept, a group of friends wandering through the desert, guided by a nice line of dune crests, a group of trees to watch from closer, a few oryxes or gazelles to chase, or just a nice end of the afternoon light, making this dune more attractive than the other. Still the sand was soft, the crests sharp, the ridges tall, and full attention and control was required from all of us. Maybe the relaxed atmosphere led to more stucks than expected. Considering the burning afternoon heat, we used more directly the rope than the shovel, to save time and energy. Thank you all for joining, and bringing a good spirit to the drive!

While it started as a normal night drive, everyone was driving quite effortlessly, in the end it turned out to be anything but an effortless drive. The drive was ending and just one more dune to go - after which @Kailas planned another break near Richi's Bar and call it a night. @Yerem Davtyan at number 3 followed the previous two cars into a bowl but had to stop as there was a slight rerouting on other side of the bowl and then his car won't come out of it. I was driving behind him and had an intuition that he might have a refusal and waited safely on top of that bowl. After repeated attempts to come out of it - we were sure he needed a winch as there was no place to tug him. In an effort to place myself in a position to winch him out, I started to move but due to the extremely soft sand - I managed to put myself in the bowl as well. I knew I was going to slip into the bowl if I tried to move and asked him to keep his car a bit up the bowl so that even if I slip, I will still be able to come out of it. I was foolishly confident that I would loop out of it, so did not take precautions to ensure that I should not have slipped into that bowl. But it did not go as I thought it will, and I slipped into the bowl. I tried to come out and could come out 3/4th of the way but still inside. We then we placed @Pacific's car on top, tethered behind for safety and I winched me out of it. While winching I had an epiphany on the RPMs: "2000 is for driving and 1500 for recovery" At 1500 rpm I was able to maintain traction and even move from difficult positions, and when it went to 2000, I was losing everything - traction and sand under my car and digging myself in the process. With this lesson learnt in practical, I now knew how to drive, and I was able to position myself where I wanted to do at first and move from exactly the same position from where I got myself into the bowl to begin with. Then it was a quick pull for the old Tahoe, and we were out an hour late. Retrospectively, if I were to find myself in the same position now, I would avoid going into the bowl at all costs, having learnt that it was foolish even to assume that I could loop out of it. Desert is unpredictable and will not condon mistakes stemming out of over confidence.

night drives are always best sellers, let alone if led by the master @Srikumar🤘 i should probably put my spot on auction 😆

Happy 27th birthday @M.Seidam 😂 - we value you posting a drive, and taking the time and effort involved in doing so, and sharing the moment with us... The heartfelt comments and drive recollections from your followers show, without a doubt, that it is appreciated - the drive produced various challenges, and as usual, well handled and contributions made by all team members in different ways contributed towards an excellent result. If I recall correctly, @Zixuan Huang - Charlie "wished" for some stucks during our pre-drive briefing, and it would seem that the call was answered.... So good to be in the desert at night....I've been waiting for these drives... ample confident, practical advice and guidance from @munkybizness (thanks for the compliments, and by the way you have a writing gift), @Ranjan Das securing us from the rear and showing us how to use a winch 👍. I must say, the combination of darkness, humidity affecting visibility and super soft sand made for some challenging moments. As someone who is in charge of, and works with teams daily in the work setting, it never amazes me how much can be accomplished when the team has a good leader, travels in the same direction, each member is respected, involved, assisted when needed, and feels they are able to make a contribution to the bigger purpose.... The team begins to take on its own personality and dynamic separate to the individual members. This drive provided a great example in this respect. 👍 Have a good week everyone.

Dear Desert Explorers Hello and welcome. please if you sign to this drive i request you to pay attention to the following important points : its obvious from the title its an exploration drive. its a completely new grid for us to explore even i didn't find a trace of any public tracks other than the one leading to some farms or reserves which are many in this area. the grid is about 20 km from Alshuwaib dam north to al hair south and about 12 km from oman boarders east to E55 al shuwaib um al quwain road west in its largest dimensions. however and after studying carefully different maps the terrain is quite different in sand topography due to the geographical area where this area exist and this stems from being subjected to different wind blow directions resulting in unusual dune formation which keeps changing meaning what we will find tomorrow might be modified after couple of weeks later and this is not even updated on the best maps. having said that be ready to expect the unexpected ( double slip faces , sudden steep and abrupt drops , super soft sand , star shaped dunes ...etc ). I have chosen this area to explore the beauty of it ( eastern rocky mountain boarders , many fenced and unfenced trees and water in the middle of the yellow dessert. also its unique location which is feasible from the coming from Sharjah and north emirates as well as from Abudhabi and Dubai. As its an exploration drive in completely not visited area at least by us i preferred to keep the level of the drive to intermediate limited to 8 participants with at least 2 drives in their rank. the desert is a place to explore and this is the beauty of it and its worth the risk which can be significantly reduced with better planning so please check your vehicle and gear from today that both are ready and complete for your rank. check your spare tire and the tools required to un and install the spare when needed and be familiar please of how to do it. more information to come yet when we approach the drive it self . General Info 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 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: Intermediates and above When: 26 June 2022, SUNDAY Meeting time: 5:00 AM Sharp (without exception) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LfjaTYwRssuwmcPC8 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: 9:00 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 8 cars only. RSVP will close on Saturday - 3:00pm 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. RSVP On the Calendar Event Below:

This is a call to all those FB+ and above members who have adventured in Area 53 during daylight. Are you ready to up the challenge and try the same area at night?? If so, join in and expect an action packed fast paced drive through the bowls and pyramids of Area 53. We will be criss crossing, ridge riding, side sloping with only our headlights to guide us as we dance to the sweet music of our engine's roar. General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the 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 Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie Plus and Above When: 24 Jun 2022, Friday. Meeting time: 10:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/SUAWQdGUkqrAnybQ7 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: 2:00 AM next day THIS IS A COMPRESSOR-ONLY DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 drivers. RSVP will close on Thursday - 5 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 THE BELOW CALENDAR

General Info 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 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 Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie Plus and Above When: 25 June 2022, Saturday. Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/H5peqHehMNMFjJtA8 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: 9:00 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL STARTING AND ENDING THE DRIVE AT THE SAME 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 drivers. RSVP will close on Thursday - 5 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 THE BELOW CALENDAR

General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardise 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: Newbie and above When: 19 Jun 2022, Sunday Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/NjBkdRiyDXGMhMHR9 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: 9:00 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday, 2 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 THE CALENDAR

You are stuck🤣

haha was joking hisham. It was tiring but was just the best drives ive had as well as a great learning experience for me. I feel i am intermediate++ level now 😂. Will be an honor to be your 2nd lead anytime.

Apologies @ASAD.🤭

Haha ya sure did my friend.

Asad it felt like you were in that position my friend didn't it 😄 😆 ??!!

My vote for madmax 2 also. But someone else take this role pls 😂

Definitely worth Madmax x2 drive withbthe King of the North 😃 😊 😀

You have my vote! and 20 more if I could

So, what else can I say? MADMAX drive was precisely what the name said, and if anyone could have lived up to it, it would have been none other than the king of the north @Hisham Masaad The first portion of the drive was tricky with soft sand and the first hill, where @ASAD. was just behind @Hisham Masaad and he had to stuck on the top, for me it was a good learning experience that we should not veer off to the side if we are unable to climb, but instead drive back straight down as it was practically an 80 degree climb @Vaibhav was in front of me, and @Mohamad Anwer was behind me, since we have been driving together for more than 20plus drives, so we knew each other's pace and synchronize well with each other. It felt like we were fighter pilots flying together, or maybe I was influenced recently by watching Top Gun 😊 However, the entire convoy drove beautifully @ASAD.@Simon Dawood@Fabien Monleau@Vaibhav@Mohamad Anwer@Daniel Yang@Chris Wing@Ashok chaturvedi@Amir Amiri@Ranjan Das, and after a while, I had the sensation that everyone was driving in unison. The second half of the drive started with fewbie MADMAX and swiftly advanced to intermediate MADMAX, while Hisham's level stayed at fewbieplus. Having said that, I would want to urge that @Hisham Masaad and @Carnity have the MADMAX 2 drive, and everyone who supports this should vote 😊

It was Hisham's drive - do i need to say more? but Yes! because it was in Shuwaib and so as to elevate the expectations to the next couple of levels, Waqas christened the drive Mad Max which created such a frenzy that even @Srikumar decided to join. With that, pre-drive anticipations were already on the moon if not the starts! and the drive lived very much up to it's name and more, maybe not as much on Hisham's scale who dubbed it Mad Max Medium+!!! am sure he would soon entice us all with another one to accomplish what he started yesterday. We had our oops! moments during drive when some us decided to stop to see how the dunes below looked like from 'up-there'! loved the team work and coordination on display. Thank you @Hisham Masaad for the wonderful Sunday morning; If i were to humbly rate, the first 15 mins and the last 45 mins were amongst the best, exhilarating drives i have ever been part of - simply magnificent. @ASAD. @Simon Dawood @Fabien Monleau @Waqas Parvez @Mohamad Anwer @Daniel Yang @Chris Wing @Ashok chaturvedi @Amir Amiri @Vaibhav - was an absolute pleasure, as always, meeting and driving with you gentlemen. Hope to see you guys soon again

You are gifted my friend in writing ✍️ and driving in a team is no less as well 👍

Absolutely 🙏

Thank you for the great drive this morning and keeping us on our toes @Islam Soliman, such a wonderful challenging one, you and Sweihan is a perfect combination for fun. The adrenaline and joy from the first 15 minutes of this drive was enough to give a great satisfaction and high expectations for the rest which you and Sweihan did not disappoint as always, such a great lead and driver and honored to drive behind you as your SL and learn from you. Sorry to see you leaving us earlier than expected @Karthikeyan Govindarajan, the rest of the drive was good but you were missed and hope your car/tire is fixed and you are ready to get on the sand soon. @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler as always, happy to see you and driving with you, looking at you in the mirror and watch how good is your driving was a blast, you are always a good team mate with a great attitude and the kind of a driver i look always to drive with. I hope you an easy fix for your bumper and thank you for spotting my lost number plate @RiaanJH mesmerizing driving as always, alert and focused, good to see you always in the convoy. @Joseph Raju, good to see you again handling the beast perfectly. @Santoso Marjuki my friend, you are the cherry on the cake today, great skills, team spirit. Thank you for finding my plate number. Felt lucky today for the fact that we had a smaller convoy than usual, no stucks or refusals and just joy and happiness behind a good lead. What i learnt today is I have to get a lanyard for my radio to keep it safe as i lost it in the car during the drive and couldn't announce a nasty bump for the rest of the team. Need a new, more steady flag pole instead of my inflatable man (Riaan, cant get it out of my head now🤣) Have to remove the number plate from the sleeve if im not planning to cut/change the rear bumper. Having a good drivers and team mates in Sweihan's means more fun, no stops and more fuel consumption 🤣 (as per Riaan, we did approx 55 km today), no complains at all. Great end of the weekend, see you all soon.

Thanks everyone for the great drive! It felt like FB+ to me most of the time, we have great drives there. See you next time!

Thanks everyone for the great drive. @Kailas thanks for the criss cross drill and creating the route. Special thanks for a personal shoveling exercise for me before the exit 🤣.

What a drive last night! Thank you @Kailas for the lead, thank you @Joji varghese, @Looper, @Pacific, @Rajiv Sam for support, and thank you EVERYONE for the great teamwork and fun! And thank you for your patience in the last hour of the drive

Dear friends @Zulfikhar Naiyar @takeshi sobue @Looper This one is on with a lot of fun for sure Short convoy = more fun Convoy list on the go at the meeting point Please make sure you are on time by 5 am at the location , with the mandatory gears and a charged radio not to forget a full fuel tank. my number in any case is 0529970964 see you tomorrow

Good afternoon all, Here is the convoy list for the drive. 1. @Kailas-L 2. @Joji varghese-SL 3. @Yerem Davtyan 4. @Looper-CF-1 5. @Andrei S 6. @Pacific-CF-2 7. @JDub 8. @Daniel Rodas 9. @Waqar Sarwar 10. @Andrew McCarthy 11. @Rajiv Sam- SW We will be on channel 1. We will be ensuring that everyone wears a mask when ever stepping out and taking breaks. See you all shortly.

Hello @Amr Aydin @Santoso Marjuki @Karthikeyan Govindarajan @RiaanJH @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @Joseph Raju A quick update for tomorrow’s drive. We need to decide on the starting time. Currently it’s set for 5:00am, however am sure you all observed the heavy fog this morning which is a potential risk to repeat tomorrow too. So instead of going with an early start at 5:00 then have to wait there for 1 hour or more for the fog to clear so we can start driving; I am thinking of delaying the meeting time. However the negative side to this is we will get really boiled by 8 due to heat and we may have to cut the drive shorter and exit early. You know I like democracy 😜 so let’s see what the majority preference is and decide “like” for sticking to 5:00am as originally planned ”confused” delay to 5:30am ”love” delay to 6:00am “wow” delay to 6:30am “comment” for other proposals . I will conclude based on the votes by 7:00pm tonight