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@Jessica Lambert@Haitham Khattab@Ignacio Quindós@Salim Akhtar@Zed@Anoop Nair@Gok Krish@Lawrence_Chehimi @Srikumar and Waitlisted members: @Imran Kashif @Beide Worku@Daniel Rodas@salah2u Thanks for signing up to this drive ! For those who have been in Sweihan before, you can already have an idea of what you can expect For those who have not been in Sweihan before, i am sure you will love the terrain and what it has to offer. The nearest petrol station is the ADNOC in Nahel: https://goo.gl/maps/zcvKzs4rustZpZNF7 There is another one in Sweihan itself as well: https://goo.gl/maps/NjTGFBtCcCgKjLjm6 I will be posting the convoy order by Saturday, so stay tuned and hope we can all stretch our legs coming Sunday in the sand !

fast-paced run! that got my attention :-d. Looking forward to see you guys again.

Learning from the best @Hisham Masaad

Hi, yes, I have a kill switch installed and, from experience, it is the best option to disconnect traction control and ABS while going offroad. Most garages know how to install one, just ask them for a clean install, without wires attahed to fuse legs or similar. My car is going through some check ups, as soon as I get it back I will share a picture. In the meantime, you can experiment in your next drive by disabling traction the way you do, VDC by pressing the switch next to gear shift and ABS by removing its fuse (car off and preferably no key).

@AbdelghaniLooks like you are the designated driver to take dad back home after he exhausts himself on those bowls 😂. Always good to have you with us.

Congratulations @Imran Kashif Enjoy the new level

Hi @Sayed Bilal… I drove for a about 4 drives with a safari during which I used to remove two fuses from the engine compartment fuse box… that completely disabled the traction and abs.. not sure about the air bags… you can check the website for identifying the right ones https://fuseandrelay.com/nissan/patrol.html ofcourse having a kill switch is an advantage as in some stuck instances you may need to engage traction to get out..

Dear friends hello and welcome to "Sweihan Drives" This will be my first drive leading in Sweihan desert which will continue in the coming weeks inshallah hence i named it "Sweihan Drives" exploring most of it before we head further south reaching Al Ain , waqan , and another areas and who knows we might end up reaching the yellow truck , Liwa and empty Quarter! Regarding this one i preferred to start with an area i have visited last year. we will start from E16 Al Taf Road heading West with the sun rising behind us, gently riding the first dunes to get acquainted with the landscape. After the initial warm up we will start tackling the big dunes that make Sweihan such a fantastic off-roading place, enjoying all the climbs, the crests, the ridges and - above all - the large bowls it offers, moving a series of high and complex dunes in an exciting sequence of climbs and rides around some of the biggest and deepest bowls to be seen around before completing our loop back to E16. Please make sure your vehicles are in perfect shape ( fluids, lubes, breaks, tires and the spare including the tool to replace it , recovery tow points ... etc ) as its a demanding terrain and the toll on your cars are going to be tremendous while tackling especially the huge bowls. I am very excited already from now and hope you are too stay tuned for further news closing to the event time great week ahead Seidam

Congratulations @Imran Kashif!!

Congratulations @Senthil Kumar enjoy the new level

a bit late, but congrats Dr. @M.Seidamlooking forward to join your drives again as the season started.

Hi @Sayed Bilal, im not sure if i can mention garage names here. But popular off road garages in ras al khor or in al quoz should be able to do this.

this is the nearest one indeed to the meeting point as you pin pointed it @Karthik Raptor which is the most convenient to those coming via E611 and al faya road E75 and the others coming via the classical sweihan road E20 coming from al hayer. the other gas station is one just once entering sweihan road coming from dubai alain road https://goo.gl/maps/CLYYu8px95MdEczWA

Thanks Got, you @Murad Hamed managed to get it out. And you are ok, and full of energy to rejoin us soon again. @Brette @Fabien Monleau @TT_Dubai @Benjamin you done a fantastic day!! You took care of us and were extremely helpful in one the most critical and challenging moment of my car driving of the whole life. It reminds me, just a second and our lives could be changed, even we expect exiting moments.. so happy i am a member of this club. As was mentioned several times, it is more just a club, it is almost like our family…

@Senthil Kumar amazing - well done mate

@Imran Kashif congrats mate - looking forward to drive with you

Congratulations @Hisham Masaad for reaching the Marshal level with Carnity Offroad Club. Hisham joined Carnity in late 2020 with his FJ Cruiser and loads of passion and excitement to conquer sand dunes. With a very humble beginning and a great helpful attitude towards all off-roaders and carnity management, he has quickly positioned himself as an integral part of the carnity family. With time, patience and skills he has taken on new challenges and tasted the maximum adrenaline offered at a higher level and pace of drives. His extreme passion for sand driving, leading and supporting off-road drives made him rise through the ranks to become a vital part of Carnity off-road club. His contribution and intelligent support behind the drives, planning and great teamwork were always been highly appreciated. MARSHAL is one of the most prestigious and sought-after titles that comes after a lot of hard work, patience, tolerance, and dedication. Just like all the levels in Carnity offroad club is "NOT" only based on driving skills but instead based on the combination of your personality + intelligence + team spirit + adventure. This Marshal title is an epitome for all levels in the offroad grading structure. So if anyone wants to grow, they can set any of Carnity Offroad Club Marshal as a PERFECT example for not only following the driving skills and style but also observing their behavior, teamwork, presence of mind, calculative approach, patience and tolerance to teach and support new offroaders.

Thank you very much brother @Simon Dawood for your advises. I am going with lifting and spacers to improve my experience just like yours. I'll be abroad for 2 weeks. Let's meet on the sand to try my evolved pajero when I'm back 💪

@GauravSoni, i am not experiencing any vibration at the moment , but i did when my engine and gearbox mount needed to be replaced

congrats @Senthil Kumar

congrats bro @Imran Kashif hope to see you soon.

Congrats @Imran Kashif, see you soon on the next drive!

Thanks Looper, whats the size you have been using on them?

As imteeaz pointed out.. MRA are the top option with fully adjustable and rebuildable shocks.. Base option is like your stock suspensions but with slightly bigger shock diameter for better performance than stocks.. IMS - is stage 2 which is mono shock… MRR - is stage 3 which has an external reservoir but not adjustable MRA - is stage 4 which gives a complete control to change the behavior as per your driving style.. If u want a lift , and happy with stocks till now, then go for Base version.. (yellow colored) … else i would suggest to go for MRA…

The MRA is one with the reservoir- top of the range. The middle range is the IMS version. Twin tube is the entry level. I have not changed the settings up to now - dont need to as i am enjoying the on-road and off-road drives with the same settings. I personally feel the MRA is an overkill (but still cheaper than the like of Kings or Fox ...); however i did not want to go for the mid-range and later on have second thoughts. There is an offer from Dobinsons right now - check their Insta page. Snip below.

No @Frederic, they are 17inch

A thousand congratulations doc! Well well done and so good to see👍 Always enjoy driving with you and admire your passion, patience and dedication... alfa mabroek 👍