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@Srikumar, what a beautiful day ! You pushed us to the top, and we pushed our cars to their max (I discovered a cut-off @5500 rpm with certain conditions). We lack of words to describe the thrill, the enjoyment, the emotions of these beautiful moments, but the pictures in the gallery reflect all this. Thank you @Gaurav and @Frederic for the 2nd and 3rd lead and the guidance throughout the drive, @Amr Aydinyour lines where beautiful and precise behind Fred, @ASAD. @Waqas Parvez @Vaibhav amazing trio of skills and camaraderie. Many many thanks @Srikumar, not only for that drive, that was outstanding, but also for bringing us with @Gaurav and @Frederic to that level where we can enjoy these epic rides ! And special kudos to @GauravSoni, who brilliantly took the challenge of leading the second convoy !

Been awesome reading all the posts above …Couldn’t join in this time, however your reports brought back all the memories of our trip early this year to this beautiful terrain. Thanks @Mario Cornejo your markings further added to the same. Great to know all had fun. Maestros@Gaurav @Srikumar and @Frederic alone on a drive ensure a unique experience, all of them togather in same convoy must have been a real soul enriching experience. . @GauravSoni hats off to you bro… leading in Al Qua is in itself a challenge of highest level and doing that despite not having the best of starts, requires a zen. Amazing feat.🖖🖖

This is the benchmark which distinguishes carnity off road club from others regardless the drive level be it AN till the very extreme or “ advance” level

@DanielN my car is now ready and fully recovered.🥳🥳 @Vanessa8580 if u need any support for ur car, drop me a message. Hope to see u again on new drive

Everyone has summed up everything I would like to say but most important is the Laughs , Teamwork and the safety for the drive we followed was top notch. @Srikumar @Gaurav @Frederic @GauravSoni @JeromeFJ @Rizwanm2 @Looper your experience made this drive really special and memorable. It was good meeting @Gok Krish @Imran Kashif @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Mario Cornejo @Chris Wing though not in the same group of mine but reading the comments seems you guys equally enjoyed the drive as us. @Amr Aydin @ASAD. and @Waqas Parvezyou guys drove superb. Though it was a challenging terrain we completed without any tugs and just a minor 2 or 3 refusals. Hope to see you all soon on sand again!

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Intermediate and above When: 19 November 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 6:30 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/52SXdWvyFE6ntguh8 Approximate finish time: 10:30 AM 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), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy 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

Thank you all for joining the drive. It was a pleasure to camp with @AlexM, @Haitham Khattab and @Brett Eicher , enjoyed stories around the campfire. We had a pretty strong convoy that allowed me to keep pushing the limits. Covered great Nagrah climbs from different sides. We only had to take out the ropes couple of time. enjoyed every bit of the drive. Great team effort. Drive stats:

Hi everyone. Thanks for a great and inspiring drive. Most of what I had of comments has been said very well already by @heyns holtzhausen and @munkybizness. I would like to add, that it has been along time since I had to level parts of a dune out for the recovery to succeed, but it worked 😆 @Vanessa8580 and @Ahmad Nerat I hope your cars recover fully Quite the unlucky dips you had. I did manage to get a picture at the end: @Vanessa8580Do you have any feedback for @heyns holtzhausenand me, now that we have completed our first drive with Carnity? Hope to see you all on drives in the future. Kind Regards ./Daniel

Convoy moving! All well at the back. Let me start by thanking @Srikumar and @Carnity crew for their decision to accept the waitlist, giving us all the opportunity to enjoy a fantastic drive and day at Al Qua. A big thank you to @GauravSoni for taking the lead and of course to @Looper, @Rizwanm2 and @Zixuan Huang - Charlie for keeping the convoy safe from start to end. Our convoy was joined by @Chris Wing, @Gok Krish and @Imran Kashif, a great group of drivers with whom we all enjoyed the wonderful terrain Al Qua offers to offroaders, be it climbs, bowls or starfish dunes. It was not difficult to hear over the radio a request to go around a bowl or up a climb once more. It was pure fun and adrenaline rush. According to my GPS tracking this was the highest I climbed in Y60 Hill , the faint bluish-teal line is how high I went during @Gaurav's drive on 29-Jan-22. The difference? went farther to gain more momentum The drive was intense, specially when we tried to exit the last bowl, "720 Bowl" @GauravSoni?, so towards the end even though fuel was still plenty, our energy tanks were almost empty but souls fulfilled with the joy and camaraderie amongst us. Perhaps, for an all day drive I will for sure plan to camp at its end . As usual, it was a pleasure to drive with all of you and hope to see you all soon. In the meantime, have a great week ahead.

A fantastic drive @Kailas Thank you for organising this, and for the camping part, too. I thought everyone would be sleeping by the time I got there, fortunately not as it was amazing company to spend the evening with! Special thanks to team @AlexM for the wonderful bbq chicken and salad 🙂 I think I discovered what those mini-watermelons are... a plant called Desert Squash (Citrullus colocynthis).

Any member in @Carnity will tell you why people line up for drives with the 3 big marshals @Srikumar @Frederic & @Gaurav, thats not just because the drives are enjoyable but theres so much to learn. To have all three of them in the same drive is a rarity for sure but its also the ultimate pinnacle of off-roading experience, knowledge and skill that one can hope to drive with in this club. I just happened to be one of those lucky ones who fell in the same convoy and boy I can tell you I had the experience of my life. Cant thank enough to all three of you for the guidance but especially @Srikumar for the amazing route and drive. It felt like there wasn't a bowl or a climb we had missed so much so that by the time we reached our final destination the Y-60 Hill, no one had the energy left to try the climbs. It was only after @Frederic ventured to the top from one of sides that we all followed for a truly memorable end to the drive. @Amr Aydin you were amazing today, didnt feel one bit that this was only your 3rd intermediate drive. The lines you took really helped me make those climbs. My friends @Waqas Parvez & @Vaibhav I dont need to even tell you what great drivers you already are, we started our journey in a convoy on AlAin road more or less in the same order 😃, joined our marshals convoy on the way and back with our hearts fully content and minds still in Al Quaa. We will all be waiting for those amazing videos off your cameras. @JeromeFJ just a fantastic job at the back being sweep, im sure the sand was mighty churned up by the time it was your turn but not a single wrong foot from you. In the end, it would be unfair not to thank @GauravSoni for choosing to lead the 2nd convoy making sure all the wait listers got accommodated. That you still chose to lead even after losing your phone before the drive started, just goes on to show your commitment & leadership. From the chat I had with guys in the other convoy, it was clear they had an equally amazing time in your lead. Congrats on your first lead in Quaa, and im sure many more to come which i will be glad to join. See you all soon my friends!

DriviDriving 300 km was worth every kilometer we traveled; it was definitely one of the best drives of my life and will undoubtedly be remembered forever. @Srikumar you made sure you carried out the plan to its perfection; this would not have been possible without the experties of @Gaurav and @Frederic your participation in the drive gave me a lot of confidence and you were always encouraging and guiding: In particular, the slip face bowl, we were like kids screaming on the radio and going crazy climbing bowl after bowl and high speed switching all under control pace with lotssss of fun. This would have not been achieved without the remarkable convoy we had @Amr Aydin @Vaibhav @ASAD. and @JeromeFJ watching our back. In the coming week i will be sharing the google drive link with all the superb vidoes.

Sound like fun, with an off-road drive to boot.. @Benjamin you going to join too ?