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Trip Report: Thanks @Hisham Masaad, for the great drive. Indeed Fewbie drives are different. and now im looking forward for next level . At start point, i have meet fellas who started the off-roading with me 2 months ago, @Frans M, @Bashar Beasha, @Sebb, @Glenn W... @Hisham Masaad briefed us on the drive and emphases on a very important statement, Don't Fight the Gravity.. safety is first just steer down and you could try it again... Simple words but have all the magic.. after then we moved to our first side-sloping were we did half-moons near the ridge.. and yes we made all nicely. thanks to Hisham guidance, my confidence start to rise more and more we start to do it faster and continuously... Now we moved for riding small ridges were i still need to practice it more because my boat 😁 sometimes make difficult on me but it was achievable with Hisham comments on the radio and as i was watching @Glenn W car moving on front of me. @Bashar Beasha was driving greatly on those dunes with his supper safari.. On Criss -Crossing, the bushes decided not to leave him alone without a tire pop-out. which handled on no-time with support team help @Tareq Al Turq, and @Vaibhav @Mohamad Anwer was driving the legendary LC70 as second lead, he took very nice photos of his car near a big stone i dont know what they call it .. i did a nice clip for him check video . and now we reached big bowl. were @Hisham Masaad asks the intermediates to do it because its a bit challenging, meanwhile i was praying that he we would asks the Fewbies to do it. YES he did !! immediately i catch the Radio to ask his permission to do it.. after then all fewbies did it greatly.. Finally we headed to climb a large dune, we took a warrior rest and then headed to the exit successfully. Thanks for all drivers, Looking forward for another drive with all of you. I would like also to conclude by thanking @Frederic for his amazing post on Gaia GPS app on carnity site; which i ended by downloading it and subscribing for it. Also, i would like to thank @M.Seidam for his you-tube channel where i got inspired to create the my 1st activity video. chk short trip video here https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8rnsSc1/

CONVOY LIST 1. Frederic - Isuzu Trooper @Frederic 2. Salim Akhtar - Pajero Grey @Salim Akhtar 3. Pascal - Toyota 4Runner @Pascal 4. Vipin Shetty - Jeep Grand Cherokee @VipinShetty 5. Jona - Blue FJ Cruiser @Jona 6. Dodi Syahdar - Ford Raptor @Dodi Syahdar 7. Ashutosh Garg - Silver Xterra @Ashutosh Garg 8. Karthikeyan Govindarajan - LC100 @Karthikeyan Govindarajan 9. Daniel Rodas - Pajero White @Daniel Rodas 10. Amr Aydin - Jeep Wrangler @Amr Aydin 11. Fabien Monleau - LC79 Series @Fabien Monleau It promises to be an interesting drive tomorrow ! We will need to be extra cautious, but with such a strong convoy we will be fine. Bring a warm sweater tomorrow as it might be chilly. We will be using Channel 2 - 446.031 Mhz See you tomorrow morning 7AM !

@Chaitanya Dthank you for including everyone on the waitlist and providing them the opportunity to join the drive. The first drive for 2023 was amazing; the weather was lovely with a light drizzle that was ideal for a 4-hour drive. It was a pleasure driving with some new members @Jeetu Sharma @Klaus Pedersen @Nadeem Ansari @Rashid Alseeni @Bhaskar @essam ibrahim @Bravoecho @rohit kumar in @Carnity you all drove beautifully, thank you @Varun Mehndirattafor supporting the drive Here are the drive statistics. I've also included images of the majority of you climbing the pink rock in the gallery.

@Imteeaz @Ranjan Das @MMansoor and @Zed Dear friends what a lovely short convoy in a lovely such weather . This is to confirm that the plan stays the same with one change of the meeting time from 7:45 to 8:00 Please be careful while driving on the tarmac from hidden side water ponds ( best drive on the mid lane ) . Take in account an extra hour due to the less than normal speed in some areas especially in Abudhabi and across Alain city . I will be leaving home by 4 am personally. my cell is 0554045278 in case of any emergency. can’t wait to see you all inshallah tomorrow sharp by 8:00 am rest well and cheers 🌺

Thanks Doc @M.Seidam , see you tomorrow inshAllah , thanks for confirming 👍

Thank you @Brette @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler this was the best drive i ever had such amazing leading, support and good friends to know ❤️

Thank you @Hisham Masaadfor the great trip today, full of fund, learnings and enjoyment . It is a super introduction trip to Fewbie level… and thanks for all the support team … looking forward to drive with you all again

My first shots, still i need to learn to do it:)

Thank you for a great drive. It was a great introduction to me to fewbie drives and I can’t wait for the next one. Thank you @Hisham Masaad and for the support team…

Thank you @Brette @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @Krishna R and all the team. Was fun and enjoyable drive. Was bit nervous also surrounded by 6 Jeepers 😅.

Thanks Doc; looking forward

Out of all the balloon tires I have seen with friends and drove their cars to test, Sumitomo Shaheen stood far safer for the road as they have a tiny bit of grooves in straight line tread that offers reasonable traction for the road. Stumble upon a better explanation while searching for balloon tire images

Sorry for the late entry. Ballon tire started with Tisamia (means 900 in arabic) 900mm is the height = 35.4 inches since 2002. Later Sumitomo launched Shaheen in 2012, then a few more companies later on. They are primarily designed for the soft sand track, climb, and general desert usage with an "UNUSUAL" aspect ratio of up to 85-95 profile - 245/85/R16 to even 245/95/R15. This means when deflated you will have a "SUPER AWESOME" footprint due to a lot of rubber between the rim and sand. Along with a higher aspect ratio tread is a straight line that enables sand driving and climbing more easily and higher. However due to straight-line treads, self-recovery sucks big time, and cars with balloon tires are sitting duck even on the slightest of stuck. Yes, they are legal. Yes, they are highly unsafe for the wet road. Yes, they are very tipsy on curves.

Yes couldn’t agree more! Such and enjoyable drive! My first stuck! which was good learning! Thanks Tareq for pulling me out! the level of driving today was great I think across the whole convoy! really looking forward to the next one guys! see you in the sand soon 😊

Convoy Numbering 1. SK 2. Zulfikar 3. LKP 4. Ishak 5. Babaski 6. Marco 7. Vaibhav 8. Jerry 9. Juan 10. Benjamin 11. Nikola 12. Alphin 13. Mustafa 14. Andrew 15. Vanessa We shall be using Carnity Channel 3 (446.05625). See you at the meeting point at 7:00 AM

Thanks for the pictures @Waqas Parvez! Here's a pic of you at the top of the pink rock. Thank you @Chaitanya Dand everyone else. Had an awesome drive today!

Farewell Warren, I wish you and your wife a great future, and we hope to get free word cup tuckets for the next world cup 🎟 😀 😊 😉 ☺️

Yes the drive is still on. We probably would not have to deflate for tomorrow's drive, that's all. 😁

@Rizwanm2 thank you for a really amazing drive. Great pace on top of great ridge riding made it really an Express drive. @Jonny90don't worry about it; you gave us an excuse to take well deserved breaks. Looking fwd to riding again with all of you.. Have a great weekend.

@Rizwanm2 thank you for a great drive this morning, really enjoyed it despite my 3 pop outs!! Lesson learned for me is that I can’t run the same tyre pressure in the winter as I did in the summer. The penny has finally dropped but I’m sorry to you all that it delayed everyone today. @Haitham Khattab @Patrick van der Loo @Jona @Naim Aoun @Charbel @Ashutosh Garg a bit embarrassing for me, thanks for sticking with me, hope the delays didn’t spoil your drive. Take care, see u all soon!

Dont worry @Stan, we do it tomorrow morning:) There is an article on different radio channels we use in carnity, and u will get to knw about it all tomorrow:)

It was a great drive as well on convoy G. Thanks for the challenges led by @GauravSoni , thanks for the advise @Davie Chase, second lead @Tharun Kumar Vsupport team @Chris Wing , and thankyou everyone for the teamwork. I did learn today by watching everyone conquering the sand dunes and hills. Ridges is still a big challenge with refusals 😅

Thank you for adding me to the drive from the wait list. Looking forward to seeng you all tomorrow morning

Yeah man of course you will! It's the WOMEN'S world cup in NZ this year🤣

Hi Brette, I just messaged you but suffice to say American trucks are unreliable and I can’t even get mine started this morning. I’m sorry but I’ll have to miss this after all 😢 what a let down.

@Dodi Syahdar @Sachith Jagannath hope you get speedy recovery. See you in the next drive. Radio Ch 1: 446.006 Radio Ch 2: 446.031 06 and 31 👍🏼

@Warren Flay will miss your little monster on dunes ….. wish you good luck for future ….. if you come to world up in usa in 2026 hope to catch you there 😎….. take care

Hello. Are family or friends allowed to join fewbie drives as passengers?

Dear Doc @M.Seidam - Despite being mentally prepared and accepting all your Disclaimers and interesting insights, I have a limitation to be back home by 2pm, which I dont think is possible and that would not be a justice done to the drive with a constant thought of being back home in time My apologies, I remove myself 😑 and perhaps I now wait for Wagan 2.0 , Will certainly miss this Fun and the lovely convoy members.

pajero gls 3.8 white/black 2022 master class and private drive w/- carnity confirmed. have radio and flag watched briefing.

@Warren Flay sad to see the cat-less Gajero leaving, but wish you all the best bro! Man, I wish I could drive that 6.2 Hellcat SRT engine, but hopefully you'll find a suitable buyer for both cars 🤞

@Warren Flay it is sad to see you leaving , it was always fun driving with you . i wish you all the best in your new adventure , hopefully we will cross paths again.

@Alphin Aloor thanks for your query . as far as I know about these kind of tires: on road : not that safe due to the less rubber grip on asphalt. off road : these due to its design the require minimal deflation if not at all , but as long as you are moving they are like magic. Once you stop game over even if you deflate them to the maximum limit they won’t help much in self recovery because of the geometry of the grooves on the rubber won’t catch traction and won’t help to grip and crawl. yesterday I was in pink rock with my son and we came across a LWB y61 driven by local who was stuck and having these balloon tires ( BTW locals they like it and I don’t know why 😄) .. tried to help him by deflation and attempt self recovery didn’t move 1 mm !! Even with the def lock . Eventually I pulled him by rope . ( the car was not that badly stuck on semi flat sand ) In my opinion for what we do every week these are not suitable tires. But could be useful for some one who regularly goes from point A to point B offroad without wanting the extra 2 min deflation !!

Morning @Brette, Woke up with bad headache and fever, unfortunately I have to skip this drive. Apologies for short notice. I was excited about first drive with this team ! will catch up in next one.