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Thanks @Mahmoud Taha (skull design), @Bashar Beasha (name suggestions), @Stumpy Paj (logo font & colour suggestions) & @Bravoecho (valuable inputs) for working on an off-off-road project to get the team logo and banner out.

Welcome "Team Strong Hook" from Strong Hook Workshop to the Desert Champions Trophy - 2023! We are thrilled to welcome your team to this year's challenge, and we look forward to an exciting and spirited event. Team Lead: Wissam Torbay @Wissam Participants: Farhat Sahetdurdyyev Cesar Chacon @Cesar Chacon Alberto @Albertorres Miguel Gallego @Miguel Gallego

DRIVE PLAN Practice makes a person perfect. Remember this drive we did few days ago (9th Sep), posted by @Frederic, where I took a bunch of Jeeps and went to Sweihan. I want to take another stab at it because it can be done better. I missed a waypoint and "Butterfly Effect" kicked in and instead of going to Old Lady Dune as per the original plan, we ended up at Sweihan nice and early. To be honest plan is still very optimistic IMHO, but hey we will still have some fun trying. MEETING POINT: You can park the cars along the entry gate barrier all the way up to the red pin. Beyond the red pin is also possible but the sand is a bit soft there, so be careful. Please make sure to bring your off-road gears, plenty of water, and protection from the sun. Ensure the car is fully topped up with gas. Request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Intermediate and above When: 04 Nov 2023, Saturday Meeting time: 6:30 AM Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/FVLixGinNMWgbiKy5 Approximate finish time: 10AM 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 GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor Walkie-talkie radio Off-road flag Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday 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 - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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 BELOW CALENDAR

wasn't, @Looperpushed

Don't worry, have faith in Looper (as he said above) I also see two in Manage tab, lol

Thank you @Vanessa8580 @Sunil Mathew @Islam Solimanfor the enjoyable drive and tips/guidance along the way. @Sunil Mathew great feedback you have provided post drive, very happy to see such professionalism and team spirit. I look forward to the next drive. Have a great week everyone.

Thank you very much @Gaurav for great news. I appreciate opportunity to improve in the new level. Thank you @Fredericand @Looper, looking forward for next trip under your leadership. Thank you @Jaro Tuzinskyfor encouraging me. I'm really grateful for your support 🙏

Best of luck to all of you. 👍🏻

Congratulations @Mohit Gurnani for reaching the Intermediate 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. INTERMEDIATE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie Plus drives are required within last 6 months for Intermediate promotion. What you'll learn Basic GPS and navigational skills Basic tow rope and winch recoveries Extreme side sloping and long hill climb Tall dunes ridge riding and criss crossing Precise control over technical dunes Fast pace desert driving Clear radio communication skills Advance recovery skills Self recover from dune crest Soft sand recovery Pop-out fixing Skills required Adventurous and thrill seeker but in a safe manner Level headed under stressful situations Responsible, dependable and accountable Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle High profile tires Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS. Drive teamwork Manage center forward position with Trip Lead’s permission Learn/assist recoveries under Trip Lead’s supervision Re-route convoy and coordination, when needed Learn to lead small portion of Intermediate drive under Marshal supervision Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie, Intermediate and Exploration drives only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

@Frederic On the wait list as signed up for a regular drive Saturday morning. But I have every intention of joining and camping with my wife. Thanks.

Awesome idea Frederic. Thanks for organizing! I’m still getting goose bumps every time I listen to it.

Thank you @Mahmoud Taha, @DP1011, @Davie Chase, @Ishak! looking forward to see you guys in one of the drives 👍

I can Imagine @Gok Krish's reaction when he must have been waiting to click "going" 7pm Monday Syndrome, only to see You get placed as WL😂! Gok - get prepared for this drive ( You can also ask ppl if anyone willing to camp night before✌️😎). I wish the website also captures (video recordes participants's expression via their PC/mobile devices) this fastest finger round of Monday 7pm😂😂

Leading a desert drive is the most amazing experience to have, where you can combine fun, freedom, creativity, strategic thinking and survival skills all at once. Leaders lead is the drive where selected Advisors will learn to lead under close guidance. Backed with the right techniques, experience and supervision so that you can learn the art of leading with peace of mind without any fear or pressure. You will be learning the basics of leading in the desert in three different sessions: Advance sand reading, plan your lead, plan your exits. Use navigational software for selecting the right course of the path. How to plan and scale the lead and recoveries in the most grueling terrain. In this second session of leaders lead you will be leading with the help of an off-road navigation app or device. You can choose any device or app (motionx, gaia, mytrail etc) and mark these basic points and you will be required to reach anyone a or few of them: Entry and Exit Lisaili Fort Skydive Chimney Mark long range playable dunes Mark pylon tracks, cycle tracks Mark as many sabka, flat track or easy exits in case of emergency Mark fencing or restricted area Mark technical dunes P.S. I will personally check each of your devices to verify and help you further. Approximate Area Perimeter Drive Details Level: Selective Advisors - @DP1011 and @Simon D When: 11 November 2023, Saturday Meeting time: 1:00 PM, (Sharp, without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Al Lisaili - https://goo.gl/maps/UDzJ7FKT2Aq5HcyFA Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. Approximate finish time: 5:00 PM Please RSVP on the below calendar:

For all those who are camping, if interested please bring I a radio; for next morning about 7:00 a.m. -ish someone will lead a convoy through Route 66 to Qudra Roundabout. It will be an hour to hour and a half easy drive.

10 filled up in 1 minute, well done @Looper , looking forward to see the Insta videos of this trip 👍🏻

Thanks @Gaurav! Looking forward Thanks @Frederic- loved all the drives in FB+ led by you- looking forward to intermediate! Thanks @Looper- looking forward to my first intermediate drive with you this Saturday! Thanks @Jaro Tuzinsky- looking forward to meeting again after long on Saturday!

thank you guys for joining with me for this adventures drive. it was indeed one of a kind drive. due to short and capable drivers i was able to achieve all expectation from this drive. We went on high speed rampage to reach all check points in no time. im impressed with all of your performance through out the drive. specially during technical area, we were able to cover without any issues. we had all challenges thrown at us. couple of stucks, refusals, high dune crests, pop out. but with an amazing team we sort out all of them in a flash. @Abhilash Kottakkal you drove excellent behind me keeping up with speed and precision. @Arun Menon even though you had only few FB level drive experience you drove very well. @Haneef Thayyil thank you for excellent sweep duty. you handled beast of a Y62 as champ. Btw im planning for another thorough practice session next week for confirmed members. im more than happy to welcome you guys to my team please let me know if you are interested. until next time have a nice week ahead. 👍

Was pretty easy in the end, still need to relocate the parking sensors to the bumper, found if you unplug them the alarm goes off every time you put it in reverse, but if you leave them plugged in and taped together so the sensor are hard up against each other the alarm stops and the others still work 😂 nearly 11kg of weight removed from the rear door 😳

Thanks a lot @Davie Chase for an excellent drive! With the small upgrades to the car - I'm able to further learn it and unlock it's hidden mysteries. Looking forward to the next one

@Martin M thank you so much Jana for these beautiful pictures !👍🙏👻👻👻

Absolutely man!!! Not accepted, aaaahhh.... Ha Ha Ha and Yes Yes Yes I am coming to camp there anyway!

Congratulations @Martin M and Jana 👍🏼

confratulations @Martin M ! welldone and will see you soon in one of the drives:)

Congrats @Martin M

@Gok Krish Don’t do anything. Just wait.

Will see in the morning.. )) nothing wakes you up better than a good loop around..

which one is this Looper? nothing in the annoucements. but my radios are alway with me, all of them)

Tried to sign up. As I'm signed up to the pink Floyd evening, it won't let me. However the evening camping says its not an offroad drive. Would love to join if permitted. Edit... resolved.

Let’s hope for Top Gun part II not Hot shots part deux

Well deserved @Mohit Gurnani enjoy it! and see you next time.

Congratulations @Martin M. Well done 👍.

Congratulations @Mohit Gurnani well done. I’ll see you in more drives now.

Well done @Martin M!!

Well deserved buddy !

@Davie Chase It was a wonderful experience. Sharing a a short video clip . will upload full video soon https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy_jC3hN1zE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Now we are talking !!

Thanks you for leading us through a nice and interesting Newbie drive @Vanessa8580....and that too without any stucks or major refusals.. Being my debut "official" support drive , i could get away without any shovel time/rope time/jack time etc thanks to the route chosen, the compact sand due to recent rains and off course, exceptional driving by the whole convoy, especially the newbies !!! Driving at the centre, i could see everyone doing a great job, handling their cars starting with @Nathan doing great at 2L , giving timely terrain warnings to everyone👍 @Mahmut SARILI - looks like your offroad experience in Oman is evident and you were not having any issue following the convoy 👍..please get a radio for the next drive, which is really important @Robkalso had an uneventful drive with his gladiator 👍 followed by @Abdulla Alkhemeiri in his Tundra handling it very well in most places, with occasional minor fishtailing on some of those side slopes, which should be easily ironed out with more practise 👍 Two drivers , i could see very clearly were @Osama M in his QX80 - you handled the car beautifully today and had good control on straight crossings. One concern, as we discussed is very low clearance between your rear wheel and wheel arch. I initially thought you were carrying some kind of heavy overlanding gear, but turns out its the hydraulic suspension. It leaves very little suspension travel , and for higher level drives it is a cause of concern, especially when driving through cross tracks, i am sure you will hit your bump stops continuously . You might want to give it a thought when you sign up for higher level/faster drives. 👍 @Mostafa Nasef did great for most part of the drive, but needs a bit of polishing in your straight crossing skills. As we discussed, you let go of the gas too soon and tend to end up right on the top of the dune crest , almost bellied. I can see its only your 4th drive, and perfectly understandable. That feeling when you climb up and see only the sky when you reach the top - we have all gone through it, so take your time, drive more, get accustomed to it and find the right amount of gas just to get you through it and not fly off or end up crested. 👍 @lucas amat driving right behind me , had me amazed for most part of the drive, having absolutely no problem in driving through those churned, caked sand with his Jeep liberty. At many places, i really expected a refusal announcement from you . Dont forget to get your flag sorted before the next drive Everyone behind Lucas - i could not see much of you but being the fewbie lot in a newbie drive, you were driving at the tail end on all the churned sand , and having a couple of refusals is part of the game. Good to meet you all - @Mahesh_ @Martin M @Jeevan Koshy @SamBha - came in a little late and exited early due to his fuel guage issue(hope it gets sorted soon) , @Faraz94 - at the risk of sounding cliched - you've got a really interesting/unusual car bro !! @Ben Williams closing the convoy was our truck marshal - @Islam Soliman - good to see you back after a while, and looks like your car is up for the game now...i am sure our fewbies and newbies learnt a thing or too from all your guidances and instructions!! See you all soon in our next sand visit !! A few photos in the gallery https://carnity.com/gallery/category/1866-newbie-lisaili-dubai-28-oct-2023/

It’s taken a while to finish this project, my number plate mount got lost in shipment for a few weeks Before questioning my sanity with the wiring after, still need to sort out the reverse sensors. Had to make a loom with plugs for the camera and number plate light so I can get the tyre off easy.

Looking forward to the shake down trip this weekend @Looper