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Thanks @Looper, @Benjamin, and @Imteeaz for leading and supporting another fabulous drive in a new area for me at least. It was challenging in the middle and another learning opportunity provided by @Looper for dealing with radiator issues and getting to the road again. Hope the repairs go well and not too expensive. See you on the sand again soon. My video of today's drive is under processing. Watch this space.

Thank you @JeromeFJ for yesterday's amazing drive. We tasted a bit of every offroad flavour so I got refreshed after some months away. Thank you for giving me this opportunity taking me back ti the desert. @Davie Chase it was reaaly nice to meet you again after such a long time. Thank you for your excellent support and making the life easier for me buddy And each one of drivers in the convoy was amazingly eager to learn and showed outstanding performance in the beginning of this long term adventure.. Keep it up guys. See you on the sand.

It was a great drive with a well needed learning curve and knowledge. Thank you @JeromeFJ for this route you chose, which definitely challenged us. There is always a peace of mind knowing @Davie Chase is joining and fun. Of course @Mehmet Volga was a pleasure meeting and observing you drive in the desert like it is your back ride.

Thank you @JeromeFJ @Davie Chase @Mehmet Volga for your top notch guidance & support that gave me lot of confidence and understanding of the terrain as well as the vehicle, which will in time improve my skills further and have a better understanding for all future drives. Cheers to an excellent morning of adventure!! Until we meet again🫡

I also had an opportunity to use my new pressure sprayer bottle. Worked like a charm.

thank you @Frederic @Vanessa8580 and @Srikumar for the amazzzziiinngg drive. I really wished it was an full day event. from dunes to,mountains to wadi and terrain we drivers could look around while driving and enjoy the nature. thank you once again Srikumar for letting me in last minute. hope to have more dives like these.

Dear Friends , I hope you enjoyed the roller-coaster drive yesterday , unfortunately due to the wet sand it was not safe to take all the planned roller-coaster lines. we had a couple of refusals and stuck but nothing major. everyone drove really well. @Hugo you have been a really good 2nd lead @Abdullah N congratulations on your 1st FB Drive, you have driven really well and i am glad that my advice helped you get a better control over the fishtailing issue, but with time you will get used to your car dynamics . @Renier Venter you have driven very well and you have a good control over your car, well done! @Sunil Mathew you did really well in the CF position supporting the the stuck and refusals . you allowed me to focus creating the smooth and safe lines while you took care of the issues in the back . @Mohammad Sayawoush Azad you have done really well , i hope your kids enjoyed it. @Robk i am glad that this time we didn't need to use the trunk of your gladiator for anything 🤣, you did really well and i hope your passenger enjoyed the ride . @Faraz94 your off-roading skills are getting better every time i see you . @Harshal thank you for sweeping the convoy . i have driven behind you last week and i was sure that you are ready for such a role. it is not easy to control such a powerful beast but so far you are doing great . thanks again everyone and looking forward to see you again soon, I have uploaded some pictures into the drive gallery https://carnity.com/gallery/category/1948-fewbie-pink-rock-big-red-sharjah-03-feb-2024/ below i have added the drive route and statistics

Thanks for organising another great drive @Davie Chase. Great welcome up to the fewbie level. Enjoyed learning more about the ridge riding and cross overs and playing about on the longer sideys. Thanks all for an enjoyable Saturday afternoon.

sorry for last minute drop @Looper wish you a lovely drive

@Lala G dear Mr. Lala , many thanks for your nice words and comments about me related to my drive of today , really I have enjoyed today drive with all of you , and I have to thank Mr @Davie Chase for his all time supporting all teams member of today as we used to it from his side . yes I get refusals today but self recoveries well done by me . thanks to all of you and wish to meet soon Inshaa al lah with my full regards to all of you .

Dear Desert Drivers, Thank you for joining the drive today, with a spirit of adventure and discovery. We were lucky to have very nice sand conditions, slightly compacted by the rain of the previous days, and the dunes were clean, with very little cross tracks. After the entrance track, we started smoothly riding the dunes, passing from one side to the other, testing the grip of the tyres, giving a bit of gas to climb a steeper dune. We tested the first crossing, trying to get sufficient momentum to cross, but not too much to avoid flying. We had all the configurations, with a few cars crested, good opportunities to test shovelling, and recovery with a rope. Every one improved from one crossing to the other. In the second portion, the dunes were becoming higher, and we did a few nice climbs, pushing the revs, and getting the feeling needed to control the car in the descents. We continued climbing, keeping an accurate line to avoid the deep sand pockets, until I got stuck on a flat patch of soft sand. @Davie Chase helped me out with his winch, and we reversed our way. On the way down, a narrow crossing was the challenge of the day. Climbing straight, going down into a V shaped pocket, and pushing straight to exit. @Sviatoslav had a pop out, again an opportunity to understand in which configuration it can happen, and how to fix it ! The next cars crossed one by one, great achievement from each of you. After a small "educational" break, we finished the descent crossing a technical portion to reach the sabkha, and from there the exit track. @Sviatoslav thank you for the 2nd lead, and congratulation for your 1st Newbie drive with Carnity. You need to get the feeling of the momentum, but it will come with more drives. Very well done. @Wilfredo Perez, same here, you were too fast on the first crossing, but for the rest, very well done. You will get used to the different sand conditions. @Juzer Talib nice control of the Pajero, you were comfortable in most of the situations. @Tatsiana Chase very nice handling of the Jeep, perfect adjustment of the power for the crossings, you will get more confident with practice. Continue to enjoy ! @Damian, you made the best use of the LC, a bit too much power in some occasions, but nothing critical. You will enjoy more and more the capabilities of you car. @Hani Howeedy taking the long truck across sharp ridges is not easy at all. You ticked your 3 crests ! Well driven along the different challenges of the day. @ozgu, smooth riding with the Y61, continue to enjoy! @SamBha the second Y61 very well done also. We will find more technical dunes the next time ! @Mehmet Volga it was a pleasure and a great comfort for me to have you in the back, thank you for joining with your new ride ! @Davie Chase, the most helpful passenger of the day ! Thanks again for the great support! Thank you all for the common effort during the recoveries, your patience when needed, and your willingness to learn ! Enjoy the rest of the weekend, and see you in a next drive !

@Benjamin, @Mahesh_, @Cristian, @Deepak Eswar, @Alphin Aloor, @Emanuel, @Tareq Al Turq, @Mahmoud Taha, @Charbel, @Anoop Nair, @Imteeaz Thanks for joining for the Sunday morning quick fix drive. The objective is to have a quick drive in the Qudra’s very own little Sweihan area. we will be strolling on channel 2 and this is the proposed convoy order. the convoy is arranged as per number of drives but, the JLs decided to stick it together at the front of the convoy.

Awesome drive everybody, enjoyed being the sweep for the first time 👏

Congratulations @Simon D. Well done buddy.

Congrats @Simon D, see you soon!

Hi @Frederic have woken up with a terrible headache today , so will sit this one out. Have a great one!

@Frederic really sorry for last minute drop out but not feeling well and still couldn't sleep until now . I don't think I will be able to drive today 😔

@Frederic regretfully I must also withdraw from tomorrow’s drive. A gym injury collected this evening prevents me from driving safely. I’m sorry to drop at such a last minute. See you on the next one!