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Have fun today boys 👏💪 @Mike M. @Mark B @Imran Asghar

Post-Drive Report Thank you everyone for being ready on time! 🙌 We met at the briefing point as scheduled, got organized quickly, and were moving within 15 minutes — great start to the afternoon! We entered the Murquab desert via sand tracks and navigated through some technical terrain. The main challenge was the bushy patches, but we had some nice crests to ride along which gave us a break and added variety to the drive. Our first play area was a lot of fun — hill climbs, side sloping, and ridge riding kept the energy up and gave everyone a chance to enjoy and practice their skills. On the way to the next section, we crossed a sabkha and took the long way around due to a group in the middle, possibly doing falconry or something similar. The second play area had decent terrain for layered navigation — up and down hill climbs with some technical lines to follow. At the next sabkha, we took a short break. It was here that @Warbs reported a mechanical noise from the front left of his Jeep. After some troubleshooting, it appeared to be related to the front differential when in 4Hi, but not in 2WD. We decided to exit him from the drive, which worked out well since we were already heading toward the pylon track to Qudra. He was able to continue safely to his exit point. We then entered the Qudra Secret Dunes — a beautiful stretch of mostly clean dunes that allowed for some excellent sidies and ridge riding with a nice fast pace. Everyone drove really well, maintaining good pace and safe spacing. ✅ No stucks, and only a handful of refusals — all quickly assisted by @Mike M. 💪. 🙏 Big thanks to: @Michael asir as our Second Lead, keeping the right amount of distance and time to react to last second course corrections advised. @Mike M. in Center Forward, for assisting refusals and keeping the middle strong. @J-P L in Sweep, for watching the rear and ensuring we stayed together. 👏 Great drive, great teamwork, and great fun. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon in the sand!

Indeed an amazing journey @Davie Smooth_Operator I am sure you are carrying along loads of memories from your time flying across the UAE dunes and leaving your marks everywhere. If my memory serves me well I think you are one of the few Carnity members I drove the most with and I personally enjoyed always having you on my convoys but unfortunately didn’t have plenty of time later on to enjoy being in yours. Happy that the red legend found its new partner and I am sure he will enjoy it for years to come and build as much memories as she had with you. All the best buddy in your journey and hopefully we get to meet sometime soon on the sand.

Oh @Davie Smooth_Operator Davie... As much as i am happy to see Red Ruby found a new pilot @Pavito Al, we are all sad that you are leaving and hanging your desert hat on the hook (as we say in belgium). I fondly remember that first MC, where immediately i noticed your hunger for understanding all concepts around off-roading; not just becoming a very skilled driver, but embracing the entire concept of finding peace and solitude from surfing on some of the most beautiful dunes this country has to offer, and using your extensive leadership qualities to mentor and teach others along the way. We did one more MC a bit later, and it was already quite impossible to get you stuck anywhere. We just drove to the Chimney and back and you just grinned and asked for more 😁 Your first club drive came shortly after under the capable mentorship of @Islam Soliman in May2021: As you went along, the qualities you possess quickly came to the surface, and very soon we all felt we had a new up-and-coming star in our firmament to add to our existing Rockstar Carnity Marshals and Supporters. Bagging the Carnity DCT trophy was indeed another fantastic achievement that showed you were a force to reckon with: Not just by yourself but as a full team. We should have called you "Hayabusa Davie" like the peregrine Falcon (or the bike of course) Alas, unfortunately, nothing in life lasts, and just like when we said goodbye to Islam or Emmanuel, we know and understand that there will be a time that either you or us will be sitting somewhere one day, watching the sunset and fondly remember that all of us are connected through the soil, sand, or trees, wherever we are. Dubai has been good for you, but if you are in Spain or wherever you will land, it will be the same sunset that we will both be watching! Godspeed my friend. May we have many more blessed years watching the stars and dipping our feet in sands...

Dear All, As this event is inching closer, a lot of updates have been sent out by the organization, so i will be preparing a separate Whatsapp group where all Carnity attendees will be added. This will make communication easier with quick regular updates, or if you happen to need any of us, we are only a ping away.

Sorry @Ale Vallecchi, I have to drop out too as I done the classic thing by switching alarm off, I won't make it on time. Hope you all enjoy.

Really sorry @Ale Vallecchi I’ve got to drop out at the last minute due to some issues. Have a great drive.