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Post‑Drive Report – Qudra (Near Bab Al Shams) Thank you everyone for showing up on time and ready to start promptly at 7:00 am for the briefing — much appreciated and it set the tone for a smooth and enjoyable drive. After a short trip along the track, we made our way into the dunes. The opening section featured clean dunes with minimal bushes, making for a nice warm‑up. This was followed by a middle section where the track was heavily bushed, keeping everyone alert and on their toes. We then transitioned into some really nice longitudinal dunes, with bushes mainly in between the stretches, which allowed for a fun and flowing drive. Overall, it was a great and enjoyable drive — thank you all for joining and for the positive energy throughout. A big thank you to @J-P L for sweeping and providing excellent support, helping out with a few refusals and second attempts along the way. We only needed to get the shovels out once, which says a lot about the driving today. Well done to @Infaz for stepping up as second lead for the first time — nicely done. And congratulations to @CY Bong on completing your first Fewbie drive — great job. Everyone drove really well yesterday, especially the long wheelbase vehicles, which handled the terrain confidently. Looking forward to seeing you all on the next one. Here is the link to our Relive video of the drive. https://www.relive.com/view/vRO7NB1mgKv

Thanks again for all who joined our little city escape drive, and to @J-P L, @ChrisW, @Aser for the support. A special mention as well to @Amr A for bringing along two newbies with him 😁 who both drove perfectly. The weather was simply bliss, with a beautiful blue sky, some puffy white clouds, and a bit of wind. It doesn't get much better than this. The sand was extremely forgiving, but having such a great convoy and support behind my back made it even better. Without much trouble we made our way from Murquab to the Solar Tower, which was shining brightly at us. After a short break i wanted to explore the small but clean dunes just north of the Solar Tower. These dunes are smaller and more technical but we sailed through it without breaking a sweat. I was happy to see @Raptor Runner - Praveen being crested as finally we had something to do We made our way further Northwest towards the famous Three Trees at Al Qudra where we exited. All in all a good 45kms (see the track below): Wikiloc | DXB-Murquab to Qudra Solar Trail See you all in the sands soon again!

Congratulations @Chema for reaching the Fewbie 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. FEWBIE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Basic side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie and Fewbie drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

@khlief and @Mahmut thanks a lot for coming today it’s was real fun .

It was an amazing drive. Thank you @Emanuel and @J-P L for the support and guidance. Congratulations @CY Bong on your first fewbie drive. You did really well!! Had a great time with everyone and had fun!! Looking forward to the next one!! Here are some pics from today’s drive.

Thanks again @Frederic - that was a perfect, relaxing morning drive in the desert. Good work in second lead @Amr A - you helped straighten out a few rough spots for us! Was a real pleasure to support with @J-P L and @Aser too (…and loved to see the daft dogs too!). Today’s sand was nice and easy but none the less, well driven by everyone - good convoy spacing, sensible lines and prompt radio comms. Perfect!

Just as a brief follow up… On today’s drive in technical dunes the Starlink established and maintained a very stable connection whilst driving, easily good enough to have a video call in HD resolution with low latency with another member of the Carnity gang! On average it could hold 100 Mbps down, 30 Mpbs up and 25-30ms ping. Being mounted under the roof seems to be totally fine as well: