Leaderboard

Thank you, @Frederic. Your words mean a lot and motivate me to keep learning and improving. It was a fantastic drive, and I enjoyed every moment. Thanks as well to the entire convoy for making it such a memorable experience. Looking forward to many more drives and adventures with the Carnity family! Special thanks to Arun @Menon Arun for inspiring and encouraging me to join Carnity.

Lovely 100th drive today. Drama free and fun recoveries nice one Ash with the winch I had no hope pulling that starship of Zubails out. 100th drive dedicated to @Gaurav I'm sure your keeping an eye on us from above mate. 🌹

It was indeed a drama free relaxing drive out there this morning! With @Kishor on his first drive, we started off gently but soon realized he was a natural: keeping the exact momentum and lines and not setting a foot wrong the entire morning. Extremely impressive and you're a perfect fit for Carnity: perfectly on time, equipped with all tools, and excited to drive. We could not have wished for a better Absolute Newbie Not just Kishor, but everyone drove amazing today, so we could ramp up the pace and complexity a bit, and all of you delivered brilliantly. @Esteban Ayala@florent sierens@edward-392 you were all in my rearview mirror 😁 We took a break on Pink Rock and i felt happy to see @Imran Asghar completing his 100th drive with us. I remember his early days full of enthusiasm and jokes, and it's great to see none of that has changed As a drive lead you can now carry forward that same enthusiasm for offroading onto others. It's fantastic to have you in our midst and we all wish for many more drives together! With @Anish S , @J-P L, @Ash S.and @JC_E amidst the convoy things were a breeze: we had some good fun winching Zubail his starship, with the right tools and cool as cucumbers. It was starting to really get hot when we exited, so starting at 6AM was worth it, and the coming weeks we might even start a bit earlier Thank you all for joining today, on to the next one!

We could have cleared the sand in front of all the wheels to reduce resistance and attempt a recovery. However, considering the scorching sun and intense heat, opting for a winch recovery was the right call, especially since a winch-equipped vehicle was available in the convoy. Additionally, it is a heavy car, avoiding further digging can prevent from getting buried deeper, that ultimately makes recovery easier.

Bro if I pulled that thing any harder my car would have been disintegrated into oblivion. When ash asked me to force his car into a stuck before the winch could pull your car I knew we were in for some serious s-#t! I was ducking behind ash's steering wheel in case it snapped and pinged me on the head! Crazy heavy! @Frederic you think in that situation a regular snatch type rope the flat type that doesn't stretch would of been better or to much strain on the cars ?

Thanks as always for leading such a fantastic drive @Frederic and also of course everyone on the support team for making it such a smooth and fun experience! And thanks @Imran Asghar for the coffee - congrats on the 100 🎉! Great views, great company - a truly epic way to spend a Sunday morning! Dropped a few pics of the drive here 🤘

Starship Cruiser

For me, it’s very easy to say that this was one of the best rides I’ve ever had in the desert. The terrain was amazing, the speed we drove was incredible, and the route offered every challenge. It truly required putting all my driving skills into practice. Most importantly, I learned and gained so much more. I gained a better understanding of power management, the importance of momentum over RPM ( @Giacomo your advise was super helpful especially when dealing with coolant temperature issues). I I got pulled once and managed some several self-recoveries after a few refusals 😄. The team was incredibly solid, and @Mark B, you where outstanding in leading the group.

Totally agree ! After some digging the kinetic recovery would have worked. @Imran Asghar Ropes that don’t stretch would be a bad idea to use in this situation. These are only good for towing vehicles.

Thank you @Frederic for organizing and leading this fantastic newbie drive. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. A big thank you to everyone who joined and made the drive such a fun and memorable experience you everyone @Ash S.@Kishor@Esteban Ayala@edward-392@florent sierens@J-P L@Amer Alsabbagh@Simon Thomas@Raj K@Nikki1007@Zubail@Shary@khurramm@khlief@JC_E@Imran Asghar Congratulations @Imran Asghar on your 100th drive and wish you lots more. Special thanks to @Ash S., @J-P L, @Imran Asghar, @JC_E for helping to manage and support the drive. Yours efforts were greatly appreciated and contributed to making the drive a success. 🚗👏 https://carnity.com/gallery/category/2636-morning-newbie-desert-drive-pink-rock-sharjah-21-jun-2026/

haha well it is very hot and it’s definitely learning to use the dunes gravity to catapult you apposed to just your foot 🤣 but definitely don’t buy a Volvo mate! 😂😂😂

Good evening guys. Amazing drive today! Thanks to all the senior members who supported us and shared a bit of their knowledge, and was great to see again some faces and meet some others for the first time. Here are the pics (sorry but are mostly from the front of the convoy) See you soon!

Hi @Mark B, I did talk to my Jeep Dude and analysing the issue he concluded that I'm not part of the problme. I'm the Problem 😁😂😁 Good speed, abt 4500Rpm 2nd gear and I will sail thru the dunes. I did clean my Air filter (bucket of Sand) and give a good top up to the coolant. 100% a win win drive and thats the great thing in our club. I will defiantly not buy myself a VOLVO and give up 😂

Definitely on for that 🙌

Yeah I'm just wondering without the winch what we could have done. Dig lots and just work on it slowly or use two cars to pull it. Or 1 V8

Thank you brother it was really good to meet you. I think we would have lots to talk about in winter over a BBQ and quite night in the desert. @Esteban Ayala Could you also share this pics of the coffe we took that was a good memory thank you bro

Honestly was a great drive from everyone, especially the route and track from @Mark B made it a perfect drive for the start of the weekend. Thank you and more pictures uploaded in the gallery

🤣🤣🤣

Just saw message Inshallah, next week will bring it. 6l beast, with a little bit tuned Transmission unit, it's now hell beast 😁

Thanks Thomas really glad you enjoyed it and even better enhanced the driving skills! That’s a win win! Hopefully that overheating issues is an easy one! Always great to have you on the drives mate have been with me from the store and we’re all still learning 😊😊

Hope you all like carrots.

Thanks @Mark B for organizing this drive. I really enjoyed it. Big thanks to everyone in the convoy and to @Andrei S @Giacomo and @Hani crest king for your support and guidance. All the best to all convoy members, and hope to see you all again soon! Short movie: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ0Tjt_oD_a/?igsh=MTR4ZnFxM3JncWZueQ==

@Frederic Noted your message. Excited to begin my off-road journey with Carnity!

Congrats @Krinesh

Oh! Tomorrow @Imran Asghar will have 100!

Position Name Car Rank Drives 1 Frederic 1999 Isuzu Trooper - Green Crew 321 2 Ash S. 2013 Toyota FJ - Beige Intermediate 47 3 Kishor 2022 Jeep Wrangler Sport - 4 door - Red Newbie 0 4 Esteban Ayala Pajero SWB, 2011, Black Newbie 2 5 edward-392 2025 Jeep Wranger Rubicon FE 392 - White Newbie 3 6 florent sierens Jimny 2025 5 doors Newbie 3 7 J-P L 2021 Suzuki Jimny 3 Door Grey Support Team 131 8 Amer Alsabbagh 2024 Jeep Wrangler- 4 door- Gray Fewbie 7 9 Simon Thomas Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2025 Newbie 9 10 Raj K 2020 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.8 LWB - 5 door - White Fewbie 9 11 Nikki1007 2019 Mitsubishi Monterosport White Fewbie 14 12 Anish S 2020 Toyota Prado Silver Expert 106 13 Zubail 2024 Ford Expedition Timberline Black/ 2012 GMC Yukon Black Fewbie 29 14 Shary 2024 Prado Adventure - White Fewbie Plus 36 15 khurramm Tahoe 2014 black Fewbie Plus 38 16 khlief Jeep wrangler 2 doors 2015 , white Intermediate 40 17 JC_E 2024 Toyota LC Prado 250 - White Fewbie Plus 55 18 Imran Asghar Jeff the FJ & Jambo the Ram Advisor 99 Good evening everyone! @Ash S.@Kishor@Esteban Ayala@edward-392@florent sierens@J-P L@Amer Alsabbagh@Simon Thomas@Raj K@Nikki1007@Anish S@Zubail@Shary@khurramm@khlief@JC_E@Imran Asghar Thank you all for joining; i hope you are all looking forward to a nice beginner level drive in the famous Pink Rock area A few small pointers: 1. Try to arrive 15mins earlier if possible so you have ample time to deflate and set up your flags. When you arrive you can deflate to 14psi if you have HT tires (Highway) or further down to 12psi if you have AT (All Terrain) tires. 2. Bring enough water with you. Summer is in full swing. Let's not overexert ourselves. 3. We will be using Channel 4: 446.081Mhz on the walkie talkies. See you all in the morning! See you all tomorrow

@Frederic Apologies for the last-minute notice, but I won't be able to make it to today's drive due to a personal matter. Have a great drive, and see you all next time.