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Hello All, I hope, everyone enjoyed your Friday morning ride. My sincere thanks to @Brette for giving me a wonderful opportunity as lead and I drove in total confidence that never have to look back with you being in second lead. @Nathan Evans this is my first drive with you and I must say you had complete control of your Jimny. @Baskaran P.R drove with complete confidence except the initial hiccups which happens to everybody. @Harold Roberts @Hisham Masaad worked their way through on their FJs and well done. I must say the back convoy was real strong and hardly any words from them, hope you guys @Sajit Modiyil @AlexPol @Paul Zeitoun had fun at the back. Congrats @Ashy on your first recovery and many more to come and thanks again @Anand Nataraj for your excellent Assistance at all recoveries. Cheers J See you again soon in the sand.

Dear Desert Wanderers, There is nothing more inspiring than starting a desert drive at dawn heading east, straight into the sun rising from behind the scenic skyline of Fossil Rock: the long and gentle sunbeams paint the light orange stretch of sand between Mahafiz and the Rock with amazing colors in a mix of highlights and shadows between sharp crests and large ridges. We will enter this beautiful scenery quietly, almost on our toes, while gaining confidence with the terrain. As much as beautiful the view can be, in fact, equally challenging the drive may become, as we will be making our way through a glaring sunrise (clean you windscreen if you want to see through it!!). There will be a lot to experiment as we approach the Rock: steep ascents, sudden drops, smooth ridges, sharp crests, long sideslopes, soft patches, all dressed with a few bushes in between, but above all the Long Dune, whose name doesn't require anything more to be said. Conquering Fossil Rock will be exciting: even if our stereo will be off, most of us will end up with "The Ride of the Valkyries" as soundtrack in our head as we push it to the top. Depending on the sand cover, we may either attempt an adventurous dive down the steep East face of the Rock or a safer passage by the South-West side, from where we will hopefully make our way, if the time will allow, for a close ride around Camel Rock before heading south and exiting on the tarmac at Faya. @N@ved, @imranaasghar81, @Ashy, @Arda Yagcioglu, @Yusuf Esaf, @Matt.T, @Mikhail Lukichev, @Paul Zeitoun, @Shaaz Sha, @bassel el rafei, you are confirmed for this drive. I can't wait to meet you under the Mahafiz Trees in the morning twilight!

As someone in the IT field, I'm always fascinated with technology. And so when I saw the video below I was initially hunting for a second-hand LC with Crawl Control. But in yesterday's 5th Feb Khatim drive, I watched @Asif Hussain bhai doing this with my 2002 LC100 😃 I almost gave up and think that now I need to get towed, but seeing him patiently turning left-right and doing it with an old Cruiser makes me want to intentionally get stuck again and try doing this Manual Crawl Control 😅 . I'm sold now, there's no need to get the latest SUV for offroading, since anyways computers, software and AI learn from tried & tested manual human techniques 😁

@Danish Mohammad just imagine one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding the walkie talkie. Moreover as I was alone I had to speak to someone so I felt the best way is to keep talking to the Marshal. All the time he kept thanking me which encouraged me more as it was suiting my boredom. Well if I'm the sweep in future drives u can hear All well at the tail - Convoy is moving.

Thank you @sertac @Luca Palanca Falsini @Mehmet Volga @Thomas Varghese for your full support to make this ride safe and enjoyable. It was really great fun to drive on such a height. Also thanks to entire convoy for support & helping during my refusals... (Excellent team work)

This is a drive that will start in the daylight and end in dark, with the plan to have around 2 hours in dusk of complete darkness conditions. If you do not feel confident about driving in the dark, have any sight problems which might make it impossible for you to see properly in the dark, please think carefully before signing up for this drive. Night drives are a completely different experience for the off roaders. In the daytime we can see everything in front of us laid out and clear. It night we can see no more than the 40 meters in front of our vehicles and this type of driving needs precision and care. It's also exhilarating in a way that you do not get in the daylight. This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Off-roader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Fewbie and Above (No Newbie) When: 12 Feb 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 4PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/27ScMPXZD95y5Eyz8 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 8:00 PM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL ENDING THE DRIVE A POINT, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Fewbie and above drivers. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - 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

Congratulations @Matt.T 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 Basic self-recovery techniques Advance side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving 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 And Fewbie Plus, after 5 drives at Fewbie level only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Congratulations @rajeshkumar rathod 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 Basic self-recovery techniques Advance side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving 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 And Fewbie Plus, after 5 drives at Fewbie level only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

If I may add my two pennies worth to this discussion. There are pros snd cons to both approaches IMO. Circumstances dictates which approach is more of a convenience. For normal fun drive the manual approach gets my vote. Crawl control in my view is synonymous to saying “let’s off road with driverless cars’ which is no fun if we get to that stage. Embracing new technology is great but would consider that if I have not set out for a fun drive and only after I have exhausted the skills I have tapped on manual recovery. I have a FJ Cruiser 2016 model and it is equipped with crawl control. I used it once and probably resorted to it because of my lack of experience. That was before joining the Carnity club.

I like the discussion above , just I would like to emphasis few points and this is my opinion . while it’s good to have the tech , in my opinion I wouldn’t look for them till I learn how to operate the back up in case of tech failure. In other words knowing the secrets entails manual practice. Sticking to off-roading some situations of stuck all this tech will be of no help when all your wheels are in the air ( perfect crest ) and the only way to let these tech to operate you need to get the wheels on ground. At times the shovel is the life saving when you are in the middle of no where but also you need to know what are you doing. second please remember that the one who invented the tech is us humans based on data of manual experience and sophisticated simulation with tons of probabilities. I am not against the tech at all but I am definitely with trying to understand it’s basics and this can’t be done automatically but with practice and experience . cheers 🙏🏻

True i agree, varies for each vehicle...I drive a wrangler so electronics and smart systems are luxury (perhaps the same level as 2011 chevy you mentioned)...it's perhaps on off-road mode even on road - as someone joked about it, it has traction control just to ensure it gets clearance from agencies .... 🙂. .However within it's limited smart things, I do like the BLD and miss the front camera while going down... Also in addition to car it depends on driver, many of us are in any case not using shift on daily basis, so to expect change to shift from D once in a week, that too in adventurous situation is perhaps a challenge... so quite a few factors. Reg the preference for smart things - lack of it (vis-a-vis some smart off-roaders) didn't affect my decision to buy Wrangler, however among wrangler options, I went for one with additional electronic features... So I think it's a complicated relation between Car n driver.😄..

As @Rahimdad said you don't need tech to get unstuck, having crawl control on your car is a great plus but in my opinion it reduces the learning and the fun of getting stuck (yes I think getting stuck is fun, weird 😅) most of the time you don't even need a tow when you're stuck you just have to know how your car feels in certain situations. As long as you have great gas control almost any stuck is self recoverable. I agree with this however from my experience with carnity and general off roading depending on your car driving in D gives you problems. My car for example (2017 F-150) my car loves to upshift early and when I need to lower gear it doesn't downshift until I put the pedal to the floor which causes a nice soupy area behind me destroying the track. Overall I don't drive in D (car to car is different keep in mind) I drive in 2nd gear in the desert and when I need more power I downshift to 1st. Techy cars since they have super good computers inside them even if you're driving off road they will treat is as tarmac (unless the car has an off road mode) with my fathers 2011 Chevy Tahoe I drive in D in the desert because its an old car and isn't techy so the car doesn't upshift when it doesn't need to.

Nothing can replace experience and real old school understanding of machine and it's use to achieve result....... However some AI feature really add to the experience .. As marshalls in Carnity always say - drive in D, machine at most times has better response than us... My belief about spending on latest tech - If in affordable range and enhances one's performance, why not? I may practice without switching on thesefeatures but would like to have them too...

Dear all, It was indeed a memorable drive for me, actually the 1st one I could finally lead from start to end: 52km in 3.5h, of which a good 2.5h moving time. First of all my gratitude goes to @Wrangeld who gave me the opportunity to take the lead and, by doing so, to close the circle, being there with me from my first Absolute Newbie to my first Full Lead. We started with a mild pace on fairly easy dunes, maybe a bit too easy for most of the drivers. We then then increased both the pace and the technical level, with more challenging ridge riding and a few criss-crossings. The convoy responded incredibly well, with very few refusals and just a couple of stucks. @Nizam Deen handled the rope recoveries with great calm, even when pulling out @Yusuf Esaf's Y62, which he eventually managed to get happily crested, just after saying he wanted the ride to be more challenging.. 😂 We then moved to the area which I have decided to mark in my navigation app as the "Mighty Dunes", where we enjoyed the largest dunes in Lisaili area with spectacular climbs, steep descents, long side slopings and a couple of adventurous passages through tricky canyons. Boy, how fun was that? Just when we were lowering a bit our adrenaline levels and preparing for the last session of long range dunes towards Al Qudra, @Yasas Dharmadasa's gearbox got badly stuck in reverse. With little hopes to get the car moving, and considering also the need for a rapid exit for @Niki Patel's family emergency (hope all is well), we opted to let @Athula Dharmadada wait along with his cousin while we headed out to Al Qudra Love Lakes, ie to the closest and fastest way out, where we had to conclude our ride some 20 mins before the scheduled exit at 11am. Richard and I then went back to help bringing the incapacitated car, which was at least in neutral at that point, down to the sabkha and eventually to the pylon track from where it could be safely loaded on a tow truck. A great kudos goes to @Jack Thomas who was a great sweep, with very proactive and comforting updates from the back which made my life much easier. Congrats to everyone else not mentioned above: @RaYan E, @luwaimn, @Jon M, @Anvar Sadath Bekal@andy_macdxband @Niki Patel. Every time l looped back and had a chance to watch you driving by, I saw you all were doing great. Thanks for being the perfect convoy for my first full lead. And keep an eye on the next upcoming Carnity drives, as mine will be posted soon as well!!

@Rahimdad haha I used to get the latest ThinkPad laptops every 2years but i managed to stop that now, wifey said similar comment along your line, "you're gullible to tech ads", "why do u need the latest & greatest, it won't improve your coding much" 😂😂😂 That's why in yesterday's drive, when I saw Asif did the exact same thing without crawl control, I'm now (more) convinced that this can be done without computers too 😁 And now I want to intentionally get stuck and "crawl manually" 😅

@Zed if you are so techy and sold on this video for an idea of crawl control you're really gullible. Anybody can get a car stuck on flat surface and reverse out even without crawl control. The thing about electronics is they need a certain parameter to operate with, if the car was at an angle would it still engage. There are no magic buttons, just experience you can use to get yourself out of different situations.

Congratulations @Mario Cornejo 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 Basic self-recovery techniques Advance side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving 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 And Fewbie Plus, after 5 drives at Fewbie level only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Congratulations @Anvar Sadath Bekal 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 drives are required within last 6 months for Intermediate promotion. (Drives can be a mix of Newbie, Fewbie (50%) and Fewbie plus, depending on your adaptability, learning progress and Marshal’s feedback) 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 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

Totally Agree. new adventure in a new area WITH a brand new LEAD.

Thank you @Lorenzo Candelpergher, the way you describe the drive makes us feel like it's a new adventure in a new area we've never been before 🙂🙂. Can't wait for Friday 👍

Good evening fellow adventurers. I am delighted to be able to offer a short, late afternoon/evening drive in the wonderful dunes of Murquab. The hope is to head towards Solar Park. However that target is highly dependent on the convoy. We only have a few hours of light so... It would be great if we could be ready to enter the sands as close to 3:30 as possible for maximum drive time but I understand if you can't. We will be using radio channel 1 (one) My proposed convoy is as follows : Attendee Car Level Position Angela @Foxtrot Oscar Black X Expert Lead @Lucky sAm Patrol Fewbie 2nd lead @Ammar Naji Expedition Fewbie 3rd @Junaid120120 FJ Fewbie 4th @Jack Thomas @Tamas Hoffmann F150 LWB Pajero Fewbie Adv 5th CF @Jon M Montero Fewbie 7th @AlexPol Grey Wrangler Fewbie 8th @Hisham Masaad FJ Fewbie 9th @Thomas Varghese White x Fewbie 10th @Senthil Kumar Red wrangler Fewbie 11th @Chaitanya D Black x Marshal Sweep See you all tomorrow

Let's wait till Wednesday when the list for 2nd drives opens up.

Thanks for organizing this day/night drive...tried one a couple of months back and was a totally diff experience so really looking forward to it...

Hi can I get added as my 2nd Drive of the weekend thanks. Be cool to get some Night time experience if possible.

Congrats @rajeshkumar rathod!

Well deserved @rajeshkumar rathod!!

Thanks @Gaurav looking forward to continue learning! Thanks @Chaitanya D @Wrangeld @Foxtrot Oscar @Frederic @Asif Hussain @Gaurav @Jeepie For the valuable support and learning through the fewbie drives!

For cyclists, I have heard a saying that, it all depends on 'time on the saddle'. The more often and longer you ride, you are familiar with your bike and able to extract all the performance that your bike can offer. I think the same philosophy also applies to off-roading. The more you drive, you will know how-when-what etc and deal with it accordingly with your car. From my personal experience, whenever someone on the convoy tells me to press this, do that, drive this way and that way, I am always surprised with what my car could do. I am sure the longer and more regular we drive, we will discover the capabilities and limitations of our machines.

Congratulations 🎈

@Gaurav thanks for this news and many thanks to the leaders and senior guys on the drives I have attended for the instruction and advice. Looking forward to learning a great deal more.

Trip Report: It was great to see the newbie members on time and most of then prepped up for their drive on Saturday morning at Lisaili. This terrain offers mix of all and the way you all drove was really amazing at newbie level. I tried to test you initially by going back into the tight technical areas , where few had few refusals only and a tug. Well done all of you. We had our share of refusals and learning, tugs and pop out fixing which are all part of the game to become a good off roader, safety being foremost. Learning points - Approach and momentum are the key in tight areas and in churned up sand. - Gas is not always your friend, low RPM with steering maneuvers gets you out - Diff locks used to perfection with proper manuvers , using gravity to assist - Aggressive steering left and right is not advisable when drivig on sand at speed , increases the risk of pop out. @Ben84 was perfect as a second lead. Great car and great to see how you used double diff locks to perfection. @Yahya Munir to me was the driver of the day . Some quick learning with perfect maneuvering to get his Jimny perform amazingly well on this terrain was a treat to watch. @Matt.T managed his SWB wrangler to perfection. Great control in all areas ,well done @William Fernandes was quick to sort out his refusals with his fantastic FJ. You will only get better as you drive more. @Trekado Mohamed drove well in his Pajero, fee refusals managed very wevery. Great driving @Jasim Khumi managed his Swb pajero well. Some great feedback on knowing the directions from the lead. We will improve on this suggestion and make sure the cars at the back are informed about the terrain by on of the seniors @Badar Tariq drove well in his Pajero. Quick learner to make the best use of the momentum and approach. Refusals recovery was impressive @Karim Allam did well in his FJ, learning how to use perfect gas and RPM to get out and move in soft sand. Remember the psi in tyres goes up as u drive. Sometimes it is useful u check tires regularly during breaks @bassel el rafei was doing great in his new desert driver. You know it now how to avoid a pop out and hope your car doesn't have any heating issue anymore as it happeend on previous drives. @Mohamed Seidam, @Kailas and @Anish S thank you all for the amazing support you gave for this drive. I hope you enjoyed passing on the experience you all have to the new members ,who I am sure will improve and become like one of us managing drives soon. Some pictures uploaded in gallery. Well done and see you soon friends. Enjoy your week.

Totally agree, it all depends on the car and drivers relationship, another example my F-150 CANT (and i mean even in like road side dirt its that sensitive) drive off road at all without the traction control off, the sophistication level of the traction control doesn't allow it to be so. The Chevy on the other hand I didn't need to turn off traction control maybe 50% or 60% of the time. To be honest changing from D to manual isn't a challenge for me (yes it varies from person to person but learning how to drive not using D in the desert is so much fun, it adds to the challenge and fun of off roading also strengthens the relationship with your car), maybe its because I took the manual license and the first car I ever drove was a manual. But overall I think a person learns more on how to drive in the desert when using manual mode, and anyway after 2 or 3 drives it will come naturally.

IT was a fantastic learning experience & getting to know everyone on this morning's drive, & looking forward to meeting up in future drives, thanks to support of @Rahimdad and @Jeepie, for your teaching & guiding us. See you again

😄 I remember how did I feel about it when I swept for the first time it was also first time Richard leading a newbie convoy and Gaurav was in the center forward and I was in the sweep . I said : “Being in the Sweep position it felt like a Goalkeeper who should keep an eye not only on the ball "( convoy )'direction, but more to predict how and where goes to the best he can as our yard is not flat and to give relevant feedback to the captain and other players in the game. Yet and when appropriate even can pass through when needed and safe.”

Rajeevan Vickneswaran Anvar Sadath Bekal varunmehndiratta David Ortells Karim Allam Bernd Stucke Tariq Carrimjee Mahmoud Hamzawy Manage Wrangeld Chaitanya D You're all confirmed for this drive. No special lights needed. Just care and attention.

All three are my favorite especially the first and third part . Finally the RR ( Ridge Rider ) 😎

Hi @Emmanuel - where is the planned end-point of this drive?

Plz add me to WL 🙏

Congrats @Anvar Sadath Bekal !!

Congratulations @Anvar Sadath Bekal looking forward to the intermediate drives together!

Thank you team carnity .

Congratulations @rajeshkumar rathod well deserved buddy 👍

Congratulations @Matt.T!

Congrats @Anvar Sadath Bekal!!

Very well deserved @GauravSoni

Congratulations @Gaurav Soni

Congratulations

Congratulations @Mario Cornejo

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Morning All, Congratulations to @Lorenzo Candelpergher for a great lead yesterday. One of the reasons that Marshals become marshals is that we enjoy the challenge of leading a drive. For anyone that tried to go out into the desert themselves or with friends you know just how easy it is to get stuck and find that your fun day out becomes a nightmare. Once you learn how to lead you understand how to navigate through the dunes giving excitement and at the same time keeping the convoy moving and safe. So, it was with massive pleasure that I was able to hand over the reigns this week to a driver in who's story in Carnity I have been humbled to play a part and watch him put everything he brings to the game from a personality and management side and what he has learned over the months to leading his first full drive. And what a fantastic job he did. From start to finish the drive was controlled, exciting, challenging and perfectly paced. Those of you who were on the drive - you should remember that you were on Lorenzo's first lead: because it is going to the first of many many amazing drives. I have no doubt that there will be a fan club growing soon of drivers wanting to join his posted drives. For anyone intersted, we managed to get Yasas out of the desert and his car was revocered to the garage. No doubt, it will be back on the road again for next week. See you soon in the sand.