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Thank you @Gaurav & team for this promotion, EID gift for me I appreciate that my effort in learning is being recognized. I am excited about my new position and look forward to continuing learning new skill under the leaders of Carnity. Thank you so much @Abdul Rahman AK @Niki @M.Seidam @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Islam Soliman @Ranjan Das @Christopher Assal @Mario Cornejo @Hisham Masaad @Thomas Varghese @Gaurav Soni @Chinthaka Ruwan @Rawad @Zixuan Huang - Charlie Wish you all & your loved once Eid Al Adha Mubark (May Allah always keep all of us safe and happy 🤲🙏) Stay safe... See you in next drive.

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED The plan is to explore Suwaydan, which is located on adjacent to Pink Rock, and make our way to Faya. From Faya, if time permits we will drive to Mahafiz. Below you can find your convoy positions for tomorrow: 1) Frederic - Pajero SWB - Crew @Frederic 2) Ranjan Das - Jeep Wrangler SWB - Intermediate @Ranjan Das 3) Munkybizness - Nissan Patrol Super Safari - Newbie - @munkybizness 4) Savio Fernandes - Nissan Patrol - Newbie @Savio Fernandes 5) Shu Yang - Nissan Patrol - Newbie @shu yang 6) Hisham Masaad - FJ Cruiser - Advisor - @Hisham Masaad 7) Sheri - Pajero LWB - Fewbie - @sheri 8- Jeetu Sharma - Pajero LWB - Newbie @jeetu sharma 9) Joseph Sebastian - Jeep Wrangler - Newbie @Joseph Sebastian 10) Zixuan Hunanh (Charlie) - Nissan Pathfinder - Fewbie @Zixuan Huang - Charlie 11) Hafizah Okunnu - Jeep Wrangler SWB - Newbie @Hafizah Okunnu 12) Aisha S - Jeep Wrangler SWB - Newbie @Aisha S 13) Alan Canivet - Jeep Wrangler LWB - Fewbie+ @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil 14) James Thorn - Lexus LX570 - Newbie @James Thorn 15) Muhammad Kashif Razzaq - Jeep Wrangler SWB - Support Team - @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ We will be using Channel 2 - 446.03125 Mhz Please don't forget to bring your Offroad gears as per your level. For Newbie and above this means a flag, shovel, pressure gauge, and programmed radio. See you all tomorrow !

Good afternoon everyone Below you can find the convoy numbering for tomorrow's drive Newbie drive Almost Lisaili to Hathmah 22 July 2021 Attendees Level Car Pos # Vanessa8580 Marshal Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue 1 Naveen Raj Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 2008 Gray 2 Ashfaq Hussain Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero 2012 3 Jerzen Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero 2006 Blue 4 Adam James Newbie Land Rover Defender 1997 white 5 Dwain Fernandes Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Grey 2017 6 TT_Dubai Fewbie Jeep Wrangler JK 2014 7 Alexander Holodny Newbie Mitsubishi Montero Sport White 2019 8 Hilal Sharafudeen Newbie Nissan Patrol 9 S Jacob Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero SWB White 2013 10 Ramandbx Newbie Jeep Wrangler 11 Damien Ranjit Newbie Nissan Pathfinder 2014 silver 12 Derek Fernandes Newbie Jeep Wrangler SWB 13 Alex Hollands Newbie Jeep Wrangler 2011 14 Srikumar Crew Jeep Cherokee XJ Green 15 We will be using radio channel 1 (446 00625) Hope to see you all tomorrow morning !

Thank you all for the good atmosphere, my cheeks are still hurting and it was good to laugh out loud! Posted some pictures in the gallery @Watteau @Christopher Assal @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Chinthaka Ruwan @Niki @Humayun Ghias @Ranjan Das @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Matt.T @Wrangeld

Trip Report Not the smoothest of IM drives, but it presented its own challenges which was thoroughly enjoyed and successfully overcomed by the entire team. We started off on time at the foothill of the massive Shuwaib dunes waiting for the break of dawn to start our engines. After the first successful climbs we started criss crossing, and thats where we faced our first challenge of the day. A double pop out (front and rear) for @Thomas Varghese, his first, but it was more to do with the approach angle he took to do the crisscross. Took us a bit of a while to fix the double popouts as the tyre was twisted awkwardly. Once fixed, we tried dodging our way through the technical dunes to reach the next big hill of Shuwaib where a nice pace was set but with some ocassional refusals. As we started playing in the big hills we met with our second challenge of the day, @Abu Muhammad's passenger started having motion sickness. Despite a few stops, unfortunately he was not feeling any better. As we had just completed an hour of driving and the exit was some distance away, so we took the difficult decision to leave Abu Mohammed at a particular spot and to return after an hour or so. That would give his passenger some time to rest and hopefully manage the rest of the drive. We then entered some really tricky technical dunes, where the remaining 3 drivers managed it quite well with hardly any refusals. But just as we were exiting that stretch, @GauravSoni was caught sideways on a small dune, but with his chassis buried in sand. The initial attempt of self recovery didn't help, so Thomas gave him a tug and he was recovered. It was then that we faced our third and most serious challenge of the day, Gaurav had lost power to his front wheel with a drive shaft noise coming from close to the front differential. Probably a damage caused during the self recovery, but now we were in some quite nasty technical dunes and a car that was only capable of driving in 2H. With some excellent team effort, we were able to tug Gaurav's car first onto a flat dune and then bring onto a flat sabkha. We then decided it's time and that we should go and bring Abu Mohammed from where we left him. We told Gaurav to wait at the sabkha while we went to get Abu Mohd. Once the entire convoy was back together we needed to find the flatest possible route to ensure Gaurav could easily exit out. With multiple stops and rechecking the track ahead we did manage to find that track. Kudos to Gaurav for managing to drive well in 2H for such a long stretch. From the noise it seemed it's just the U-joint of the drive shaft which must have broken. Hope it's an easy fix. You had a very good drive till your drive shaft issue at the end. @Thomas Varghese drove extremely well by choosing nice lines in the technical areas, but you need to practice more to keep up the pace in the open dunes and long hill climbs as well as choosing better angles to criss cross. Everything in the desert has to be smooth and if you start forcing your car you will face issues like the double popout of today. Abu Mohammed, hope your passenger was feeling better on the way home. You drove very well in the limited opportunity that you had but you didn't have much chance to push that beast. Maybe try doing IM drives alone in the future. @Mario Cornejo was an excellent second lead today who choose nice lines, and was always in my rear view mirror. Well done. Overcoming the challenges was the highlight of today:s drive and I hope to repeat this drive sometime in the near future with the same drive particpants.

Stats said someone? These are another set of Stats - showing how many others were there in the drives and in what level of drives. I have done 53 drives till now and there were 535 others in those drives. Pure numbers instead of charts - You interpret as you desire. Look at Intermediate Level Drives - one would have done a lot of drives to reach those levels. 1. Excluding My Drives 3 Including My Drives 2. Just My Drives Obligatory Disclaimers: How to read - See Absolute Newbie - It had 12 drivers driving different cars - 6 Jeeps of which 2 were JL, one TJ of @Jeepie & One Cherokee of @Srikumar 3 Pajero LWB cars so on.. Sometimes People change cars (very few) but that will cause the numbers to align to the current car. I think of only one person doing it as of now - @Ranjan Das showing in Jeep JK SWB - but the only other time I drove with him was absolute newbie in which he came in a LR3 or LR4 but it shows JK SWB. Also some might come on a different car than that they have declared in their profile. This is based on just my drives and may differ to the actual real world scenario.

Congratulations @Ranjan Das 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 Fewbie Plus drives are required within last 6 months for Intermediate promotion. 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 Clear radio communication skills Advance recovery skills Self recover from dune crest Soft sand recovery Pop-out fixing 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

@Srikumar first of all thank you for taking time on a public holiday for a Carnity drive, even though the participants were not many the drive took off. Yes, there were problems that did not allow us go through your drive plan, but there is always the positive of learning something and the opportunity to help each other. Let's not forget we had amazing weather, imagine if sun and heat would have been in full blast! @GauravSoni amazing driving before and after the mechanical issue in your car. @Thomas Varghese great camaraderie and support as always. @Abu Muhammad I hope your passenger is feeling much better now. Guys, wish you a great rest of the week and a fantastic weekend ahead. Drive safe, stay safe and hope to see you all soon in the sand.

Grandtrek reaching 50K with off-road use = Dubai Museum property. You are lucky they didn't explode on road and caused any nuisance, they must be fully bald with 50K mileage.

One of the most precise drive reports I have seen. Yes it was not the smoothest of IM drives and plagued with troubles from the start with my double pop out. Still one of the IM drives I have enjoyed fully. More than the pace and technicality it showed the team spirit of @Carnity club members in times of need. Short convoys are always great. It was worrying to see @GauravSoni's differential making sounds and wouldn't engage in 4 wheel drive. Same time he displayed utmost calmness and true professionalism by managing to drive it out of the desert in 2 wheel drive through some very technical and challenging areas all the while thanking Richard @Wrangeld for the practice he had given in a previous desert drive by driving less than 2000 rpm and at 2 wheel mode. Unfortunately I couldn't be a part of that drive and missed that opportunity to learn the technique. As @Srikumar pointed out sometimes my pace was slow and will definitely work out on that area. After the double pop out initially my whole boot was disturbed and everything was jumping everywhere inside. I got to find ways to anchor things back in the boot once tools are used and put back inside. Also I think I have reached the end of my tire life from my Dunlop Grandtrek tires for off roading as they have almost reached 50k kms. Will love to upgrade to Geolander or Kumho this coming week. Suggestions are welcome. Hope @Abu Muhammad reached home without more passenger discomfort.

Well done @Ranjan Das!!

Well deserved @Ranjan Das !!

Congratulations @Ranjan Das!! Well done and see you soon in the desert with your new ride.

Congrats @Ranjan Das!!

Congratulations! Well deserved!

Congrats @Ranjan Das

Congrats Danish

Congrats Ranjan!

In view of the above discussions @Enrico Biscaro, I can now recommend (without any prejudice ) FJ 😉

Congrats Danish 🤙🤙

Had an amazing time this morning ! Thank you @Wrangeld for the ride, the challenges, learnings, laughs... You kept us entertained from 4:30 till 9 :)) @Jeepie @Watteau perfect wingman and wingwoman ! I enjoyed following @Niki tracks especially when the sand was getting completely churned up. And thank you everyone for the good time See you soon !

Congratulations @Danish Mohammad

@Danish Mohammad well done and welcome to the big league!!!

Congratulations @Danish Mohammadwell done 👏👏👏

@Ranjan Das @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Adhir Saxena @Sunil Mathew. I will add you to the drive

Whenever I miss technical stuff I always look for Richard drives , almost it will never miss some baby dune stuff 🤣

@GauravSoni have you tried the poor man front diff-lock to self recover in low gear? By holding the brake and giving gas? Hope its an easy fix and not the front differential.

Many many congrats @Ranjan Das 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Hey @Ranjan Das hearty congratulations for two things First for the well deserved promotion to IM level and the second for your Rubicon , just came on time to break all the crests mind free 🤣🙏👍

Congrats @Ranjan Das

Well done @Danish Mohammad ! Keep the Pajero spirit alive !

@Frederic Hi Fred, I see there is a open spot and no WL, so I added myself in, hope its ok?

@Carnity Wishing all my fellow drivers happy holidays and EID MUBARAK

Congratulations @Ranjan Das well done and well deserved👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Congrats @Ranjan Das, well deserved, ur new Jeep is lucky enough to complement your skills and will power!!!!!

@Enrico Biscaro I spent months looking for a used jeep last spring/summer (just for this hobby not as a daily driver) with you I preferred the look of the jeep (utility and rugged with so much customization … was like lego for grown ups and the roof/doors could be removed ) last summer when the market wasn’t crazy for used cars as it seems to be now… I really struggled to find a non modified one… I then learnt many ‘Jeepers’ Jeep’s were bought modified to do the school drop / spinneys-route and never saw a dune however I didn’t have the skill to spot one of those! I didn’t have the patience (hitting November) or mechanical skills to gamble so then decided to just buy a new car for the hobby and the FJ cruiser just became an absolute no brainer! It was about budget and resale (in the event I didn’t like the hobby). Now if you are buying used don’t give up yet on a Jeep and see if you can find that unicorn version used for the school runs etc… (they exists as I see so many at my kids school) If by September you still have zero success then rapidly change plans as Offroad season picks up in Oct and so do the used prices for those type of cars. I have zero regrets with my FJ… more so am actually glad I went this path from a reliability and Offroad performance perspective (however I do find myself sneaking a look at every Jeep in our club and have the Jeep TJ top of my dream off road car list to supplement the FJ in the future). Good luck (one car I would add to @Frederic unbiased list would be the Nissan Patrol Super Safari SWB… though used these are even rarer… think ‘talking unicorn’ )

@Ishraqueit looks like you have signed into the manage tab. Was this accidental or are you trying to sign up ? For now the drive RSVP is full, and the manage tab is only reserved for Advisor and above level members. @Ranjan Das @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil i have added you both to the drive.

Congrats @Danish Mohammad. You worked hard towards the promotion and deserve it.

@Danish Mohammad congratulations!

Nicely done 😊👍🏾👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Heartiest congratulations @Danish Mohammad, very well deserved. Eid Mubarak!

Congrats @Danish Mohammad

Eid Mubarak to everyone!

Wishing everyone Eid Mubarak to you and your family. Enjoy the break and travel safe.

Wishing a blessed Eid Al Adha to everyone. Kind regards.

Wish all carnitians a happy, blessed and safe Eid.

Eid mubarak!!! Wish everyone prosperous and happy Eid.

Great stuff @Ranjan Das, congrats!