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@Gaurav @varunmehndiratta @Nathan Evans @Ilya @Gilbert Khalil @Chinthaka Ruwan @Richard Franks @Rawad @Anish S Hello Everybody, Hope you are all good. I apologise for the delay(quite long actually😔) in uploading the photos but unfortunately I was really busy with work, so did not manage to do so earlier. But as we always say "Better late than Never"😉 and here we go...with some clicks...hope you guys like it👍 I uploaded the photos in the link below where you will find folders for the different cars. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z64m3rAIRAFeJXJlrJhdsm9C09VTXdl9 If u want any photo in RAW format let me know I will share it with you.

Wow! didn't even take a minute for this drive to get fully subscribed - well done guys for keeping the focus and control over the fingers/screen to signup on time hope to carry them to the drive as well...looking forward to a wonderful drive.

Congratulations @GauravSoni for reaching the Advisor 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. ADVISOR This level is the cornerstone of Team Carnity Structure as you will always remain an "Advisor" first even when you attain a Marshal rank. As an advisor, you will, constructively help, support, and advise other advisors with "respect" being part of this big multi-cultural family. You will be learning the basics of leading the convoy in the desert in three Leaders Lead Sessions: Advance sand reading, planning your lead, terrain, level, and emergency exits. Lead with navigational software to systematically scale the lead for all the cars in the convoy. Ability to lead, recover and manage the convoy in the most extreme desert available in the UAE. Carnity Contribution Committed to driving with Carnity off-road club only Lead/Support: 3 drives per month at least Forum contribution to earn Carnity points Skills required Meticulous planning and preparation Ready for new challenges or unexpected situations Leadership skills to always put the team before yourself Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with a 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, Floor jack and jack board, tire repair kit, toolbox, tie-down straps, fluids. Drive Joining All Levels Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

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Another signature drive by @Ale Vallecchi this morning. Personally, I love it ! A great variety of terrains, beautiful scenery, wildlife, and a real desert route that you can see on a map, with a starting point and a destination. And all these long range drives put together start building our own UAE desert map. Even if not that difficult, there were some tricky parts, and keeping the concentration and focus during the length of the drive, navigating through the vegetation or on top of the ridges required our full attention. I did not take my camera out ! Thank you @Thomas Varghese for the 2nd lead, very efficient, @Gaurav Soni for the support, and @Mario Cornejofor the sweep, @Rob H for the assistance, @Russ, @Looper, @Sunil Mathew for the company. Always a pleasure to drive with all of you. @Rawad, I hope the troubles will be solved with not too much issues.

Not much left to mention after all these comprehensive posts above. It was another amazing day for me in AD - i love it because of sound and friendly drivers like you! Again there was no any weak ring in our drive chain; you all were incredible @Zed @Mus_hus78 @Archibald Jurdi @Werno @Anoop K. Nair @Ruan van den Heever @JeromeFJ. Perfectly responded to the high pace we kept with maximum attention but also did great job in the technical part close to the exit. Well done ! 💪💪 Agree with @Mus_hus78 that the terrain was not same with the one we originaly planned at the north Sweihan to Nahel. Unfortunately most of the big dunes were full of cross tracks left by many other convoys, making it a "public offroading zone" which we do not prefer to drive on. Those type of zones are not bad only because their uncomfortable tracks to slide on, but they are also dangerous with too many cars irregularly drifting and causing dense traffic like on the streets. I even saw some single cars driving around without following any convoy! The event @Ruan van den Heever mentioned is a good sample that it is always possible in crowded offroad areas to drop into some risky situations even if you keep maximum and continuous attention all the time. And as we experienced yesterday, many other convoys are not good to show enough attention we expect from them. Good timing and decision by @Ruan van den Heever to stop and going down as the other convoy didn't do anything (though they are assumed to point at least one of the 6 cars already crossed the dune ahead). And also thank you for sharing it here as such posts keep our safety instincts awake especially for experienced drivers who are tended to be overconfident. Safety first! Anyhow @marks made a great job and found us many virgin areas in between such public spots and made our trip better. Thank you very much buddy for your excellent lead! Looking forward to drive with your lead again. Thanks to our excellent supports; @JeromeFJ kept our tail in the line and @Archibald Jurdi was on board whenever needed (though there was not much to do with the great drivers. We can compensate this easy day in our next drive together 😉) It was leaders' day to have pop outs - I and Mark did it to create some opportunity for the convoy to workout. Mine was better with 2 at a time 🙃 Thank you again for your high performance, excellent support and friendships. See you all again on the next!

Is this the same bowl?

Waitlist 1. @Ahmed Wagdy 2. @hasan hamadeh 3. @Pacific 4. @Mohammed Mansoor 5. @Looper @Russ , this drive is posted as a newbie and above level. So if you have got a spot then you will be on the drive. We will have a look at the final sign ups on Tuesday evening and see how I/ we can try to adjust all members , just hang in there. Ther might be few sign outs too. With winter setting in, please keep a close watch on your Carnity whatsapp notifications and switch on the notifications. You will be having more weekday drives at all levels to keep members interested.

As anticipated by the awesome @Rob H, the sensor was damaged. Changed it at the same garage that forgot to tighten its bracket bolt, and returned the gear motor to its original position, and all systems are now operating normally Thank you all for your patience today. I really enjoyed the short period I spent in that area until we meet again🤙🤙

Thank you @Asif Hussain for digging this modified FJC climbing out that bowl. Hope this video gives better dimensions of what is really needed to get out. Mod FJC climb.mp4

Looking forward to this one!

Kindly waitlist for first drive

Hi @Luca Palanca FalsiniPlz wait-list me for first drive.

I remember this drive, learnt a lot that day! Hi @Chaitanya D, I agree with @Thomas Varghese, please do give my place to a Newbie level driver if you have a waitlist, I would not wish to deprive them of a spot. Having said that, if there is an opportunity to join it would be great to do so!

The only raptor you buy knowing its never been off-road

Hang in there , I did not expect such a response for a boring lead 😜. Good to catch up with you after a long time

Hi @Chaitanya D if there r newbies WL for this drive you can take me off this drive. I don't want a newbie to lose a chance to drive because I joined this drive before them.

In Hindi I’d say “Bhavana ko Samjho” just don’t ask who is Bhavna.

Super amazing click @Veedooshee. Every time I see these clicks, I feel like lets do it again. Weather is getting perfect now. I still have to explore the Manual mode more and next time ill bring the laptop to see my experiments, as I was scared half way and switched back to auto to have some good shots as a backup. Whereas my manual mode clicks were far superior and crisp.

Xterra bowl so far 🤣

Please share the 10 examples…😂…I thought it was my FJ who got me promoted to IM…🧐😂

Magnificent 😍

Ok to clear another confusion before searches grow exponentially and people spend money on what they don't need. Installing winch will actually reduce your hill climb capability. Before 2018, I used to climb Faya from center every time and after installing winch it become 70% success and 30% fail attempt. Think again

I also realize this today afternoon, after seeing sudden 24 people interest. It started with yesterday casual conv with Lawrence and similar conv Sri had with Niki, so we thought lets take some interested guys to show the place to test their cars. Never knew it gonna go out of hand, so soon.

Thank you everyone for such an amazing response of 24 people interested in less than a day. Few things to consider and realize by yourself before signing up for this drive (whenever we open). THIS IS NOT A REGULAR DRIVE, rather there is NO DRIVE but just a place to test your 4X4 (max power) + your off-roading skills. It will be strictly for Intermediate and above level - without any exception (for safety reasons). If with your present car capabilities and your off-roading skills you have scaled - Faya from center or from the right side - MULTIPLE TIMES + EVERY TIME then only you sign up for this drive. If you have sometimes scaled and sometimes failed, then there is clearly no point for you to sign up with such a high-risk attempt (explained below). IT IS NOT A FUN DRIVE, but a super cruel day out where you will witness some extreme action but expect to pitch in with A LOT OF PHYSICAL TAXING ACTIVITY for a whole day than sitting in 22 degrees aircon. Just for the reference in such extreme activity, your car power to weight ratio is SUPER PRIME, no matter what you believe and what your friends or car manufacturers BRAGGGGGGGGED. Keep it real for your safety. My car has/had 225 hp on 1.8-ton weight = 125 hp/ton and still, I failed miserably after consecutive attempts by using every trick I know in off-roading with over a decade of experience. Bottom line no one can fool the power-to-weight ratio whether you like reading this or not, that's a fact. With 125 hp/ton I still used a 50-meter uphill pull means that anything above 150 hp/ton (check your stats) should be a worthy contender to test this extreme side. RISK INVOLVED: We definitely need an equal number of the winch as per the total number of participants. Each winch uphill pull will take 1-2 hours easily, draining a lot of battery and winch pulling power eventually. After consecutive use, the winch fuse and switch do fail as they are rated for certain amperage. We have not tested stock tow points to take that level of load uphill, as in my car, winch has been installed on 4X thicker cross-member than chassis that dragged me uphill. If your stock tow point or all the winch fails, you might have to leave your car in that bowl. Calling AAA to recover will cost in excess of 3000 - 5000 dhs, as it's really far from Dubai. Keeping excitement and thrill aside, I just want to show you the realistic side that you should be aware of and be prepared off before signing up for this. Ref to point 3 above for quick self-check.

https://youtu.be/mUWOkFw9JLI Copy and paste into your search bar. Went out again on Saturday beside Love Lakes with a few friends. Very soft and dense dunes. 82e847fb-d037-458b-9384-30b8cdb5e9bf.MP4

I still remember my second drive as a newbie with you and @Chaitanya D. It was a weekday day-night drive with small convoy. We got a really good practical session about crossing a ridge without cresting. We practiced it again and again.

Wow! Kudos to you @GauravSoni. Heartiest congratulations, very well deserved.

well done buddy. U were destined for this role. Jumping into every opportunity you could sense when a fellow driver got into trouble to help them recover. Kuddos. Cheers 😀

well done bro...well deserved @Gaurav Soni .👍👏👏

I'm afraid I have not scaled Faya multiple times 😭 will have to wait to hone my skills a little more before joining

So it is officially the FJ Bowl!! 🎉🎉🍻

I know you joking Niki, but some people misinterpret my advices, so better to clear it up. Hall of fame: guy buying FJC on my suggestion got upset as we didnt promote him to IM, expecting his FJ has a magic autopilot formula. Second person bought wrangler rubicon and expect we should change rules and structure to fit their needs. 10 more examples, I can share.

And limiting seats on the popcorn-terrace he has us scrambling to instal winches just to qualify as support. Google searches for winches + Dubai just topped daily stats!

I love how you threw the bait @Gaurav and got all the big fish on the hook.. and now popcorn prices are sky rocketing 🤣🤣

The only time I could manage to get my camera out was at the beginning of the drive.

A few pictures posted in the gallery..

@Anish S Thanks for a fantastic drive really enjoyed my first fewbie experience. Was great to meet a lot of new faces @Gregory great second lead was a pleasure to follow you @Mohammed Mansoor @Daniel Yang @Pierre de Maigret @Danish Mohammad @Bernard Kalaani @topgear @Pacific @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ great to meet you guys and look forward to more assume adventures in the sand pit hope you are feeling better @Daniel Yang

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for a marathon drive this morning, in terms of duration this was the longest I have personally done, with full concentration required throughout! Some really interesting terrain and plenty of soft sand and technical areas to keep us all focused.. Hope your car is fixed easily and quickly @Rawad. Thanks to those who supported and see you all soon 🌵

@Rawad great news and I hope you did not have to wait too long for the recovery truck. The drive continued, we headed back close to where we paused. @Ale Vallecchi offered to extend the drive for a while. We managed to complete close to 80 Km over an interesting terrain of red sands, variety of flora and groves of ghaf trees. Everyone drove very well, there were just a few refusals and other obstacles that were sorted out with diligence. Thank you @Ale Vallecchi for having us in the drive today, thanks to @GauravSoni for his support as CF, @Jorge Stepniak Felippe for the first part as sweep, and to @Rob H for his help with Rawad's car. It was a pleasure driving today with all of you, have a nice week ahead.

Will try this 🤣

Congratulations @Prakash Anoop. Happy and Safe driving!

That is a great one @Gaurav.. and what is better than giving the team a challenge to recover a 3 tons black beast from a one meter hole! Tempting ha😜