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Desert Champion Trophy - Arabian Wolves Report "Strip away your pride, and put on humble clothes" - Rumi Dear Desertanuts, after a couple of busy days, spent both on working matters and reflecting on the lessons learned last Friday, here's what I came away with, from the great event which has crowned the first Carnity Desert Champion. Speaking of crowning, before I get on with my report, I want to congratulate myself with King Richard @Wrangeld, to whom I wish to convey my greatest joy, and utmost respect, for his astounding achievement. It was truly a masterful and magic drive, which, I am very glad to say, must have repaid him of the many drives he has done in technical areas, some of which must have been tiring and frustrating. They have all paid off with this great and extremely deserved win. Sincere thanks also go to the other Leads ( @Chaitanya D, @Kailas, @Lorenzo Candelpergher, @Jeepie) and the Teams' members: they all provided an incredible incentive to bring out our best, pushing each other to the limits, especially during those exciting couple of times when 2 or more convoys came together in the proximity of the waypoints, challenging one another to choose better and faster routes. As for my analysis, the essence of the drive, and the final effect it has had on me, are captured by the words of the great Rumi, stated in the report's title. The challenge was, for me, a true eye-opener, and a humbling experience. After the initial disappointment of my final placement, I am actually welcoming the humbling aspect of the race. While during the past months I have been very successful with my drives, with almost always full, or overbooked houses. At the same time, I now understand that this "success" had made me overconfident. My post trophy self-criticism has made me realize that I have not been training enough in technical areas, while invariably going for the very long treks, favoring speed over finesse (at least in part), and preferring cleaner routes over more complex ones. Those who choose my drives know that I go to great lengths to minimize the technical areas, to the advantage of cleaner routes, with greater potential for longer and smoother treks. The fact that as a Carnity Lead I have, eventually, developed my own flavor of drives, may actually have ended up in my getting "stuck" in a rut, repeating what I had become better at, and neglecting the skills needed to become a thoroughly complete Lead. The greatest takeaway from the DCT, for me, has been the need to break out of the mould I have built for myself, and engage in more diverse locations, drives, and terrains. Having said this, I'll get back to my team's routing strategy. As previously reported by @Lorenzo Candelpergher, I had also chosen a 5-4-5-3-2-1 route as my Plan A. This would have allowed me to get back from WP#4, surrounded by the most technical dunes, to the area of long range cordons that I know better, and where I was confident the speeds I could reach would allow me to move very fast toward WP#3. Unluckily, 2 time-consuming incidents took place just after reaching WP#4, on the way back up to WP#5, and took away all the advantage we had on the other teams, as first starters. At that point, I did not feel like risking to go for Plan B, which I had marked on my map, and was quite similar to Richard's, but (in my opinion) entailed many more technical dunes. The fact that I have preferred to give my team as much a break as possible from technical dunes, with hindsight, was not the right decision in terms of winning strategy, yet may have been a good decision in terms of letting them get their confidence back, and ensuring the safety of the drive. The other reason why I did not feel we would have gained much advantage going for Plan B (in @Gaurav's words "as the crow flies") was because the distance between WP#4 and #3, going either my way or what resulted to be Richard's way, seemed to be almost equal. Hence I stuck to my faster speed approach, Vs. the mix of straight lines and technical dunes. Lesson taught by the Master of technical drives, and learned by the Long Range guy. As far as Team Wolves' performance, I must say I can only praise @JeromeFJ, @Mohamad Anwer, @James Thorn and @Jorge Stepniak Felippe, all equally, for a great drive - one that was probably my fastest ever, with non-stop "bat out of hell" speeds. Special kudos should go to their impeccable team work, in the occasion of the pop-out and the nasty stuck we had to solve. The pop out was sorted out in record breaking 6 minutes, while a troublesome double stuck (front and back, into a small V-shaped bowl), with no room to tug, was dug away in 8 minutes of shoveling and blip-blip self-recovery. I am very proud of how they responded after the two incidents, and how confident they were in driving at very high speeds, covering from half-way between Waypoints 4 and 5 to the finish line in 1 hour and 2 minutes of uninterrupted, impeccable driving. Lastly, thanks to @Gaurav, @Srikumar and @Frederic for the perfect organization, and thanks to @Asif Hussain, @Tbone, and @Rizwanm2 for their assistance and support. Could not have asked for a greater family feeling, and fun environment, where in the end we all came out as winners, and better off-roaders.

Thank you very much @Gaurav for the beautiful drive yesterday ! I was a perfect mix of smooth roller coaster, long side sloping, a bit of ridge riding, one or 2 bowls to feel the adrenaline, a nice technical portion to practice momentum and precise steering. The sand was soft in some occasions where we could realize, in particular for heavy cars, how important it is to keep the momentum, and to control the angle of the car. The break by the croissant lake, and the detour to the oryx were nice additions to fully enjoy the desert experience. We had a few stucks that were good occasions to learn the recoveries, for the driver itself, but also watching the situations from the outside. We could practice self recoveries, shoveling, towing, seeing that with good instructions a bit of practice and patience, it is possible to get out of most of the situations. Globally the convoy performed very well as we could cover more that 42 km at an average moving speed of 15 km/h, which is very reasonable for a Newbie drive considering the mixed challenges of the itinerary selected by @Gaurav. @Tom V, excellent second lead following the tracks of the lead, attentive to the situations, and holding or rerouting following his instructions. @Bruno Finel, very focus and concentrated on your trajectories you were carefully executing the instructions crossing smoothly the bowl after a first attempt. @Tom B well done, you will continue to learn how to handle the weight of your car, and to compensate with the right amount of power. @Karthik Raptor you have a heavy vehicle also, do not loose your momentum on the top of the curves, as gravity will get you stuck immediately. Let the Raptor be free and use this power! you did well in the technical parts, considering the length of your car. @Harshad Ashraf, take also in consideration the required weight/ power balance to keep your momentum. this, with a good focus on the trajectory of the cars in front, and to the guidance of the support will help you to pass through most of the situations. @Belal Aldaour you did very well controlling your FJ through the different terrains, you recovered easily from minor stucks with a bit of guidance. @Gertjan, very good control of your Prado. I could see you at almost constant distance in my mirror. A precise setting of your tire pressure can help you when it will become more difficult. @Sudhanva Sonawane, @Simon Claes, @Manoj Soman, I could not really see you at the back, but you went through the challenges with no issues at all, enjoying the drive I'm sure. @Michel Van Woudenberg I could not really see your beautiful FJ40 in action, I think this is my only regret for this drive ! Very well done @Looperthank you for the sweep and for watching us from the back. Your support during the recoveries was greatly appreciated. Thank you all for keeping enthusiasm and cooperative spirit through the drive, and for your patience during the recoveries. See you soon in a next drive !

Drive report Thank you all for reaching on time. All prepared and were ready to start in about 5 minutes. We had to wait for sometime to check if @Nihal17 is joining, but unfortunately he didn’t. Unfortunately for not joining and not allowing one of our friends who called to join, but confirmed to him drive is full. Hope all good @Nihal17. We then started hitting the area, which is supposed to be one of the most interesting terrains. Unfortunately, it was full of tracks. Driving Saturday afternoon, means facing all tracks over the weekend. @eldose baby @Waqas Parvez Well done, few refusals and re attempts. Being fresh FB’s and the nature of the area, you have done good job @Naim Aoun pleasure meeting you again, unfortunately your car let you down in few cases, otherwise excellent drive. Hope you will be able to fix it soon @Damien Ranjit again, pleasure to meet you again.. Well done @Zixuan Huang - Charlie being CF, you were amazing watching cars in front of you and giving instructions whenever required. One test, checking your car capability to cross pockets, but looks failed 🤣 @Marwan Haddad pleasure meeting you for the first time, glad to see you going through without issues @Christopher Assal @Rsjiv Samuel good to see you again, and to see controlling your cars, without issues @Rawad as usual, thank you for sweeping and looking at us from the back, and guiding our friends At the end thank you very very much @Frederic for joining, guiding and supporting my first lead drive.

Good morning everyone. Just got time to go through and write. By the time reached home afternoon, was fighting with my self not to sleep, otherwise will not sleep night, and Saturday morning to the office to clear few things and prepare for the PM drive. A wonderful day, very well organized and managed. Could meet many of @Carnity family, was a pleasure. Thank you @Chaitanya D for leading us through, what an amazing track, and amazing team @Anoop Nair @Warren Flay and @Matt.T. Yes, we crossed a technical track which we could have avoided, and this what makes the differences between teams. I am happy with the our achievement and the fact we had no issues, except the tug given to @Anoop Nair which I don’t think it took more than a minute or two. Thank you @Gaurav @Srikumar @Frederic and @Asif Hussain for organizing and managing. Congratulations @Wrangeld you are the master of technical terrains 👏🏼👏🏼. Congratulations everyone for joining and enjoying.

Hi everyone …. First of all I would like to thank the team behind this wonderful event @Gaurav @Srikumar@Frederic @Asif Hussain. To our lead @Lorenzo Candelpergher We did our best to conquer 5 way points in the best possible way where we literally flew off the sabkah !! Personally i am glad we all reached the finish like with our bumpers attached to our cars after all that refusals and stucks in technical dunes . In these kind of events there is no room for errors and I think the best planned team won the trophy . Congrats to the winning team especially to my Abu Dhabi champion @Ruan van den Heeverwho deserved this trophy 🏆 after all that shiny car wash 😅….. and congrats to join me in intermediate drive …. Once again it was great event and hope there are more coming in the future …. Ohhhh forgot to apologise to @Zedfor crossing his path but it was part of the game to delay other team to cross the finish line first which we did 10 mins before @Zedand co 😇….

Great job @Anish S! We covered a mix of exhilarating technical trails. I regret inviting my friend for a Fewbie drive, he was puking 🤮 for 4 hours.😃. My intention was to hook him up to off-roading. Now, not sure😅😅😅 Very good SL by @Gregoryand Support by @Russ& @Sunil Mathew Great teamwork by the rest of the team👋👋👋. @AlexM, @Stav, @Santoso Marjuki, @Bernard Kalaani, @Fabien Monleau, @MMansoor & @Nizam Deen Excellent drive by the whole team, Fast paced drive. See you later in our playground.👍 cheers!

Gentle reminder Everyone please share your full resolution videos (gopro, dashcam, etc.) whatever you have taken during the drive with wetransfer on my email: [email protected]. We plan to add these drive videos to the master video of the whole event. @Daniel Rodas @Werno @Javier Lucero @Zed @Alexander Alcala @Mario Cornejo @M.Seidam @Humayun Ghias @varunmehndiratta @Hisham Masaad @Anoop Nair @Niki @JamesThorn @Ruan van den Heever @Chaitanya D @Foxtrot Oscar @Lorenzo Candelpergher @Tbone @Jeepie @sertac @Asif Hussain @Kailas @JeromeFJ @Bernard Kalaani @Looper @Alexanderrr @Mus_hus78 @Daniel Yang @Wrangeld @GauravSoni @Matt.T @Warren Flay @Ale Vallecchi @Mohamad Anwer @Frederic @Srikumar @Jorge Stepniak Felippe @Rizwanm2

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I have been to numerous drives that @Hisham Masaad supported since newbie, always impressed by your knowledge, guidance and ability. And yesterday I am honored to be in the first of your leading drive, and thank you for trusting me as CF in such difficult terrain. This is also my first time being the CF and the convoy requires my attention, bit exhausting but great learning experience as well. Guess I could have made it if ever Nissan put a rear diff lock for Pathfinders, blame goes to Carlos Ghosn then 😎 The first half of the convey did really amazing job completing this drive, some refusals that self recovered. and the only major stuck which is from myself 😛. @eldose baby @Waqas Parvez well done for completing this demanding drive, and I could visibly see your improvements in later part of the drive, I am sure you will feel your future fewbie drives easier than this one. Few point to address: Momentum is your biggest help. And trust your Toyotas' power, which both you will learn more in the drives to come. @Naim Aoun @Damien Ranjit both of you excellently completed this drive, good job! Just one thing to address: Technics in obtaining momentum, that you will more likely to learn from drives in Bidaya/Area 53, Big red and Faya. The guys in the second half of the convey didn't require much attention, as they all quietly conquered the terrain like bosses. @Rsjiv Samuel I must compliment you for always keeping enough distance from me, very well done! Finally thank you @Frederic for saving my ass and watching us, the Pajero indeed feels much larger than it looks! and @Rawadfor helping out and the support throughout the drive, always feel safe with you sweeping! See you all after a while, I will be travelling to Peru for 3 weeks (Just got my visa this morning 😉), definitely I will be missing the sandy fun afar.

Dear @Gaurav Many thanks for the great and interesting drive, and as well for giving me the opportunity to support along with all those amazing drivers. Fauzia Parveen @Muhammad Qasim @Vishal Nair @Marcin Wronowski @Patrick van der Loo @Melenany @Harkaran Birdi @Jona @Rouaj @khurram.k @Imteeaz Goolamhossen Some photos are added to the gallery

In homage to the Carnity Desert Champions Trophy:

Post (Winning!) Drive Report: Arabian Red Fox When you are not the fastest (Leopard), Apex Predator (Wolves) or desert train (Camel) planning for the Desert Challenge depended on and excellent team effort, thinking through key focus areas and our strengths and potential weaknesses. How can I explain a drive which resulted in our arriving 11 minutes faster than the exceptionally close 2nd & 3rd teams on what I think was officially my 80th lead in Carnity? While still somewhat surprised (and undoubtedly delighted) us that we came in first, I think it's down to this: Teamwork: I may have 'led' the drive but without the agreements in the team that other drivers direct me if I was going off track, that we would deal with all recoveries through assigned team members and the trust we managed to build up over a few days of WhatsApp discussions, this would never have happened. From start to finish, the team operated like a perfectly oiled machine. Everyone looked out for everyone else. Everyone supported the decisions we made and everyone played an essential role in getting us across the line - especially once we knew we were ahead of other teams that left before us. There was a massive amount of trust in each other because we knew that we had each other's backs. Pancho Buitenhuis: I was channeling the Pancho in me yesterday. I can see the smile on the face of anyone that had the pleasure of driving with Pancho as I write this. I think our route map shows, the route that we navigated in the end was Route 1. The number of crests I broke over 90 minutes was incalculable. More importantly, and because in so doing I also had in mind that the team needed to follow me where ever I went, the team trusted me when I said that they could follow. And they did. We were not particularly fast across the sabkahs or through the long range dunes. We did not need to be because we had made up all our time through the 54321 route and making some creative choices through the technical dunes. Letting Go: In the week leading up to the challenge I was personally not in a great headspace. This was exacerbated by something that happened literally minutes before the start of the event. By the time we finally lined up, the briefing was completed, the team had agreed that we would follow the agreed route, and I had made my way into the driving seat despite a troubling bad back, I was so grateful for the team that had got me there; the result became unimportant. We were just going to have fun. After all, it's just driving in the desert and we do that every week. I checked in with the team that they were all OK and that all we wanted was to have a good time and get back safely. It all worked because @M.Seidam followed me like a hawk (or fox) and made any corrections needed without hesitation, @Bernard Kalaani was outstanding in following the lead and jumping out without hesitation if needed [total stopped time was less than 7 minutes], @Ruan van den Heever and @Mario Cornejo were course correcting from the rear of the convoy throughout, so we were almost pinpoint in our accuracy as we got to the waypoints. What were the highlights? The incredible banter going on on our radios throughout. When Marion and Ruan were not telling me where to go, they were reminding me in turn @Mario Cornejo that I had kept him in the desert 7 hours on one of my epic technical drives and requesting that I did not do the same again @Ruan van den Heever that the only other drives on which we had seen me were a night drive (so had not seen me) and coming with a group to recover a rolled over Jeep on a drive I was leading. @Ruan van den Heever comments and joy on telling @Mario Cornejo what a beautiful sight it was to see his car in the air after Mario had 'got some air' over one of the crests. While the referees were holding us in suspense, @M.Seidam concerned that his crest might have cost us the win and the look of pleasure and relief when it was announced that he did not need to worry about that 25 seconds. You had nothing about which to worry brother. @Bernard Kalaani imploring Ruan and Mario to go local with a recovery (definitely not regulation Carnity) instead of using a rope or digging - it worked. @Gauravthe organization was impeccable. @Frederic @Srikumar wonderful support. @Hisham Masaad you're my hero! And thanks to everyone that participated. By far the best part of the day was the face to face interaction, the chats over breakfast an while waiting for the other teams and the awards. This is what Carnity was always about: welcome back. See you soon in the sand.

Thanks @JeromeFJ for wonderful support and trip report, you have covered almost everything that I can think of mentioning. Thanks everyone for wonderful drive and keeping up the pace to learn beyond and grow faster with this beautiful art of off-roading that requires precision, patience and constant guidance with reminders to respect the mother nature. @Harshad Ashraf please get the Land cruiser standard "Pintle hook" back, which is extremely safe and advisable. By using the underbody tow point, you may soon damage the bumper if angle of the pull is not in your favor (like yesterday). Thanks @Looper for amazing eagle eyes on the convoy with the sweep (my fav) duties.

As i mentioned to most of you, doing a Fewbie level drive in this kind of terrain, taking into account the millions of cross-tracks, soft sand, and high climbs where momentum is key, i applaud all of you guys, especially the ones who were on their first Fewbie drive. You guys did fantastic ! @Hisham Masaadyou chose fantastic lines, gave everyone their fair amount of challenges, and supported and encouraged everyone throughout the drive. I was delighted to be in your second lead and hardly had to correct anything throughout the whole drive. That was the reason i was also driving a bit closer to you, as i felt extremely confident in the lines you took and knew what you are capable of. Well done @Zixuan Huang - Charliefor the hard work you delivered in CF position. Keep up the good work ! @Rawad was digesting the churned up tracks at the back with ease and a big smile. Well done buddy ! Due to some bad memories in this terrain in the past, where i led a few drives on a Friday morning where cowboys were flying around and even crossing our convoys, i have not been in Badayer for quite a long time (perhaps more than 1,5 years). But being there on a Saturday it was calmer and with such a responsible lead and great team, i had a great time. See you all soon back in the sand !

@Lorenzo Candelpergher@Mus_hus78 @Daniel Rodas @Humayun Ghias what a great day out, what a great week prior (on our WhatsApp chats)! It was fun above all! @Lorenzo Candelpergher (our fastest lead) being paired with me (Carnity’s slowest and most conservative driver) could have only happened with the fairness of a random draw! From the build up, the execution of team formation, the banter in the event thread, the morning competitive spirit and the ceremonies to end the day - thank you team @Carnity for a perfect day out! @Hisham Masaad appreciated and loved you opening a pop-up fresh coffee shop for all… your generosity has not limits! and to the winners… worthy and setting the standards for next year!

Dear Desert Wanderers, Once again this RSVP was fully booked in a matter of seconds. Confirmed so far are: @Lawrence_Chehimi, @JeromeFJ, @Arman, @Rawad, @Ranjan Das, @Looper, @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil, @Mario Cornejo, @varunmehndiratta, @Mus_hus78 Waitlisted for 1st drive are: @Christian Andras Waitlisted for 2nd drive are: @Thomas Varghese We have 4 drivers who are in the Support Team, so it is likely that both waitlisted may be admitted to the drive.

I can’t fathom the internal stress and temperature a constantlyspooling turbo must be running during a high level dune bashing drive. Add to that the many components, additional heat, intercooler piping, which sounds to me like a recipe for disaster in the deserts we drive in. The main and only reason why turbos have been so popular is the higher engine performance with a smaller engine displacement. For onroad vehicles this will be fine because you’re not constantly in the high rev band, but in 45 degree desert environment I’d take the NA engine any day.

Another great drive with @Anish S! Thanks for the flowing drive with a bit of everything... Appreciate thinking of me when we needed to tug @AlexM (BTW @AlexM great pic of your Wrangler on the crest!) Always good to know that @Russ and @Sunil Matheware there as support. BTW my son said it's "one of his best drives" 😂 Have a good week everyone...

Beautiful 4x4. Reliability will need to be proven over the years, but the inline six in combo with Turbo should perform great. I see this more as the ideal overlander, putting camping beds, coffeemaker, gas BBQ, inside, but then again i would be favoring the Landcruiser 70 series more for that. (bulletproof reliability).

You need to look at the torque vs BHP curve of the engine itself, and utilize that engine as efficient as possible. Let me give you a Pajero example on the 3.5 vs 3.8 Engines: Below chart shows you the 3.5 Engine which offers its max torque of 306Nm at 3,750 rpm, and its max 189BHP at 4,750rpm. You can see that you lose a lot of torque after the 3,750rpm, hence on a long hill-climb, its the BHP that needs to do its job. If we now move on to the 3.8 Engine, you might notice that its reaching its peak torque earlier at 2,750rpm. That explains it has slightly more grunt in lower rpm compared with the 3.5 engine, but the biggest difference is that the 3.8 engine really opens up from 5200rpm onwards (where the MIVEC system opens the valves more), and this results in better hill climb performance. In any case, torque or BHP needs to be transferred through the wheels, onto the sand, hence by making sure you have a good foot print on the sand (good deflation, offroad tyres), you will be able to utilize this power better. A good example is the Nissan Patrol Y61, which is rather heavy (2400+kgs) and BHP is not that impressive (240hp) but the good amount of torque of 420NM due to is big engine size really makes it shine in the desert (if you know how to utilize its power). Next to these values, transmission and gear ratios play a big role, but that can only be tested in real live situations. You example is about a turbocharged engine, which will have a totally different engine curve due to the turbo boost. Would love to know which engine you are referring too. PS is this a potential investment for next years DCT to keep up with @Lorenzo Candelpergher ? In that case you better opt for an F35.

@Gaurav thank you for a great ride, it was real fun, very adventurous and nicely challenging

Thanks @Anish Sfor the great lead! Drive thoroughly enjoyed especially the last part! Weldone to the support team as well! See you next week!

Excellent drive, fast paced and challenging! Big thanks to @Anish S and the supporting team!

I was gonna comment the same thing after the draw, but put it on hold after the real event... when your supersonic leader @Lorenzo Candelpergher followed by his devout 2nd lead @Mus_hus78 "cut in" and separated our convoy, i said "Let's yield and give them the way, they seem to be in a rush..." Then we wait... and wait... and wait... until the Black FJ Sweeper showed up, whose pace looks like it's exploring for a picnic area instead of a rally race 😂😂😂 Next year, no more Mr Nice Guy, we'll handle junction crossing like in Vietnam, move forward with eyes closed 🙈 i'm sure Jeepie & @GauravSoni were making coffee while waiting for our convoy to regroup 😅

Congratulations @Sudhanva Sonawane 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

congrats @Josh T.

congrats bro

@Michel Van Woudenberg congrats

Congratulations @Michel Van Woudenberg, well deserved ! Raising the original FJ to the next level 😀!

It was a bit different than we expected; couldn't count how many stucks we had this friday. Looked like canoeing in a river rather than driving as we used our shovels more than steering wheels. Even walking on on that supersoft sand was quite challenging. We couldn't complete our planned track and had to exit on another path due to our overtime on the sand but anyhow, it was a nice friday with friends, smiles, jokes and a lot of workouts to stay fit 💪 @Charbel @Dodi Syahdar and @Christian Andras ; excellent support from front, mid and back ensuring the convoy exited safe and sound. Thank you buddies! It wouldn't be possible without your help. You saved our day! I tasted some worse in the past ( as @Dodi Syahdar may remember our morning drive that ended at 3 pm, which is still a Carnity record with 6 stuck cars at a time in the same bowl 😀) but thanks to your support that we didn't allow this one to go like that. @Salim Akhtar ; it was a challenging start for your new Fewbie adventure but such "stuckful" drives are part of our game and perfect tools to get more experience within a shorter time... and you used it to the end. I am sure you will find your upcoming drives much easier and start enjoying quickly. Sorting out all troubles with a Pajero will make you a tough off-roader so you will find it a piece of cake when you switch to XT. Well done 👍 @Prakash Anoop ; very good performance on your third Fwb drive. During Newbies, you have learned how to "push" your car and discovered its limits. Now, you are learning to "control" that power to open all the way up safely. I know our drive was slightly higher than a regular Fewbie (because of extremely soft sand and technical form of dunes which is not giving easy ways to out) but you perfectly followed the advises, well understood the tricks and applied successfully later on. Keep it up! ... our incredible AD team @John Vanderbleek @ShereenMK and @Josh T. ; outstanding show as always, proving that you are not only good in high speed slopes and climbs but also really good in dealing with stubborn technical dunes! Special cheers to @Josh T. as it is always more difficult to manage big trucks on such technical soft dunes but he had no any stuck as far as I remember. Plus, his monster GMC was on duty to recover all others without blinking. Well done man! 💪✊ ... and @Thomas Varghese it was rally nice to drive with you after a long time. Thank you for your joining and supporting this drive as well as giving such a good feedback on this post buddy. You acted as an additional support, monitored everything and provided good advises for each refusal and stuck. Hope you sorted out the start up problem with your car and we can drive again soon! See you all on the next!

I dont understand for what all these buttons, looks like an airplane. With few buttons we have in our cars, and we are hardly controlling.

Me too @Niki, was there last week. To be honest the only thing I liked and started investigation, are the top roof windows. Usually when I go down on a sharp angle dune, you dont see the next climb up. With this design in the Ineos, and while going down a slop, it was so clear on the other side. I could not tell the guy, this what I only liked in the car, I was afraid he will not drop me back to my car. 😂

Hi @Hisham Masaad , I was just 20min away from the drive when i had to stop at Emarat station and return due to an emergency in the family ,, Apologies couldn't update due to the situation and didn't expect a WL since everyone was taken in .

We missed you but hope you having blast 💥 in your holidays …

As long as it is inflating properly in time , as before it should be fine. Make sure you rest it after inflating 4 tires at a time , I would prefer to do two at a time and give a break. Meanmother recommends to use the remote as much as possible to switch on and off ( as advised by the service person) to avoid damages to the switch on the compressor which is a bit flimsy. Keep the original bill/ receipt handy just in case you need to claim your warranty.

Welcome to Carnity offroad club @Antony Abraham best wishes of having all the learning and fun safely .

As the rookie in the mighty Saluki team, I felt it was my role to "just dont get stuck, don't let the team down, JUST DONT GET STUCK WARREN!" so I was running at a nervous number 3 behind @Chaitanya D and @Anoop Nair with mighty @Matt.Tand the esteemed @Hisham Masaad right behind me! It was with some relief that the ace navigation at the rear with sure handed lead at the front allowed me an enjoyable if thoroughly challenging route through the challenging dunes at the start of our reversed trip. It was great fun to pick pocket the dunes and not let the team down other than a go around refusal and a reverse out self recovery which ended up being my only contributions to the delay which allowed @Wrangeldto claim the trophy from us. The day was fantastic fun and I want to congratulate the Carnity team that conceptualised and organised the event and ran it in such a light handed and fun way. BRAVO! Favourite part of the day? the hot run across the sabkha featuring speeds I have never before achieved on the sand... Baja 1000 next year anybody? The Gadjero arrived home, hot, tired but undamaged and with spirits high, ready for next year? HELL YES

@varunmehndiratta oh no … @Zed recognized my driving style which I am proud of- I am Carnity’s only (and therefore best) leisure driver and take the above as a badge of honor 🤣🤦🏽‍♂️. Zed’s only fault is the way he treats his beauty of an LC100!… for that I am submitting a demotion request for him

Trip Report TEAM SALUKI @Srikumar after a quick analysis and discussion with the whole team Saluki and especially with @Hisham Masaad we decided a route which was waypoints 4-5-4-3-2-1 . personally I felt a bit super challenged driving through to waypoint 5 as I had to caution some of my team members to be extremely careful. I humbly apologize if was a bit too vocal about it. As we were enroute to 4, I realized 5 was just beside and we all circled it and the went ahead to 4. Not to boast of ourselves but till we reached waypoint 4 , we had only one refusal if I remember correctly, this instilled huge confidence in me with my team that I can make the toughest technical from waypoint 4 to 3 ( although we had discussed we will backtrack to 4 and then go to 3). Honestly I made a silly mistake that I over shot waypoint 5 by about 100 to 200 m because my Gaia zoom was set at 500 m, only to realize when @Hisham Masaad told me I went past. We looped back there to make a circle and then proceeded to 3 . I chose a longer route compared to the champs ( @Wrangeld , mentioned R in the screenshot below ) as in the screen shot of the tracks below I believe this was the clincher for the champions lead by @Wrangeld, @Mario Cornejo, @Ruan van den Heever, @Bernard Kalaani and @M.Seidam. They chose a well planned shorter track from waypoint 4 to 3. But I would feel absolutely proud of my team Saluki - @Anoop Nair for being a perfect 2nd lead in a super tight split second decisions making area. @Warren Flay for being flawless - no refusal and no stuck , simply awesome. @Matt.T For great enthusiasm in the only one rope recovery we had to make it faster. @Hisham Masaad for being a perfect co-navigator to remind me of the areas I was entering and the waypoints. Of course reminding me to forget side sloping, ridge riding and cross crossing which came naturally to me once team Saluki came out of tight suffocating technical dunes. Really proud we came runners up , with 2 or 3 refusals (mainly by me) and one tug . Special thanks to whole @Carnityteam, crew ( @Gaurav @Srikumar @Frederic), all leads ( @Kailas @Ale Vallecchi @Wrangeld @Lorenzo Candelpergher @Jeepie) and support ( @Tbone @Asif Hussain @Anish S @Rizwanm2 & others if I missed any) 🙏