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@M.Seidam Thankyou once again for organizing, planning and leading such a great drive this morning, we encountered a myriad of different terrains and challenges, so once again a fantastic learning experience, moreover, a superb way to spend Saturday morning with a great bunch of people @Ashok chaturvedi thanks for a great S/L always enjoy being in convoys with you. and a great CW and sweep from @Rizwanand @Pacific, the rest of the team played well together supporting the couple of digs we had in true Carnity spirt with everyone pitching in. More importantly, the banter was brilliant, looking forward to the bar-B-Q lol, but not the consequence of said Bar-B-Q , so probably best we shelve that idea. @Waqas Parvez @Vaibhav @topgear @Mohamad Anwer @Naveen Raj @Gregory @Tareck have a great rest of your week end guys really enjoyed it today and see you all in the sand pit very soon.

@M.SeidamThank you for the wonderful experience. We had a mixture of every single bit of off-roading skills to learn today. Rains and strong winds have changed the face of the desert but you took us through it. @Ashok chaturvediGood job as 2nd lead and always on the radio keeping us alert of the challenges. @Rizwanm2Good job on the CF and always quick to be on location where help was needed. @PacificSince everyone drove well you did have less task as a sweep. Please sure driving with @Waqas Parvez@topgear@Mohamad Anwer@Naveen Raj@Gregory@Tareck. Hope to see you soon on the sand.

@M.Seidamthanks for organising and planning with different terrains,had we had more time in our hands would have continued for an hour or two🙂,rest of support crew @Ashok chaturvedi @Rizwan @Pacific thank you ,rest of the crew drove well and looking forward for more drives with you all,i have shared photos in the gallery enjoy and have a nice weekend.

Thank you @Foxtrot Oscar for the wonderful drive on Friday afternoon. It was a challenging task deflating and putting up the flag in the midst of strong winds and flying sand. Once the convoy got going in this weather it was the most exhilarating drive in recent times. The 1st time fewbies @Markus B, @Joseph Raju & @Imran Kashif did so well in the drive that we had minimal refusals and stucks. The track was technical most of the times and overall the convoy did very good. It was a pleasure driving with old mates @Looper, @Pacific & @Chinthaka Ruwan and both Looper & Pacific filled in their additional responsibilities as support for the convoy. Hopefully we can see them more in supporting roles soon. The rest of the drivers who I haven't known before but had the honor of driving with them yesterday are @KAMALIO, @Faisal Alhashimi, @Lucky sAm & @Muhammad Qasim. It was good to see them negotiating the technical dunes with ease. @Manoj Soman who I had driven with a couple of times before have improved a lot in his Rubicon. Didn't hear him on the radio seeking assistance. It was great seeing @Michel Van Woudenberg with his brand new LC 300 for this drive. I was wondering what would the technicians at TOYOTA might be thinking of he and his car when he takes it for the servicing with all the engine bay covered in sand. They got to give him respect for using the car for what it was made for. See you all soon for another drive with @Carnity

Excellent drive today, @M.Seidam a perfect combination of all terrains with a lot my favorite technical drives 😁, thank you for planning it perfectly. Thanks @Ashok chaturvedi, @Rizwanm2 and @Pacific for your support.

Hello off-roaders @Junaid120120 @Vinod Damodaran @Markus B @Simon Dawood @Will Seivewright @Mehmet Volga @Michel Van Woudenberg @Tom B @Felix Obst @KAMALIO and @Thomas Varghese. Welcome to the drive 👦. Here is the convoy order for the drive and we will be using carnity channel 1 ( 446006) for our communications. See you

@Foxtrot Oscar Thank you for excellent drive yesterday. It was my first drive with you and looking forward for more exciting drives with you. Yesterday it was a totally new experience for me and I never seen the desert like that before. Even though it was a long convoy under extreme conditions everyone performed excellent. Thanks @Thomas Varghese for perfect second lead and @Looper and @Pacific for great support. At the end of the drive the view was amazing and there are some pictures uploaded in the gallery. See you all soon and happy weekend.

drive was amazing today.. thank you @Gaurav

Good evening @Zulfikhar Naiyar @Eduardo sos @Jessica Lambert @Mahmoud Taha @hugo @Tareq Al Turq @takeshi sobue @Ishraque @Mark Shepherd@Thian @Murad Hamed @Pieter Potgieter @Alfred Alinazar @Dr Tanveer Ahmed You are all confirmed for our Sunday morning drive. More details about the drive and convoy numbering would be posted tomorrow.

Thanks @Gaurav for a lovely drive!

Agreed @Yesu Yarlagadda thanks a million @Gaurav. What a great ride. And the group really kept it moving. Well done all!

Dear @imranaasghar81 @Daniel Yang @munkybizness @Davie Chase @Dodi Syahdar @Warren Flay @Adhir Saxena @Daniel Rodas @Naim Aoun @Gilbert Khalil @MMansoor @Fabien Monleau Pre-drive details below: 1- Please be on time and bring all your passion for off-roading and pull as much as you can of yourself out of bed.. trust me you will need all of it. 2- Be at the meeting point by 7:00am (or before) and be ready to move max by 7:20max (deflated, flag erected, 4H on, radio on and set, airbags/traction/abs all set....) 3- Please ensure your programable radio is on, fully charged and set to Channel 3 (446,056) 4- Briefing will be done on on the sand before we start moving 5- Please be prepared for a demanding drive which you will require your undivided attention. Bringing passengers is ok provided they will not be a cause for distraction and don't have known motion sickness or fear of heights. 6- Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and no moving objects 7- Please check all oils, tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis. 8- please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for this drive level specially your safety flag and radio (NO FLAG or RADIO = NO DRIVE) 9- Meeting Point: https://maps.google.com/?q=24.7924720,55.3752220&hl=en-AE&gl=ae&entry=gps&lucs=s2se,a1 10- This area is known for very challenging terrain so expect the unexpected including extended drive time so pls raise your tolerance, don’t plan tight commitments, and allow amble time for the commuting back in case of probable delayed exit 11. Convoy order

Every Monday morning by 11 am @Gaurav posts a description of the drives which are being hosted by different leads and the level of the drive in the whatsapp group. Kindly subscribe to the whatsapp group. Same day evening he again posts the drive in the whatsapp group with the link to reach the page of the drive so that you can RSVP directly on that page by sharp 7 pm. Any weekday drives maybe posted in between as and when a lead posts a drive in the same whatsapp group. The whatsapp group is the key. If you are subscribed to that then you are informed of any drives hosted by the @Carnity leads.

Thank you Dr @M.Seidam for the great planning and strategy for this epic drive that exposed us to a great sample of terrain, sand, dunes formation and challenges. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Also many thanks to @Rizwanm2 @Pacific for playing the CF and sweeper role. @Ashok chaturvedithanks for being a very informative SL with lots of caution and information to the rest of the convoy. Great fun driving with you guys : @Waqas Parvez@Vaibhav @Davie Chase @Mohamad Anwer@Naveen Raj @Gregory @Tareck

Hi @Ale Vallecchi as discussed with Fred, will be there tomo, have added myself to the manage tab, hope okay with you.

Thanks @Hisham Masaadfor leading a great drive today, and thanks to @Ashy and @Paul Zeitoun for supporting. The sand was particularly soft in places, and despite a couple of delays for popouts (which is always a learning experience for us all) we had a great final 45 mins extension to attempt some of the bigger dunes to challenge the cars and drivers! I’ve put a few pics in the gallery which my son took. See you all soon! 🦖

Convoy Numbering 1. Srikumar - XJ 2. Alfred - Pajero 3. Jessica - Prado 4. Thian - JGC 5. ZulfikharNaiyar - Xterra 6. Dr Tanveer Ahmed - LX570 7. Tareq Al Turq - Prado 8. takeshi sobue - FJ 9. Varun - Wrangler 10. Mahmoud Taha - Xterra 11. Murad Hamed - Wrangler 12. Mark Shepherd - Wrangler 13. Ishraque - Wrangler 14. Pieter Potgieter - Wrangler 15. Eduardo - FJ 16. hugo - FJ We will be using Carnity Channel 2 for tomorrow's drive. See you there at 7:00 AM sharp. Mandatory Off-road Gears for NB drive : Flag, Shovel, Compressor and Radio

Dear soon to be Desertnauts, as mentioned in the previous post, please reach the meeting point as close to 7:00AM as possible, to allow as swift a start as possible. You can refuel, if needed, at the Al Qudra's Last Exit ADNOC station. Please, be watchful of bikers coming through the bike lane just off the turning point on Saih al Salam Road, before crossing it. You will find myself and @Kailas just to the right of the turn-off, waiting for you, and ready to assist in checking your cars for appropriate clearance and tow hooks. The Carnity frequency we'll be using throughout the drive will be channel #1 (466.006). Once deflated we'll proceed to approach the actual entry into the sand, where we'll have a detailed driving briefing before starting the actual drive. The convoy order for the drive will be the following: @Aghabi in Second Lead @fayazc as #3 @Salvador Perez in place #4 @Sreenath Giridharan at #5 @Ravi Kumar will be #6 @JDub at #7 @Riyas Mohammed in place #8 @Yerem Davtyan will be #9, and @Kailas will sweep the convoy. Enjoy your Saturday evening, and see you tomorrow morning.

Thank you @Islam Soliman, @JeromeFJ and @Adam James for a fun and safe drive. A view of our sunrise this morning.

@Kailas @marks @Joji varghese @Rsjiv SamuelThank you for the amazing drive this morning. It was technical and at the same time, a lot of fun. Looking forward for more such drives. Cheers!

@Shaz ShahConformed

@Faisal Alhashimithey already saw it because I had an issue with the built in compressor ( fixed now) and they loved seeing it all dirty (I came in after a weekend of Oman driving, wadi and mountain stuff so properly dirty) and complimented me on putting Raids on it and indeed using it for what it’s designed for. Once I got to know how to switch off all the electronic wizardry the car seems unstoppable 🙏🏻 Awesome drive! Going out for more tomorrow 😎

Thanks again Thomas & Mayank! Cheers !

@Sharat Nambiar, as mentioned by @Thomas Varghese above - here is the post detailing the drive release notifications and how to get into the WhatsApp Group. Link: https://carnity.com/forums/topic/15190-carnity-drive-notification

Yes Frederic. Will Join tomorrow. Thanks.

No worries and thanks, you got me a bit worried there. See you.

Thank you..see you all tomorrow morning 👍

@Sivakumar you have been added to the drive. Please confirm if you can make it.

@Frederic got some cold. Cannot show for the drive tomorrow. Please remove me from RSVP.

Thank you and it been honor to meet you and drive with you

I think @Islam Soliman is going to be chucking us into long stretches of soft sand technical dunes 😈😎

Hello @Shaaz Sha just finished a drive and will have to take the car to workshop. Pls allow someone else in my place.

Confirmed

Just out of interest are there any big dunes we can try tomroorw ?

Confirmed

Damn I was happy to secure my spot on this drive, but I have an unplanned work meeting tomorrow, so I have to bail out…:-( At least someone in WL will be happy. @Foxtrot Oscar

Confirmed; I will be attending

Confirmed.

Hi @Tom B @Felix Obst @Michel Van Woudenberg @Thomas Varghese @Vinod Damodaran @Simon Dawood @Junaid120120 @Will Seivewright @Markus B @ASAD...As we have 5 more in the WL plzz confirm your availability and change of plan before finalizing the convoy order. Thank you

I couldn't remember where the link was and thank you Mayank for posting it.

Good morning all ! Please find your convoy positions posted above. We will be using Channel 1: 446.00625 Mhz for our radio comms. @Karthikeyan Govindarajan @Han @Anthony Tan @Ali Shah @Andrew McCarthy @Anna Dillon@Willie@Derius Olivier @Adnan Halepota@Pascal @ShereenMK@Hasan Wahlan @Salvador Perez @Sivakumar you are waitlisted, If any of the above members sign out you will be automatically added.

Arriving to the meeting point, leaving the tarmac road, go around the water from the right and you will find the track

Just notice am been added to drive sorry but i wont able to reach there on time i remove my name incase one one wanna join my bad i did not see it on time it was long waiting list i thought i wont have chance to drive

I’m in the white FJ tomorrow just FYI - looking forward to the drive!

@Gauravconfirm

Yes @JDub I will. I will send the last info tomorrow afternoon. Thanks Hello @Aghabi. I will be there to inform you, but you can start deflating as soon as you arrive. Thanks

Updated convoy list

Hi @Srikumar, I've been added to the Al Qudra drive so I just now removed myself from this drives waitlist for someone else to take my waitlist spot. Have a fun and safe drive, Emanuel

It was good to see you back @Roger K. Don't worry these things happen and it's in a way better that the tyres gives up on slow speed in the desert, and not on the highway. If you are selling the LR3, make sure to charge 2000AED extra 🤣 Take care !

Due to extremely high demand for Carnity off-road drives and to give everyone a fair chance to sign up in advance, we are sending off-road drive notifications via WhatsApp Broadcast List. Every Monday we send two WhatsApp notifications: Morning at 11 AM: Drive plan with all drive details Evening at 7 PM: Drive link with calendar to RSVP All drives calendar will go live at 7 PM, every Monday, so that everyone gets a fair chance to sign up. Please note that some drives do get filled within a few minutes, so please click "add to waitlist" and you will be moved to RSVP if anyone drops out. To prevent all drives getting full on Monday by multiple RSVP. We like to request everyone to pick ONE DRIVE initially and then book your second or third drive on Thursday 00:00 hrs onward, please. Mon - Wednesday - Limiting one drive per member Thursday Onward - RSVP on multiple drives ______________________________________ Please join the Carnity Drive Notification - WhatsApp group for receiving off-road drive notifications. If you are an old member, please verify that you are still part of this WhatsApp broadcast list. P.S. We strictly limit this to drive notifications and critical announcements only.