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CONVOY LIST "FEWBIE MEHMET" RADIO CHANNEL # 2 Hey @imranaasghar81 @Goh KP @Eduardo sos @premindra rajaram @Harshal @Brett Eicher @siddharth maheshwari @Haitham Khattab @Amir Amiri @Senthil Kumar @Karthik Raptor We will try a Fewbie "Minus" drive tomorrow to meet with friends in the middle of Qudra desert. The ones coming with families, kids, guests: pls check your passenger seat belts if they are all ok. Also tie your stuff (Bbq, tents, lights, foods, drinks, etc) safely in your trunks. Meeting time: 3.30 PM Meeting point: https://goo.gl/maps/UFx9UD41rvKGQMz69 See you tomorrow

3 Convoy drive RSVP is closed now, however, if someone wants to join to straight drive to the gathering point, most welcome until the last minute. Convoy 1: Radio Channel 1 - 446.006'25 Meeting point: https://goo.gl/maps/CvbAeQ4Drb4A5exp7 Meeting time: 3:30 PM @LKP @Verghese George @karlsberg @Brette Gaurav LKP Verghese George karlsberg Brette

Dear @Rob S @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @Haitham Khattab @Gok Krish @Beide Worku @Imteeaz @Joji varghese @Arda Yagcioglu @Simon D @Imran Kashif @Chris Wing @Sunil Mathew @Daniel Rodas @Zixuan Huang - Charlie You all know what to expect on an IM drive in Shuwaib always challenging terrain other than the friendly ghosts.. tight but high bowls, crazy soft sand, surprising pockets, and strong history of cars dying amid of know-where! Add to the above a loooooong convoy and start readjusting your expectations for a demanding drive yet full of fun InshaAllah. Pre-drive details below: Be at the meeting point max by 6:30 onetime and ready to move by 6:40am Please ensure your programable radio is on, fully charged and set to Channel 4 (446,081) Quick briefing will be done on on the sand before we start moving Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and there are no moving objects Please check all car fluids, tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis. please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for this drive level. (NO FLAG or RADIO = NO DRIVE) MeetingPoint: https://goo.gl/maps/52SXdWvyFE6ntguh8 Convoy Order:

good choice @Haitham Khattab let's throw some food on the BBQ instead of bumpers

Thanks @M.Seidam & @Gaurav, for your care and Advice. I started the NB drives with the JGC, and i am aware of the risk on the Radiator and i will remove the front Facia for that specific reason, I will follow your advice and join the AN Convoy with @Gauravfor more safe and enjoyable trip. @Mehmet Volga thanks in advance for removing me from your convoy, will join the AN convoy.

Take extreme caution Haitham , if you don’t have a bash plate , as the radiator is too low in JGC and so delicate to trivial bumps . Ask me about it . Alternatively take the direct route straight to the gathering area

Just in case Google Maps decides to play up

@LKP @Verghese George and @karlsberg welcome to carnity off-road club. As you all are an absolute newbie to sand, so we will use the flat track area to visit first Oryx farm and Gazelle farm and then head to the gathering point. For the rest of the joinees we are splitting all attendees into 3 convoys led by Fredy, Kailas and Mehmet. They will be posting their convoy numbering and meeting point by end of the day today.

GO NIGHT GO TECH Wanna drive night , dare to go technical … actually that’s what the friends did to day in such a lovely evening . Unleashing the power of our senses to keep the line and pace and when ever I got trapped in soft pockets my second lead and sweep spared no effort to double or even triple the rope in length and “ winch “ me out in no time while the rest exercised in shaveling clearing a sand wall here and there not forgetting the key man instructor directing the show in synchrony when the recoveries were in execution. .. guys you all rocked today 👌💪🙏 @Simon D @Tareq Al Turq @Senthil Kumar @Waqas Parvez @ASAD. and @Karthik Raptor It was a pleasure driving with all of you gents thanks for joining the drive and you took it amazingly well . wish you all good weekend ahead take care Seidam

I totally agree with Seidam comment, you can join in AN convoy with me, as we will be taking the almost flat track to reach the gathering point with a little bit of sand driving.

CONVOY LIST "FEWBIE FRED" Hi @topgear@Manoj Soman@Murad Hamed @Krishna R@Adnan Halepota@Benjamin@Jessica Lambert@Salim Akhtar@Jaro Tuzinsky@Tareq Al Turq@Vaibhav We will be doing a gentle Fewbie Level drive of about 1-1,5 hrs to stretch our legs and explore the Qudra area a bit. Then we will head together to the Winter Welcome Gatering Point a bit further down in Qudra. Meeting point to reach at 3:30PM: https://goo.gl/maps/qP9L43xn1ZtCSSpU6 please don’t park next to the road as this is a private road. Move a bit further into the sandy area, I’ll make sure to be there a bit earlier. Hope to see you all tomorrow afternoon!

Fantastic🤩! 14 IM drivers! will be crazy fun😁, Looking forward to this one! Thanks @Islam Soliman!

CONVOY LIST "KAILAS NEWBIE" 1. @Kailas - L 2. @Murtaza Bhuria-SL 3. @Bjoern 4.@Looper- CF Support 5. @Nadeem Ansari 7. @Simon D- CF Support 8. @Anirudh Dayma 9. @Gary F 10. @Frans M 11. @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler-SW We will be on Channel 3 - 44605625. Meeting Time: 3:30PM MEETING POINT FOR "KAILAS NEWBIE": https://goo.gl/maps/T8eRFG9BP9E4sMbr8 NBs please make sure you get your Radio, flags and compressors. See you all tomorrow at 3:30 PM Cheers.

Dear Desert Drivers, @Lukas @Mike M. @Pranjal Varsani1 @Benjamin @Nathan L Time for the final adjustments for the drive tomorrow. The short convoy will give us flexibility to make the most out of the area. Meeting at 6:30 am at https://maps.app.goo.gl/ymz7oQtjeyAWAnDX8?g_st=ic You can refer to the post above for the route, service station, and magic formula. The convoy order will be We will use Radio Channel 4 Enjoy the evening, take as much rest as you can, and see to tomorrow morning !

@MMansoor or you do not want to tell us that the car is still at the garage? LOL! Until next time mate...

Dear Desertnauts, after a flurry of last-minute drops from the drive, it looks like we'll have a perfect sized convoy (7 cars in total) to push the drive to as close to a higher level as possible. We'll leave from the proximity of Lisaili's practice camel tracks, move along the pylon track to reach a point of entry beyond the track's fence, and, after passing through a small, but sometimes treacherous, technical area, we'll enter the first long range dunes. We'll alternate, as we move along, between long range open dunes, sabkhas and lower and more compact dune areas. We may loop back toward Lisaili, in case we move fast enough and have enough time once we reach thew outskirts of Solar Park (at the Three Trees area), or just exit at Solar Park. The convoy's positions will be: @Ashutosh Garg in Second Lead @Sam K at #3 @Daniel Rodas at #4 @Arda Yagcioglu in #5 @Yusuf Esaf at #6, and @James Thorn in Sweep. The Carnity radio channel will be #2 (446031). See you all tomorrow morning, looking for a speedy departure as close to 7:30 AM as possible. Have a great Friday evening.

Thank you @M.Seidamfor the great drive, especially with a great leader, you were our mentor and taught us how to act with critical refusals and V pockets, we all enjoyed the drive yesterday even though I didn't realize that we passed the time by 30 min until you announce that. Especial thanks to our great support team @Simon D , @Waqas Parvez and @Karthik Raptorfor their support and guidance, and happy to meet @ASAD.and @Senthil Kumar again after long time. Have a nice weekend all of you, and appreciate @M.Seidam if possible to arrange a weekly ride like this every Thursday.

hey @Imran Kashif , good be driving with you again! I believe that you have the wrench that I offered to you to remove the Pajero battery terminal last weekend in Quaa, Can I have it back this weekend 😶

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Drive Details Level: Fewbie Plus and above Meeting time: 7:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Near the single lane camel track at Lisaili Dropped pin https://maps.app.goo.gl/yFFzpSNziFLhBd1HA Approximate finish time: 11:00 AM Action Plan: Lisaili is the home of Dubai's race camel farms, as well as the place where they train, on the circuit track, or the straight track. All along most of the Lisaili's plateau one can easily find camel tracks or run into herds or trains of these lanky animals. Inspired by a famous off-road race (The Camel Trophy), we'll exploit this wonderful area of camel farming and training to do our own training and racing across the dunes. As camels do, we'll move along, up, and over the yellow/white dunes of Lisaili, steadily and patiently overcoming all obstacles, until we'll be satisfied that we've had our fair share of "pasture". After practicing last week with a Fewbie drive, this session will be an upgraded, faster version of that one, exploring the deeper reaches of Lisaili. 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), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy 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 THE CALENDAR

Hi Folks, i wanted your take on the new land cruiser twin turbo and its on road and off road experience.

Beautiful drive. Thank you @Hisham Masaad and for the support @Simon D @imranaasghar81@Fabien Monleau

Sure @Haitham Khattab , we'll revise the order. Good decision to enjoy your time tomorrow 👍

Yes @Daniel Rodas, so far I would confirm. Thanks for asking.

Ford Expedition is way too heavy for some dunes, but overall it's much better than Explorer. However, if you know off-roading Expedition is quiet capable on big dunes, due to the powerful engine. I had a friend who used to drive Expedition for good 2 years and nothing wrong happened except the side airbag popped on the higher level drive (he cud've pulled the fuse).

@Imteeaz thank you for the detailed clarification, and after going through all posts i am pretty convinced to have an old 4x4 for off road experience and keep the daily use car and off road car separately. I will look for options and meanwhile start a newbie using the explorer may be

LC300 is indeed very capable off-road and on-road 4X4. You cannot go wrong with that choice, surely. As Fredy mentioned, big front bumper (which is much better than before LC200) you need to watch closely at a higher level of drive and not bash hard on every dune.

Hi @Abdul Mueed Mohammed welcome to the club ! I would expect the LC300 with twin turbo to be a very capable offroader. @Michel Van Woudenberg drives one and can perhaps chip in. The main issue might be the massive front bumper.

@Islam Soliman sorry i have to withdraw from the drive, got unexpected family plans tonight. Hope to drive with you soon.

I meant "Great" ride of course 🙏

Dear @Hisham Masaad, confirm, see you at drive inshalah. 🙏

Dear friends, Hoping all had a good week. Looking forward to meet new friends, and old friends. Our convoy will be long one, and will ask all to stick to rules and points we always mention in our briefings. Lucky to have a good support team, making my job easy, and hoping all will enjoy the drive. The convoy order will be as below. Radio channel will be 1, and for any emergency my mobile is 0506318834. Look forward to meet you tomorrow 2 pm. @Mohamad Anwer @Moutaz gendia @MikeSpillane @Ahmad Nerat @Simon D @Bashar Beasha @Sebb @Nadeem Ansari @imranaasghar81 @Paul Zietsman @Patrick van der Loo @Tareq Al Turq @Senthil Kumar @Fabien Monleau

Hello everyone, just joined the group and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a newbie to off-roading although my wife, Franky, has some experience. We have a stock FJ Cruiser and we're both looking forward to the event on Saturday and meeting everyone. George