Srikumar

Trip Report That was an action packed drive - Fast pace sideys, criss crossing, a challenging recovery (in another convoy), technical dunes, shoveling, tugging, you name it, we had it all. I was driving with most members for the first time. So it was personally a challenge to set the right drive pace based on an unknown convoy strength. But the entire convoy was on the top of their game throughout the drive. We started off with a nice easy pacd in the long range dunes playing and circling on some nice virgin sands. That's when we got a call from @sertac's Fewbie convoy in Qudra, that had a vehicle stuck at a nasty angle. So off we went to help out in any possible way. When we reachwd the vehicle was already well secured and all it now needed was some careful manoeuvering. With some good team work from both convoy members and with Sertac behind the wheel, the car was recovered pretty quickly. From this point onwards the pace that was set was something every drive partipant should be proud off. With the convoy performing very well and us covering most of the long range dunes, I felt it's time to throw a different challenge, Technical dunes (closer to Little Sweihan). With patches of powder soft sand, the going started getting increasingly difficult. But what we didn't cover interms of distance, we compensated by some excellent teamwork. I am sure by the end of the drive every one had done their fair share of shoveling. As @Daniel Rodas mentioned I am still old school, rope is an option only after shoveling fails. An excellent SL by @Naveen Raj who still amazes me everytime with a 3.0 LWB Pajero and thanks to @Felix Obst for helping out with all the sweep duties. To the rest of the convoy members @Tom V @Alexanderrr @Daniel Rodas @Enrico Biscaro @Joji varghese @Rsjiv Samuel some brilliant driving and it was a pleasure driving with all of you. Till we meet again on the sands, take care.

You might get a feel what happens to the people behind after your boat goes through.

Convoy Numbering 1. Srikumar 2. Naveen 3. Tom 4. Faisal Alhashimi 5. Alexanderrr 6. Daniel Rodas 7. Enrico Biscaro 8. Rsjiv 9. Joji varghese 10. Felix Obst We will be using Carnity Channel 5 for tomorrow's drive. See you at 7:00 AM

Congrats @M.Seidam. Truly well deserved...

Congrats @Hisham Masaad well deserved. Not had the opportunity yet to be a part of your drive, but hope it comes soon

@Mohamad Anweryou have signed up on two drives. This one and the one on Saturday with @Hisham Masaad. As you are aware, one drive selection is permitted till Wednesday. So please remove your name from one of the drives by this evening. Thank you.

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and Above When: 10 December 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 07:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/QcWUZQnkeyw6U8QF9 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 11:00 AM PS: COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 3:00pm If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting 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 below

Beautiful foggy morning, some of the most amazing dunes in UAE and a fantastic convoy - In my books that's a perfect day out. Liwa is an experience in itself that every offroader should visit from time to time. It sets the bar interms of having the most majestic dunes while reminding us at every step with it's powder soft sand that this is a terrain that one must respect, else you will be sucked in at the slightest mistake. With @topgear as my second lead and the amazing @Anish S in sweep we had a lot of experience at the two ends of the convoy. Ofcourse going to Liwa and coming completely unscathed is wishful thinking. Just when I was saying to myself that we have had a smooth drive, @Derius Olivier informed on the radio that he hit a bump and his car is overheating. A quick inspection and we found that the radiator hose had come off. After letting the car cool for a while and topping it with 17 litres of coolant and water, the car was still overheating. That's when we realised that the clutch fan was not rotating. Despite a lot of efforts we couldn't identify what was the core cause for the fan not to rotate. @Anish S felt that the fan was stuck to something, but as we were very close to YT, we felt that let's get the rest of the convoy to YT, and then come back to analyze the situation. At YT, we met @Asif Hussain's Newbie convoy. After a bit if playing around at YT with photo sessions, we went back to have a look at the LR3. After attempts by everyone, we needed a miracle to get that car out. That's when @Asif Hussain was able to free up the clutch fan which got stuck badly to lower shroud due to the plastic melting. That was such a relief to entire convoy and particularly to @Derius Olivier. Thank you Asif bhai for the moment of brilliance. With the sun setting in. A couple of hours it was a race to get to the track within daylight. The route from YT to the exit is full of steep drops and it was a challenge to get the entire convoy out quickly and in the safest possible manner. @Ali Shah @Adnan Halepota @Derius Olivier @Karthik Raptor you guys deserve a huge round of applause for keeping your cool, listening to instructions and driving so well in such a terrain. Hats off!! After this experience, I am sure you would have grown in so much confidence. Big thanks to @topgear for being an excellent second lead, and helping reroute the convoy as needed. And finally a big shout out to @Anish S who was there at every step of the way helping with tuges, shovels, etc. Thank you buddy for the amazing and wonderful support. That ends this episode of the Liwa adventure. Till we meet again on the beautiful sands, take care. Please post your pics on the gallery. I have uploaded a few https://carnity.com/gallery/category/1098-newbie-liwa-yellow-truck-with-srikumar-abu-dhabi-01-dec-2021

Morning everyone. Near the meeting point you will find a gate. To open the gates you need to get your vehicle close to it and shout ABRACADABRA. If any difficulty you can call me on 055-9567471

To open the gates you need to get your vehicle close to it and shout ABRACADABRA. Good luck!!

@Mathew Abraham I think you are referring to the Absolute Newbie drive in Qudra on Dec 3rd. Please post your query on that drive thread and you shall be provided with a response.

Those who would be driving on 1st Dec would be camping. So you are welcome to join

We did something similar in Jan 2019. It was a very challenging route. https://carnity.com/forums/topic/13553-liwa-moreeb-drive-25-jan-2019

We can manage to get stock cars to the top of Moreeb. Stick around...😅

@Louis Venter I do understand your point, but the entire structure of our club has been built to ensure the safety of drivers which is paramount. So I am sorry that you will have to exit from this drive. If you have previous experience, you can self declare it in the Absolute Newbie drive thread, and one of the senior members would evaluate your performance for Fewbie promotion.