Emmanuel

@Najeeb Mohammed Very well done! Very happy that you made it so fast.

Congratulations @sertac! Very well deserved buddy.

Congratulations @Brette. You totally deserve this new rank.

Thanks @Lorenzo Candelpergher for advising us.

Very well done @Mehmet Volga! Congrats!

Congratulations dear @Wrangeld! Absolutely well deserved. My only fear after your promotion is that we won’t be able to drive together very often...

Thanks @Frederic, good to know.

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 in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. Drive Details Level: Intermediate and above When: 9 October 2020, Friday Meeting time: 6:00 AM (Sharp - without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/kn26ynFApcMYopzJ8 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: 10:00 AM End Point: Solar Park THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 1 senior Member + 8 Members. 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 BELOW CALENDAR

Possibly. I called Asif after the drive yesterday to check on him and he told me that someone advised him to use tiptronic at all time. Not sure it’s a good advice as it increases the transmission temperature. Personally I only switch to 1and 2 gear when there’s a very high incline or a very difficult crossing.

DRIVE REPORT Today was a special drive as we had decided to share the lead with my old friend @sertac, with whom I started off-roading when Carnity was still a small club - at that time Sertac was still driving his beloved XJ, before he betrayed the Jeep faith by buying an Xterra... Everyone arrived on time, except @Islam Soliman who had an unfortunate alarm incident. I had to take a difficult decision: to start without waiting for him so that the convoy won't miss the best part of the day. After deflation and a very quick briefing, we were off with @sertac on lead, myself in second and @Biju Abdul in sweep. Sertac managed to cross with the utmost ease the technical area between our entry point and the first high dunes of Badayer, with only one little cresting from @asifk - a good opportunity for @Jun Zamora to work on his recovery skills. I was quite impressed by Sertac's ability to build the pace and difficulty gradually, in order to feel the convoy response, before we reached the first climbs. Unfortunately, at one point, Asif had a refusal and found himself on a soft patch were he had to engage 4 low and deflate more to get out, but with a transmission overheating. In spite of a 10-15 mn break, the transmission light was still on, so we decided together to exit him on the road. Back out of the track, we enjoyed a nice and smooth drive in middle to high dunes before I took the lead to heading to Iftar bowl, with @Christian Andras as second - very well done and thank you Christian. A few stops for another Pajero overheating, @Mehmet Volga‘s, few refusals and stucks here and there. We reached Iftar Bowl, but unfortunately I was the only one who got a chance to climb it, because in less than one minute, 2 or 3 other convoys arrived. It was so crowded that we decided to leave it for another time. We headed to Superbowl area were we had a little fun... and a little pop out for @Biju Abdul, fixed in 5 minutes by Sertac. Very well done everyone, and hats off to @Jeandre Bezuidenhout, @Gregory Perkin, @Mehmet Volgaand @Christian Andras who didn’t have a single refusal, I guess.

Again sorry @Islam Soliman, we missed you this morning, but with the ETA you sent plus time to deflate, it would have delayed our drive too much.

Sorry Islam it’s late....

Ok @David Ortells, thanks. @Gregory Perkin are you still in? I added you just in case. Sorry I forgot earlier.

Drive is now closed See you everyone at our meeting point tomorrow morning. For those who haven't done it yet, please read the "COVID19 precautions" and click on the icon "totally agree". Here is our convoy numbering (subject to little change as Sertac will take the lead on a part of this drive) 1. Emmanuel (White Xterra) 2. Christian Andras (FJ Cruiser) 3. Mehmet Volga (Pajero) 4. Islam Soliman (Yukon) 5. Jun Zamora (Wrangler) 6. asifk (Pajero) 7. sertac (Xterra) 8. Jeandre Bezuidenhout (Wrangler) 9. Gregory Perkins (Wrangler) 10. Biju Abdul (FJ We will be using Carnity Radio Channel 4. Sorry to hear that Shiju. See you next time.

Sure @Gregory Perkin, you’re next on wait list as @Luca Palanca Falsini isn’t eligible yet for fewbie plus drive.

@Tamas Hoffmann thank you for advising us. Hope to see you another time. @David Ortells I added you on the list. Can you please confirm that you're in?

here we go :

I installed this one maybe two years ago but with time I realised that I wasn't using it because it takes a bit of time for your eyes to focus/zoom on this very small mirror. Instead I just learnt to adjust my side mirror properly - there was a post on this forum maybe two years ago, I'll try to dig and find it.

Thx @Ilya Golubinsky. I agree, based on what I saw, about your excellent driving skills.

@Ilya Golubinsky, as mentionned in the title and drive details, this drive is "fewbie PLUS" and it appears that you haven't completed 5 drives at Fewbie level with Carnity. Sorry... See you next time... @Biju Abdul, as you are first on WL, I added you. Can you please confirm?

I wouldn’t rely on that kind of jack to fix a pop out, it seems very unstable and unsafe because of its limited surface on the ground.