Emmanuel

@Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @Mohamed Seidam, @Shaaz Sha, @Tero Vallas, @Rizwanm2 I added you to the drive, considering that you have a priority - I hope that you will be able to make it on Friday. Can you please confirm?

@Mohamed Seidam, @Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @Shaaz Sha, @Rizwanm2, @Tero Vallas As promised, there will be a "take 2" and good news is that it will be as soon as next Friday, on 9th of April. Keep an eye on your Whatsapp notifications tomorrow morning... Let's do this route finally!

Extreme Desert Drive Extreme Desert Drive is an extension of an Intermediate drive but at a lot faster pace with a continuous drive-time on big rolling and difficult dunes. The difficulty level of climbs, ridge riding, criss-crossing will be more or less the same as the Intermediate level, but doing that over and over again at high speed requires special attention to be courageous but with extreme caution. If you and your vehicle are perfectly in-sync with the Intermediate level without repetitive stuck, refusals, or losing track, then only you should consider joining this fast-paced extreme drive. This drive offers the maximum adrenaline among all the types of drives and also demands a very experienced and sensible driver with a fully protected 4x4 vehicle. In such extreme fast pace drive, it is highly recommended to drive alone without any passengers to avoid any distractions. Who can join: Selected - Intermediate and above With a minimum of 5 Intermediate drive experience. The final selection will be based on Crew and Marshals feedback. Disclaimer: The chance of damaging your vehicle is quite high in such fast-paced extreme drives, so please join at your own discretion. _________________ 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 with at least 5 Intermediate drive (By selection based on Crew and Marshal feedback) When: 9 April 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 06:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions). Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/onYtZdHPzo8DJciDA Type of Car: 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10.30 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 8 cars only (by selection). RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 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 EVENT

Thank you @Shaaz Sha it’s quite frustrating because everyone was doing so well! And it was very promising for the rest of the drive. Unfortunately, with my gears shifter cable coming off repeatedly (I think I had to put it back 5 or 6 times), better option was to exit. But we will definitely do the « take 2 » as soon as possible. Stay tuned!

Just saw you

Fog on the road. Drive safe. We’ll wait.

Congratulations @Thomas Fumarola

Congratulations @prajupramod!

@Shaaz Sha, @Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @Tero Vallas, @Mohamed Seidam, @Rizwanm2, Very happy to see you all tomorrow morning. A few recommendations and kind requests for our drive: - Arrive with full fuel tank at our meeting/deflation point, which is just a few hundred meters away from ADNOC Service Station Tayba (656): https://goo.gl/maps/5fwxCVFL9zhvVGNF7 - Reach a few minutes before 6AM and deflate directly. The earlier we will move, the less we will have to drive when temperatures outside will reach 38 or 39°C. - As mentioned in the drive introduction, we strongly advise you to join with no passengers. You will need to be 100% focused on your driving and a 4h extreme drive is very long for a passenger who might feel sick. We will be using Carnity Radio Channel 5 (462887.50) Convoy will be announced tomorrow at meeting point. See you in the sands!

Me too @Mohamed Seidam!

Welcome back @Barry!

@Abu Muhammad Thanks for your message, but one of the criterias to join an extreme drive is as follows: « Vehicle - Able to do continuous long hill climb without any gearing or power-to-weight issues ». Sorry, I hope I can enjoy an IM level drive with you soon. @Rizwanm2 and @Mohamed Seidam, welcome

Thanks @Gaurav. Oh yes it’s a very nice route for hungry off-roaders : Tawi al-Khatma (scales dunes at the back of Fossil Rock); Faya area; Suwaydan (where there are indeed a few nice dunes); Pink Rock; Rear of Big Red; Big Red; Area 53; Iftar Bowl...

@Christian Andras, @Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @Tero Vallas, @Shaaz Sha, most welcome!

Awesome @Ehab thank you!

Congrats @Kenneth Bollhardt, very well deserved.

Wow congratulations @Kailas! Very well done!

Thank you everyone, I enjoyed this drive very much. Special thanks to @JeromeFJ who handled perfectly his mission as second lead, @Brette for taking the hardest part of this drive, as CF, and @Desert Dweller for her support in sweep and her nice feedback.

Extreme Desert Drive Extreme Desert Drive is an extension of an Intermediate drive but at a lot faster pace with a continuous drive-time on big rolling and difficult dunes. The difficulty level of climbs, ridge riding, criss-crossing will be more or less the same as the Intermediate level, but doing that over and over again at high speed requires special attention to be courageous but with extreme caution. If you and your vehicle are perfectly in-sync with the Intermediate level without repetitive stuck, refusals, or losing track, then only you should consider joining this fast-paced extreme drive. This drive offers the maximum adrenaline among all the types of drives and also demands a very experienced and sensible driver with a fully protected 4x4 vehicle. In such extreme fast pace drive, it is highly recommended to drive alone without any passengers to avoid any distractions. Who can join: Selected - Intermediate and above With a minimum of 5 Intermediate drive experience. The final selection will be based on Crew and Marshals feedback. Disclaimer: The chance of damaging your vehicle is quite high in such fast-paced extreme drives, so please join at your own discretion. _________________ 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 with at least 5 Intermediate drive (By selection based on Crew and Marshal feedback) When: 2 April 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 06:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions). Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/onYtZdHPzo8DJciDA Type of Car: 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10.30 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 8 cars only (by selection). RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 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 EVENT

No worries @BipinM, thanks for advising us. See you next time.

RSVP is now closed. @JeromeFJ, @yunus Kazi, @BipinM, @Adhir Saxena, @Ammar Naji, @Brette, @Antony Calvin, @Sai Baskaran, @Kenneth Bollhardt, @I.M. Shousha, @Ehunaiti, @Desert Dweller, @Chris Wing Happy to see you all tomorrow morning at 6 (sharp). We will be using Carnity Radio Channel 2 (446.031.25). Please don’t forget to set up your radio before the drive. Here is our convoy numbering: 1. Emmanuel (white Xterra) - lead 2. JeromeFJ (white FJ) - 2nd lead 3. yunus Kazi (Pathfinder) 4. Chris Wing (FJ) 5. Adhir Saxena (Pajero) 6. Ammar Naji (Expedition) Fwb 7. Brette (black Grand Cherokee) - Marshal - CF 8. Sai Baskaran (Pajero) 9. Kenneth Bollhardt (white Prado) 10. I.M.Shousha (Wrangler) Fwb 11. Ehunaiti (red Wrangler) 12. Desert Dweller (red Wrangler) - advance - Sweep

Congratulations @Humayun Ghias!

Thank you @Desert Dweller. Hopefully there won’t be any gatherings in my drive as everyone is asked to comply with the COVID19 guidelines: Speaking of which, for those who haven’t done it yet, please open this link, go through it and click on « totally agree » icon at the bottom of that link. @yunus Kazi many members are using a GoPro or an action cam and share a few videos in the gallery.