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Thank you all for joining guys ! @Chris Wing stellar job as a second lead buddy ! No dusty pistons in sight ! @Jona You've shown your skills already last week, so i knew you'd be doing great as well today ! @Bjoern Radiating coolness today and superb skills. Well done buddy ! @Joseph Raju i know now the capabilities of the Patrol, and in this terrain it's not easy to navigate the heavyweight through the dunes, but you did it masterfully ! @Jaro Tuzinsky Another fun morning out similar to last week, but with extra boost ! @Salim Akhtar Fantastic driving !! Keep an eye out for next week's drive @Santoso Marjuki i hope your son is feeling better ! Excellent driving of course as always ! @Zed you were not forced to sweep today 😁 Hope you had fun anyways ! @DP1011 Fantastic sweep duties today buddy and somehow at one point the climbing became easier. Was it really the tires ?🤣 I was blessed with having my mentor on board as a passenger today, @Gauravwho did a stellar job at not getting sick from the rollercoaster drive and we had a good chit-chat while jumping over the dunes. Thanks for joining buddy ! Wishing you all a good remainder of the weekend ! I will be back in this area very soon.....

Hi @RaggsWelcome to Carnity ! Going from 16inch to 18inch will indeed result in lower driving comfort. The main reason is that your tyres have a lower sidewall profile now (265/60/18) vs something like 265/70/16. The car will drive a bit harder, but your noise should not necessarily increase to it makes me think your tires are the culprit. Which tires (brand and model) did you have on 16inch tires ? And what do you have now ? PS are you planning on off-roading ? In that case the 16inch would have been better

DRIVE PLAN A fast-paced rollercoaster drive in the famous bowls and dunes nearby the Al-Ain Airport! MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS • Level: Fewbie Plus and above • When: 23 September 2023, Saturday • Meeting time: 6:00 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions) • Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/239aP3kXehby4qEDA • Approximate finish time: 9:30AM LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE • This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday • 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 - Without any exceptions. • Members without RSVP will be returned - 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 BELOW CALENDAR

Good morning Guys ! @Chris Wing@Jona@Bjoern@Joseph Raju@Jaro Tuzinsky@Simon D@Salim Akhtar@Mus_hus78@Santoso Marjuki@Mohamad Anwer@Zed@DP1011 We will be using Channel 4: 446.081 Mhz. Please be on time so we are ready to hit off by 06AM, so ensure you arrive 10-15mins before that to deflate and setup your flag. See you tomorrow morning !

@Imran Kashifyou are added to the RSVP. Please confirm if you can make it.

@Chris Wing@Jona@Stumpy Paj@Bjoern@Joseph Raju@Jaro Tuzinsky@Alexanderrr@Simon D@Mohamad Anwer@Mus_hus78@Zed@DP1011 @Imran Kashif@Mario Cornejo@Santoso Marjuki@Asif Hussain@Salim Akhtar Apologies for the confusion this morning, the drive is coming Sunday and not tomorrow Stay tuned as we will finalize the convoy list tomorrow morning.

Sorry, my mistake.. It's indeed Sunday. Will keep convoy list open for now and make adjustment where needed tomorrow morning.

Good morning all ! @Chris Wing@Jona@Stumpy Paj@Bjoern@Joseph Raju@Jaro Tuzinsky@Alexanderrr@Simon D@Mohamad Anwer@Mus_hus78@Zed@DP1011 Please find your tentative convoy positions for Sunday. To the waitlisted Carnitees: @Imran Kashif@Mario Cornejo@Santoso Marjuki@Asif Hussain@Salim Akhtar Unfortunately, as we are now with 13 cars already, we will not be able to extend the convoy for now. If any dropouts occur i will add you guys accordingly. We will be using Channel 4: 446.081 Mhz. Please be on time so we are ready to hit off by 06AM, so ensure you arrive 10-15mins before that to deflate and setup your flag. For the ones that did the FB+ drive last week with me, it will be a similar route but i will try to up the throttle one notch further if all goes well. @Jona@Jaro Tuzinsky@Mus_hus78@Zed you guys got the first flavor last week so you'll be prepared for that extra push See you all Sunday morning !

Well done @Senthil Kumar !!

You have 3 kinds of modified JL's: 1. The ones that have been heavily abused in the desert.. RUN AWAY FROM THOSE AS THEY WILL DRAIN YOUR WALLET 2. The ones that have been driven on beginner level drives only because the owner likes to take it easy. 3. The ones that have been taken the malls only and hardly been offroad at all. A deep inspection (take a good mechanic with you) should reveal in which category the car belongs, but indeed like @Mark Bmentions in many cases they remove parts and put the car back to stock to sell it, so it's indeed challenging. There is a large number of Jeep owners that have deep pockets and go for a fully equipped modified to the brim Jeep Wrangler, but due to work or travel hardly take it to the desert. Buying one like that could turn out to be a good deal IF the mods were done properly and with RTA approvals where needed (important one).

Well done @Dev_

Well done @Juan R !

Congrats @Shiju Raju !!

DRIVE PLAN A fast-paced rollercoaster trip, from North of Sweihan (Nahel) all the way down... Indulging into beautiful rolling dunes, sharp ridges, and whatever comes on our path. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Intermediate and above When: 17 September 2023, Sunday Meeting time: 6AM - Deflated and Ready to go Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/FVLixGinNMWgbiKy5 Approximate finish time: 10AM 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 GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor Walkie-talkie radio Off-road flag Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday 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 - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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 BELOW CALENDAR

Drive Report Convoy 1 @Jona@FERNANDO SYRIO@Mohit Gurnani@Ahmad Nerat@Jaro Tuzinsky@Beide Worku@Salim Akhtar@Mus_hus78@Zed I think we had a good run this morning ! A nice mixed convoy with members who were eager to explore the nice rolling and long range dunes of Nahel. With only minor refusals/stucks, and a quick pop-out fix by Ahmad, and with help of @DP1011his nice breakfast, we were quickly back in the sand and continued our journey with the plan to go and say hello to our Old Lady Dune. We reached there around 10AM and did a quick run up and descent, and i decided not to keep pushing it but to make our way to the exit as the temperatures were on the rise. Fantastic second lead duties by @Jona, great shoveling work by all of you to get me out of that deep sand and with @Zedin the back we know we will be looked after ! https://www.relive.cc/view/vevYQn99Ayv @Bjoern@Cristian@Andrei S@Naveen Raj@Ignacio Quindós@Gary F@DP1011 @Looper I hope you boys had a good run as well. I am planning to revisit this area in a couple of weeks and hope we can drive together to continue our exploration of this wonderful terrain. Have a good remainder of the weekend ! Thanks @Looperfor taking on a second convoy and giving everyone a chance to enjoy this area.