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Wonderful footnote @Mehmet Volga. Many of us were indeed quick to react on it but I’m glad to see your approach and explanation, and we can keep carrying this message forward to all our members. Well done !

Look at @Gertjan his pics in the gallery.

Fantastic @M.Seidam ! So glad to see you leading drives independently. You were more than ready and I’m looking forward to be somewhere in your support soon.

Fantastic shots @jeetu sharma ! To all, please find our gallery in below link: https://carnity.com/gallery/category/1072-newbie-faqa-dubai-13-nov-2021

DRIVE REPORT All Aboard ! The Carnity Train left early this morning from Faqa, with the sun rising and air balloons passing over our heads. The weather is absolutely amazing now, and after deflation and briefing we chained up the entire platoon and started moving. My plan was to venture not too deep inside Faqa terrain, but to brush alongside it and work our way inside wherever the dunes were open and where we could have some play time with sideys. Eventually we needed to cross a rather more difficult technical area, which is no small feat with such a big group, but luck was on my side when every single time i found a proper way of crossing by following the natural formation of the dunes. Going with the flow is what kept the convoy moving and everyone did brilliant today ! Slowly but surely, and by crossing some sabkhas as well, we worked our way up north, and i was looking forward to bring the convoy towards half moon lake. My delight was even bigger when a few minutes later @M.Seidam and @Tbone also arrived with their convoy, and for a couple of minutes we had 28 Carnity Cars all together. What a sight to see ! Apart from 2-3 refusals and 2 tugs, we kept moving throughout the entire morning, and hence were able to cover 72kms and exited eventually in Bab Al Shams entry point. @Lawrence_Chehimi @Dodi Syahdar were my perfect supporters and thanks to them all went smoothly. With @Zixuan Huang - Charlie in my second lead who corrected my tracks where needed, i knew it was gonna be smooth sailing. Some of you were only on your second offroad drive, and i applaud you, as you guys and gals managed perfectly. You always kept a cool head and smile nearby and the pleasure was all mine to be a part of this drive today. Wishing you all a good remainder of the weekend. See you all soon in the sand ! https://www.relive.cc/view/vevYxLyZZJq

@Asif Hussain perhaps you can help out.

Then consider yourself lucky winter is coming Pajero AC system is not that complicated, and any half-decent AC mechanic should be able to trouble shoot this. If any problem occurs with the compressor, usually the orange light on the AC button will start blinking. Have you seen this happening ?

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED @Zixuan Huang - Charlie@Fauzia Parveen @Serhat Yalcinkaya @Bruno Finel @Michel Van Woudenberg @Derius Olivier @Patrick van der Loo @Simon Claes@Imteeaz Goolamhossen@Gertjan @khurram.k @Simon Hope @Pieter Potgieter @jeetu sharma @kolin @Alfred Alinazar Please take note of the following things: Make sure to bring your Offroad gears: Deflator, Shovel, Pressure Gauge, Compressor, Walkie Talkie, and Offroad Flag. Without a programmed radio and Offroad Flag you won't be able to join the drive. Tune in to Channel 1: 446.00625 Mhz when you arrive at the meeting point. Please be on time, earlier is even better so you have ample time to deflate and put up the flag. Senior Supporting members on the drive are @Lawrence_Chehimiand @Dodi Syahdar. Whenever you are facing issues during the drive, please communicate this clearly over the radio and listen to their instructions. Faqa is a wonderful area, and combines nice open areas with very tight technical dunes. Make sure to always keep enough distance and keep your focus (and Walkie Talkie nearby). As the convoy is very long, proper communication will be even more important. See you all on Saturday morning !

Fantastic to see new leads performing like this, and most of all by creating a cohesive team of fellow offroaders who look after each other ! Well done @M.Seidam @Hisham Masaad and under the great guidance of @Chaitanya D

Perfect, you have all you need for a lovely day out in the dunes See you Saturday !

Good morning @Simon Claes. I just noticed you have not done any drives with the club yet. If that's the case, you will first need to sign up for the Absolute Newbie Drive this Friday. If you have done a masterclass already and have your offroad gear, then of course you are welcome to join. Let me know please. Thanks !

Hi @takeshi sobue Please find the structure with all drive levels below: You are now on Newbie Level for at least 5 drives. Once you have completed these 5 drives you can request your promotion to Fewbie Level. If you see a "All Level" or "Newbie" level drive, you are fine to sign up.

Good morning @Thomas Bushell. If you have not done any drives with our club, you will need to sign up for the Absolute Newbie drive first. (Unless if you have done a Masterclass already).

Good morning @takeshi sobue as your current level is “Newbie” you can only join “Newbie” drives. Fewbie, Fewbie Plus, and Intermediate drives are on a different level, so you cannot join these for the moment.

Plz check: - Air filter. Most cheap workshops just clean it with compressed air, but once in a while you should actually replace it. - Injectors: injector cleaning can help. There are specialized workshops. - Spark Plugs: replace them every 60,000kms The MAF sensor usually works fine until it starts throwing engine check lights. If that’s not the case, I don’t think your MAF is causing these issues.

Ok no worries, your drive data showed that you have done 1 AN drive already. Perhaps it was not removed.

Mentioned in the Crony tutorial as well.

@salah2u please refrain from booking into two drives on Sunday evening. Please find our single drive policy below which is also published in the WhatsApp group notification: SINGLE DRIVE REQUEST To prevent all drives from getting full on Sunday by multiple RSVP, we would like to request everyone to please RSVP ONE DRIVE (for the weekend: Friday and Saturday) initially and then RSVP your second or third drive from Wednesday onward, please. Sun - Tuesday - Limiting one drive per member (For the weekend drives: Friday and Saturday). Wednesday onward - RSVP on multiple drives are open. P.S. You can waitlist your name anytime for multiple drives too, like below. Example: Gaurav - Second drive waitlist.

Dear @Muhammad Qasim that is correct, and we would wish nothing more than members joining us for multiple drives every weekend, but due to the exponential growth of the club in the last 1 year we have implemented a "single drive" policy when booking your slot on Sunday evening. (in the past, people would click and rsvp on multiple drives, while other members lose out on their chance to have one drive in the weekend). Below message is also being published every week on the Whatsapp Notification Group: SINGLE DRIVE REQUEST To prevent all drives from getting full on Sunday by multiple RSVP, we would like to request everyone to please RSVP ONE DRIVE (for the weekend: Friday and Saturday) initially and then RSVP your second or third drive from Wednesday onward, please. Sun - Tuesday - Limiting one drive per member (For the weekend drives: Friday and Saturday). Wednesday onward - RSVP on multiple drives are open. P.S. You can waitlist your name anytime for multiple drives too, like below. Example: Gaurav - Second drive waitlist. PS usually all trip leads stick to the max convoy size, as extending beyond 15-16 cars creates extra challenges. But wherever we see that waitlisted members did not get the chance to confirm for a single drive yet we always do our best to provide them a spot.

@Muhammad Qasim sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems you have already one drive confirmed for this weekend. As per our rules you are only allowed to book into one drive per weekend between Sunday and Tuesday, and from Wednesday onewards we can allow waitlisted members to join in IF places are still available. To keep it fair for the other members who have waitlisted for second drive already, i will need to remove your RSVP. Thanks for understanding. See you soon in the sand.

@Arijit Bhattacharyya I noticed you have done your Absolute Newbie drive already 2 months back. As stated in the Drive Topic, this Absolute Newbie drive is only for first joiners, so kindly remove your RSVP. You can book into one of the remaining available spots on the Newbie drives, or ask to be added to their respective waitlists. Thanks.