Frederic

Well deserved @Rizwan Waheed !!

Congrats !

Congrats Mehmet !!

Little on the high side, but if well maintained and not abused you could be having a fantastic offroad vehicle.

Not 100% sure but i think this was the location: https://goo.gl/maps/FED543eHd7Tpc7Qw8 If not, just continue further on the road direction Sharjah. It was a car dealer and there were at least 4-5 Pathfinders R50 next to each other.

I have seen a whole bunch of them for sale at the E88 Sharjah to Al Dhaid road two weeks back. We went looking for a nice majlis couch and found it on that same road from the guys making tents.

Yes, for Newbie drives you can perfectly keep it in D mode.

Stick to the original oil recommended by Mitsubishi. Otherwise you are opening up a can of worms. The additional fan will most probably solve your problem. Also please investigate for yourself if during high level drives if the car is constantly upshifting and downshifting too frequenty, that could be related to yourself on how you are pushing or holding back the gas pedal. That is why using tiptronic is better as long as again you are not constantly shifting gears. Long story short: try to keep the car in the same gear as much as possible and a long as possible.

Specifically on Pajeros: On higher level drives my advice would be to use Tiptronic, as the regular D(AUTO) reacts quite slow and overreacts at times. The aim of using tiptronic would be to keep the car as much as possible in its same gear. The transmission heats up from constant shifting inbetween gears, which happens more often in D as the car is trying to figure out what you want to do. If you have a steady foot you can keep it in D. Transmission overheating can have many reasons, but in Pajero adding an extra fan on the oil cooler seems to help. @Vanessa8580 started using Tiptronic on most drives now and never faced overheating issues. Of course it depends also on yourself as a driver: if you use tiptronic but are constantly shifting back and forth you will get the same overheating result. Proper deflation is another thing. I still see lots of people driving with wrong tyre pressure, so the car has to work much harder and brings more stress to drive components, engine, and transmission.

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. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Newbie and Above (All Levels) When: 09 Oct 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - Tawi Nazwa Farm - https://goo.gl/maps/rkkmz9FmyFwSb1jc8 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, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM End Point: 2nd Dec Cafeteria P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 1-2 Senior Members + 12 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 EVENT

DRIVE REPORT As being a personal favorite of mine, Faqa and the route towards Solar Park can be scaled up or down massively thanks to the long range dunes and technical area that can give a complete experience for every Fewbie. Due to my own mistake it seemed that on the drive topic that starting time was still mentioned as 04:30PM, while the calendar was showing the correct timing (3:30PM). Because of that i had to make some quick phone calls but most people were already on the way, and with @Melenany making it on time we could quickly deflate his tyres and off we went. The first part of the drive was a nice combo of long ranges dunes, but i wanted to give our team some technical challenges as well and decided to head into the technical dunes, which really woke us all up and brought some nice recoveries and crests A bit later @Senthil Kumar experienced a pop-out but with @Brette his brand new floorjack and some elbow grease this was all quickly resolved. As soon as we reached the sabkha from where the second part of the drive goes north towards Solar park, i invited Brette to take over the lead, which he did perfectly by following the route we had planned a few days earlier. Into the first technical area where it was genuinely pitch dark i took back the lead as we both agreed this was challenging terrain and without night lights even more challenging. We found an easy route through, and ended up in "Little Sweihan", that i initially wanted to pass, but after spending some time on flat tracks i decided to go out with a bang and head into this beautiful yet tricky area which is already challenging in daytime but with a Fewbie convoy at night is really pushing the boundaries 😅 To my sheer amazement, all drivers did so amazingly well. Brand-new Fewbies @Senthil Kumar and @AviG took the challenges with a smile, and @Melenany his F150 felt like cresting and resting a few times to watch the moonlit sky. A big shout-out to @Sinol in my second lead who drove so well and never struggled anywhere. After seeing @Desert Dweller doing some re-routing to bring @Heisem over some technical tracks i was amazed to see her skills as well, and are looking so forward to the day she will be leading drives, and that will be here soon ! Eventually, two dunes away from the exit track, we had another pop-out, but again all was resolved in a matter of minutes, while @Desert Dweller was rescuing the mighty F150 in the back of the convoy. Most of all what i love in these drives is the team spirit, and the help that our support is able to give on a weekly basis. @Brette and @Desert Dweller did their fair share of recoveries and did them all in a professional way and i trust them for 200% to deal with recoveries when i am not around. To the other drivers which i have not mentioned, again you guys really surprised me again with your skills. It's amazing to see you guys growing so fast and taking all challenges with a smile and eagerness. See you guys back soon !

DRIVE REPORT How i missed these cool morning, where the sun starts peeping through the sky and you the beautiful Qudra dunes await. The whole team arrived on time and was eager to hit the sand and enjoy the scenery. @Tariq Niyas was my second lead with the Montero Sport and drive wonderfully well ! @Arshad Roojee we did not see you today. Hope everything is ok and we can see you joining the next drive. @Mahmoud Asar you were enjoying the drive with the open sunroof and drove perfect. Well done ! @RAKIN KURIAKOSE the big Pathfinder is maybe not the easiest car to take offroading, but you managed it very well ! @Lukas Lewis brought a very nice Ford Explorer and i hope you are your son had fun. You did great ! @DANIEL NOGUEIRA you look like the kind of person that easily grabs a challenge with a smile. You took the Dodge through every dune without a hiccup ! Nice ! @Aravind Padmaraju The Xterra is the perfect toy for weekly stress relief. Your friends from the club will agree Well driven ! @[email protected] Very well driven. Keep it up ! @Archibald Jurdi your enthusiasm and attitude are superb. The TJ needed to wake up a bit, and with the help of @Jeepie who knows these cars quite well, you managed very well today. See you back soon ! Again a big thanks to @Jeepie for supporting this drive !! Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive. Drives are announced every Sunday at 11 am, and they go live on Sunday at 7 pm. Due to the high demand, these drives get full in about 10 minutes, so please be online at 7 pm to book your spot. For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag and radio as a minimum. Learn to deflate your tires and checking them precisely Learn to fix a flag on your car Learn to program and fully charge your radio Also like I mentioned during the debriefing, join the Carnity Whatsapp Drive Notification to get the latest updates on the drives, so that you can RSVP on time for the next weekend's drive. Please have a look at below topic which describes the tools needed for every level: Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels: See you next weekend on the sand. Till then take care and drive safe.

The 3.5 SWB is also good, but from intermediate level will need to pushed harder and you’ll have less power margin. The 3.8 has enough margin and eventually will run a bit cooler. @Wrangeld has recently bought a 3.8 and also did test a 3.5 and might be able to tell you the difference.

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED Please find your convoy positions for tomorrow attached. @Tariq Niyas @Arshad Roojee @Mahmoud Asar @RAKIN KURIAKOSE @Lukas Lewis @DANIEL NOGUEIRA @Aravind Padmaraju @[email protected] @Archibald Jurdi @Jeepie Some pointers: 1) Please watch the Newbie Video Briefing in case you have not done it before. 2) Please go through the COVID regulations and abide by them during the drive. 3) Please bring a tyre deflator and pressure gauge. If you have more offroad gears you are of course welcome to bring them. 4) Please be on time or a bit before time so we can assist you in deflating the tyres where needed. 5) Make sure your front and back towpoints are in perfect condition. We will need them to recover you safely. 6) Be CAREFUL when you cross the bicycle track at the meeting point. There are lots of bicycles and they have the right of way on their track ! In emergency cases, you can contact me on 056 504 2632. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING @Jeepie (Marjan) and myself will do our utmost best to make you enjoy your first club drive ! See you guys tomorrow 05:30 !

Dear @Aravind Padmaraju @[email protected] Welcome to Carnity Offroad Club ! Kindly introduce yourselves by providing the following information: - Which 4x4 are you driving ? - Any prior experience in offroading ? - Does the vehicle have front and rear towpoints and are they in perfect condition ? Please go through the Newbie Video Briefing which will prepare you for your first drive with us: MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING With regards to offroad gear, please bring a tyre deflator and pressure gauge (readily available in Ace or Speedex). Other items like a shovel, offroad flag, and radio will become mandatory from a second drive onwards (if you have them already plz do bring it along).

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED (4:30PM) Dear Carnitees, The long range dunes in Faqa, followed by some small technical areas, and maybe a little visit to "Little Sweihan" is on our drive plan coming Friday. @Tamas Hoffmann will be my second lead. As @Brette is now eligible to lead a portion of Fewbie drives, he will be in Center Forward position and take over the lead whenever he is comfortable of doing so. I have no doubt he will be leading us to nice dunes ! @Desert Dweller will be our trusty captain at the back of the ship, and will keep the convoy together and moving. Thanks and see you on Friday !

@AviG and @Senthil Kumar i did not find your names on the "Totally Agreed" List of the Covid19 Precautions Topic. Please read below topic, and at the bottom please click on the "totally agree" Emoji. As you can see we have already 133 members that have "agreed". MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions

@siddharth maheshwari members are allowed to join more than 1 drive as per their liking and drive level, but cannot RSVP on two drives at the same time. They can however be put on the waitlist on any open drive.

Waitlist as of 1/10/2020 10:00AM: 1) Jodha Singh Sekhawat 2) Ashok Chaturvedi 3) Asifk 4) Siddharth Maheswari @David Ortells you have been added to the RSVP. Please do confirm if you can make it.

Welcome to the club @DANIEL NOGUEIRA ! Looking forward to see that Dodge Ram, and i am sure your teenager son will have a good time too ! Please take your time to read through the drive topic with regards to the Covid rules, and watch the Newbie video briefing which has replaced the verbal briefing we normally do. Watching this video with undivided attention will give you a good headstart to prepare yourself for offroading. See you on Friday !

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED Dear Carnitees, The long range dunes in Faqa, followed by some small technical areas, and maybe a little visit to "Little Sweihan" is on our drive plan coming Friday. @Tamas Hoffmann will be my second lead. As @Brette is now eligible to lead a portion of Fewbie drives, he will be in Center Forward position and take over the lead whenever he is comfortable of doing so. I have no doubt he will be leading us to nice dunes ! @Desert Dweller will be our trusty captain at the back of the ship, and will keep the convoy together and moving. Thanks and see you on Friday !

Good morning @Krishnakumar. This drive is reserved for Absolute Newbies only (first drive with Carnity). So please remove your RSVP. You can asked to be put in the waitlist of any of the Newbie drives this weekend. Thanks !