Frederic

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED Dear Carnitees, Please find your convoy numbering for tomorrow. We will be having a pretty big convoy, but i am sure we will have lots of fun. Some requests: - Please start deflation as soon as you arrive and do not socialize ( i know this is not easy). COVID cases keep growing at a serious rate and we need to avoid at all costs harming others. After deflating go back into the vehicle and briefing will be done over the radio. - No radios, gears, pressure gauges will be shared. Make sure you have your own equipment. No radio or flag means no drive. - Please tune in to Channel 4 (446.08125 Mhz). - If you cannot make it please send a message on the forum topic as common courtesy. @Kailas will be our Center forward, while @VipinShetty will be second lead. @Chaitanya D will be our sweep and deal with the recoveries and support where needed. See you guys tomorrow ! Fred

Nice video ! I agree to the statement that a car brings freedom and as a car enthusiast it brings people together as well. My first car was my perfect escape to venture into the bigger cities and explore what's out there. The times might have changed but that desire to explore will probably never go away

The 2008 Pajeros are pretty reliable and if well maintained can go on for another long while. Most important things to look for is the maintenance schedule, suspension, bushings, condition of tyres. Make sure the drive belt was replaced in time, and the fluids such as transmission oil were done during the regular interval.

Current Waitlist as of 12Oct 3PM: 1) Melenany 2) Ranjan Das 3) Bhaskar 4) Topgear 5) Probir Mukherjee

@Malachy McGrogan I have added you to the drive as @Shyam Karat has cancelled.

Congrats @RaYan E !!

Well deserved @Abu Muhammad !!

Congrats @Nitin Mohan !!

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 Level) When: 16 Oct 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 3:30 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/iYrCHXtCPFgrzG9f6 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: 07:30 PM LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 2 or 1 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. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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 CALENDAR

Fantastic news @Asif Hussain !! You’ve been an integral part of Carnity from the beginning and you totally deserve this. See you soon in the sands !!

Amazing @Kalahari ! Really looking forward to be in one of your drives very soon !

A big congrats @Wrangeld. Having been in the dunes with a large convoy myself this morning i totally understand how it feels hearing the sweep on the radio saying “convoy is moving again” after you’ve started driving 5 minutes prior 🤣

Hi @Yusuf Esaf Once you have completed 5 Newbie drives you can apply for a promotion:

DRIVE REPORT Another beautiful morning with fellow adventurers ! When i arrived at the deflation point which was a bit hidden due to the fog, i decided to park my car at the road side just to make sure that everyone found their way in. It became quite clear that the offroad season was starting because some other clubs also decided to line up and started deflating nearby. With @Vineeth John Joseph in my second lead, and @Sreejith Sreenivasan as our sweep in the back, we set off around 6:40 and were greeted by a rising sun, a gentle dew, and driving with the windows open was a pure delight which made the early waking up totally worth it. The gentle dunes at the start of the Tawi Nazwa farms lead all the way to the base of Pink Rock, and was easy terrain where everyone was sliding through without any hiccups at all. Once we reached the base of Pink Rock, and noticed the sand was really churned up, with so many other clubs, motorcycles, quads passing by, the going became a bit tougher and we had some stucks and refusals at a few dunes from the base of Pink Rock. @Abu Muhammad with his "Sequndra" got stuck in the soft sand, but showed us some very nice self recoveries in the process. Same for @SyedObaid that used his rear difflock when needed and saved us from the shoveling. Thanks to the whole convoy for waiting while we were dealing with these recoveries. Climbing Pink Rock is every once in a while on our agenda with a Newbie convoy, and @Vineeth John Joseph and @Mukundan Nair went first up and helped to communicate with me to send up the cars one at at time. Thanks guys ! It was nice to see all cars making it up, and this is a perfect excercise to wake up the V6'es and let them roar a bit. We had a few V8's as well and these climbed Pink Rock as it was Sheikh Zayed Road Since we had a bit more time, we decided to play a little bit at the back side of Pink Rock where the dunes are a bit more technical and where you have some nice bowls to drive around (not in). When passing by @Yasas Dharmadasa his Jeep i heard a hissing sound coming from the engine bay, and after shutting down the engine we noticed there was no water anymore in the expansion bottle, and the radiator hose had come off partially. We filled up the expansion tank with a few litres and clamped the hose back into place. Luckily the car did not show signs of overheating so we could make our way back to the inflation point near 2nd December Cafeteria. @Archibald Jurdi you are the first owner of a TJ with a sprinkler system in the back of the car. 🤣 For a second time in the desert you did great, and you've probably noticed the improvement when deflating further. The heavy BF Goodrich tyres are not ideal but for the time being you can drive at 10-11psi as this will help your flotation in the sand. When the time comes to change your tyres a more skinny All Terrain tyre will do wonders (Yokohama Geolandar for example). @Pickey Singh with the black beauty was not finding much difficulties along the way, well done ! @Ranjan Das your Discovery is doing amazing stuff in this terrain, but most of all your precise control and momentum is doing wonders. Keep up the good work ! @Yasas Dharmadasa That Jeep keeps going, even without water Well driven ! @VipinShetty Thanks for your help during the drive, always good to have you around ! @Tariq Niyas that Montero Sport has proved it can do great stuff in the right hands. That self recovery in the pocket where you reversed and built momentum was very well done and with perfect momentum. Keep it up ! @SyedObaid you were the only Pajero member, well except for myself Well driven ! @Sajit Modiyil i remember your first drive in Al Qudra still very clearly. What i see now is a confident driver with a precise steering control and your positive helping attitude will take you far in Carnity ! Thanks ! @Aravind Padmaraju we've missed you today, i hope everything is fine and nothing serious has happened. @[email protected] with your FJ Cruiser you are driving confidently and you are making your way through the dunes with ease. Very impressed ! @Abu Muhammad your positive attitude and unique vehicle always brings a smile to my face, well done today ! @Lukas Lewis your Explorer seems to love exploring, and took you through the terrain with ease. Well done ! @DANIEL NOGUEIRA you always come full of positive spirit to the drive and i hope you had a good time. Seeing your black beast ascending Pink Rock was an amazing sight ! Last but not least @Sreejith Sreenivasan who kept the convoy nicely together and was the perfect communicator so i always knew what was happening at the back of that super long convoy, a big thank you for the help today and rising to the occasion ! See you guys soon in the sand again ! Have a nice weekend !

This is not an Off-road friendly vehicle. I would definitely pass on it.

A notification was already sent out last Sunday, and was also mentioned in the drive report that this was a drive for Absolute Newbies only.

Hi @Mostafa Ismail It should be in your account settings.Or try below link: https://carnity.com/settings/country

DRIVE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED As we will be having a pretty big convoy tomorrow, some requests from my side: - When you deflate, please double-check if you are at 14-15PSI for street tyres, and 12-13PSI if you have A/T tyres. This will help in flotation. - Make sure you all have an offroad flag, programmed radio for Carnity frequencies, pressure gauge, and a shovel. Without these tools you will not be allowed on the drive. - For the Fewbies, please do help in assisting your fellow Newbies where you can. - Please abide by the COVID rules strictly. - Keep 4-5 cars distance between the cars so you can keep your momentum at all times. If you need to stop, try to find a flat spot and coast to a stop (no hard braking). - Please tune in to Channel 2: 446.03125 Mhz on your radio. See you guys tomorrow 06:00AM Sharp !

Current Waitlist: 1) @[email protected] 2) @Ranjan Das 3) @Arda Yagcioglu We are doing our best and hopeful we will find spaces for some (if not all) of you on Friday. Normally, after the drive reminder is sent we find that a few people remember they have another commitment, or some people simply cannot make it. Please continue to stay on standby as things change at the last minute. You might get a message late Thursday that a place has come up, or a message that we can take you - so please don't give up hope yet. Thanks !

Hi @Sreejith Sreenivasan and @VipinShetty I have added you guys as support members in this drive (under the manage tab). Please confirm if you can make it. Main intention is to see if we can add the remaining waitlist members in the drive. Some support will be needed in that case.

Congrats @sertac ! We havent been driving together very often but i am really looking forward to one of your leads very soon ! Keep up the good work !

@Brette we have started our Carnity adventure around the same time, and i admired you (and still do) for bringing the JGC on a weekly basis which gave you a bit more of steeper learning curve in comparison with my little blue. You have come a long way since then, and your weekly support on the drives, your positive attitude, and friendly approach to all members have brought this well deserved promotion. The road is now open again for the next challenge which no doubt you will master very quickly ! Congrats !!

Congrats @Najeeb Mohammed !!

Yes, that looks good and could be used a your second gauge