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Trip Report Convoy 1 Another beautiful morning with the Carnity Crew ! Upon my arrival at the Solar Park Innovation Centre, i was glad to see already 5-10 cars which were deflating and getting to know each-other. By 07:00 we headed out to the briefing point (thanks to @Gaurav for finding that sweet spot). For the first time we compressed the briefing a bit, mainly because we see so many hungry faces, but also because some explanations can be done better when the action is there, and also due to the introduction of the essential briefing read on the website: https://carnity.com/brief We settled for 4 convoys, and headed for the dunes, eager to taste the sand. The first half hour in my drive lead, i came across enough patches and technical dunes that i kept wondering myself if i was not somewhere in Lisailli (an area known for this more tricky kind of terrain). Luckily i found an excellent second ead in @Nayan Shenai who kept sufficient distance, communicated with the convoy really well, and slightly rerouted on some areas where we knew @Mohammed Osama his Subaru, or the mighty F150 from @Melenany would face difficulties. As we normally not do any sidey's on a newbie drive, we came across 2 or 3 dunes which were perfect to do some training on steering control and momentum. All drivers managed really well and i was impressed with all of you ! Of course we had to do some straight-up straight-down dune crossings to learn that 'leap of faith' feeling, and to learn that we should not smash on the brakes, but let the car and its weight gently come over the dune. with @Xaf as my sweep who is always a blessing to have around, and seeing him teaching some tricks to handle steep descents with big F150 truck, reassures me that Xaf is always analyzing on every drive. Comes with the job i am sure @Colin Jordan i hope you can stretch your legs a bit more on the next coming fewbie drives. I am sure you will love it ! @Dale Panganiban - Fabrication, @Mohammed Osama, @Magellan @Jolly Abraham @sheri @Chaitanya D @Nitin Mohan @Melenany all you guys did really great. It takes a team they say, well then i must say it was a perfect team ! See you soon in the sands again !

@siddharth maheshwari we ask everyone to come on time, 6:45 SHARP. If you arrive by 07:40 you would have missed the entire briefing anyways. Please arrive on time and respect everyone's time.

What happened ?

Hi siddarth, what happened ? The pinpoint location was clearly mentioned in the drive thread. We were just next to the solar innovation center parking.

Nearest is Al Qudra Last exit gas station

That is a secret which is being passed-on from the chosen ones only, and only on the 14th waxing moon of a circular year.....

Thanks for the introduction. Kindly RSVP on the drive calendar. See you on Friday ! Welcome to Carnity @AryaMan Muse Kindy share with us the following: - Which car 4x4 are you driving ? - Any prior offroad experiences ? - Are your vehicle's towpoints in good condition ?

Hi Mohammed, Kindly RSVP on the drive calendar by clicking on "GOING" Thanks

Congrats on being the first Subaru driver here in the club (as far as I know). Have a look if you can switch off all traction aids as we know they mostly interfere with desert driving. see you on Friday !

Thanks @Nitin Mohan yes the step setting is generally not required if you program the 777 with the SELF programming function.

Dear Newbies and Absolute Newbies: To speed up our morning briefings, we have drafted an Absolute Newbie Essentials Briefing here online, which does not take more than 10 minutes to read, and is consisting of our main safety advices. We kindly ask you to go through this briefing, so we have more "action" time instead of "talking" time coming Friday. @Nayan Shenai @Magellan @Nizam Mohammed @Nizam Deen @sheri @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ @Chaitanya D @Nitin Mohan @J J @Muffy Acidwala @Jamy B. @siddharth maheshwari @Shiju Manuel @Anvar Sadath Bekal @Najeeb Mohammed @Mathavan Muthukrishnan @RohanH @sebin @Franciscus buitenhuis @paolo dassi @Jose Martin @Anouar Anouar @Shahid Mehmood @Grenville Mark Stuart Wright @Shailja Kalia @Pickey Singh @Amoru https://carnity.com/brief Please take your time to read these advices to arrive prepared and good to go

Hi Shahid, no worries as Absolute Newbie we can help you out with a spare radio.

Hi @Shahab Khan kindly RSVP on the calendar. See you on Friday !

Welcome to Carnity Offroad Club @Amoru Kindly provide us the following information: - Type of vehicle - Any prior offroad experience ? - Are the vehicle's towpoint front and back in good condition ?

Thanks, you will find the programming instructions in the ADVICE section of our website.

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Bought a brand new car long time ago, and as full comprehensive insurance was mighty expensive and my father kept telling me not to take one, i went for a third party insurance only to have another car flying into the side of the car 6 months later, rendering it as good as total loss. As per the rules the vehicle that hit me was driving on a road where it had right of way, but drove 92km/h instead of the allowed 50km/h, so when i crossed the road it came flying out of the nearby corner, leaving me no time to react. Because it had the right of way, the car could never be held liable, so after 2 years in court i ended coughing up a lot of money and that driver only had to pay a fine for overspeeding. 2 lessons learned: - Do not buy a brand new vehicle - If you do buy a recent vehicle, get FULL comprehensive. - Only the lawyers really win if you go to court....

Hi @Grenville Mark Stuart Wright please take note of the following circular that was posted yesterday:

My father in law drove a 1.6 Sierra and literally did zero maintenance, except topping up the oil level when the light came up. Managed to drive 65,000km in 20 years and didn’t wash it once.

No worries @Anouar Anouar, absolute newbies are being given a spare radio. Only from second drive onwards the offroader should obtain his own radio. See you on Friday !

Hi @Nitin Mohan Please have a look at below advice that shows our Carnity frequencies and how to program them into your MT777: https://carnity.com/advice/offroad/carnity-two-way-radio-frequencies-r119

Oh yes the Rothman 911... Childhood memories !!!