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If any of you have any pics, it can be posted on the drive gallery at the link below. https://carnity.com/gallery/category/1243-absolute-newbie-al-qudra-dubai-19-feb-2022

@Chris Gotla @Yaseen87 @anthony cupit @Coddiwompler @James Lovell @Rayas Ali All of you did really well today and thank you @Melenanyfor the support. Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive anymore. Drives are announced every Monday at 11 am, and they go live on Monday at 7:00 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. If you miss a spot, put your name on the waitlist asap. Generally, by Friday with dropouts everyone does get a spot if they have waitlisted. For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag, compressor 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 You can 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. There is a separate tutorial inside which explains which radio we recommend and how to program them: (Please do not buy the Baofeng 888S spare radio we gave you, as these cannot be programmed without a special cable and software). Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels:

Drive RSVP is now closed. Convoy order below. Please go through the tutorial video on the drive post and also make sure your cars front and rear tow hooks are in order. See you all tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM sharp and we will be using Radio channel 1, 446 006. 25. For those who do not have a radio, one will be lent to you for tomorrows drive. If you need to contact me in case of an emergency, my number is O52 6771O76. @Chris Gotla @Yaseen87 @Anthony Cupit @Coddiwompler @James Lovell @Rayas Ali @Melenany

Welcome @Rayas Ali@Yaseen87and @Coddiwompler @Anthony Cupit @James Lovell thanks for joining this Absolute newbie drive, we will have a relaxing fun desert drive coming Saturday and I look forward to seeing you all. Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. Confirm your vehicle has minimum of 8 inches of ground clearance.

@Kourosunfortunately we would not be able to allow you to join this drive again. The newbie drives however are designed to help you develop and gain confidence. We have these drives at different locations every week, if not in Qudra, you can still rsvp for them at different locations where they are being held. There is no guarantee that there will be a newbie drive at qudra every week as the leads do change the locations to give you a feel of driving in different terrain. The number of drives this week is limited due to the LIWA drives happening but you could rsvp/waitlist for 1 of them and during the course of the week, if someone drops out you will be added.

@Kourossince you have already completed the Absolute newbie drive, you will now need to join a Newbie drive. The Absolute newbie drive can only be done once.

Join us to explore Al Qudra Desert to find what's beyond Qudra lakes And learn the art of offroading in a versatile playground for your first off-road adventure. You will learn to self-drive your vehicle from experts having decades of off-roading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridges to practice your off-road skills slowly but surely. Drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicles having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and (MANDATORY) Front and rear tow hooks (MANDATORY) This is an off-road drive for beginners where you'll drive and learn at your own pace: This is not a training session. This is not a 1:1 teaching class. This is not a Desert Driving Course. If you are interested in comprehensive 1:1 training sessions, please check Desert Driving Courses. Desert Driving Masterclass Desert Recovery Champion Advance Desert Driving Course First time with Carnity Off-road Club: Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. Learn More About: Carnity Off-road Club STRICTLY: For ABSOLUTE NEWBIE who are driving for the first time with Carnity. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Important links to read: Off road Club Grading Structure V.3.0 Frequently Asked Questions - Click and scroll down. How do I join? Is my car fit for off-roading Many more FAQ's - ANSWERED. Mandatory Safety Requirements Essential Off-road Gear Ultimate Compressor Review Transfer your previous off-road experience Drive Details Level: Only for "ABSOLUTE NEWBIES" or first timer with Carnity Off-Road Club When: 19 February 2022, Saturday. Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.google.com/?q=24.818832,55.255631 Type of Car: Any 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Tire deflator, pressure gauge and compressor, Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 11:00 AM LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 12 new members only. RSVP will close on Saturday - 5PM. 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 or members who are not on the RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Please cancel you RSVP if you cannot make it, so your spot can be taken by others. Please RSVP on below calendar

If you have taken the booster, the PCR will be valid for 14 days, if not, it will be for 96 hours. So just take the PCR either way and you should be good. Time it though so you don't exceed the 96 hours before crossing back into DXB.

@Mark D killin it..

Drive RSVP is now closed. Convoy order below. Please go through the tutorial videos and make sure your cars front and rear tow hooks are in order. Hope all of you also have the required gear for the Newbie level drives. No gear = no drive. See you all tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM sharp and we will be using Radio channel 1, 446 006. 25. If you need to contact me in case of an emergency, my number is O52 6771O76. @Emanuel @Haitham Khattab @Juzer Gandhi @Luiz Nóbrega @Eli Zandro Hamoy @Suresh K @Dimitrios Kalogirou @Alfred Alinazar @Azeem M @Rajat Verma @Abdul Basit Khan @jeetu sharma @Sharat Nambiar @Vanessa8580

@Gerrit Bus take care and hope you are better soon. Thanks for informing me.

@jeetu sharma @Emanuel @Suresh K @Abdul Basit Khan @Azeem M @Haitham Khattab @Eli Zandro Hamoy @Juzer Gandhi @Gerrit Bus @Rajat Verma @Alfred Alinazar @Sharat Nambiar @Saleh Kuba @MMALEK Thanks for joining this drive and hope all of you have gone through the training and briefing videos on the drive post. Please also make sure that you have the required gear for the Newbie level, failing which, you would not be allowed to drive. The convoy order will be put up tomorrow by 8PM. We will be using Carnity radio channel 1, please have your radios tuned in advance, details on drive post.

@Luiz Nóbrega The absolute newbie drive can only be done once. @Roger Theodoro can complete it and join you on the newbie drives from next weekend. @G300 and @Deepak 11 both of you need to join the absolute newbie drive first as it will be your first drive with the club. Once you'll complete that drive, you can then start joining the newbie drives.

@JeromeFJcongrats and well done.

@Luiz Nóbrega I see you have signed up for the Absolute newbie drive again. You will be asked to sign out as you can do that drive only once. Please sign out so your waitlist on this drive shows you are waiting for the first drive and not a second one.

Well done @munkybizness. Enjoy the new level. Congrats!!

@Nadeem Ansari welcome to Carnity. Your first drive with the club has to be the Absolute Newbie drive and you can RSVP for it at the link below. https://carnity.com/calendar/event/1270-absolute-newbie-desert-drive-al-qudra-dubai-6-feb-2022

General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardise someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Newbie and above When: 05 Feb 2022, Saturday. Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/NjBkdRiyDXGMhMHR9 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: 11:00 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday, 2 pm. 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 CALENDAR

@JeromeFJ thank you for the detailed trip report. @Krishna R sorry you could not join due to the missing rear tow hook and I appreciate that you understood the importance of it and why we could not let you drive today. Hope to see you in the sand soon. You should be able to get a tow point for the hitch receiver at ACE or online at Amazon. @Paolo Morresi @Samer Najm @Taimur Khan @Haitham Khattab @Luiz Nóbrega all of you did brilliantly and I could not have asked for a more enthusiastic bunch. @Paolo Morresi you did really well and I could tell that you have driven in the desert before. @Taimur Khan you were a bit hesitant at the start but as we progressed I could see you were really trying and with each climb/ sidey you were getting better. To answer your question above, when doing a side slope, I always look at it in 3 stages. 1st, for as long as you are climbing, you need to give it enough of gas and don't be afraid to push the car. Once you stop climbing and start driving parallel to the ridge, you have to stop pushing it, but maintain the momentum that got you there. If you slow down, gravity would come into play and will start pulling you down. 3rd, when exiting you let go of the gas but don't allow the vehicle to free roll down, be gentle on the brakes and make sure you are completely in control of the descent speed. As you get more confident and learn the way your vehicle reacts in different situations, you can tweek the way you approach different dunes. @Haitham Khattab was I glad to see another JGC. I was impressed with the way you managed today and trust me, I know what it takes to tame the JGC. With all the computers controlling the car, it will not always allow you to do what you want but the more you do it, the system learns and adapts to your driving style and in time you will master it. Your stuck today is part of the game and it will not be the last time, these are all the learning experiences that come as part of offroading. Overall very well done. @Luiz Nóbrega what can I say, it was impressive that you got through the first 30 minutes on 2WD. Always remember, when you switch to 4 Hi or low, if it is blinking, it is not engaged. After your stuck when we actually got you into 4Hi, you did really well. My only feedback to you would be to control the speed on descents. Other than that, you did great. @Samer Najm you too drove really well today and the only feedback would be to not stop on the crest when crossing a dune. I could see you were hesitant and would come to a complete stop on the crest before you descend. The sand was hard today so it did not matter but as the sand starts drying, it becomes less forgiving and you will end up cresting yourself. @JeromeFJ thank you for the exceptional support and clear instructions throughout. Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive anymore. Drives are announced every Monday at 11 am, and they go live on Monday at 7:00 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. If you miss a spot, put your name on the waitlist asap. Generally, by Friday with dropouts everyone does get a spot if they have waitlisted. For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag, compressor 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 You can 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. There is a separate tutorial inside which explains which radio we recommend and how to program them: (Please do not buy the Baofeng 888S spare radio we gave you, as these cannot be programmed without a special cable and software). Please have a look at below grading structure that explains various off-road levels: Thanks again and see you'll in the sand.

Drive RSVP is now closed: Welcome @Paolo Morresi @Taimur Khan @Haitham Khattab @JKB @Krishna R @Nadeem Ansari @Luiz Nóbrega @Roger Theodoro @Samer Najm @JeromeFJ Here is the convoy numbering and order for tomorrows drive. We would be using Carnity radio channel 1, 446 006.25. For those who do not have a radio, we will lend you one for the drive tomorrow. If you do need to reach me in case of an emergency, my number is O52 6771O76. Please make sure to go through the Absolute Newbie Video briefing as it is very important, failing to do so could lead to you being sent back. Videos links available on page 1 of this drive post. Please be on time (a little earlier to give yourself time to deflate your tires) and make sure you have a full tank of fuel. See you'll in the sand.

Welcome @Haitham Khattab, nice to have another JGC on board. Have you removed the front lower facia, if not, I would recommend doing that as it is prone to getting ripped off in the desert. I learnt it the hard way. It can be removed by you without any additional tools. There are 5 plastic screw type knobs that you can easily access at the bottom of the facia , just turn them 180 degrees and then you will be able to pull the facia off. Welcome @Luiz Nóbrega Welcome @Roger Theodoro. The hilux should have rear tow points as well, but please double check as it is mandatory to join the drive. Check just behind the rear bumper.

@Hashem Rihanthis drive is only for those who are driving with Carnity for the very first time. I have removed your RSVP from this drive and you can sign up for waitlist for any of the newbie drives.

@Taimur Khanby 8.30 PM I will put up the convoy numbering for the drive and also post which channel we would use. As long as you have all 10 tuned you are good, in the morning you can just switch to the channel number.