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@Nihal17were you able to get a confirmed spot on any other drive?

Good morning all, the drive start time has been changed to 5 AM instead of 5.30 AM. With the increase in temperatures lately, we have seen a lot of cars have overheating issues and hence the new timing. We will target being out and inflating before 9 AM. @N@ved @Pierre de Maigret @Chinthaka Ruwan@Nathan Evans@Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Pacific @Werno@Russ @Darren Brooke@Vineeth John Joseph @Mehmet Volga

Waitlist: @Nihal17 @Ranjan Das2nd drive. If any of you get a confirmed spot on any other drive, please update here so the next person waiting does not loose out.

Sure @Rizwanm2. You are first on the waitlist as Ranjan has already got a confirmed drive.

Congrats @Gok Krish!

Congrats @Pacific!

Congrats @Abdul Rahman AK!

Congrats @Taufique Surve!

Congrats @Sunil Mathew!

Congrats @Wade Pat2!

This drive is organised 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 jeopardise someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organising 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: Fewbie and above (All Level) When: Friday 28th May 2021 Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/ez7NkXEttoXk2CqV7 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: 9:00 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 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 below Calendar

Drive RSVP is now closed. 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 (Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor). See you all tomorrow morning at 5:30 AM and we will be using Radio channel 1, 446 006 25. Convoy order. 1 Brette JGC Marshal Lead 2 @Arshad Roojee WR Yellow Fewbie 2nd Lead 3 @jeetu sharma Pajero Newbie 4 @Anoop Raj FJ Newbie 5 @Joseph Sebastian WR Green Newbie 6 @Veedooshee Pajero Intermediate CF 7 @Tareck Y62 Newbie 8 @Fabien Monleau LC Newbie 9 @Gregory Pajero LWB White Newbie 10 @Badar Tariq Pajero Newbie 11 @Hisham Masaad FJ Intermediate Sweep

@Hisham Masaaddone.

Congrats @TT_Dubai. Well done!!

Congrats @Pierre de Maigret. Well done!

@Anish Scongrats and well done buddy. Truly well deserved and I couldn't agree more with what Sri said.

This drive is organised 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 jeopardise someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organising 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: Friday 21st May 2021 Meeting time: 5:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/ez7NkXEttoXk2CqV7 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: 9:30 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 12 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 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 below Calendar

This was the best shot I managed to get. F4.5, 15", ISO3200

Thanks @Mikhail Lukichev@Fredericfor organising this session and sharing some key tips with all of us. This was my first shot at using the camera in manual mode after having it for almost 10 years.

Trip Report. With summer setting in and drives starting earlier now, it was nice to see everyone at the meeting point on time and almost done with deflating too. The Khatam entry towards fossil rock is a bit tricky for newbies with really soft patches scattered around but I was pleasantly surprised that the entire convoy coped really well with absolutely no stucks and just a few refusals. Going past fossil rock towards camel rock, we entered quite a sticky area which was a bit technical and to make matters worse, the area was covered in shrubs but again the entire convoy navigated through it very well and thanks to @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil being a perfect second lead and maintaining the required distance, he was able to reroute a few times to avoid a few deep pockets. Just before we got onto the track towards Faya, unfortunately @Fiel Francis Telan mistook took a wrong turn and had a bit of a nose dive that damaged his front bumper and alignment on the fender. Hope you get that sorted out soon buddy. Just past camel rock before we took the track to Faya, we had to stop as @Fabien Monleau and @Marky Bhad a refusal and while waiting I noticed a smaller dune with a climb similar to front of pink rock but not as high and thought it would be nice for everyone to give it a shot. While the rest of the convoy waited, I went up to check if it had a decent exit as there were rocks on the other side and not enough place to just do a loop. By the time I checked, @Tbone and @Mukundan Nair sorted out the refusals at the end of the convoy and then everyone attempted the climb one at a time. This is where we had quite a few refusals but it was also a learning as most of the refusals were due to the vehicles upshifting and loosing momentum at the wrong time. A re-attempt in 1st or 2nd gear did the trick for everyone. From here on, it was a pretty smooth drive all the way to Faya. Since Faya is always covered in cross tracks, we went towards the side which had absolutely no tracks on it and made a few attempts at small sideys before attempting to climb up the Faya cheat route and then heading out. Thanks to @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Tbone and @Mukundan Nair for being the perfect support team. @samamara @Naim Aoun @Fiel Francis Telan @bunty_and_pops @Marky B @Fabien Monleau @Pierre de Maigret all of you managed really well and I look forward to driving with you'll again.

Drive RSVP is now closed. 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 (Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor). See you all tomorrow morning at 5:30 AM and we will be using Radio channel 2, 446 031 25. 1 Brette JGC Lead 2 @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil Wrangler 2nd Lead 3 @samamara Pajero 4 @Naim Aoun Wrangler 5 @Fiel Francis Telan Tahoe 6 @Tbone Xterra CF 7 @bunty_and_pops Wrangler 8 @Marky B Wrangler 9 @Fabien Monleau LC 10 @Pierre de Maigret FJ 11 @Mukundan Nair Xterra Sweep

Congrats @SP kALATH!!

Congrats @Chinthaka Ruwan!!