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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) Meeting time: 07:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) on Friday 29th Jan 2021 Meeting Point: - https://maps.app.goo.gl/TCFuZ6UxoGfc7uuGA 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: 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 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

Upto fewbie level just pull the air bag fuse. The traction and ESP from fewbie + onwards.

Hi @Alex Sidorov just before the drive starts, you remove the fuse and put it back once done with the drive. The large yellow fuse just lifts up but stays in the slot, it will not come out, just lift it up fully and after the drive push it back down. When you do this, the annoying beep will start once you begin driving but will cut off after 1 minute or when you touch 20kmph. Just remember 3 things before the drive, deflate, put up your flag and remove fuse. After the drive, inflate, remove flag and put fuse back. 1st pic is the fuse in place, 2nd pic it is out.

@varunmehndiratta we meet at 7 and have a quick briefing before we start the drive. Try and reach a bit early to deflate and put up your flag so you are ready by 7.

RSVP is now closed. Below is the convoy order for the drive tomorrow and we will be using channel 1, 446.006.25. Brette Marshal JGC Lead @Rizwanm2 Intermediate X 2nd Lead @varunmehndiratta Fewbie Wrangler @N@ved Fewbie Wrangler @VipinShetty Fewbie JGC CF @topgear Fewbie FJ @Karthik Krishnakumar Fewbie Wrangler @Kailas Advance Wrangler Sweep Once you reach the meeting point please deflate immediately and turn on your radios to channel 1. We plan to leave at sharp 7 AM. See you'll tomorrow.

@Karthik Krishnakumar consider your self confirmed. You are the first on the WL and there are 2 spots still available.

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) Meeting time: 07:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) on Friday 22nd Jan 2021 Meeting Point: - https://goo.gl/maps/Xtg8nb4Gozmjddkv7 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: 11:00 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

@Alex Sidorov it should be fine for a newbie drive, however I would suggest removing the lower fascia of the front bumper as you can never be too careful in the desert. As much as the leads keep every car in mind during the drive, there are times when if you make a small mistake you may end up with the lower fascia scraping the sand. It is made in a way that it can be removed and put back pretty easily. There are a few videos on YouTube showing how to do it and no additional tools are required. As far as the paint is concerned, I wouldnt say nothing will happen as the chances of stone chips flying into you from the car in front are higher in the desert than on tarmac. It does not happen very often but I would not say it never will.

@ZakWarah The selec terrain system is pretty good and does exactly what it's supposed to. On the other hand all the safety features the JGC come with are brilliant on tarmac but can be a real pain in the sand. When you use the sand mode, although the system shows traction is off, it is not off 100% and if it senses extra wheel spin it will overwrite the select terrain system and kick in. The only way to completely kill the traction ESC and ABS would be to install a kill switch. Also note that the transmission on the JGC is adaptive and if you have been driving on tarmac only it recognizes your driving style and you would notice the upshifts happen very fast. The more you start driving in the desert the more the DTCM will learn and it does get better over time with the upshifting. For this in particular, there is no work around, you give it time to learn or you use the manual or paddle shift. Whenever you go off-road, please remember to pull the airbag fuse. It is very sensitive and can just go off if the sensors detect a 90 degree tilt which is very often when riding dunes.

Congrats @Athula Dharmadada and well done.

Congrats @Yasas Dharmadasa. Well done.

RSVP is now closed. Below is the convoy order for the drive tomorrow and we will be using channel 4, 446.081.25. Name Off Road Rank Vehicle 1 Brette JGC Lead 2 @Nathan Evans Newbie Jimny 2nd Lead 3 @Jasim Khumi Newbie Pajero SWB 4 @Abilash Madhavan Newbie Pajero LWB 5 @Hassan Almousa Newbie Pajero LWB 6 @Hisham Masaad Newbie FJ Centre Forward 7 @Farook Veettil Newbie LC 8 @Irshad Alam Newbie Pajero LWB 9 @Hardik Mody Newbie Montero 10 @Bernd Stucke Newbie Gladiator 11 @Chaitanya D Marshal Xterra Sweep Once you reach the meeting point please deflate immediately and turn on your radios to channel 4. We plan to leave at sharp 6:30 am. See you'll tomorrow.

Congrats @Kailas, well done.

Congrats @Barry!!

Congrats @Alexander Alcala. Well deserved.

Congrats @Alphin Aloor. Well done.

@Satish Mungse this drive is for newbies and above only. As you have not yet done an absolute newbie drive, please remove your RSVP from this drive and sign up for an absolute newbie drive first. @Dodi Syahdar I see you have RSVP for this drive and also for the afternoon drive. Please choose any 1 drive for now and you can put your name on the waitlist for a second drive. This would give other drivers a chance to rsvp for atleast 1 drive over the weekend. On Wednesday, if there are still spots available after everyone has got at least 1 drive, you can be added to the convoy for a second drive.

Congrats @Danish Mohammad!!

Congrats @Salarios!!

Thank you to each one of you for the well wishes. Its been quite a journey and I for 1one have enjoyed every bit of it. Look forward to being able to share all what I have learnt with the new off roaders. @Gaurav @Rahimdad @Srikumar @Emmanuel @Frederic @Asif Hussain thank you for all the support and advice through this journey. Its been one hell of a ride with learning the art of off roading from scratch to taming the JGC or Black Stallion as Sri named it. Rahim bhai, the intent was never to prove you wrong with the JGC, every bit of advice you shared helped and I just tried to work on all the areas you told me the JGC falls short on. There are still a few drawbacks and it will never be the perfect off road vehicle for all the automated controls that come with it. IF I am able to handle it well today, a lot of credit for that goes to you. Please tell your wife that those late nights didn't go in vain. @Ale Vallecchi @Wrangeld @Jeepie @Vanessa8580 @Chaitanya D @Desert Dweller @Foxtrot Oscar @sertac @Shamil @Tbone @Lorenzo Candelpergher @Janarthan @Pancho @Luca Palanca Falsini @Mehmet Volga @Anish S @Yousef Alimadadi @Nivin you guys as part of the advisor group have also been a big support and thank you all for the help and advice when needed. Looking forward to what comes with this new level and hopefully live upto the expectations. See you in the sand.

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) Meeting time: 06:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) on Friday 15th Jan 2021 Meeting Point: - https://goo.gl/maps/Xtg8nb4Gozmjddkv7 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: 10:00AM 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

Congrats @Ashok chaturvedi. Well done.

Congrats @Yousef Alimadadi. Well done.