Brette

Congrats @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, well done!!

Congrats @Aisha S. Well done!!

Congrats @James Thorn. Well done !!

Congrats @Dwain Fernandes well done!!

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.

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: 

• COVID19 Precautions
• Ban from Carnity Off-road Club
• Two Way Radio Guidelines

Drive Details

Level:  Newbie and Above

When:  6 August 2021, Friday.

Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/hJyBe99yh1Lsfy6F7

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: 9:00 AM, 6 August 2021, Friday

THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL  ENDING THE DRIVE A POINT, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 3:00pm
  • 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 below 

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 Fewbie level drives.

See you all tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM and we will be using Radio channel 4, 446 081 25.

Congrats @Josh T.!!

Congrats @Lakshmi Narasimhan!!

Happy Birthday @Ale Vallecchi. Have a good one. 

@Aisha S @Dwain Fernandes @Mohammed Azar @Jeepie @Luc Khaldoun @Arman thank you guys and gals for joining the drive. We ended up starting a little behind schedule but with a small convoy and everyone driving really well, we still managed to cover some good ground.  @Aisha S@Dwain Fernandes @Mohammed Azar

I did bump up the  level a few times as you'll were just gliding through everything and even then you 3 managed really well with just a few refusals. This ended up being my first newbie drive where we didn't need the shovel or rope. Kudos guys.  @Luc KhaldounI'm enjoying watching you grow and get into sync with your beast. Really impressed and well done. 

Thank you @Jeepiefor the excellent support  and @Armanfor sweeping and making sure everyone was moving.

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.

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: 

• COVID19 Precautions
• Ban from Carnity Off-road Club
• Two Way Radio Guidelines

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and Above

When:  16 July 2021, Friday.

Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/hJyBe99yh1Lsfy6F7

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: 9:00 AM, 16 July 2021, Friday

THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL  ENDING THE DRIVE A POINT, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 3:00pm
  • 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 below 

Congrats @Ishraque

Congrats and well done @Chinthaka Ruwan

Congrats @Chris Wing well done.

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.

See you all tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM and we will be using Radio channel 1, 446 006 25.

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 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.

See you all tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM and we will be using Radio channel 1, 446 006 25.

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

7 hours ago, Veedooshee said:

No Rope Newbie Drive😉

Just another enjoyable drive and cheers to our excellent newbie convoy today👍. The fact that the rope was not taken out today goes a long way to say how great you guys were today. 

Khatam is the area where we started our drive today and as it is, the soft sand did give some challenges which were the cause of some minor refusals, but overall was superbly handled by our newbie convoy today. We then headed to our first play area and everybody practiced those sides really nicely ,under the meticulous supervision of our Lead @Brette.

It was indeed a great route that we were taken through by our fantastic lead which required the team to do some good maneuvering and get the proper momentum to go through the soft patches. I hope everybody had quite some fun at the different play areas. 

At the Faya area, it was really great to see how everybody wanted to practice the sideys and perfect their climb more and more and all the enthusiasm and improvement were already being noticed on the later attempts of the Faya climb.

@Ammar Naji great second lead, well implemented the instructions given by the lead and impressive climb at the Faya area.

@Clay Neddo, @Simon Ducos and @Roy Armale, very well done for your first newbie drives.

@Paolo Pellegrini this is our third drive in a row together and buddy, you are just doing great👍 (Looks like you really getting hold of the Pajero☺️)

@Alfred Alinazar you did very well today, keep it up.

@Abdul Rafay-S, @Yawa, @Sunil Mathew, all our yellow jeep wrangler boys, very well done specially with the even more churned up sand at the back, you guys did a nice job.

@Luc Khaldoun, I think every drive you getting to know your car better and it is really showing on your seaman style of driving..(am also getting to learn a few things about how your car works😃).

@James Thorn I did not hear from you which is indeed a good sign that you did great on the drive.

And finally thanks very much to our flawless sweep @M.Seidam, it is always a pleasure to be driving with you. Great teamwork 🙌.

Have a great weekend...see you all soon in the sand...

Thank you @Veedoosheefor the excellent trip report. Well done.

Khatam has some nice small dunes that have patches of really soft sand in between them and negotiating that has turned out to be a bit tricky for newbies in the past but the convoy today did really well with just a few refusals. We headed first towards the Maliha play area where we did a few low sideys mainly for the first time drivers to practice a bit. Once we moved out from the play area, we found ourselves surrounded by very bushy terrain where we had to keep the pace really slow and negotiate some steep descents to get back towards the tracks. Truly impressed with the way everyone handled that area, especially @Luc Khaldoun and @James Thorn since both of you drive beasts. 

Once on the flat, we back tracked a bit to get around all the vegetation and then headed to Camel Rock and then to Faya where we spent the last 45 minutes and everyone got to practice a few sideys or climbs depending on how many drives they have already done. 

Thank you @Ammar Najifor being the perfect 2nd lead , @Veedooshee and Doc, @M.Seidam for the exceptional support and everyone else for being a great convoy. Well done everyone and look forward to driving with all of you 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.

See you all tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM and we will be using Radio channel 1, 446 006 25.

7 hours ago, Abdul Rafay-S said:

Any update @Brette?

@Abdul Rafay-S I have added you but understand it is short notice. Let me know if you are not able to make it. 

1 minute ago, jeetu sharma said:

@Brette: yes please add me to the list. My car is in the garage but I am to receive it this evening  

In case there is change from their side, I will post an update by 8pm. Hope this is OK

Looking forward to the drive.

@jeetu sharmawe also have @Abdul Rafay-Son waitlist and if you are not going to make it, 8 pm would be to llate to confirm. Would appreciate if you can confirm latest by 5 or I will offer the spot to Abdul so he has time to plan accordingly. 

42 minutes ago, Sunil Mathew said:

Hello @Brette, just to inform you that my family (W+2K) will be joining me on the drive. Hope its OK 

@Sunil Mathew there is no hard and fast rule about bringing family members along, we advise, when asked, for newbies and fewbies to come alone since you are still learning and any lapse in concentration could end badly. It is more of a safety protocol. 

Another thing we have noticed is that passengers often tend to feel sick or have motion sickness when looping through dunes. If that happens, it tends to slowdown or hold up the entire convoy.  

That being said, the final decision is still yours to make. 

On 6/15/2021 at 11:28 PM, jeetu sharma said:

Hi can I please request you to add me to the waitlist as my 1st drive.

@jeetu sharmaplease confirm if you are still upto to joining as a spot has become available. 

11 hours ago, Clay Neddo said:

My first newbie drive too!

It will be great to see you again @Roy Armale

I did not get to meet you on the absolute newbie drive @Brette I look forward to it this time.

Look forward to meeting you too @Clay Neddo

6 hours ago, Roy Armale said:

Please add me to the waitlist as my 1st drive.

@Roy Armale you have been added to the drive as it is your first drive. 

Congrats @Gregory. Enjoy the new level.