srini62

Hi, I am having great difficulty with these new point system to keep membership alive. although I understand this is to get people posting etc this should not be forced. it has taken me over 15 minutes to get this post written as I keep getting the message to upgrade to active membership and when I try to do this I get message that I do not have enough points. deeply frustrating. it just might be me as others seem to be comfortable. it sure is not working for me. regards srini

Yet another fantastic drive. thanks rahimbhai, Emmanuel, Asif Bhai for all the tips and help and banter and the aloo paratha thanks to gaurav bhai for the sandwiches and sri for the powerful tyre inflator. thanks to the rest for making it memorable. after my initial refusal and the usual confusion of 4 high and 4 low I settled into a rhythm of sorts and enjoyed the drive. i particularly enjoyed driving up the slope in pink rock and then being driven by rahimbhai up the same slope. The car seemed to behave better with rahimbhai than when I drive it- I wonder why!!!😁 i can see that I am improving and enjoying the drives with all the expert help and tips. the final highlight is the brunch at the end of the drive. As usual a great spread ofeats. Thanks again. thankfully, I did not have any drama after the drive unlike the previous week with a flat and the drama with the spare! oberall, wonderful time. Look forward to my next drive. thanks again everybody

Belated birthday greetings gaurav Bhai

What a great morning. The drive was super and good mix of dunes and challenges. as gaurav mentioned in his brief before the drive- you get refusal or stuck then you learn more. i learnt a lot! the last bit- slide sloping was excitement and fear and barrel of adrenaline - pure fun- especially when my car was trying to get me down the quickest way and I was fighting it to stay close to the crest!! finally- we finished off with food and drinks in a mini oasis like place- shaded and trees- great aloo paratha, pav baaji, sandwiches, drinks, sweets and more. we finally and reluctantly moved out. i had the final sting or excitement at the inflation point when my tyre tube stem blew out with all its metal part leaving me with a flat. fred, Emmanuel,Eduardo,rahimbhai, gaurav Sri and others chipped in and helped out in jacking up the fjc and changing the tyre. i think without them I probably been there till late evening trying to first get the spare wheel out as the lock key on it was stuck and I could not get the tyre off it’s frame in the back door! it left me with a thought that despite my bad luck, I was fortunate it happened while I was stationary and not during the desert drive or on the drive back home. i got the tyre fixed at tyres.ae in Dubai. Costed me only 50 dirhams.Quick tyres were closed. the spare tyre rim had a problem and I was getting god awful judder at 80 km/ hour on the drive back. Looks like there the rim is bent.The tyres.ae guys said it will cost 400 dirhams to repair it. So let’s see if they do it right. Went to ace and got the kinetic ropes. Then to dragon mart and got the jtx jack. so now need a plank. Was way too exhausted to do anything more. so all in all - fantastic day. thanks gaurav for leading a great drive and thanks to Emmanuel & Fred to working hard to help me getting out of sticky situations and pulling me out. thanks rahimbhai for your tips and advice. fantastic day and I am looking out for next Friday. best wishes srini

Yep. Mighty it is. Unfortunately not in my hands. But slowly getting there😁

Hi gaurav, many many thanks. Great to join you all again. best wishes srini

Hi, i am srini from Al Ain. i have done a few drives end of last year with you guys. finally I am getting a free Friday on Saturday. i wonder if I can join the fewbie drive. let me know. thanks srini

Great newbie drive. Last 30 mts was just simply awesome. thanks a lot for the drive, tips and guides before and through the drive -especially on refusals. Enjoyed it . thanks rahimbhai, Sri, Asif, Emmanuel, and others who participated and made this drive enjoyable. thanks again for all the food and drinks- tasty! final good deed of the day was helping out the car stuck in sand at the exit point. all in all it was a good days enjoyment. best wishes srini

Hi rahimbhai, i unfortunately cannot make it for the newbie ride tommorow. the person I swopped my shift has pulled a sickie and I have to do night shift tonight and tommorow night. just came to know about this. hope to join a ride if there is one on next week. see you all soon. have a nice drive regards srini

How much did you enjoy your first drive? It was very goo and enjoyable day which got better and better as I reminisced and told my friends about the day. What did you enjoy about the drive? good intro to the desert and Very easy to some challenging( at least to me) bits in the drive. Which part of the drive you think you enjoyed the best which you would like to repeat?  I enjoyed the whole experience. i would like to repeat the challenging bits and get the experience how to get out by myself using all the techniques from the brief and during the drive Do you think there was a good mix of lecture and practical, was the lecture too long, and any part that can be avoided or done in a shorter or different way? Do you think anything else could be added to the lecture? The lecture was great and I cannot see anyway of making it shorter as all the info given were necessary for newbies Do you think prior reading material would help? Rahimbhai did send links to safe driving, safety kit, and how to get out of sticky stuff etc. i read all this after my first drive. i am sure it helps to have some info prior. Would you know where on the Carnity forum you would be able to find the information you are looking for? I usually use the search button to get what info I need. it is reasonably easy to navigate in the site. Is there anything you think could be done in a better way? Everything done was good How do you suggest to make things better for the new comers? My suggestion might be for newbies is to give a live practical demo of getting stuck in the sand and how to get out and what happens when you over Rev and how gently feather the throttle to rock and blip blip etc to get out. i did not realise being inside the car how much over revving I was doing and spinning the tyres and sinking deeper into the sand. How do you think you can progress within the current atmosphere and learning opportunities provided?  To join for further drives with the group and hopefully one day grasp what was taught on the briefing and drive

Thanks a lot sertrac. Got it. it is the Adnoc, maliha road,qala-2, Dubai.

I am not sure what I am doing wrong but my google maps is unable to locate the service station meeting point with the above co-ordinates. is this the service station in maliha road, Dubai al Qala-2, or is it the one al shuwaib road E55 Sharjah?

I do second Fred’s post and his sentiments regarding the team and the entire experience. i had a great time despite getting stuck almost for eternity in the soft sand at the end. learnt quite a lot from the entire team. i enjoyed it so much that I Would love to join next friday’s drive which rahimbhai was talking about- managed to swop my shift on Friday-phew!!!! Thanks again regards sri

Hi Rahimdad, my mobile is 0507590018. hi Mathew, altho I am in Al Ain, I am driving to Dubai Thursday evening to palm Jumeirah to my friends place and driving to tawi mixes from there on Friday. if things change will mail you. srini

Many thanks everybody. if there is a Sri already in the group then I can be “srini” short for srinivas. other than snacks and fluids, what equipment should I be bringing for the drive. i have not yet bought any safety equipment like ropes etc. finally, can I bring a friend along in my FJC? regards srini

Oops. My first post and have a typo- meant off roading! Thanks . Call me sri.

Hi , i am sri and I am looking forward to join all of you on my very first off reading. regards sri