Sunil Mathew

why 2 weeks ? taking a summer break ? lot of convoys will miss you in 2L

Haha...all standard templates and music from iMovie...nothing deliberate

Thanks to @Anish S and @Gaurav Soni for leading and supporting the drive, and our permanent 2L @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil . Not to forget the ever present @Veedooshee and her guidance for the recovery we had. We had a short convoy of 7 cars, and we rode in radio silence for most of the drive, except for the occasional admiration of the scenery around by @Gaurav Soni and some very minor refusals/re-attempts. And then came the game changer towards the end of the drive with a stuck by @Anoop Nair, which took some time with couple of cycles of shovelling and tugging. For me it was an afternoon and evening well spent , away from work midweek 1. I got to use my shovel for the first time 😀👍, and see from close quarters, a how @Carnity leads handle recoveries, 2. We got an unexpected 1.5 hrs of night drive as a bonus 👍👍 3. I was experimenting with the idea of "2500 rpm challenge/concept" put forward by Richard @Wrangeld on one of the coming weekend drives in my own way keeping an eye on the tacho, which was a real eye opener for me. Come to think of it, i realized that all these days i was unnecessarily pushing the car through long side slopes and was unable to sustain/control the car for longer distances. As the route chosen by Anish was a blend of technical and longer sideys , i got to practise this aspect and got a feel of slower and controlled riding as well, instead of just dashing through dune sides and hurtling down uncontrollaby when exiting the side slope. More fine tuning required here, but i expect to get it right with practise. At one point, while getting on the ridge and exiting , i lost my judgement due to the wind blowing on top of the crest making it difficult to see the shape of the crest and see the ridge exit point taken by the cars in front, This caused some fishtailing and slow down , which resulted in a refusal for @Ben84. Reminiscing the chit chat sessions with Ben regarding the Terraflex shocks and lift kits he had installed. @Marwan Haddad was driving in front of me without any issues. 👍👍 Here is a video i created, tinkering with the iMovie in the Iphone, not something great but just a fun activity during some free time i got using some standard trailer templates. Excuse the quality and focus ..planning to install a dashcam later

5 Wranglers and all 4 doors 😀 flanked by the Pajeros !!!

Congrats @Yawa..so now you are even with @WaYan 😄

Congrats @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil

Eagerly watching this thread, for any possibility of a slot in this ride.. Tough luck probably 😄🤞🤞

thanks @Brette, they have been with me on couple of Carnity NB drives and kids really enjoyed....so 🤞

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

Was a wonderful, nice, technical mid week drive , thanks to @Anish S and support team @Lakshmi Narasimhan, @RooRzOn. and 2L @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil....and not to forget @Marwan Haddad who created a new position called 3rd Lead 😂 as L and 2L were in-seperable at times due to the nature of terrain !! the drive was worth the early "bunk" from my worksite 😉, every minute Right mix of intense technical stuff and fast paced long range dunes, cross overs, broad ridge rides etc. Sustaining long sideys still prove to be a challenge for me, as i lost confidence mid way on couple of them, and exited early. Waiting for the right technique to present itself, as i get to practice more . This mound of sand on long side slopes, created by the cars in front always scares me, as a pivot for roll overs, so the moment i see a fairly high sand mound, my mind goes blank 😃 Tried to create some video links..excuse the quality and vibration...taken with iphone on a 50AED holder

Thank you @Anish S. Please confirm start time - is it 4pm or 430pm? Calendar shows 430pm and drive detail mentions 4pm

I drive a JKU2015, and i always pull out the J6 fuse, to disable ABS and TC. (Pull out and re-install fuse only when engine if off and key is out of the keyhole) Completed 15 drives with Carnity and no issues at all. Not sure, about JL, maybe due to different electronics. Lot of JL owners in the group, tagging some of them @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil, @varunmehndiratta, @Goutam

Hi @Anish S, pls put me WL 2nd weekend drive