Sunil Mathew

Point taken @Zed, along with comments from our marshal and lead @Chaitanya D WRT the rank, i am an "absolute" fewbie feeling like an absolute newbie , and yet to get a taste of fewbie rides, which i am cautious myself, and may attempt only after some more NB rides. I applied for FB to widen the options i have for ride sign up, and not based on conviction that i am a fewbie. I still feel that i have a long way to go for being a proper fewbie, So your points and feedback are always welcome, as a more experienced driver.. i see you have quite a bit of experience with your Y62, from other posts in the forum, so keep it flowing !!

Thank you @Chaitanya D, @Darren Brooke, @Hisham Masaad, @Craig Finlayson, @M.Seidam and @Tbone for the lead and support on this weekday drive. It was fun , and honestly a bit more faster paced than i expected. As a first night drive, it had pushed my limits in terms of driving pace, terrain judgement at night, and handling my car in soft sand, slip faces etc. Its all about conquering your fears, anyway!! A moment of hesitation resulted in a "royal stuck" a word coined by someone in Carnity , and held up the convoy for some time. I think i gave a real test of patience to @Chaitanya D, as he was guiding me with instructions - steering full left and right, blip blip gas, 1200 rpm etc, which i struggled to get the right mix at the right time. I promise to do better , next time 🙏 Thanks for all the shovelling and shoving by @Zed and others, who i could neither meet personally post drive nor know by name, apologies for not tagging you guys!! I am definitely indebted , and shall make it a point to payback to the community, once and if i get opportunities. Looking forward and coming back for more!!

thank you @Emmanuel and @Hisham Masaad

I take it as a compliment..😉😉and thanks for your support on the drive today.

Thanks for the wishes @Brette , @Lakshmi Narasimhan, @M.Seidam, @Abdul Rahman AK, @Anish S ...as a coincidence, upon being promoted to fewbie today, i had my first stuck in my offroad life during the night newbie drive with @Chaitanya D .😀😀.took me 10 newbie rides and a fewbie promotion for a royal stuck , holding the convoy for a good 20 min or more

Pls waitlist me as well for second drive

Signed up now , @Chaitanya D, couple of questions 1. I don’t have any kind of off-road or extra lights. Just the headlight and fog lights 2. no previous night drive experience Hope I can still join? any other pre requisites or preparations to consider?

Thank you @Gaurav and @Mukundan Nair for leading and supporting the drive..although we had to cut short, due to the coolant hose burst on @Ishraque Ahammed'Ahammed's ford explorer, i think all drivers had some takeaways from todays drive. For me it was my first experience as second lead , and i was a bit nervous when i saw the convoy positioning yesterday..was doubtful whether i should take this as a concession as i could follow Gaurav's clean tracks or as a responsibility being the front runner for the convoy and quickly adjusting to change of routes by Garuav....turned out to be both,in hindsight 😀 Anyway, i was the one to have the first refusal of the day, the result of not maintaining adequate distance with @Gaurav, while negotiating a hill descent and had to slow down on a soft patch, which in turn affected @Alfred Alinazar as he commented above...sorry buddy if i left some sand churned up for you at couple of places Later i kind of got the hang of it and began anticipating Gaurav's intentions looking at the terrain ahead, which i have never done before, as i was so accustomed to following the car in front, while driving further down the convoy. Hope Ishraque gets his issue sorted out and we see him back soon, and kudos to @Gaurav, @Mukundan Nair and @Gaurav Soni for their efforts to recover and patch up the explorer and if i recall correctly, it was @Gaurav Soni who identified the trail of fluid leak and announced it on the radio..which resulted in timely identification of the issue...great eye power!!! Looking forward and coming back for more!!

Looking forward to the drive...see you all tomorrow

Thanks @Frederic for the great choice of track with the right mix of dunes and technical challenges thrown in, along a very bushy terrain. I need to thank @Hisham Masaad , @Pacific, @Mukundan Nair for their help and assistance during the drive in the form of guidance over radio and showing me the route when i lost track. Great supporting roles by @Niki, @Nivin and @Nabil Bishara too. Looking forward and coming back for more!!

Looking forward to the drive tomorrow!! Just scrolled up to confirm that this is still a newbie drive , 😁 Only 4 of us newbies surrounded by an army of fewbies and intermediates!! This is going to be interesting !!! I think an anticipatory bail would be worthwhile, sorry if we NBs pull down the level of tomorrow's drive a bit 🙏🙏😁😁

Thank you @Vanessa8580, @jodha singh shekhawat, @Brette and @varunmehndiratta, the seniors in the drive for your lead and support. Lovely morning drive with quite a blend of side slopes, climbs, drops, and some technical patches thrown in as topping, which resulted in some stucks, refusals and couple of re-routes. One more step forward as a learning experience for me and getting closer to being in sync with my car. Kudos to a fellow riders Looking forward to the next drive!!

Thank you @Vanessa8580, looking forward to the drive tomorrow.. Just to inform you that my family (wife +2 kids) will be joining me ..hope thats fine

Done and dusted ..my 4th NB drive and 5th overall drive with @Carnity..first time in the nazwa area and big red...enjoyed thorughly Thank you @Emmanuel, @Veedooshee, @Nivin, @Jeepie the seniors in drive for leading and offering exemplary support for this rightly paced drive, giving us more confidence in hill climbs Looking forward and coming back for more!!!

Looking forward to the drive...quite a bit of fellow wranglers here!! 🙂👍

A morning well spent, laid back relaxing drive...thanks to the senior riders @Ale Vallecchi , @Foxtrot Oscar, @Desert Dweller and @Niki for leading and guiding us through this easy terrain , with photo ops. The pleasant weather with light drizzle, and comfortable temperature, allowed me to roll down the windows without fear of letting in lot of flying sand. My 4th drive with Carnity and first drive with my wife and kids joining me...they absolutely loved the drive and vouches to come with me next time. Congrats to @Foxtrot Oscar for her promotion to Marshal level, and lucky to be on this "promotion" drive. looking forward and coming back for more!!