Sunil Mathew

Great drive @Janarthan, along with @Zixuan Huang - Charlie at CF and @Hisham Masaad sweeping .

The drive was a welcome tone down for me after 03 demanding back to back FB+ drives last weekend, given the fact that we were mostly going around the dunes for the first hour , and not much of crossings. From the 2nd hour onwards, i think Jana had bumped up a bit and tried to include crossings, reaching the Big Red, looping around the dunes and finishing off with couple of long climbs.

It was a perfect mix and everyone drove well, as we did not spend much of stopped time in recoveries, but more in guiding and re-attempts only. A lesson by Jana  on how to recover a crested car with shovelling only , with the right technique was also a highlight of the drive, which i am sure, was a learning opportunity for  many in the convoy.

@Nafiz at his first FB drive did really well, although his car had to sustain some "battle scars" as he put it, hope its sorted and we see you with your car ready to sustain more scars or avoid them altogether !!

Good to see @TT_Dubai after a while and to have some chit chat with @Will Seivewright. didnt get a chance to interact with the others , but hope to see you soon !!!

Hi @Ale Vallecchi, As its wednesday and 2 spots open, i am adding myself to the drive,

one spot is still left for @Nihal17 for his first drive

Hope its fine, let me know if there is any other member prioritised before me.

11 minutes ago, M.Seidam said:

Can’t open the link @Sunil Mathewcan you publish it as public or grant access please ?🙏

Done Doc..pls check now

Same recoveries from a different angle @Looper, @Islam Soliman, @M.Seidam

Pls WL for 2nd drive @Ale Vallecchi

Congrats @Russ....hope you will continue driving with us at the lower barracks!!! 😄

Great drive @Islam Soliman,  with a short and sweet convoy   @Zixuan Huang - Charlie at SL and joined by @Adhir Saxena at his debut FB+,  @JeromeFJ, @Looper and  our sweep@M.Seidam

The drive was more of a medium pace with occassional efforts from Islam to bump up , to see what the convoy could take!!

The pace was fine for me, like i said during the feedback on radio, although faster pace gives more thrill, it comes with increased risk of damaging our cars, as we might dive into bumps at high speeds.

The cherry on the cake was the "2-in-1" recovery, a word coined by @Islam Soliman   which i dont think i will forget anytime soon !!! - Looper a.k.a Gautam pulling islam, and Islam pulling Doc Seidam!!! That would be a rarity 😀

See you all next week!!

Thanks @Kailas for the excellent drive today…it was a crisis crossing feast!!!

lost control on couple of crossings with some refusals too. Had my share of learning experiences.

there was some confusion regarding the radio frequencies as many of us were on the old channel 5 - 462.887 while some were on the new one 446.106.

https://carnity.com/forums/topic/16442-updated-carnity-radio-frequencies?tab=comments#comment-89131

better we all tune into these new ones

excellent support from @Nivin and @Russ, helping out with recoveries.

Hi @Islam Soliman   I will attend this one as well as the afternoon one  ...lets see how it goes 

Hi Richard, Pls WL 2nd drive

hi Ale,Pls WL 2nd drive

hi Islam, Pls WL 2nd drive

6 hours ago, Chaitanya D said:

Congratulations @Sunil Mathew

Thank you doc @Chaitanya D

Thanks  @Gregory  see you soon on a drive!!

Thanks Doc @M.Seidam, see you soonout on the sands

A nice and engaging mid week drive, and perfect for my debut FB+ !!! Thanks to @Ale Vallecchi, mid week drives are back at @Carnity. I was missing these drives for the past couple of weeks!! and here comes a fully signed up drive, with no drop outs!!

We rode lot of low ridges which gave lot of opportunities to practice and correct my approach and exit lines and angles, boosting my confidence in ridge riding. 

Thanks to all the IM drivers who joined us @Lakshmi Narasimhan  as SL, @Ashok chaturvedi for the recoveries and radio guidances, @Craig Finlayson for the anchoring position, @Ranjan Das who was driving in front of me making life easy- to follow his lines as a fellow wranglerino, and @GauravSoni for the words of encouragement.

Kudos to fellow FB+ debutante - @Zixuan Huang - Charlie and other fellow FB+ drivers @Chinthaka Ruwan, @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil - who loves being tugged  ,  and @Russ for the prefect sweep and recovery.

Thank You!! @Anish S and @Janarthan

Thank you @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, see you tomorrow on the  debut FB+ drive for both of us 🙂

Thanks @Ranjan Das, @Anoop Nair , @Danish Mohammad, @Hisham Masaad and @Frederic...see you all soon 

Hi @Islam Soliman

pls WL me .. 2nd drive

Thank you @Abdul Rahman AK, @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Tareck @Russ @Nivin. @Chinthaka Ruwan..see you all on the sands !!

10 hours ago, Gaurav said:

See if OEM sells lower temp thermo, go with that.

just checked with Trad Ent...they have only one type  - the stock one, so out of options 🙂

2 hours ago, Gaurav said:

85 is too late even. Look for 70-76 degree thermostat, if it exists in Jeep (I'm sure it will be).

Pajero stock thermo open at 85 and low temp opens at 76, both available from dealership.

Rem, thermo opening and closing is at slow motion and not an instant electronic on/off switch. 76 degree thermo start opening at 76 degrees and will take a minute or two to fully open by the time temp will rise to 80-85 degrees.

Thank you very much @Gaurav for this piece of advice. 

jeep-wrangler-jk-thermostats-2007-2018/products/copy-of-thermostat-for-jeep-wrangler-jk 

this is the thermostat I had in mind and saw now that it is fully open at 75degC. I was mistaken in quoting 85deg…

so going ahead with this , and let me observe the difference.

Great drive @Srikumar, and as a first time experience to Area 53 and Iftar bowl, this drive has given me lot of confidence to attempt hill climbs. I was keeping an eye on my coolant temp which was hitting 115 degC at times and was doubtful whether i would make it up the iftar bowl, but since we had some rest time in between to cool down, i did not face any issue. thinking of an extra fan to be installed by today, and probably a different thermostat which opens at 85Deg instead of the stock 95DegC.

Sad that we could not attempt super bowl due to crowding in the area. Amazing support by @Nivin as CF and @Hisham Masaadas Sweep.

Good job at SL @Zixuan Huang - Charlie

Thanks @Tareckfor the video 

First time with @Srikumar and first time in Area 53. I was under the impression that Area 53, Super bowl, Iftar bowl etc were strictly FB+ and IM territory. Was surprised to see Area 53 in an FB ride..so didnt want to miss the chance, and ended up as the first sign up 😀👍

Looking forward to it and 🤞🤞🤞