Foxtrot Oscar

Drive Brief Get ready to explore low level star shaped dunes in the glorious red sands of Tawi Nizwa. These wonderful dunes offer the opportunity to practice some more advanced off road driving skills and perhaps some steep climbs. It is the perfect training ground for mightier dunes that lie just across the road. General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to read the below information and strictly follow the guidelines in order not to jeopardize anyone's health, and to ensure safety on drives. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Newbie and Above (All Levels) When: 15 Jan 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 0800am (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), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, willingness to learn and your own compressor for tire inflation. Approximate finish time: 12 noon Limited Spots Available: Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 9 AM. 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 BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

Haha I had forgotten about that. Yes, dig the same spot , let gravity do the work for you. Thanks for the help when we needed shovelling. also sorry for constantly confusing you with Omar 🤦🏻‍♀️

Drive Report We met promptly at 2pm at the Fort in Lisailli , everyone deflated, fixed their flags and after a short briefing we were headed along the track that would lead us to the dunes. The beginning of the drive was a fairly tame route and it allowed everyone to get used to their desert wheels as we made our way to a small technical patch. Once at the technical patch we had a couple of stucks, which were easily handled with some digging. I have to say I was very impressed by how the convoy handled the technical dunes, it is a different type of challenge but a very worthwhile one. As we exited the technical area the wide open long range dunes of Lisailli opened out in front of us. As is always the case with Carnity drives we try to push you as much as you will allow us at each level. We had a small slide sloping tutorial and I watched avidly as each member of the convoy completed the side slope with aplomb . I pushed the side slop level a little more, and again watched as our newbies tackled the fresh challenge. Once again, you all coped admirably, with not a fish tail in sight. That was my green light, YALLA! We had so much fun on those great dunes, side sloping our way through to Solar Park, we even managed a mini criss cross, which again, each driver again handled brilliantly. I was very very impressed. We should treat our cars gently, if we’re kind to them they in turn will be kind to us, and you all did, you followed the instruction perfectly, and smoothly criss-crossed that small dune. We had some steep up and overs to deal with too, and everyone coped brilliantly , in fact I think the only time we had to get the rope out was when I drove into a pocket, haha! Aside from that everyone had great drives. As the sun began to set we gathered on the dunes and the last photo op was taken advantage of. The temptation to drive back in was high, but for once I was able to resist and we headed from the dunes towards the track and gathered to re inflate Special mentions to the Newbie Newbies at the front of the convoy @Suresh K @Omar ElGamal @Dinesh Kumar A @Simon Claes – I thought you all drove really well, some great self recoveries too. Well done all of you. Just a couple of pointers, and you know who you are, stay on the tracks I create, I do this for a reason, I know where you can go safely; try to keep up; if you are losing sight of the car in front, announce it on the radio, there’s no issue with that, I’ll wait. To the more experienced drivers, and by that I mean you have had a couple of more drives, @Belal Aldaour @Patrick van der Loo @khurram.k @Super Safari Girl @Pieter Potgieter @Morshedi, you all had a really good day out there. I know it’s more difficult as the sand gets churned up, so well done for handling that as well as the slight increase in level, ‘Newbie with added vitamins’. This doesn’t apply to you all but it is worth reminding everyone at this level that, if you are losing momentum and fishtailing for whatever reason, be it the car in front or the sand being too churned and soft, please please please don’t fight gravity and steer down immediately. To the entire convoy, comms are vital on a drive, it's good to talk, never be embarrassed, just shout out, especially if you have a refusal at the bottom of a steep up and over 😜 Many thanks to my great support today, to @Larry Cadden , who was fantastic as my 2nd lead , following my instruction and holding when I needed him to. He saved us on a few occasions when I drove into an area that would have required intermediate level of skills to get out of. Thanks @Ahmad Shaker for holding it down in the middle .Also huge thanks to the ever present @Jeepie who was there to guide us all, when we were stuck or reattempting. Thank you all for indulging me, for listening to and following my instruction and for making it such a fun afternoon in the sand. Until our next adventure. 😎

Good afternoon fellow adventurers. . Tomorrow will see us navigate an array of dunes in this wonderful winter weather, We have a few on the waitlist still so please please do let me know if you can't make it. Meet @1400hrs Radio Channel 2 Driver Car Rank Position Angela @Foxtrot Oscar Xterra Marshal Lead @Larry Cadden Jeep FB 2nd Lead @Suresh K SWB Pajero NB 3rd @Omar ElGamal Pajero NB 4th @Dinesh Kumar A Prado NB 5th @Simon Claes Patrol NB 6th @Ahmad Shaker FJ FB CF @Belal Aldaour FJ NB 8th @Patrick van der Loo Prado NB 9th @khurram.k Orado NB 10th @Super Safari Girl Super Safari NB 11th @Morshedi Jeep NB 12th @Pieter Potgieter Jeep NB 13th @Jeepie Jeep Expert Sweep

Anyone who knows me knows fine well, it’s not the taking part that counts, it’s the winning! 😜 yalla! 🤣🤣🤣

Many many congratulations to Team Arabian Red Fox I @Wrangeld @M.Seidam , @Bernard Kalaani , @Ruan van den Heever and @Mario Cornejo What an outstanding achievement! I'm only sorry that my car let me down and I wasn't able to participate, here's hoping no such ill fate awaits me for the next Carnity Desert Championship, at least then @Wrangeldwill know he had been in a competition. 💅😜🤣

Thanks for letting me know

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Waitlist is open (updated @1530 25/11) 1. @hasan hamadeh 1st Drive 2, @Danish Mohammad1st Drive 3. @Looper 2nd Drive 4. @Sergio Negri2nd Drive

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Drive Brief Join me in the wonderful dunes of Lisaili for an awesome off-road adventure. Lisaili's dunes come in all shapes and sizes, giving you the perfect opportunity to enhance your newly found off-road skills and have lots of safe fun in the sand. General Info 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive details Level: Newbie and Above When: 26 November 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 02:00pm Sharp (without exception) Meeting Point: Lisaili Fort https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9 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: 06:00pm End Point: 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. RSVP On the Calendar Event Below:

Lesson 1: Listen to the lead when she tells you not to park in the soft sand (3 or 4 times I announced this) 😅 Lesson 2: In off-roading be prepared for anything 😇 Lesson 3: Stucks are what make us better 😍 Glad you all got out safely, well done 😬

Drive report We set off after the brief and headed along the track and into the blistering white dunes of Bab al Shams. We weren’t long into the drive when @Erik Ean had an issue, at first we thought it was the car’s over protective system but as we moved along the dunes Erik heard an unwelcome sound and his transmission light came on. That was that , hope you get it resolved soon. We had some more delays and @Alex Raptor was in action with the rope to come to the aid of the stuck drivers. With the delay I decided to try and get as much drive time as we could, I avoided the trickier patches of technical dunes and headed to the wide-open spaces the area has. This afforded the convoy the opportunity to practice some side sloping. One by one all tackled the dunes with aplomb. It really was terrific driving by the entire convoy. There wasn't a fishtail to be seen, and all managed to get just the right amount of momentum. Fantastic! We managed to cover quite a bit of ground in the middle section and with the sun beginning to dip I decided to head to the exit. We hit another patch of soft sand at a tricky spot, and the one stuck car took a while to recover. The sun was beginning to set and the chance of losing the light became real. Rather than risking more refusals I rerouted the convoy. We had one or two more refusals before we finally reached the track, with the newbie convoy getting to experience a bit of night driving. With one final stuck just at the track caused by the super soft construction sand, some shovelling, and a short tug resolved the issue. Newbie drives are all about getting used to what your car can do and understanding how to handle it in the sand. When the sand is soft we use the car’s momentum to get us through it, we also wiggle the steering wheel to help with traction. You’ll all start to get a feel for this as you continue on your off-road journey. @Erik Ean hope the issue is easily resolved with your car @Bruno Finel. You managed a couple of great self recoveries towards the end of the drive and you handled the side slopes really well with no fishtailing. Well done @Shantanu Joshi , nice recoveries when needed and another who coped well with the side sloping well done. @Mark Shepherd – great driving, I don’t think you had any issues bar one self recovery. Well done @Michel Van Woudenberg – great to see that beautiful car of yours in its natural habitat. You handled it really well. Great drive @Imteeaz Goolamhossen – I don’t think you had a single issue all day. You handle the power in the SS really well, applying a touch of finesse when required. Great drive. @KAMALIO – A nice easy drive for you today. Well done @Mohamed Shawky – You handled that big truck really well, especially in those tight spots towards the end of the drive. I think you only had one refusal . Great drive @Manish Kashyap – Same as Mohamed , handling a big truck in tight dunes takes some skills. Well done. Many thanks to @Alex Raptor for his excellent support and for his report above. Thank you @basel el rafei for being my CF and thanks @salah2u for an excellent 2nd lead. Finally, we covered 45km, driving for 2hrs20 and stopping for 1hr30. Not bad 😉 Until our next adventure

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Good morning fellow adventurers, Today we meet beyond the tracks close to the sand. A short drive will see us in the rolling dunes of Bab al Shams where we you can test your off-roading skills to the max. There will be no high climbs, but there will be lots of opportunities to practice how to get the best out of your car in the sand. We have a hefty wait list , so please please do let me know if any of you can't make it. My proposed convoy is as follows" (subject to any last minute changes) We will use Radio 2 Meet @ 1400hrs Radio Channel 2 (two) Frequency 446.031 Driver Car Rank Position @Foxtrot Oscar Angela Black Xterra Marshal Lead @salah2u Y62 Fewbie 2nd Lead @Erik Ean Subaru Newbie 3rd @Bruno Finel LWB Pajero Newbie 4th @Shantanu Joshi LWB Pajero Newbie 5th @Mark Shepherd Wrangler Newbie 6th @bassel el rafei LC Fewbie CF @Michel Van Woudenberg FJ Newbie 8th @Harkaran Birdi LC Newbie 9th @Imteeaz Goolamhossen Super Safari Newbie 10th @KAMALIO Rubicon Fewbie 11th @Mohamed Shawky Ram Newbie 12th @Manish Kashyap Raptor Newbie 13th @Alex Raptor Raptor Advisor Sweep YALLA!

I am adding 1. @Imteeaz Goolamhossen 2. @Mohamed Shawky 3. @Harkaran Birdi Please standby but it looks highly unlikely at this moment 😔 4. @qaiser ijaz 5. @takeshi sobue 6. @Julian Patterson 7. @Ankit Jain 8. @Rsjiv Samuel

Can you still make it ? 1. @Imteeaz Goolamhossen . @Mohamed Shawky 4. @Harkaran Birdi

Thanks for letting me know, you’ll be missed. see you soon

Waitlist 1. @Imteeaz Goolamhossen 2.. @Daniel Rodas 3. @Mohamed Shawky 4. @Harkaran Birdi 5. @qaiser ijaz @Erik Ean you’ve been added

Drive Brief Join me in the scenic sands of Bab al Shams where we will encounter wide rolling dunes that will provide plenty of opportunity to upscale your offroad skills. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Newbie Above (All Levels) When: Saturday 6th November 2021 Meeting time: 02:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/feDqWNmUzEuQimes7 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), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, willingness to learn and your own compressor for tire inflation. Approximate finish time: 06:00 PM Limited Spots Available: Limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 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 below link

And that’s exactly what this level of drive is all about. Well done 👍🏻

Drive Report We started off with a nice short climb into the dunes, and then moved around the low gentle slopes as we made our way to Pink Rock and with only one or two refusals in a challenging route then I knew this Newbie convoy was ready to climb Pink Rock. One by one we went up with only two reattempts as @Daniel Rodasand @Alfred Alinazar sussed out what their Pajeros could do. As we left Pink Rock I took the opportunity to talk about the dunes that lay ahead, low , sweeping curves…..yummy. With the convoy happy to give it a go we took those dunes , gently and smoothly and then found the delicious dune that allows you to make your way down, steep, controlled and wonderful to see as everyone manage it with zero issues. I did increase the challenge as we moved through the dunes and we had a couple of minor refusals as we went along. As to be expected. The shovel nor the rope was used in this challenging terrain is a credit to the convoy and to the support team for talking everyone through self recoveries and of course the drivers for listening to instructions. As we headed towards Big Red Alfred announced his engine light had come on, we tried to resolve the issue but to no avail. With time not on our side , I decided it was best to exit the convoy as we were still some way from Tarmac. We took a gentle route to the closest exit point and inflated. I was very impressed with everyone in the convoy. @Gertjan had a very good drive, with very few issues @Marky B and @GratefulKRD likewise dealing with refusals you had with ease. Well done @Manish Kashyapfor handling your raptor in some tight spots. Shout out to the Pajero Posse at the back who @jeetu sharma @Alexanderrr@Alfred Alinazarand @Daniel Rodas who all handled the sands well and again got themselves out of trouble by listening to and following instructions. Many thanks to the excellent support today, to @Looperr for being a great 2nd lead to @Hisham Masaad who was always there to talk everyone through tricky spots and to @Rawad who swept everything at the back and kept the convoy going. Thanks again to all of you for indulging me as I led you through Cowboy Country, it’s a pity we had to finish a little earlier than planned, but we never leave anyone out there. @Alfred Alinazar I it’s an easy fix. Until our next adventure. P.S. If you wish to ask for promotion you can do so via here 'Offroad club' - Offroad Promotion' https://carnity.com/support