Shamil

congrats @Foxtrot Oscar

congrats @Shiju Manuel

congrats buddy @Michael sammy. It always a pleasure having you on our drives and looking forward to more.

wow congrats @Vanessa8580. i am not surprised at all!!

52 minutes ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Thanks Shamil. Looking forward to see you out there with your new FJ 😅

Merci Emmanuel. 🙏

the FJ belongs to a friend which i was just trying out for that day. 

congrats @Anish S

congrats @Nacho

congrats @Matti Brockman

congrats @Jolly Abraham

congrats @Xaf. all the best and looking forward to more drives with you buddy.

congrats @Ale Vallecchi. Indeed a very well deserved title. Looking forward to more adventures with you buddy.

On 5/17/2020 at 10:56 AM, Gaurav said:

Congratulations @Nikhil Saju Paul for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the fewbie level drives with Carnity Off-road club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

Number of drives	10 (16 Newbie + Fewbie drives)
Level of drives	Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune reading
Off-road gear	Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor.
Drive teamwork	Observe recovery from a safe distance and offer help when needed
Drive posting/joining	Join newbie and fewbie level of drives only
Forum participation	Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery

Forum participation and helping with community spirit is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

congrats @Nikhil Saju Paul

39 minutes ago, Barry said:

If the standard indoor cinema experience in Dubai is anything to go by, I can’t see this concept working. You’re going to get a lot of idiots in  straight piped patrols and land cruisers revving their engines every time they get excited and a lot of idiots in Sunnys and lancers blowing their horn every 2 minutes. 

Clearly you haven’t been to the movies in India

A drive in cinema experience can be wonderful, when the weather is favorable. I remember visiting rex drive in cinemas in mirdif back in the day as a teenager and it was a great experience as people would rarely sit in their cars during the movie. The car park area was grassy so people would usually have a picnic setup right next to their cars whilst watching the movie on the giant screen. This was enjoyable provided the weather was nice and pleasant at least, if not cold. I remember people rarely used to visit during the summers for obvious reasons.

But with the recent announcement of drive in cinemas making a come back in the UAE, one would be expected to turn up the air conditioning in the car during the summer months which is right about now. I am not sure how stressful would it be on the car to keep it idle and running for almost 2 hours with air conditioning on. I am sure newer cars can handle it and not have much of an issue but what about older cars that are over 10 years old? I wonder if there would be any negative/side effects of extended idling on such older cars?

Unlike every other drive we have done, this one was quite special as it was an educational drive whereby our skills were honed under the tutelage of @Gaurav Bhai. I really appreciate the time and efforts you have taken to teach us the lessons we needed to learn for the ultimate skill that every off-roader could develop - leading. Leading can seem nerve racking at first to say the least but once you understand the dynamics behind it, it is the ultimate adrenaline booster, yet you also need to be responsible and keep a keen eye on the convoy behind. Once again thank you for the amazing opportunity @Gaurav Bhai and looking forward to more educational drives like this.

Congrats fellow X owner 👍

20 hours ago, Wrangeld said:

@Shamil i could not be happier at this moment reading about this promotion, honestly more than any other I have seen today. 

You have been a massive supporter and help since we joined Carnity. 

We are all lucky to have your experience and character around, and your calmness and kindness mean every interaction is a pleasure. 

You deserve this big time buddy. 

thank you so much for your kind words richard. It's so refreshing to meet you and @Jeepie every week that if you guys arent there, its just not the same. I thoroughly enjoy our banter and not to mention our chats about off road techniques and technicalities. By the way happy birthday.

P.s: my jack is still bigger than yours

20 hours ago, Srikumar said:

Wonderful @Shamil. Well deserved. You have grown a lot with your active participation during the drives and the forum. You should now look to take up more responsibilities in grooming the next set of fellow offroaders.

thank you @Srikumar. very kind of you to have this level of trust in me. 

20 hours ago, Frederic said:

Congrats Shamil !

Well deserved. I see you growing week after week, and your patience and calm approach is a blessing for our newcomers !

thank you so much @Frederic for your kind words

19 hours ago, Rahimdad said:

I won't lie. If I was told 6 months back that @Shamil would be among the Advanced level, I would have highly doubted it.

I will thank @Gaurav bhai for pointing me in the right direction by looking at everything from an outsider point of view and making certain suggestions. But above all I would like to thank you @Shamil for keeping an open mind, open heart and discussing the underlying issues, I would also like to thank @Srikumar for giving his input during the chat. After our chat I have seen you make massive improvements and besides being a good contributor as a driver and all other aspects, you have shown enthusiasm in helping out during recoveries. I was very proud when @Wrangeld labelled you as a pop-out expert during a drive when I was not around. Heard so many people saying all good things about you and feel very satisfied to see that you have made such a vast improvement in such a short time.

You have always been at the forefront and tried to contribute in a positive way, however now I am proud to see you as a complete all round off-roader. Well deserved promotion and looking forward to developing you further to an Expert and eventually a Marshal. Really well done @Shamil.

Well what can i say bhai, words cannot describe the amount of knowledge and wisdom i got from you. You and all the marshals continue to inspire us all. I will always strive to follow your foot steps bhai. Love you loads

44 minutes ago, sertac said:

Congrats, well deserved.

thanks @sertac

10 hours ago, Emmanuel said:

Congratulations @Shamil! Very well deserved buddy.

thank you @Emmanuel

15 hours ago, Jamy B. said:

😎 Advanced huh! Congratulations @Shamil!!!

haha yea..thanks

16 hours ago, Roshan Abraham said:

congrats.. shamil...

thanks dude

16 hours ago, Rizwanm2 said:

congratz..

thank you

Wow, i am lost for words at this revelation. It is an understatement to say that i am truly overwhelmed at this achievement. Carnity for me has been a second family. Its not the sand bug, the desert, nor the thrill i get whilst off-roading, but its the wonderful folks that make up this kind, welcoming and friendly community that i feel more and more connected to week after week. I will always strive to be a good mentor and eventually a marshal so that I can encourage and support the new comers.

No promotion speech can be concluded without giving my due respect and shout outs to the leaders, the mentors, the teachers of our club aka our amazing marshals who have gone out of their way to patiently impart their knowledge, wisdom, and support me in this journey of mine.

@Gaurav bhai - I will call myself lucky if i can ever be half the off-roader and leader that you are. I admire your calm demeanor when sh*t goes side ways and this has inspired me to follow suit. Even though i have come a long way through the ranks in this club, I still feel i have more to learn and i know that you will keep supporting me.

@Rahimdad bhai - Can you ever have a combination of a great mentor, a friend and a confidant within one person? Thats @Rahimdad bhai for you. I dont even know where to start bhai, but you truly are a legend in every sense and i sincerely look forward to meeting you and driving with you every week. Your people skills are  remarkable and I truly seek inspiration from you on that front among many other attributes. Thank you for believing in me and guiding my throughout my time with carnity and i look forward to many more fun filled drives with you bhai

@Srikumar - I remember the times when you have been very patient with me whilst you would take your time to properly explain the basic offrading concepts to me. If i am being referred to as the pop out king today a lot of that has to do with your guidance. And i really admire the way how you handle and manage big convoys. I would like to take this opportunity to also say that I am in awe of your leading skills during higher level drives. Mad respect bro.

@Frederic - Beside the fact that you are an amazing mentor and a fantastic off-roader, your most outstanding characteristic is your undying sunny disposition. You've got to tell me how you do it. You are a personification of one of my favorite quotes and that is - "wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine"

@Emmanuel and last but not least, my fellow X-men. Thank you for the patience, the lessons and the guidance you have given me. I have learnt a lot about complicated recovery techniques from you. Its amazing to watch you analyze a stuck situation and how you compute every possible outcome and eventually come out with a workable solution. Once again, thank you for everything and look forward to learning more from you.

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