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Thanks a lot @imteeaz. We'll surely reach that area and enjoy it.

Dear @Jona, @Beide Worku, @Imteeaz, @Tareq Al Turq, @Ranjan Das and @Salim Akhtar, welcome to the drive. As announced on the post, please start looking at the area we'll visit, from Nahil across Nagra and beyond, to select the waypoint of your choice. You may refer to the screenshot of Google Maps that I have posted, searching within the area that I have highlighted in red. Begin exploring from the planned meeting point and study the area through any mapping application you are used to utilizing; I personally use My Trails, but most I am aware work with Gaia. Once you have found a point of interest that you wish to reach, please take the waypoint, and post it in this thread. I'll collect the chosen marks by Friday morning, so I may look at them together, and devise a suitable drive's plan. We'll share together, before setting off for the drive, my reasoning for the route that we'll plan to take. Thanks a lot, and keep me posted.

DRIVE PLAN The drive will be built as a "compilation" of waypoints, one chosen by each driver, which the lead will try to connect with the smoothest, most effective, and fastest route possible. You will be provided with a picture of the map of the general area that we plan to visit, and our starting point (see above). After studying it on any mapping application at your disposal (Gaia, My Trails or even Google Maps), you should submit your chosen waypoint (a special dune, a sabkha, a farm, a group of trees), that you'd like to explore. The selected waypoints will be posted on Friday, and the plan will unravel from there, connecting the dots. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquettes Emergency details for all off roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Intermediate and above When: 12 Nov 2023, Sunday Meeting time: 7:00 AM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tHc2kYpqkEpjsdXG6 Approximate finish time: 11:30 AM 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, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn. MANDATORY OFF-ROAD GEAR: Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge Compressor Walkie-talkie radio Off-road flag Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles First-aid kit Fire extinguisher LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned - 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 CALENDAR

Dear Desertnauts here's the info for tomorrow's morning drive. TIME: Yes, it's 7:30 AM (that's not a mistake). I like later starts, as I've realized the difference in temperature is actually minimum compared to a 6:00 am start, but the mood of the drivers (at least mine) is surely better 😁 MEETING PLACE: See the updated drive's post for Google Maps directions. It's located off of E44, in the village of Rafadah, just between Badayer's Quad rentals area, and the town of Al Madam (which you do not have to reach). I'll try to reach plenty ahead of time, so you will see me waiting at the deflating and starting point along the village's track. DRIVING PLAN: We'll enter just behind the big dune of Iftar Bowl, we'll head north toward Badayer, circling the big dune and aiming for a couple of tall sand pyramids just beyond, driving along their slopes, before looping back, passing Iftar Bowl again, and Super Bowl, and finally heading through tighter technical dunes toward our exit at Ghost Town. We should take anywhere between 3 and 4 hours. CONVOY ORDER: @Ishak in Second Lead @Lea Degner at #3 @SUMEDH KRISHNA WAGHMARE at #4 @Soufiane at #5 @Mahesh_ at #6 @Arravind #7 @JERINE_B at Center @Martin M at #9 @Usman Basit at #10 @frederic demolder at #11 @Anas Arif #12 and @Theo09 in Sweep REQUIRED ATTIRE: Please wear a mask, a costume, a face painting, car decorations, or anything else that will show you are in the proper Halloween mood 🥸. Kids and families are welcomed. Keep in mind that we'll exit at Ghost Town, where we'll walk into the ghost village to take a photo of the group, before visiting the houses disappearing beneath the dunes. The best "attired" member/car will receive a pumpkin full of treats. The tricks will be those we'll have to adopt while driving to Ghost Town. Enjoy your Saturday and see you tomorrow.

Dear @Lea Degner. Thanks for your feedback. Let me ask Gaurav if he feels that you are ready to join the drive (in consideration of the type of terrain), and if he agrees I'll sign you in again. Just give me a little time. Thanks for your patience. Dear @Lea Degner. Gaurav has given me his go-ahead. He has praised your skills. One question: Gaurav mentioned an issue with the Pajero rear lip (which act as a scooper). Have you fixed it (ex. closed the scooper with metal plate)? If so, there should be no problems. Kindly update. In the meantime I will add you back to the drive. Thanks a lot

Dear @Soufiane, on the basis of @Frederic's information and advise, feel free to join the drive. You will be briefed, along with the whole convoy, in details and to a great extent before starting the drive, so you'll have fresh info at your disposal to manage the terrain. See you on Sunday (I will add you to the drive).

Hello @Lea Degner. I hope all is well. Did you have the chance to see my post above? Looking forward to hearing from you.

Hello @Soufiane. Thanks for asking. Having done your AN drive you are already a Newbie ranked member. The only thing I'd like you to consider in evaluating your joining this drive is if you also had any previous driveing experience, that is if you feel comfortable enough facing relatively tough terrains: possible higher climbs, soft sand bowls and tight, close technical dunes. Thanks for considering.

Dear @Lea Degner. Thanks a lot for joining the drive. As @DP1011 mentioned, this particular Newbie drive is not open to Absolute Newbies. This is a category we have created at Carnity to identify any driver who is having her/his first drive with the Club. In the case of an AN joining we would take great care to go through a thorough briefing of what we recommend and expect drivers to do and behave when joining one of our convoys. A drive including AN members, will be designed to visit areas that do not present excessively complex challenges, on terrains that can be more easily tackled by all drivers. The reason why this drive is only open to members who have already had such first Absolute Newbie experience is that the terrain where we plan to go is very challenging, and we do not wish to face situations that may create safety issues to a very inexperienced driver. If you have had prior off-road driving experiences with other Clubs, I kindly ask you to please update me here, specifying the club or circumstances of your previous drives, the number of drives you have already had (off-roading on sand, not mixed terrain), and the car you had been driving with. Looking forward to hearing from you. Have a nice day.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Newbie and above (sorry, this time no Absolute Newbies) When: 29 October 2023, Sunday Meeting time: 7:30 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1DjtotHo1b4nqJmd9 Action Plan: "An inland town in United Arab Emirates (UAE) lives as a ghost town, a place that has long been abandoned, long forgotten! An eerie silence now surrounds the entire place, which is locally called ‘Buried Village’. It used to be a tiny hamlet once upon a time. According to the locals nearby, it was once inhabited by the people of Al Kutbi tribe (they are among the three prominent tribes living in the vicinity of Al Madam). Swallowed by sand or spooked by ‘Djinn’? What actually happened here? Why the town that once flourished is now all covered in sand? No one is pretty sure about what went there. What better way to enjoy this Halloween weekend, than driving across a rather unforgiving and challenging stretch of desert, to end the drive at this legendary haunted village? The area, with tight dunes and bushy flats, preceded by the tall and daunting big dunes of Iftar Bowl and Super Bowl, will require to have already learned the basic off-roading skills, hence no Absolute Newbies will be allowed (only for this drive). MANDATORY: bring your kids, family or friends, and most of all wear a mask, a costume, make-up, or whatever makes you feel in the mood for Halloween. No normally attired driver will be allowed🤪. The best "costumed" car will win a bounty of treats!! Approximate finish time: 11:30 AM 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, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Recommended off-road gears: Walkie-talkie radio and off-road flag (MANDATORY), plus tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy 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 CALENDAR This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 1 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy 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 CALENDAR

Hi @Charbel. Welcome to the drive. See you tomorrow

Hi @Mohamad Anwer. Just posted it. Sorry for the delay.

Dear Desertnauts here's the latest info for Sunday morning's drive. The meeting point will be on Faqa's sabkha, north of the town, just south of the Solar Tower. We'll enter the dunes closer to the tower than my previous drives, to face somewhat taller dunes, to continue toward Little Sweihan all along the Solar Park's fence. If we'll manage to keep our speed and minimize any issue, we should be able to proceed south of the Shooting Grounds' fence, into the Ghantoot quadrant, to end our drive. The order for this advanced convoy will be: @Mohamad Anwer in SL @Paolo Pellegrini at #3 @Rk ram at #4 @Alphin Aloor at #5 @Fabien Monleau at the Center @Bjoern in #7 @Naim Aoun at #8 @Zulfikhar Naiyar at #9 @Imteeaz at #10, and @Pacific in Sweep (with the possibility of switching position with the other Support Team members. See you on Sunday morning, rested and ready to go. Have a great beginning of the weekend.

Dear Desertnauts. It couldn't be a more streight forward drive plan. The idea (streight, and in as little time as possible) may bring to mind the rules of one of the UAE's popular off-road challenges (The Rahal): going from start to finish covering the least possible ground and in the least time. Considering it's getting closer to our very own Carnity's Desert Trophy, it will not hurt to have objectives and driving requirements and strategies in mind, to practice a little.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie Plus and above When: 22 October 2023, Sunday Meeting time: 7:30 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GdiVHxTC2o31FBAW6 Action Plan: After risking an abrupt ending of my last "Rush Hour 4" in this very area, due to my engine suddenly dying, and after "resurrecting" it last minute (literally 1 hour before today's drives deadline) I would like to come back to the part of Faqa closer to the Solar Tower, to drive in a streight line (keeping within a narrow band of dunes running along the Solar Park fence), from Faqa to Little Sweihan, as fast as an arrow. Driving around in search of play areas will be minimal, as this whole sector of the Dubai desert will be our playground. If time permits we may keep on going fast and streight,.all the way to Ghantoot. Approximate finish time: 11:30 AM 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, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Recommended off-road gears: Walkie-talkie radio and off-road flag (MANDATORY), plus tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy 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 CALENDAR This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 1 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy 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 CALENDAR

ATTENTION Desertnauts: @Gautam Banka @taz911 @Amal Sunil @Shady Ibrahim @S.Mahesh @Anas Arif @sohinik @Rafey Hashmi @Ali Al Moumar @Simon D @controlz DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING CAR (MY ENGINE KEEPS DYING WITHOUT WARNING, AND BARELY MADE IT HOME THIS EVENING), IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT IT WILL BE SAFER TO CANCEL THE DRIVE. I try to reach each of you to confirm that the message has been received. IAM VERY SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU, AND HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME TIME IN THE DESERT WITH EACH OF YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Hello @Ahmad Nerat. Sorry to hear that. Looking forward to seeing you next time.

Hello @Amal Sunil. This time you may re-inflate at Qudra's gas station.

Hello @controlz. Thanks for joining. I'll add you to the convoy. See you on Saturday.

Hello @S.Mahesh. Find below, and in the drive's post. Thanks https://maps.app.goo.gl/HzXcdYzQU4tQ4nG59

Dear Desertnauts welcome to the next Carnity Newbie (and Absolute Newbie) drive. As the drive plan initially entailed the wish to give a seminar in off-roading skills, one at the time, the fact that we have 4 Absolute Newbie in the drive is not going to bring about a change of plan, actually quite the contrary. We'll still provide a detailed briefing prior to actually entering the desert, then we'll dedicate about 1 hour each to the skills of 1) side sloping, 2) straight crossing, and eventually 3) criss-crossing. Of course, all maneuvers will be supervised, and conducted both on a terrain suitable for beginners, as well as with all safety precautions, to ensure that all drivers can manage to complete the drive. All Absolute Newbies ( @taz911, @Amal Sunil, @Shady Ibrahim and @S.Mahesh), please MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SEEN THE BRIEFING LIMKED TO THE DRIVE'S POST). The meeting point will be just off the tarmac road leading from Qudra's Last Exit to the Bab al Shams Resort: after reaching the 3rd roundabout, you will circle back toward Qudra, and exit at the first break in the guard rail, before stopping just past the bike track. The convoy order, at the moment is the following: @Gautam Banka in Second Lead @taz911 at #3 @Amal Sunil at #4 @Shady Ibrahim at #5 @S.Mahesh #6 @Anas Arif at #7 @sohinik #8 @Rafey Hashmi at #9 @Ali Al Moumar at #10, and @Simon D in Sweep. Please reach the meeting point a little bit of time ahead of 7AM, so that we may ensure a timely beginning of the drive. See you all on Saturday morning. Have a great end of the week.

Dear Desertnauts, a speedy briefing for the speedy drive in the planning. Meeting point will be posted in a few minutes, and it will be in Faqa's sabkha, reachable by taking the last turn off on the Dubai-Al Ain Rd. before Faqa Town. As mentioned, the drive's planning will take us toward Solar Park moving along the fence surrounding the southern border of the solar array around the Solar Tower (AKA The Eye of Sauron). The area is at first quite tight and with plenty of soft sand, hence we'll have to minimize any difficulty, and increase our speed as we drive through it, until we'll eventually reach the sabkhas bordering Little Sweihan (which we'll hope to cross, time permitting). The convoy order will be the following: @Alexanderrr in Second Lead @Rk ram at #3 @Ahmad Nerat at #4 @Ignacio Quindós at #5 @Krishna R at #6, and @Senthil Kumar in Sweep. The radio channel will be chosen on the spot. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, on the way back home to a nice weekend.