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Hi @varunmehndiratta. That's still the plan, with a full day drive that I would like to post in another couple of weeks. I am still "re-educating" the FJ to the sand, and will wait just a little more for a long range drive. Still, this should be quite a long drive (in the realm of 60+ Km). Hope to see you there.

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 MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Fewbies with min. 5 Fewbie drives and above (All Level) Meeting time: 6:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/G7FYgSNDt4mNLp4H8 Action Plan: We will be visiting the seldom driven area to the south-west of Solar Park, going in a southerly direction, toward the tall dunes and canyons of Little Sweihan. Most of the terrain is made of long range dunes, including the challenging area known as Little Sweihan, where the dune cordons also offer an endless string of bowls. We'll practice all the skills that should be honed to eventually achieve Intermediate status (straight and criss-crossing, side sloping, and ridge riding), keeping a pace as sustained as the convoy will allow. 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 and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:30 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars maximum. 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. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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 @andy_macdxb. I would suggest to get out of the pocket, and advice the second lead to redirect, if a better choice is available. If getting out of the pocket takes some time and maneuvres, or a better route is not immediately available, we'll advice the convoy to stop, then we'll complete the manoeuvre and/or find a better route. But with plenty of driving time and better knowledge of one's car, getting out (or attempting to) becomes second nature 😅

Hi Thomas. It's not that close to Business Bay. Its to the right of E611, in the direction of Sharjah, after E611 intersects E66. The grid is visited by many, for picnics and photographing. There you will not get lost. Going beyond it, toward E44 is tricky, you need to know your way, and things can happen like in any other desert. So no going there alone is suggested, as at Carnity we never suggest to venture in the desert alone, ever.

Hi @Ashok chaturvedi. It's an area off of E611, with a grid of tarmac roads and roundabouts almost all buried by the desert. Beyond these disappearing grid is a nice desert area (reaching toward E44) with great views of Downtown Dubai, the Burj Khalifa and the Burj al Arab. Very nice area.

@Natarajan the meeting point is indicated in the drive's post: https://maps.app.goo.gl/T6RSdKUojMrLaJxZA @kolinrrj, @Yahya Munir, @frederic demolder @khurram.k @Natarajan @Vanessa8580 @Adhir Saxena @Samuel Hainsworth @andy_macdxb @Ahmed Wagdy @Humayun Ghias @Paul Zeitoun @Rajeevan Vickneswaran Just to be sure, the meeting point is https://maps.app.goo.gl/T6RSdKUojMrLaJxZA

@Ahmed Wagdy, @frederic demolder and all members, YES please, you can start to deflate once at the meeting point. Thanks

Dear Desertnauts. Time to look forward to another day in the sand. As mentioned in the drive's presentation, we will explore a relatively easy off-roading location, the appeal of which is in its proximity to Downtown Dubai, the presence of an intriguing, and very photogenic, web of disappearing tarmac road (the title's Ghost Roads), and the possibility of seeing Dubai's skyline in the background of a desert point of view (not one of those photoshopped ones, but a real location). The drive will not be very technical, but should be very scenic, among quite a lot of interesting, gnarly vegetation, some camel and goat farms, on a majority of low dunes, with a stretch of higher, humpy dunes, toward the middle of the drive. The meeting point will be on E611, in the direction of Sharjah, just a few hundred meters from the junction where E611 is intersected by E66. Proceed at low speed, to see a small turn-off (an opening in the line of vegetation running along E611), marked by a white sign indicating ALGHUWAIS STABLES. Once you will be through the opening you will see a dirt track leading across an open gate, toward the line of pylons. Please proceed along the track and park at a safe distance from each other, as per our anti-Covid regulations. Please, do not put up your flags, yet: we will do so after we'll have crossed the Ghost Roads, and entered the open desert. The convoy order will be the following: @kolinrrj in Second Lead @Yahya Munir at #3 @frederic demolder in place #4 @khurram.k will be #5 @Natarajan is going to be #6 @Vanessa8580 will anchor the convoy @Adhir Saxena will follow at #8 @Samuel Hainsworth will take position #9 @andy_macdxb is driver # 10 @Ahmed Wagdy will be #11 @Humayun Ghias to follow at #12 @Paul Zeitoun is going to be #13, and @Rajeevan Vickneswaran will sweep the convoy. Once at the meeting point, please tune into Carnity Channel # 3 (446.056). Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning, at 6:30 sharp. Enjoy your end of the week.

Copy that @Paul Zeitoun. See you Friday.

Hello @Paul Zeitoun. You can join the drive if you still want to. Can you please confirm? Thanks

Hello @Adhir Saxena. I will post tomorrow with the final instructions. Copy that @Roger K. Thanks Thanks for the update @pramod

Grande @Luca Palanca Falsini.

Hello @Robert Nammour. You are #3 on the WL. Thanks

Hello @Paul Zeitoun. You are #2 on the WL.

Hello @Roger K. You will be #1 on the WL.

Hi @Alistair Mattock. You can sign up on the website at 7:00 this evening.

Dear Desertnauts. At Carnity we are always looking to enrich our drives' offer, scouting and choosing new locations. This drive is the newest installment in this collection of "discoveries" (Sand to Mountain in RAK, Lisaili, Margham, Lahbab, Murqaab, Bab al Shams, Ganthoot, etc.). The drive has been chosen primarily for its scenic value: we will be as close to Dubai as it can be while off-roading, with sights of Downtown and the Burj Khalifa (weather permitting). The terrain will be first a mix of sand and....tarmac, then we will zig-zag through low, bushy and gnarly trees, in an easterly direction, toward the E44, near which we'll drive up and down some taller, broad dunes, with some steeper descents on the slip-face, before turning back toward the original starting point. While the level of difficulty is quite moderate, this is a very appealing and relaxing drive, with nice photo opportunities. We are surely looking forward to a very enjoyable morning, where the surprises should only come from the drives' unusual "urban" scenery. See you all out there soon.

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 MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Newbie and above (All Level) Meeting time: 6:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/T6RSdKUojMrLaJxZA Small sand track off of E611, indicated by a sign reading ALGHUWAIS STABLES. Action Plan: This is a first for Carnity. The idea is to enjoy a very relaxing drive, in a completely new area, just off of E611, with interesting discoveries (the "Ghost Roads"), and beautiful views of the Burj Khalifa and Dubai's downtown skyline (fog, mist or clouds permitting). An "urban" drive, in an unexpected location, with an apparently easy terrain, which may still present some difficulties, with its rich yet gnarly vegetation, and the occasional steep descend from the taller dune tops. 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 and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:30 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 12 cars maximum. 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. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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

Well deserved @Dodi Syahdar.

Bravo @David Ortells.

Bravissimo @Lorenzo Candelpergher. Your passion and abnegation for off-roading are truly amazing!!

Bravo @Mario Cornejo. See you soon.