Ale Vallecchi

Hello @RaYan E. Please use this link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xd5Zhkx4EP9UtM567 Hello @Craig Finlayson. At the moment the drive closed. You would be #2 on the waiting list. I'll keep you posted until this evening. Thanks a lot.

Thanks for the warning @Hatim Patharia. See you next time

Dear @Jihad Hachem, you are IN the drive. Please confirm your presence tomorrow. Thanks a lot.

Thanks @syed salman raza. See you next time. @DANIEL NOGUEIRA you are IN the drive. can you please confirm it's OK? Thanks a lot.

Thanks @Islam Soliman. See you soon.

@Sinol (and all other drivers) please use this link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xd5Zhkx4EP9UtM567

Dear @Sinol. Thanks for advising. Hello @Islam Soliman. Are you still interested in joining this drive? Please advise, so I can let other drivers in. Thanks a lot.

Thanks @Islam Soliman. See you soon.

Hello @Islam Soliman. At the moment I have no waiting list for this drive, so you're welcome to join. You will not be taking anyone's spot away. Please let me know. Thanks a lot.

Hello @syed salman raza. Can you please confirm by today at 12 Noon that you'll be joining this drive. Lacking confirmation, I will let @DANIEL NOGUEIRA in the drive in your place. Thanks a lot.

Dear @Alexander Alcala, @Islam Soliman, and @Abu Muhammad, you're all IN the drive. Islam, please reconfirm. The drive is now closed. Thanks a lot.

Hello @Tamas Hoffmann. I have added you at #2 on the WL. Thanks

Hi @Janarthan. I will thanks a lot.

Hi @Mohamed Seidam. Thanks for advising. See you another time.

Hello @DANIEL NOGUEIRA. You are waitlisted at #1. Thanks Hello @syed salman raza. You are IN the drive. Can you please confirm it's OK? Thanks a lot.

Hi @Piotr Kolodziej. You are #3 on the WL. Thanks

Hi @Alexander Alcala. You will be #1 on the WL. Will open up the drive again on Wednesday. Thanks a lot. Hello @Islam Soliman. You are #2 on the WL, waiting for the drive to reopen on Wednesday. Thanks Dear @Mohamed Seidam, you will be #3 on the WL, pending the reopening of the drive on Wednesday. Thanks Dear Desertnauts. It's time to build the expectation for this Thursday's drive. Better yet, drives. In fact, as mentioned in the post, this has been conceived as a marathon, to be executed in one whole day. Considering the diversity of the terrains, however, it has been divided into 2 parts: the first one from Lahbab to as close to Skydive as possible, and the second part, from Murqaab, across the Dubai-Al Ain highway, to the Qudra area (with Solar park as the minimum objective, and Qudra Parking the ideal finish point. The first part of this marathon will take us from the low, yellow dunes of Lahbab, through a technical area, to a string of red sand low bowls (very playable), and, time permitting, through a second technical area, all the way to the very nice open dunes stretching between Margham and Skydive. This area presents a couple of tricky, no-go, points, where driving it's forbidden, as marked by some "skull and bones" signs, near an oil and gas installation, and impeded by the endless metal fence surrounding one of the Royal Villas. These same "no-go" areas make this drive not so common among any other off-roading club, which is a plus for us at Carnity. We may share this terrain, if at all, only with locals, engaging in the art of falconeering, or herding camels. The second half of the drive, will see a change of terrain, starting on a yellow sand mix of technical and open dunes, then across a small sabkha leading to a sand track cutting across a very treacherous area of technical dunes, eventually ending at Lisaili's white sand long range dunes, stretching all the way to Solar Park, and to Qudra proper beyond. Given the variety of terrains, the driving skills required will be practically all inclusive: finesse driving, controlled straight crossing, side sloping, both low and high, as well as criss-crossing and occasional ridge riding (especially in Qudra). With this, I welcome to the drive @Kailas, @Gok Krish, @Hatim Patharia, @Piotr Kolodziej, @asifk, @VipinShetty, @topgear, @Pancho and @Foxtrot Oscar. More details to follow on Wednesday evening. Enjoy your short week.

Dear Desertnauts. It's time to build the expectation for this Thursday's drive. Better yet, drives. In fact, as mentioned in the post, this has been conceived as a marathon, to be executed in one whole day. Considering the diversity of the terrains, however, it has been divided into 2 parts: the first one from Lahbab to as close to Skydive as possible, and the second part, from Murqaab, across the Dubai-Al Ain highway, to the Qudra area (with Solar park as the minimum objective, and Qudra Parking the ideal finish point. The first part of this marathon will take us from the low, yellow dunes of Lahbab, through a technical area, to a string of red sand low bowls (very playable), and, time permitting, through a second technical area, all the way to the very nice open dunes stretching between Margham and Skydive. This area presents a couple of tricky, no-go, points, where driving it's forbidden, as marked by some "skull and bones" signs, near an oil and gas installation, and impeded by the endless metal fence surrounding one of the Royal Villas. These same "no-go" areas make this drive not so common among any other off-roading club, which is a plus for us at Carnity. We may share this terrain, if at all, only with locals, engaging in the art of falconeering, or herding camels. The second half of the drive, will see a change of terrain, starting on a yellow sand mix of technical and open dunes, then across a small sabkha leading to a sand track cutting across a very treacherous area of technical dunes, eventually ending at Lisaili's white sand long range dunes, stretching all the way to Solar Park, and to Qudra proper beyond. Given the variety of terrains, the driving skills required will be practically all inclusive: finesse driving, controlled straight crossing, side sloping, both low and high, as well as criss-crossing and occasional ridge riding (especially in Qudra). With this, I welcome to the drive @Javier Lucero, @Athula Dharmadada, @Anand Nataraj, @Abu Muhammad, @Senthil Kumar, @Yasas Dharmadasa, @RaYan E, @Alexander Alcala, @Tamas Hoffmann, @Sinol and @Foxtrot Oscar. More details to follow on Wednesday evening. Enjoy your short week.

Hello @Alexander Alcala. I have just updated the meeting point. Please check if it works now. Thanks a lot.

Hello @Islam Soliman. You'll be #1 on the WL. Thanks Hello @Jihad Hachem. You will be #2 on the WL. Thanks a lot.

Well done @Arda Yagcioglu. See you soon.

😁😎😀😉....I felt it coming!! Well done. You and your "killer whale" are now true icons. 👍

@Ahab Shamaa, will post it again soon. 👍

Sand to Mountains: Mission accomplished - Trip Report What a pleasure to drive in a little known area, where the only tracks on the sand are those of local farmers (with their un-plated, left-side driving, miniature vehicles), and camels. Everything in this area, yet to be named (to which we refer as E611 to Al Ghail), is different from the usual off-roading spots in the rest of the UAE. The red sand provides the growing environment for bushes, creeping plants, lone trees and vegetables (as found in one large farm along the way), as well as being the stomping ground for big camel herds, and occasionally, goats. This is also an area where endless longitudinal (Saif) dunes can be found, separated from each other by thin sabkhas, and by at least 3 huge pans of absolutely flat, black soil, dotted with a few tall trees (perfect campgrounds). The final surprise of the drive is the small plateau of powdery red sand, nested between the Al Ghail Industrial Area and the abrupt beginning of the Hajar Mountains. Red sand meeting, finally, black rock. A beautiful sight. This is the terrain which we drove and explored, with a very strong Fewbie group, which behaved and performed like a more advanced group. In fact, this drive is deceitfully easy: a great deal of ground can be covered driving on existing tracks, which, however, lead to apparently simple, yet treacherous obstacles, where soft bowls, deep ruts, molasses-like dune tops, sudden drops and invisible steps, hide behind low small dunes, or innocent looking turns. The sense of complacency that the presence of abundant tracks and the beauty of the landscape breed, can easily turn into refusals, stucks and long delays. So, I must say, this group performed extremely well. Congratulations to all, @Rizwan Waheed, @Dagdag Sofiane, @Senthil Kumar, @Tero Vallas, @Tamas Hoffmann, @Rizwanm2, @Ilya Golubinsky, @Biju Abdul with particular thanks to @Islam Soliman for providing a sure-footed and well executed Second Lead, @asifk for anchoring and assisting the convoy, and @Wrangeld for lending his experience and knowledge in the Sweep position. Great thanks for working well together, while respecting Covid rules, at recovering the only stuck of the day, on that crest with mountain views, in the last stretch of the drive. Good team work. The drive ended after covering 61.7 Km in 4:24 hours (of which 3:02 moving), at a total average speed of 14 Km/h (20 Km/h while moving), and a cumulative climb of almost 1 Km (from the lowest altitude of -37m) See you all out there, soon.