Ale Vallecchi

Dear Carnity community, forgive me for my late reply, with which I thank you for your wishes from the bottom of my heart. I am looking forward to many more drives together, and to the opportunity to share more fun, stories, and camaraderie. See you soon on the hot, magic sand!!

Thanks @Srikumar. Watch out.....your 200th drive is coming up. Now, that will be worthy a celebration!

Sorry to hear that @Craig Finlayson. Wish him well, and see you soon.

@GauravSoni are you still interested in joining? Thanks

Hi @Gok Krish. After Wednesday you are free to sign up on your 2nd drives. You are welcome to join as driver #10. I will add you to the drive,

@YOGG30 sure you can.

Dear Desertanuts, let's get ready for the closing of this weekend of drives. As already posted, this will be another episode of the Long Range Patrols (also known as the Long Range Desert Group). We'll move from Murqab to Qudra, skirting, but not breaching, the Carnity no-go zone, driving through Lisaili's eastern border (on a new track crossing the previously avoided technical dunes), and from Solar Park, hopefully, to Bab al Shams. The sunset will decide how far we reach. The Patrol's driving order will be as follows: @Mario Cornejo @Kalahari at #3 @Rizwan Waheed at #4 @Thomas Varghese at #5 @Craig Finlayson at #6 @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ will be #7 @Melenany is #8 @Amir Amiri at #9, and @Jorge Stepniak Felippe will Sweep at #10. Our radios will be tuned on Carnity channel #1 (446.006). The meeting time is a "brisk" 3:30PM, to make sure the drive is as worthy as possible of a well motivated desert patrol's unit 😉. Enjoy your end of the week, and see you all on Saturday.

Hi @Kalahari. You are right. Sorry, I posted the briefing on the wrong page. Sorry for this. 🙃

YESSSSSS !!! 🤓 Yes I made a mistake. So Sorry. Of course you are in. Thanks for noticing this. 😊

Dear Desertnauts A few last minute info about tomorrow afternoon's drive. Meeting time will be 4:00 PM, but I hope we can manage to all arrive a few minutes before, so we can leave as soon as possible. The day will grow cooler soon, so we should not worry too much about the heat of the mid-afternoon. The goal is to cross the tall Murqab's dunes in a north-westerly direction, aiming toward Lisaili, and before reaching it, to cross a couple of sabkhas, with long, low dunes, from where we will actually enter the Lisaili Plateau, in the direction of Solar Park. The added element of complexity of this drive will be the crossing of a relatively technical area, between Murqab and Lisaili, which we usually avoided by crossing it on the so called "Highway to Solar Park" sand track. Not this time. As always on a new route, patience will be required. Other than this, we are looking to drive as far as we can, sunlight permitting. The convoy order will be the following: @Chinthaka Ruwan in Second Lead @Ammar Naji will be #3 @Charbel #4 @Anoop Nair will take #5 @Zixuan Huang - Charlie at #6 @darren thompson will anchor the convoy at Center Forward @Abdul Rafay-S at #8 @Pierre de Maigret will be #9 @Adhir Saxena will drive as #10 @Ali Abas (if you still wish to join the drive, please confirm) at #11, and @Chris Wing will Sweep the convoy. Our Carnity radio channel will be # 2 (446.031). See you all tomorrow afternoon. Enjoy the end of the week. @Ali Abas, I will add you to the convoy list (see my latest post), if you confirm you wish yo join the drive. Thanks

Dear Desertnauts. Here's the latest update about tomorrow's drive. First of all, the meeting point is a bit tricky to find, when following Google Maps. I'll try to explain better. From Qudra's Last Exit, please take the road to Bab al Shams Resort (first right at the Qudra roundabout, coming from Dubai). Upon reaching the first roundabout, take the second exit, to reach this point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oeXzNh6zySDJZ7Hf9 Once passed the bike track, please reach the meeting point by taking a right dirt track through the sabkha, as posted below, until you reach a construction camp, where I and/or one of the other Seniors will be parked. Once at the meeting point, start deflating to between 13 and 11 PSI, depending on your tires. We will be tuning in on Carnity radio channel #3 (446.031). We'll leave as soon as deflation is complete, in an easterly directions, to cross a short patch of technical dunes, with the goal of reaching the long-range dunes of Qudra north, and side-slope back and forth through this area. Having done this, we'll move back west, through more technical terrain, looking out for gazelles and groups of trees, until we'll reach, once again, a set of long range, tall dunes, where we'll finally find numerous rock formations, and natural pools. Our convoy order will be the following: @Senthil Kumar will be Second Lead @Alexander Holodny at #3 @YOGG30 at #4 @Damiru Dharmadasa will be #5 @SUNIL KUMAR at #6 @Jason Grima will take place #7 @Kailas will be the Center Forward @FARAZ MOHAMMED at #9 @Super Safari Girl will be #10 @Yawa at #11 @James Thorn will be #12 @shu yang will drive at #13 @TT_Dubai at #14, and @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ will Sweep the long convoy. See you all tomorrow, sharp at 5:00 AM. Have a nice end of the week.

The waitlist at the moment is the following: @Rjducos#1 @Lakshmi Narasimhan #2 @Ali Abas#3 Thanks

Hi @Ali Abas. I will put you on the WL, and will sort it out by tomorrow. Thanks

Hello @Adhir Saxena. You can add yourself to the drive if you wish to confirm. One spot became available. Thanks a lot.

Thanks @TT_Dubai. See you soon.

Hi @GauravSoni. You are #3 in the WL. Thanks

Dear Desertnauts - @Mario Cornejo, @Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ, @Craig Finlayson, @Thomas Varghese, @Melenany, @Amir Amiri, @Kalahari - Welcome to the 100th Carnity drive celebration. While I usually provide a detailed preview of the drive, this time the briefing is simple: have fun, and enjoy together the most beautiful parts of the Sharjah and Dubai sands. As some of the most fun IM drives we did have been the "Long Range Patrol" series, I have thought it fitting for a celebration to bring on a new installment of this series. To get us in the mood for a hot, dusty, afternoon I'd like to share with you a bit of the history of the LDRG: "For weeks, the LRDG carried out reconnaissance patrols in the heart of the Libyan desert, penetrating enemy territory through the ‘Qattara Depression’, an astonishing natural feature 150 miles long, half as broad, and 450 feet below the Mediterranean at its deepest point. It was a pin-prick on the earth’s surface but a crueler, more desolate spot would be hard to imagine, particularly in July under the midday sun." Now, we hope to find our route more hospitable than the Qattara depression, nonetheless we'll move as fast and as silently as possible through the dunes of Murqab (and a new route at that), the Lisaili Plateau, and onward as much as the sunlight will allow us to, across Solar Park and Bab al Shams long range dunes. The next instructions will provide the convoy order and radio channel. Until then, enjoy your week.

Hello @Gok Krish, You are #1 on the WL. Thanks Hello @Ashok chaturvedi, You are #2 on the WL. Thanks

Dear Desertnauts - @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, @Abdul Rafay-S, @Chinthaka Ruwan, @Pierre de Maigret, @Charbel, @Anoop Nair, @darren thompson, @Ammar Naji, @Chris Wing, @TT_Dubai - Welcome to the 100th Carnity drive celebration. While I usually provide a detailed preview of the drive, this time the briefing is simple: have fun, and enjoy together the most beautiful parts of Murqab and particularly Lisaili. We'll start easy, albeit with a brisk pace, on the wide and tall dunes of Murqab, then cross a more technical area (this time through the dunes, without using the sand track we call "the Highway to Solar Park"), to finally reach the Lisaili plateau, where we'll proceed, exploring its inner reaches, looking for camel caravans, or aiming for groups of trees, until we'll exit at Solar Park. The next instructions will provide the convoy order and radio channel. Until then, enjoy your week.

Hello @Adhir Saxena. You will be #1 on the WL. Thanks Hello @Lakshmi Narasimhan. You are currently #2 on the WL. Thanks

Dear Desertnauts - @FARAZ MOHAMMED, @Damiru Dharmadasa, @James Thorn, @Jason Grima, @Yawa, @Alexander Holodny, @shu yang, @SUNIL KUMAR, @Senthil Kumar - Welcome to my 100th Carnity drive. While I usually provide a detailed preview of the drive, this time the briefing is simple: have fun, and enjoy together the most beautiful parts of Qudra. There will be dunes, of course, as well as animals, trees, rock formations and lakes. We'll start easy, using the basic off-roading skills, progressing to slightly more complicated terrains, based on the convoy's behavior. Bring your cameras, as we'll try to make this a more photographic drive then others, taking some time to shoot some of the sights we'll drive by. The next instructions will include the details of how to reach the meeting point (which is a little tricky), and the convoy order. Until then, enjoy your week.

BRAVO Paolo 👍. Well done!!

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 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 Off-roader 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. Drive Details Level: Intermediate Level and Above When: 10 July 2021, Saturday. Meeting time: 3:30 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Action Plan: After finding out this week will be my 100th drive with Carnity, I chose to celebrate this occasion with as many members as possible. Hence I was given permission to post 3 drives, one for each rank, and have fun with those who will sign up, across 3 of my favorite routes. This one will look to cover as much ground as possible, from starting time to sunset, racing through Murqab, Lisaili, Solar Park and Qudra (not sure yet in which order). Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/2CqCzNyNdRvqTEE78 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: 7:30PM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL STARTING AND ENDING THE DRIVE AT THE SAME 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 10 Intermediates and above drivers. RSVP will close on Tuesday - 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