Wrangeld

One of the reasons I do so few drives in AD is that almost every time that I drive there I also find myself contributing more than expected to the AD economy. So, finding that we ended up deep into AD territory (... I thought we were headed for Solar Park, by the way!) I made sure to remain carefully 2kph below the stated limit. I guess this is the (literal) price we pay for the opportunity to drive in the beautiful dunes AD has to offer.

If I recall that was a drive with @Lorenzo Candelpergher where I managed to snap the stabilizer arm on the Jeep so I was at a severe disadvantage during the drive! Let's hope for a less eventful drive this week - I cannot afford to both repair the car and pay for the petrol to run it! Apart from the ludicrous start time, looking forward to the drive!

@varunmehndiratta looking forward to supporting your drive. Faqa has some great challenges from high dunes and ridges to sweeping dunes with exciting bowls. @Ashok chaturvedi I will do my best to ensure that you are relaxed, but this time without breaking my car. I am pleased that such an experienced driver is joining the drive - so those with less experience can follow your line.

Congratulations @Gaurav Soni this is a great story. I recall when you applied for promotion to support and were turned down. Instead of bitchin n moanin you took it on the chin and asked yourself why did you not get approval straight away. You went off to drive in other clubs and no doubt learned a lot. You also clearly looked inside a little and came back stronger, more committed and ... now you're at the pinnacle. You've been a great example to other drivers and now have the chance to lead those for whom off roading is as important in their lives as for you.

Well deserved Davie, you are an asset to the support team.

HI All, Udit S @Udit S Waqar Sarwar @Waqar Sarwar Joji varghese @Joji varghese george charbel @george charbel Rajiv Sam @Rajiv Sam eldose baby @eldose baby Dinesh Kumar A @Dinesh Kumar A Pacific @Pacific Manoj Soman @Manoj Soman Farook Veettil @Farook Veettil Savio Fernandes @Savio Fernandes Quresh Pajero @Quresh Pajero Foxtrot Oscar @Foxtrot Oscar Tonight's drive - If anyone cannot come because it's Ramadan - Ramadan Kareem, and please advise in advance. We will leave at 8pm, earlier if possible. You don't need special lights. Will be a gentle first night drive experience for many of you. We will sort out the order during the briefing. Look forward to seeing you.

Tom V @Tom V Pierre de Maigret @Pierre de Maigret Gerrit Bus @Gerrit Bus Gurcharan Mehta @Gurcharan Mehta Jerome FJ @JeromeFJ Jona @Jona eldose baby @eldose baby Lawrence_Chehimi @Lawrence_Chehimi Joseph Raju @Joseph Raju Tareq Al Turq @Tareq Al Turq Hi all, Well, that was a blast. It's what I call a 'flow' drive - the objective is to keep the convoy moving as smoothly as possible while still presenting lots of challenges along the way. Once you all got into the swing, and understood the Fewbie pace we needed, we flew, literally from dune to dune without problems. The fact we got so far without any real problems was testament to the excellent driving skills, focus and consideration for each other. I was very impressed by the way you all negotiated the challenges and the room you gave yourselves and others on the convoy. Most incredible, is that you all covered some of the technical patches that put fear into the minds of many drivers, so they end up faltering and getting stuck. Instead, you all stuck with it and (maybe because I did not make a big thing of it) made your way through with only a few refusals and one car that needed digging out. It was all great practice for @JeromeFJ who was an excellent CF for what ever problems needed sorting. Drivers/drives of note: @Lawrence_Chehimi - new wheels, new experience, great job as we would expect. @Gerrit Bus - love the gladiator and the fact you just don't let the fact it's as long as a bus phase you. @Gurcharan Mehta - my apologies for questioning if you'll follow the line. You were impeccable. @Tareq Al Turq - last in, first out! Glad you were helped by everyone to get you going quickly. All the rest - all the best. See you sometime in the sand.

Good evening, Convoy order for tomorrow: Wrangeld Eldose baby Tom V Gurcharan Mehta Jona JeromeFJ Gerrit Lawrence Chehimi Joseph Raju Tareq Al Turq Pierre de Maigret

Good morning All. Tom V @Tom V Pierre de Maigret @Pierre de Maigret Gerrit Bus @Gerrit Bus Gurcharan Mehta @Gurcharan Mehta Jona @Jona eldose baby @eldose baby Lawrence_Chehimi @Lawrence_Chehimi Adnan Halepota @Adnan Halepota Joseph Raju @Joseph Raju Tareq Al Turq @Tareq Al Turq Adhir Saxena @Adhir Saxena You're on the drive Adhir, you are moved up from WL to the drive as you were a first drive WL. Convoy: list to follow later.

Here's the current state of play Tom V @Tom V Pierre de Maigret @Pierre de Maigret Gerrit Bus @Gerrit Bus Gurcharan Mehta @Gurcharan Mehta Gregory @Gregory Jona @Jona Manoj Soman @Manoj Soman eldose baby @eldose baby Lawrence_Chehimi @Lawrence_Chehimi Adnan Halepota @Adnan Halepota Waitlisted Attendees Beide Worku @Beide Worku hugo @hugo Daniel Rodas @Daniel Rodas Joseph Raju @Joseph Raju Farook Veettil @Farook Veettil If you are going to be unable to attend you'll see there are people in the waitlist. We will take the waitlist based on first drive getting priority. PLEASE NOTE: THIS DRIVE STARTS AT 9AM NOT 7AM. It looks like this weekend will be one of the last before it starts to get super hot again, so we will take advantage of a later start. If it's too hot while out on the drive we can always decide to finish earlier.

Should be the last cool weekend of the season.

9am to 13.00

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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above When: 19 Mar 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 09:00 (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Starting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/k4HM5gj447nuKC7Z7 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: 13:00 PM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL END THE DRIVE AT A 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 Fewbies and above drivers. RSVP will close on saturday - 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 Below Calendar:

Congratulations Juzer. Delighted for you.

As @Vanessa8580 says, I will lead a drive on Saturday morning. Looking forward to this, as I have been out of Carnity action for a few weeks. @Juzer Gandhi hope to live up to expectations.

I am but a humble servant of the Pajero. I will let you know the moment that I use the tiptronic.

Post Drive Report 'We Can be Heroes, if just for one day...' You can only drive to the conditions in which you find the sand, which let's face it were perfect today. As everyone here is a Fewbie, you've all driven enough in dry, sandy conditions to understand how lucky we were with the hard, packed sand on almost the whole route. We did 2 drives in one, had 18 cars in the convoy. That's probably a record in Carnity for a Fewbie drive and for sure a record for a drive covering 65km+. Ridges ridden, crisses crossed, sides sloped. It was immense. A single pop out, and one or two small recoveries were the only unplanned stops in the drive. We met the IM convoy of @Ale Vallecchias we crossed over the gas pipeline (taking exceptional care not to encroach at any time on the boundaries of that facility) and covered technical dunes with little more than a moment of hesitation. We even had an unexpected additional driver that the Carnity system had shifted unbeknown to me into the drive attendees. Thanks everyone for making it a memorable drive. @Alex Raptor @Niki - truly, the A team. @Richard Franks excellent 2nd lead (different to last time, for sure). Everyone else, excellent. Far too many to mention. It was a privilege. See you soon in the sand

Take a look in the calendar to find the dropped pin

It's what you've been waiting for (well, maybe) Here is the convoy list. See you in the Morning.

Dear Desert Desertpeople This is the final list of attendees on the drive on Saturday. Imteeaz @Imteeaz Davie Chase @Davie Chase Tom B @Tom B Harshad Ashraf @Harshad Ashraf Joji varghese @Joji varghese Karthik Raptor @Karthik Raptor Daniel Rodas @Daniel Rodas Gertjan @Gertjan Alexanderrr @Alexanderrr Rob S @Rob S Richard Franks @Richard Franks Reggie Landicho @Reggie Landicho sri ganesh @sri ganesh eldose baby @eldose baby Miamimoe @Miamimoe You all made it. It's a long, long convoy. The conditions, however, could not be better. So let's see what we can achieve on this drive. I will send a convoy later. Sure, shame, noted.

Thanks for the understanding.