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@Rsjiv Samuel Sorry to break the bad news to you, but I had to place you back in the waitlist for the drive on Saturday. I guess you jumped in at the moment that Naim signed out, but we have a system in Carnity that the first person on the waitlist is the first person moved up to the drive and that was @Rob S and people that do not have another drive booked get preference (which was also the case for Rob. If I've got this wrong, please let me know, but when I looked at the original waitlist you were around number 12. The rules are there for, and apply to all equally so I hope you understand.

Yes, Rob, you will be automatically added to the list as first in WL

Dear @Lorenzo Candelpergher this is a sad day for the club. We lose one of the most competent, creative and complete leads in the Marshal group, leaving a massive gap that will be hard to fill. You've been a leading force in developing the more creative themed drives that so many people love. Climbs, ridges, extreme, distance - you've done it all, with massive aplomb and generating an incredible loyal following evidenced by the speed with which ANY drive to which your name was attached filled up. Keeping up with you, both literally and figuratively has been a challenge, and I have enjoyed every moment in the sand in your company (and beyond) since that first newbie, through your promotions and onto witnessing your excellence as a marshal. I wish I'd supported your drives anywhere near as many times as you have mine - I would have learned such a lot. The sand will continue to tremor as you approach it, sadly in the future, outside of Carnity. As with every aspect of your life, there is no doubt this will be a great success. Indeed, after the dark comes the light, after the rain comes the sun and new shoots sprout.

Truly sorry that feel that there is no alternative to this decision. You've been loyal to a fault, dependable, supported more drives (and usually those where other support did not want to because it was not going to be sufficiently exciting) than most and taught more people to steer down than I care to mention. If this means that I have a passenger in my car on more regular occasions, that is the single potential beneficial outcome that I can see of this decision. I am losing my most regular and competent support on drives, routefinder and partner in crime. For you, perhaps, you'll be sleeping late on the mornings that I get up early to lead drives, but knowing that will mean a lot less joy from the experience from the driving than there has been ever since that day on 25th November 2019 when we first ventured into the sand together. This is a terrible loss to this club. A great shame. I feel sorry for those that will not benefit from your experience in the future.

Dear All, Below is the full list of those signed up for the drive on Saturday. Attendees 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 Naim Aoun @Naim Aoun Alexanderrr @Alexanderrr Manage Wrangeld Alex Raptor Waitlisted Attendees Rob S @Rob S Richard Franks @Richard Franks Omar ElGamal @Omar ElGamal Reggie Landicho @Reggie Landicho darren thompson @darren thompson Imran Kashif @Imran Kashif Adnan Halepota @Adnan Halepota Derius Olivier @Derius Olivier Niki @Niki sri ganesh @sri ganesh Sudhanva Sonawane @Sudhanva Sonawane Rsjiv Samuel @Rsjiv Samuel eldose baby @eldose baby Michel Van Woudenberg @Michel Van Woudenberg KKIRAN @KKIRAN salah2u @salah2u Simon Dawood @Simon Dawood KAMALIO @KAMALIO Mohamad Anwer @Mohamad Anwer Miamimoe @Miamimoe Gregory @Gregory As you see there's quite a waitlist for this drive. We will extend by as many as it's safe to and that will be dependent on the weather to some degree - Please keep watching this space. See you soon in the sand.

You need to add yourself to waitlist these days. Yes, quite popular this drive. Was full by 7.01 You need to add yourself these days

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. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Febie and above Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Dropped pin Action Plan: Taking the 'Locals' route through the desert from Lehbab to Lisaili. Soft sand, beautiful vistas, exciting semi technical and the pleasure of rising above it all to look towards the desert and all it offers. 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: 11:00 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 Friday - 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

We are all hoping that your wife appreciated you taking the kids out of her way to mop up after the flood Great to see you and the kids again.

Post Drive Report @Rob Soughton @Reggie Landicho @Gertjan @Dinesh Kumar A @Davie Chase @Felix Obst @Marcin Wronowski @Alexanderrr @Tom B @Amir Amiri Well, that was a blast! After we exited Marcin - sorry but we could not risk two leaking tires, we drove and drove all the way to the Sorting Hat at Solar Park. Normally, the last 20 kkm of that route are done on dirt tracks, but the convoy was so good (and helped by the conditions) that we could channel our inner Desert Champions and take the off road route. A really fantastic drive by everyone. Perhaps we could have crissed and crossed a little more, or we could have ridden more ridges, but I think that the novel circumstances, and getting used to the harder sand on both sides of the dune, we made the right decisions and stayed safe. Speedwise, this was faster than normal, again largely because the sand was so wet. Everyone did really well in the drive, without exception: particularly in the treacherous technical section as we get close to the solar arrays and the last piece as we approached the Solar Park visitors centre. You just have to see how few tracks there were in that are to understand that most people would not go there. Thanks to my wingman/mentor/support, @Alex Raptor Alex 'The Raptor' Raptor, sorting out every problem (very few this time round). Thanks to all of you as well. Good morning's fun. Happy New Year. See you soon in the sand.

Happy New Year to all, Here is the proposed convoy list for the drive in the morning: Apologies if I got any ranks wrong. @Rob Soughton @Reggie Landicho @Gertjan @Dinesh Kumar A @Davie Chase @Felix Obst @Marcin Wronowski @Alexanderrr @Tom B @Amir Amiri (O I see now, your name wrong Marcin!). To the waitlist guys: apologies, we gave preference to those for whom this was the first drive of the weekend. It's been raining - so conditions should be fantastic for a challenging drive with lots of excitement. As new restrictions have been re-imposed on getting into Abu Dhabi, we will make sure to keep well away from the border line in case there are drivers without a green Al Hosn. This means a slightly different route than I originally planned - but it will still be fun. The entry road is before the Faqa police station (which is the border), so please be careful on your route into the dunes. See you soon in the sand.

@Alexanderrr you've been added to the drive on Sunday. Please confirm that you still want the space.

Attendees Gertjan Tom B Amir Amiri Davie Chase Reggie Landicho Dinesh Kumar A Rob Soughton Felix Obst Marcin Wronowski Prakash Anoop Manage Wrangeld Alex Raptor Waitlisted Attendees KAMALIO Adnan Halepota Nathan Alexanderrr This is the state of play today on this drive. 10 confirmed, 4 waitlisted. If you're not going to be able to come, and know about it early, please do sign out and give a chance to the people on the waitlist to join. For the rest of us, weather depending (have you seen the forecast for the coming days .... and it already rained this morning) we will enjoy the high dunes around the Faqa area. They are not quite Liwa or Moreeb, but they will offer some of you a new experience on the dunes you did not enjoy before. And, it's quite stunning around this area. As ever, it's totally depending in the performance of the convoy where we end up. See you soon in the sand.

Fewbie. Hope that's ok for you.

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. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and Above When: 2 January 2022, Sunday. Meeting time: 07:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/vVQYfrNxzH7XHk8n7 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: 11:00 AM PS: COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 3:00pm 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 Calendar below

Post Clean Up Drive A MASSIVE thanks to everyone in the clean up crew this morning. Loads of bin bags full, chairs, clothing, bottles cans all the detritus of multiple people abusing the desert before us. In addition, a fun newbie (plus) drive from Bab Al Shams to Last Exit. A great way to spend early Xmas day morning - doing something we love and treating a place we love with care and love. This is what having a 4x4 loving community is about in my opinion - and everyone that came along was totally committed to both. This is something we will do again, and again - because we owe it to the desert that gives us so much. I am looking forward to the photos in the album showing just what we achieved. Merry Christmas. @Alex Raptor @Dodi Syahdar @Ale Vallecchi thanks for the support. You guys know more than anyone just how important this type of event is. You've seen with your own eyes the way in which people leave the desert after visiting. @Looper @Nabil Jamil @Anton Dimov @topgear @khurram.k Thanks to all of you and ALL the people that you brought with you to the drive. Looking forward to seeing you soon in the sand.

Disgusting Desert Dutiful Deliverancers Aisha S @Aisha S topgear @topgear Zeeshan Patel @Zeeshan Patel khurram.k @khurram.k Looper @Looper ahmed salama @ahmed salama Anton Dimov @Anton Dimov Arman @Arman Nabil Jamil @Nabil Jamil Thank you for offering your time and energy to clean up our wonderful desert tomorrow. How will we manage this? Our convoy will be as follows: Wrangeld Looper Nabil Jamil Zeeshan Patel Armand Anton Dimov Dodi Syadhar Khurram. K Aisha. S Ahmad Salama Topgear Alex Raptor SW Ale Vallecchi FSW Starting at Bab Al Shams, we will make our way in the direction of Last Exit. I expect that the experienced drivers (highlighted in the list) can act as support for the less experienced, showing them excellent drive lines and helping them in recoveries where the seniors (underlined) are not there. When we find some spot where disgusting levels of rubbish have been left, we will stop and as a group clear up, take the rubbish out of that spot and move on. There will be some fun driving - don't be worried about that, but we will be searching for rubbish, so think of the drive like an exploration. Because it's Xmas day, we plan to exit by 11, so everyone that wants can get home in time for any festivities. See you soon in the sand.

Aisha S @Aisha S topgear @topgear Zeeshan Patel @Zeeshan Patel khurram.k @khurram.k Looper @Looper ahmed salama @ahmed salama You guys are complete troopers. Thanks for signing up for probably one of the most important drives of the year. Where Carnity members look at the disgusting state of the desert we drive in and do something about it. I truly hope there will be more like minded souls that understand that the timing was designed to allow for Xmas morning excitement (late start) and allow the day to not be totally taken up by this activity (out by 11am) but if not, we will clean up as much as we can and know that we earned our Xmas lunch. I promise that there will be some desert driving, it cannot all be work and no play - but the hope is we can clean at least a small part of the disgusting detritus left by the people coming to the desert. Your manage team @Ale Vallecchi, @Alex Raptor and @Dodi Syahdar will also be trying our best to create some festive cheer for everyone on the drive.

Anyone can add themselves

It's Christmas, and whether you celebrate it or not it's a great excuse to give something back to the wonderful desert that we enjoy week after week - and based on the disgusting rubbish that we have seen during recent drives it's needed. Our objective is to drive into the desert and search around for and clean up as much rubbish as we can find - saving the wildlife, fauna and flora that we all want to continue enjoying. Specific Information: We will be entering the Qudra Dunes with the specific intention of cleaning up the Desert. Please make sure you bring your own garbage bags, rakes, gloves or what ever else you think you might need to clean up. Bring more passengers to help with our objective, clear out the baggage area and make sure you have as much space as possible to carry out the rubbish that we find. We will be driving into the Desert and you will need to deflate as we will need to find the worst areas of rubbish. We will drive a little in the desert - starting at Bab Al Shams with the plan to get back to Last Exit means we will get our tires sandy, at least. General Info 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Newbie and above (All Levels) When: 25 Dec 2021, Saturday Morning Meeting time: 08:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Qudra https://goo.gl/maps/Rej9P583QwgBaXdu8 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, garbage bags, rrakes, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, willingness to clear up the disgusting mess that other people leave behind, and your own compressor for tire inflation. Approximate finish time: 11.00 AM UNlimited Spots Available: There will be no limit on the number of cars. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 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 EVENT

Post Drive Report: Absolutely Fantastic That was a great drive by everyone. For your first time out in the desert, literally for some of you what you did cannot be under-estimated. @haridas kt you'll get used to the different feeling of being in sand and start to really control the car, instead of it controlling you (like it did a few times today) @Andrew McCarthy having done a masterclass helps a lot before venturing into a convoy drive and we saw today that what you learned first time round was put well into practice. You need to sort out the bumper - it's not sensible to remove it each time. Thanks for acting as second lead. Great job. @Asad only a few moments when the courage to use the accelerator let you down today. Some nice self recoveries. @Ashhad Siddiqui I am glad you felt you learned something today. We all learn, every time we go out into the desert. I think a few more convoy drives at newbie will be worthwhile for you for the future. Thanks for taking on the additional role in the middle of the convoy. @Zeeshan Patel the Patrol has a lot of power that needs to be tamed. Once you get the feel confident with your car, the rest becomes a lot easier. For a first time out, fantastic. @Dr Tanveer Ahmed so, you flummoxed me with how to get into your battery terminals, but apart from that, a great day out as far as I see. You controlled the car beautifully. @Siddharth gupta It's a beast and you handled it very well. As expected, you got crested, but after that you started to understand how your car works on the sand and did amazingly well. @Alex Raptor thanks for the incredible support on this drive from start to finish. Normally we have an experienced CF and sweep in a drive like this - you managed both roles perfectly. See you soon in the sand. Hi Jessica, There is an Absolute Newbie drive every Friday. I've removed your RSVP from this one so that you can join which wvr you want in the future. Have a great day.

Thanks @Siddharth gupta we look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning. We are now closing this drive. Here is the proposed convoy numbering for the drive. Looking forward to seeing everyone at 7am tomorrow. Sleep well....

@Zeeshan Patel time to share .... What's your vehicle (and any modifications)? Offroad experience? Why are you joining this drive? PLEASE, please go through the tutorials and the videos - it's going to help you a lot on the drive. Also front & rear towpoints - there's nothing worse than having to send someone home who got up early in the morning because their car did not have these. @Jessica Lambert @Dr Tanveer Ahmed thanks for sharing already. See you soon in the sand. @Dr Tanveer Ahmed hoping that we see you this time. I know you've planned the drive a few times already @Jessica Lambert Great to know what you already covered. Pretty much the same sort of stuff most of us tried before coming to the sand.