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Dear Absolute Newbies, @ALI ALMOUMAR @Irshad Alam @varunmehndiratta @Explored Dubai @Vrinda Muttiyil @Arman @Hisham Masaad @HAZEM.Ali @Ken Hüüdma I just added the following to the drive announcement for the drive on Friday. WE STRONGLY ADVISE THAT YOU BRING YOUR OWN COMPRESSOR ON THIS DRIVE. A COMPRESSOR IS AVIALABLE AT THE END POINT OF THE DRIVE AT THE ADNOC BUT IS SLOW AND UNRELIABLE. THE NEAREST EFFICIENT COMPRESSOR AT A GAS STATION IS 17 KM AWAY FROM OUR END POINT. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND. IF YOU INTEND DRIVING REGULARLY IN THE DESERT A COMPRESSOR IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. ALL TOW POINTS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. The point is, a compressor is not compulsory, but will save you a lot of time at the finish point after the drive. It is your choice if you invest in a compressor; after all you do not know yet if you will fall in love with 4x4 in the desert. Any questions, please let me know

@HAZEM.Ali @Ken HüüdmaHüüdma Great you signed up for Friday's drive, please can you let us know Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. You will need to have viewed the introductory videos (links above) before the drive. Please also make sure you have with you a tire deflator and tire guage. You will need these. If you have a offroad flag as well that would he great. We will end the drive near to a gas station where they have a compressor, however, if you have your own bring it along as it may be quicker than waiting in line. Richard

@paolo dassidassi You signed up for the Absolute newbie drive in Friday. As a fewbie, I am afraid I will have to sign you out of the drive to make space for complete novices. I understand this will be disappointing but we do have to keep to this rule. Richard

Congratulations @Vanessa8580. Even if you had not brought us to the Chimney, this was well due. Looking forward to supporting your drives soon.

Hi @Irshad Alam, Great to 'meet' you. That's great. The slightly more powerful Pajero is a great vehicle for off road adventures, so looking forward to starting your story on Friday. Richard

Hi Omar @Omar Al-khoori That's fantastic news, but for many technical reasons she needs to sign up in her own name in Carnity. I will be delighted for her to join the drivers in the drive. Please have her sign up independently. We still have space. Thanks for the understanding. Hi Hisham Yes I imagine it was disappointing. Great that we will see you Friday. No doubt your experience will shine through. Good for us to know as well it's not your first time out with the car. See you Friday. Richard

Hi @Omar Al-khoori You signed up for the Absolute Newbie drive on Friday. The drive is for absolute newbie drivers exclusively and it likes like you already drove one absolute newbie and one newbie drive last month. Unfortunately I have to sign you out of the drive. I do hope you will be able to pick up a drive elsewhere. There is a space left on this drive. See you soon in the sand Richard

This is all great news to read Varun. We look forward to meeting you in person on the drive on Friday.

Congrats @Shyam Karat Looking forward to seeing you on one of my drives some time soon. All the best with your promotion.

Congrats @Xavier Treasurer this opens up a whole new world of possibilities for you!

Great to know they are in good condition - and hoping this week that we do not have to use them this week to pull you out of the sand in Al Qudra! Lokking forward to seeing you Friday.

Hi @Hisham Masaad Welcome to Carnity and great that you signed up for the Absolute Newbie drive on 13th. I note that you did try to sign up for a drive with Ale and were disappointed because we had not yet had the chance to see your driving in action. For safety reasons, no matter how experienced, we ask that every driver that that has never driven off road with Carnity to attend an Absolute Newbie. This allows the Marshals to assess drivers and their previous experience. Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year. - I know it is an FJ. What year and model. Do you have any prior off-road experience? - You said you have attended a course before. Which one? Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. Even though you may well ahve driven with a different club or structure, the Carnity appraoch might be different so we are that view the introductory videos (links above) before the drive. Please also make sure you have with you a tire deflator and tire guage. You will need these. If you have a offroad flag as well that would he great. Based on your prior experience, no doubt you have these already. We will end the drive near to a gas station where they have a compressor, however, if you have your own bring it along as it may be quicker than waiting in line. Looking forward to seeing you on Friday and for more detailed discussions. Regards, Richard

Hi @Arman the TJ is a great machine and the hooks are fine. Leave overdrive on. You'll be driving in D on 4HI the whole drive, unlikely your engine will get above third gear during the drive. As for deflation, yes, you can stick a key in the valve as you suggest, but 4 tires will take around 20 minutes like that. Better to spend the 5 ADD on a tool to remove the stem and spend 15 seconds per tire. It's a lot less tiring to use this method than stand by each wheel for 5 minutes. See you Friday Richard @Aravind Padmaraju I have signed you out of this drive because you have already driven one drive with Carnity and this is an absolute newbie drive. I see you signed up for another Newbie as well. Hope you have a good drive in Friday. Richard

Contracts @Mohamed Abo ElKomsan. Deserved. Excellent.

Lots more roof down adventure awaits @Archibald Jurdi.

From stuck in a bowl in Fossil Rock to intermediate @Nizam Deen ... Congrats to you.

Well done @Mukundan Nair ... no more popouts for you

Well done @Kailas much fun awaits

Congrats @Heisem upping the intensity now...

Congrats @Mahmoud Asar it's been a pleasure ws thing you grow into a Fewbie.

Congrats @Ranjan Das. It's one of the best things to happen for me too buddy. Enjoy

@Ahab Shamaa congratulations on the promotion, which is deserved and comes at the right time. The excitement that waits for you (and your dad, as passenger) just gets better and better from here. Don't worry, there are a lot more Fossil Rock type experiences out there for you.

Thanks for the reply. That's great and looks like you are all set for Friday morning. Looking forward to seeing you then. Regards, Richard Dear @Arman Welcome to Carnity and great that you signed up for the Absolute Newbie drive on 13th. This is a drive striclty for drivers that have never driven off road with Carnity. Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. You will need to have viewed the introductory videos (links above) before the drive. Please also make sure you have with you a tire deflator and tire guage. You will need these. If you have a offroad flag as well that would he great. We will end the drive near to a gas station where they have a compressor, however, if you have your own bring it along as it may be quicker than waiting in line. Regards, Richard

Dear @Vrinda Muttiyil @Explored Dubai @varunmehndiratta Welcome to Carnity and great that you signed up for the Absolute Newbie drive on 13th. This is a drive striclty for drivers that have never drivin off road with Carnity. Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. You will need to have viewed the introductory videos (links above) before the drive. Please also make sure you have with you a tire deflator and tire guage. You will need these. If you have a offroad flag as well that would he great. We will end the drive near to a gas station where they have a compressor, however, if you have your own bring it along as it may be quicker than waiting in line. Have a great day, Richard (Wrangeld)

Hi Ali, That all sounds great. We will check the tow points again when we see you, but maybe get them checked during the week if you have a chance. The vehicle is fine for the drive. If you have any more questions, please let me know. Richard