Wrangeld

Congrats @Ilya Golubinsky as Fred said, once you showed how good you are during the drive on Saturday, this was an inevitable promotion.

@Sai Baskaran will all depend on whether we get people dropping out during the week - which normally does happen, but there is no guarantee.

DANIEL NOGUEIRA SyedObaid Yasas Dharmadasa Nithin Vaidir Goutam GauravSoni Athula Dharmadada Archibald Jurdi Karthik Krishnakumar Kaushal Prithwani Arda Yagcioglu Vijaysekhar Are the first 12 to sign up. Wait listed ... @Ahab Shamaa @Sai Baskaran @Manjinder Singh @Ranjan Das @Mohamed Abo ElKomsan @Yusuf Esaf

DANIEL NOGUEIRA SyedObaid Yasas Dharmadasa Nithin Vaidir Goutam GauravSoni Athula Dharmadada Archibald Jurdi Karthik Krishnakumar Kaushal Prithwani Arda Yagcioglu Vijaysekhar Are the first 12 to sign up. Wait listed ... @Ahab Shamaa @Sai Baskaran @Manjinder Singh @Ranjan Das

Hi @Mohamed Seidam ... second innovation is that we ask that people only sign up for one drive on Sunday, That means that more people get a chance of signing up and assured at least one drive. We will fill up spots later in the week for any dropouts or empty spaces. Seems a lot fairer, no?

I will be looking out for you. This Friday will really be treat.

Congrats @marks well deserved promotion Mark that has been on the cards for a while. Looking forward to seeing you soon somewhere in the sand.

Following you (again) @Christian Andras this weekend shows exaclty why you so deserve this promotion. Looking forward toseeing even more of you playing in the future.

Hi @Ahab Shamaa = please make sure you are online at 7.10 when the drives for newbies open up and sign in then.

@Yasas Dharmadasa we did not get the chance to drive together yet, but I am looking forward to the opportunity. Congratulations on the promotion. UPDATE: See you are now on the newbie drive on Friday from Margham. Be prepared to be be used as one of the more experienced drivers in the convoy

@Syed Raza Hussain well done on the promotion. Your last drives positioned you really well for this.

HI @Gok Krish really pleased for you with the promotion. Now you and Kailas can be on the same advanced drives (until one of you gets promoted again!)

Come and join in this exploratory Newbie drive in this new territory for Carnity Newbies. 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: Newbie and above ACTION PLAN: Navigate around and through some bowls and swooping dunes, with opportunities for straight crossing and some side sloping. We may cross occasional technical dunes, where more precision and finesse will be required. The pace of the drive will be leisurely, but we will navigate areas new for Carnity Fewbie drives and explore together a terrain where Carnity Newbies seldom venture. When: 23 Oct 2020, Friday Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/6pK1UqzSV7jQDZDy9 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. Please also make sure you have all the equipment required on board as a Newbie - flag, working radio, closed shoes and shovel. THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. 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. Approximate finish time: 10:00 PM LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Newbie drivers maximum. RSVP will close on Thursday - 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 SIGN UP ON CALENDAR BELOW

Hats off @Chaitanya D a brilliant addition to the leaders in the club, evidenced by meticulous planning and execution on this drive.

@luwaimn @RAKIN KURIAKOSE @Gijo Javob @Hardik Mody @SureshVNair @Andrei @Kaushal Prithwani @[email protected] @Ahab Shamaa Another excellent Pink Rock concert! If the desert could sing, Pink Rock and Tawi Nawza were calling us all this morning with the first cool start to a drive in living memory - OK maybe not that long, but after driving through the summer months it was really quite a shock to feel cool sand as we deflated and put our flags up to start the drive. We started the morning with the unexpected stuff - radios not working how they should, a forgotten radio - but we got moving quite quickly and were quick into the sand and our first recovery, which was, of course YT! Sometimes, when you are looking for the perfect line (and making sure your sweep finds you) you lose concentration for that split second. And then we were under way again. Up and down, across the top of the dunes and making good progress. And progress is the key workd about today's drive. Everyone made progress and improved something. How did that come about? By practicing those crests and descents again and again. Yes, people got stuck, but that's the idea. You have to practice that feeling of giving just enough gas to get over a crest again and again to gain the confidence of knowing that you can make it. We got stuck in soft sand, and we saw that with a little bit of digging here and there, it's possible to drive the car straight out of trouble. We did a few descents so that everyone got the feel of how the power in their car is delivered and what you need to do to get up that hill! I was really impressed by a few of the drivers for whom this really was just their second outing with Carnity - @Gijo Javob, @Kaushal Prithwani in particular did really well (and I hope that the family members enjoyed the ride as well). @luwaimn was excellent as second lead, redirecting when neeeded, giving warning and making sure that the convoy kept up and kept moving and was excellent in helping on so many of the recoveries. @Hardik Mody it looks to me that you have a similar issue with your Montero as aflicts the Pajero that it shifts into a higher gear, just when you want it not to. Tiptronic might help with that, but it gives you something else to think about on top of everything else. @RAKIN KURIAKOSE a really good outing for you with good learning because you got stuck and I hope you really felt how the sand sucks you in if you are not careful. @SureshVNair that Rubicon is a beast and Ithink you are starting to understand just how much fun it can be once you tame it. @[email protected] and @Ahab Shamaa our FJs at the rear. The FJ is a really capable car and what I see is that you started out a little tentative and were not sure if the sand wanted to play, but by the end of the day, especially when there's time to play, it's a great feeling to be in control of the car and your emotions and just go for it. @Andrei ... it was all going so well until the clutch got fried. I hope you get it sorted and we see you back out again. Off roading with a manual is a particular skill that takes time to develop. There really was music going on today, with the sound of the engines of our cars getting a work out for the first time in a while. Some beautiful notes were played and with you as the orchestra to a wonderful symphony. Thanks also for the excellent team work that was shown today. We never leave anyone behind, so it was important to make sure Andrei was with us. More importantly, the offers of help when needed are really appreciated. Were it not for COVID I promise a lot more of you would be involved in recoveries. So many offered today, we truly had an embarassment of riches. In the end, however, it was @Lorenzo Candelpergher who did a brilliant job of saving the day and saving many of us from the sand. We can all feel secure knowing that he has our backs. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon in the sand.

Dear Pink Rockers, @luwaimn @RAKIN KURIAKOSE @Gijo Javob @Hardik Mody @SureshVNair @Andrei @Kaushal Prithwani @[email protected] @Ahab Shamaa Here is the finalised convoy numbering for the drive tomorrow morning. THIS DRIVE IS NOW CLOSED. We will be using Carnity Radio Channel #1. Please make sure your radio is pre preprogrammed to this frequency. So that we can start the drive as quickly as possible please arrive on time (or early) and when you arrive, please can you: Deflate your tires to 13PSI. Put up your offroad flag. Make sure your ABS/traction controls are off. Put the car into 4H We are very lucky to have quite a short convoy for a Newbie drive so will be able to challenge ourselves to take advantage of that. I will be supported by @Lorenzo Candelpergher on the drive, but as we do not have a formal centre forward on this drive, we will be looking for you to self recover as much as possible during the drive and will be giving a lot of attention to helping anyone who gets stuck recover without being tugged or towed. We will brief more on this before teh drive leaves. Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. It promises to be a lovely cool start to the day, so let's take abvantage of the fact that the crust of the sand will be nice a crackly and get moving before the sand starts to get soft and busy. See you (very soon) in the sand.

Hi @Ahab Shamaa, We will be delighted to have you join the Pink Rock drive. I added your name to the drive. @Gaurav - thanks for sorting these things out.

@topgear sorry to see you bow out - no waitlist on this drive and I had you mapped out for sweep but as you say, there will be another time.

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Update #2 Pink Rockers, @Hardik Mody @luwaimn @Kaushal Prithwani @topgear @Syed Raza Hussain @[email protected] @Gijo Javob @RAKIN KURIAKOSE @Suresh Nair @Andrei @siddharth maheshwari Unbelievably we are at the end of Tuesday. This drive will be closed by 9am Thursday and with a few people waitlisted on other drives, it is important to be sure that you are still going to attend - better pull out early and give others the chance than be a last minute cancellation. What to expect #1?: If you have never been to the Pink Rock area then be ready for the dunes to be busy. During the summer months, when Carnity was one of the only clubs driving regularly, each week, we were lucky enough to have the sand almost to ourselves. Now that the season has begun, the area is very busy. What does this mean for you? We may decide that there are just too many convoys and cross tracks for us to play on Pink Rock. What to expect #2?: There is a lot of chance to practice on dunes that are quite forgiving in this area. We will practice going up and over, round and across these dunes. For the more experienced drivers, this is the chance to perfect your technique - are you using too much power, too little, are you dirving your car or is it driving you? The the less experienced, it's time to move on from the excitement and newness of the Absolute Newbie drive to develop your skills and try something new. It might be a bit scary from time to time, it might be exciting. What ever, we will make sure that you have new challenges than you had before. What to expect #3?: You will find the drive a challenge at some point. If you are more experienced, perhaps it will feel a little more relaxed, but don't worry, we will add in some more challenging parts even for the Fewbies that are on the drive ... for a start, the expectation is that Fewbies are able to self recover. We will still be there to make sure you are safe, but might not give as much help as before! At the end of the day, the drive should be fun. And it will be - and we will make it more challenging if we see that the convoy is up for that. More to come later in the week. See you soon in the sand.

@Kaushal Prithwani looking forward to seeing you Friday. You'll really enjoy Pink Rock.

Pink Rockers, @Hardik Mody @luwaimn @Kaushal Prithwani @topgear @Syed Raza Hussain @[email protected] @Gijo Javob @RAKIN KURIAKOSE @Suresh Nair @Andrei @siddharth maheshwari Congratulations. You successfully signed up on the Sunday evening rush to secure your place on Friday's Pink Rock drive. Pink Rock is a great newbie terrain with low wide dunes in the lead up to more challenging pyramid dunes close to the base of the rock. The sand color is also red/pink which makes picking out the route when following the convoy a little easier than around Qudra, where the glare from the sand early in the morning sometimes makes for more difficult driving. What to expect on a Pink Rock drive? The plan is to challenge you with a lot of practice of driving up and over dunes, to start drivnig along the side of the dunes (and slipping) to find our way through taking the higest point in the dunes to cross from one range to the next. Depending on convoy performance we will push the pace and push the complexity, but newbie is all about learning and relearning the skills to take you further and further into the desert. Myself and @Lorenzo Candelpergher who will be supporting the drive look forward to seeing you all bright and early on Friday. THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR RADIO PREPROGRAMMED. YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A COMPRESSOR, FLAG AND RADIO TO BE PART OF THE DRIVE. More to come during the week. Have a Happy Monday. See you soon in the sand.

Congrats @RaYan E

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 MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader 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. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Newbie and Above (All Levels) When: 16 Oct 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - Tawi Nazwa Farm - https://goo.gl/maps/rkkmz9FmyFwSb1jc8 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: 10:00 AM End Point: 2nd Dec Cafeteria P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 1-2 Senior Members + 12 Members. 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 EVENT