Rizwanm2

congratulations @Chaitanya D. well deserved, 

It is always fun to drive with you. looking forward for more interesting drives and learn more from you. 👍

What an amazing drive it was. It was equal to 3 drives on single day. We covered almost 60km without a stuck only few refusals. Thank you @Chaitanya D   for your lead on maximum fun drive. @Gaurav Soni brilliantly handled his Pajero through out the drive. Initially @Probir Mukherjee was bit hesitant to push his V8  beast. But eventually he got the message and managed to climb bigred without any hesitation.  Thank you all for your company. Hope to see u soon.

Cheers 

13 hours ago, Mohamed Seidam said:

@Gaurav bhai and @Rahimdad bhai  

in case of no diff lock ( my X is lacking it ) what is the alternative ? in other words is there a way or trick that may simulate the diff lock ? .. off course we are talking here about the stuck situation ( except central crest stuck ) 

Hi @Mohamed Seidam 

SInce Xterra is part time 4WD it locks the centerdiff as soon as we shift to 4WD-HI

i have noticed couple of times tyre scraping noise and hard steering when driving on 4WD-HI on solid surface. (of course by mistake not my intention) Hence i assume this is because center diff is lock and not open diff. 

Also in Xterra offroad version got the rear diff lock. so it doesn't make sense to give a rear difflock without locking the center transfer case. 

This is my understanding about the Xterra, Please correct me if im wrong 

Thank you @Emmanuel for a wonderful drive. Dune formation in this area was exceptional. An ideal place to master the control of technical dunes. Also every other dune we pass through was an exceptional playground.  However the only downside is the crowd and crazy drivers passing by without any hesitation for fellow offroaders. 

It was very fun drive. Hope to see u all again soon... 

Cheers. 

2 minutes ago, Foxtrot Oscar said:

Yes 100% you are in 

Thank you. See you tomorrow 👍. 

@Foxtrot Oscar I was late to RSVP to this drive. Can you please confirm if it's ok to join tomorrow morning. 🙏

5 hours ago, Foxtrot Oscar said:

Good afternoon everyone,

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN MEETUP LOCATION.

The drive will see us go in a different direction from Murquaab, which is our starting point. The hope is to end near Lisalli and with such a nice small convoy then anything is possible.

Please not the radio channel will be added later....watch this space 

My proposed convoy list is as follows:

 

• @Foxtrot Oscar Angela - Black X
•  @Arda Yagcioglu-  Black X Terra
• @luwaimn - Prado LC
• @Malachy McGrogan -F150
• @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ -Yellow Wrangler
•  @Ale Vallecchi
  
  See you all tomorrow

Hi @Foxtrot Oscar

Would like to join this drive as second drive for the week. 

Hope it's not too late. 

Please confirm 

when browsing just came across this one. not sure how good it is, but seems it has large flat surface at the bottom and could be fairly easy to operate as well.  

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4 hours ago, Chaitanya D said:

Trip Report:

Driving to the starting point itself was quite an adventure as it was very foggy with very less visibility , especially after exiting off Al Ain road. Thank you every one for turning up on time and starting the drive as scheduled. 

We drove along the sabkhas to enter a slightly technical terrain , with very poor visibility. But as it was getting brighter by min it was very much manageable. All did well here to get into the long range dunes of Faqa where we started some nice side sloping and ridges. It was here that one of the cars had a pop out in a soft bowl with poor access to the chassis and the LCA covered by the tire. We tried out bit to sort it there ,which was not working as the jack was not lifting the tire enough. Had to pull it  out onto a flatter area where it could be fixed easily. Thanks to @Luca Palanca Falsini for doing this perfectly and safely. Even though the tire was fixed but it was found to be leaking along the rim edge and after a chat with the driver, we decided to exit. 

Driving back we had few refusals which were sorted quickly and some tugging needed as we entered technical terrain again. While doing this the tire with pop out was maintaining the pressure and hence it was amended to continue the drive, but with caution that at any point there is an issue then the exit would be tricky. Thankfully it was all fine till the end, and as a lead some decisions are always tricky. Personally I/We never wish any driver who signs up would exit for things beyond anyone's control, until it is under control.

We did out bit going back into the long range dunes that Faqa has to offer, skirting along AD border and winding back onto the Sabkhas taking us to Solar park exit. For the time we drove, it was fast ,exciting and with lot of long ridge rides which was the best part of this eventful (If I can say) drive. You all showed great control of your cars , even for first timers like @Rizwanm2 who did really well. We exited after a slightly longish drive , exercised our driving capabilities in some terrain which had everything on offer . Most importantly we went all in and we were all out safely.

@Tamas Hoffmann excellent second lead  and well managed to get out of refusals. You were quick to respond for my rerouting advises which was great

@Rizwanm2 did wonderful for his first IM drive. You will only get better as you drive more and stick to basics. Well done

@Nizam Deen did well except for some instances with refusals and some needed tugging. You have a great car to drive and conquer terrains 

@Mehmet Volga loves this area - Lisaili/Murquab and Faqa. Never seen him shy of signing on these drives and it was great to have you this time. Well driven my friend

@Tero Vallas again gets better quickly and it is indeed a treat to see how well you were driving. Even after the Liwa drive, your enthusiasm was nothing short. Fantastic

@Anish S surfed his Pajero , great control in all areas and hardly any issues. Well done buddy

@Luca Palanca Falsini quite impressive how quickly you have mastered off-roading and recoveries even in tricky situations. Thanks for all the help you offered

@Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @Jun Zamora and @Jeandre Bezuidenhout - the wrangler boys, hardly heard on radio and absolutely no issues. Great to have you on any drive - full of energy, enthusiasm and involvement. Special thanks to Jeandre for a perfect sweep. At some areas I was driving exactly behind you after taking a loop and it was great to see you handle perfectly even on churned tracks.

We at Carnity advised you all to have ABS /Traction kill switch on IM drives as it is very important in soft sand. Please disable your airbags as even on slightly higher side inclines your airbags (especially the side or curtain) can pop out .

Get your tire pressure set to a level which is suitable for your kind of driving and your car dynamics. If you are not sure ,start with 15 PSI and go down . The quicker you get to the correct pressure for yourself , you will start enjoying the drives more than fixing pop outs. While this is all great learning and a must for any offroader, we can get better every time as we all try to do the same.

Enjoy your week at work, Cheers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

it was pleasure driving with you @Chaitanya D for my first intermediate drive. it was a challenging morning due to thick fog in the early hours and navigating through initial technical dunes with reduced visibility. I really appreciate your hard work and assistance to team members on fixing the pop out in a very tricky place. we lost lot of time there fixing the pop out, But you managed to give us lost time by extending the drive time little bit more. Thank you very much for consideration. we all enjoyed riding on beautiful and long dunes in faqa area, it was a really good experience and cant wait to get back to sands to do some more practice.  

cheers...

2 hours ago, Chaitanya D said:

 I will add you to the drive, Kindly confirm

Thank you @Chaitanya D. Confirm will join tomorrow. 

Fantastic morning drive with fantastic people. Enjoyed every bit of it. As CF I was expecting to get my muscles and ropes stretched, but everyone was so good and I never got a chance to pull out recovery gears for any action. Thank you @Chaitanya D for executing nice drive plan to give everyone a taste of every thing. @Jon Mwas perfectly executing his second lead skills through out the drive is big releaf to the drive lead. Every now and then @Shaaz Shavoice to confirm everything good at the back is also  another releaf.

Thank you everyone and hope to see you all soon. 

Cheers.. 👍

Below is the summary of today's drive. 

Have a safe trip everyone... Enjoy and bring back nice pictures and videos for us to enjoy.. 👍

Congratulations.. 👍

Congratulations.. 

This is an exiting news to begin the holiday season. Thank you very much for all the seniors at carnity. Looking forward for more drives, more learning, more fun, more responsibilities, and grow even more. 

Thank you all. 🙏😊

Dear @Chaitanya D

Please put me in wait list for second drive of the week. 

Thanks

it was absolute blast today morning, thank you @Brette and @Foxtrot Oscar for leading the convoy.  The area we drove today was a stunning beauty and cant wait to get back to this area again very soon. Everyone drove very well today. hope to see you all very soon. 

Cheers, 

7 hours ago, Sajit Modiyil said:

Thank you @Foxtrot Oscar @Brette. Great convoy and a super drive. Enjoyed the company of X-Men @Vineeth John Joseph @Rizwanm2 at the back. 

ohh, ya team X-men, the back benchers 💪  were smashing the dunes like peace of cake.. 😁

Dear @Frederic and seniors, 

With a very heavy heart im withdrawing from this event 😭.

I tried my maximum to make an excuse to my boss to avoid work commitment. but unfortunately i hit a dead end and cannot avoid it anymore. 

at least im happy i could inform this before its too late for some else to join this once in year opportunity. 

Congrats to next in line on waitlist. 

Cheers. 

Hi @Wrangeld i removed my RSVP. as i got spot on another which is closer to me. 

Thanks. 

1 hour ago, Brette said:

@Rizwanm2please confirm if you are still waiting for a drive as a spot has opened up on this drive. 

Hi @Brette Confirm.

i would like to join the drive and already removed my RSVP from other drive. 

Thanks. 

Just missed. 

Please put me in wait list 

Thank you Dr @Chaitanya D. it was absolute pleasure to drive with you on a perfect friday morning, 

Everybody drove absolutely well, following exactly as per leads guide. So we were able to drive maximum and hardly any time spent on dealing with refusal and stucks. 

Thank you all see you next time. 

5 hours ago, Ahab Shamaa said:

I don’t mind the timings at all @Tero Vallas. To me, they’re actually perfect as I get to do something I like, and be back home by the time my family is ready to tackle their Friday; be it movies, shopping or lunch. The early timing makes it that these drives do not interfere with my day; and that’s a big plus. 

Totally agree. early morning drives gives enough time to reach home early and continue rest of the day with family,  so no complaints from home ministry as well. 🙏  it win win for me. 😃

Till next week... Peace and keep safe!!!

Did not push too hard to climb this one.