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@Sven @Rob Harper @Hasan Wahlan @Amanda Milnes @Ruan van den Heever @Karthikeyan Govindarajan and @Mehmet Volga FOG ALERT Based on the last two days consecutive foggy mornings and tomorrow's forecast we will be starting tomorrow morning's drive from 8 AM (instead of 7 AM) until 12 PM. Please find below the convoy numbering. We will be using radio channel 1 (446.00325) Morning newbie Sweihan 12 feb 2021 Attendees Level Car Pos # Vanessa8580 Marshal Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue 1 Ruan Van den Heever Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Grey 2 Amanda Milnes Newbie Range Rover sport 2008 black 3 Karthikeyan Govindarajan Newbie Toyota Land Cruiser V6 2015 4 Hasan Wahlan Newbie Toyota Land Cruiser 5 Sven Newbie Jeep Wrangler LWB 2013 Red 6 Rob Harper Newbie Toyota Tundra Black 7 Mehmet Volga Advance Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 8 I hope to see you all tomorrow morning .... In case of an emergency, you can reach me on the number 056 434 1668

@Paul Zeitoun I love Rams but I love my big blue more !!!

No problem, see you another time ☺️

No you don't need PCR test ....

I think with the certificate and the letter E in the hosn app, you would not have to do the DPI test .... But just dubble check ...

You can do DPI test at the border on Friday morning, takes only 5 minutes

You can join @Yahya Munir See you tomorrow

RSVP IS CLOSED NOW Please find below convoy numbering for tomorrow's drive Morning newbie Pink rock 05 feb 2021 Attendees Level Car Pos # Vanessa8580 Marshal Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue 1 Michael Glavanis Newbie Land Rover LR3 2 Antonio Jimenez Williams Newbie Toyota Prado 2015 3 Hassan Almousa Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Black 4 Adhir Saxena Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 5 Cornelius Wessels Newbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 2009 red 6 Alphin Aloor Fewbie Nissan X-terra 2012 7 Veedooshee Intermediate Mitsubishi Pajero LWB White 8 Dodi Syahdar Newbie Mitsubishi Montero sport 2017 grey 9 Bhaskar Newbie Mitsubishi Montero Sport 10 Sherzing Newbie Jeep Wrangler LWB 2013 Red 11 Pacific Newbie jeep Wrangler SWB 2016 12 Franco Swart Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero SWB Black 13 Nabil Bishara Advance Jeep Wrangler Grey 14 We will be using radio channel 2 (446.03125) Hope to see you all tomorrow morning at 7am sharp ....

@sherzing I can add you to this drive if you want. Can you please confirm ?

@Hassan Almousa and @Pacific I have added you both to this drive. Can you please confirm ?

Waitlist 1 @Hassan Almousa 2 @Pacific 3 @sherzing 4 @Yahya Munir 5 @Salty3Arab @Jasim Khumi I have added you to this drive. Can you please confirm ?

Join us to explore Sweihan Desert in Abu Dhabi And learn the art of offroading in a versatile playground for your first off-road adventure. You will learn to self-drive your vehicle from experts having decades of off-roading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridges to test your off-road control. Drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicles having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and (MANDATORY) Front and rear tow hooks (MANDATORY) What you'll learn: Introduction to off-roading. Desert driving basics and etiquette. Desert driving tips, techniques, myth and best practices. Off-road and safety gear familiarization and recovery procedures. Vehicle orientation, risk analysis, deflation and outdoor safety advice. First time with Carnity Off-road Club: 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. Why should i join? We will teach you how to self-drive off-road safely and learn the best offroad driving and recovery techniques. If you have already driven in sand before then you can learn more from experts having decades of offroading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridge to test your off-road control. Can my vehicle do this ? This drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and front and rear tow hooks. If in doubt please first announce your questions on the drive thread so we can advise you further. Any stock 4x4/4WD are most welcome, you don't need any vehicle modifications. Can i bring passengers ? Yes of course, but if you are absolute new to offroading it is better to drive alone first to avoid any distractions. Learn More About: Carnity Off-road Club 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: 12 Feb 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - https://goo.gl/maps/RdTqkKaqUjgQYbx56 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 End Point: Sweihan ADNOC Station 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

Waitlist 1 @Jasim Khumi 2 @Hassan Almousa 3 @Pacific 4 @sherzing

Drive report I chose an area this week where we have a lot of very nice long range dunes and because there are some new leaders climbing up the ladder, I had the opportunity to let one of my fellow seniors @Lorenzo Candelpergher take a part of the lead. Once everyone was deflated and after a short briefing, we started moving on the track and into the dunes. I led the convoy through the first part of the dunes and everything went very smoothly. After about an hour, @bassel el rafei, who swapped his Landcruiser for a brand new 3.8 Pajero had some overheating issues and after the second time, we decided to take him back to the pylon track and let him leave the drive. I hope the car gets sorted out so you can join again soon @bassel el rafei. After the little reroute, @Lorenzo Candelpergher took over the lead and he led us back into the desert and up the long range dunes. Boy, did he have fun !! The terrain was amazing and the whole convoy did great. There were a minimum of refusals, no shoveling at all and no tugging. We could cover a lot of ground and we all had so much fun .... A little too much fun because @Hisham Masaad's son got carsick and we decided to go back to the pylon track and slowly exited the convoy out. When we were inflating the tyres, the poor boy got his color again and he felt a bit better. I think next time, @Hisham Masaad will have to come on his own, his son said he doesn't want to join anymore I especially want to thank @Melenany who was an amazing sweep and support ! I hope to see everyone back again soon in the sand

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 Level) When: 05 Feb 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - Tawi Nizwa Farm - https://goo.gl/maps/uhfU4J2mXoDPgnhR7 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 15 cars maximum (12 members + Lead + 2 Support). 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 RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

I am sorry but the RSVP is closed ....

Drive RSVP is closed now Please find below the convoy numbering for tomorrow. We will be using radio channel 2 (446.03125) Morning fewbie Lisaili to Hathma 29 jan 2021 Attendees Level Car Pos # Vanessa8580 Marshal Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue 1 Lorenzo Candelpergher Advance Nissan Patrol Y62 White 2 SL Baskaran P.R Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB White 3 Bassel El Rafei Fewbie Toyota Landcruiser 4 Ashy Fewbie Jeep Grand Cherokee Black 5 Probir Mukherjee Intermediate Toyota Landcruiser 6 CF Anvar Sadath Bekal Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB White 7 Nacho Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Unlimited White 8 Hisham Masaad Fewbie Toyota FJ Cruiser Black 9 Melenany Fewbie Ford F-150 Green 10 SWEEP I hope to see you all tomorrow morning !!

Thanks for letting me know ....

No worries, thanks for letting me know. You will be missed ....

Thank you so much for this promotion ! I want to thank a few people who helped me to get this far. First of all my other (better) half @Frederic, if he didn't keep talking about Carnity and asking me to please join the club, I would never have known how much I enjoy off roading. He always came home exhausted, covered in sand and I wondered what the hell was enjoyable about that but once I did my first drive, I knew what he was talking about. Now we come home on a Friday together exhausted and covered in sand and now the kids are looking at us the same way I looked at Fred 2 years ago .... I also want to thank @Srikumar, @Gaurav, @Rahimdad, @Asif Hussain, @Emmanuel, @Ale Vallecchi and @Wrangeld for teaching me everything I have to know and trusting me to support them on their leads. And especially @Srikumar who was my mentor when I started leading convoys. It was very scary in the beginning and I was insecure but he helped me to believe in myself and he talked me through it all ! I know when I started driving, a few people weren't completely sure it was a good idea to try and take my Big Blue up to the higher level drives, the LWB Pajero is not the best off road car and mine is a complete stock car but I worked really hard and I definitely wanted to prove that is possible to get as far as you want as long as you keep believing in yourself and the capabilities of your car. That's why I am always talking to Absolute Newbie who come with their stock cars and think they will not be able to take their car up to higher levels. It's not only the vehicle unless there is something seriously wrong with the car of course but it's mostly the driver who does it and I keep believing that !! I am very proud to be the First Lady Marshal in the club but I surely hope I am not going to stay the only one ..... One day, I will organise a ladies only drive to make @Rahimdad's dream come true, I promise !

Thanks for letting us know, hope to see you in a couple of weeks ....

@Nacho @Melenany and @Aus Alzubaidi I have added you to this drive, please confirm if you still want to join ....

Sure, go ahead 😉