Vanessa8580

I went to Sharjah shooting club and was in and out in half an hour ....

This is one of the newbie convoys in LIWA, what an amazing day !!

Drive report After supporting the AN drive in the morning, I decided to stay in the area because I selected the exact same meeting point for my drive in the afternoon. I had a quick sandwich, a drink and some rest at the last exit and I didn't even inflate my tyres again. When I reached the meeting point, I was happy to see I was not the first one. Everybody was very well on time and after a quick briefing, we started driving at 2.15 pm. @Veedooshee was my second lead, girl power in the front. @Tamas Hoffmann was covering the center and @Janarthan was my trusty sweep with his lovely copilot Mira. We went through some technical dunes first before we reached the long range dunes. I kept a quite high pace and that meant we could cover about 60 km in a little over three and a half hours. Everyone did amazingly well and we had a minimum of refusals and stucks. I saw that everyone had a big smile on their face after the drives and enjoyed theirselves. I know I did !! I hope to see you all again very soon.

RSVP is now closed Afternoon fewbie drive Al Qudra South 11 dec 2020 Attendees Level Car Pos # Vanessa8580 Expert Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue 1 Veedooshee Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB White 2 Bassel El Rafei Fewbie Toyota Landcruiser 3 Lucky sAm Fewbie Nissan Patrol Y62 White 4 Probir Mukherjee Fewbie Toyota Landcruiser 5 Tamas Hoffman Intermediate Mitsubishi Pajero Gen3 LWB Gold 6 Anvar Sadath Bekal Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB White 7 Mahmoud Asar Fewbie Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Red 8 jodha singh shekhawat Fewbie Jeep Wrangler SWB Silver 9 Piotr Kolodziej Fewbie Toyota FJ Cruiser Blue 10 goutam Fewbie Jeep Wrangler SWB Yellow 11 Janarthan Advance Nissan Xterra Silver 12 Above is the convoy list. @Veedooshee will be my second lead, @Tamas Hoffmann will function as centre forward and assist in recoveries together with my sweep @Janarthan. We will be using radio channel 2 (446.03125 Mhz) I hope to see you all tomorrow afternoon at 2pm.

I have added you to the drive @Tamas Hoffmann

Hi @Probir Mukherjee You can bring as many passengers as you have seatbelts if you are family otherwise it's only 3 people in a car by law I think.

sure @Tamas Hoffmann You are the first one in the waitlist.

I had an amazing time and I was glad I joined last minute. I really enjoyed the drive and you are a great lead @Chaitanya D It has been a while since a drove a fewbie plus so I really needed to stretch my legs 😁

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: Fewbie and Above (No Newbies) When: 11 Dec 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 02:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: South Qudra Entrance - https://goo.gl/maps/YLUXK8PfEmShhjc86 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: 06:00 PM End Point: (Depending on convoy performance) Solar Park or Last Exit THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE UNLESS YOU HAVE A COMPRESSOR. ANYONE ARRIVING AT THE DRIVE WITHOUT A COMPRESSOR, FLAG, PROPER SHOVEL AND DEFLATION KIT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. ALL TOW POINTS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead Marshal + 1-2 Senior Members + 10 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:

Congratulations @Janarthan !!

Drive report After a few weeks leading drives in Qudra area, I chose to challenge myself and try to do a lead in a totally different terrain. The first half of the drive was through some technical and quite bushy dunes. It's always easier to do slide sloping but at one point, everyone that reaches Fewbie level needs to learn how to tackle technical dunes. I, for example, love driving in technical dunes even though I am driving a LWB Pajero. It's a good way to learn how to control your car and it's something different than doing endless side sloping ... I had a few LWB cars in the convoy such as @Tamas Hoffmann, @Sinol, @Probir Mukherjee, @DANIEL NOGUEIRA, @Athula Dharmadada and @Mikhail Lukichev but they all managed very well in this area. We only had a minimum of refusals and they were all self recoveries. I only got a little stuck on the last dune before the sabkha but with the help of @DANIEL NOGUEIRA, @David Ortells and @Desert Dweller I got out very fast. We then drove a good 20 minutes on the dirt track and crossed the round about to get to Faya. Because it was extremely busy on Faya and there were police cars everywhere I decided not to try to get to the top but we went to play in the bowls on the left side of Faya. That's where everyone needed to push their cars and keep their momentum to go from one dune to another. Also there, we had a very few refusals, only @Yasas Dharmadasa showed us a very nice yoga pose with his car where the back of the car hung in the air but he was able to do a brilliant self recovery, very well done to Yasas ! Once it got a bit dark, the locals came to life and it got a bit dangerous in the desert. We decided to exit safely and got to the road to inflate our tires. A big thank you to @Tamas Hoffmann to be my second lead, @DANIEL NOGUEIRA to be CF and @Desert Dweller to be my trusty support and sweep. I was really glad to have you by my side again ! See you all very soon in the desert again ....

Drive RSVP is now closed Convoy list for tomorrow will be : Afternoon fewbie drive Suwaydan to Faya 13 november 2020 Attendees Level Car Pos # Vanessa8580 Expert Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue 1 Tamas Hoffman Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero Gen3 LWB Gold 2 Sinol Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB White 3 RaYan E Fewbie Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Gold 4 Probir Mukherjee Fewbie Toyota Landcruiser 5 Daniel Nogueira Fewbie Dodge Ram Black 6 Athula Darmadada Fewbie Jeep Grand Cherokee 7 Yasas Dharmadasa Fewbie Jeep Cherokee 8 David Ortells Fewbie Toyota FJ Cruiser Grey 9 Mikhail Lukichev Fewbie Toyota Landcruiser Prado White 10 Lorenzo Candelpergher Advance Nissan Patrol Y62 White 11 We will be using channel 4 (446.08125) See you all in the sand tomorrow afternoon

I have added you to the drive @David Ortells

@Yasas Dharmadasa I have added you to the drive.

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: Fewbie and above When: 13 November 2020, Friday Meeting time: 2:30 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/xRUsS1ArFGWWdj6TA 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: 6:30 PM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL END THE DRIVE AT A POINT WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. 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. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Fewbies and above drivers. 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. 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

Drive report When I woke up this morning, I wasn't feeling particularly well, I had a headache and my back was a bit painful but after a painkiller and a nice shower, I was ready to roll. It was nice to see that everyone came on time and at the right meeting point. Because it was a combined drive, we had to split the convoy in 2 and make sure the meeting points were not the same. After a radio check and a quick briefing we started moving with @Jeandre Bezuidenhout as my second lead, @Foxtrot Oscar in centre forward and my hubby @Frederic in sweep position. I have to say, it was the smoothest drive so far under my lead. Everyone drove amazingly well and we had no stucks and only 2 refusals which were resolved in 2 minutes under the guidance of @Foxtrot Oscar. We also maintained a very good speed and momentum and we drove 63 km in almost 3 hours which is really well done ! I had a great time and the weather was amazing and I am pretty sure the rest of the convoy also enjoyed themselves. I heard no complains. Well done everyone and see you next time ....