dune jockey

@Salarios added you to the drive. Can you confirm?

@Islam Soliman habibi you have RSVP two drives . (One with me on friday and another with @Ale Vallecchi on Saturday) Please note *NEW CHANGE/REQUEST* notification sent earlier by @Carnity To prevent all drives getting full on Sunday by multiple RSVP, we would like to request everyone to pick ONE DRIVE initially and then book your second or third drive from Wednesday onward. Sun - Tuesday - Limiting one drive per member Wednesday onward - RSVP on multiple drives. Please choose one drive, I know it feels terrible to opt out of a confirmed RSVP but I am trying to be fair for everyone. Appreciate your understanding.

Waitlist 1. Dagdag Sofiane

Waitlist as of now, will let you know if anyone opts out 1. Salarios 2. Rizwanm2 3. Luwaimn

congratulations @Nabil Bishara

congratulations @Ilya Golubinsky

@topgear I can see your name when I download the list of RSVP ( which you can also do from your end to check) So please decide which drive you want to join (as you have confirmation on both)and exit the other (by clicking leave) to make space for others in waitlist. Thanks

Dear friends, @Foxtrot Oscar, @Nabil Bishara, @Nizam Deen, @Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @Craig Finlayson, @Gregory Perkin, @Nivin, @Mehmet Volga , @marks, @Islam Soliman, @jodha singh shekhawat Thank you for joining this drive, many of you who have driven with me before . As you are aware this is a fewbie plus drive and hence we will be off roading at a faster pace than regular without any compromise on safety of everyone. What you can expect and what we will do is described in brief below , but however as you are aware by now uncertain and unknown issues can happen ,nevertheless we will try to keep then to bare minimum. Terrain- I personally love this part of the desert for some reasons like - perfect mix of technical terrains and medium- tall long range dunes where you can stretch as you like. Practice and improvise on side sloping, ridge riding and cross crossing . As you all get better at this we can do this more often . - beautiful scenery with some trees , sabkhas , massive solar panels and of course the Lisaili camel track at the start. We will be driving along this track for some distance and hopefully can see some camel racing considering it's a weekend. - very little crowd and interference from other convoys considering the off road season has started. (I really hope this is true this weekend). Climate - expect it to be cool early and comfy as it gets sunny( sunrise 6.21AM) Drive plan - we start from Lisaili along the camel track. There is technical terrain at the start which we will try to get across with min refusals or stucks. We will cover as much long range dunes after this and head towards Murqab and possibly exit there .If there is a lot of time left and depending on convoy response we can go further to Faqa. Finally exiting on to Al ain road , from wherever we do exit.( Well we plan , but then there is always some uncertainty when in the desert 😜) Prepare - make sure your vehicles are in good condition with all fluids and coolants topped up properly. Make sure the spare tire is available if needed and in proper condition. Check your recovery points again and come with as full a tank as possible.Please go through the threads on carnity about ridge riding and crossing for you all to be prepared. When you arrive at the starting point there can be a lot of vehicles and camels moving around, please take care and drive safe. See you on friday!

congratulations @marks. Well done!

Thanks and appreciate your quick response. Hope you enjoy the other drive Added you to the drive as you requested first. I wonder if you RSVP on any other drives? Waitlist as of now, will let you know if anyone opts out 1. Salarios 2. Rizwanm2

Well done @Christian Andras. Drives now on become more involving and engaging ( with all the shovelings and tugging) , enjoy!!

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: 23 October 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 3:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Action Plan: We will drive through a stretch of desert unusually visited by offroaders, where we will practice and improvise on controlled driving over technical dunes, side sloping, ridge riding and crossing (low to medium dunes), at a reasonable pace. Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/SzafZbeAVREseE4P7 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: 07:00 PM 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. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 Fewbie 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

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 plus and Above (Fewbie members signing up need to have completed at least 5 Fewbie drives). When: 23 October 2020, Friday Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Action Plan: We will drive from Lisaili to Faqa which has a nice mix of Technical , medium to long range dunes and some really tricky areas. Offroading skills will be tested to the core Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/WmnzTjeVRo5vJyxt9 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: 10:00 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL STARTING AND ENDING THE DRIVE AT THE SAME 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 Fewbie 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. Restricted to Fewbie with 5 or more drives at Fewbie level. If you have not done the required number at fewbie level then do not RSVP on this drive PLEASE RSVP ON THE BELOW CALENDAR

Bravo @Tbone. Well done!!

Trip Report: Fast paced drive where we drove for the most of time! Dear Friends, Thank you for showing up on time and joining this drive. After deflating we started driving with a super quick brief considering it was a fewbie plus drive, and I am sure you all were well aware of everything- gears,driving,4H/4L, maintaining distance , momentum and overall COVID precautions. @Desert Dweller did awesome 2nd lead, maintaining a longer distance than the regular 2nd lead which was considering I was a first time lead. But she was excellent in rerouting and guiding the whole convoy when I made some mistakes. Self recovering from the side slope refusal was fantastic. Thank you and Well driven. @Jorge Stepniak Felippe with his new drive - manual wrangler SWB hardly was heard on the radio. This goes to show how well he was driving needing minimal assistance even when we picked up pace and did some tricky areas. Well done! @Craig Finlayson with the black wrangler LWB managed the longer version with great control. Quite impressed to see you riding the ridge and crossing the crest with precise control, even though they were small. Awesome ! @Mukundan Nair had to opt out of joining as he was sick. Best wishes for a fast recovery. @Pancho was our center forward with his red wrangler SWB, supposed to do a lot of shovelings and tugging, which was not needed considering how well everyone in the convoy drove. You have shown tremendous progress and teamspirit , along with a witty character which is great to have on drives. Thank you! @Islam Soliman I specifically kept you at the back knowing how well you drive the massive V8 GMC. The way you were riding this tank was a joy to watch and I am sure it was the same joy for you sitting behind the steering wheel and enjoying the dunes. @Ilya Golubinsky with his white wrangler LWB, hardly heard on the radio, which goes to show how well you drove. Superb control riding and crossing the ridges , well done buddy! @Christian Andras with the Blue FJC, I stand corrected. You have an amazing car to play around perfectly in such kind of areas and of course you did , I hope you enjoyed the drive as much as seeing the gazelles frequently. I wonder some of which were actually coming along with us .Well done ! @Jeepie ( with @Wrangeld) s reassuring presence at the back as sweep made me feel at ease considering they know this part of the desert well and I could go back to them in case if I was struggling to find a way out. Thank you for joining the drive. @Frederic - It was great to see you enjoy the dunes as flying sweep. Thanks indeed with helping in some refusals at the back, and chipping in with your advise while we were stopping for a break. Some stats from the drive : Total time driven - 3 hr 35 min Moving time - 3hr 11 min Avereage moving speed - 17.5 kmph Total distance covered - 56 km with max speed of 52.7 kmph. Which is amazing considering that we did very few flat areas and sabkhas. Most of our driving was on sand and dunes. All in all it was a good day of driving, memorable start for me with a great convoy every one of whom drove really well. As Fred was mentioning towards the end many of you are encouraged to apply for the next level if you have completed the required number of drives and have the necessary gear/tools. See you all soon next weekend!

Thanks @jodha singh shekhawat. I hope your car is sorted soon. Best wishes @Christian AndrasThanks for the color clarification. Yes you have a fantastic car to enjoy at the back.

Dear friends @Desert Dweller , @Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @Craig Finlayson, @Mukundan Nair, @Pancho, @Islam Soliman, @Ilya Golubinsky, @Christian Andras, @Jeepie and @Frederic. Below is the convoy numbering for tomorrow's drive . Please arrive on time or a few minutes earlier to deflate and flag up. Remember and follow COVID precautions all the time.Since it is a fewbie + drive , we will have a super quick breifing and drive as soon as we can.@Pancho is our center forward, he will be doing most of the recovery and tugs ( of course when needed). Other seniors @Desert Dweller, @Jeepieand @Frederic will chip in when needed .All remaining friends are please requested to be inside their cars for the drive. We will use Chanel 4 for radio communication.

Thanks @Rizwanm2 for advising. See you later

First Video at 0.28 sec you have very less momentum to go through that soft sand and climb on. One has to keep momentum and distance while doing in and out of bowls. Tricky but one will get better with each drive, more you do it the more you get better, confident and safe. Well done

Thanks for advising @Nacho. Enjoy the drive you will be joining 👍

@Nacho added you to the drive @Christian Andras you are welcome. Yes strange because 2. Saturday drive 1. Newbie lead 😜😜 Now the RSVP is full.