dune jockey

@Vaibhavcongratulations, well done

@James Thorn congratulations

Congratulations @Aisha S. Enjoy your new level

@Felix Obst congratulations. Well done

Hi @Abdessamad Rouaj. Welcome to Carnity 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. Confirm your vehicle has minimum of 8 inches of ground clearance.

Drive Report: Coming back to driving in Sweihan is always a pleasure. Was great to see some good old friends and some new faces , ready and prepped on time to go. We started slightly deeper from the regular starting point , in an area behind/south of ADNOC sweihan. Early into the drive we had @Pierre de Maigrets car- FJ whose tire was deflating - and the valve was leaking. On trying to replace the valve stem, it broke and the whole valve needed to be replaced. We quickly changed the tire with some good team work and off we go. Dunes in Sweihan are in a league of their own, fun and ready for us to push as much as we want. As we drove - albeit at a good pace, I started to engage you all into some ridge rides and criss crosses in a graded manner. That's when we had @Aisha Ss car-Wrangler - having a pop out - fixed in quick time, but the other rear tire kept deflating. We almost did a iatrogenic pop out to see if the leak would be fixed and it did for a while. and we drove closer to the bigger dunes waiting for us to play. But on checking the tire was deflating again , when we had a quick chat and decided to exit around 9.30 am as the spare tire was of a different smaller size. I would request both @John Vanderbleek and @Aisha S to practice more ridge rides and criss crosses to improve on this maneuvers. We all have done some mistakes , and we all have learned it with time, I still don't have the count how many times i was center crested doing a ridge ride asking others to pull me out😜. @S Jacob was flawless and excellent second lead. Fantastic presence of mind to get out from a soft bowl and improvisation. @John Vanderbleek drove well with no issues other than on the ridge rides, drove well even in the area behind Nahel where the sand was getting very soft. @Pierre de Maigret I hope your tire issue is sorted, and for the time we drove you were wonderful throughout. Great to see how you have progressed from your masterclass to start the journey with Carnity. @Charbel did well as the center forward, though there werent many issues other than the pop outs. Great to see your enthusiasm and I wonder you fell in love with Sweihan as I believe it was your first time there. @Aisha S drove well before exiting 30 min before the scheduled end time. Except the one incident, you drove well for the remaining time we drove. I believe you enjoyed the time in Sweihan and hope to see you back here soon. @Karthikeyan Govindarajan good to see you after a long time, great driving at the back on churned sand tracks. Goes well to show how you have improvised. Thank you for all the help with advises at the back and in fixing pop outs. @Josh T. swept us all, to keep us in a bunch. Driving a monster truck at the back is not easy but you were wonderful. Appreciate your help and advises and very glad to have you on this drive - always ready to jump in to help. Amazing progress in a short time. Please do share the videos you have for all of us to learn and improvise. For the time we drove, we did closed to 60 km from Sweihan ending in Nahel. I must say the area behind Nahel is all messed up with hardly any clean dune left for play. But that did not really deter out intention , we did have some good learning, experiences and a drive as planned from Sweihan to Nahel. See you all soon, have a good week at work.

Oh yes @Karthikeyan Govindarajan, sweihan is second home to many. Great to see your enthusiasm. Dunes here are in a league of their own 😍

Always happy driving in Sweihan and you all did well in the circumstances. Great camaraderie among the members in testing situations. Thanks @Charbel

You were excellent as second lead, especially maneuvering wonderfully on top a big dune in a soft pocket. Well done buddy

Dear friends S Jacob @S Jacob Pierre de Maigret @Pierre de Maigret Aisha S @Aisha S Charbel @Charbel ShereenMK @ShereenMK John Vanderbleek @John Vanderbleek Karthikeyan Govindarajan @Karthikeyan Govindarajan Josh T. @Josh T. Please note the positions for tomorrow @S Jacob will be 2nd lead, @Charbel will be center forward and @Josh T. will sweep. We have a nice bunch of experienced drivers , so time to have some fun. Come well rested, come on time and with a tank as full as possible. Nearest Gas station is at ADNOC Sweihan (960). For some of you coming for first time to sweihan, please remember the speed limits in Abu Dhabi are as indicated. 100kmph is 100 kmph, no buffer of 20kmph as in Dubai. If you exceed the limit on any road - you will get a over speeding ticket. We will use Chanel 2 for radio coms. See you all tomorrow

Join us to explore Al Qudra Desert to find what's beyond Qudra lakes 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 practice your off-road skills slowly but surely. 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 STRICTLY: For ABSOLUTE NEWBIE who are driving for the first time with Carnity. MUST READ AND CLICK TOTALLY AGREE ON THE BELOW COVID19 PRECAUTIONS TOPIC MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: Mandatory Safety Requirements MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Only for "ABSOLUTE NEWBIES" or first timer with Carnity Off-Road Club When: 22 October 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.google.com/?q=24.818832,55.255631 Type of Car: Any 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Tire deflator, pressure gauge and compressor, Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 12 new members only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 5PM. 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 or members who are not on the RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Please cancel you RSVP if you cannot make it, so your spot can be taken by others. Please RSVP on below Calendar

@Nabeel Abdul Rahman congratulations, well done buddy

@Davie Chase congratulations, well done

Congratulations @Raman_Dbx, well done

@M.Seidam, @Hisham Masaad and @Shaaz Sha please go through this thread - tons of information there. You all will do great, best wishes and see you leading drives soon.

Congratulations @salah2u, well done . The Y62 group is increasing in Carnity😍

congratulations @Mohammed Mansoor, see you in sweihan for the new challenges at FB

You will.love it , totally different from Dubai/Sharjah Agree , for members from Dubai and especially sharjah you might have to leave 30 min early than regular times. Still its early days into winter and gets warmish by 10. Hence the start at 6 am No worries @Miguel Codes. Safe travels

@Niki congratulations for a well deserved promotion.

Dear Friends S Jacob @S Jacob Pierre de Maigret @Pierre de Maigret Aisha S @Aisha S Charbel @Charbel ShereenMK @ShereenMK John Vanderbleek @John Vanderbleek Miguel Codes @Miguel Codes Karthikeyan Govindarajan @Karthikeyan Govindarajan Josh T. @Josh T. Mohammed Mansoor @Mohammed Mansoor ( Subject to being promoted to FB) Meeting point is updated in the drive thread and the event calendar. We will try to cover as much as possible in this fantastic area and head towards Nahel. Please make sure you (well rested) and your cars (well prepped) are in the best of their conditions as we might be pushing hard at some places - hard doesn't mean long climbs and big bowls, can be small super-soft dunes at places where your driving skills might be tested. Convoy list will be updated soon. Always feels exciting to drive in Sweihan

General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above When: 15 October 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/tMd79DoKuCxe3HBWA 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 P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday 2 pm. 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 CALENDAR