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Noted with thanks @Alfred Alinazar. Please read and click totally agree on COVID precautions in the link below. This is mandatory requirement Still awaiting response from @SP kALATH and @Juan Carlos Elizalde Reyes

@PaoloMaraziti congratulations, well done. Love your drive videos with awesome music

@Javier Lucero congratulations

@Darren Brooke congratulations, love that car you have

@Dodi Syahdar congratulations well done

Trip Report: Always a great nostalgic kind of feeling coming back to this area around Pink rock where I first started my desert driving hobby with Carnity. It turned out even special this time around as I was driving leading a Newbie drive in the dark, challenging for everyone . Glad to see all on time , maintaining COVID appropriate behavior and ready deflated around the time as scheduled. @Foxtrot Oscar called out the names as we lined up for this adventure in the dark to scale up pink rock and further. We all drove with hardly any issues to pink rock, in rather quick time which was impressive as some of you especially at the front were less experienced . We took turns to climb the pink rock albeit safely, using the members who had off-road lights to lit up the rock which was quite a sight to see in the dark. Very nice videos recorded by @Ehab , @PaoloMarazitiand @Morshedi. We all enjoyed it as much as you did! Once we were at the top, I decided to make it thrilling and bump up the level a bit heading towards Big Red/ Badayer. This meant we will be venturing into softer sand and bigger bowls which are a bit challenging for the new members especially in the dark. As we drove that's when we started to have refusals and stucks in softer bowls where in getting out was becoming tricky. But with excellent support offered by CF @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ and @Alexander Alcala we were able to sort them pretty quickly. At one point on a soft patch @Ahmed Mostafa showed some great patience almost managing a manual crawl using the "blip blip" which was impressive. That's when the infamous Pajero AT light turned on on this car and we had to cool it down, and in few min Muhammed Kashif puller him off . I was personally avoiding this as we all , especially at newbie should learn the art of self recovery and stagger our recovery : 1st- Gears 4H/4L/Diff lock with steering maneuvers, 2nd Shovelings, 3rd - Rope Tugs, 4th - Winch, 5th - Other extreme methods ....last a chopper/bulldozer if nothing works🤣. Well done my dear ! Getting you all on tarmac took some time as we were behind pink rock which a bit bushy and with some rocks in between. Negotiating through meant we extended the drive a bit, but it was adventurous as there were some tight dunes and sharp drops which you all managed well. The wrangler bunch @Miguel Codes, @Ehab and @Morshedi did well to drive in the dark. The FJ bunch specifically put at the back considering some were more experienced FB and some had their masterclasses with the masters at Carnity - @Niekku, @Ahmad Shaker, @PaoloMaraziti, @JeromeFJ had hardly any or minimal issues which was great. @Abdul Rahman AK showed how well he can manage his Pajero even at the back and was always ready to help. Immense thanks to @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ, @Alexander Alcala and @Foxtrot Oscar for your support. @Danish Mohammad for being my 2nd lead and defacto leader whose tracks you all followed. We drove for around 27 km at a reasonable pace especially for the first half, and considering newbie drive in dark this was nice. Please apply for your promotion if you have completed the required set of drives and have the required gears for next level. Enjoy rest of your week, see you all soon

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@SP kALATH @Alfred Alinazar @Juan Carlos Elizalde Reyes Welcome to Carnity off road club. Please make sure you go through the drive post above and see all the preliminary videos there Get along the off road gear you have if any - like deflator, compressor , off road flag, Shovel and Radio. If not you can procure them by friday so that you can join drives further as these are mandatory gear required from 2nd drive on wards. Most of the items are available at Speedex/Ace/Dragon mart. All information is here below The Compressor at Last exit is under repair/extremely slow and hence better to have one so that you can inflate your tires upon completion of the drive. Please share - - what car you drive - Previous off road experience - Weather Front and Back recovery points/ eyelets / tow hooks are present and in good condition As a prerequisite you have to read and agree on the COVID 19 precautions in the first post on this thread See you on Friday

Information on meeting point Please follow the directions towards the meeting point on Google if coming from D63, after passing through Qudra parking. Google should direct you there by default ( As in pic below) Once you arrive make sure you get on the dirt track exactly perpendicular to the tarmac as shows in the picture below ( drive along the along the red line in the picture below). Do not come towards the meeting point on sand before or after this .

Happy birthday dear @Gaurav🎂🍰🍨

@Danish Mohammad it was a single incident of losing the track of 2nd lead , and you saw what happened. We have made such mistakes and got better at them, and I am sure it will be the same with you . Learn and forget, you will be more focused next time around. But for this one incident you were flawless for the rest of the drive. Well done!

Excellent video @Ehab. Absolutely loved every bit of it Drives with Carnity are always planned at different levels and for a newbie level drive even if I or we have one car who needs time to learn everyone else irrespective of their levels have to come down to that particular members level for the whole bunch to get in and out safely with some good learning/adventure. I was very much impressed when I bumped up the level a bit after everyone made it to the pink rock with ease , and we headed towards Big red/Badayer when the drive became more interesting 😜. See you soon, cheers

Dear @Yousef Alimadadi thank you for allowing me to join this drive supporting you as center forward , though I was of help only once 😜. Enjoyed the drive thoroughly- the pace , distance and the terrains you took us through from South Qudra was fantastic. Well done and congratulations for your first independent lead for a complete drive managing everything from posting online to the exit on tarmac. Looking forward to join you more definitely. Thanks to @Rawad Bahsas for being a perfect 2nd lead, and @Nabil Bishara for sweeping.

Absolutely loved the roar from the V8 biturbo on the G63 🤩. You have a great car my friend. Try to follow on what we advised on the drive, you will enjoy more . Cheers

Come once you will definitely want to do more @Pmaraziti We climbed pink rock starting from Tawi Nazwa in Al Madam, Sharjah. Next time be ready for fossil rock 😜 climb at night some time soon

You widened the stance because you lifted the car or for what reason? Another option to try would be to keep going up from 9 to 9.5 and then 10 or 10.5 and further till you find that sweet spot when you will not have a pop out. But always avoid sharp turns, coming down a slip side fast, bumps , aggressive criss crossing and fighting gravity .

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 WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Only for "ABSOLUTE NEWBIES" or first timer with Carnity Off-Road Club When: 30 April 2021, Friday. Meeting time: 06:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/kCCY6WkGH1NDLDSa6 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 End Point: Qudra Last Exit Parking 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 EVENT IN THE EVENT CALENDAR