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Congratulations @danebowers

Great to see you in the next level @Richard Franks. Congratulations

@amir amiri congratulations

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 jeopardise 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). Not for Absolute newbie When: 23 April 2021, Friday Meeting time: 9 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - Tawi Nazwa farms 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: 12 Midnight 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 - 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 EVENT

Amended, well done !

Trip Report: Glad to catch up with a great bunch of newbie drivers who signed up on this Carnity night drive at Margham. We drove along from Lisaili to Margham village through some technical areas , small to medium dunes and some sharp drops. Having the support of @Jeepie and @Wrangeld made the whole drive well supported and anchored all throughout. @Soumya Saklani did 2nd lead role to perfection in his prado , except some minor refusals and stucks. Rerouting as advised by me in some tricky areas , thank you. @Darren Brooke drove the LWB Tahoe really well. I was expecting some stucks /refusals considering the LWB but really impressive how well you drove. You almost got out of a soft patch with shovelings and some maneuvering which was a delight to see. Very immersive driving considering you made it all through with just one assistance. @Ahmed Mostafa did well in his LWB pajero, some refusals and stucks as expected . His second drive of the day and great to see your enthusiasm along with Trekkado, and Morshedi. @SyedObaidmissed out on this drive, no confirmation of joining after he was added to the drive upon him wait listing. @Lakshmi Narasimhan managed his position and his LWB Pajero with some refusals. Driving in dark takes some practice but it was good to see you managed most of the terrain with no issues than the last time we drove in daylight. Good to see you sticking to Newbie drives to learn and get better before jumping onto higher level to get the learning right. We did see some animals , but as we drive through they obviously hide away in the dark. @GauravSoniwas our center forward for the night and he managed all the recoveries/tugs under the watchful eyes of the seniors on this drive. You need to communicate clearly on the radio (which you did for most of the time) and wait for the acknowledgements from the car having a situation. How your are improving at it each drive is impressive. Thanks for your support my friend. @Niekku driving her FJC was totally blank on the radio, goes to show how well you were in the back of convoy which consisted of many having done their masterclasses (with @Ale Vallecchi). I was sure of your basics being right and hence your position, and you managed well. Great driving and enthusiasm. @stavros papachristos some refusals which are all part of the game especially at the back, managed his red wrangler well. Good to get your feedback asking for drives on Saturday which I/we will definitely try to arrange considering the availability of many leads who tend to have a working day on Saturdays. But nevertheless , will arrange. @Pierre de Maigret good to catch up after a gap, and your style of driving with a FJC is "kind of " impossible to get stuck/ have a refusal. Another member who was radio blank - great driving . Fantastic to see how you are applying all that you learnt in the masterclasses (with me). @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil another member who had a masterclass (with @Wrangeld) , drove his wrangler well. Some minor refusals which are always expected being at the back end of a longish convoy. Always great to see your smile and enthusiasm on all the drives you have been with me. @Jeepie was the sweep , and always reassuring we don't leave anyone behind. Her calm and clear approach with right communication is always a delight to have on any drive. Thank you so much for supporting the drive along with Richard. @Wrangeld was our Fly sweep meaning he was flying to any position where there might be need for an assistance or get into a position where we might need some re routing. Having mentored me from my early days in this club ( along with Marjan @Jeepie) , it was a nice little challenge for me leading a newbie group while he was on the drive. For sure his mastery over technical dunes is great. All the guidance's/advises learnt from you both were applied and hence we drove for most of the time even if it was with newbie drivers in the dark. Thank you! Some stats in the pic below Thank you everyone for the COVID appropriate behavior all along the drive. If you have completed the required number of drives please apply for your promotion to next level at ease, no hurry. Remember to learn, relax, and enjoy your drives. For most if not all this is a weekend activity /hobby and hence not a race to the next level. More information and link to apply below Off road Club Grading Structure V.2.0 - Discussions - Carnity.com See you all some time soon, enjoy your week !

Dear Friends , Morshedi @Morshedi Pierre @Pierre de Maigret Syedobaid @SyedObaid Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil Darren Brooke @Darren Brooke stavros papachristos @stavros papachristos Niekku @Niekku soumyasaklani @Soumya Saklani GauravSoni @Gaurav Soni Lakshmi Narasimhan @Lakshmi Narasimhan Ahmed Mostafa @Ahmed Mostafa Please note Updated convoy positions for tonight We will use Radio Chanel 1 for communications Richard @Wrangeld, Marjan @Jeepie , @GauravSoni and myself will manage recoveries if any. Kindly arrive in time and deflate to 15 Psi for regular tires and 12 psi if you have all terrain AT tires. Please remember to bring in your mandatory gears (Shovel, programmed radio, Deflator, compressor and off road flag) without which you will not be allowed to drive. Torch for yourself is preferable for ease of use in the dark. I wish to remind the COVID9 guidelines of the club. Please step out only for deflating your tires (with face masks on) and once done get back into your cars. Park your cars at sufficient distance from each other. Myself and support members will watch for any violations which will invite a ban from the club. See you tonight

@SyedObaid and @Pierre de Maigret both of you will.be added to the drive Kindly confirm

Dear Friends , Morshedi @Morshedi Badar Tariq @Badar Tariq Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil Darren Brooke @Darren Brooke stavros papachristos @stavros papachristos Niekku @Niekku soumyasaklani @Soumya Saklani GauravSoni @Gaurav Soni Lakshmi Narasimhan @Lakshmi Narasimhan Ahmed Mostafa @Ahmed Mostafa Please note convoy positions for tomorrow We will use Radio Chanel 1 for communications Richard @Wrangeld, Marjan @Jeepie , @GauravSoni and myself will manage recoveries if any. Kindly arrive in time and deflate to 15 Psi for regular tires and 12 psi if you have all terrain AT tires. Please remember to bring in your mandatory gears (Shovel, programmed radio, Deflator, compressor and off road flag) without which you will not be allowed to drive. Torch for yourself is preferable for ease of use in the dark. Kindly sign out and tag me if you are unable to make it as we have two members on waitlist ( @SyedObaid and @Pierre de Maigret), who should not miss out which will be a shame. We appreciate you as much involving and informing , for me/us to make the whole process easier as we are volunteering for this drive to arrange and lead. I wish to remind the COVID9 guidelines of the club. Please step out only for deflating your tires (with face masks on) and once done get back into your cars. Park your cars at sufficient distance from each other. Myself and support members will watch for any violations which will invite a ban from the club. See you tomorrow night

I am not sure who left but one spot has opened up @Ahmed Mostafa you will be added as you are WL no 1 Please confirm

Current Wait list 1. @Ahmed Mostafa 2. @SyedObaid 3. @Pierre de Maigret Please keep a watch if there are any sign outs, I will see what best I can do. Regards

Dear Friends, Danish Mohammad @Danish Mohammad Ahmad Shaker @Ahmad Shaker Trekado @Trekado Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader Lawrence_Chehimi @Lawrence_Chehimi Kenneth Bollhardt @Kenneth Bollhardt N@ved @N@ved Sinol @Sinol Pacific @Pacific Jon M @Jon M Tamas Hoffmann @Tamas Hoffmann Craig Finlayson @Craig Finlayson Please note convoy numbering for the drive tonight Still awaiting confirmation from @Jon M and @Pacific @Tamas Hoffmann, @Craig Finlayson , @Jon M and myself will manage recoveries if any. We will use Radio Chanel 1 for communications Please bring spare torch for the drive ( not mandatory but for your ease in the dark) See you tonight

@Jon M you are next on WL, do you want to confirm joining? Noted with thanks please remove RSVP

As there is a drop out , @Pacific you will be added . Do you confirm?

Trip report Short convoy = Fun Quite evident on this drive, especially with a mix of new and experienced drivers. We all for sure felt the level of the drive wasn't at newbie. The newbies hardly got stuck ,whereas the more experienced got which goes to show sand is a great leveller for all. I personally was mistaken on two accounts getting sunken in soft patches as we entered a technical area. Seniors had refusals, crests and needed tugs 😜. Special mention to 1. @Chinthaka Ruwan who drove the X magnificently with absolutely no issues. Even while we practised higher dune crossings he was perfect, great to watch. And 2. @Russ managed his monster Raptor to perfection. Only one crest needing a gentle tug , and rest was pure roaring drive. Fantastic driving buddy. @GauravSoni did really well for 2nd lead and helped in all recoveries . How you are improving with each tug you execute is great to see. Thank you @Thomas Varghese our newly promoted IM was enjoying the X and the drive , some refusals needing shovelling but all part of the fun. Would love to see you get out more frequently and offer your valuable help ,especially now that you are IM member. @Islam Soliman swept all perfectly. Always a team man and thank you for offering your support for this drive. We did close to 32 km with average moving speed of around 17kmph ,for you to have some stats. Please remember to have Covid appropriate behavior on all drives. Stay safe and see you all soon

Added to the drive thread and calendar . Thanks

You are added to the drive.

Updated convoy list 1. Chaitanya D Black xterra 2. Thomas Varghese white xterra 2nd lead @Thomas Varghese 3. Chintaka Ruwan xterra @Chinthaka Ruwan 4. Russ Ford raptor @Russ 5. Islam - Black Yukon sweep @Islam Soliman Will use Radio Chanel 2 for communication See you soon

congratulations @Farouq Owdeh, well done. Very pleased to see how well you drove last week in Yahar-Sweihan.

We all are excited about starting off Night driving not to miss out on desert driving in summer to save us from the scorching heat. I was looking at options for improving visibility on drives especially for cars in the the convoy at back/ when one is following a car to have a better sight of the car in front. Simplest one can do would be to attach LED blinkers to their respective off road flags at the top or just below the flag so that it makes it a tad bit easier for the car behind to follow and for safety crossing taller dunes . Just the way a off road flag serves it purpose during the day, it would do with these at night. These LED blinkers are available on line - basically cycle LED blinking lamps which also come with USB recharging options. Cost varies between different options and colors but a basic one would cost around 30-40 AED and I suppose it is worthwhile to have these. Any other suggestions or advises is welcome

Dear Friends Morshedi @Morshedi Badar Tariq @Badar Tariq Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil Darren Brooke @Darren Brooke stavros papachristos @stavros papachristos Niekku @Niekku Gaurav @GauravSoni (Wait list #1 2nd drive) Thanks for signing up on this Newbie night drive at Margham off Lisaili / E66. Drive level will be slow paced relaxed drive for you all to get acquainted with driving in the night. Please remember the mandatory gears required - Shovel, Programmed radio , Off road flag , deflator and compressor. It is preferable to have spare battery for radio, LED blinker attached to the flag for better visualization , Spare torch for yourself along with other regular requirements on any drive. Off road lights is preferable to have , but not a must as you will be driving behind the car in front , so you just have to keep a closer watch on the tracks so that you don't miss them. Regular/stock high beam light +/- Fog lamps is enough. In any case we will not leave you back in the desert at night😜. Thanks to Richard @Wrangeld and Marjan @Jeepie for supporting this drive, which will definitely add more fun. Keep a watch for more updates closer to the drive date, enjoy your week!

Sure @Lakshmi Narasimhan, Keep me posted in advance. Thanks Sure @GauravSoni, keep me posted in advance as spots are available. Thanks

Dear Friends Mohamed Seidam @Mohamed Seidam Russ @Russ VipinShetty @VipinShetty Thomas Varghese @Thomas Varghese Chinthaka Ruwan @Chinthaka Ruwan Please note the mandatory gear required for this drive without which you will not be allowed to join. Meeting point updated on the drive thread Convoy Listing will be as below 1. Chaitanya Black Xterra 2. Thomas Varghese 2nd lead @Thomas Varghese 3. Chinthaka Ruwan Xterra @Chinthaka Ruwan 4. Russ Ford Raptor @Russ * @Lakshmi Narasimhan Pajero - if joining 5. Vipin shetty JGC @VipinShetty * @GauravSoni Pajero if joining 6. Mohamed Seidam White Xterra @Mohamed Seidam 7. Islam Black Yukon Sweep @Islam Soliman See you all tomorrow, I will rearrange the convoy on the spot if needed.