Islam Soliman

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. Drive Details Level: Fewbie and Above When: Friday 7 May 2021 Meeting time: 5:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/TE4EqoPWwNFiTaRs6 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: 09:30 AM End Point: 2nd of December Cafeteria 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 13 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM. 1 Lead + 1-2 Seniors + 10 participants 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 THE BELOW IN THE EVENTS CALENDAR

@Lorenzo Candelpergher I just want to give heads-up that I may not be able to join in the morning as I had my second shot yesterday and today I don’t feel well.. will see how it goes through the evening and if I don’t feel fit enough I will skip this drive.. apologize for any inconvenience

Thx a lot @Lorenzo Candelpergher for a great weekday morning drive. Having 12 signups for a morning workday drive in Ramadan and the hot summer shows how thirsty Carnities are always are to get back on the sand! With an early morning start we got to enjoy nice breeze and been accompanied by a magnificent camel convoy and the sighting of the camels roaming the desert freely without robes around their white 10s of large birds lining up on that large dune observing the whole convoy was a joyful moment. Excellent performance from everyone in the convoy specially with new fewbies who all did a great job and we were blessed with the support of @Ahab Shamaaand @Gaurav Soni today, thanks all another special thanks to @Lorenzo Candelpergherfor allowing me to lead part of the drive, really appreciated. As my first convoy lead I had lots of learning today battling the urge to enjoy the best dunes that area had to offer while being conscious of our direction to head towards the fort and avoid the tech area, a job that proved challenging with the dunes laying themselves west to east giving only one option to keep crossing these dunes in order to head north toward the fort. With the time pressing and work commitments waiting for all we had to forgive our plan and fast track back towards Qudra to exit on time. Thanks again everyone, can’t wait to drive with you all soon.

That’s sad @Chaitanya D.. I was really looking forward for it as we have been missing driving with you for long time.. unfortunately 15th will be Ramadan already and Iftar will be an hour away from start of the drive so I don’t think it will work.. have a wonderful drive and hope to drive together soon

very well plan @Ale Vallecchi and @Wrangeld for the day wrapped with mysterious buzz which obviously attracted lots of adventure seekers. As usual, amazing drive with just the right amount of spices which started becoming more "hot" towards the end with Lisalili's white sand reflecting the shinning sun into everyone's eyes making it very hard to read the dunes or follow the track.. no wonder glass is made out of sand! Still everyone managed extremely well with minor refusals and stucks here and there quickly and flawlessly managed by an amazing team work. @Ahab Shamaa thanks for a flawless 2nd lead .. I still think you can make loads of money for every time you put your winch to work @Francois Germishuys great sweep and great recovery job today buddy.. well done.. you only need to work on your speed .. you are tooooo slow on the road :)))) @Jeepiesorry that you had to deal with with all the destroyed tracks the beast leaves behind .. was great to drive with you again

Here is the location 24°49'14.6"N 55°34'30.5"E https://goo.gl/maps/c3jKtX1DwSvZKkzT7

On the positive side looks like there is a consensus around how good@Ilya Golubinsky drives.. unfortunately that strengthen the theory about his intentions towards his in-laws 😂😂😂😂

Yes.. just a small readjustment for the door brackets .. thank you 😊 next time will have to borrow a Red Bull from you @Foxtrot Oscar

Very happy @Ilya Golubinsky that the car didn’t suffer any issues other than the broken side mirror but even happier that you and your in-laws are all safe and I am more than impressed that they didn’t mind continuing the drive till we exited.. great spirit. I will second what Angela @Foxtrot Oscar shared over the radio about how good of an off-roader you are.. I always enjoyed driving with you and you are definitely an excellent driver.. no doubt.. however no one is safe from that split-second mistake hence the need for extreme and sharp focus for the full drive.. actually I committed that mistake twice today, the first one when I flew over that ridge to get on the other side and the second time while trying to recover @Mohamed Seidam X and miscalculated the power I need to give to get it out resulting in having both our cars with a stretched recovery rope in the middle.. thankfully I had the D-Shackle which saved the rope from being sacrificed... so as you correctly said, we all go into the desert with a clear understanding of the associated risks and we keep building our skills to continue avoid these unfortunate events from happening. as @Ale Vallecchi said it goes to the first thing we are all told and keep reminded of every time, no matter how good the driver is or mighty and powerful the car is, gravity always wins! finally, today was another heartwarming testimony for @Carnity ethics and values exemplified in how the recovery was orchestrated by@Ale Vallecchi and executed by everyone teaming together not sparing any effort or tool leading to safe and zero-damage recovery of the car.. wonderful team work... thanks all.

@Humayun Ghias @Rawad Bahsas out of my personal experience I would kill all before as we deflate (traction control, ABS, airbags,..). It cave be done through a kill switch or easier by unplugging the relevant fuses. Consultation with the expert car technician is a must for the safest and convenient way based on own car. Traction control and ABS plays with the maneuverability and control of the car while offroading.. I prefer to have full manual control without any tech sophisticated assistance. Airbags is of course a very important safety feature, however sometimes the sensors are fouled by the car behavior on the sand and deploy as the car “mistakenly” thinks it’s rolling or involved in an accident. It’s all part of knowing own car better and decide what is best setup for going on the sand

Stunning morning drive led by @Rahimdad with quite good achievements .. all NB up Fossil Rock without a single refusal and then crawl down on the rocky side of FR towards Faya through the mighty bowls up to the highest point of Faya.. not a NB itinerary that you see everyday .. thanks a lot @Rahimdad and thanks @Jasim Khumi and @Ahmed Wagdy for the wonderful support. very well done to the whole convoy for this fun and fulfilling drive.. great driving with you all and can’t wait for the next one.. enjoy the weekend and c u soon on the sand 🎢

Sure, thx @Ale Vallecchi

@Ale Vallecchi Pls add me to WL

What an amazing afternoon thanks to @Foxtrot Oscar .. loved each part of the drive.. first half looked like we had these virgin never touched bowls just for ourselves and Angela enjoying leaving her mark on each one of them.. then 2nd half of the drive was like a party with many tourists occupying the area and driving flagless recklessly and leaving tons of garbage behind them ;(( amazing strong convoy hungry for every challenge thrown at them from the lead and never gave up.. very well done everyone and can’t wait for the next one @Foxtrot Oscar.. yalla 🤣

@prajupramod thanks for being there and I was really impressed with you, @Osama Al Hamwi and @Rawad Bahsas for how smooth you all controlled your big behemoths.. well done @Larry Cadden @Ahmad Shaker @Hardik Mody @Trekado @Hossam Anwar @Danish Mohammad Thanks all for your great spirit and driving with us on the convoy today Special thanks for @Abdul Rahman Abdul Kader and @Jasim Khumi for your wonderful support to the convoy Last but not definitely least @Rahimdad thanks a lot for the great lead, wonderful route, and for allowing me to support the convoy today.. can’t wait for our next drive together.

Never call a lady “old” @Melenany 😜

Thanks @Foxtrot Oscar for the nice and relaxed drive this afternoon.. everything was smooth with minor refusals here and there all managed with self recovery until the first pop out on @Hisham Masaad‘s FJ giving a chance to try his new toy; the battery powered hydraulic Jack which proved effective and easy to use.. pop out sorted out quickly to immediately face another one on @Foxtrot Oscar’s X which was also dealt with quite fast with the amazing team work of this wonderful convoy. As we were moving towards the exit, @Melenany’s F150 lost power on a ridge leading to a minor parallel stuck; as light was fading quickly we went directly to a quick tug to then make our way out to inflation point. I then was faced with a last recovery to my own black beast but luckily just as I parked in my garage and shifting the gear to park to find out the stick is completely lose and gear is not shifting! I had to give the beast a big kiss that this didn’t happen on the sand and she waited until I am physically inside my garage 😘😘😘. after a quick diagnostic found out that the pushing connecting the shift stick cable to the gear arm is almost completely vanished; I managed to connect them with a couple of cable ties which will enable me to drive the car to the garage in the morning to replace the pushing saving the need for a tow truck 😅 thanks again for these nice weekday drives @Foxtrot Oscar , thanks @GauravSonifor anchoring the convoy and supporting the recoveries. Thx @Ashok chaturvedi for a flawless 2nd lead .. my dear friend @David Ortells who is always a fun to drive with, @Hisham Masaad for the amazing skill and mastering of the different terrain. @Watteau first time to drive with you.. loved seeing the Rapter flying over the sand flawlessly @Rob Harper you drive your Tundra like a boss.. amazing control.. @Arda Yagcioglu and @AlexPol almost didn’t hear your voice for the whole drive which shows how well you drove without any issue.. hope you enjoyed it.. @Melenany hopefully your car is checked soon to avoid this issue with loss of power and we meet soon on the sand my friend.. thanks again everyone and hope to c u all on the sand soon.

Dear @Thomas Varghese, it’s sad to see you quitting Carnity for this reason.. I always enjoyed driving with you. I am not here to justify any decision (have no clue what this is about) but my reflection is more touching what I feel of disappointment and stress caused by this delay in the promotion. Talking about my own experience, and I am sure many other fellow off-roaders will relate and echo, I started offroading in an attempt to steam out the continuous stress we live in due to work pressure and always chasing achieving “a thing” at work. The minute a hobby becomes a source of stress it loses all fun and lose passion.. I know, it is because of this strong passion we got hooked and want to be always on the sand and join as many drives as we can and continue advancing in the ranks.. but if we lose the balance it becomes in itself a source of stress and we are pushing it to be another job!.. These words are a reminder to myself not to spoil the fun and passion I have for this hobby without ruining it with pressure and stress so I continue enjoy it for as much as possible, meet new people and make friends (without benefits).. Hope to c u again on the sand and wish you all the best

Pls add me to WL 2nd drive

Hi @Foxtrot Oscar.. pls add me to the drive if any slot opens up

You nailed it @Foxtrot Oscar, both the drive and the report 😂 fully agree words can’t express the amazing crazy 🎢 of today.. can’t have enough of those.. thanks a lot.. and big applause to everyone .. you were all up to the game no matter what the headmistress through at you.. your are all great team to drive with @Francois Germishuys @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ @siddharth maheshwari @David Ortells @Kailas @asifk @Gaurav Soni @Ilya Golubinsky @Ashok chaturvedi @Hisham Masaad

Thx @Tbone, actually I managed to sign up for this one and it will be my first .. so we are good now.. c u then

Pls WL me 1st drive

Pls WL me on this drive