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Time to wrap up our final prep for tomorrow... RSVPis now closed! Dear @DP1011 @Fabien Monleau @Mehmet Volga @Rafey Hashmi @Dev_ @Dorian Zissi @DTG @essam ibrahim.. see you all in the morning Below please find the key prep points so we are all ready for our early morning adventure: P.S. @Rafey Hashmi until you get a flag for your stem, for tomorrow a T-Shirt will do🙃 Pre-drive details below: Be ready at the meeting point by 5:30am (or before) with tires deflated (Front 14psi Rear 13psi) and flag erected Please ensure your programable radio is on, fully charged and set to Channel 4 (446,081) For first timers, pls ensure you complete the readings and video in the main drive post before the morning Briefing will be done on the sand before we start moving Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and there are no moving objects Please check all car fluids, tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis. please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for this drive level specially your tire deflator, pressure gauge and a compressor, safety flag and radio. (NO FLAG or RADIO = NO DRIVE) MeetingPoint: https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9 Convoy Order:

Congrats on your new toy @nithin nk.. looking forward for meeting you on Saturday

Welcome to Carnity @Rafey Hashmi. It’s my pleasure to accompany you through your first intro to off-roading. I see you successfully RSVPed. Thanks for sharing the details about your car. Keep an eye on this space as I will be posting further details about the drive on Friday. in the meantime please go trough the reading links and watch the video in the main drive post. have a wonderful week and see you soon.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities First time with Carnity Off-road Club: Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details. Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets. Advise if you don’t have a programable radio and safety flag. MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Absolute Newbie / Newbie and above (all levels) Meeting time: 05:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9 Action Plan: A drive planned to bring back the necessary off-roading skills, brushing off the rust accumulated with a few weeks of summer holidays. Three hours of "class", divided into three parts: the first hour dedicated to bringing back one's feeling with the sandy surface, practice convoy discipline plus some straight crossings, the second hour focused on more technical driving, re-acquiring the finesse needed to navigate some tighter spots, and the third hour to practice side sloping and eventually safe criss-crossing. Before departing, we'll spend some time going over the basic notions of desert driving, with a detailed technical briefing. 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 P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 12 cars maximum. RSVP will close on Wednesday - 5 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. Members that do not confirm the terms of the COVID requirements will be removed from the RSVP list. 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 below calendar:

It was a wonderful morning and I personally enjoyed every bit of the drive despite of the scorching heat towards the last hour of the drive with temperatures climbing very fast beyond 48 degrees. @Davie Chase you already blew up the curve mate 😂 a natural lead with fantastic lines and balanced level for everyone to enjoy, learn, and grow some muscles too 💪 The whole convoy did very well overall and I liked the teaming spirit.. everyone rolling up their sleeves to support when needed Congratulations @Haneef Thayyil for completing your first Fewbie drive. You had the biggest share of stucks and refusals plus a pop out today so thanks for giving us the chance to practice all techniques 😂😂.. Jokes aside, you did very well and I could notice after each one how more confident you become, better in following instructions, and getting the art of taming the mighty power of your beast to work for you..always remember STEERING is your best friend. @Alphin Aloor very well done overall.. I was jumping from joy watching you self recover at that soft spot.. a role model .. BRAVO. everyone else drove very well and I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. @Benjamin great support throughout the drive.. your presence and coolness in every situation assessing, guiding, and executing different recovery techniques is highly commendable.. keep it up my friend. can’t wait to have the pleasure of driving with all of you again!

Don’t worry @Mark B.. join us and I promise you we will handover all shovels to you and setback in the A/C 😂

Good morning @Frederic and all . I am very sorry I missed the alarrm and just woke up now so won’t be able to make it on time .. enjoy the ride and hopefully will see you all soon

Nice project @Stumpy Pajthanks for sharing.. how did you engineer the ventilation of the compressor to ensure it doesn’t overheat specially in summer with excessive use ? Also, I assume you are not relying on the standard 12v outlet to feed the compressor, not sure the standard wiring is good enough for the high amps drawn by the compressor

Very well written @Benjamin.. one word of advise is to secure CID approval prior to starting any color change as in many cases they will request the car to be brought for inspection and if the color is changed already from what is recorded in Mulkia it can complicate things.. bare in mind that the main purpose of the CID preapproval is to ensure the owner is not changing the color to hide something (hit and run or other major offense) so if they are suspicious for any reason and color is already changes it can be a big problem

Congratulations @Theo09.. it’s a start of a new adventure .. enjoy

Thanks Davie for letting me in and sorry for that I had to leave that early.. I was however very happy to reunite with you and follow off-roaders after such long time.. until we meet again soon InshaALLAH

Congratulations @Asif Hussain @GauravSoni @DP1011 @M.Seidam @Looper and @Zed.. well deserved

Well deserved @Davie Chase.. congratulations mate

Huge congratulations @Looper 👏👏👏

Hi @Patrick .. really appreciate the feedback and @Carnity is always open to learn and adapt best practices to always keep the drives and experience better every time of everyone in the @Carnity family .. rest assured that # 1 to 100 priorities for all of us are SAFETY & FUN and hitting the right BALANCE is our ultimate North Star . What you see today in the grading structure is a model that matured over several years with 100s of good (and bad) experiences and feedback gathered from all members throughout all drives and then was subjected to thorough analysis debate between marshals and crew to conclude on what fits best to get us to that North Star. For example, sometime back we adopted that Upgrade Drives for some levels, however the experience proved it brings more bad than good accordingly it was dropped. Every decision and specially promotion goes through a rigorous system to ensure skills, safety, comms, attitude, team work, … etc are assessed by different leads and support members (all of whom are volunteers by the way) and we do our best to ensure fairness and no bias. However, like everything in life, it’s impossible to achieve 100% and there is always room for improvement.. more importantly we all appreciate one size will never fit all so as we always say in the briefings we expect everyone to raise their tolerance, & patience and focus more on having fun while enjoying the company, adventure, and nature.

amazing!... thanks a lot @Frederic for this interesting initiative.. and congratulations @Ale Vallecchi @Davie Chase @Benjamin @JeromeFJ @DP1011@Ishak @Bjoern @Tharun Kumar V @Santoso Marjuki for this recognition..hold tight as competition heats up and everyone will be trying hard to knock you off that wall 😆

Happy birthday to the one and only @Gaurav .. best wishes for long happy and blessed life

Outstanding news.. congratulations @Ale Vallecchi.. you have been a beacon and true coach throughout my off-road journey since the start and am sure this applies to many others who had the privilege of following you on the sand.. thanks for being such an amazing Offroader and leader.

I don’t recommend relying on network connection for maps and navigation specially if you are venturing on unfamiliar remote areas.. ensure you have offline maps downloaded and test it before stepping 🛞 on the sand For voice, all will fail at a point in time and you should rely on your off-roading skills and experience and teamwork.. the very reason we always advise against venturing solo or without the right experience, support team, and appropriate tools

Congratulations @Looper and @Davie Chase.. enjoy the ride 💥😜

Specially in red color 😉

Dear @Rob S @Imran Kashif @Mohamad Anwer @Chris Wing @Archibald Jurdi @Werno @ASAD. @Senthil Kumar @Waqas Parvez @Hisham Masaad Pre-drive details below: Be ready for briefing by 7:30am Please ensure your programable radio is on, fully charged and set to Channel 1 (446,006) Quick briefing will be done on the sand before we start moving by 7:40am Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and there are no moving objects Please check all car fluids, tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis. please ensure you come with a full tank (as much as possible) in addition to all necessary gear for your level (NO FLAG or RADIO = NO DRIVE) MeetingPoint: https://goo.gl/maps/52SXdWvyFE6ntguh8 Convoy Order: same as RSVP order

If we do a capture of the Shuwaib IM drives lists for the past 12 months they will all look identical 😂😂😂 always pleasure to drive with this gang