Ajiesh George Kannankara

25 minutes ago, Emmanuel said:

@Ajiesh George Kannankara I wanted to remind you before you leave to go directly, at low speed, to a tyre shop,  clean your tyre and check balancing, but you were gone when I finished inflating... 

I can’t remember which tyres you have, but wondering if 12 psi isn’t a bit low for a Y62. 

@Emmanuel I was in a bit rush for some reason. Sorry about that..

It’s a learning curve for me and rest of the group who were not aware of this process. Appreciate and Thank you so much for the advise.

I am currently running with stock Tires (bridgestone). I will keep it at 15psi feom my next drive onwards..🙏

8 minutes ago, Chaitanya D said:

After every pop out you need to take the car to tyre shop and 

1. Clean the rim/tyre thoroughly and reinstall the tyre.

2. Do rebalancing of the tyre 

This will get the wheel back to normal and prevent any vibration at high speeds. 

 

Not sure if you have all terrain tyres , but probably the profile is low and hence not suitable for low pressures below 13 especially when doing side slope and riding on bushes . If you can get higher profile tyres (with smaller rims) it will improve your rides without a popout as you progress .

Best wishes 

@Chaitanya DWell Noted.. Thank you 🙏

Hello Everyone.. Hope all of you enjoyed the Fewbie plus drive last Friday. For me it was my first Fewbie Plus drive and I really felt the secret of why this drive been called as Fewbie Plus drive. 
@Tbone Really appreciate for taking us for a toss during the drive. It’s like you dropped us in the middle of the sea and told us to follow you 😛. Wonderful and awesome drive except some refusals. 
@Emmanuel, @Biju Abdul thanks for keeping the convoy in order and the guidance you provided during the drive. 

@Gregory Perkin As I was third in the position I could see only your talent (among all co drivers) during the drive.. you drive too well with lot of confidence  and sense which actually passed on to me to follow you quick and safe..Special thanks to you (added a picture for you).

Fortunately or unfortunately I got my first tyre pop out during the drive when I was on a slidy..I always worried always about the tire pop out during all my drives as I am driving with 12psi with normal tires on Y62. special thanks for @Emmanuel & @Tbone for the quick fix and I believe that’s an experience to learn what to do during a tyre pop out.. washing out the sand from the sides of the Rim to avoid any air gaps is something I learned during the process. After the fix everything went smooth with the car until I get back on the highway we’re I experienced severe vibration on the car when I pass 80km/hr speed . Only way was to replace the pop pout tyre with my spare tyre which help me to reach home safe with out any further  issues. I took the tyre to a repair shop and when they open the tyre there was lot of sand inside the tyre (picture) which cause the whole car unstable during the highway drive. My understanding is after every pop out we need to take that tyre to a repair shop to make sure there is no sand caught inside.😊..

@Tbone you still owe all of us the drive report.🤭

Waiting.......
 

3 minutes ago, Salarios said:

Thank you @Ajiesh George Kannankara you’re right it’s probably a battery issue. I’ve asked a 24/7 electrical technician to come out right now with a new battery. Hopefully I can have it fixed tonight.. 

@Salarios..hopefully things will be sorted out with out any trouble..Keep us posted 

1 minute ago, Salarios said:

Dr @Chaitanya D really sorry buddy, but I’m having car issues. Came to check everything tonight in preparation for tomorrow and the car won’t start. It’s electrical. Tried jump starting it, checked all the cables, checked the fuses, still nothing. Going to keep trying for another hour, but I think I’m sadly going to have to drop out. 😔

@Salarios hope this is Y62. I came across the same issue last month just before the morning drive. This happened the next day when some additional spot lights were fixed in the car from a local garrage. I tried even to jump start, checked fuses and tried everything I can. Later I took it to the service center and they said it’s the battery. They replaced the buttery which was under warranty and the car works fine there after. No idea why it still didn’t jumpstart when we tried..

9 hours ago, Rahimdad said:

@Ajiesh George Kannankara the dust on any drive does not settle without your brilliant talent in photography and your video. Amazing shots and love the angles and terrains. Seems like we were out of this world. Thank you for sharing these wonderful memories. To date at times when I have nothing to do, I go through the album of old drives and videos on @Carnity YouTube channel to revive every drive. These memories are priceless and help me to recall the wonderful times, and something for me to show my grand children in a few years time. Thank you.

Blessed with a photographer as my co passenger..😍😍😍 @flyinsnapper

5 hours ago, sertac said:

Thank you @Ajiesh George KannankaraI am specially waiting for drone shoots

@sertac didn’t even get enough time to look at the videos....will try to put up some thing together this weekend..

@sertac @Rahimdad

As usual as everything settle down for this drive am back with some snaps of our last drive..

@Chaitanya Dcan you please remove me from the drive. I choose the wrong drive..I already joined your evening drive same day.. thank you 

6 hours ago, Rahimdad said:

I agree with @Mohamed Seidam. It's never too late. Excellent pics @Ajiesh George Kannankara hope you've uploaded in the Gallery.

Thanks @Rahimdad..Yes uploaded in the galleries already..

I know it’s not late..posting some of the pictures of our last drive

On 10/4/2020 at 9:11 PM, Rahimdad said:

This is the longest waiting list in my history of drive posts. As a joke I need to clone myself and ask my clone to start 30 minutes ahead of me to take everybody on board.

1. @Islam Soliman

2. @Anand Nataraj

3. @Francois Germishuys

4. @marks

5. @Franco Swart

6. @luwaimn

7. @jodha singh shekhawat

8. @Luca Palanca Falsini

9. @Ali Abas Ali

10. @Sreejith Sreenivasan

11. @Mehmet Volga

@Rahimdadyou can now start another convoy driving parallel to us...😂😂

Just now, Shaaz Sha said:

Re size . Is there any specific size ?

I mean the file size..

10 minutes ago, Shaaz Sha said:

Tried uploading it , but couldn't..😭

Happened to me too. @Gaurav advised me that it’s because of the file size. I reduced the file size and It worked..

@Shaaz Sha pictures you posted in the album is not viewable for some reason...

18 minutes ago, Rahimdad said:

@Ajiesh George Kannankara what a nice video mate. Live the sound track also. Sometimes it funny to see videos and think my car would never do that. But what a nice day out and beautifully captured through you lens.

We will do it better coming week. Hopefully the location is a flying zone..

@Rahimdad The drive was simply superb. Felt like we drove for a long time and cover some distance with minimum number of Refusals...Thank you so much for the energy level and support..and more over, we are meeting again this week and looking forward to drive with you again.

@Vanessa8580call yourself wonder women🤪.. you really took every one for a toss by driving through that long sidies and that bridge drive ... this is my first experience to do that for long and happy that I managed well with out any trouble. Thank you so much.

will be posting the pictures in the Gallery and videos will follow 

On 9/27/2020 at 11:00 PM, Christian Andras said:

@Ajiesh George Kannankara I agree with @Tamas Hoffmann, absolutely stunning pictures, are you working professionally with photography? 

Btw: anyone having a picture of my and @Tamas Hoffmann double-cresting??

@Christian Andras my drive partner is a professional photographer. All appreciation diverted towards him. I agree that this is his passion. 
Check a picture from him just for you 😉.

For double cresting picture we have issues to post pictures and videos with people outside the car..so...

On 9/27/2020 at 11:50 PM, Tamas Hoffmann said:

Also would you be able to send me unedited raw or jpeg 

Credit will be given to you of course 😁

Doesn’t belongs to me either....

On 9/27/2020 at 10:49 PM, Tamas Hoffmann said:

Love it 😁 can you send me full quality? 

@Tamas HoffmannWith pleasure..Let me know your contact...

@Tamas Hoffmann

@Wrangeld I never thought it would be so much fun and experience under your guidance for my first drive as Fewbie. Let me thank you for pouring us with the guidance, motivation, self confidence and fun through all across the ride. It was really awesome. 
@Christian Andras & @Tamas Hoffmann you guys were simply superb through out the journey in terms of helping out every one in the team when needful. At one point I was thinking of hand carrying the shovel and rope at one point instead of reaching it all the time from the vehicle.😂😂. Excellent team work on last drive..Thank you once again for all the members and waiting to drive with you soon..

Sharing some pictures of last drive. I will be posting the drone videos we took a bit later as it require some editing. @Tamas Hoffmann we got a superb click of your car which will also be posted later the day.

@Wrangeldcan you please confirm the date/day of the ride...it’s mentioned Sep 25th Saturday...25th is Friday

1 hour ago, Gaurav said:

Congratulations @Ajiesh George Kannankara for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

Drives Attended (Indicative)	Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion.
What you'll learn	Basic dune and sand reading Basic self-recovery techniques Advance side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving
Skills required	Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail
Car Worthiness	Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle
Off-road gear required	Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor.
Drive teamwork	Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed
Drive Joining	Join Newbie and Fewbie drives And Fewbie Plus, after 5 drives at Fewbie level only
Forum participation	Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

@GauravThank you so much and I believe this is a great achievement..

On 4/21/2019 at 7:09 PM, G.huz said:

A sandbag is a good option, but in this case the recovery point flew in rocket speed.

As am thinking, maybe another rope holding the main one would somehow work like a sandbad, it would hold back the main rope and whatever it's carrying from flying.

Idon't know, am just thinking of work arounds to prevent this from happening.

@G.huz don’t you think the damage can happen even from the tow car? Just something came to my mind. Sandbag would be a good option as it can stop the sudden movement of the rope/ shackle from both sides in case there is an accident.

@Fredericthank you so much for the marvelous drive and guidance. You always rock as the lead. It’s always a good experience to help people in trouble, which really help us to learn things with hands own experience.