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Dear dune surfers! @Imteeaz @Joseph Raju @salah2u @Gok Krish @Prakash Anoop @ASAD. @Senthil Kumar @Charbel @Mario Cornejo welcome to the drive! this week had been super busy for me and m just waiting for the morning sunrise to get back on the sand! i will see you all tomorrow morning deflated at 5.30 and ready to move by 5.45 am

Dear Dune Surfers, The Drive name says it all , the idea of this drive is to practice the skill and enjoy the thrill of riding on the Sand Ridges. This drive is Part 1 of 3 Skill Drive Series which will be posted in subsequent weeks depending on the Off road Plan with Carnity to balance all leads and drives to get as best possible a balance of variety in terms of challenges, drives, leads, terrains and areas. Part 1 - Ridge Rider Republic – Al Qudra – 21 May 2022 Part 2 - Criss Cross Country – Faqa ??– TBA Part 3 - Technical Terrain Transit - Will be posted in coming weeks All three are for Fewbie Plus and above only as we believe at this level you are well aware of your car, your driving style in sync with your car for these drives to learn, challenge and improve albeit safely. Please watch out for the subsequent parts in coming weeks and join in as per your availability. As the names suggest, we would be focusing on the Different skills for Dune surfing over the next few weeks. For Part 1 we will be driving in the long range dunes as much as possible. We will be taking the longer route from Qudra towards Lisaili which means we will be driving through area near Solar park and some technical patches to traverse between long range dunes hitting every ridge in safest way possible. Drive Time is expected to be 3 hours . We will be moving in parallel to the Dirt Track connecting Qudra to Lisaili in case of any early exits. We will specifically hit the areas in these terrains which will offer us maximum dunes for doing the drive purpose. Make sure you come with a full tank, Car in good conditions, recovery gear for this level (Radio, Flag, Deflator, Compressor, Kinetic rope and Soft shackles). Recovery points should be checked and in good conditions. It is preferable for the cars to have a front bash plate (6mm or more) to keep the radiator protected, if not it is at your own risk to join. General Info 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie Plus and Above When: 21 May 2022 , Saturday Meeting time: 5.30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions). Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/pzYHVDXCXpWJ17T38 Exit Point: Lisaili Fort ( Expected) Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance and Bash Plates What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 9.30 AM or early 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 Friday - 1 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. 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

Carnity is observing 3 days of mourning with respect to the passing of HH. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. All off-road drives have been canceled for 13-15 May 2022, for keeping the UAE desert quiet. Thanks for understanding… all participants will be removed from the drive….

You are confirmed!

Dear Dune Surfers! Welcome to the First Edition of the Skill Drive series! @Morshedi @Shaker @Trekado @Imteeaz @Tom B @Joseph Raju @ASAD. @Senthil Kumar @Chris Wing @Charbel As mentioned in the Drive Post, the intention of the drive is to focus on the Ridge Riding skill. we would be entering near the construction area on Qudra road near the solar park. ( check meeting point ) and making our way to some comparatively big dunes with very soft slip faces. This area will offer some nice ridges to drive on however, the ridges can be deceiving due to recent high winds. we will be keeping safety as our 1st priority. Please confirm if there are any change in your plans so as to allow waitlisted members. @Thomas Varghese @salah2u i am working to see if i can include you in the drive. please confirm if you are willing to join. I will post the convoy order and radio channel details by evening.

@Mike M. no stability issues or vibrations that I have experienced till now… on road the body roll on corners is reduced… but still have to be careful on short radius turns above 80.. Yes, I wrote 60 instead of 65. Thanks for highlighting.

Hi @Mike M. All your points are valid. let me share things I did when I got the MRR and drive after. I have standard rims R18 with 265/60 G015. I have also added 30 mm H&R spacers to increase the width. frankly speaking I searched for these 17 rims however couldn’t find it in time to replace my tyres( was looking for used ones). However going for 17 would help a lot in improving traction and self recovery. So far the setup is working fine with no issues in climbing straight up or on the ridges.

Wow!! Centuries and half centuries !!! That’s a strong “drive” line up!!!

I wish I could join this adventure!!!😭😭 However won’t have enough time to get back to dubai for my early morning drive!

Where are you my friend??? @sri ganesh…

Dear Dune Surfers, The Drive name says it all , the idea of this drive is to practice the skill and enjoy the thrill of riding on the Sand Ridges. This drive is Part 1 of 3 Skill Drive Series which will be posted in subsequent weeks depending on the Off road Plan with Carnity to balance all leads and drives to get as best possible a balance of variety in terms of challenges, drives, leads, terrains and areas. Part 1 - Ridge Rider Republic – Al Qudra – 14th May 2022 Part 2 - Criss Cross Country – Faqa ??– TBA Part 3 - Technical Terrain Transit - Will be posted in coming weeks All three are for Fewbie Plus and above only as we believe at this level you are well aware of your car, your driving style in sync with your car for these drives to learn, challenge and improve albeit safely. Please watch out for the subsequent parts in coming weeks and join in as per your availability. As the names suggest, we would be focusing on the Different skills for Dune surfing over the next few weeks. For Part 1 we will be driving in the long range dunes as much as possible. We will be taking the longer route from Qudra towards Lisaili which means we will be driving through area near Solar park and some technical patches to traverse between long range dunes hitting every ridge in safest way possible. Drive Time is expected to be 3 hours . We will be moving in parallel to the Dirt Track connecting Qudra to Lisaili in case of any early exits. We will specifically hit the areas in these terrains which will offer us maximum dunes for doing the drive purpose. Make sure you come with a full tank, Car in good conditions, recovery gear for this level (Radio, Flag, Deflator, Compressor, Kinetic rope and Soft shackles). Recovery points should be checked and in good conditions. It is preferable for the cars to have a front bash plate (6mm or more) to keep the radiator protected, if not it is at your own risk to join. General Info 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 Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie Plus and Above When: 14th May 2022 , Saturday Meeting time: 5.30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions). Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/pzYHVDXCXpWJ17T38 Exit Point: Lisaili Fort ( Expected) Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance and Bash Plates What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 9.30 AM or early 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 Friday - 1 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. 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

Thanks all the marshals @Kailas @Frederic @Anish S @Shaaz Sha for support leading until here! Kudos to @Carnity for the amazing off-road Structure! And thanks @Gaurav @Frederic for the trust and support ! Thanks @Islam Soliman @Hisham Masaad @JeromeFJ @Zulfikhar Naiyar and @Ranjan Das for the best wishes!!

Congratulations @Ignacio Quindos!!!

Well done and well deserved @Rob S see you soon in sands!

Congratulations @Joji varghese well done! Well deserved!!!

Dear Dune surfers, @Zulfikhar Naiyar @Farook Veettil @Ranjan Das @RiaanJH @Imteeaz @Mario Cornejo please find the convoy list for tomorrow. We have a small convoy with intermediate drivers with vast experience. we will be using Radio channel 3. see you all tomorrow at 5.30 am

Hi @Dr Tanveer Ahmed, it normally takes up to a week /10 days for the crew to reply… add to it the holidays for Eid. Hope you see you soon in sand!

Thank you @Looperfor an awesome drive report! Thanks @Anish S for the second lead and @Looper Goutam for the excellent sweep! It was great to see awesome response from the convoy as we scaled up in the 2nd phase, well done! See you all soon in sand.

Hi @Dr Tanveer Ahmed I see you have completed 5 newbie drives and your status is still newbie! Have you applied for promotion? If not , unfortunately I will not be able to take you on this drive until your promoted to fewbie!

Well done @Daniel Rodas…congratulations! Hope your car is ready for the next adventure!!!

Good to know your spouse is now well @Karthikeyan Govindarajan. And thank you for this post. Well done @Asif Hussain @M.Seidam and @Gaurav for coordinating throughout entire episode. Kudos @Carnity!!

Good afternoon dune surfers! @Zulfikhar Naiyar @Mario Cornejo @RiaanJH @Abed M @Dr Tanveer Ahmed @Farook Veettil welcome to the drive… @Ranjan Das @Imteeaz please confirm if you would be joining as we have space for 3 more drivers! It’s good to see your name @Mario Cornejo