GauravSoni

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 Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and Above When: 4 May 2022, Wednesday Meeting time: 5:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/H5peqHehMNMFjJtA8 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 9:45 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL STARTING AND ENDING THE DRIVE AT THE SAME POINT, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 drivers. RSVP will close on Thursday - 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. 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

Welcome dune surfers! @Jessica Lambert @Alfred Alinazar @Ranjan Das @KAMALIO @imranaasghar81 @Abdul Basit Khan @Ashok chaturvedi @Anish S @Looper please find the convoy list for tomorrow drive; I have put an experienced driver ahead of each fewbie driver to learn more about the lines and for any assistance during the drive. radio channel will be communicated before the drive. see you all at 5.30 am! you can connect with me on 0545564213 in case of any emergency.

No issues @Richard Franks hope your car is fine and will see you soon in sand!

It had been quite a busy weekend for me, hence the delayed report DRIVE REPORT: Thank you @Paolo Morresi @Paolo Pellegrini@Amr Aydin @Gertjan @Federico De Chirico @Federico Galbieri @Senthil Kumar @eldose baby @Rob S and @Frederic for joining the drive. "If plan A doesn't work, we have another 25 letters in the alphabet" , this quote was apt for the drive that started just at the sunrise as we headed towards the technical areas behind solar park "Chimney". we intended to meander through the soft sands towards the long range dunes south of Solar park, however the sand gods had their own plan in making. we tried to loop back twice to navigate through the soft technical path which was greeted with few stucks and refusal at the start of the convoy including myself being stuck on a flat ground. we were blessed to witness couple of excellent self and assisted recoveries following guidance from @Frederic. it was decided then to change the plan and head towards the long range dunes south of our meeting point making way through the sabkha where were greeted with huge long range dunes with some vegetation. taking the opportunity, we mixed the drive with some ridge riding, dune surfing and criss cross which was excellently executed by convoy. while going on a side slope ,we had a rear passenger tyre pop out for @Paolo Pellegrini . once sorted, we started moving south on the long range side slopes. at this point @Federico De Chirico experienced some issues with the transmission which kept on upshifting during the climbs. after a few futile attempts to see if the car runs normally, we exited the car. Hope you have identified the issue and fixed @Federico De Chirico. we re-entered the dunes and made our way to find ANGELA's BOWL, which i remember driving a year back. however to our surprise, the shifting sand changed the topography. Making the best of the time remaining, we played around the huge slip faces pushing our cars to max Revs and then eventually exiting to tarmac around 9,30 am. we all learned something new, practiced something old, and remembered some good old stories. and yes, it was a drive of two and three's @Gertjan. I hope you all enjoyed this drive as much as i enjoyed leading this one. Thanks @Frederic for the valuable feedbacks and support. well done @Rob S for a well executed CF and congrats @Senthil Kumarfor a job well done as your first Sweep i believe. you raised an excellent point @Federico Galbieri with the waste thrown in the desert. i am sure we all will keep that in consideration next time we get in. Thankyou! See you all soon in sand!

Congrats @Zixuan Huang - Charlie well done buddy!!!

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 Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and Above When: 30 April 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 5.30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/wpaZxogR4A3NqnGT8 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 9:30 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL STARTING AND ENDING THE DRIVE AT THE SAME POINT, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 drivers. RSVP will close on Thursday - 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. 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

Dune surfers! @Frederic @Paolo Pellegrini @Paolo Morresi @Amr Aydin@Federico De Chirico @Rob S @Federico Galbieri @Gertjan @eldose baby @Senthil Kumar please find the convoy list for tomorrows drive. we would be using channel 3 ~ 446.05625 in case of any emergency you can connect with me on 0545564213. see you all deflated and ready to surf by 5.45 am

No issues @FiNaR… see you soon! @Ranjan Das please confirm if you would like to join the drive? @Rob S you have been added automatically to the drive. Please confirm if you would be joining as well?

Thanks imteeaz for letting me know! Catch up next week! @Paolo Morresi please confirm if you would like to join. I’ve added your name as of now to the drive.

Welcome @Imteeaz @Paolo Pellegrini@Amr Aydin @FiNaR @Gertjan @Federico De Chirico @Federico Galbieri @Senthil Kumar @Murad Hamed @eldose baby to the drive. I am really excited for this drive after a ‘long’ week for me and looking forward for your company. I would be posting the convoy order by evening today, so please let me know if there is any change of plans on your side as we still have at least 1 member in 1st drive waitlist.

Well done!! @Davie Chase welcome to the team!

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 and Above When: 23 Apr 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 05:30 AM SHARP Meeting Point: 24°43'42.2"N 55°33'30.7"E https://goo.gl/maps/LbnkU1uxvjdo9Ybr9 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), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL ENDING THE DRIVE A POINT, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 3:00pm 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 below Calendar

Well done @Karthik Raptor ! Congratulations

DRIVE REPORT: It was a special drive! my first drive with Full lead with an amazing convoy to make the most of the day. After the initial quick briefing, we started from TAWI NAZWA just after the Fewbie + convoy lead by @Hisham Masaad . With few cross tracks in the first few dunes behind our back, we made our way, climbing hard sides of all available dunes of what i referred as "Dune Surfing", riding "wave to wave". The convoy response was brilliant as we covered 26 km reaching Small Red Base within the first hour. We made our way on the top and then towards pink rock through some cross tracks. we had a couple of refusal as we approached the west side of Pink Rock. considering the nature of the sand( cross tracks) i decided to avoid the area and headed to the cleaner , higher dunes on the west circling back to Big Red zig zagging through some clean dunes. As we made our way, i increased the pace to which the convoy responded again beautifully. I decided to make way to top of Big red, where we had a couple of refusal partially as the sand was very soft coupled with driver fatigue. After the convoy was back in action, we made our final attempt on the south side reaching to the Top where we were greeted by the sigh of our Fewbie + convoy climbing the east side slip face. it as this point that we had few cars reattempting the climb and then three of them fishtailing with one taking a small jump, one crested and last one with a nose down stuck with Popout. With superb guidance, quick thinking from @Kailas and teamwork of the rest of convoy, we managed to fix the pop out on an incline. after which we exited the area on the main road 200 m away. a big thanks to @Kailas for pep talk at the start of the drive and your guidance throughout. A big thanks to my support team @Rajiv Sam and @Ranjan Das. it was a memorable drive with @Chinthaka Ruwan, @Amir Amiri, @DP1011, @Anoop Nair, @Manoj Soman, @Joji varghese, @Mark D And @Naim Aoun . we all learned something new and hope you guys enjoyed the drive! see you all soon in sand!

Dear Riders! please find the convoy list for tomorrows drive. Sunrise is expected at around 6:03 am. See you all deflated, flagged up with a happy smile at 5.45 am. Fewbie Tawi Nazwa 9th April GauravSoni Lead Kailas @Kailas SL DP1011 @DP1011 Joji varghese @Joji varghese Naim Aoun @Naim Aoun Manoj Soman @Manoj Soman Rajiv Sam @Rajiv Sam CF Mark D @Mark D Anoop Nair @Anoop Nair Chintaka Ruwan @Chinthaka Ruwan Thomas Varghese @Thomas Varghese Amir Amiri @Amir Amiri Ranjan Das @Kailas SW

No worries Asad! Hope to see you soon!

@ASAD. you have been added to the drive!

Welcome !! Please rsvp to the drive!!

Noted! @Warren Flay @ASAD. please confirm if you would like to join!

Dear riders!! With a huge waitlist this week for this area drive, we have decided to add another drive starting same meeting point. The first 10 waitlisted drivers have been added automatically. please confirm your participation. @Ranjan Das @Warren Flay @Prakash Anoop @Mohammad Anwar @Chinthaka Ruwan @Joji varghese @Daniel Rodas @Amir Amiri @Naim Aoun @Rajiv Sam please note that this drive would officially be a Fewbie drive

Well done @Karthik Raptor!!!

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 and above When: 9 April 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - https://goo.gl/maps/dmvrVEahLQhQyzyP6 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: 10:00 AM 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