Arman

okay i know im a little late, apologies for that but it seems i shall be making the AD drive tomorrow so i'll be dropping out of this one, i'll see you on the next one @Chaitanya D  

19 minutes ago, Chaitanya D said:

Congratulations @Arman well done. Unleash the TJ

Can't wait to take her down harder and harder tracks  

@Chaitanya D i may have to drop out of this drive to make it to the Abu Dhabi one tomorrow, not sure i'll have the energy for two drives in a day and i'd rather not risk cancelling in the last second, i'll be sure to update my RSVP before 6pm.

Hi guys, since i've just got my promotion i'd love to enter this drive but first i need to get my test done, will the sign up remain open till the time i get my test result?

YEEHAAWWW!! thank you very much  cant wait to learn some more things from everyone! 

Gotta love it when everything works out aye.  

Oh wow...that's a lot to digest...uuuh in this case it looks like @Paul Zeitoun is in need of a drive. I'll stick to @Chaitanya D's drive (good driving with you again man, ninja in a tank on the desert) , i dont think Sharjah will disappear any time soon.

@Thomas Varghese thanks for trying man but in this I'm thinking that perhaps i'll just pay it forward this time and see you friday afternoon

@Shehab Alawadhi I'll see you on the next one *lets go of floating door in the middle of cold ocean*

Perhaps i'll get my promotion soon too and shall join you although this level of optimism is unprecedented on my part. 

1 hour ago, Rahimdad said:

Let's see how the day progresses as I've seen @Arman has already signed up for Dr @Chaitanya D newbie drive and I beleive there are still spaces available there. Our main priority remains to be able to get a drive for all interested members every week while keeping the learning and enjoyment quotient high.

Well im just happy to drive in the desert but i'd have loved to give Sharjah another go considering my trouble last time.

YEEEEHAAWWW!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! see you there in a minute 

6 minutes ago, Rahimdad said:

Hey guys, I saw @Shehab Alawadhi signed in for the drive and I kept checking for @Arman and did not believe my eyes that the duo was broken. Now it all makes sense, @Arman learn from @Shehab Alawadhi, your cousin is way quicker than you. Welcome back @Sara EL FANIDI it is good to see you among the action again. Following on the waitlist:

1. @Arman

2. @Santhosh kumar Rajasekaran

3. @Sara EL FANIDI

I have terrible luck with alarms....and attention and sadness now ensues....

Damn man...i missed it....can i get a wait listing?

Can i be put on the wait list please

15 hours ago, Gaurav said:

Now will make sure to split you guys in two convoy.

you'll hear me weeping on the radio every time i need to speak "grey TJ....*SOB SOB SOB*.....misses Shehab...i mean.....refusal."

5 minutes ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Hi @Shehab Alawadhi. We'll arrange accordingly. Thanks

Many thanks

4 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Dear Desertnauts,

A few words about this exploration drive planned for next Saturday.

The idea to develop a "Sea to Mountain" route came to me after driving the first portion of this itinerary (before joining Carnity). That drive seemed nice at the time, and indeed it still is extremely interesting, even though the vegetation in the area has exploded since more than 1 year ago, changing the look and feel of the area. That first route was then tested in October. In two different drives, we managed to go from the seaside (next to Barracuda Resort) to almost E611 (even though the access has been sealed off since 2019, and we had to exit back on E311), then from an entry point close to the Ritz-Carlton Desert Resort all the way south to Al Ghail Indutrial Area, just at the foothills of the Ajari Mountains.

Hence, the second leg of the "Sea to Mountain" route, which we'll cover on Saturday, has been renamed "Sand to Mountain". The area we wish to explore is relatively large, and is criss-crossed by several tracks, leading in and out of it, connecting several farms with the major tarmac roads surrounding it.

After the first two drives, with Intermediates and Fewbies, we have chosen to open the drive to Newbie drivers as well. This is to give all of you the opportunity to experience the double-edged sword of an "absolute first" drive, where the excitement of the exploration may be balanced by the challenge of driving in an unusual surrounding, completely different than our customary, purely sand based, stomping grounds.

Free ranging camels, wild donkeys, longitudinal (Seif) dunes that suck your car down into their molasses-like sand, and, most amazingly, wide open plain areas with the look and feel of a savannah. This are some of the amazing situations and sights we will find and see during this exploration drive. The off-roading skills that will be tested are, in particular, finesse and control driving, hoping that at the end of the drive each of you should have gained a little more experience and knowledge about themselves, their relationship with their car, and the nature in which we'll be driving.

Saturday, AT 7:00 AM.

Have a nice week.

My excitement levels are at their peak!!! The previous moniker of sea to mountain implies that we might pass over a salt plain or sand with salt water in the area? just checking since i hadn't planned on cleaning the underside of my car this week but that might change if we're to encounter and of that dreaded Sodium Chloride. 

Additionally, since we're entering a more mountainous areas would we not need over-landing gear such as highlift jacks and winches and maybe even diff lockers to get over slippery bits? or will we do fine without those in this instance? 7am confirmed! 

Dear @DANIEL NOGUEIRA

Do you by any chance own a gym?

15 minutes ago, Wrangeld said:

@Armanthere are no guarantees in this life buddy! 

Normally the guys with the most experience or biggest car find that they are in the back. 

And here i see a solution, feed my baby TJ lots of veggies so it grows into a big JT.

Alternatively, drive more. XD

Oh right and not to forget @syed salman raza's donation of headlights that i'd actually been saving up for to get for a while now since the stock TJ lights were made for a different era. Thank you very much again for these, i've already begun polishing them and getting ready to install them, hopefully you'll see them on the next time we meet  

16 hours ago, Rahimdad said:

 

@Arman with is Wrangler was cautious, which is always a good trait at the newbie level. That being said he did not let that get in the way of having fun and learning in a safe way. I am looking forward to seeing him use the power of the TJ to his advantage as we discovered together with his kind permission.

 

Those little play areas were a big bump in difficulty for me since i had thought i was already pushing the car quite a but to get over some dunes on my previous drives, there's even dashcam footage of me shouting "GIVE ME FIRST GEAR!!!" hoping the PCM would hear me...now i think i know thanks to you that i need to get more involved to get everything i want from my amazing tuk tuk.

Thanks for the great 1 to 1 lessons @Rahimdad and for letting the engine breathe a little like it's meant to and thanks @Wrangeld for taking care of me both this time and our last time together, now i just need to learn to listen my car and GIT GOOD as we used to say in the good ol' Halo days.

See you guys on the next one  

27 minutes ago, Shehab Alawadhi said:

I had a great drive being in sweep as always. I think everyone should drive in sweep at least one time just to make their drive more challenging 😉. @Rahimdad thank you for being an amazing lead, I loved your banter and jokes over the radio, I'm sure half of the time I was laughing instead of driving. @Wrangeld thank you for joining the drive, the briefing was hilarious and I loved every moment of it. Your self recover guidance was even better. I hope I made you proud for being in sweep @Rahimdad, I learned a lot from both @Rahimdad and @Wrangeld that day. 

AH the coveted sweep position, the best thing about it being you can somewhat deviate from the normal path unlike the center where you have keep things consistent for the guys down back, despite the rougher terrain i could spend all day there. Besides my usual guests are all photographers and convoys look best from the back

 @Wrangeld how does one guarantee this position for themselves as often as possible?

Wooow!! @Anoop joseph 

On 12/11/2020 at 8:12 AM, syed salman raza said:

@Arman 🤐,

looking at the wait list i believe i owe you and @Wrangeld a beer, or whatever equivalent you prefer.

I owe an apology @Wrangeld and to everyone that was on the waiting list...i hadn't charged my phone properly and my alarm didn't ring to wake me up for the drive.....im very Sorry.

@Chaitanya D @Frederic

Thanks guys, i think i'll do like you said and start at the absolute newbie points in Al Qudra, got more photographers with me again so they want to get shots of the sky

Any recommendations on navigating ourselves through the area? although we wont try to go too deep i reckon, just enough to escape the noise of trucks and lights of the city.

Hello,

Since I'm still 2 drives away from making into to Fewbie level i don't have any Carnity drives to join this weekend, presumably because some people are taking some time off and others just went to Liwa, this is fine except i'd love to go out anyway.

Anyone know any newbie friendly activities where i can take like 3 cars out and do some stuff? looking to do some camping over night if possible and as safely as possible.
Doesn't have to be dune bashing or a desert drive necessarily, just looking to venture into the great outdoors.

@Frederic

Any chance we'll get an afternoon newbie drive as well? I've unfortunately got work friday morning