Lakshmi Narasimhan

1 hour ago, Arun Nair said:

Hi

I am an absolute newbie and  very much thrilled and excited (a bit nervous too 😀) about my first off road drive.

looking forward to having a great time @Ale Vallecchi

 

Arun 

Little bit of nervous is good to have so that you feel the adrenaline rush and throughly enjoy the fun, once you are done with one drive you will want more!!!

Congrats @Jaap

Congrats @Willie

Congrats @Zed

Congrats @Thomas Fumarola

@Chaitanya D I am in!!!

52 minutes ago, Wrangeld said:

There is an embarassment of riches in tomorrow afternoon's drive. We are blessed with some of the most experienced drivers in the club. This means that for the Newbies, it's an opportunity to literally follow in the tracks of some of the leaders in the club where normally you would be three, four or ten cars behind. 

This is the Newbie drive on which you really want to be and it's unmissable as a result. 

Please deflate and put up your flags once you arrive. COVID is still a massive problem, so let's be careful that we don't add any more cases by being super careful during the drive to abide by all the rules. 

@AlexPol @Yawa @Desert Dweller @Ishraque Ahammed @Pacific @Shehab Alawadhi

  @Lakshmi Narasimhan @TT_Dubai @Jeepie @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @kolinrrj @Foxtrot Oscar @Niekku @Darren Brooke @Ale Vallecchi

As usual looking forward to learn something new!!!

5 minutes ago, Thomas Varghese said:

So I will be supporting Indiana Jones and not Sherlock Holmes. 😃

@Thomas VargheseWill miss you!!!

Thanks @Wrangeld, shall I RSVP now?

Please find link to youtube playlist

12 minutes ago, Thomas Varghese said:

I'm never against others having fun and would love to see all of the drivers enjoy. But for the 1st drive aspirants the drive RSVP is not yet filled up and they can still join directly. 

hopefully we all will meet Friday afternoon!!!

Thanks @Wrangeld, i would definitely be happy if I get a chance for second drive for the same day as you lead 2 drives on the same day, otherwise also I will wait for my next chance, there’s nothing to be unhappy, in fact it feels good when the drives are getting filled, which shows carnity is growing healthily!!!

Congrats @Shehab Alawadhi

Congrats @Niki Patel

Welcome @Wadepat2 onboard. You are on the right platform to have fun and enjoyment and great learning with utmost safety. 

Congrats @Batuhan Kulac

@Wrangeld can you please keep me on waiting list for second drive.

I am almost going with new marshal’s and lead team on every drive. What a wonderful leadership team been produced by carnity. I guess  I should stop talking about crew and focus only on how to get to that level.  Skillfully navigated thru tricky terrains and made a wonderful evening with mix of all in the drive, love that!!!! Looking forward for more drives.

If external snorkel is of concern can consider something as in the link. But as advised by all earlier check your top priority needs and nice to have. To my limited knowledge this seems to be good. Even though I will not go for this another 2-3 years, I would like to understand the rational behind such innovative thought.

https://www.landcruiserclub.net/community/threads/the-alternative-to-a-snorkel.132032/

Thank you all for your suggestions. Attached pics l!!!

On 3/16/2021 at 9:20 PM, Srikumar said:

@Lakshmi Narasimhan if you are looking to install bigger profile tyres, I would suggest to change the rims to 17 inch and go for 265/65/R17. This will not cause rubbing issues and give a better footprint on the sand.

Else you can go the spacer route as Fred suggested, but before doing check if it affects the warranty.

I have got 2” lift and upgraded to 265/65R17 by changing RIMs, even though its not touching theres barely 1-2 mm gap. While driving also no problem so far, need to check while on off-road if its ok or need to trim the bumper.

Thank you all for your suggestions.

Congrats @Kailas

Congrats @prajupramod

Congrats @LACOURIE

Congrats @Kenneth Bollhardt