Serafino

looking forward to see you tomorrow

@Srikumar when can we expect the ride confirmation and convoy list 😉

That's why i prefer to go fewbie. i never managed to book a fewbie ride 😁 that's why i prefer to join this one. in the end we will learn for sure. hope @Wrangeld can find a space for me 😁

@Thomas Varghese you got it right my dear. it's a situation your mind can go crazy. which to choose 😁

I'll wait for the marshals to decide. i hope i don't end up with no rides 😅

@WrangeldI'm on the newbie one with @Srikumar but i would prefer to be on fewbie ride. i had enough newbie rides 😁

let me know so i can remove myself from the newbie one. 

thanks @Wrangeld , all clear now.

I read the comment and it was not clear. as i mentioned the event was not showing limit reach when i clicked "going" please allow the marshal to reply.

@Wrangeld & @Thomas Varghese I'm a bit confused here.

don't understand the reason of removing me from the ride?

when i checked the event there was open space and i selected going?

@Wrangeld no need for wait list here. i found a slot on 21-Oct ride

Hello,

can yo please WL me for my first drive.

See you in the morning

Ciao, can you add me to the waiting list 🙂

1 minute ago, Luc Khaldoun said:

I had a kil switch installed on my Y62 (2020) - It messed up completely the electronics, the car set itself in road mode and I got stuck after 200 meters into the desert. After switching off the engine, I switched off the kill switch so that I could change the settings in 4L and engage the Diff-Lock to get out of what would be normally a very easy soft patch but the car would not have it. it would simply do what it felt like, while I felt quite stupid (I most probably looked the par). Only after getting advice from @Ale Vallecchi to change for a random setting (I ended up in snow mode), the car ran like a charm again. Not saying the kill switch is not useful, it just does not work for me or I must learn what it does exactly to my car before I use it again. 

This is what I'm talking about. 😎

I can sharey simple experience.
I'm driving Jeep JL. 
In my first ever ride with other group I was advised to remove the fuse.
This was the most wrong thing I ever did. For sure my car got stuck. And since there is no fuse, the computer lost some information about what is going on.
It ended up no traction. And lost the 4 wheel. So it was only 2 wheel working. With even an alarm saying 4wheel service. So the car was saying bad words to me.
I was pulled out. And was escorted to the exist. Before moving out I had the fuse back. As soon as I reached the entry point. I checked the car the alarm was gone and the 4 wheel was back to function. 

Since that time I always use the standard bottom in the car to switch the traction control and the electronic traction control. And the car was very good.

I trust the engineering and the studies the factories made. So I use what they provide. If your car needs it, they will provide it. Else you don't need it.

Trust the factories and don't try to be smarter than years of studies and engineering. 😁

Well done @Shehab Alawadhi

On ‎3‎/‎17‎/‎2021 at 11:02 AM, Miamimoe said:

Hi everyone, excited to meet you all. First time with Luca! This is Moe (miamimoe) and I drive a 2020 Grey Jeep Gladiator (Lucile). 

Well Hello @Miamimoe first time for me as well with @Luca Palanca Falsini and will be my first time to see the Gladiator live in action  I'll be in my Red Jeep JL.

looking forward meeting you all.

On ‎3‎/‎17‎/‎2021 at 12:48 PM, Shehab Alawadhi said:

Late join. But hello everyone! Can’t wait to drive with all of you!

Also I just bought a tow rope and shackles so if you need help in CF second lead or sweep I’d be happy to!!

Happy to see you again. Hope it won't turn to a night ride as the last one

@Foxtrot Oscar thanks for the lovely ride and the extra bonus of night drive. Was definitely the longest ride I ever had, but was full of technical experience and on top a night ride  you were surrounded by lots of jeeps as well as huge trucks.

Was very nice to see familiar faces @Watteau and to talk to new ones @stavros papachristos @Thomas Varghese. @Kailas I loved the path and route you took, was very nice.

overall, such rides get me more closer to my car and makes me feel more in control. Yes, I faced one may be two refusals at night time, but they were self recovered within very short period.

looking forward for similar ones @Foxtrot Oscar

Excited about my official first fewbie drive 😁😎

On 3/5/2021 at 8:00 PM, Rahimdad said:

Trip Report

@Ranjan Pattanaik really sorry to learn about your emergency, that left us with lucky 13 on a Friday morning. Woke up to a very pleasant morning as I drove to the deflation point to find everybody maintaining Social Distancing. As we deflated and got our flags up high it was time for a briefing. With a quick briefing and getting everyone in their convoy position we were off. As promised we started easy and kept leveling up as we drove through. I must say that the support and the convoy on the day allowed me to drive at the highest at the Newbie level.

As we made our way through some nice smooth untouched dunes, we were also faced with some bushy nasty ones. We did get some play time and everybody impressed me with how well they understand their vehicles. I must thank the Marshals they have been with to handle their vehicles so well. We even managed to have some play time in our favourite area and left it in time for those behind us to enjoy.

As we crossed over to the other side we gave it our all to climb the Fossil Rock. To my surprise finally after 4 months we found a path covered with sand going straight down. Being a Newbie drive it was a new experience for most convoy members. They all managed it well with a little help from @Shamil guiding everyone from above. If the convoy felt this was exciting they had no idea what was in store for them. We kept marching on towards Faya with just 1 stuck and very few refusals. Before we knew it we had all 13 cars on top of Faya. What an amazing sight it was. At this point we headed down to try and reach up from the front face. Although it was fun learning exercise, but with heat increasing and Friday prayer time close we decided to head out, inflate and head home.

@Serafino was an excellent second lead and I was just so relaxed having him right behind me. Ready to take a diversion or stop as required. @Jasim Khumi back after some time has not lost the touch. His Pajero almost as small as his own frame seems like they're made for each other.@soumyasaklani is not one to give up. Just loved to see him take some caution and in the process getting some refusals. But taking it in his stride as lessons and kept on moving. @prajupramod seemed to be one with his Land Cruiser, although big and heavy but always on the move. Always looking to conquer one dune after the next and marching on without any major issues.

@Osama Al Hamwi was a pleasure to have once again. His smile was so bright his Land Cruiser seemed to not disappoint him so he would not loose his amazing smile. Me teasing him being Humvee driving an LC200 was a bit late to realise, but nevertheless hilarious once understood. @Shamil was my Centre Forwardfor the day, which gave me lot of confidence. In turn I ended up taking advantage of him and he obliged helping endlessly to keep the convoy moving. @Lawrence_Chehimi was in his Y62, I now declare him to be the Lawrence of Arabia. He was impressive handling his Y62, if after @Lorenzo Candelpergher I would say Lawrence was amazing.

@Nafiz with his LX470 was another survivor as he never gave up. Faced with refusals but never saw hi. Give up. After watching him the saying comes to mind "Try and try until you succeed". @Daniel Rodas was the bad boy. He and his Rebel did not have the word impossible in their dictionary. He kept rebelling dune after dune to see him Rock the amazing machine everywhere.@Ben84 quietly but surely kept rolling with the convoy in his Wrangler limousine. He was a treat to watch whenever I had the opportunity. Rubicon was his second name for the day and he really used it as well as I've ever seen anyone do it.

 @Pacific aka Falcon was a high flyer and boy did he clock on some miles on our journey today. He was full of enthusiasm which was contagious enough to keep the convoy wagging. @Abu Muhammad was my eyes and ears at the back end. His sweep duties have once again saved the day. It is such a pleasure to see someone from a higher level come and support a Newbie drive.

Hope you all have the best of what is left of your weekend and a promise to see you all again soon.

Thanks @Rahimdad for this lovely ride and your great efforts.

Thank you @Gaurav for this lovely news. 

16 minutes ago, William Fernandes said:

Notwithstanding the several refusals I had in succession, I enjoyed the drive.......a big thank you to @Rahimdad, a man with skills, knowledge and a great sense of humor. I also wish to thank @Mohamed Seidam for his continuous help on several occasions of refusals, not forgetting @marks for his diligent guidance on my first refusal. And ofcourse the rest of the members in the convoy for their patience and team spirit throughout the journey. @Serafino thank you for your assistance in double checking my tire pressures. Finally the selection of the location and route was great, the highlight was scaling the heights of The Big Red.....have a great weekend chaps! 

Thanks @William Fernandes it was pleasure meeting you and the today's group.

50 minutes ago, Watteau said:

Another great drive today, big thanks to @Rahimdad @marks and @Mohamed Seidam for keeping us safe and imparting their knowledge and know how. We both thoroughly enjoyed it, I have attached a track for anyone interested in our route today, still working out how to get the elevation and speed etc, looks like it was just over 24km, enjoy your weekends, thanks again.

Thanks @Watteau...WOW😲 never thought we drove this much...

@Rahimdad @Mohamed Seidam & @marks it was really a pleasure driving with you today. It was so much fun, and above all an honor to drive with you and the group today.

Thanks @Rahimdad looking forward to drive with you. this will mark my 10th ride overall 😄

3 hours ago, Robert Nammour said:

Done! I posted a few pictures 

where can i find those pictures?

4 hours ago, Wrangeld said:

Hi @Miamimoe Carnity rules are that for all drivers, an Absolute Newbie is compulsory. You can self certify after that based on your experience. 

Friday's AN is in pretty much the same area as the planned Newbie. 

Hope you'll understand that this route is in place to protect the safety of everyone.

It certainly looks like you have some great experience and an amazingly capable vehicle so I am sure after this AN you'll be totally on track. 

There is still space on the AN. 

https://carnity.com/calendar/event/580-absolute-newbie-morning-desert-drive-al-qudra-dubai-12-feb-2021

@Serafino you are now on the drive. One of the other sign ups has had to pull out. 

Thanks @Wrangeld see you on 12-Feb

@Gaurav please add me to the waiting list