Daniel Rodas

Well done @Zixuan Huang - Charlie! Congrats!

Let's try a muddy warm up then.... cheers!

Congrats @Vaibhav, well done and see you on the sand soon.

Hey @Markus B! Congrats and welcome to new challenges. Have fun!

Hey friends! Thanks for the kind words and it's great to see how the system at Carnity works so well on building skills and confidence at every drive. Kudos to this amazing club!

Ready to the next level! Yalla!

38 minutes ago, Vaibhav said:

Congratulations @Daniel Rodas with the V12 

That actually gives me ideas 🤪

Congrats @Davie Chase! Well deserved! 

Thanks for this drive @Gaurav! Flawless !

We had a great convoy, thanks team!

Thanks for the amazing drive @Wrangeld!

Thanks and well done team!

Awsome

Still on WL

I hope I can make it

6 hours ago, Kailas said:

Drive Plan

This drive will experience skydive loop and Lisaili to Qudra, which is normally done as 2 separate drives. This will allow us to drive through the tall dunes of Margam and technical area of Lisaili. We plan to cross from Skydive area to Lisaili technical area via E66 underpass. 

What to expect: Long Range drive ,Tall Sidees, Technical Area Driving, Ridge Riding & Criss-Crossing

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: 9 Jan 2022, Sunday.

Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/aRhyHjqTEYeL1Csc8

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: 11:00 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 2 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 CALENDAR

 

Please waitlist me 2nd drive

Hey @Srikumar, what an amazing and eventful drive! We had a bit of everything and at the end team work prevailed and we had a great one. Thanks for your textbook leadership and guidance. Really masterfull.

I will have a small gap as I'm travelling tomorrow and should be back by mid Jan.

I wish team @Carnitya merry Christmas and a 2022 full of health and off road adventures.

Cheers my dear friends!

On 12/3/2021 at 3:27 PM, Wrangeld said:

Post Drive Report Liwa Yellow Truck

What a day! Any Yellow Truck drive is an accomplishment that cannot be under estimated. Control, concentration, composure and guts are needed to cope with this as a first time drive - moreso, when your lead has only been there once before and that as 18 months before. 

This was a Rock Solid Crew day: Everyone on this convoy was fantastic, throughout. 

@Pacific your 2nd lead was impeccable. Adjusting and leading the convoy away from the moments where I got stuck (two in particular were excellent). I really appreciate the support that you brought to the front of the convoy. 

@Niki having your calm, encouraging, insightful support MUST have made every recovery easier for the few times it was needed. Your driving was immense, taking everything in your stride and apparently enjoying every second. Your energy incredible and infectious. 

@Jeepie Is the inly one who knows quite how terrified I was of heights (well to be accurate, it's not the heights it's the rapid deceleration on landing that scares me, the falling but is OK). Not only is it a pleasure to know you're there on a drive supporting and keeping everything tidy, but sharing the experience (albeit in different cars) was fantastic. 

The convoy @Vaibhav, we are waiting for the photos and the drone video, @Waqas Parvez you proved why the promotion you requested was justified - in spades - @Daniel Rodas 2nd drive in 2 weeks and I really want to see more of what you can do, @AlexM strong, quite silent, but deadly effective. Bottom line, you were brilliant.

Managing to get to and from Yellow Truck without more than a few refusals among the convoy cannot be underestimated. You don't get there and back without having had to drive through numerous challenges and obstacles. As I think was explained by Pacific, this was an intermediate drive in terms of challenges, driven at fewbie speed. 

As an exploration drive, I think that we covered as much of the Liwa experience as possible. Massive climbs, making Faya look miniscule, massive descents, dwarfing Fossil Rock, some play in bowls (but not much, admittedly), and high technical sections. For me, the challenge was overcoming my fear of heights - yes, the Liwa lead, where the drive is all about massive descents has a problem with that - but your patience and trust in my leadership got me through, and we all got through safely, carefully and with having had a challenging long day out. I factored in much more recovery time in my drive plan - which in the end we did not need, so had the pleasure of exiting in daylight and people being able to return home while it was still light. 

Maybe next time out, we can go and play more on the bowls and have more aggressive challenges, but by then you are already an old hand in Liwa. And you can say what a lot of people cannot: you made it to Yellow Truck, and out. 

Thanks for everything guys. I am really proud that I got to share my first proper Liwa lead with you. 

See you soon in the sand. 

Thank you Richard! Enjoying driving with you and realizing how much wisdon counts on difficult terrains.

It's clear you plan the trips with an objective in mind and prioritizes safety and integrity of the cars over taking unecessary risks. I trully value this trait of yours, cheers!

Hi @Jeepie, big thanks for the amazing pics, trully appretiated! 

Please let me know is any slot comes available, thanks!

Dear @M.Seidam, any chance to get me on this drive?

My afternoon alternative was canceled... 😭

I trully have great appretiation for @Wrangeld, @Jeepie, @Pacific and @Niki, and of course my fellow convoy mates @Waqas Parvezand @AlexM

I do not remeber a day that I drove that much since my college times

And what a great statement for what @Carnityis, such a variety of terrains, leadership styles and skill levels makes any new drive a trully unique learning experience, always with with a new trick or challenge to make the drivers more skilled or confortable with these new situations.

Fear of heights? Go to Liwa then problem solved 🤣

A say from friends who are into sailing works well to describe what I feel after this drive... "A superior captain uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill" I do believe we are all being led to become superior "captains" one day... thanks folks!

By the petrol station, meet you shortly.

Hi folks, I will have to skip camping as well, but will be there for the drive. See you tomorrow. Cheers!

Hey @Hisham Masaad, this is well deserved and I look forward for more drives under your leadership.

Well done!

Cheers!

This drive under @Janarthanleadership was excellent, there is always something new to learn and discover about the Qudra desert. Thanks!

And what a priviledge to have @Wrangeld"desert champion" as a sweep driving near you, not something you experience everyday.

Thanks for the great afternoon team! See you soon.

1 hour ago, Niki said:

@Daniel Rodas I was considering camping … let’s see who in our group is thinking the same … (my alternative was to grab a hotel closer by in AD and save an hour in the morning).  

Considered the same, but expensive to save only 1h or so...

I'd rather go for a camping in case we have more people, otherwise will make the move from home.

Dear @M.SeidamPlease include me on the waitlist, 2nd drive. Thanks!