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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: 18 June 2022, Saturday. Meeting time: 05:15 AM SHARP Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/4UiLiier2aPomBdz6 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to Expect: Technical Section, Crisscrossing & Ridge-riding What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 9:15 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 Friday - 2:00pm 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. RSVP Below:

Thank you all for joining the drive today. Shall we call it a drive ? Maybe it was rather a workout. Once the briefing done, and the few pre-drive adjustments cleared, we hit the technical dunes immediately after the Lisaili Fort, and then it was only sand and dunes. That’s the purpose of course but today, it was really one dune after the other, in a continuous way, crossing this portion of desert, so close from the city, but so remote once you have entered. And I must say, you have been amazing, keeping your concentration, focused on the tracks of the car in front of you. The terrain was far from easy, into these medium size dunes, these crests and sharp ridges, with these soft patches and pockets, as many traps to avoid, and to remind us that driving in the desert is not about pushing the gas pedal (ok, we like it also), but maintaining your momentum and the balance of your car, and choosing the best line to cross this dune, and the next one, and so on…until we reached the mosque of Murqab. We had two difficult recoveries, @Jessica Lambert stuck in a simple way, but just on top of a steep pocket, and @Dr Tanveer Ahmed stuck sideways, with a steep angle. It could have happen to any of us. Both of them were cleared with shovelling at the right place, and self recovery of the drivers. Myself I got stuck on a flat area, literally sinking into a soft pocket. @Beide Worku could pull me out effortlessly. @Andrew McCarthy thank you very much for the 2nd lead. You were fully aware, anticipating my moves, and holding or rerouting when required @Suresh K your SWB Pajero was at ease today in this environment. You improved a lot since our first drives together. @Joseph Sebastian, very well managed with your SWB Jeep. It was you first Fewbie drive, but nobody could tell. Your experience is there and you were navigating effortlessly through the dunes @Jessica Lambert you did not feel the power limitation of your car today, and you managed very well. You few stucks were more related to the convoy movements and are not questioning your driving skills @Dr Tanveer Ahmed it was a pleasure to meet you in these leisure circumstances (yes, he is my dentist), I was feeling more comfortable in the sand than on the seat in your practice! It was not easy to take the LX in this environment and you did very well @Gurcharan Mehtano issue at all, the LC is calling for more open spaces, but you managed very well @Sudhanva Sonawane your experience is clearly showing, very well driven @Gerrit Bus very well driven also. The Gladiator may be a bit long in this technical environment, but it was not a problem for you @Beide Worku, a big thank you for the reliable sweep and the assistance in the recoveries. Nothing could stop the F150 today ! see you soon in a next drive

Dear Desert Drivers A few hours remaining to be ready for tomorrow morning, Have a relaxing evening, and get as much sleep as you can. Meeting will be at 5:15 am at https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9 We will be on radio Channel 3 The convoy order will be

Dear Desert Drivers, Lisaili area offers a wide variety of dunes, from the tight technical to the massive long and tall dunes. We will navigate our ways covering these different terrains, so there will be something for every taste. We will have long side sloping, and we will practice ridge riding and criss crossing. As it is getting hot, the sand is getting softer, as you have realised in the last drives. Be prepared to drive "on your toes" in some occasions, and always be in control of your momentum... and not fighting gravity! The plan is to enter from Lisaili Fort, and to exit in the small town of Murqab. I will issue the convoy order and radio channel by the end of the afternoon. Stay tuned, and let me know before that if you have changed you plan and cannot attend. @Andrew McCarthy @Suresh K @Joseph Sebastian @Jessica Lambert @Dr Tanveer Ahmed @Gurcharan Mehta @Sudhanva Sonawane @Gerrit Bus @FiNaR @Beide Worku you are confirmed. Waitlist for a second WE drive @Shahid Mehmood @Imran Kashif @Adhir Saxena @Ashutosh Garg

Thanks for informing @Andrei S. See you in another drive hopefully

Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement! It has been an adventure since my first newbie drives. And like in the best games, a new level opens every few months. Each of these steps is a new discovery where a new facet of this beautiful activity unveils. The parts that were challenging before become more accessible, and new challenges rise, renewing the interest (if need be) with new learnings and experience. Now in addition to the driving itself comes the preparation of a drive, the navigation, the perception of the convoy. All this with the purpose to make each drive an enjoyable experience for each participant, and for myself ! Thank you @Carnity for enabling such a progression, in a safe environment, thank you to all marshals, leads, for their support, guidance and confidence and to all my fellow drivers, we learn from each other every day!

Congratulations @Amr Aydin, well deserved !

General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the below information 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: 11 June 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 5:15 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Lisaili Fort https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9 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: 9:15 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 Thursday 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

As mentioned by Frederic, you did very well in this difficult terrain. Keep driving and when stuck (it happen to all of us) take the time to understand the situation and you will continue to improve !

Desert Drivers… I think today we embraced the complete meaning of these words. The Desert was there, in its full variety of sceneries, full of sand, but also full of life. Drivers we were, with all the skills required to navigate into this environment. One surprise was announced in the briefing before the drive, we had a few. The beautiful environment, for those discovering this area, virgin dunes, trees, a lot of different vegetation, the sand, very fine and soft, the desert life, with all these farms and different animals, camels of course, but goats, sheeps, gooses, and cows, yes cows! Human infrastructures also, from the watch tower of Falaj Al Mualla, to the small town of Al Rafee, and the railway works, like a scar in the desert. Still driving required full attention and skills, to avoid being lured by the quiet apparence of the dunes, hiding super soft patches. In some occasions, I had really the feeling to « swimm » out of a soft pocket (thank you FJ engineers). The convoy did very well managing climbs and keeping the momentum when needed, diving straight down into the slip faces. A few stucks were inevitable, and were rapidly sorted out with team work, shovels, and the support of @Frederic for one pull, and @Richard Franks and his hoist in another case. Thank you @Richard Franks for the SL, you were always ready to anticipate difficult situations, and holding the convoy when needed. Big thank you @Frederic for the guidance during the preparation, and the assistance for recoveries during the drive. Special thanks also to my friend @Chris Wing who came with me scouting the area the day before. It helped me to fine tune the route for today. @Suresh K @Alfred Alinazar continue to be focused on the car in front of you to anticipate difficult situations, and be very attentive to the instructions during recoveries. @Jose Thomas, very well driven today, @Haitham Khattab you enjoyed your new mount, and you made the best of it, @Adam James @Amr Aydin @Gerrit Bus very well driven. It was a pleasure to have you all today, see you soon !

Updated convoy order

Dear Desert Drivers, @Richard Franks @Suresh K @Alfred Alinazar @Jose Thomas @Haitham Khattab @Pacific @Ahmed Wagdy @Adam James @topgear @Amr Aydin @Gerrit Bus @Tareck @Frederic You will find the convoy order for tomorrow morning The meeting is at 5:15 am at - https://goo.gl/maps/WYMWCc7JmWVz3gm39 We will use radio Channel 2. As usual, try to get as much sleep as you can before the drive, and come with a full tank. See you all tomorrow morning !

Thanks for informing

Dear Desert Drivers, The drive of Saturday will an exploration of the northern part of Sharjah, up to Ras el Khaimah. If you have not yet been in this area, you will see that the desert is all but monotonous and empty. We will see different landscapes, different vegetation, camels and other wildlife, remote farms and small desert towns, with the view of the mountains in the background. Don't expect looping high dunes at full speed, it will be a crossing between the two Emirates, We will have portions of nice dunes, and we will use tracks and sabkhas to connect between them. Still all your skills and capabilities will be required as we will have to cross some high dune portions, the sand will be very soft in places, and we will have to keep the pace to cover the distance. @Richard Franks @Suresh K @Alfred Alinazar@Haitham Khattab @JERINE_B @Pacific @Adam James @Amr Aydin @Gerrit Bus @Indra Ozola @Tareck @Frederic are currently in the drive. I will be finalizing the convoy order tomorrow. Please let me know before 12 noon in case you changed you plans. We have a WL of 4 @Jose Thomas @Senthil Kumar @Ahmed Wagdy @topgear

😅 it will be a pleasure to have you in the drive!