darren thompson

16 minutes ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Dear Desertnauts - @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, @Abdul Rafay-S, @Chinthaka Ruwan, @Pierre de Maigret, @Charbel, @Anoop Nair, @darren thompson, @Ammar Naji, @Chris Wing, @TT_Dubai - Welcome to the 100th Carnity drive celebration.

While I usually provide a detailed preview of the drive, this time the briefing is simple: have fun, and enjoy together the most beautiful parts of Murqab and particularly Lisaili. We'll start easy, albeit with a brisk pace, on the wide and tall dunes of Murqab, then cross a more technical area (this time through the dunes, without using the sand track we call "the Highway to Solar Park"), to finally reach the Lisaili plateau, where we'll proceed, exploring its inner reaches, looking for camel caravans, or aiming for groups of trees, until we'll exit at Solar Park.

The next instructions will provide the convoy order and radio channel. Until then, enjoy your week.

Congrats on 100 Drives, looking forward to celebrating the occasion with you and the rest of the group

Thanks @Anish S for another great drive, fantastic route and really enjoyed getting to play on some the big dunes we encountered throughout the drive. 
 

thanks @Brette @Chris Wing and @jodha singh shekhawat for all the support during the drive as well as everyone else on the drive. 

Hi Charlie,

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Send me your number and I will WhatsApp you location pin

Hi @Janarthan

Just to confirm @Anish S is allowing me to join his drive tomorrow morning. Hope to see you in the sand in the near future. 

@Anish S you are a legend, much appreciated 😃

See you on the dunes in the morning

On 6/21/2021 at 8:12 AM, darren thompson said:

Hi Anish, 

Please add me to the waitlist for this drive, thanks

Hi @Anish S, the drive I was scheduled to be on with @Janarthanin Bab Al Shams has had to unfortunately be cancelled. 
 

Is there any chance of joining your drive tomorrow? Thanks 

14 minutes ago, Janarthan said:

Hello @Anand Nataraj @darren thompson

 

Due to limited participation, we will be cancelling this drive. But dont worry, i have reserved three spot for us to join @Wrangeld 's drive.  Refer to below drive details, to highlight we start at 4.30AM.

Thank you so much Richard @Wrangeld.

 

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and Above (All Levels)

When:  25 June 2021, Friday.

Meeting time: 4.30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: Hamari Well Rd/Pylon Track intersection https://goo.gl/maps/saWH6yMHHiLoPGhJ6

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), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, willingness to learn and your own compressor for tire inflation.

Approximate finish time: 8.30 AM

 

HI @Janarthan

Thanks for arranging an alternative drive, is there any possibility of being able to join @Anish S drive in Tawi Nazwa instead of the drive in Al Qouz?

Hi Anish, 

Please add me to the waitlist for this drive, thanks

12 minutes ago, Darren Brooke said:

@darren thompsonhow could anyone miss you and the Raptor 💪

 

Quiet and unassuming at the back keeping out of trouble 😉

@marks thanks for a great drive this morning, enjoyed getting the Raptor through some smaller, more challenging technicals before opening up on the bigger dunes today. Thanks also to @Jeepie, @Nabil Bishara and @Russ for the support the drive. 

Another enjoyable drive with Carnity, looking forward to the next 

Likewise…..also states it’s non-payable?

crazy amount too, completely ridiculous

1 hour ago, PaoloMaraziti said:

@Darren Brooke most welcome, I hope the mechanic reached quickly after we said goodbye and all is being sorted in time for an other drive this WE... 

100% agree with the midweek drive shortening the week. Loving the opportunity to get out an extra time during the week

Massive thanks to @Tamas Hoffmann @Hisham Masaad and @Vanessa8580 for a great and very entertaining drive this morning. Great route through some nice dunes which allowed me to keep developing new skills on larger dunes. 

Especially appreciate the fact the team accommodated me joining the drive on short notice, was a good morning hit out and look forward to many more with the team. 

Thanks also to everyone in Convoy 1 for an enjoyable drive @PaoloMaraziti @Chinthaka Ruwan and @Darren Brooke

2 minutes ago, Tamas Hoffmann said:

@Alain Canivet-Abikhalil

@darren thompson

Can you confirm if you join this drive tomorrow morning? 

I can join if there is space 

Hi, Please add me to the waitlist should anyone not be able to join

Hi @Nabil Bishara thanks for a great drive this morning, lot of fun out in the dunes. 

Noted @Nabil Bishara, thanks for the update.  Looking forward to the drive

11 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Hi @darren thompson. Nice meeting you. The drive is aimed at Fewbie Plus members, who are drivers with 5 or more Fewbie drives. Even if hopefully you will achieve the upgrade to Fewbie, you would still require to take the minimum number if drives to qualify as Fewbie Plus. This applies to all members. Thanks for wishing to join, and hope to see you soon.

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi, completely understand. Have a good drive and hope to see you out in the Dunes soon.

Hi Ale,

I am new member in the club, but pending a review to move upto Fewbie level having completed a master class with Rahmidad and 10+ drives outside the club.

I am very comfortable Ridge riding and would like to join the drive if possible,

thanks

darren 

Hi Frederic, 

Thanks for an enjoyable drive this morning, great to get so many KM's under the belt.

Was also good to meet some of the club members this morning, hope to see you all on the sand again soon. 

56 minutes ago, Brette said:

Drive RSVP is now closed. 

Below are the 2 convoy lists. Please disregard the meeting point that is listed on the drive details, as we increased the number for this drive and have 2 convoys, each will have a separate meeting point that is listed below next to each convoy. The radio frequencies that will be used are also mentioned there.

Convoy 1 – Radio channel 5 (462.887-50)
Lead	@Frederic	Crew	Pajero
2nd Lead	@Alain Canivet-Abikhalil	Newbie	Wrangler
3	@Fabiano Morais	Newbie	Pajero
4	@TT_Dubai	Newbie	Wrangler
5	@ARAGON	Newbie	Wrangler
CF	@Senthil Kumar	Fewbie	Wrangler
7	@darren thompson	Newbie	Wrangler
8	@Russ	Newbie	F150 Raptor
9	@Darren Brooke	Newbie	Tahoe
Sweep	@Wrangeld Richard	Marshal	Pajero
Meeting Point - https://goo.gl/maps/n8x2YubdwPpKTLoY6
Convoy 2 – Radio channel 2 (446.031-25)
Lead	@Brette		JGC
2nd Lead	@Chris Wing	Newbie	FJ
3	@Nafly Azhar	Newbie	Pajero
4	@Christopher Assal	Newbie	Patrol Safari
5	@Lucas Neo	Newbie	Wrangler
CF	@Desert Dweller	Advance	Wrangler
7	@Wadepat2	Newbie	Land Cruiser
8	@Pmaraziti	Newbie	FJ
9	@Chinthaka Ruwan	Newbie	Xterra
10	@Rjducos	Newbie	F150 Raptor
Sweep	@Luca Palanca Falsini	Expert	Toyota Fortuner
Meeting Point - https://goo.gl/maps/scH672sYwq8UvtGeA

Please go through the tutorial videos and make sure your cars front and rear tow hooks are in order.  Hope all of you also have the required gear for the newbie level drives (Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor).

See you all tomorrow morning at 6am ...

 

 

Hi Brette,

I unfortunately am not able to attend the drive, I updated my RSVP this morning but it doesn’t seem to have been captured. 

hopefully you can still grab somebody from the waitlist, gutted to not be joking you guys out in the dunes, have a blast and I’ll see you all in the sand soon