Damiru Dharmadasa

Hey@Vanessa8580, unfortunately, I won’t be making it to tomorrows drive. Really sorry about any inconveniences caused, looking forward to the next drive. Hope everyone has an exciting and safe drive tomorrow! Take care.

3 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Dear @Damiru Dharmadasa, @Gilbert Khalil, @Iliyas Bava, @Abdul Hannan, and @hasan hamadeh

Welcome to the Carnity team of "desertnauts". From the Greek language, the word "Naut" indicates a sailor, but today is more widely referred to "a person engaged in the navigation of a vehicle". Combining that with "desert", makes you part of the large group of Desertnauts who engage in navigating the desert as a passion. 

This weekend's drive was one of the best "initiation" drives I have personally attended. Great display of self-control, and a perfect job at applying the newly learned skills of managing dune's crossing and riding. A few useful learning moments allowed Damiru to find out the difference between speed and momentum, Iliyas to set his Wrangler's electronics, and Abdul to find his balance and composure on the side of the slopes. 

We managed to push the itinerary further than intended, also thanks to @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ's support from the Sweep's position, and drove with minimum issues as far as we could.

By the end of the day, from Bab al Shams to Solar Park via the northern reaches of Qudra, we covered 61.1 Km, in 3:39 hours (of which 2:30 moving), at a fast average moving speed of 24 Km/h (17 Km/h total). With this recap, you are all welcomed to join any future Newbie, and enjoy the thrill of desert off-roading. Have a great week ahead.

 

@Ale VallecchiThank you for the action-packed drive that surpassed our expectations by a mile(especially towards the end)! Looking forward to the next drive💪Thank you @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ for being a good sweeper, and for the tug🙏.

9 hours ago, M.Seidam said:

@Damiru Dharmadasawelcome to the world of sand as a driver now , I know your dad and your uncle Yasas and Athula , we drove together few times , regards to them please and hope to drive with you too soon 🙏

Hey @M.Seidam, long time no see, I remember some crazy drives we went on through fossil rock and faya last year, see you soon on a drive!

15 minutes ago, Abdul Rafay-S said:

Another 2nd Gen Carnity member! Awesome! Good to have you back buddy 😃

Hey man😆Its been a while, see you on a drive real soon!

40 minutes ago, Frederic said:

Welcome back @Damiru Dharmadasa !

Feels great to be back @Frederic, looking forward to a drive!

Hey @Ale Vallecchi, this is gonna be my first drive with Carnity, although I do have second hand experience in the desert as I’ve accompanied my dad and uncle @Yasas Dharmadasaand @Athula Dharmadada in the past six months, and I recall us joining around 3-4 drives with you as marshal.

I got the following gear on me:

• Deflator
• Pressure gauge
• Shovel
• First Aid Kit/Extinguisher 
• WalkIe Talkie
• Flag with suction cup
• Compressor

• Kinetic rope and soft shackel

• Front and rear tow hook points

• Skid Plate

Looking forward to the drive!