Davie Chase

Congrats @Frans M enjoy the new level well deserved Buddy

Well done @Gary F Enjoy the new level

Congrats @george charbel well deserved and enjoy the new level

DRIVE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Carnity Off road Club Fewbie drive meeting at Tawi Nizwa.  We will meander our way around the dunes of this picturesque area taking in the delightful scenery as we go.

If you have any questions, please post them in the drive forum thread and we will try to our best to answer them prior to the drive.

Closure of the RSVP will be approximately one day before. So please stay tuned.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

 DRIVE DETAILS

Level:  Fewbie and above

When:  01 July 2023, Saturday

Meeting time:  05:30 am - Sharp (Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point:  https://goo.gl/maps/PXcRwegWaX8dienE7

Approximate finish time: 09:00 am

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, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Recommended off-road gears: Walkie-talkie radio and off-road flag (MANDATORY), plus tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you find you are unable to join, so your spot can be taken by others in the waitlist.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, if an RSVP attendee removes themselves, you will be moved from the waitlist to the RSVP list as an attendee.
• A convoy list will be sent out the day prior to the drive.
• Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
   

RSVP ON THE CALENDAR EVENT

Congratulations @Bravoecho Enjoy the new Level

@Marketa Dobesova @Arvind Uchil @Gautam Banka @Mohit Gurnani @Imteeaz @Ron.P @Patrick @Juan R @Ignacio Quindós thank you all for joining the drive last evening, I hope you all had as much fun as I did covering a grand total of 58kms. we had everything that we had planned for except of course a mini popout, but we did plan for a beautiful sunset, to a taste of night driving and of course some lovely flowing dunes to play on. We also encountered some unexpected traffic, I have never seen traffic like that since I have been driving in the desert in truly was a sheik Zaid experience. you guys all drove extremely well and that was evident from the very few refusals and stucks that we encountered so well done to you all.

@Marketa Dobesova thank you for an absolutely brilliant second lead, you followed my instructions well and gave clear and concise inputs to the rest of the convoy, was a pleasure to have you follow me, correct the lines and keep the convoy on the right track.

@Ignacio Quindós thank you for accepting the late change and stepping up to sweep the convoy, excellent job at the back giving me regular updates makes leading with confidence so much easier when you know what is happening at the back.

@Imteeaz fantastic support as always in the CF position your calm nature and clear head in dealing with the couple of issues we had made the drive much smoother for sure. 

@Arvind Uchil I hope your passenger is feeling better and really glad you were able to complete the drive with us.

Have a great week ahead see you all again soon

Dear desert wanderers, @Ignacio Quindós @Arvind Uchil @Gautam Banka @Mohit Gurnani @Ron.P @Simon D @Patrick @Marketa Dobesova @Juan R @Tareq Al Turq @Imteeaz we will by meeting at 16:00 and leaving as close to 16:15 as possible. 

Channel for the drive will be Channel 4 (446081)

Convoy order will be as below, looking forward to seeing you all in the sand tomorrow afternoon

@Arvind Uchil thanks i will add you back to the drive, and check why your profile is not showing the same 

1 hour ago, Arvind Uchil said:

Hi there 

I had joined in time and found my self out of 8. But now I am not on list. Please add me. 

I have added myself now to waitlist

 

@Arvind Uchil I did post earlier that unfortunately you are still a Newbie, this means that you cannot join a Fewbie or above drive. You can only join drives at or below your current rank. So at the moment you can only join Newbie drives. Therefore, I am unable to add you to this drive as it is Fewbie and above. Thanks in advance for your understanding. 

Congratulations @Bjoern enjoy the new level

@Arvind Uchil I note that you are a newbie, unfortunately this drive is a Fewbie and above. Therefore, I will need to remove you from the RSVP. In order to avoid future disappointment please check the level of drive and RSVP only for those drives that are within your rank at Carnity. Thanks in advance for your understanding.

@Simon D I removed your from RSVP as going and added you into the manage Tab 👍 this allowed @Patrick to move into the RSVP as going from the waitlist 

Congratulations @Krishna R enjoy the new Level

Congratulations @Patrick van der Loo Enjoy the new Level

1 hour ago, Pacific said:

Yellow jeep Looper

Red Davie🤪

@Pacific You noticed lol

@Looper @Pacific @Ignacio Quindós @Stumpy Paj @Yaseen87 @Simon D @Mark B @Tareq Al Turq @Mahmoud Taha @Benjamin @Jessica Lambert  @DP1011 @Patrick van der Loo @Bjoern @Gurcharan Mehta  @Gary F & @Mahmoud Taha

Just for Info and last little comparison for you guys are the two different routes for Myself and Looper took, color coded appropriately . 

Yellow Line = Faqa Express Looper Convoy 1 

Red Line Faqa = high speed freight line Davie Convoy 2

DRIVE DESCRIPTION

Meeting at Tawi Nizwa we will meander our way around the dunes taking in the delightful scenery as we go. This drives latter portion will be after Sunset, so it is an ideal drive for those that have not driven at night before and want to sample the experience without starting in darkness. We will also hopefully have a beautiful sunset to savor as we move from daylight to twilight to dark.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

DRIVE DETAILS

Level:  Fewbie and above

When:  28 May 2023, Sunday

Meeting time:  4 PM - Sharp (Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point:  https://goo.gl/maps/PXcRwegWaX8dienE7

Approximate finish time: 7:30 PM

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, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Recommended off-road gears: Walkie-talkie radio and off-road flag (MANDATORY), plus tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you find you are unable to join, so your spot can be taken by others in the waitlist.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, if an RSVP attendee removes themselves, you will be moved from the waitlist to the RSVP list as an attendee.
• A convoy list will be sent out the day prior to the drive.
• Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.

RSVP ON THE CALENDAR EVENT

@Stan not sure on the Error mate maybe @Frederic or @Gaurav can assist, I did it from my phone but two came out black although I did not get an error message 

hope you get it sorted and thank you for the kind words of support 

Thanks @Looper for splitting the convoy and allowing me to lead the second convoy today, it was a great route we picked with a lot of different terrain. The Faqa Express passed by with ease as we were shoveling a crested team member. Well @Simon D and @Pacific were actually doing the shoveling :):) i was supervising from the comfort of my leather arm chair with AC on full blast  

the terrain that the convoy went through today was some of the trickiest I have seen for a while and powdery soft in places making it more difficult, @Pacific @Ignacio Quindós @Stumpy Paj @Yaseen87 @Simon D @Mark B &@Tareq Al Turq each and every one of you managed it with style and Panish, a very well done to all.

@Ignacio Quindós what can I say, just wow and thank you, fantastic second lead, great distance enabling you to maneuver left or right as soon as I told you to, fit made the drive a lot smoother and safer fantastic support thank you.

@Simon D excellent as always in the CF Role your calm instructions assisted to get the few refusals and stucks we had turned around safely and quickly well done and thankyou.

@Pacific superb support in the SW position helping out Simon where needed in your usual calm and patient manner.

Well done to all and thanks you for making my Sunday one to remember.

some stats for those that enjoy knowing where we went 

Fellow desert wanders @Felix Obst @Andrei S @Frans M @Joseph Sebastian @Glenn W @Ishak @Mohit Gurnani @Zubair @Nadeem Ansari @Gertjan @Jaro Tuzinsky @Marketa Dobesova @Stan  @Senthil Kumar  @DP1011 @Looper @GauravSoni firstly thank you all for showing up on time it was great to see you all bright and early this morning.

@Looper really appreciate you volunteering to take half the convoy thus allowing us to accommodate all the waitlisted folks this week. Secondly a big congratulations on your first independent lead and I look forward to more adventures tomorrow my friend.

A big thank you to @GauravSoni for attending and supporting the second convoy as always, a pleasure to have you along for the ride.

Our drive today (Convoy 1) had a little bit of everything, from Vegetation to Virgin sand, soft sand, hard sand, Camels, donkeys and Cows, a couple of refusals that were brilliantly self-recovered, as well as a couple of Stucks and of course a pop out. 

A big thank you to my second lead @Ishak you did an amazing job holding where necessary and then following instruction to move the convoy out of harms way left or right, and even re-routing at one point. Well done and appreciated the support.

Thanks to @DP1011 as always a pleasure to have you along in support buddy. you were just simply amazing, you handle the refusals with calm tone and a knowledgeable approach that allowed most to be self-recovered. well done!

 @Felix Obst great job at sweep my friend you kept me well informed and more importantly kept the convoy together at the back. Also assisting with the recoveries, great job on the tug for @Ishak it was perfect.

 @Felix Obst @Frans M @Joseph Sebastian  @Ishak @Marketa Dobesova    @DP1011 @Stan without exception drove fantastically. you guys are amazing, I enjoyed the banter on the subkha, the teamwork with the shovels, and the patience as we worked through the last stuck and pop off.

I hope you all enjoyed the drive today as much as I did.

Thank you all.

Have a great rest of your weekend 

Some stats for you from our drive for convoy 1

Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone for the warm wishes of congratulations and support on my promotion to trip lead. It is very humbling to get so many, but this just goes to show the strength of the community of this great club.  This is the start of a new journey for me. That I cannot wait to get my teeth into and continue learning and sharing my experiences with others.

The journey and learnings to this point with Carnity have been amazing. The fantastic support and encouragement from all of the trip leads and the support team members (all too many to mention) is second to none and has definitely made this a most pleasant journey. Couple that with meeting so many like minded, fun, enthusiastic and genuinely nice people we call members makes it all the more special. 
 

My first independent lead is just on the horizon and I am as enthused and excited as I was when I joined my first master class with @Frederic here’s hoping it goes as well as that did 🤞😀
 

Thank you all again for the messages of support, and hope to see you all in the sand again very soon.

@Thomas Collins Jayakumar I note that you are still a newbie and this drive is unfortunately a Fewbie drive so I will have to remove you from the waitlist. Please make sure you are signing up for the drives within your level to avoid disappointment. Thanks in advance for your understanding.

5 hours ago, Andrei S said:

Hi @Davie Chase

Sorry, is there an indicative exit point? My commitments require some advance planning.

Thanks,

Andrei

HI @Andrei S tentatively we plan to exit around Lat 25.38946 long 55.83985 just along from Falaj Al Mualla Fort. 

This is only Tentative it will of course depend on how the drive progresses:)

1 hour ago, DP1011 said:

Start praying for  all the evil harmless stuff or Convoy being extended - The 2 possible prayers will help you move from WL to confirmed 🤞

@Marketa Dobesova As @DP1011says stay tuned :):)