Tom B

Well done @Waqas Parvez. Thoroughly deserved. 

Well done @Rob S. Thoroughly deserved. You will make a great addition to Team Carnity. 

Congrats @varunmehndiratta. Well deserved!

Thanks @varunmehndiratta. Fun drive yesterday with minimal refusals/stucks considering the soft sand. My youngest returned with a big smile on her face! 

Congrats @Ranjan Das!!

Congrats @munkybizness!!

Congrats @Rajiv Sam!

2 minutes ago, Shaaz Sha said:

Hello Boyz, As you all know, @M.Seidam dropped the exploratory plan since he is cov+, therefore I'm taking up this drive ... So it's no longer an exploratory drive, but rather a typical IM drive at Faqa. Thank you for joining up, and I hope to see you on Sunday

@Shaaz Sha looking forward to it. Please can you advise meeting point?

Sorry to hear that @M.Seidam . Get well soon.

Unfortunately won’t be able to make the drive anymore. Have removed myself from RSVP. Have fun everyone. 

@Rizwanm2 thank you for a great drive this morning and congratulations on completing your first drive as a lead.

I chose this morning’s fewbie drive thinking it would provide plenty of opportunity for my daughter to get out and play with her sand board. Well we were both in for a surprise! The convoy flowed beautifully and we had minimal amount of stucks and refusals. 

@Rizwanm2 your choice of route was excellent, giving us a taste of ridge riding, criss crossing, side sloping and hills climbs. 

@Thomas Varghese provided solid support in 2L and @Hisham Masaad in CF position. 
 
Well done @Sam K @Jonny90@Gurcharan Mehta @Sunil Mathew

Hi @Ale Vallecchi I notice the start point is TBC, but in the meantime are you able to give us an indication of the vicinity /area we will start from? 

3 minutes ago, Rizwanm2 said:

Dear Friends,

@Thomas Varghese  @Sam K  @Jonny90  @Waqar Sarwar  @Shahid Mehmood  @Sunil Mathew @Tom B @Hisham Masaad

Thank you for signing up for this drive. im very eager to hit the dunes tomorrow morning, Our plan for tomorrow is to get an early start from Nazwa farms towards pink rock, There are plenty of nice dunes to practice some ridge riding and criss cross. after crossing pink rock will head towards south.  There are plenty of medium range clean dunes in this area which is my favourite.  our grand finale will be at big red dunes as  an end to our grand sand buffet... 

I will post convoy numbering and radio channel details later today.  Hope to see you all tomorrow morning 5.00 AM 

Looking forward to it!

@Mike. totally agree with everything you have said. I also think that for a lot of members in the club, myself included, part of the fun during their off-road "journey" is to spend time researching about modifications, talking to others about their experiences with similar mods and then actually taking the plunge and getting the modifications done.

Personally, I feel all the upgrades I have done have benefited car handling performance both on road and off road and has made things that much more enjoyable when I am in the dunes.

Each to their own as they say!

Hi @Mike.. Judging by some of the comments in the thread I bet you wish you never raised the topic in the first place!! Unfortunately the subject of mods within @Carnity is a contentionous one to say the least . That’s why I decided to keep my car as close to stock condition as possible.😉

Anyway, to your question, I had exactly the same issue last weekend with my Toyota land cruiser. Last week I took the plunge and changed my stock 18in rims and 285/60/r18 AT tyres to 285/70/r17 wheels / AT tyres. The new set up results in about a 1” dia increase . I didn’t experience rubbing on the road, but during last weekend’s drives, I did notice that when in deflated condition and when turning as the suspension was extended, I got some slight rubbing on the mud flaps. As @Gaurav says, it’s probably something one can live with, but I don’t like hearing dodgy sounds when driving in the desert so decided to get it corrected this week. In my case, and I am not sure if it can be done for Pajeros, my garage performed a body mount chop. Clearance between tyre and mud flap is now significantly bigger and fingers crossed I won’t have any issues this weekend when I give it a test in the dunes. 

As said, I am not sure if the same mod is applicable to Pajeros, but I am sure if you visit a competent garage you will get sound and constructive advice on how to correct the issue. 

In the meantime I hope you enjoy your new setup. For me it was definitely worth the investment. My LC cruised up the tall dunes in badayer last weekend when previously it had found it a struggle. 

Congrats @Gregory. Look forward to driving with you on some IM drives. 

28 minutes ago, Simon Dawood said:

@Gaurav Soni some videos of the amazing yesterday drive below

 

These are superb @Simon Dawood. Well done ! 

I hope everyone made it safely to the exit and the recovery wasn't too troublesome.

@GauravSoni absolutely incredible drive today. I felt on the limit at points!

@Looper thanks for the support and sorry for burying you in sand at some points due to my over zealous use of the throttle! Will continue to work on that.

 @Daniel Rodasand @Simon Dawood, was fun following you guys and seeing you launch your Pajero's off various dunes!

See you all soon.

Thank you @Ale Vallecchifor a great drive yesterday afternoon. It was nice to explore a new area and the convoy performed superbly considering the softness of the sand and ambient temperatures hitting 48 C! 
 

The long range dunes around Faqa area were particularly fun. 

1 hour ago, GauravSoni said:

Dear Dune surfers!

@Tom B @Ranjan Das @Simon Dawood @Chinthaka Ruwan @Daniel Rodas @Chris Wing @Looper

thanks for joining the drive! Please let me know if there are any change of plans and confirm.

I will be posting convoy order later tonight..

Confirmed for tomorrow. Looking forward to it 

37 minutes ago, Simon Dawood said:

Thanks @Hisham Masaad for the drive, its always a pleasure being on your drive.

 @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler well done as a SL 

@Rob S as always being a great CF and support , always ready to shovel and to support( Amazing energy  )

@Mohammad Anwar thanks for the support and sweeping the convoy . its always a pleasure to see you handle your small LC70 like a pro ... man it feels that  nothing can stop you in the sand . 

@Gregory and @Alexanderrr well done for keeping our heads high  and showing these toyota guys what it means to be a real driver 💪 😂🤣 ( No offence Toyota Guys )

@Michel Van Woudenberg your FJ40 is an eye candy i loved what you have done to it,  i wish to take her for a spin next time 😁. and by the the way thanks for the morning workout💪 😂

@Mark D its always a pleasure driving with you buddy specially hearing that monster roaring in the back was so satisfying 

@Tom B its always fun driving with you man you always have something to say that will make us crack . seeing your almost stock LC on the drive is always a pleasure 😆😅( just wondering when are you going to install the winch )

@Tareq Al Turq great driving my friend on your 1st FB+ well done . don't let a few refusal set you back  just keep going 💪

 @Imteeaz @Joseph Raju  @salah2u well done guys on the drive .

 

it is always a pleasure driving with all of you , its not only the drive and the sand but also the company we have .

 

looking forward to seeing all of you soon ... Cheers 🍻

 

Well if the pajeros continue to keep getting stuck then I think it may be worth investing in winch 😉 🤣! 

….…. famous last words. I am sure I will now be the first to get stuck next Saturday! 

@Mike M. congrats. Enjoy the new level.

@Jonny90 well done buddy. Great result. Now the fun starts. 

16 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Here's the idea 😅🤘

Hope the end of our drive doesn’t end up the same way as in the movie though!! 😬