Mike M.

Thanks for a great drive @Emanuel! Great start of the weekend. At a personal level, I was very happy to be part of your drive partner, looking forward for many more!

Very interesting topic @Gaurav, I strongly believe, and you will hear me mention this everytime I get the chance, that this is a mental hobby before being a physical hobby. Every move, every attempt, every crossing is overcome mentally before even touching the gas pedal. In order to elaborate more pragmatically, I would divide it into outcomes and enablers. The outcome is the mental state of the driver that envisions a successful crossing of the obstacle(s), before the actual attempt. The enablers are the variables and the factors that impact the outcome. I’ll give some examples of the enablers that impact the outcome to elaborate: - A familiar terrain would reduce the heightened mental state and might cause the driver to be complacent due to familiarity - Solo driving on the other hand causes the driver to be in a “Do or Die” mindset because he has no safety net (mind you that solo driving usually means more conservative driving but the logic holds) - Fatigue, whether due to a sleepless night or long driving will impact the outcome and cause the driver not to achieve the expected outcome - Overconfidence, getting creative, or any action mid-maneuver will cause a stuck. The objective for all drivers is to be clear that you need to execute what you intended to do. Any changes to the plan, mid-execution, will cause a stuck and sometimes more dangerous outcomes as well. To summarize: the objective in off-roading is to constantly PLAN IT, ENVISION IT, EXECUTE IT. Every single thing in off-roading goes under those 3 phases, whether it is a single maneuver, a 4-hour drive or a 4-day trip. Once a variable hits any outcome of those 3 phases, you get the negative results of that phase, in the case of your topic, the scenario is a maneuver and it is impacting the EXECUTE IT phase, which results in a stuck. Hope this makes sense folks or else I can get a whiteboard to the desert next time

Congrats @Frans M! Enjoy your new level!

Hi doc, room for one more ? @M.Seidam

Well deserved @Luke K P! Congrats !

Thanks @J-P L. Appreciate the encouraging words and hope to see you on the sand !

Thanks @Emanuel. Definitely looking forward to pick your brains not only for the LL sessions but what lies ahead! We should make a drive in winter time that ends with a campfire at the end for these stories and then some! I appreciate your words of encouragement and I am looking forward to supporting you on your drives as i didnt get a chance to see you and the WR in the lead position yet. Hope to be seeing you and supporting you soon my friend!

Looking forward as well, I am sure it will be a fun ride no doubt!! Well deserved mate! Thanks @Emanuel, it has been a while my friend. Hope to see you sometime soon!

Thank you sir 🙏

Thanks @Benje_Junior! Your positive feedback and encouragement is much appreciated ! Would love to drive together soon as it has been a while! See you soon on the sand hopefully!

Thanks Andy! The feeling is mutual as the drives you are on are always more enjoyable! Thanks for the encouraging words, much appreciated! Looking forward to seeing you on the sand my friend!

Thanks @DP1011! Looking forward to the continued camaraderie in this journey ahead!

Thanks @Aser! Much appreciated !

Thanks @Herman G! Looking forward to seeing you and Paula soon on the sand! Please convey my special thanks to her! She is an offroader in the making, just give it a few years

Thanks @Andrei S!

Congrats @Mark B! well deserved a 100% !

Congrats @Imran Asghar!!! Very happy to read this!

One thing my bank account and wife disagree with me on and that is I will always find a good use for everything related to the outdoors I know for a fact that it is a very short amount of time for it to be my turn congratulating you as well as you embody all what Carnity stands for! See you soon!

Thanks @khurramm! Looking forward to seeing you soon on the sand! Thanks @Luke K P! Looking forward to it ! Thanks @Davie Smooth_Operator, Carnity has been a continuous blast all along, I am looking forward to it! Thanks for the words of encouragement and hope to see you soon on the sand!

Thanks @Carnity! I just wanted to say thank you for putting me on the leaders' track! I truly appreciate and acknowledge the trust you've placed in me. I don’t take this lightly, as I understand the responsibility that comes with this journey—keeping our drivers safe while continuing to share the Carnity spirit and principles. I’m looking forward to keep growing within the hobby that unifies us all and we all love! I’ll do my best to live up to the expectations and keep contributing alongside all the amazing members of this community—whether drivers or part of the Core team. Together, we’ll keep pushing the envelope and make sure Carnity stays the best off-roading club in the UAE! Thanks again for the opportunity @Gaurav @Frederic @Srikumar, all the marshals, experts, advisors and support team members! Thanks to the drivers as well that allow us the opportunity to "Pass it Forward" in every interaction at every opportunity. Let’s keep it rolling! Thanks @Ishak, means a lot coming from you as you are an arsenal of skills by yourself buddy! Looking forward to seeing you soon on the sand. Who leads and follows doesn't matter, it is the camaraderie that matters and i always appreciate yours my friend! You have drawn this path a looong time back and it is coming into fruition! I thank you my friend and thank you for the trust Freddy! I really appreciate the support and your positive feedback @Jose Luis Campos. I am waiting for the day where i see your name rising through the ranks as you embody the same spirit my friend. It is just a matter of time. Until then, enjoy the journey and see you soon on the sands! Thanks again!

It’s always the company that makes the difference @Ishak and I fully angree with u ! As for the statement it was: “1 flag for every 100 horsepower” 😂. Waiting to see the Desert Orca identity shine thru soon inshalla