Sohini

On 1/22/2024 at 6:42 PM, Gaurav said:

Congratulations @sohinik for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

FEWBIE

Drives Attended (Indicative)	Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion.
What you'll learn	Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Basic side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity
Skills required	Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail
Car Worthiness	Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle
Off-road gear required	Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor.
Drive teamwork	Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed
Drive Joining	Join Newbie and Fewbie drives
Forum participation	Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

thank you @Gaurav for the promotion. 

On 1/23/2024 at 2:10 AM, PAJERO petelczyc luke said:

Great level-up @sohinik 💪

Mia and I looking forward to catching up with you on a drive soon 🙏

thank you luke.

On 1/23/2024 at 12:41 AM, Davie Chase said:

 

Congrats @sohinik Great achievement looking forward to seeing you on one of my drives, enjoy the new level 😀

thank you Davie

On 1/22/2024 at 10:26 PM, W a q a r said:

Congrats @sohinik

thank you  waqar

On 1/22/2024 at 9:02 PM, Issam Atra said:

congratulations @sohinik

thank you  Issam

On 1/22/2024 at 8:22 PM, Frederic said:

Congrats @sohinik!!

thank you freddy

On 1/22/2024 at 7:50 PM, DP1011 said:

Congratulations @sohinik ! Am sooon going to post a Pani puri FB drive to celebrate this ! Looking forward to see you soon ! 

hahahahah I'll hold u on that. thank you deepak

On 1/22/2024 at 7:30 PM, Benjamin said:

Congratulations @sohinik great job mate! 

thank you benjamin

THANK YOU!!!@doc for not cancelling the drive even when you had all the reasons to. @DP1011 for the AMAZING lead and @mehmat for your support with my refusals.

This is one of the best dives of my life. 

I would like to thank Deepak for the pep talk that helped me calm my nerves as this was my first fewbe and I really needed that. 

thank you to all carnityners for you company and the knowledge sharing sessions that we had during the break. 

hope to see you all next week

God bless all, enjoy the weekend.

adios amigos 

11 minutes ago, DP1011 said:

 

copy that.

thank you @Frederic @Vanessa8580 and @Srikumar for the amazzzziiinngg drive. I really wished it was an full day event. from dunes to,mountains to wadi and terrain we drivers could look around while driving and enjoy the nature. thank you once again Srikumar for letting me in last minute. hope to have more dives like these. 

20 hours ago, Davie Chase said:

Dear Desert Wanderers, @frederic demolder, @sohinik, @essam ibrahim, @Ahmed Farouk, @Shiju Raju, @Lala G, @Julien Recan, @Arravind, @Shaun J, @Mohit Gurnani and @Pacificwe will be meeting at Lisalli, flags up & ready for briefing at 1300 tomorrow. The convoy order will be as per the below and we will be using Ch4 (446.081).

Please bring plenty of enthusiasm with you and that all important willingness to learn 

 See you tomorrow Afternoon

Good morning davie I will not be able to join this drive due to personal reasons. my apologise for last minute drop out.

hope to join the next drive 

Hi Ale, I'm sorry I won't be joining this drive as I'm not well. hope to join next time.

thank you all for the amazing drive. thank you support for your guidance.

hope to see you all soon.

he'll Srikumar, I will not be joining this drive as I am not feeling well. hope to join the next drive soon. 

@Vanessa8580I won't be able to join tomorrow as I am not feeling well. apologise for the late drop out.

12 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Dear Desertnauts.

let's get ready for tomorrow's PM drive.

MEETING POINT - you will reach the dirt track where we'll meet and deflate, just off the tarmac road leading from Qudra's gas station to the Bab al Shams Resort. Coming from Qudra, you will pass a couple of roundabouts on the way, and once arrived at roundabout #3 (there will be a mosque just off of it) you will briefly take the road back to Qudra, before exiting on the first available opening on the right of the road. Cross the bike track, and head to the dirt track past an open gate (the one on the right), and down it until the meeting point.

DRIVING PLAN - around 2 and 1/2 hours of relaxed driving across Qudra's southern quadrant, searching for gazelles, possibly oryx, through low range dunes first, a couple of tighter "technical" areas then, and finally on taller long-range dunes, some flanked by dry mud-rock formations, until we'll reach the place where we'll have a short Yoga session by a natural desert lake, around sunset time. We'll bring tea and coffee, to enjoy with some dates, to relax after the Yoga. The exit road will be very close to the place where we'll practice Yoga, so it will not be a problem even if dusk will already have set in.

THE YOGA PRACTICE - Our teacher, Paola Fantinato (https://instagram.com/paola_sadhaka_pi?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)   is one of Dubai's trained and certified top professionals, with more than 5,000 hours of coaching experience. She will guide a relaxed practice to celebrate the sunset, tailored for every level, which anybody will be able to follow according to their own individual experience (or lack of it 😁). BRING A YOGA MAT, OR TOWEL, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MAT, to use for the practice. Wear loose clothes, and a smile on your face !!

CONVOY ORDER - as follows:

@Sammy Six at Second Lead

@nairanoopc at #3

@Patrick at #4

@Pavel Pashkovskiy at #5

@sohinik at #6

@Senthil Kumar at the Center of the convoy

@Maheshwar at #8

@Klaus Pedersen at #9

@babaski #10

@Sami Sleiman at #11

@Arsalan Ehsan at #12

@Zulfikhar Naiyar in Sweep.

RADIO CHANNEL - It will be chosen tomorrow just before the drive. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN RADIO FULLY CHARGED.

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon at 3PM (or a bit earlier to allow for a timely departure).

FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE WELCOME 

hello ale I won't be joining this drive as I am not feeling well. apologies for the last minute dropout and hope to join your next drive. thanks

5 hours ago, PETELCZYC PAJERO - luke said:

Unfortunately I have to withdraw from this drive. Apologies for late notice.

 

@sohinikMia and I will be missing, last minute work has crept up on me. Apologies to Iraj!

that's ok hopefully next time then.

@PETELCZYC PAJERO - luke iraj is definitely coming. he has been asking for Mia as well. hope to see you guys soon.

thank you for the amazing drive today Simon for great briefing, brette for one of my best drives even with my max refusals in one drive I really had loads of fun. and last but not least the entire convoy for the patience and positive attitude. hope to see you all in the next drive

 until then adios amigos 

amazing drive thank you @Islam Soliman and @Davie Chasefor the guidance and support. the brief was well explained and even though the sand was acting funny which resulted in more than usual stucks you guys were very patient with us. thank you all the drivers for your patience. 

until next week adios amigos 

On 1/28/2023 at 10:53 PM, Srikumar said:

Convoy Numbering

1. Srikumar
2. Juan
3. Sohini
4. RK Ram
5. Shine
6. fareed
7. Deepak
8. LKP
9. Lucas
10. Deepak
11. Rashid
12. Vaibhav
13. Terence
14. Anoop
15. Zubair

We shall be using Carnity Channel 3 tomorrow (446.056). See you at the meeting point tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM

thank you @Srikumarfor an amazing drive.

 thank you @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler and @Vaibhav for being amazing support 

thank you @Juan R  and @Rk ram for always keeping an eye on me. 

the brief was very well explained and we were given additional information on how to be extra caution on sand after the rain.

really enjoyed the ending part of side sloping.

thank you team carnity for making offroad driving so amazing for newbies like many of us. and making the experience so amazing which compels us to wait for next week's drive.

until next week adios amigos 

5 hours ago, Frederic said:

DRIVE REPORT

The area around Faqa is well known, but even though i have been there many times, i still discover new places and areas, and for this reason it's one of my favorite places to go offroading.

We met up around 7.30 with most people arriving earlier so they had ample time to deflate, set up the flags, and enjoy the sunrise . Some new faces like @Dorian Zissi @sohinik @Natalia Koryakovtseva and @Ahmad Quadri who joined us for the first time and drove superb for their first drive !! 

The weather was pleasant and the company / convoy even more so. We had our bit of shoveling, and even tested christened Davie his winch for the perfect occasion. 

I kept the terrain difficulty rather easy as our convoy was very long, but never felt that someone is holding us back. All of you did amazing this morning. The brilliant support from @Rizwanm2 and @Davie Chase made sure that whenever we hit an issue, it was swiftly and professionally dealt with. 

@Joseph Sebastian we drove many times together, and i really like your calm and mature approach to offroading and your kills., and i could not have asked for a better second lead. Thank you for that !

At the end of the drive, i had to quickly rush to go and pickup my daughter. Sorry if i failed to greet you all before heading back onto the tarmac. I hope to see you all soon in the sand again !

First of all what an amazing drive

amazing lead, amazing support and amazing carnity members.

like how we never forget out first's of our life our fist friend, first job or even first breakup. this was my fist carnity drive which I will never forget not only because its my first but also because how it was designed and implemented to be more specific

 very good and detailed briefing was done by @Frederic and we started our drive with high spirits.

i had my first stuck and yes it was not a very good feeling but everyone was so patient and calm with me. they helped me recover the car with self recovery.  a beautiful blend of dunes along with good weather was amazing which added to the beautiful experience. @Davie Chase thank you for helping me get out of the sticky situation. thank you @Frederic for the encouragement. when I was loosing confidence.

Made new friends and some beautiful memories. 

until next week. aadious amigos 

12 hours ago, Sajan.S said:

@sohinik All the very best and you will definitly mark this day as one of the best when u steer towards the dunes and the rough sands.. 😎🤘👍

thank you so much:)

13 hours ago, Davie Chase said:

Welcome to the club @sohinik look forward to driving with you tomorrow 

thank you so much 

14 hours ago, essam ibrahim said:

Hallo Sohin, 

welcome to you and I am sure you will spend a nice time with us . 
wishing you all the best . See you tomorrow.

Essam Ibrahim 

thank you so much

13 minutes ago, Frederic said:

Welcome to the club @sohinik ! See you tomorrow !

thank you Fredy! see you tomorrow 

hello everyone,

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I'm sohini , this is my first carnity drive and I have taken a master class last week. i am driving chevrolet trailblazer white which is equipped with front and back tow hooks. 

hope to learn and have fun with all the carnity members.