Sandeep N

Congratulations JP.. well deserved.. 😊😊

@Ale Vallecchi I had RSVPd in the evening yesterday as i wasn't sure of my weekend plan. Is there any way i can join the drive? I don't see my name in the convoy order.

The Dub_Eye of Sauron 😄

I just realized - i have misplaced my shovel somewhere - got the rope and shakles.

Congratulations @Mahesh_.. well deserved.. 😊

Ignore.. count me in.. 😅

I'll need to sit this one out - see y'all on the next one very soon.

@Asif Hussain enjoyed every bit of the drive, waking up at 3 was fully justified thabk you. It was nice meeting @Jessica Lamberttoo. Always a pleasure driving with @Beide Workuand @Marek. Looking forward to the next, very soon. 😊 wonderful pictures..

Congratulations @J-P L.. Super Jimny🦾🦾

Thank you Doc. Nick loved the drive as well and had lots of praise for you and the drive. Thank you Mahesh. I'll collect the pictures and videos Nick captured and share at the earliest. See the two of you soon.

Caption this.. 😅

Good morning, I'm sorry I wouldn't be able to make it on time. I overslept. I was looking forward to this drive. Will see you all again next weekend.

how should that have been recovered?? (assuming pulling from the back would have been better as it was slightly lower than the front allowing the car to pivot about the heavier end of the car) or hold/pull with a winch from the top, realign along the slope and allow controllled decent?

I am no expert on this but this is always such a touchy topic and mine is usually always an unpopular opinion on it. I really liked how @Myrko articulated what he believes. 4x4s in the desert - may qualify as an environmentally irresponsible hobby - but it is a recreational activity i willingly sign up for every weekend. I can't own a 4x4 and feel guilty for owning one. So much of our personal carbon footprint is beyond our control (the building we live in and the energy it uses, gps via satellites we use which were put up in space by rockets, construction of the roads we use everyday, the military planes that our government uses - they burn at least 2-3X the fuel used by commercial aircrafts, and a popular president used them for a deportation exercises). The CO2 due to our personal fuel consumption is very negligible when put together in context with everything else. One must feel good about reducing their fossil fuel consumption, no doubt about that. But one mustn't be bogged down if their cars burn more fuel than the other. Not contributing to the CO2 already there in the atmosphere is as good as not adding galons of water you stored into the ocean (exaggerated). i consider climate change, carbon footprint very different from sustainability. Again - i am no expert on the topic - this is just my opinion. My views on the CO2 situation are kinda skewed but i am all for preserving what we have. It disturbs me when i notice plastics or construction debris dumped in the desert - i cuss when i see them. I agree with @Mike M.'s purposeful drive idea - it will add to a sense of fulfilment/accomplishment to the drives. That can definitely be a means to add a sense of environmental responsibility to our otherwise environmentally irresponsible hobby.

@Mark B's gladiator definitely gets my vote - beyond being a beautiful beast that has been very carefully worked on i believe that is best equipped to help others in their time of need (referencing a recent drive with looper in the lead n Mark sorting out two or three pop outs very very efficiently) Was wondering how @ChrisW's car was not mentioned till now - another wow machine. Owning an FJ - I'm a big fan of@Rob S's FJ and @Marek's stormtrooper. So many brilliant machines here at carnity - cars collectively worth a 'minimum' of at least half a million on every drive. Trucks, project machines, V8s, stock cars, n some vintages as well 😝 - 4x4s in every shape, size, age n form. It is really difficult to pick out a single best car. Can there please be special mentions or sub categories 😅.

Other plans can be waitlisted when we have a confirmed drive 😝😝. Count me in for the drive @DP1011. Thank you for the initiative.

Wonderful weather, brilliant dunes, Great great drive - loved every bit of it. Certainly safe to assume it was the same with everyone. Up close with some mean machines in the images. See yall again soon.

I'm currently WL 1 on the newbie drive. Do i leave that event? I would prefer this drive. I just want to be on a drive.. 😅

Drive 2 works for or me..

Sorry, need to drop out of this drive, an unexpected engagement in Abu Dhabi early tomorrow.

ETA 7:11

Hello gentlemen, I needed to refuel, i am running a lil late. please feel free to move ahead without me if i end up holding everyone back.

running 5 mins late running 5 mins late

confirmed..