Prithvi Raj

I am ok for 11 pm

@Looper really enjoyed the drive along with surprise bonus drive lead by @Ale Vallecchi.. looking forward to join again..

4 hours ago, DP1011 said:

What a beautiful drive indeed it has been . Thank you @M.Seidam for this pleasant gift that you planned for today. 

Despite the dense fog, everyone was on pretty much on time - which shows how everyone was looking forward to this one ! Thank you for showing up !

To save time, even though it was foggy, we had our de-brief about 7.30 and waited for the fog to clear , but without any luck on it clearing. We then decided to proceed and enter the sand, to see if visibility gets better - if not , have a good time conversating in Sands. So finally the convoy was on the move at 8am. 

Despite dense fog, the visibility did permit the convoy movement and we did a nonstop 45 mins of drive, for our first break.  During this time, the drive was with very fluid movement with hardly any major refusals. 

The second half of the drive did offer a mix of broad ridges, technical patches and while with visiblity getting better , it did offer a patch full of vegetation requiring more focus to maneuver !  We had couple of refusals but all well managed by self recoveries - thanks to @Mehmet Volga anchoring the convoy in the middle.  Well done for your first SL job @Faraz94 - I noticed you were my SL from the time I reached the meeting point - Well done on keeping that adequate distance. 
Congrats all the first time FBs - @Prithvi Raj @Sandeep Nayar @Sohini who did well given the conditions today ! 

Guys at the back were also am sure having good time in this relaxed but quiet a few times requiring full focus on those drops ! @Mahmut @Shiju Raju  @abdallah @frederic demolder @Gautam Banka@Abhilash Kottakkal !

Considering the time limitations, I decided to skip the last planned patch of Murquab, which offers some more technical challenge without vegetation - which is my fav area of Murquab and hence we exited on time near the Mosque. 

Thanks all again and this for sure is one of those rare drives which offered such fantastic weather. 

 

Below some stats of the drive for your reference ! 

Thanks @DP1011 for leading my first FB drive with your constant guidance on every patch. Also thanks @M.Seidam @Mahmut and everybody else for this amazing drive.. 

29 minutes ago, DP1011 said:

 

Thanks... see you tomorrow morning.. excited to drive one level up.. 

On 2/20/2024 at 7:34 AM, Andrew John Melvill said:

@Prithvi Raj congratulations, see you out on the dunes!

@Andrew John Melvill Thanks.. see you soon..

4 hours ago, Anish S said:

Congratulations @Prithvi Raj

Thanks @Sunil Mathew and @Anish S see you guys soon..

Thanks @Gaurav..

6 hours ago, Gaurav said:

@Fares Adel and @Prithvi Raj you have moved to RSVP, please confirm if you still like to join this drive.

Hi @Gaurav thanks for adding.. confirm will join this drive tomorrow.. 

1 hour ago, DP1011 said:

Dear @Prithvi Raj @Frederic118

First of all - Thank you for showing interest on this drive, which like you - Even I was looking forward to ! However, as the Minimum no. of cars that we aim is 3 from safety perspective and hence I am with no alternative left with no choice but to cancel this drive and perhaps plan soon for some-other theme drive making it couples drive ! 

Can I please request you to acknowledge this message- The Drive tomorrow is cancelled and I hope your other plans are executed as planned for this day .

@DP1011 acknowledged... Will see you soon on another drive.. 

Thanks @Frederic for leading this amazing drive...

14 hours ago, Gaurav said:

@Prithvi Raj FYI

Those desert lemon-looking plants are called Desert Squash (Citrullus colocynthis) (Handhal).

 

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-798/colocynth

 

 

https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/famine-foods/famine_food/citrullus-colocynthis/

Yes @Gaurav  there is some research on rajasthani version of this plant called " tumba"  to use as famine food... 

There is another very common plant of desert which is highly poisons called "aak".. we should be careful..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotropis_gigantea. 

@Gaurav agree not to encourage touching any unknown plant which may be toxic and ruin our experience..

Thanks

Thanks all .. @Gaurav @Srikumar for this beautiful drive.. 

22 minutes ago, Davie Chase said:

Dear Desert Wanders @Sunil Mathew, @Abdullah N, @Prithvi Raj, @Vijay Cowlagi, @Damian, @Soufiane, @Nizar Shawwa, @Abdul Hannan, @Jassislahi, @Menon, @Hani Howeedy, @Andrew John Melvill, @Rob S and @Shaun J thank you all for being on time this morning and ready and eager to drive in the beautiful Al Fayah desert.

you guys all drove amazingly well through some difficult soft sand,I hope everyone had as much fun and enjoyed the drive as much as I did.

Great S/L from @Soufiane thank you for supporting the drive in this critical position. It made the whole drive go way more smoothly.

@Sunil Mathew thank you for the excellent support in the CF role, having you there mastering and controlling the middle of the convoy was critical to us getting in and out safely whilst also dealing with the several refusals and stucks that we had.

@Rob S thanks for showing up at the last minute to support the drive we would have struggled without you there mate, so thanks again always a comfort to have someone with your knowledge and skill in the sweep position,

 

I hope you all have a great rest of your weekend and I hope to see you all on one of my drives in the near future 

Thanks all guys for this wonderful experience.. 

8 minutes ago, Davie Chase said:

Dear Desert Wanders @Sunil Mathew, @Abdullah N, @Prithvi Raj, @Vijay Cowlagi, @Damian, @Soufiane, @Nizar Shawwa, @Abdul Hannan, @Jassislahi, @Menon, @Hani Howeedy, @Andrew John Melvill,and @Shaun J due to the popularity of this drive please indicate that you are still able to join on Saturday. If your plans have changed no issue, please remove your RSVP so that those waitlisted can have a chance to attend.

Thanks and stay posted for more drive information tomorrow.

I am joining plz...

13 hours ago, Davie Chase said:

@Prithvi Raj, @Jassislahi, @Hani Howeedy, & @junaidbinnaseer welcome to the Carnity family, as new members to the club please introduce yourselves using the below bullet points if not already done so:

First time with Carnity Off-road Club:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year.
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets.
• Let us know if you don’t have a programable radio and safety flag.
• Please also watch the MUST WATCH Newbie video briefing at the link below prior to the drive

https://youtu.be/hP-2ah4Eyek

Mitsubishi,  Pajero 3.5 GLS, White Color, 2017 make. No, I do not have any prior off road experience. Yes, Pajero has front and rear eyelets. I have radio Baofeng UV-5R and flag.  Eagerly awaiting to start this new adventure. 

Thanks