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    Quick onboard clip from a trip round the bowl with Enrico, Danie and Noufal…
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    An excellent self-debrief @Enrico - Mountain - there’s a lot here that just comes from building a bit of pattern recognition/muscle memory. The quick decision of when it’s time to push/maintain/slow, and recognising the conditions (sand, distance to car or obstacle, etc) such that you can anticipate, is largely now a question of repetition and practice. Looking forward to joining you on more drives in the future.
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    Hey guys, thanks again for coming out today - was a pleasure to see all of you. As we discussed in the briefing first thing, for today's drive our goal was to enjoy the dunes and support each other - and we did exactly that. We had an initial run out from the air-up point through some of the larger dunes until we reached the small plateau at the entrance to the double-bowl section. This was a great high point to start our morning with, going out in smaller groups to enjoy the higher lines and energy required to push through that section. We then set off through the longer range dunes, taking advantage of the high curves and occasional ridge lines. This area in particular needed careful practice in terms of speed, distance to car ahead, and how to manage your momentum - and we all got to experience a few lessons, with a handful of re-attempts required. All were handled well and good experience for everyone. After assisting a couple of people in the group with making their way back to the road, we pressed on. As the temperatures came up and we encountered softer sand, we started to have a few challenges culminating in a pop-out in the convoy. Special thanks to @Beide Worku and the rest of the team for helping out here - we quickly got back underway and started making our way to the exit point. With a little persistence and carving our way back and forth along the lines of the dunes, we reached Sweihan Pond and exited at Madinat Nahel. All in all a good drive, congrats to @Enrico - Mountain for his first FB+ drive - excellent driving in the bigger dunes, and a pleasure seeing you all.
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    Hi all, Small tweak to convoy order given who is in/out:
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    RSVP now closed (except for @Jerome if you want to jump back in, let me know!) @Infaz @Enrico - Mountain @Danie @Eddie-Dune-Glider @Ahmed Farouk @Piotr. @Noufal @Zsolt @Yury.bel @Krinesh @Beide Worku @Diego Looking forward to seeing you all in the morning. Our goal will be to enjoy the nice weather, find some fun lines on the dunes and enjoy ourselves. Nothing crazy, but focused driving and application of our skills required! Let's aim to be ready to be briefing by 06.40, rolling for 06.45 or thereabouts. We will be on Ch 10 (446.231-25). Please see the driver order below:
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    Looks like you withdrew from the drive, Jerome...!
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    Hey guys - planning to keep the convoy short given the terrain and style of drive planned; but I’ll see what I can do.
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    Sunday's drive is a proper play session. We're heading to Nahel for two hours of fast, flowing dune bashing – long ridge runs, big bowls, high-speed sidings and plenty of momentum. No convoy plod, technical crawling where needed to get to the fun stuff; just keep the revs up, follow the lead line and enjoy the sand. DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie Plus and above Meeting time: 06:30 (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8nghiULCXzNhGBuQ9 Meeting Co-ords: 24.480306, 55.438917 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 09:30 P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 8 cars only. RSVP will close on Saturday - 13:00. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once someone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month
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    Hey guys, thanks for coming out this morning! We all arrived in good time to then try and wait for the fog to burn off. Giving it until around 07.30, we decided to go take a look with probably around 50 metres of visibility. The first stretch of sand we tackled as more of an overlanding drive, initially covering some fairly flat terrain and discovering larger and more defined dunes as we moved east. I think in clear weather there’s potential for some good ridges here, albeit there was a good amount of vegetation off the crests. We then hit a farm track and stopped for a while to see if the weather would clear. It didn’t especially, so we moved off again - heading west to backtrack before re-entering the sand to work our way north-east. This area was far trickier, with many fenced off areas. Just as the fog lifted a bit we did find a limited area with some bigger dunes and had a play. It was good to at least rev the engines a bit before finishing. We then headed out via the tracks and inflated by the camel racetrack. All in all it was useful to explore the area, and I was able to map a few fence lines and entry points for us. You all drove very well, and I was pleased to see everyone driving safely and considerately given the conditions. Thank you! (…as usual, click the gear icon and select a higher quality first to see this properly)
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    @Ale Vallecchi Will have to give my v late apologies for this one. Recovering from tonsillitis and I think this morning’s drive used up what I had in the energy tank! Have a blast, this area was very generous to us when we went last time.
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    Extremely thick fog this morning. No need to rush. We’ll be waiting for it to clear a bit as the sun comes up.
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    24°31'09.9"N 55°45'37.6"E 24.5194167, 55.7604444
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    @Zsolt @Carl Stanley @Hartzel @Thomas54675 @Ahmed Farouk @Diego @Danie @Jerome @Myrko @JC_E Hey guys - ahead of tomorrow morning's drive - please see the drive order and plan. Let's aim to arrive by 06.30 and rolling by 06.45 latest. The only caveat to that is I am expecting bad fog tomorrow morning - if that's the case, do allow some extra time, but also no need to rush and taking any risks on the roads. Basically do your best but if the fog is bad, no problem, we'll wait and move together. We will stick with Luke's plan, so meeting north of the Tilal roundabout (Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YyPjtjPMbgUie3YVA, Meeting Co-ords: 24.440754, 55.193496), and then we'll track a short distance north to clear the farms and initially sweep to the east to discover what that section of terrain is like. We'll then use a farm track to move back to the west, and repeat a sweep heading east in the area further to the north. It may be good, it may be terrible - either way we'll put our skills to the test together and either find a new area for the club to play in, or mark another area of the map as being only for the brave! We'll aim to finish by around 09.30 (so approx three hours of driving or so). Looking forward to seeing you all in the morning! Any problems, I am on: Zero Five Zero, 565, 90, Two Seven. Radio: Channel 10 (446.231-25)
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    Last-minute command Across wild dunes, we forge on New tracks claim the sand See you Sunday; we go exploring together and find what’s out there. Be ready for anything.
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    Hey Stephan, In the end it makes no great difference and is largely just a question of convenience. If you plan to offroad regularly (say once a week on average), then having a fixed onboard compressor is useful and is one less thing to pack and remember. If you want to avoid making any changes to your car, or you’re happy to pack your equipment each time you go off-roading, a portable unit is a great option. I went for a fixed installation onboard compressor in my Jeep as I take it out regularly enough to benefit from the saving of time and space taken up in the car.
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    DRIVE DETAILS Ever driven in Niqa Al Dheeb? Me either. This one is exploratory by design. I’ve spent some time scouting the area from satellite imagery, picking out what looks like promising terrain — now it’s time to find out what’s actually waiting for us on the ground. The mission is simple: explore, map and unlock new areas for future play. It could be full of vegetation, dead ends and awkward terrain. Or we might stumble across kilometres of untouched ridgelines just waiting to be driven. There’s only one way to find out. Expect scouting, backtracking, rerouting and plenty of figuring things out as we go. Together, we’ll push into unfamiliar territory, establish the limits of the area and see what Niqa Al Dheeb has to offer. No established route. No expectations. Just exploration. DRIVE DETAILS Level: Fewbie Plus and above Meeting time: 06:30 (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YyPjtjPMbgUie3YVA Meeting Co-ords: 24.440754, 55.193496 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:00 P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 8 cars only. RSVP will close on saturday - 17:00. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once someone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month
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    Some mostly raw clips from the drive (might have to hit the gear icon and select higher quality to view it properly)
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    Thanks all - and @Asif Hussain a special thanks to you for the Leader’s Lead training. It was extremely valuable and set us up well to approach leading for the first time.
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    That’s is an incredibly clean installation @Myrko - great work and thanks for sharing!
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    Hey @Danie - this was the other one I took:
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    Trip Report Before the sun had fully risen above the horizon, two convoys set off into the Sweihan dunes for our Rise & Shine adventure. Over the course of approximately 46 km and 2.5 hours, we enjoyed flowing terrain, technical sections, bowls, and countless beautiful sunrise views as the desert gradually came to life around us. A particular highlight was reaching and regrouping at Ghafftein Bowl, where both convoys successfully met up exactly as planned. Seeing the two groups come together in the middle of the desert was a great moment and proof that the plan worked perfectly. A special mention to @Noufal, who unfortunately had to leave us early. It was great to see you out in the desert again, and I hope everything is well on your side. To everyone who joined: you drove exceptionally well. The convoy flowed smoothly throughout the morning, with excellent discipline, communication, and teamwork. It was a pleasure to drive with you all. My thanks also go to @_luke_ for providing a rock-solid second lead, @Diego for keeping an attentive eye on the rear as sweep, and @Emanuel for expertly leading the second convoy with @Looper's support. Having two groups working together so seamlessly made the morning even more enjoyable. With over 1,500 m of cumulative climbing and descending through the dunes, plenty of bowl action, and a memorable sunrise over Sweihan, this was excellent. Most importantly for me it also marked the beginning of my journey leading drives at Expert level with Carnity. I couldn't have asked for a better group to share that milestone with. Little bit of trivia...between the two convoys there were 10 vehicles and over 1,000 combined Carnity drives worth of experience! Thank you all for joining, and I look forward to seeing you on the next adventure. Until then, keep your momentum, your smiles, and your tyres pointing in the right direction! 🏜️🚙🌅
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    @Ash S. @Riyad Hope to see you next time. @_luke_ @Noufal @Infaz @Diego @Emanuel @Krinesh @Ahmed Farouk @Danie @Looper Please see revised drive order - if we lose another we'll merge the two convoys together.
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    Hey @Jerome - love the enthusiasm! I need to let the promotion process run properly, so for this one I can’t say yes. Looking forward to seeing you on a future FB+ drive!
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    @Emanuel @Looper @_luke_ @Diego @Riyad @Danie @_Herman_ @Infaz @Krinesh @Noufal @Ahmed Farouk @Ash S. Dear Desert Surfers! The RSVP is now closed, looking forward to seeing you all in the morning! Some quick notes to get us organised: 1.) With the very kind support of Emanuel and Looper, we will split the convoy so we can run two small but perfectly formed groups across the sands. No racing or shenanigans planned, but we will run similar routes and aim to meet at the Ghafftein Bowl for 08:00 for a social break together. 2.) We will aim to be rolling by 06:45 - so please aim to have cars ready by 06.35 so we can do a quick brief and get rolling. 3.) Please see below the Convoy split - Convoy 1 will gather to the left side of the meet point, and Convoy 2 to the right side . 4.) Convoy 1 will be on Channel 10 (446.231), and Convoy 2 will be on Channel 9 (446.206). Meet Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DHWXGk57ijEAENYW9 / 24.360611, 55.401139 Thanks all - looking forward to seeing you!
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    @Zsolt - Boooooo....that's unfortunate but thanks for the early head's up!
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