TREACHEROUS
TRENCH
wednesday,13 August 2014
It is a definite credit to all Marshals and Competitors
when a stage like ths can be run. SS15: Treacherous
Trench was an innovative stage that has never before
been seen.
The first 30 minutes or so was spent using ground
anchors to try and fill in the bottom of the trench and
improve approach angles but as time disappeared,
teams knew they had to start making their way across.
Held at the base of Milky Wells, all teams lined up
with barely a metre between doors. The aim was to
traverse a trench to get to the other side and through
the flying finish, staying in your line.
One by one they tried, winch put under pressure to
pull the front of cars up. It was an effort that saw
both navigators and drivers out of the car digging;
a physically demanding stage that only four teams
managed to finish.
All 12 teams starting at once, entangled in a spiderweb
of winch cables, navigators and drivers and having a
short DNF time of just 45 minutes.
Dave & Simon Cameron (car #10) may have made it
through the flying finish first in a time of 24:03, ahead
of Peter Mihailoff and Ben Gurney with a time of
25:03; but a winching penalty cost them top spot.
stage winners
PETER MIHAILOFF
The look on competitors faces, as they are told about the stage that can
only be described as complete mayhem, says it all.
BEN GURNEY #02
DNF time: 45 minutes
IRONMAN 4X4 ADVENTURE CHALLENGE MAGAZINE PAGE:
21 |
AUGUST
2014
IRONMAN 4X4 ADVENTURE CHALLENGE MAGAZINE PAGE:
21 |
AUGUST
2014