Eventually I got to witness someone do SS-22. It takes a long time, hence no video.
Notice the stumps now.
And they make it. But they didn't finish the rest on time and got a DNF.
The entrance and exit of SS-19, hardly shootable beyond this point.
Finally I got to see somebody do SS-23.
Notice how the navigator jumps in and moves the winch blanket up. Also notice the winch speed.
Second winching stage of SS-23.
And the rapid climb down.
Next Gursahib was at SS-23. This should be interesting, and it was.
Have you wondered why Gerrari team was doing so well? It is not just the superb support team, or extreme mods done to their vehicles, but the superb attitude they imbibed into every activity.
Look at the next photo. You might think it is the navigator who is running up with the winch cable. No, it is the driver. As the navigator ran up with the tree saver and D shackles, within seconds the driver followed him with the winch cable, saving valuable time. In most other teams, the drivers just watched the navigator run up and down waiting for the cable to be set up.
And how do they come down the slope? Not running, which could be quite dangerous and may break a limb. Not gingerly crawling down, which might cost time. But they slide down on their butt like baseball players. Safe and fast, at the cost of a pant.
But let’s review the video, see how they do it.
You will find it lot slower thanks to regular winch, but they make the best of it.
Thus they make it to the top.
But in the second stage, their winch starts smoking and that was the end of it. They got zero points for this SS inspite of all the effort.
Ashish Gupta, the chief organizer of the event and the man who brought RFC to India, looks visibly dismayed at the failure of vehicle 122.
Meanwhile, the road has turned into a mud soup after two days rain and non-stop traffic.
All vehicles had completed all the 6 SS at Terminator stage. It was time to take off towards the distant Twilight Zone mystery trail.
Before that, the vehicles need washing.
And Madhusudhan Reddy from BODA is showing off his finely sculpted body. A male version of bikini car wash.
Boys having some fun while the media is waiting for someone to take us across.
The results of Terminator stage. Notice the number of DNF score of 20.
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