4WD ... at TANAH JAMBU ....


4 WHEEL DRIVE............

Feeling .............

             ..... like to discover more         ... about ........

Enthusiasts    .... NOt to miss ...seeing d' competitiveness ....

                                 .... Rough nn challanging activities.....  ever..???

Consider 4 X 4 ..... choices ..USUally using .....for comfort travelling ..nn ...

                       .....   families usage    ....group convoy particularly...

                       ..talking about Bruneians.......

 ...... if nOt trying Uuu abilities ... such

                                   DRiving ......... how to face casualities

                                             ......... play with difficult terrains .....

IF ...Travelling LONg journey requires......... STRong endurances .... disciplines in team's group .......    nn participants require preparations ....to stand UP 

....unsuspected circumstances...



................ what DO have here .... nn  what else......

TEST driving    .........for competition... in different situations .....

....terrain ..dry ...rocky ..mountainous ..WEt swampy ....

Reaction   to avoid situation  ....needed ...decision ...quick ...faulty ...out of tracks  ...minus of obstacles ........ stranded  ...nn  ..jammed ...

HERE ........choice of competing ...... DRIVing ability in different levels...

               ...... so vehicles play ....important subject matter  ..

CARs are special purpose BUIlt vehicles for COMPETITIONS         

          NO wonder ....... BIg...Strong ...Bulky..looked vehicles ..

          FOUND. here...                       ..........types....  but mostly....

....SUZUKI ...TOYOTA ......NISSAN...... 

                ....most NOT new ......old catagories  ..... considerED......

                          WHy............????



TODAy    .....   oNCe in BLUE MoOn  ....activity ......... 

                     ...........organised ..... by ..

      PERSATUAN GABUNGAN BERWAWASAN 4X4 DAERAH             

         ...........    NEEded people really commited ........... nn

 ......this ONe mainly for d' coming .......... 

            SULTan BIRTHday    .....CELEBERATion.....



 This 4x4 car already fully modified       ...NO  originality ......... competition divided into categories ...1999cc group ....below  .....another .... category with engines... OPen ... above 2000cc .....  FREE Modification .........






Location ....
Kampung Tanah Jambu ... a 12 acreas ..... hilly at d' back nn low on d' forntier ..... easily  MAN-made compound as ...WEt swampy.... mainly for this competiton....
4x4 club   ..had applied for d' expansion   ...areas.... so .. large compound would benefit run-ways of this 4x4 route  .....nn did ..much better than last year at d' same location........... 
Looking ... with huge improvement to d' course making it MORe difficult for competators.....
Now... easier for spectators to see all d' ACTions...... d' MUD actions might be  more challanges....
d' VIew points...  there would be great spectators vantage points around d' course .... allowing terrace .... style viewing areas ....


PLACe .....Right at d' entrance of BYpass road ......
 ..........along MUara TUtong Highway..... where     ....housing area already being considered    ....as future location  ...






At ONe point 4x4 .......merchandise was also available .......

.....great advantage    ...to place nn should BE ...booths ...stalls provided to public to add d' MOre attractive atmosphere ....  eeeh..  to ADD more FUnd ... $$$$$ ......nnnn  .........of coz ..    FUN ....   

Selling ..............GOod enough....

     ......selected few items ...easy to carry ...

     ......coil springs .....suspensions ......shocks absorbers ....

     ......snorkel for wet stuff  ...   wheel bearings ...........so   nn so ..




  NISSAn ...Patrol took part...    just started ...at STARTIng POInt..
1st terrain .......obstacle  to driver...............

Few vehicles' competators ........ completed the RAce ..... in d' morning .......

HOw ..........to judge .....  to find WINNer .......???     
UNlike F1 ....Formula ONE Race ........
ALL in ONE go .... but d' pre timing F1... times factor controlled   ........ arrangements ... or positions .... being placed ...1st ..2nd  ...3rd ... so... 

Here ...... Race ..taken .....one after another ........ one by one .... d' FAStest TIMing ......would be d' WInner ..................... 
                BUuttt ....still ... many butttt  ..
How to select.... 1st ....2nd ...3rd .... so..   vehicles
        easy ... just took Uu LUck.....  voting ...... pulled Uur OWn number....




D' RAce's track    ....WEt...swampy ground....... later... followed d' route to Upper land...... JUdges around .... main JUDge would be some where ... could see ...observed .....d' all Track's Judges ... many assistants to NOte  ...lol.
IF..... droven ....OUt of given path....  away from track... or d' LINes being HIt by vehicle .......... Judges at certain Point would RAISe d' RED flag ....meaning ONE point.. added ...or one means THREE seconds journey added to finishing timing be added.........  




 

So here came d' 4x4 car .... from ...nO where ...in d' jungle of hilly track ....      Could NOT see... here  ...few difficult terrains ....being placed... with .... NO Big Rocks ... but d' organiser had PUT .... some TImber ... blocks on d' track ....

NO worry .........some judges posted somewhere near .....



 Coming down d' hilly jungles track seemed OK .....easy way .....
Once Out ... going to MUDDy ...terrain ...another real TESt here .... another round to end....
D' risk of few last vehicles ....... d' track became deeper.... iF driver NOt carefully selected d' unknown ground.... what happened ... DARker smoke...
..... meaning hardly tyres  moved   ... rotated touching ground ....but ....still unmoved vehicle .... d' car's frame stuck while tyres moving ....
........    pushing ecclerator's pedal ......harder....

One thing ..for SUre ...TYRes were d' major FACTor to HElp most vehicles much STROnger in  OFF Road RACe .... without ... hard to think .....
Special ...digger liked ..... SIMEX ... special Brand Tyres....
.....................just watch each d' FOUr tyres ......those took part.....!!!!!!




 Helping Hands needed ....... another 4x4 came foward to HElp ....
Legal ... to help ..... without HELp... Uuu're ... OUt .... times already being counted much longer ........
Penalty points .. another One Point  ...... given here ......... adding to d' finishing total TIMes.....

To be HElp...... some MOU .... should have been taken place earlier ...or else..... some partners already assigned ...ready to help.....

 


 This was d' LAst ..... route .... very near to d'  FINishing line.............
D' ONE ...vehicle ....Fast... ending .... without PENalty POInts ...possibly be d' WINNER ........
     Did NOt know for sure ......each ROUNd ...took how many minutes .....???
Counting .....a very successful ...... RACE.... this even took HOurs.... to BE  completed   ......after all being participated .......




  FUlly modified vehicles ...some  completed d' race ... few waiting .......
 .......as reported from newspaper about 50 vehicles .
        ....Had took  .. part  d' RAce     ....   TRue...?????

Many enthuasists ...selected ..SUZUKI .... nice body ..simple nn light ... some being modified SUZUKi 1981 LJ80 ...or 1977 LJ50 ...coz ... impressive results ..nn ... this was real TOp quAlity combination ...... looking at fUN with little COst...... some said possible body ...Suzuki ...engine nn frame from somewhere power vehicle ...... ???? .... wah .... why NOt try OUt......




 ..........Great Race ...... nn   ..... great finish..........
PeoPle around ...... taLking around .... as seEn around ....

Thumb UP...... those who had worked ..... HARd.....





Cheerier ........ some of d' spectators ...... on road side .....

.....really HOt day ... but worth to shade from sun with umbrellas..

Here... a happy smile ....friend ..... involved .... committee.. Haji Ahad ...

Another ..... co pilot ... 4x4 just completed d' track race ....... nn CLeaning himself from mud-dirt at foot hill corner location where d' clean water of d' BLUe tank......

Saying ... d' most difficult part of d' hardcore section was d' watery MUDhole ....... cheerior buddie....

 

Had to CLEan .......but .......water ......where to FInd ..........   ?????

Foreign Participants ...........

Few from MIri... BINtulu ...SIBu, SARAWAK.... had to drive back....

Vehicles MUst at  least ...plate numbers ....  readable ....

                                 ................ clean OUt all muddy dirt ... 

 


....12 acreas  government's land .....

      .....permited by Ministry of Youth, Sports nn Culture

becomes part of d' asset for organizers ......NOt only 4x4

..........any clubs who initiated to have races.....

..........bikes scrambles are also possible here...

So...  take this opportunity for d' sake of benefit of all...

.........bUt ....thumb's UP to this 1st organizer   ..... 





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