Triple SCS

Today we had a triple whammy: SCS 10, 11 and 12. The available competitors were split into 3 groups and each to run each SCS. We say available competitors because as we write this some competitors are still in the jungle. Most notably our friend Ossy. We heard that he broke both leaf springs. Hopefully he'll be out soon.
SCS 10 was straight run with an extreme uphill towards the end. Once at the top a very tight u-turn is executed to finish.
On SCS 11, a lot of competitors DNF'ed, it sounds simple until you try it: jump in this mud bog, turn left and up. Its a winch killer. You needed a ultra powerful winch, not just a Warn 8274, but a fully modified 8274 with a 6hp motor or a hydraulic winch. Anything less would take too much time or wasnt strong enough to pull your car out of the bogger. Not only did you need a strong motor, but also big cables, big alternator and a big honker of a battery. The cars that got through with respectable times had all of the above plus double solenoids.

SCS 12's start box was way up a hill. To get up there almost all competitors, nay, all competitors, had to winch up. Just getting up there was a challenge in itself. There was this Toyota that broke its axles and drive train.
Tomorrow is the last day in the jungle (hopefully) we will finish SCS 10, 11 and 12, have lunch and leave for Benakutai Hotel in Balikpapan.