2007 Rainforest Challenge - Malaysia

[butler built racing]

hi dave, Yes i left muesli bars coated in chocolate in the waeco fridge, bad mooooooove hey? The pic of the river while towing, looks a lot tamer and cleaner than the one we were rescued from. Lucky the house cought yellow from falling of the jack and not you. Hows the truck cleaning going? You may need to remove the one remaining flare to clean behind it, thay say costums will be looking behind inner panels and the like.
Took the family to landcruiser park for 3 days, rainy showers all the time, normally i would complain,but it was good compaired to the rfc. had only all-terrains on mums prado, funny how it was not as hard getting it arround the park as it was getting arround the jungle with a fully bred race truck with the best rubber on it.Luckily there are no log bridges at land cruiser park,hey? john

[bubs]

I am personally extremely jealous

One day I hope to do the RFC.

[pigletracing]

congrats guys,,& I 2nd that coment bubs

[sesat88]

Greetings....

RFC2007 XMen photos are upp-ed!

Make your way to www.xmen4x4.com for the initial batch of The Great Escape and The Great Recovery... "uncensored" !

Other years of RFC and events photos can be found in the main photo gallery as well.

Happy New Year and enjoy.

/sesat88

[XTREME MMM]

They are loaded into the container, hopefully on the ship and on their way home.


Many thanks to the Malaysian part of Team Queensland, Jason, Dave, Max and all others that have put in a lot of time and effort to make this possible.

Thanks again, because without you there it would have been near impossible, you made it so easy. So that means now I can get some sleep.

Cheers
David


Cheers
David

[cicak]

Well I am putting im my final update.

After "rescuing the vehicles" from LALOH with my kids who were over from Brisbane on holiday I could not offer any more assistance until they left on the 6th January and back to the x-wifes loving arms "bless her little black heart".

I checked the vehicles on the 10th Jan for the final cleanup before we loaded them up the next morning in the container.

We also get delivered Chris Hummer and Peter Taylors bags to cleanout and prepare for the container. However, since it was 4 weeks since the bags had been opened it was quite a task. Chris and Peter will send youa list of what we tossed.

Well I spent 8 hours cleaning out the CABIN of the toyota. Then another another 4 hours the outside (it needed to be redone) after it was washed by the cleaners.

• I cleaned all the visible mud and poured buckets of watrer in the cabin and washed and washed with toothbrush and rag.
  I removed the door seals and washed each inch until clean. Stuffed them in the door as no time to put back.
  I removed the window rubbers and scrubbed and put back.
  I washed inside the doors.
  I removed the dash and Waeco fridge and cleaned every visible piece of mud cleaned out the air cond vents.
  Cleaned quarter windows.
  Removed the rubbers from the batteries and washed them.
  Stripped the wiring conduit from as found mud thru it. then removed the insulation tape and washed the wires. Left the tape off as no time to replace.
  Removed the window wipers and did not wash them left them in Malaysia too muddy to wash. Sorry John.

The cleaning exercise












Then the outside

• Removed all the panels and found mud and stones and washed the panels.
  removed everything from the tray
  wiped all tools
  Removed the wiring conduit and insulation tape once again - did not replace no time. Found broken red wire and taped it over (John this will have to be fixed it can be found left rear near the taillight)
  Had truck washed again.
  Sharpened all knives and parangs found in the vehicles and oiled them hahah grin grin.

Then before we knew it it was 12.30am and time to go home as the vehicles were to be collected at 7.30am and at the port by 10.00am.

Waking exhausted I whizz out to RAWANG (as if I can WHIZZ in a TROOPY) again for breakfast and then the workshop. 7:40am the Toyota is on the flatbed.



Then the SRI LANKAN Landrover.



Then the NISSAN


Then we drove for an hour+ to NORTHPORT at PORT KLANG on the way we find beer to bring back for the NISSAN.

Then its time to unload the vehicles but not before we realise the TOWTRUCKs are needed for the return journey. YELLOW has dropped the U-bolts off on the right side of the rear AXLE. Buggar! I ring work im going to be really late now.







Then we are done with the OZZIE trucks and we drive YELLOW out of the port area and then its on the TOW TRUCK for its trip back to Jasons workshop at RAWANG.


Then its the SRI LANKAN truck with 3 of us crammed into the littlest tow truck we bounce along for the next 20K to WESTPORT. There I see the ITALIAN DISCO looking very sorry for itself and the JUNGLE 1 ITALY 0 for this one. It endoed really bad but also looks like it has rolled again at the cage is broken and every panel has been whacked.


Worse the OZZIE trucks cannot be loaded the CONTAINER is not available. I have to come back at 7.00pm to do the loading.

The SRI LANKAN vehicle is parked. Our job is over or is it. We have lunch and I get dropped some 22.5K from home but it takes 2 hours of hell and I cannot get a taxi. Peter Schmid is called and comes to fetch me 3 hours later. I get home 5pm without going to work.

5.30pm we are on way back to port klang. I ring the shipping company. Bad news the container is malfunctioning and cannot beopened. Tomorrow now at 11.00am.

Saturday 10.00am ring again 12.30pm now for container. Then its 5.00pm. They then ring at 13:00 the container was delivered at 12:35 can we get there.

Once again dash down to the PORT. Drive the vehicles to the CONTAINER. Loading them up it takes us 60 minutes to get the trucks in and tied down.












Derrick almost passed out in the hot container as we had no drinks. It was like a furnace in there.

So my 2007 RFC is finally over apart from updating my webpage and this will be updated over the next 2-3 days so check out www.junglegeckos.com for my version of the 2007 RFC story.

Ps I have alreaady volunteered for RFC 2008 and offerred David Metcalfe any assistance an OZZIE teams needs to compete I will assist.

Dave JungleGecko.

[XTREME MMM]

Hi Dave, mate the Nissan looks as clean now as when we arrived, just a few bent panels are the difference.

It is a pity that I do not have a light weight class at Round 1, because if we did Butler's Toyota would really fit now that you have done a heap of mod too. Don't worry, he will have 10 days to get it right for Round 1.

The Nissan is booked in at WM Motorsport to have some fine tuning done to the motor after I put in some larger fuel pumps.

Now all I have to hope for is the container stays on the ship and it stays on top of the water.

We will get to test all your cleaning around the 4th Feb. hope they like it, if not cleaning fees' here are like gold (we cannot do it our selves).

Cheers
David (MMM)

PS:- All the Malaysian guys and ladies that were involved with getting our vehicles out and into a container, again thank you!!!!!

[Clarkie]

Are there any results from this event?

Cheers

[XTREME MMM]

Here are the results.



NO CLASS TEAM NO NAME COUNTRY VEHICLE MODEL FUEL ENGINE CC TYRES WINCH AXLE TOTAL
1 A 125 RAZAK AZAHAR MALAYSIA (PAHANG) SUZUKI SJ410 PETROL 4A 1,600cc SIMEX 35 WARN 9000 STD 613
2 A 120 MOHD NORUL IKHWAN MALAYSIA (KELANTAN) SUZUKI JIMNY PETROL ORG 1,300cc SILVERSTONE 33 WARN 8274 STD 520
3 A 115 FRANCIS SHAHRUL MALAYSIA (K.LUMPUR) SSANGYONG ACTYON DIESEL ORG 2,000cc SIMEX 32 WARN 8274 STD 326
4 A 108 SEO JACKY KOREA MALAYSIA SUZUKI JIMMY PETROL VR4 MIT 2,000cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 311

CLASS B - 2000 CC - 3000 CC PETROL
NO CLASS TEAM NO NAME COUNTRY VEHICLE MODEL FUEL ENGINE CC TYRES WINCH AXLE TOTAL
1 B 109 GEE CHIAH MALAYSIA (PAHANG) ROCSTA LC2 PETROL 1J 2,500cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 1159
2 B 117 TAN LEE YK MALAYSIA (JOHOR) JEEP CJ6 PETROL 1J 2,500cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 1080
3 B 123 CHONG CHONG MEE MALAYSIA (PERAK) JEEP WRANGLER PETROL 1JZ 2,500cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 790
4 B 138 ZAWALI WEE MALAYSIA (TERENGGANU) TOYOTA BJ 40 PETROL 1J 2,500cc SILVERSTONE 35 PTO STD 650
5 B 139 W. MOHD IFHSAN MALAYSIA (TRENGGANU) ISUZU TROOPER PETROL RV25 2,500cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 537

CLASS C - 2000 CC - 3000 CC DIESEL
NO CLASS TEAM NO NAME COUNTRY VEHICLE MODEL FUEL ENGINE CC TYRES WINCH AXLE TOTAL
1 C 134 CHRISTIAN SOREN DENMARK DENMARK LAND ROVER DEFENDER DIESEL TD5 2,500cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 716
2 C 101 NAVIN INDIKA SRI LANKA SRI LANKA LAND ROVER SERIES 3 DIESEL 300 TDI 2,500cc SIMEX 35 WARN 8274 STD 695
3 C 148 YOGI HERI INDONESIA INDONESIA SUZUKI VITARA DIESEL ORG 2,800cc SIMEX 35 WARN 8274 STD 618
4 C 158 MAREK AGNIESZKA POLAND POLAND LAND ROVER DEFENDER DIESEL 200 TDI 2,500cc SILVERSTONE 35 PTO STD 616
5 C 146 NERI MARTINUZZI ITALY ITALY LAND ROVER DISCOVERY DIESEL TDI 2,500cc SIMEX 35 WARN 8274 STD 594

CLASS O ( OPEN ) - ABOVE 3000 CC - PETROL / DIESEL / PORTAL AXLE
NO CLASS TEAM NO NAME COUNTRY VEHICLE MODEL FUEL ENGINE CC TYRES WINCH AXLE TOTAL
1 O 136 WONG CLAY MALAYSIA AUSTRALIA TOYOTA L/C BJ43 DIESEL 15B 4,100cc SIMEX 35 PTO PA 1035
2 O 122 MOO CHONG MALAYSIA (PERAK) RANGE ROVER CLASSIC PETROL 2J 3,000cc SIMEX 35 PTO PA 1029
3 O 110 CHONG BENJAMIN MALAYSIA (SELANGOR) JEEP CJ6 PETROL 7M 3,000cc SILVERSTONE 35 PTO PA 966
4 O 116 HENRY LEE KF MALAYSIA (K.LUMPUR) JEEP CJ7 PETROL 7M 3,000cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 964
5 O 151 JOHN BUTLER STEVE HUDY AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA TOYOTA BJ 73 DIESEL 13 BT 3,400cc SIMEX 35 WARN 8274 STD 855
6 O 113 WONG CHOR CHAN DARYL WONG MALAYSIA (JOHOR) JEEP CJ7 PETROL 1J 2,500cc SILVERSTONE 35 PTO PA 823

OVERALL CHAMPION - ELECTRIC WINCH
NO CLASS TEAM NO NAME COUNTRY VEHICLE MODEL FUEL ENGINE CC TYRES WINCH AXLE TOTAL
1 O 151 JOHN BUTLER STEVE HUDY AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA TOYOTA BJ 73 DIESEL 13 BT 3,400cc SIMEX 35 WARN 8274 STD 855
2 O 135 MAX SKJOLD JACOB SKJOLD DENMARK DENMARK JEEP CHEROKEE PETROL ORG 4,000cc SIMEX 35 WARN 8274 STD 828
3 O 150 DAVID METCALFE LANCE GILLIES AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA NISSAN GQ PETROL ORG 4,800c SIMEX 36 WARN 8274 STD 771
4 C 101 NAVIN SURATH INDIKA SANJAYA SRI LANKA SRI LANKA LANDROVER SERIES 3 DIESEL 300 TDI 2,500cc SIMEX 35 WARN 8274 STD 695
5 C 148 YOGI HERI GUNAWAN INDONESIA INDONESIA SUZUKI VITARA DIESEL ORG 2,800cc SIMEX 35 WARN 8274 STD 618
6 A 125 ABD RAZAK AZAHAR MALAYSIA (PAHANG) SUZUKI SJ410 PETROL 4A 1,600cc SIMEX 35 WARN 9000 STD 613

OVERALL CHAMPION - PTO
NO CLASS TEAM NO NAME COUNTRY VEHICLE MODEL FUEL ENGINE CC TYRES WINCH AXLE TOTAL
1 B 109 GEE CHIAH MALAYSIA (PAHANG) ROCSTA LC2 PETROL 1J 2,500cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 1159
2 B 117 TAN LEE YK MALAYSIA (JOHOR) JEEP CJ6 PETROL 1J 2,500cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 1080
3 O 136 WONG CLAY MALAYSIA AUSTRALIA TOYOTA L/C BJ43 DIESEL 15B 4,100cc SIMEX 35 PTO PA 1035
4 O 122 MOO CHONG MALAYSIA (PERAK) RANGE ROVER CLASSIC PETROL 2J 3,000cc SIMEX 35 PTO PA 1029
5 O 110 CHONG BENJAMIN MALAYSIA (SELANGOR) JEEP CJ6 PETROL 7M 3,000cc SILVERSTONE 35 PTO PA 966
6 O 116 HENRY LEE KF MALAYSIA (K.LUMPUR) JEEP CJ7 PETROL 7M 3,000cc SIMEX 35 PTO STD 964



If you require full spread sheet drop me a line.

Cheers
David (MMM)

[butler built racing]

just got word that the container ship landed 1-30pm to day. MMM went to the big smoke to get the paper work needed for customs,so it looks like they will be let loose wednesday morning,yeeha!!!!!!!! but that only gives me 8 days to rebuild my meccano set, fingers crossed i'll have enough time.

[Lepar]

just got word that the container ship landed 1-30pm to day. MMM went to the big smoke to get the paper work needed for customs,so it looks like they will be let loose wednesday morning,yeeha!!!!!!!! but that only gives me 8 days to rebuild my meccano set, fingers crossed i'll have enough time.

C'Mon Johnny we know that YOU CAN DO IT!!!
It'll be great to see you and steve at rd1......just think about all those late nioght storys you can tell about how u beat Dave N Lance with the mid life crisis in a poor old bj73 Toyota!

Whats that you say??????? Yes a Toyota Beat a nissan AGAIN!!!@!@!

Yeh Ha Go Johnny and Hudy!!!
ALL HAIL THE TOYOTA!!!

[butler built racing]

yes, well i hate to say it, but the toyotawas pritty good. we'll do our best to get there, but will it be reliable after the flogging we gave it. by the way, have i got some stories. ask me about MMM's new nick name? BBB

[XTREME MMM]

Just got news from Friday nights Presentation, and all now official:-


Electric Winch Class:-

!st:- John and Steve (Toyota)

2nd:- Max and Jacob (Jeep)

3rd:- MMM and Lance (Patrol)

And it was much to my delight, that the Nissan took out "MOST UNIQUE" Vehicle Award, not bad as there were another 45 + vehicles to choose from. This is a great compliment to all the sponsors and helpers that were involved in making NIS48 what it has turned out to be.

I have also herd that the electric winched vehicles will be competitin with themselves in 2008, this will make it a lot more interesting. Results would have been the same this year but points would have been different.

Cheers
David


PS:- Butler, remember the famous saying "What happens on the trip stays on the trip".

And to let everyone in on the BBB:- "Belly Button Below " is a bonus! The rest of the story stays on the trip (it was for John and Steve's benefit for first timers at the RFC)

[XTREME MMM]

Forgot to mention.

Vehicles landed Friday 1st Feb.

We are booked in to pick them up Wednesday.

Guess who will be at the gate come opening time?????


Cheers
David