Shyshkevich Trophy. Sakhalin, Russia.

Profister · Post by **Profister** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:06 pm

Just posted on delicaclub.ru. This was not a 'weekend ride', it was a one of dozens of Russian 4x4 competitions and only one L400 represented the Russian Delica club. There are some cool L400 pictures there. The second site is sloooow, be patient.

http://www.delicaclub.ru/forum/index.ph ... 0-sahalin/
http://photos.sakhalin.name/?album=16570&view=1&b_id=0

fexlboi · Post by **fexlboi** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:53 pm

Beside winching all the way, was there any part they actually drove?

Artacoma · Post by **Artacoma** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:00 pm

That's "SuperGreat"

Profister · Post by **Profister** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:22 pm

fexlboi wrote:Beside winching all the way, was there any part they actually drove?

Felix: the answer from the Russian Delica club was: 'Not really'.

They have a bunch of off-road competitions scheduled for this fall; I will try to keep us posted!

jessef · Post by **jessef** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:35 pm

Winching all day and then attempting to rid the entire driveline of mud for a week after is not my idea of fun.

Nice pictures though

Profister · Post by **Profister** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:45 pm

Jesse: this is not about having fun; this is about a competition!

Scroll down to the bottom to illustrate your statement: http://www.delicaclub.ru/forum/index.ph ... ntry174126

jessef · Post by **jessef** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:57 pm

That's bad

Hopefully they have good diff breathers

fexlboi · Post by **fexlboi** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:35 pm

so the competition was actually about who had the best winch setup. I got it.

Profister · Post by **Profister** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:09 pm

I am not sure about that but if you managed to winch to the finish faster than anyone else you got the Trophy! That was the point.

Profister · Post by **Profister** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:37 am

fexlboi wrote:Beside winching all the way, was there any part they actually drove?

I just got the second answer: 'You could do it without a winch but only with a helicopter.' They have added another picture at the bottom of the first page to illustrate it.

http://www.delicaclub.ru/forum/index.ph ... 0-sahalin/

RichD · Post by **RichD** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:24 am

All these photos of Russians thrashing nature really puts our minor Whipsaw off-trail drama in perspective.

Jensen · Post by **Jensen** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:37 pm

pshhhh! These guys are recreational, giving mother nature love taps here and there. Have you ever seen Russian logging trucks at work?

I wish this video had subtitles of what the driver and passenger were saying

"Vasily, as today is your first day riding co-pilot for the замороженных ягодиц лесозаготовительной компании it'll be your duty to ensure the stability of the logging truck. Ok, so we're crossing the river now and..... черт возьми! Ok, Vasily it's your time to shine! Get out there!"

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