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7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:12 pm
by Mad Manny
On 1 February 2014; 7 years & 7 days ago, this happened:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI4BprI4mzw
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:13 pm
by Mad Manny
This is the back story:
Lead Up:
On the 4x4 Community Forum, I read yet another chirp from a Jeeper about how the Wrangler is the only serious 4x4.
I finally had enough & said "Like for like, a Fortuner will go anywhere a Wrangler can go".
Well, this cause an outrage, especially when I refused to retract my statement.
Some Jeepers even left the 4x4 Community Forum in disgust.
Now, most guys who make bold statements, are just winging it & back down when challenged. But I didn't.
So as the outrage, ranting, leaving & general shock & horror continued unabated, I decided to put my money where my mouth is.
I set up an event at Hennops Pride (who were the most unhelpful, ungrateful venue hosts ever).
I got DVR (Dirk Van Reenen) to lead the Jeep team & gave him Mark Van Der Merwe *(who now lives in Singapore) & Rudolph78 (who I still see occasionally)
I led the Fortuner team & recruited Uys of Stofpad4x4 & Cobus of Amada Suspensions.
The problem was - two of the Jeeps were SWB & the total lift on the 3 Jeeps was 140mm more than the total lift on the 3 Fortuners.
But you just can't find Wranglers with so little lift - if you do, they can't go Off Road.
But despite the unfair advantages, I decided to proceed.
The guys (especially the Jeep guys) were taken aback when they sawI was prepared to put my money were my mouth was.
Everyone thought I'd back out.
So, On 1 February 2014, we held the event...
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:26 pm
by Mad Manny
The Event:
I had arranged for the Commercial guys to display their wares.
I arranged for Hogs Head to come sell Burgers.
I had set everything up - it was an enormous amount of work.
I asked Sakkie to act as 'Control' - he and 'Granny' (a KB280DT Isuzu Frontier with SFA Conversion & a 100mm lift would lead the way on each obstacle.
Over 194 people paid to enter. It had a carnival atmosphere.
We did the obstacles, Sakkie doing them first, then a Fortuner, then a Jeep, followed by a Fortuner & so on.
Obstacle 1 Down - all did it.
Obstacle 2 Up - all did it.
We then went to the 3rd obstacle.
Sakkie did it in Granny.
No Fortuner managed.
The LWB Rubi couldn't do it.
Mark's SWB Wrangler couldn't do it.
Finally, with much drama, DVR managed it in his SWB TJ with great lift & big tyres - but no Diff Locks.
So, technically DVR won, but I had proved my point "Like for like, a Fortuner can go anywhere a Wrangler can go".
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:24 pm
by Ricof4e
I remember the challenge, and the build-up to it.
Fearless did better than expected.
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:55 pm
by Mike Nel
https://youtu.be/S-rsyLOBhe8
ASPW says the Rubicon is the best 4x4 off the showroom floor.
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:00 pm
by HenriSteyn
I recall that video from the thread on the 4X$ CF.
I learned then not to mess with a guy named Mad Manny.
But now I am all grown up!
Well done then 7 plus 7 Manny!
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:08 pm
by Mad Manny
If you guys ask nicely I'll tell the Gobabis story! 
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:21 pm
by HenriSteyn
please please please please please please asseblief
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:24 am
by grips
When Manny first said a stock Tuna could go where a stock Wrangler goes I did not believe him. After many trips where Tunas and Wranglers were involved I am a firm believer. Wranglers are nice but they need serious mods.
Things become even more interesting if you throw a FJ in there.
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:38 pm
by Shane
Mad Manny wrote:If you guys ask nicely I'll tell the Gobabis story! 
So will this story ever be told?
It's been nearly two months.
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:45 pm
by Mad Manny
Shane, no one has asked... 
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:47 pm
by KurtG
Mad Manny wrote:Shane, no one has asked...
Read post #8
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:13 pm
by Shane
What Kurt said!
Re: 7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 5:02 pm
by Chris Stoffel
I sometimes wonder if packing rocks is the manly thing to do. Should one not take the obstacle as is?
7 years & 7 days ago - I challenged the world!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:55 pm
by LesseW
Chris Stoffel wrote:I sometimes wonder if packing rocks is the manly thing to do. Should one not take the obstacle as is?
Stoffel, vertel bietjie op die draad vir ons weer die Mortier storie wat agter op jou Tata was?