Tim's Toy was cruising through the Mini Rubicon until a rock speared the transmission pan and cracked the transmission case, ending Tim's run.Tim's Toy was cruising through the Mini Rubicon until a rock speared the transmission pan The Mini RubiconThe Mini Rubicon is a collection of mean, nasty rocks. Big ones. These rocks can be intimidating to those not used to rockcrawling, and they can even give pause to those who are rock veterans. And just to make things interesting, our judges put in plenty of time figuring out how to stack them so there isn't an easy way to navigate our little slice of the Rubicon. There are no bypasses or easy lines here. The Mini-'Con also has a way of finding the weaknesses of a vehicle and taking advantage of them. Of course, the Driving Elegant point system is also in effect for the Mini Rubicon. If a competitor comes to a stop, he is penalized one point. Backing up costs two points, while having someone exit the vehicle is a five-point penalty. If a jack is used, it costs 10 points, and winching a vehicle is a 10-point penalty per every length of the vehicle winched. There is also a 20-minute time limit for the competitors to contend with. In the end, the winner is the one with the quickest time and the least amount of penalty points. John and his Bronco made crawling through the Mini Rubicon look easy. He actually set the quickest time, but penalty points put him second, behind Scott.John and his Bronco made crawling through the Mini Rubicon look easy. He actually set the The Frog made a strong showing in the Mini Rubicon. Good coordination and communication on the part of the Israeli team enabled it to cruise through the Mini to a Fourth-place finish.The Frog made a strong showing in the Mini Rubicon. Good coordination and communication on The big red Chevy is definitely not a rockcrawler, but Corey was making good time until he snapped a front driveshaft right near the end. After a little bit of winching, he was able to finish.The big red Chevy is definitely not a rockcrawler, but Corey was making good time until he Results (feet/penalty points/time in seconds) 1. Scott's Raptor 135/10/206 2. John's Bronco 135/15/203 3. Jerry's Jeep 135/26/417 4. Barry's Frog 135/40/697 5. Cory's Chevy 135/50/669 6. Abba's Scout 116/76/DNF 7. Bob's Blazer 66.2/26/DNF 8. Jesse's Yota 66.0/36/DNF 9. Tim's Toy 62.4/40/DNF 10. Toby's Flattie 60.2/69/DNF Mini Rubicon NotesAbba's Scout: Got stuck with a massive rock under the front diff and snapped a front driveshaft. Tried to make forward progress but ran out of time.Jerry's Jeep: Cruised right through without any problem but wasn't as quick as the Bronco or the Raptor.Jesse's 'Yota: Had lots of problems, but his run ended when he snapped a front suspension link and driveshaft.Toby's Flattie: The big rocks and small tires were not a good combo. Got hung up a lot and finally ran out of time.Barry's Frog: Was on the gas and made a strong run. Had to use a jack once, but after that, cruised through.Tim's Toy: A rock jumped up and bit the tranny, ending his run.Corey's Chevy: Made great progress until he snapped a front driveshaft. Had to winch from there but made it out in time.Bob's Blazer: Snapped a sector shaft and winched as far as he could before timing out. Bob and his Blazer were cruising through the Mini and enjoying the awesome clearance that his Unimog axles supplied. Then the Blazer's sector shaft snapped, leaving Bob without directional control. He was towed back to camp.Bob and his Blazer were cruising through the Mini and enjoying the awesome clearance that Abba and his Scout got hung up in the early portion of the Mini Rubicon, but after that made slow but steady progress. Then Abba caught the front diff hard on a massive rock. Things got worse when his front driveshaft snapped. An attempt was made to use the Hi-Lift and winch to get out, but the time limit expired and that was that.Abba and his Scout got hung up in the early portion of the Mini Rubicon, but after that ma Jesse's Toyota was more than comfortable in the mud, but it didn't like the massive rocks of the Mini Rubicon. It had a hard time crawling through the rocks, and steering the 44-inch Boggers was also an issue. However those problems became minor after the 'Yota's front suspension link let go after being smashed on a rock.Jesse's Toyota was more than comfortable in the mud, but it didn't like the massive rocks By Craig Perrone Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
