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Originally Posted by Ridge1
how sad it must be to be sitting in a H1 or tough Ford being left in the dust by a Ridgeline.
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The Ridgline was in the stock mini trucks class the Hummer there talking about is the H3 (you know the one people keep ripping on for being under powered).
The article explains why the Ridgline didn’t get suck:
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At midnight Gavin Skilton took over and from here on it became clear what the team's Achilles heel would be. While the tire choice was excellent for the silt crossing and high-speed sections, the sidewalls of the tire were not strong enough to resist the constant battering and slashing from the bigger rocks in the infamous Matomi Wash south of San Felipe.
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The Ridgline was running soft tires probably take stress off it’s weak suspension and chassis. It gave the Ridgline an advantage in the silt and than caused it to DNF when the trail got rough.
The H3 won it’s class:
http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...?ID=206685&FS=
http://www.unlimiteddynamics.com/con...g2_itemId=5581