Well, we rolled on the 1st run of the first day so we didn't run any more obstacles that day, that took care of 9,10, and 1,2,3. I also put it on the side on #4 the next day. #5 was more our style, tight twisted weaving around cones and I think we came through with 12 points or so. #6 I didn't climb, tried for the full time but to be honest, I was a little rattled still so I didn't push it really hard. That is where I shifted to the 2:1 gear and noticed a climbing improvement, then on #7 the truck worked great climbing but the rear kicked over on the first climb and hit 2 cones, so we took 20 points there on a pretty easy stage.
# 8 had some really tight twisties at the top and I hit a cone there due to width, then we wiped out a cone on the really steep down hill just being conservative (trying not to go over the front), and my spotter hit a cone with the rope when he tumbled down the hill. So after going up the climb and hitting a cone we pointed out.
I think the width and length did hurt our weaving ability, and apparently didn't add enough stability to really help out. I think experience in that terrain and a little different vehicle setup would be the biggest improvements we could make for that event. Also, losing some weight would go a long way, putting in a small block, running some 37's instead of the 42's, and getting rid of some misc. stuff like the heater all would help. There's also some extra tube since it's been built several times. Overall I could probably chop over 300# that's relatively high and that always helps. Ride height could be lowered some more also, either by the smaller tires or by actually dropping the suspension again.
But it's not really a dedicated competition rig.
As a recreational crawler, my K5 kicks butt, we did Die Tryin' without any real difficulty, and while that's not the end all trail, I can tell from the performance increase I felt, it's going to be good all around. Clearance is awesome, everything is armored, it climbs really well, etc.
