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Competitive Supreme Sdn Bhd recently entered their new Ssangyong Actyon SUT into the Rainforest Challenge Terengganu 2007. The SsangYong Adventure Squad consisted of driver Mr. Francis Khoo and co-driver Encik Mohd Sharul Bahrin, team manager Mr. Stiven Sim, a technical team consisting of Ho Siong Peng, Liau See On, Simon Sim, Chan Meng Wai, Kamal and Ken Chin, and of course a Ssangyong Actyon Sports SUT with some technical upgrading to meet the minimum technical requirements for participating vehicles according to the challenge rules.
Here is a list of technical upgrades:
Chassis
- 3 inch body-lift
- Heavy duty coil springs and shock absorbers.
- Mud terrain tyres – Simex Extreme Centipede – 32″ x 9.5″ x15″
Protection Equipment
- Custom built front bullbar.
- Reinforced rear towing points.
- Heavy duty Side Steps.
- Rear Deck Roll Bar complete with Hi-lift Jack and spare Tyre-Mount.
- Front cabin Roll Bar.
- Racing Seats with 5-point safety harnesses for the driver and co-driver.
- Removal of rear seats and floor carpet.
- Large survival box mounted in the rear cabin.
Recovery Equipment
- Warn Winch – 8274 rear mounted with plasma rope
- Warn Recovery Set
- Heavy Duty Ground Anchor
The Actyon SUT completed all the Special Stages successfully before the Elephant Mud-hole and clocked one of the fastest times in the Special Stage 4 during the Prologue Stage.
UPDATE: There was some errors in the blog post before this, it has been corrected!
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
good luck to ssangyong
Cool, looks tough!
Whoa! Thumb’s up to Ssangyong Actyon SUT!
But , no thanks!
Definitely a superb truck that caught us by surprise!
sayang ssayong cars design not nice de le… If the design nice then i would love to have a ssangyong
looks at home in that photo for sure
Ooo!! Technical upgrades. Those upgrades stuff looks costly. However, Toyota Hilux is the best for me.
impressive…
Whoa….
As I recalled, nobody finished the Rainforest Challenge Terengganu 07. All of the participants had to be rescued by Rangers and the Police due to the heavy rain and rising river water level. Or maybe did I get my facts mixed up? Even the Discos were not spared.
So this Actyon finished? Or is the headline supposed to read ‘…competes Rainforest Challenge….’
Paul Tan says: looks like I misinterpreted the press release – ive updated the post with further details on what actually happened!
And here is some reports;
http://www.marathonrally.com/news/rainforest_2007_emergency_rescue_at_rfc_in_discussion.8472.0.html
http://www.marathonrally.com/news/rainforest_2007_emergency_rescue_at_rfc_in_discussion.8472.0.html
Read that. There’s actually a day to day report on this from bloggers embedded in the group. I’m getting worried about Paul now.
Dudes
I did a Google and went to marothon website and confirmed. Nobody finished. The Terengganu event last year is known worldwide for being the toughest. Only one winner: Mother Nature.
omg i don’t know why but that image above just looks so frightening to me. the actyon looks like a strange ugly creature from out of the depths of the jungle! lol
very ugly double cab ~.~
THE ULTIMATE TRUCK FORMULAE:
real pickup truck + powerful pickup truck + tough pickup truck + Bolehland’s standard = Ford Ranger!!!!
but no doubt, the Rainforest Challenge is very tough……
SSangyong italian design does not work well with all people. this car has a weird grill
sure, try beauty pageant.. it’d be catwalking backstage..
Well done SSangyong… I love this truck… it’s so uber-cool~