From the Official Opening in Nusajaya, the RFC convoy traveled to Sutera Mall in Skudai. The RFC Prologue Stage is usually held at an accessible place to give the public a chance to view the action up-close.

For the competitors, it also serves as a preface to the challenges that lie ahead in the Johor rainforest. Like last year, the area around Sutera Mall takes on a carnival-like atmosphere as 4wd vehicles and their fans congregate…

Smooth sailing, metaphorically...

Losing your shirt, literally...

Indonesian husband-wife team overruled by the Marshall

The Winch Man and Navigator is the most important, operating outside the vehicle most of the time

Something was bubbling under the mud (left) - A triumphant 'diver' emerges with a lost item (right)

Getting out of a rut

ATV Action. Motorbikes and ATVs compete in their own category

Family outing in a H3. There are several Hummers in JB including the original H1 (Hum-Vee) and H2

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