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Icelandic Formula 4x4

Silvera · 2005-01-03 01:23:29

Have any of you guys seen Icelandic Formula 4x4 ? Basically, they use huge jeeps (usually V8's) to do hill climb challenges - and the hills are often almost 90 degree climbs !! I recall Clarkson featured it on one of his motoring programmes a few years ago. The noise of the jeeps as they climbed - and many tumbled back…

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03-01-2005 2:23am

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Silvera

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Have any of you guys seen Icelandic Formula 4x4 ?

Basically, they use huge jeeps (usually V8's) to do hill climb challenges - and the hills are often almost 90 degree climbs !!

I recall Clarkson featured it on one of his motoring programmes a few years ago.
The noise of the jeeps as they climbed - and many tumbled back down the hills - was unreal !

.............wonder if it is available on DVD/Video ?

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Eurosport used to cover that all the time a few years back. Fairly entertaining to watch. They were basically tubular frames with a big block V8 and something resembling a jeep built around them

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