Have you heard of this event? Did you know it existed? Well here are some interesting must know facts about Shemud.
» The world’s first all-women extreme 4X4 challenge
» More than 10 nationalities expected to join this year
» Girl competitors around the world are welcomed to be SHEMUD girls
» Will take place in Malaysia’s rainforest in different state every year
» Starts with 2 days of prologue near the city, 4 days in the wild jungle and 1 day in a city hotel for the closing ceremony
» Race cars are fully modified 4X4 off-road car equipped with extreme tires, performance winches, lockers and other optional
modifications with full safety features
» A total of 30 short, technical and challenging special stages (SS)
» Consists of 20 Solo SS (individual team) and 10 Team SS (team of 2)
» Requires determination, strength, good teamwork and quick thinking
» Safety is SHEMUD’s top priority
Shemud’s last event took place in the Malaysian jungle in the state of Negeri Sembilan. The event involved competitors in teams of two (driver and co-pilot) tackling a series of short technical stages to prove their skills in navigation, driving, winching and speed. This year saw teams competing from all over the world including Thailand, Sri Lanka, Czech Republic, Australia, Malaysia and returning champions Italy.
After 4 days of hard-core competition and jungle camping the event came to a close with an awards ceremony at the seaside town of Port Dickson. Team Italy with driver Guilia Maroni and navigator Barbara Naldoni maintained their position as champions for the 2nd consecutive year with a score of 300 points.
Team Czech Republic, driver Denisa Pappova and navigator Petra Vavrova came in 2nd with a score of 262 points.
