The Siberian Snowstormers are sticking with what they know. By using a large truck, they will add a second rear axle and wrap the rear tires with a tread. Normal drive-wheels in front and a track in the rear is a half-track. To get through the wall, they want to build a giant snow-fan on the back of the truck. A small car will be attached to the truck and will power the blades of the fan which should cut through the wall. They're going to need 2 reliable vehicles to make this work. Another thing to consider is that this vehicle will be kind of heavy and won't steer very well on the downhill with thin tires in front. This might be a challenge to control.

The American Icebergs are going to build a tank, plain and simple. They also want a large truck and add two axles (called bogey wheels) in the middle to keep their tank treads stable. To get throng the wall, they will implement a "stinger". They will back into the wall with a pointy shaft which is powered by a motorcycle engine, they deploy two "wings" which should grab at the wall and pull it over. Without proper braking, this vehicle will be impossible to control. Also, it will be lightweight and may have a tough time getting traction for the trip up the incline and keeping momentum for the ride down the slalom.

The British Blizzards want brute force to see them through. They want to weld two big trucks end to end and create an 8-wheel drive, V16 monster. With all of this power, they will attach a large spike/cow catcher at the front and just ram the wall until it falls over. Steering will be tricky as they will have to use a hook-and-ladder method. Also the axles on the rear truck will have to be flipped over to get maximum power. This thing will be massively heavy and could just sink into the snow and spin itself even deeper into the ground. With the other teams looking for trucks, might be interesting finding a pair of them.

	Siberian Snowstormers cwise fr top left Captain Yuriy, Sergei, Ark and Valery
	American Icebergs cwise fr top left Captain Nanook, Tom, Otto, Catman and Bear (center)
	British Blizzards cwise fr top left H, Gray, Wall and Mickey C

The American and Belarussians are both looking for tracks	The Belarussians strike gold with this beat-up Suburban
The Brits are in good shape with one of two Ford Broncos	The easy way to remove the back of a Bronco...hitch it to the quadbike
Judge Dave Bresnahan	Everyone needs a lot of tires. Between all the teams, 30 tires are needed!
To make them fit, the Belarussians weld new hubs in place of the old ones	The Yanks stole the keys to the Brits Bronco, so they caress the ignition
After halving the van and removing some, the Americans weld it back together	The Brits check out their 8WD behemoth as it comes together
The Belarussians are pleased with how their track comes together	To power their snow fan, they attach 1/2 of a Toyota to the half-track
The Brits have stolen a lot of steel and are selling it to the highest bidder	The Americans work on the frame that will hold their stinger in place
To increase their footprint, the Brits are making their truck a 16WD!	To steer, and stop, brakes are necessary for the American team

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