| Team 
      Shaffer came up with a novel strategy on obstacle A-1. Others had taken 
      the direct approach, driving straight into the slot with tires straddling 
      floor and wall to avoid the pair of gates on the passenger side. Teams that 
      tried this often rolled. Mike crossed over the slot at the top where it 
      was easy, then backed down the steep part of the wall between the two sets 
      of gates, clearing both sets easily. |