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Location: Dorset, UK
Bond: Lifeboat designers and builders
Adam Russell Kyte (captain)
Age: 29
Occupation: Design engineer for RNLI.
Skills: Designed Audi transmission systems so really knows engine electronics.
Quote: Don't miss an opportunity; it might come disguised as hard work.
Martyn Pitman
Age: 20
Occupation: Marine engineer for RNLI.
Skills: He thinks he's only 'the monkey' but his team reckon he's multi-skilled.
Quote: Our vehicle will be bomb-proof — either that or it will fall to bits!
Tony Stankus (main driver)
Age: 45
Occupation: Senior design engineer for RNLI.
Skills: Good welder and mechanic, not so keen on the electronics.
Quote: I can breathe life into anything!
Adam studies the plans
The source Range Rovers
Tony hard at work
Octopush is rolled out of the workshop
Testing round the RNLI yard
Finishing touches
Check out
Octopush from all angles
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Donor Vehicle: Two 3.5 V8 Range Rovers
Engine: Two 3.5L Range Rover V8. 150 bhp each.
Weight: 3000 kg
Length: 14 feet 6 inches

Advantages: Two engines and eight wheels means Octopush has lots of power and great traction. The eight wheels and the vehicle length are useful for overcoming obstacles. Four-wheel steering fore and aft should make for tight turning circle. Fiddle brakes mean that it may be capable of a hand-brake turn.

Disadvantages: Its size and weight may mean Octopush is poor on the challenges that require tight turning or precision driving, like Hall of Mirrors or Rollercoaster.

Summation: Solid, reliable but possibly too cumbersome.
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