Wreckreation Nation
Premieres: Southeast Asia on Jan 8 at 7:00 pm; North Asia on Jan 8 at 7:00 pm; Australasia on Jan 8 at 10:00 pm
DISCOVER AMERICA'S QUIRKY, ECCENTRIC, AND CREATIVE PASTTIMES WITH DAVE MORDAL ON WRECKREATION NATION
- Find out what ingenious (and hilarious) activities people come up when they have too much time on their hands! -
Whether it's Punkin' Chunkin' in Delaware, barstool sledding in Wisconsin, or alligator wrestling in Colorado, host Dave Mordal leaves no corner of the US unexplored in Wreckreation Nation. Come along with Dave as he reveals the some of the finest moments of American ingenuity and meets America's backyard adventurers who take their hobbies seriously!
Follow Dave as he travels the nation in search of bizarre hometown traditions, unusual competitions and downright peculiar pastimes that make America unique. Each episode of Wreckreation Nation highlights the adventurous attitudes and fanatical dedication of people across the country whose eccentricities know few boundaries. From lawn mower racing to dodgeball to launching fruitcakes, Dave dives into it all and is determined to make his mark -taking on anyone and anything - be it man, beast or a crudely fashioned explosive device.
Wreckreation Nation episode descriptions:
Lawn Mower Racing
Dave travels to Ohio for the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Championships, proving that all you need for a race is a couple of guys and any kind of engine. Then he enrolls in alligator-wrestling school despite his morbid fear of alligators.
Rock Crawling
Dave heads to Jellico, TN for the World Extreme Rock Crawling Championship where thrill-seeking drivers scale up to 80-degree inclines in their homemade trucks. Then he's on to Tugest, where it is Port Byron, Illinois vs. Le Claire, Iowa in a 2400 foot tug-o-war across the Mississippi River.
Demolition Derby
In Waverly, Minnesota where there are only two seasons (Winter and Demo Season), Dave learns the finer points of demolition derbies with 30-year demo veterans. Then he joins the ranks of Romans, elves, and orcs at Dagorhir: part war reenactment, part Renaissance Faire, part mixed martial arts competition where an epic battle is fought but no one really wins.
Figure Eight Races
Dave tests his sanity at the Figure Eight Races, where driving a school bus on a figure-8-track at the Evergreen Speedway may just be the craziest thing he's ever done. Then he's off to Colorado to meet a man, who is king of his own castle that he spent the last 39 years building all by himself.
Mini Moto
Dave proves that real men ride little bikes at the Mini Moto Florida Invitational Championship, where he gets in the big race on a bike he can lift with one hand. Then, Dave gets burly for the sport of lumberjacking at West Linn, Oregon's Timber Fair.
Bigfoot Paintball
Dave faces battle while hunting for Bigfoot in a Scenario Paintball game in Punta Gorda, FL. After which, he learns that cardboard boats are serious business for rival teams at the annual cardboard boat race in Heber Springs, AK.
Bonneville
Dave faces off with a bull in North Carolina as he trains to be a rodeo bullfighter. Then it's off to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, where people come from all over the world to break land speed records on everything from a barstool to a big-rig. Then, it's the world championship of Interpretive Canoeing - synchronised swimming in a boat.
Swamp Buggy
Dave races Swamp Buggies at the world's only professional swamp Swamp Buggy in Naples, FL. Then he's off to Gillette, Wyoming to join Firefest - a convention for pyromaniacs who make their own fireworks. Afterwards, Dave heads to New York to meet a man, who is developing some very unusual exercise equipment.
Punkin' Chunkin'
Dave goes to Punkin' Chunkin', where teams spend all year and thousands of dollars trying to build machines that will launch pumpkins the farthest. Then he travels to Dynamite Shooting, where items are stuffed with dynamite and then exploded with live fire. Afterwards, Dave travels to the World Juggling Federation in Las Vegas to see why juggling should be the next Olympic sport.
Soapbox Racing
In Los Angeles, Dave fixes up his own soapbox racer for renegade Soap Box Racing with guys who don't like to play by the rules. Then he learns how to launch fruitcakes with specialised machines in Manitou, CO, and how to train falcons to hunt small game in Marysville, CA.
Vintage Snowmobile Racing
Dave enters the world's largest vintage snowmobile race in Eagle River, Wisconsin where riders supe-up their motors and race on ice to achieve record snowmobile speeds. Then he travels to Colorado and participates in an adult dodgeball championship to redeem his middle school years. Finally Dave makes a trip up to Michigan, where a couple of guys have taken ice sculpting to a whole new level.
Tank-Athalon
Dave learns how to operate his first armored tank, and competes in the first ever Tank Olympics in Waseca, MN. Then he races in the national human dog-sled championships, where he competes against 60 sleigh teams for the title of "top dog". Next, Dave drives a boat that looks like a dolphin - and rides like one!
Bar Stool Sledding
Dave travels to New London, New Hampshire for Ski Joring, where skiers are pulled by a rope behind a galloping horse while navigating an obstacle course. He then learns to make his own bar stool on skis to race in Drummond, Wisconsin's legendary barstool race. After, Dave trains at a professional Sniper School in Phoenix, Arizona.
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