The Thousands

Where I was from extreme games were what gave adolescence its edge. There was no way you were growing up unless you swallowed a dung beetle and legged it off a cliff. Enhanced by tools like the bmx, this mentality got dangerous. The people we looked up to were the petrol heads in Monster Trucks who did handstands on wheels, ate other cars, accelerated through fire and jumped in reverse.

A decade on, equipped with an open license, you might just want to ask yourself, does driving feeling like a mundane task? Do you feel the need to crush something? Are you subconsciously seeking a hit of extreme in between fruit and vegetables? If so listen now. Monster Truck tours don’t come around that often, but oh man it’s here.**Outback Tunda II, Scooby Doo, Samson, Raptors Rampage, Avenger and Taz will compete in Monster Truck Freestyle, whereby said trucks dodge and smash each other alongside some other insane obstacles. There is a pit party where you can touch the mechanical beasts and the pros who drive them. There will be side shows like Jet Van in an Awesome car melting showdown, stunt acts, fireworks and a human inferno. You can hire REX for $5500 + GST. There is also merchandise.

On the drive home you may have to contain yourself.