Do you like fast trucks and loud engines? How about buckets of mud flying in all directions? If yes, then mud truck racing is for you! Big trucks tear through mud bogs on their way to glory. Bog racing is not for the faint of heart or for people who like to stay clean. The mess and thrill of mud truck races will make you glad to get dirty. Enter the Dirt and Destruction Sports Zone to learn about the history, organizations, technology, and the important drivers connected to mud truck racing. You'll learn: ? How much water, sand, and dirt are used to make mud bogs. ? Which driver finished a 200-foot (61-meter) mud race in just 2.110 seconds. ? How drivers have upgraded engines and fuel to give trucks more horsepower. ? How mud truck racing started and who the best drivers are. Are you into sports? Then get in the zone!

An introduction to the sport of racing vehicles in a mud, or sand, pit, covering the history, rules of competition, personalities, and major events.

PFC Lug Nut is a 1942 truck who had many adventures while serving in the US Army. Sadly, he has been sitting in a Kansas junkyard for years, just waiting for the right buyer. Tim Cooper, owner of Cooper’s 4x4 Shop in Junction City, Kansas, loves old cars and trucks and can fix anything. When he decides to purchase a 1942 army truck, it is not long before the owner of the junkyard hears of his wish, reaches out, and delivers PFC Lug Nut to Tim’s front door. But what Tim doesn’t know is that PFC Lug Nut can talk. When Lug Nut finally reveals his secret, he tells Tim of his many adventures since he was a Private First Class in the army. Inspired by his story and their newfound friendship, Tim rebuilds Lug Nut, installs a powerful new 572 motor, and repaints him. Tim and Lug Nut decide to go mud racing and become famous mud racers. And they are just getting started! In this continuing tale, a 1942 army truck finally receives a new chance at life when he is purchased by the owner of a 4x4 shop in Kansas.

An introduction to off-road truck racing, including its history, different varieties, and safety aspects.

Truck racing has some of the biggest, most powerful racing machines on the planet, but what happens when drivers lose control? Learn the details on some of the most intense moments in Truck racing.

Four-wheel-drive trucks compete in many types of motorsports where no car would dare show its face. To realize the ultimate potential of a competitive truck, many off-road activities are fitted to four-wheel-drive trucks to race on mud, rock and sand. These trucks are shown in action: there’s nothing like four heavy-lugged tires clawing for traction and throwing up clouds of dirt and rocks, “Tough Trucks” navigating jumps, water and obstacle courses, Monster Trucks in flight, trucks drag racing through sand, mud and uphill, 4x4s pulling the heaviest loads possible, the ultra-slow rock-climbing trucks racing to get over the toughest of obstacles requiring a delicate touch on the throttle and a skilled use of the suspension system, and Trail Riding which combines a number of rock-climbing obstacles over the length of an off-road trail.

A native Floridian, photographer Malcolm's first monograph,Mile O' Mud, shows us his home's beauty; scarred and raw, surrounded by lush blue sky and restorative greens and we witness a community unapologetically celebrating their colorful and unique history, full of wild abandon and enjoying every minute of it. Churning the buttery muddy water at the Florida Sports Park, the swamp buggy races keep Florida's frontier heritage alive. A bastard child to NASCAR, these custom buggies (part boat, part dragster) tear through terrain more like the lake in the center of Daytona International Speedway than the track surrounding it. The Jeep class is designed to slog through with the driver's head barely above water and the Pro-modified built exclusively for speed as they hit 75mph and dwarfed by their own four-foot wheels. Fans pile meat in baking pans and cans of Budweiser in boxes and stack themselves in bleachers, truck beds, and on top of home-made platforms to cheer for the Swamp Buggy Queen and pray for drivers' quick recoveries when the track proves too treacherous. Malcolm Lightner grew up down the street from the original "Mile O' Mud" swamp buggy track off of Radio Road. After moving to New York in 1999, he returned at least once a year from 2002 to 2013 to document the races--missing only 2005 due to a hurricane forced cancellation.

Describes various kinds of monster truck drag races and the vehicles involved. Also includes the history of the sport.

It races through mud. It glides through the air. This monster truck is on the move! What makes monster trucks different from other trucks? And what kinds of cool tricks can these trucks do? Read this book to find out! Learn all about mighty machines in the Vroom-Vroom series—part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life!

Its tires are over five feet tall. It is as heavy as an elephant. And it can jump, race, and crush like a monster! It’s a monster truck! Whether racing over ramps, plowing through mud, or crushing cars, monster trucks are the biggest and baddest trucks out there! The bestselling and award-winning team that brought you Choppers! and Motorcycles!, author Susan E. Goodman and photographer Michael J. Doolittle, show readers how these beasts came to be, how they work, how they get ready for a show, and some of the exciting tricks that only monster trucks can do. This action-packed Step 3 Step into Reading beginning reader is filled with you-are-there color photographs! Informative and fast-paced, this book is perfect for boys and girls who love everything on wheels!