Motor-mad Ryan Camp transformed an old pick-up truck into the ULTIMATE racing vehicle. Ryan decided to build his own mud truck, which cost up to £66,000, after attending events and watching other drivers compete. His truck, Sick 50 Mega Truck, can jump over hills and race through four-feet deep mud.The 429 stone truck started life as an old 1950 Chevrolet full body truck. It took Ryan, 35, from Georgia, USA, a year to complete his dream mud truck.
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00:00 00;05;26;12 00;05;30;10 COMM: Massive vehicles, huge wheels, loud engines and lots of mud.
00:13 This is the intense and dirty world of mega mud trucks.
00:16 00;05;30;10 00;05;36;00 >> The adrenaline rush is like no other. It's unbelievable. We have
00:26 different events at every event. There's the tire pull. There's hill and hole event, that's
00:32 where we jump the truck, cross three hills at a time of the event. There will also be
00:36 mud drags where we're in the mud, side by side drag racing. It's better than any drug.
00:43 00;05;36;00 >> An avid fan of mega truck events, Ryan Kemp from Georgia, USA, felt he could
00:50 no longer stay on the sidelines and decided to have his own competition standard vehicle
00:55 built so he could take part himself.
00:57 00;05;36;00 >> That original truck is just a two wheel drive low rider street truck.
01:02 Bought it over in South Carolina. I made about a four hour drive. Basically there and back,
01:07 bought the truck, took it to BMF Fab. They began the process of starting the chassis.
01:12 00;05;43;00 >> It took a whole year and an outlay of $80,000 for his 650 mega truck to
01:18 be finished.
01:19 00;05;50;00 >> It's a 1950 Chevrolet, a full body truck, it's all steel. It has a 540 blower
01:28 motor. It's a 1271 BDS street blower. Runs on alcohol. It's got two and a half ton axles,
01:37 front and rear. It has 20 inch travel Scott shocks. These are the 13.626BKT171s. They've
01:47 been cut and scooped for more traction. The rims are powder coated with a metallic finish.
01:53 It's got the full roll cage, five point harnesses, special seats, everything about them. Safety
02:01 is definitely number one priority.
02:03 00;06;00;00 >> Despite the extensive safety features, Ryan's wife Brittany still has her
02:07 concerns.
02:08 00;06;05;00 >> As his wife, I'm always his number one fan. When we were at West Georgia
02:12 Mud Park a couple of weeks ago, they were just out playing around. They had done a jump.
02:18 When he landed, he landed on two wheels. That is probably the most nerve wracking thing,
02:24 is just knowing that there is a possibility that they could flip.
02:29 00;06;14;00 >> So far, Ryan has taken part in eight competitions. Today, he's driving
02:34 at Trucks Gone Wild at Bithlow Mud Racing in Florida, USA. Even before the event has
02:41 begun, his vehicle is attracting attention.
02:43 00;06;21;00 >> Very unique truck. One of a kind. Beautiful paint job. Beautiful truck.
02:49 Nice craftsmanship.
02:50 00;06;29;00 >> I think it's beautiful. I've always loved older model vehicles. You see
02:54 one all jacked up with all the different equipment that you don't see on other vehicles.
02:59 00;06;39;00 >> But it won't stay clean and shiny for long, as Ryan prepares for today's
03:04 event.
03:05 00;06;45;00 >> We have different events at every event. This one happens to be the tire
03:07 pull. This is the tri-truck challenge. There will be a three-truck team.
03:11 00;06;57;00 >> Two seconds off the clock. We're going to start with the tires. We're
03:41 going to start with the tires. We're going to start with the tires. We're going to start
04:10 to my son.
04:11 (upbeat music)