Wheelstand competition
Encyclopedia
Wheelstand competition is a form of motorsport
where specially prepared vehicles compete in order to have the highest, longest, most photogenic and violent wheelstand, normally in drag strip
s or Monster Truck
s.
This is not a very popular form of motorsport but it has grown in North America.
, which has been televised in SPEED TV's Lucas Oil On the Edge. This competitions attract drivers from Canada
and United States of America.
Monster Trucks have wheelstand competitions as well in some of the events, but here they do them while crushing cars beneath them.
Motorsport
Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...
where specially prepared vehicles compete in order to have the highest, longest, most photogenic and violent wheelstand, normally in drag strip
Drag strip
Drag strip may refer to:*Dragstrip, track used for drag racing*Drag Strip , Transformer character who is one of the Stunticons*Videocart-9: Drag Strip, drag racing videogame released in 1976-See also:*Dover Drag Strip...
s or Monster Truck
Monster truck
A monster truck is a pickup truck, typically styled after pickup trucks' bodies, modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension...
s.
This is not a very popular form of motorsport but it has grown in North America.
Competitions
The most famous competition is the World Power Wheel Standing Championships held at Byron DragwayByron Dragway
Byron Dragway is a ¼ mile dragstrip located in Byron, Illinois, about 1.5 hours from Chicago . The dragway was opened in the 1960s, and at first it ran cars four abreast. However, that practice was discontinued. For that reason, Byron is a comparatively wide track...
, which has been televised in SPEED TV's Lucas Oil On the Edge. This competitions attract drivers from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and United States of America.
Monster Trucks have wheelstand competitions as well in some of the events, but here they do them while crushing cars beneath them.