The first stop is a junkyard in Big Bear Lake, California located 110 miles from the start point. En route, the teams are told that they will be competing in a mountain road rally. Once they collect their junk, the head to the build site at the Devil's Backbone. After modifying their vehicles in the way they want, they will race down the mountain, one at a time. Awaiting them on the mountain trail is a log that weighs a ton and they must get over the log any way they see fit. Once they get down the mountain, there is an off-road obstacle course they must also complete before reaching the finish line. Any team that takes more than 30 minutes to complete the entire course is DQ'd.

Next is a sand dune race in Death Valley. The teams travel 150 miles to a junkyard in Baker, California and then on to the build area in the desert at the DuMont Dunes. This time, their sand rail/dune buggy must travel across a 2 mile course. Along the way is 1/4 mile of rough washboarded sand, 1/2 mile of small dunes and in the middle is a 20' high dune called "The Camel's Back." In this race, the teams race at the same time. When this was filmed, the sand was very dry and lose and didn't offer much in the way of traction.

Finally, it's off to Needles, California for more junk. From there, the build area is on a beach head. The teams are now required to build an amphibious vehicle to cross the Colorado River. Once on the other side, they must drive out of the water, cut off their flotation devices then drive to the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada 110 miles away. The Colorado River is a fast flowing river so the teams will need some sort of powerful propulsion device if they're going to make it to the other side (then the race to LV).
 
 
 

	Team Anarchy Brandon, Lin-Dog and captain Chopper Rat   Their vehicle is a Buick Hearse		The Farmboys captain Chaney, Stoop and Grandpa   They have a Ford Pickup
	Team Firepower Fletch, Crusher and captain Keith   They're driving a Chevy Van		Metal Maidens Rebecca, captain Flybutter and Kiki   The gals are in a pink 70s Cadillac

Get Set..Go!	The Maidens pass the Farmboys
This is the build area at the Devil's Backbone	The Metal Maidens are the first to arrive at the junkyard
The Maidens will add rails under their car and a "ski" to the front that will ride up over the log	The Anarchists are going very simple. Big tires and 2 ramps will be used to jump the log
The Farmboys will cut the log and push it away with the hydraulic ramp on their truck	Firepower are going a simple and studious route by using 2 set of ramps to drive over it
Team Anarchy try blocking the Farmboys with no luck	A tire! A tire!! My kingdom for a decent tire!
Lookee there. The Farmboys found a chainsaw	The teams can't continue working in the dark so...
...they stopped the clock and let them go back at it the next morning	For clearance, Firepower are trimming the bottom of their van
Chopper Rat helps the Maidens jack up their car in the sand	This is the easy way to attach a big tire to your standard rim
To raise their suspension, the  Maidens are using these spacers  to stretch their springs out	The rails are finished and attached but are they too low? Will they get tripped up on the off-road course?

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