Hooptie World Championship (Season 1)

Six teams arrive in Tucson, Arizona, for a racing competition with $5K hoopties. It begins with a no-holds-barred race across both asphalt and dirt. Then the teams will have less than 18 hours to build and modify their vehicles for the final drag race.

Each team has endured the mini-gauntlet and dragstrip, some with disastrous consequences. Team MR2-D2 didn't even make the eliminator event after a blown engine, while Team Mob-Z shredded their driveshaft at the dragstrip once the light turned green.

Entering the third event, the teams are learning to expect the unexpected. Team Wagonslayer pulled out the win on the dirt oval track, while Team MR2-D2 is still fighting engine issues, and Team Blackhawk had to rebuild their transmission overnight.

With the fourth event looming, long nights and limited build times are pushing teams to their limits. But as always, the show must go on. Team Liam Nissan took gold at the drift course, while team Wagonslayer and Mob-Z remain near the top of the pack.

All the chaos and destruction has led to our sixth and final event, the mega-gauntlet. For this event, there's no eliminator. All teams and drivers must compete in the final challenge, covering dirt, asphalt, drift, off-road hazards, slalom and drag.

We are entering the penultimate event at the HWC, and our teams continue to press forward with little regard for their personal well-being. However, the camaraderie couldn't be stronger, with teams helping each other out whenever trouble should arise.