Truck driver Mike Ryan isn’t your typical truckie and his gulf-liveried 2008 Freightliner Cascadia is definitely not your typical semi truck.

The pair are quickly gaining notoriety online for their antics and the latest stunt for Ryan is piloting this beast to the finish line of the Mount Washington Climb to the Clouds even in the States recently.

The 4,535 kg purpose built semi truck produces 1,454kW of power and over 4,600Nm of torque so it’s definitely capable of hill climbing events, weather its safe in the wet going up narrow tarmac and gravel roads with drop offs – that’s open to debate. But Ryan made it to the top in one piece and had a few cameras strapped to his rig for us to see how it went. (more…)

We’re assuming that most of you already know what gymkhana is, in fact most of you have likely given it a go in a supermarket carpark at 3am. But we’re also guessing none of you have ever pulled gymkhana moves in a semi truck. That’s crazy you say. Well, yes it is, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some nutter out there who is willing to give it a crack.

In this cheesy video, American stunt man and race driver Mike Ryan drifts his 4,535 kg purpose built semi truck on the same Gymkhana race track where Ken Block reinented the sport. The track is built around the El Toro Marine Base in California. The Freightliner truck produces 1,454kW of power and over 4,600Nm of torque, so it’s little wonder that frying the truck’s handmade Michelin tyres isn’t a problem. (more…)