00:00We have planned for many, many years something that nobody has ever seen in the world.
00:22Welcome to the United Kingdom, Monster Truck Nationals.
00:27Ladies and gentlemen, cross your legs. This is going to be a bumpy ride.
00:38And of course, in attendance, is English monster legend Mike Murti and his truck Big Pete.
00:46We have planned for many, many years, and for the first time it will be seen here this weekend,
01:01the world's first monster truck and trailer, which we've designed to be able to crush the cars.
01:10Powered by a big block Chevy V8 engine, with a three-speed automatic gearbox,
01:24and sporting Michelin Mega X tyres, Big Pete is known to jump 15 feet high and always puts on an amazing show.
01:32It looks totally different to any other monster truck that is out there.
01:37As you can see here, this is the Peterbilt body. Genuine, all steel and aluminium Peterbilt body.
01:44If you work your way down, I guess the first thing anybody sees is these huge tyres.
01:49They're very expensive, around about £3,500 a piece.
01:53The pressure that we run in these tyres helps with the suspension.
01:56This is one of the only working monster trucks out there, still running leaf sprung suspension.
02:04Most drivers can't handle it because it is so hard on the body, and trust me, I know about it.
02:10As we come further back, this is where things get a lot more interesting, because this is the trailer.
02:18And it is the first and only one in the world, and fingers crossed, for the first time here this weekend,
02:25we're going to take this truck and this trailer over those cars.
02:31And while Mike and Big Pete prepare for their worlds first,
02:36There's plenty of destruction to entertain the crowds.
02:55It is an awesome, and yet awful thing to drive at the same time.
03:14Start your engine!
03:16The stage is set.
03:20These trucks are killing machines.
03:32Time for Mike to put Big Pete and their monster trailer to the test.
03:43Job done.
03:44And I think it's fair to say, Mike seems fairly happy with his performance.
04:02Absolutely perfect, world's first monster truck and car-pushing trailer, testament to the design.
04:17I'm absolutely stoked now.
04:20What's next for Big Pete?
04:24Sky's the limit.
04:25The sky's the limit.
04:25The sky's the limit.
04:25The sky's the limit.
04:27The sky's the limit.
04:29The sky's the limit.
04:31Oh, my God.
04:32Never mind.
04:32The sky's the limit.
04:32Oh, my God.
04:36Door sounds.
04:41I'll let the sky's the limit.
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