Big Rig Warriors
During the week they earn a living travelling North America’s highways behind the wheels of their big rig trucks. But in their downtime, they meet on tracks where they drive on their own terms. Follow five dynamic truckers and the families and friends who support them during the exciting racing season, amid exhaust, roaring engines and burning tires, on their quest to cross the finish line and be crowned the “fastest.”
Big rig drivers head to Onaway, Michigan for the first drag race of the season, where veteran “Sexy Jacquette” Lafleur will wow the crowd with his racing skills, while rookie drivers will just try to keep up.
In the birthplace of uphill big rig drag racing, St. Felix, Quebec, legendary racer “Sexy” Jacquette Lafleur faces a new crop of hot young racers, but his wife has a secret fuel formula for short-track success.
Big Rig racers head to Las Vegas for the first oval race of the season where an Alberta team seeks revenge against last year’s champion, a rookie driver causes the worst accident in series history, and the only woman driver aims for a Top 3 finish.
In Salt Lake City Utah, a smoke-spewing rig creates dangerous mayhem on the track and when big rig racer Cory “Ripper” Riplinger is cursed by mechanical problems, Team Lucky 13’s young drivers step up.
“Sexy” Jacques Lafleur pulls into Notre Dame, Quebec for the biggest race of the year – with a broken foot. Despite the pain, he puts on a show for his fans while another driver hopes to find glory in the town where his late father won fame.
It’s the final drag race of the season for many racers in Quebec: Tyson & Denis are hit by fuel-line problems while Jug’s gear-shift problems might kill his chance to bring home his first trophy of the season.
In Idaho, Team Lucky 13 hopes to find success, but drivers have a bumpy ride when trucks keep colliding in the main event. Ashley makes a run for the podium, but once again, she runs into trouble on the track.
Team Lucky 13 is gunning for a 1-2-3 finish while Ashley struggles to find her confidence and the first-place racer risks disqualification with dangerous smoke problems.
“Sexy Jacquette” Lafleur fights through the pain of a broken foot in his final race of the season. Meanwhile, in Edmonton, Isaac Harder hopes to dethrone the current big rig drag race record-holder.
In Victoria BC, the Championship is up for grabs in the season’s final oval race and Team Lucky 13 drivers have a shot at the crown. The defending champ has disappeared, but his truck has a new driver and is a top contender.
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| Language | English |
| Release | 2019-04-09 |
| Producer | Attraction Images |