Have you ever watched something like ‘The A-Team’ or ‘Fast & Furious 6’ and wished you were the one wreaking havoc on screen? You can get a taste of that in Tanktown USA
Drive to Morganton in the Blue Ridge region of northern Georgia and find the ultimate entertainment while driving military vehicles and firing machine guns.
The mayor of Tank Town is Todd Liebros, who witnessed something similar to this while traveling abroad on his job on a cargo ship. Eventually, he wanted to be home more with his children and decided to change jobs. So he opened this destination of destruction in his 2012.
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He currently has eight “tanks” in his fleet. These are technically armored personnel carriers called FV432, but they still have the look and power of a war machine. Customers receive private lessons on how to operate the vehicle and are then able to drive within a limited range. You also have the option of getting into the car to crush it under your powerful wheels.
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What else is on the menu? Shoot hundreds of rounds at various auto parts with his fully automatic M-1919, or enjoy the ultimate “summer in the sand” by digging with a 40,000 pound construction excavator.
“At this point, I think I’ve driven up to 7,000 miles with customers. I’ve smashed around 3,800 cars and fired 260,000 rounds,” Liebros said. “People ask me when I quit, and I always say, ‘When I’m not crushing cars and laughing.’ That’s when I know it’s time to hang up.”
Prices start at $200 depending on the activity, and in some cases, you can bring a few other activities to participate. For more information, visit tanktownusa.com.
