Wreckreation Nation

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Wreckreation Nation
Starring Dave Mordal
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time60 minutes per episode
Release
Original network Discovery Channel
Original releaseJanuary 6 (2009-01-06) 
March 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)

Wreckreation Nation is a travel/reality television show on the Discovery Channel, highlighting unusual recreational activities and amateur competitions across the United States. [1] It is hosted by Dave Mordal. [2] [3]

Contents

The show debuted on January 6, 2009.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Lawn Mower Racing"January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)
Lawn mower racing, Alligator wrestling school, Chess boxing
2"Rock Crawling"January 13, 2009 (2009-01-13)
Rock crawling, TugFest [4] - a Tug of war contest across the Mississippi River, Catfish catching
3"Demolition Derby"January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)
Demolition derby, Dagorhir Battle Games, Pumpkin boat racing.
4"Figure 8 racing"January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)
Figure 8 racing, Cowboy Action Shooting, Bishop Castle
5"Mini-moto"February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03)
Mini-moto racing, Lumberjack competition, World Zombie Day/Zombiewalk
6"Bigfoot Paintball"February 10, 2009 (2009-02-10)
Scenario paintball, Cardboard boat race, Troy Hurtubise
7"Bonneville"February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)
Rodeo Bullfighter school, Bonneville Speedway, Freestyle Canoeing
8"Swamp Buggy"February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)
Swamp buggy racing, Firefest, Alex Astilean - Unusual exercise equipment inventor
9"Punkin' Chunkin'"March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)
Punkin' Chunkin', Explosive target shooting< - shooting at everyday items that have been filled with an explosive, Jason Garfield - founder of the World Juggling Federation
10"Soapbox Racing"March 10, 2009 (2009-03-10)
Outlaw Soapbox racing, Falconry, Great Fruitcake Toss
11"Vintage Snowmobile Racing"March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)
Vintage snowmobiling, Mouse trap-style Rube Goldberg device made out of ice, Adult Dodgeball
12"Tank-Athalon"March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)
Tank Olympics, Innespace Seabreacher, Human Dog Sled Competition
13"Bar Stool Sledding"March 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)
Bar stool sledding, Sniper school in Arizona, Skijoring

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References

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