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A Look Inside the Rise of Monster Powerchair Rallies

Move over, Paralympics! The hottest thing in disability sports entertainment isn’t racing or basketball: it’s disabled drivers on turbocharged power chairs with 7-foot-diameter tires demolishing everything in sight. We dug into the numbers to break down the trend of disabled folks breaking things down.

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Venues in the United States can accommodate the mostly disabled fans.

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Out of 10 safety experts are against the whole thing.

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Percent of drivers have never felt such power.

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People suspended for trying to bulldoze the perimeter fence and steal a monster wheelchair.

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Guy successfully bulldozed the perimeter fence and stole a monster wheelchair.

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Small towns leveled.

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Years for telling the judge it was all worth it.

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