IIRC it was originally because of fire concerns or other restrictions they couldn't have a fireworks show and so decided this was an appropriate spectacle in it's place. Not 100% sure if that's the backstory but it's a tradition that's gone on for years.
@skrawny-clown-snatcherofth8651
Ай бұрын
Its daytime for like 19+ hours so this all you can do wen you cant see the fireworks
@h.s.lafever3277
Ай бұрын
@@skrawny-clown-snatcherofth8651 exactly... Alaskan here, the best fireworks day we get is new yrs. because its dark
@firewater113
Ай бұрын
Not sure about the fire concerns, but there was a parade that was washed out and the organizer wanted a new event...
@skrawny-clown-snatcherofth8651
Ай бұрын
@h.s.lafever3277 I'm from central texas and I've bein lucky to get to spend 3 weeks a year up in yout neck of the woods for the last 4 years elk and attempted moose hunting (I've only landed 3 elk) and a tried ice fishing and I've come to realize if I didn't already have land and a house here in texas ide move up north in a heartbeat yall are possibly one of the most beautiful places on the planet. And ima thinking about coming to see that spectacular event next year
@Denalicat
Ай бұрын
@@h.s.lafever3277 doesn't stop us though really does it?
@pitademon
Ай бұрын
Being an American ..and an Alaskan I have gone to this event. It gets larger each year. I have seen cop cars a small fire truck, buses, an ambulance, a hearse, and a mobile home, and more. It started shortly after 2000 and takes place north of Anchorage, out near Palmer, Alaska. yes they do clean up afterwards. the river I forget is either the Knik or Susitna... primo fishing spots. have fun!
@Denalicat
Ай бұрын
Matanuska River
@t.mendous7922
Ай бұрын
Wait, your from up here and don’t know what river that is even having gone to this event? You can actually see the Matanuska Glacier from there! The Su is way farther south, and the Matanuska flows into the Knik before going into the ocean
@ESUSAMEX
Ай бұрын
Alaskans enjoying the last few weeks of sun and warmth before the temperatures drop below freezing in October. I got to make it up to Alaska next year.
@AW11-e4h
Ай бұрын
Good ole Alaska 🇺🇸
@bob_._.
Ай бұрын
That was a Coast Guard flyby, BTW.
@user-qu6dv6qu8d
Ай бұрын
I love how the Aussie becomes 100% American in about 5 seconds after the first car goes into the Air.. Yeah, we like doing shit like this.
@Ennoenno02
Ай бұрын
2:50 My guy said F them kids!! 😂😂
@tinatovar7548
Ай бұрын
My Americans are crazy as hell LOL
@tinatovar7548
Ай бұрын
@avtomatt554 I agree LOL
@r.awilliams9815
Ай бұрын
I've been watching this for a few years now, and those two landing directly in the pond is the first time I've seen it happen. Seen a few bounce/roll into the pond, never a direct shot until this event.
@mike650r
Ай бұрын
The guy at the end of the video was the guy who built the Fall Guy PU. He had some YT Videos showing how he built it leading up to this event.
@tracefuqua3651
Ай бұрын
I agree that GMC looked to be a really straight truck at least body wise. They’re worth quite a bit here in the US now that they’re getting older.
@zgdafzgdaf4264
Ай бұрын
First I’ve seen this.. but yeah it’s that juvenile destruction that pulls me in.
@davesnothere8859
Ай бұрын
Having been to Australia, owning an australian built car, watching australian burn outs and drank with their sailors in third world countries, Australians are more like americans than Canadians are.
@ESUSAMEX
Ай бұрын
The Hilux is no longer sold in the US. The Hilux was sold in the US until 1976, when a 25% tariff was tacked on to the price and importation duties.
@clinthowe7629
Ай бұрын
Hell yeah! they need to turn this into an international competition.
@Nimbus1701
Ай бұрын
From a Texan..... I f#%$n' love my Alaskan countrymen/women! This just may be the most AMERICAN thing I would recommend that sums up every stereotype and idea about our country across the world. Hell, the only thing missing are guns, bears, wolves, gators, and rattlesnakes. The mayhem and spirit they have is on point! #THANKSMIKEFORSPONSORINGTHEVIDEO
@corm7538
28 күн бұрын
This tradition in Glacier View, Alaska began in 2003 after a resident of the town collided with a moose while driving a Volvo. Fireworks displays are not an option during Alaskan summers due to the sun never fully setting for the duration of the summer months, which is the reason the town came up with its unique way of celebrating The Fourth of July America's Independence Day.
@riffhard7605
Ай бұрын
Who ever thought of this first you know a lot of beer was involved.
@Denalicat
Ай бұрын
I was hoping you'd get to see this! The Glacier View July 4th Car Launch Started around 2005 with one van and grew from there. We are weird. The clean up is really done well by the organizers and the souvenir gathers. Nothing left in the end. Looks like the AK State Troopers and the Anchorage PD got involved this year.
@PatrolNation
Ай бұрын
Lol, I was fun to watch.
@Denalicat
Ай бұрын
@@PatrolNation now we gotta find some videos about Turnagain Arm boretide surfing and Homer Spit parachute surfing
@PatrolNation
Ай бұрын
I have no idea what they are but it'll be fun to find out.
@grifftech
Ай бұрын
Stand there eating some Biscuits and Gravy and drinking a beer ftw!!
@kyleReaperX
Ай бұрын
That was a very rare and expensive truck
@marybryan4168
Ай бұрын
This is cool!!!
@tomlillie317
Ай бұрын
Heard in a different video they were looking to do a tradition because it's daylight and the fireworks for the 4th wouldn't be able to be seen and this is what they came up with
@russellrofe4849
Ай бұрын
Check out rock racing. Or called rock bouncing. It is insane. Barbie Jeep racing is fun, too.
@staceysmith8173
Ай бұрын
Thank you. I'll put it on the list
@georgejulien3286
Ай бұрын
I was there, it was an absolute party.
@Cherokeelion
Ай бұрын
Is it stupid? Yeah. Is it fun? Oh hell yeah.
@tweekbomb-hb5vc
Ай бұрын
Americans are F’ing hilarious and fun!
@wmason1961
Ай бұрын
Seeing the destruction of that GMC squarebody hurt me to the core.
@JKM395
Ай бұрын
I love stuff like this. Bored Americans can always find something fun to do.
@ironthornkoncepts
Ай бұрын
Just Merica doin Merican shizz! I Love this country!!! ✌️😎👍
@peggysoutherland1183
Ай бұрын
Had to come see this!
@staceysmith8173
Ай бұрын
Isn't it crazy? But.....I would go watch it lol
@peggysoutherland1183
Ай бұрын
@@staceysmith8173 I would too!
@staceysmith8173
Ай бұрын
@peggysoutherland1183 road trip well maybe flying trip lol
@peggysoutherland1183
Ай бұрын
@@staceysmith8173 lol
@jn3697
Ай бұрын
First time seeing this and I love it.
@XizorSizhran
Ай бұрын
I was there in 2017, and it was an established tradition in Glacier View, so it's been at least that long. They do it because it's too light in Alaska in the summer for fireworks at any semblance of a reasonable time of day, so this was (naturally) the next logical thing to do.
@firewater113
Ай бұрын
Started 2003-2005
@BrLoc
Ай бұрын
Scrap yard probably gets to come tow them all away.
@RichFrye
Ай бұрын
no scrap yards in Alaska due to pollutants old cars give off.... this solves that problem as well.... all this metal just gets put on a boat South
@radamus210
Ай бұрын
Wow, the crowd was HUGE this year - It started as bunch of locals just having some fun but it's exploded. at the end, it's a free for all for anything you can carry out I think. Some bigtime youtuberz have blown it up for a few years now.
@WahooSerious
Ай бұрын
Good times
@theelegantartist4896
Ай бұрын
8:12 "Spit on that thang"
@yannisgouras4482
Ай бұрын
For anybody wondering about the Fall Guy truck Fall Guy was an 80s TV show here in the US as for the Fall Guy truck in this video according to 1320 video that thing was just a pile of junk painted to look nice
@Cory_Springer
Ай бұрын
I've never seen a vehicle get past the water.
@getinit56
Ай бұрын
That was a Nissan hardbody pickup. Not a Toyota.
@t.mendous7922
Ай бұрын
I went to this once when it was still just a few hundred people, and the spare of a 15 passenger van did get uncomfortably close
@famousone260
Ай бұрын
Check out the gambler 500 500 mile race with no paved roads
@northernlandsgaming3268
Ай бұрын
You should take some time to come up and join us next July 4th.
@danor6812
Ай бұрын
This was started and continued because it doesn't get dark enough to do a fireworks display.
@bob-a-saursrex3662
Ай бұрын
Chevy C10 was apparently full of rust and bondo. So much that it was unsaveable.
@bob-a-saursrex3662
Ай бұрын
The 1320 video has alot of behind the scene stuff in it.
@lucasw24
Ай бұрын
They should make a grid of squares where they land and then bet on where they land.
@musicloverchiefsfan5410
Ай бұрын
Loved the video!
@allengrier4767
22 күн бұрын
This is what American's do when we get bored, Imagine what we can do when you piss us off.
@thebenefactor6744
Ай бұрын
It's like Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump with cars. Then the people come in and butcher the meat! Smoked fender, mmmmmmmm.
@user-qp8jh9vl7v
Ай бұрын
Sometimes I really worry about us. LoL
@2were5678
Ай бұрын
To me the police cars represent the Duke's of Hazard, Blue's Brothers and Smokey and the Bandit.
@GarryCollins-ec8yo
19 күн бұрын
I'm thinking that's a very Aussie thing to do.
@archiedpatterson1292
Ай бұрын
Hold my beer 😂 wonder they what's divers in them
@JP-jm9fy
Ай бұрын
I’m surprised this isn’t sponsored by some energy drink company.
@karenlobosco9646
Ай бұрын
PLEASE tell me there aren't any drivers in those vehicles!!!
@firewater113
Ай бұрын
😂. No. They are Jerry rigged to go off automatically... I went to the event and saw it all.
@t.s.9656
Ай бұрын
I hope they were wearing their seat belts.
@berryboy9785
Ай бұрын
Love from Pakistan.. Kindly react on runaway from coke Studio❤
@hardtackbeans9790
Ай бұрын
Never under estimate the ability of a drunk crowd in the US to make a sport of anything. If you like this, then watch demolition derby, tractor pulls, or Barbie Jeep races. The last one you may want to avoid doing a reaction to. Scantily clad drunk women may get you age restricted. But watch it for yourself.
@user-eo2hb2qm9z
Ай бұрын
That can't possibly be anyone in that car play would be dead
@exoterric
Ай бұрын
Is there a prize if your car can drive away?
@deeohgee4574
Ай бұрын
Why isn't this an Olympic sport?
@Mac-ik1sg
Ай бұрын
Not a good investment..... It's their money though, so fuck it.
@TheNewD7
Ай бұрын
do more americn stuff and youll get views
@josemarta8243
Ай бұрын
Thats americas biggest problem sometimes people destroy perfectly good ish simply because they can ... like that one nice truck
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