In North America we see the US Army splattered across NASCAR and NHRA venues, one conventional race cars. That’s pretty cool, but it’s just sponsorship. The folks Down Under do things a bit differently. The 6 wheeled, $350,000 Land Rover was built by the Aussie military to entice recruits. Those rear tires are being reduced to rubber dust by a 700 hp 7.0 liter Chevy.

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This video is a bit unsettling in more ways than one. We’ve all heard that it’s not safe for a US military vehicle to come to a stop in downtown Baghdad, and this video shows how these guys must drive to stay alive. Clearly the US Army sends their drivers to the Robby Gordon Baja school of traffic avoidance. It’s a bit scary to think how many pedestrians get caught out by the fast moving monsters, but I guess this falls into the you gotta do what you gotta do category.

Thanks to Autoblog for opening our eyes.