Two weeks ago today Paste editor Garrett Martin flew to Kasota, Minnesota (the Land of a Thousand Tanks) and drove tanks around a giant mud pit at a place called Drive A Tank. Coordinated by the videogame World of Tanks: Mercenaries, it was essentially a crash course in tank school—and we mean that literally, as part of it involved crushing old cars beneath a massive tank’s treads. It was, all told, a good reason to visit Minnesota, as this video documenting Garrett’s day proves.
Check back Monday for a much longer piece on this weird day of driving tanks, playing videogames, and hanging out with TV star Mykel Hawke.