Motorists drive tanks at Minnesota action park

June 29, 2012 | Modified: June 29, 2012 at 4:32 am
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In this photo made June 9, 2012, Marvin Bourne of Richmond, Va., drives a tank in Kasota, Minn., while his wife Karen Bourne looks out from the turret and Drive A Tank employee Kessa Baedke sits behind him. For a fee, Drive A Tank gives people a chance to drive a tank around a mile-long dirt course and to crush a car with a tank. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)

KASOTA, Minn. (AP) — Motorists stuck in traffic may sometimes wish they were driving a tank. A business in southern Minnesota offers them a chance to see what it is like.

Drive-a-Tank, near the town of Kasota, lets drivers take the controls of a British tank and drive it around a mile-long dirt course. For an extra fee, they can roll over a car or smash through a trailer house.

Several hundred people have signed up for rides this year. Drivers say driving the tank is surprisingly easy and crushing a car is like being in your own action movie.

Owner Tony Borglum (BOHR'-glum) got the idea after seeing similar attractions in England. He started offering rides about three years ago and now has about 11 armored vehicles.

Online:

http://www.driveatank.com