WELCOME TO THE THUNDERDOME!

Jay Leno takes a looks at the people who participate in Wasteland Weekend, a cross between Mad Max and Burning Man.

Jay gets acquainted with the Harpoon Truck. A super fast truck with lots of modifications made by Wes, a professional welder.

The 24 Hours of LeMons race is very colorful as evidenced by these interesting characters. Since the cars in this race can only cost $500, maybe the rest is spent on costumes.

Ever heard of a sidecar monkey? Probably not but this is what it looks like. The man hanging off the side of the motorcycle is actually trying to balance the while vehicle with his body weight. It's a dangerous job but necessary for sidecar racing.

A suited up and ready to roll. Jay Leno meets his own sidecar monkey, Mr. Kevin Kautzky, who learned the profession from his father.

They may be fun to drive but sidecar motorcycles are very hard to get in. You drive the car in a kneeling position with your weight toward the front. Here, Jay needs help getting his feet in.

Zoom! Here, Jay engages in a friendly race with Bernard Luchli, his mechanic. Not a bad way to spend the day.

Meet Mike Burroughs, the Co-founder of StanceWorks. He makes cars that sit low to the ground and have a lot of what he calls "stance." The cars he makes may not be pretty by normal standards but they have lots of appeal for those folks who like low cars.

Meet Rusty Slamington. This old BMW is coated in used diesel oil, not paint. That's how little StanceWorks cares about keeping the car pretty.

This tiny bubble of a car is a 1965 Trident Peel. It may not get much ventilation inside the glass bubble but it certainly has appreciated well over the past five years.

Look, Ma. No hands. Jay takes a drive in an 1930 Bentley "Aero Car." This Bentley has an airplane engine in it so you KNOW it's fast. Here, Jay says he feels like the car is taking off.