[VIDEO] How Hard Can it Be to Drive a Semi Tractor Up on Two Wheels?

Producers of the 'Reality Road' European tour with performer Mapei test the limits of a semi tractor's agility and balance

Dec 21, 2015

The story on Mapei, the truck and the 'Reality Road' tour.

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