About this season
Two rival teams face off to overcome the challenge of the episode's theme. Using mechanical prowess, engineering, luck, and problem solving, they rely on using only the items found in an unusually well-stocked junkyard to rise to the occasion in the hopes of becoming the Junkyard Wars Season Champion! Junkyard Wars was adapted from the UK TV Series titled "Scrapheap Challenge".
Episodes (11)
1. Mechanical Mole
Aired 5 June 2002 • 60 min
In this episode, each team has to build a drilling machine. Then, the vehicles will be tested in a competition which consists in digging a hole big enough through 3 concrete walls to get all the team and the machine in it. Contestants: "Turbines" vs. "Bold Three"
2. Climbing Car
Aired 5 June 2002 • 60 min
Challenge : build a hill-climbing car capable of carrying a team member as far as possible up a 400 ft., 40 degree gradient hill. Each team gets 3 attempts at conquering the steep gradient. Contestants Team Yellow : The Pit Crew Team captain Frank, Scott, Tim, Expert Chris Adamson Team Blue : The Jet Jocks Team captain Ron, Dave, Gifford, Expert Randy Ellis
3. Sand Yacht
Aired 12 June 2002 • 60 min
Challenge : build a land-racing yacht. Contestants Team Green : The Quantum Mechanics Team captain Leila Hasan, Danielle Smith, Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli, Expert Nord Embroden Team Red : The Geeks Team captain Thomas Massie, Rhett Creighton, Rony 'Koobs' Kubat, Expert Dennis Bassano
4. Garbage Guzzler
Aired 12 June 2002 • 60 min
In this episode, each team has to build a machine that's able to pick up the garbage from the streets. Then, the machines will be tested in a competition which consists of picking up the garbage off the street. The team that collects more garbage (by weight) wins. Contestants 'Sewer Rats' vs. 'Trash Can Heroes'
5. Flying Boats
Aired 19 June 2002 • 60 min
In this semi-final competition, the teams have to build hydrofoils in a straight-up time trial. Contestants 'Sewer Rats' vs. 'Turbines'
6. Fire Fighting Flotilla
Aired 19 June 2002 • 60 min
In this episode, each team has to build a boat which has to be able to extinguish small fires. Then, the vehicles will be tested in a competition which consists in extinguishing a fire from a house across a lake. Contestants: "Pit Crew" vs. "Geeks".
7. Combat Cars
Aired 26 June 2002 • 60 min
In this episode, each team has to build a powerful and fast remote controlled car. Then, the vehicles will be tested in a competition which consists in a giant battle bot fight. The teams can win by knocking out the enemy or earning points. Contestants "Pit Crew" vs. "Turbines".