"It is definitely the redneck Olympics."
Just as Florida’s theme parks make fictional stories come to life, the Florida Man Games create competitions based on the stranger-than-fiction headlines generated by wild and wacky shenanigans in the Sunshine State.
For year three, the event moved from St. Augustine to the Freedom Factory, a Bradenton-area racetrack owned by YouTube content creator and stock-car racer Cleetus McFarland. The contest included fan-favorites like the evading police obstacle course and hurricane supplies grocery aisle brawl, as well as new games involving cattle prods, bullwhips and fake deer urine.
Twelve teams from across the state, including ones from Orlando and Lake County, faced off on Saturday under the sweltering Florida sun.
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