Tuesday, July 2, 2024
If you were out driving around Gatesville or the Central Texas area on Sunday, you might have caught a glimpse of one or more Tesla Cybertrucks.
A Cybertruck Rodeo, which is considered the world’s largest meetup of Cybertrucks, recently came to Gatesville. Hundreds of owners and enthusiasts gathered at the Dove Nest Motorsports Club of Central Texas on June 2 to participate in a variety of activities as well as view and drive the Tesla trucks.
Hosted by the Tesla Owners Club of Austin, the meetup started with a Cybertruck caravan that departed from the Tesla Supercharger in Temple. According to the event page, the event included test drives and tutorials, live music, giveaways, and a light show with Cybertrucks. It also featured demonstrations with the infamous “Not-a-Flamethrower” from Elon Musk’s The Boring Company.
“We had somewhere between 200 to 250 guests and 50 Cybertrucks, a DJ, barbeque, a few panel discussions, and obviously a flame thrower, and people got to try their hand driving their trucks off road through mud and over rocks,” said Matt Holm, president of the Tesla Owners Club of Austin. “It was a blast.”
The purpose of the event was to make history by becoming the world’s largest gathering of Cybertrucks at one venue.
The Cybertruck is an electric truck built by Tesla that contains shatter-resistant glass and a stainless-steel exoskeleton that helps reduce dents, damage, and long-term corrosion, according to the Tesla website. It also includes off-road capabilities, a towing capacity of 11,000 pounds, and advanced technology features.
Tesla released the first Cybertruck in November 2023 after unveiling the design in 2019. The trucks can cost up to $100,000.
