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Monster Jam

A couple of buddies and I took our little dudes down to Ford Field last Saturday night to see its inaugural Monster truck event! It was the first time anyone of us had ever seen anything like this before, but boy was it worth it! The stadium was teeming with folks, the 65,000 seat arena was nearly full. The screaming engines of Maximum Destruction, El Toro Loco, Iron Outlaw, Blue Thunder and the rest of the 13-member USHRA Monster Jam cast raced during the first part of the event for a trophy. I am not sure how the monster truck circuit is set up, so I have no idea if this is a routine event at every race or if there was some sort of finals going on to get that trophy! In between the racing and freestyle events, there were several atv races between two teams, Team Michigan and Team Ohio. There were 8 to 10 atv racers, split between the two teams, and a blast to watch. A member from the Ohio team ultimately prevailed, to the mass boo-ing of the Michigan audience, who audaciously accepted his trophy, spurning the disrespectful Michiganders as he departed the track. The freestyle part was amazing, the trucks bounced over the dilapidated car obstacles like basketballs, roaring and leaping with the ease of a motorcross bike, doing 360's, flipping over, smoking.......wow! It was tremendous! Go to michiganmonstertrucks.com to see the pics!

posted by Mal @ 1:43 PM