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An Escalade
Annihilator
Arachnaphobia
Avenger
Backdraft
Bad Habit
Bad Influence
Bad News
Backwards Bob

Barbarian

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Bigfoot
Black Stallion
Blacksmith
Black Widow
Blue Thunder
Bob & Tom
Boogey Van
Bounty Hunter
Boston Big Shot
Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Brutus
Broker
Bulldozer
Captain USA
Captain's Curse
Carolina Crusher
Cleatus
Clydesdale
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Destroyer
Devastator
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El Matador
El Toro Loco
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Firestone Wilderness
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Grave Digger Legend
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Iron Warrior
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Krocodile Hunta
Lil Miss Dangerous
Live Wire
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Lone Eagle
MADUSA
Maniac
Maximum Destruction
Monkey’n Around
Monster Mutt
Monster Mutt Dalmatian
Monster Patrol
Monster Moose
Mountaineer
Nitemare
Nitemare Express
Obsession
Old Glory
Overkill
Ozz Monster
Pastrana 199
Patriot
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Pouncer
Predator
Project X
Prowler
Ragin Rebel
Rambo
Rampage
Raminator
Rap Attack
Raptor
Reptoid
Safe Auto Minimizer
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Sandman
Scarlet Bandit
Screamin Demon
Shock Wave
Snakebite
Son Uva Digger
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Stone Cold 3:16
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Spellbound
Sudden Impact
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Survivor
Suzuki
Taurus
Taz
T-Maxx
Tornado
Turtle
The Broker
The Outsiders
Thrasher
Thunder Beast
Towasaurus Wrex
Tuff-E-Nuff
Undertaker
Virginia Beach Beast
Virginia Giant
War Wagon
War Wizard
Wildfoot
Wild Fire
Wild Hair
Wild Man
Wild Thang
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About Monster Trucks

What is a Monster Truck?

Monster Trucks
Monster Trucks usually stand 11 feet tall and about 12 feet wide.  A monster truck must weigh a minimum of 9,000 pounds, with some monster trucks weighing as much as 12,500 pounds. The less the body weighs, the more strength and weight can be put into the frame and engine without sacrificing speed and maneuverability. Average cost: $150,000 per truck.   Many Teams have several trucks with multiple trucks attending single events.  Monster Trucks are hauled from event to event in what is called the hauler, or custom built tractor trailers built to carry the trucks, the equipment and tools, spare parts, people and supplies with the entire operation costing in some cases in excess of a million dollars.

Monster Truck Engines
Custom-built, supercharged and methanol-injected, a monster truck engine burns up to 2.5 gallons of methanol per run (approximately 250 feet). The size of the motor is limited to 575 cubic feet, according to United States Hot Rod Association (USHRA) regulations. The average monster truck team will go through five engines in one year. Average cost per engine: $40,000.

Monster Truck Body
Made of fiberglass, a monster truck body is custom designed and as unique as the name on the truck.  A fiberglass company generally owns the mold to the design. Average initial cost: $50,000. Average cost of remakes: $3,000.

Monster Truck Tires
Manufactured by Goodyear and Firestone, monster truck tires must be 66 inches high and 43 inches wide. The average monster truck team will go through eight tires in one year. Tires are customized and hand cut to accommodate track conditions and the drivers driving style . Cutting one tire takes approximately 50 hours. Average cost: $2,600 each.

Monster Truck Shocks
Most monster trucks run with nitrogen gas shocks. Some trucks run with one shock per tire, while others run with as many as two per tire. The complete shock package includes a coil-over-shock kit and spring. Average cost: $1,250 each.

Monster Truck Paint
A monster truck must be painted to cover the rough fiberglass body. Airbrushing logos and specialized artwork add to the cost. Average cost: $3,500.   Many Teams use full body Vinyl labels to cover all or parts of the Monster Truck's fiberglass body.

Race Team Budget
A monster truck team incurs a number of expenses throughout the year from repairs and maintenance on a monster truck and the hauler to fuel, racing uniforms, lodging and food. Average cost per year: $250,000.

Crushed Cars
Steel body full-size cars are the vehicles typically crushed during a monster truck event. Cars, as well as vans, buses, motor homes, airplanes and ambulances, are attained from local junkyards and returned after each event. Average number of cars crushed per year: 3,000.

Tracks
A crew of eight works 18-20 hours for three days to construct a monster truck course. It is not uncommon for dump trucks to make more than 200 trips to deliver the dirt to each stadium. The USHRA owns dirt in almost every city it visits. Average amount of dirt used per track: 700 cubic yards for an arena, 3,500 cubic yards for a stadium. Each year 700,000 cubic yards of dirt are used to put on USHRA Monster Jam events.

Tickets
During the Monster Jam season, more than three million people attended USHRA monster truck events.



 

 

 

 

 
   

Grave Digger Monster Truck

Son-Uva Digger

Grave Digger The Legend

MADUSA Monster Truck

Monster Mutt Monster Truck

Monster Mutt Dalmatian

Maximum Destruction

After Shock Monster Truck

Avenger Monster Truck

Backdraft Monster Truck

Backwards Bob Monster Truck

Bad Habit Monster Truck

Bad News Travels Fast Monster Truck

Barbarian Monster Truck

Batman Monster Truck

Bearfoot Monster Truck

Bigfoot Monster Truck

Blacksmith Monster Truck

Black Stallion Monster Truck

Blue Thunder Monster Truck

Brutus Monster Truck

Boogey Van Monster Truck

Bounty Hunter Monster Truck

Captain USA Monster Truck

Cleatus Monster Truck

Destroyer Monster Truck

El Toro Loco Monster Truck

Bulldozer Monster Truck

Captain's Curse Monster Truck

Hot Wheels Monster Truck

Iron Outlaw Monster Truck

Monster Jam in Philadelphia PA
at the Wachovia Spectrum

 

 

Monster Jam Monster Truck Games by Activision

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Mountain Rush ... In Search of Cache - Several topics of interest dominated this winter's trip that seemed to have themed the weekend into a trip to remember.  Wheeling for Cache
 
2007 All Breeds Jeep Show, York PA - Bigger and Better than Ever, the 12th annual All Breeds Jeep Show in York PA proved to be the best yet in it's 12 years with an incredible number of Jeeps, vendors, activities, and action on the course.  Enough to get any Jeep fanatic's blood pumping.  The show was July 21, 22, 2007 Saturday & Sunday and took place at the York Expo Center - York, PA.  Scenes from the Event.
 

 

Dave Leasure's
Twisted Willys

As we watched this beast crawl up the RTI Ramp, observed the pivot point just behind the cab of the truck as it worked it's extra flex into a great score for a 118 inch wheelbase vehicle, we knew we would have to do a page on this beast
  


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Northern Exposure
"Sticks and Stones may break my Jeep but mud is always funner". Mountain 4 Wheeling offroad at the peak of the fall season.  A weekend in the northeastern Appalachian Mountains.
    
Wheeling in the Shmootz
Freakishly warm, wet Mid-January weather brings with it fun, breakage, recoveries, football and beer. Our Winter Trip in the bag
    
100_3764.jpg (68958 bytes)All Breeds Jeep Show Coverage
The 10 Annual PA Jeeps Jeep Show in York PA is something for the Jeep Fan to See.  A Jeep Exclusive Show-n-Shine, Trail Readiness Event.  


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