MONSTER TRUCK

Thomas and I have something that we refer to as our "white trash" list. Our white trash list is a list of things that we think some people would judge us for doing. If something is fun to do and you can find people in cut-off jeans or wearing mullets, then we put it on the list.

This list includes things like:
1. Visiting the county fair
2. Going to the X-games
3. Attending the rodeo
4. Watching Nascar
5. Seeing a demolition derby
6. Going to a music concert (Thomas has never seen a live band perform)

A week or two ago Thomas and I went to a monster truck rally. The mullets there were glorious to behold! And I don't think I have ever seen so many tattooed bodies in one building. Since we didn't want to stand out, we dressed-down for the occasion *note the fashionable orange ear plugs*.


For those of you who have never been to a Monster Truck Rally, let me give you a little insight... First of all, trucks have names. You don't cheer for a particular driver, you cheer for your favorite MONSTER TRUCK! They have names like "Grave Digger," "Ultimate Destruction," "Bullseye," and "Superman" (pictured below).


There are 2 parts to the Rally. The first part of a Monster Truck Rally is the race. Only 2 cars race at a time, and the 2 cars do not race side by side; it's too dangerous and they're too large for that. They start at opposite ends of the arena and the finish line is in the center of the track. Pictured below are Bullseye and Grave Digger racing (Grave Digger won this round).


The racing is done tournament style with the winner of each race moving up in the bracket to a quarter-final, semi-final, and finally the top 2 trucks have a final race. The winner of the tournament was Ultimate Destruction. He was so happy, he did a victory roll and had to be removed from the arena by a bulldozer.

The second part of the rally is the Freestyle Event. Each truck is given 2 minutes to do as many insane tricks as they can. They are judged on their difficulty level and accuracy - sort of like gymnastics only it's cars on steroids. The freestyle is way more fun to watch, and is everything I imagined it to be. They do things like wheelies and jump over buses.



The best freestyle show was done by Grave Digger, but for some reason, all the good trucks always seemed to finish up upside-down.


It was tons of fun and just as "white trash-y" as I always hoped it would be! But the most important thing that I learned was that you should always remember your fashionable orange ear plugs.