If you’ve never been to a Monster Truck Show, more specifically a Monster Jam, you’re probably thinking it’s for rednecks and men only. Well, you’d be mistaken. Most attendees are families with kids or women curious of what it’s all about as well as the redneck male like myself who just loves big trucks.
I attended my first show this past Saturday with a local social club, Sky’s The Limit, after meeting for dinner at a favorite sports bar called Stats. We parked just outside the bar in one of many stadium parking lots for $8, not bad especially if you consider that I had to find an open air lot to park my own “monster” truck since it won’t fit in parking decks.
We walked just up the street to the Georgia Dome where the event is held. I was surprised to find 65,000 screaming fans already packing the gates, some had been there most of the day for the Pit Party and Driver Sutograph Sessions. We had “nose-bleed” seats but probably a good idea since the truck noise levels were very loud. Most of the kids and some adults wore ear plugs.
I found myself constantly telling others how “awesome” this was. I’ve seen alot of the shows on TV but seeing it live for the first time was totally different. It blew me away how high the trucks jumped and how cool it wass to see them crush stuff.
The only down side was trying to beat traffic in a big 4×4 truck on tiny city streets when it was all over. I would go again but would buy better seats and drive a smaller car. For $15 tickets, it was very entertaining.
