monster jam

truckertaz · #1 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 03:52 PM

Just wondering if anyone is goin to the monster truck thing in Waterloo tonight? A buddy, his son, my son and I are going.. If anyone is and you see a guy with a Dale Jarrett jacket and a Ford racing cap, it's probably me

69 and 85 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 10:07 AM

Didn't make it there... too far for me.

Your post reminded me of the time I took my boys to one at Vets in DM 10 years ago. They were all excited - until it started. Too loud and the exhaust bothered them... they were too young for it. I kept buying trying to bribe them so I could enjoy it, but we ended up leaving half way through the show.

truckertaz · #3 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 12:58 PM

My son just loved every minute of it

I took him a set of earplug so the noise wouldn't bother him..

It was a rather long ride for him (just over an hour) on the way there, but he was excited. He slept all the way home though

chrono4 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-15-2006, 10:10 PM

sounds fun, im glad he had fun, getting him started young.

yamaweezle · #5 (**permalink**) 03-15-2006, 11:20 PM

in waterloo, do the trucks have some room to run? i saw the monster trucks at "The Mark of the Quad Cities" a while back, and it was pretty lame due to the lack of room...the "Outlaw Nationals" at the mississippi valley fairgrounds is usually entertaining...they kinda mix it up with the monster trucks, tough trucks, quad racing, and/or motorcross freestyle stuff...

truckertaz · #6 (**permalink**) 03-16-2006, 02:26 PM

No room at all

They where in McElroy Auditorium... The one truck hit the ceiling during free style

But it was fun and the lil dude loved it

yamaweezle · #7 (**permalink**) 03-16-2006, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by truckertaz

But it was fun and the lil dude loved it

well, that's all that counts...

glad you had a good time...

BigBear1 · #8 (**permalink**) 03-17-2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by yamaweezle

in waterloo, do the trucks have some room to run? i saw the monster trucks at "The Mark of the Quad Cities" a while back, and it was pretty lame due to the lack of room...the "Outlaw Nationals" at the mississippi valley fairgrounds is usually entertaining...they kinda mix it up with the monster trucks, tough trucks, quad racing, and/or motorcross freestyle stuff...

I've seen Monster jam in Vet's auditorium in DesMoines which was pretty lame due to the lack of room, but Monster Jam put on a pretty good show when I saw it in Mineapolis at the Metrodome.

ChurchTurtle · #9 (**permalink**) 03-20-2006, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBear1

but Monster Jam put on a pretty good show when I saw it in Mineapolis at the Metrodome.

I bet that was great. The metrodome is a really good size for it. I've been in there quite a few times, but never for Monster trucks.