2005 Bigfoot monster truck racing in Arizona

A monster truck is an automobile, typically a pickup truck, which has been modified or purpose built with extremely large wheels and suspension. They are used for popular entertainment, particularly among rural residents in the United States, where they are featured alongside Motocross races, mud bogging, tractor pulls, and car-eating robot dinosaurs. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1373x881, 679 KB) Monster truck: BigFoot - Taken by Jot Powers 10/2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Wikipedia:Infobox Bigfoot (truck) Monster truck User:Wikibofh/temp ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1373x881, 679 KB) Monster truck: BigFoot - Taken by Jot Powers 10/2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Wikipedia:Infobox Bigfoot (truck) Monster truck User:Wikibofh/temp ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Pickup truck with extended cabin and homebuilt lumber rack. ... Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... Motocross is form of motorcycle or ATV racing held on off road on enclosed circuits. ... Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 100 million years. ...

Typically, a monster truck show involves the truck crushing smaller vehicles beneath its huge tires. These trucks can run up and over most man-made barriers, so they are equipped with remote shut-off switches to prevent a runaway truck from running over the grandstand and into the audience. At some events, only one truck is on the course at a time, while most feature two drivers racing each other on symetrical tracks, with the losing driver eliminated in tournament fashion.

In recent years, many monster truck competitions have ended with a "freestyle" event. Somewhat akin to figure skating with giant trucks, drivers are free to select their own course around the track and its obstacles. Drivers will often attempt to pop a "wheelie" and get the enormous vehicle to cruise on only two wheels, or even deliberately roll the truck over. Additional items for the drivers to crush - usually including a mobile home - are frequently placed on the track specifically for the freestyle event. The word freestyle is used to describe a sport or other activity where the participant is free to choose a style at will. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... A wheelie is a relatively simple bike trick that consists of the rider pulling the front wheel off the ground and balancing himself on the rear wheel, all while in motion. ... A modern double-wide mobile home Mobile homes are housing units built in factories, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where they will be occupied, usually by being carried by tractor-trailers over public highways. ...

History

The first of the monster trucks, and one of the best-known, is Bigfoot. Bigfoot was the first monster truck, a modified Ford F250 pickup truck. ...

Monster trucks started out as slightly modified pickup trucks, featuring larger wheels and a "lifted" body. Over time they have evolved into custom specialized vehicles. They are now built from the ground up and no longer actually have truck bodies on them. They are composed of frames, engines and a fiberglass shell with unique paint schemes.

Commercials

A familiar 1980s series of radio commercials for various monster truck races featured a screaming announcer, blaring rock background music, and heavy use of reverb, and usually began each spot with "Thiiiiiis Sunday!!!" The ads have been frequently parodied in other advertisements. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Elevator music, also known as piped music or Muzak, refers to the gentle, bland arrangements of popular music designed for play in shopping malls, grocery stores, telephone systems (while the caller is on hold), and, of course, elevators. ... When sound is produced in an enclosed space multiple reflections build up and blend together creating reverberation or reverb. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ...

External links

• United States Hot Rod Association (Monster Jam)
• Jumbosox - Monster Truck photos and videos