We were there...

MJ might be one of the biggest monster truck fans in the country. He's such a devoted fan, he's made big monster truck fans out of his mom and me, too!

So, as a family, we have been to two monster truck shows in the past few months:
- Monster Jam Peoria on February 4, 2006; and
- Monster Nationals in Champaign, Illinois on February 11, 2006.

It was awesome to meet Tom Meents at the Pit Party at Monster Jam Peoria! And it was great to see him win with Maximum Destruction in Peoria too! Likewise, it was just as cool to meet Mark Hall, the Raminator driver, and Dale Benear, the Rammunition driver, in Champaign at Monster Nationals! You guys (all from central Illinois!) rock!!!

Raminator demo in Alton, Illinois

Here are pictures from MJ's first monster truck demo: Raminator was on display at the Dave Mungenast Dodge dealership in Alton, Illinois on August 27, 2005. We met June Hall and Geremie Dishman from the Hall Brothers Racing Team that day and had a great time!

Blame it on Dave!

MJ first discovered monster trucks when he was just three years old! Dave Hood's Real Wheels - Mega Truck Adventures DVD was his launching pad into the monster truck world: He played that video over and over again, marveling at big trucks like Big Dummy, Bigfoot, Dragon Slayer and Snake Bite. He simply couldn't get enough of that video and those cool trucks!