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January 11-17, 2011
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Entertainment
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Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam®,
the world’s premier monster truck series,
roars into Houston for two more shows
this season - making appearances at
Reliant Stadium on Saturday, January
22nd and Saturday, February 5th. The
January 22nd show is the Monster Jam
Ultimate Freestyle show.
Monster Jam® shows consist of three
main elements - The pit part, racing and
freestyle - and are affordably priced for
the whole family. Each show will feature
16 monster trucks, but trucks are subject
to change so check for the latest
information on www.monsterjam.com.
Both shows also offer a Monster Jam®
Pit Party featuring the top drivers gives
fans the opportunity to get a view of the
trucks up close and meet the drivers of
the massive monster trucks.
Approximately 12 feet tall and about 12
feet wide, monster trucks are custom-
designed machines that sit atop 66-inch-
tall tires and weigh a minimum of 10,000
pounds. Built for short, high-powered
bursts of speed, monster trucks generate
1,500 to 2,000 horsepower and are
capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per
hour. Monster trucks can fly up to125 to
130 feet (a distance greater than 14 cars
side by side) and up to 35 feet in the air.
Saturday, January 22
and
Saturday, February 5
3:15 PM - 5:30 PM - Monster Jam® Pit
Party (Passes Required)
5:00 PM - Doors open for the show
7:00 PM - Event Starts
Tickets may be purchased at Reliant
Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster
Outlets, or charge by phone by calling
800-745-3000 or ordering online at
www.ticketmaster.com.
Free Pit Passes are available at Jack In
the Box locations through 2/5/2011 or
while supplies last. Save $5 with discount
coupons from Advance Auto Parts while
supplies last.
Total Access Pass: $100
Gold Circle: $25
Super Value: $20 for Adults/$5 for Kids
*ALL SEATS $2 more day of show.
(Prices do not include facility, service, or handling fees.)
Monster Size Numbers
Trucks: Usually 12 feet tall and about 12 feet
wide, a monster truck must weigh a minimum
of 10,000 pounds, with
Monster Trucks
weighing as much as 12,000
pounds. The less the body weighs, the more
strength and weight can be put into the frame
and engine without sacrificing speed and
maneuverability. Average cost: $250,000.
Engines: Custom-built, supercharged and
methanol-injected, a monster truck engine
burns up to 2.5 gallons of methanol per run.
The size of the motor is limited to 575 cubic
feet of displacement. The average monster
truck team will go through five engines in one
year. Average cost per engine: $50,000.
Body: Made of fiberglass, a monster truck
body is custom designed. A fiberglass
company generally owns the mold to the
design. Average initial cost: $15,000. Average
cost of remakes: $8,000.
Tires: Manufactured by Goodyear and
Firestone, monster truck tires must be 66
inches high and 43 inches wide. Tires are
customized and hand cut to accommodate
track conditions and reduce weight. Cutting one
tire takes approximately 50 hours. Average
cost: $2,600 each.
Shocks: Most Monster Trucks run with nitrogen
gas shocks. Some trucks run with one shock
per tire, while others run with as many as two
per tire. The complete shock package includes
a coil-over-shock kit and spring. Average cost:
$1,600 each.
Paint: A monster truck must be painted to
cover the rough fiberglass body. Airbrushing
logos and specialized artwork add to the cost.
Average cost: $5000.
Race Team Budget: A monster truck team
incurs a number of expenses throughout the
year from repairs and maintenance on a
monster truck and the hauler to fuel, racing
uniforms, lodging and food. Average cost per
year: $250,000
Crushed Cars: Steel body full-size cars are
the vehicles typically crushed during a monster
truck event. Cars, as well as vans, buses, motor
homes, airplanes and ambulances, are
attained from local junkyards and returned after
each event. Average number of cars crushed
per year: 3,000.
Tracks: A crew of eight works 18-20 hours for
three days to construct a monster truck course.
It is not uncommon for dump trucks to make
more than 200 trips to deliver the dirt to each
stadium. Average amount of dirt used per track:
700 cubic yards for an arena, 3,500 cubic yards
for a stadium. Each year 700,000 cubic yards
of dirt are used to put on Monster Jam events.
Tickets: More than 3.5 million people annually
attended the Monster Jam events in North
America, Canada and Europe.
About Feld Motor SportsSM
Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is the world leader in specialized
arena and stadium-based motor sports entertainment. Feld
Motor Sports, Inc. productions include Monster Jam®,
SuperBulP1, Monster Energy® Supercross, AMA
Arenacross Series, Nuclear Cowboyz™, Gravity
Slashers5®, and IHRA® Nitro Jam®. Feld Motor Sports,
Inc. is a division of Feld Entertainment, the world’s
largest producer of live family entertainment. For
more information on Feld Entertainment, visit
www.feldentertainment.com.
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