I've heard it's kinda lame because the arena is small, but I haven't been to a monster truck show since the 1985/86 school year when I was living in Cary and they came to the fairgrounds. How long does the show last and what does it include? How long are the breaks between events?
12/26/2008 1:12:50 PM
i like to smoke pcp and go to monster truck showsbut if you don't smoke pcp i can't recommend it
12/26/2008 1:14:31 PM
^It's teh lame?
12/26/2008 1:15:26 PM
i went to this in RBC onceit was OK, but yea the size of the place makes it kinda meh
12/26/2008 1:15:57 PM
i went in hampton which was a similar sized arena when i was like 15.Its kinda lame because they go about 75 feet, jump a stack and first one to finish the jump wins. and the "freestyle" was pretty weak because they have no room to operateall in all it lasted about two hours. they usually have motocross or something during the intermission. I mean if you have never been, go, but dont go in with high expectations[Edited on December 26, 2008 at 1:17 PM. Reason : q]
12/26/2008 1:16:46 PM
stay home and watch space jam. you'll be mire satisfied
12/26/2008 1:16:57 PM
i've heard those things are just obnoxiously loud and they're not that fun. i've always wanted to go to one but i was advised not to
12/26/2008 1:17:23 PM
It's too bad they don't do like at UTEP where they fill the football stadium with dirt. It would kick ass if it was at Carter Finley. I guess you probably need astroturf though.
12/26/2008 1:18:49 PM
yeah they make it look decent on tv by having it at football sized stadiums. its just way too small to have in the RBC center.If you are really interested in seeing monster trucks, i'd suggest waiting til they have their show in Charlotte in august at the dirt track there. I have never been but heard good things and the admission is the same as it will be at the RBC
12/26/2008 1:20:09 PM
^There are Youtube videos of the Charlotte show in the Bobheels arena. I can't believe they couldn't have this in Durham at Duke. They have a track that makes the field area wider than any of the other local stadiums. Besides, if all of that dirt kills the WWS grass, no one will care because it's Duke Football. [Edited on December 26, 2008 at 1:24 PM. Reason : .]
12/26/2008 1:23:12 PM
well the one i am talking about it at the dirt track at lowes.get emails about it all the time since we are a season ticket holder for the sprint cup races.They have like 8-10 trucks and have a 4/10 of a mile track to basically do the same shit you see on tv
12/26/2008 1:24:20 PM
^So is that USHRA Monster Jam, or a different series?[Edited on December 26, 2008 at 1:34 PM. Reason : .]
12/26/2008 1:27:18 PM
its a different organization but bigfoot shows up and a lot of the ushra trucks show up and they still have racing and free style and like a demolition derby during the intermission
12/26/2008 1:30:39 PM
^Bigfoot is awsome! No Grave Digger with Dennis Anderson? [Edited on December 26, 2008 at 1:32 PM. Reason : .]
12/26/2008 1:31:50 PM
i like the Bull Dozer one with horns
12/26/2008 1:33:54 PM
^Monster Mutt is teh awsome![Edited on December 26, 2008 at 1:37 PM. Reason : .]
12/26/2008 1:35:13 PM
the one i went to had spider-man, grave digger and i think a couple more
12/26/2008 1:38:28 PM
^I like the After Burners on Batman
12/26/2008 1:40:08 PM
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000121/012112.htm that was last years press releaseand http://lowesmotorspeedway.com/schedules/the_dirt_track/circle_k_back_to_school_monster_truck_bash/is the website for the event
12/26/2008 1:44:30 PM
^Thanks, I probably won't go though. I'm not into it all that much. I just enjoy watching it, if I happen to see it on speed channel.
12/26/2008 1:54:21 PM
come on and - SLAMand welcome to the - JAM
12/26/2008 2:12:10 PM
I went last year at the RBC - it's good for people watching and the smell of exhaust, but not much elsethey did have some fucking awesome remote control car segment, though
12/26/2008 2:53:13 PM
12/26/2008 4:58:24 PM
look, if you don't like remote control cars that do 50mph, then first:I'll call into question your manhoodthen, second:I'll call into question your patriotism
12/26/2008 5:03:14 PM
ahahaha ftw
12/26/2008 5:08:37 PM
YES!! IT IS THE SHIT!! GO BUY TICKETS NOW...wait, nevermind. this is really gay.
12/26/2008 5:11:06 PM
It's the perfect event to celebrate a frontal lobotomy!
12/26/2008 5:11:36 PM
No, it's not worth going. I got dragged there three times by friends despite me telling them that it's horrible. It's mostly crappy trucks. Most of the good ones don't show up. The races are 1.6 seconds long. It's literally like the guy who gets a 1.45 second run is going to win. It's lame. The half time show is always the best part.
12/26/2008 5:42:51 PM
RBC center monster truck show sucks dont go.
12/26/2008 5:45:43 PM
12/26/2008 5:48:59 PM
to the OP, the answer is no. i've been twice and it was terrible.
12/26/2008 10:55:00 PM
if you can get the tickets for cheap enough its a good excuse to get drunk and shout at radio controlled cars
12/26/2008 10:56:58 PM
I mean, I'll go if I have friends who want to go, but only because I want to hang out with my friends. Other than that there is really no reason to go unless you have kids. I'm sure it is more exciting for them.[Edited on December 26, 2008 at 11:49 PM. Reason : l]
12/26/2008 11:48:26 PM
seriously the remote control cars are awesome.the whole nc vs sc ATV race is gay as hell though its so fake. i dont really like the monster trucks either as soon as the get up to speed they have to slam on brakes b/c RBC is too small for them.
12/26/2008 11:49:14 PM
the shop in Fuquay Varina hosts the rc carshttp://www.toytownhobbyshop.comcome on people get into my hobby for crying out loud they are building an offroad track just east of FV also!
12/27/2008 6:49:32 AM
LOL
12/27/2008 7:45:28 AM
^^My brother inlaw got a $300 RC car last Christmas. He doesn't have it anymore because it could go up to 50 mph and drive a quarter mile away and return. It flipped because he didn't have a wheely bar on it.
12/27/2008 10:15:45 AM
not content gaying up packpride, you have to come over here and gay up the wolf web?
12/27/2008 12:56:14 PM
KIDZ JUST FIVE BUCKS RAAAAAAAAAAARWRWRWRWW
12/27/2008 2:09:54 PM
I had to go to one of those shows once and it suckeddddd. It was the most commercialized event I have ever attnded besides a super bowl party.
12/27/2008 2:59:13 PM
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12/27/2008 3:50:24 PM