Live Events
Monster jam shows are held throughout the whole year with more shows during the winter than the summer, and travel around the county in U.S. and Canada. Now with international tour expansion, new fans of all ages are enjoying the shows in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe and soon Asia. Monster jam fans are loyal and dedicated because they enjoy access to the performers and their amazing machines. Every fan attending a Monster Jam event is given the opportunity to meet the stars of the show during the unique "Pit Party" and autograph sessions. The drivers of Monster Jam will stay at the "Pit Parties" until the last autograph is signed.
At Advance Auto Parts Monster jam shows, monster trucks face off in two different forms of competition - Racing and Freestyle. In the smaller shows they have a wheelie competition and / or a donut contest or sometimes even both. The goal in the wheelie competition is to hit a ramp and get big air while remaining perpendicular to the ground. In the donut competition a driver tries to spin his truck until he/she gets dizzy, the truck can't go any more, or they think they have a good enough score to win. Side-by-side racing is traditional heads-up tournament racing, where the first truck to cross the finish line moves onto the next round until it is eliminated or wins the racing trophy by winning the Championship race. The freestyle competition allows drivers 90 seconds plus a 30 second bonus period on an open floor to show off their skills as they drive the huge trucks over cars, and doing stunts and tricks that make these massive high-horsepower vehicles appear to dance gracefully across the track. The freestyle winner is determined by 3 judges each giving a score out of 10. There are two winners from both events, however if the same person that won racing that night also won freestyle that night then they get the biggest trophy, next to the world finals trophy, the Double Down trophy, named after the Double Down activities in Las Vegas at the Monster Jam World Finals.
The tour begins in the late winter each year and ends in March with the World finals in Las Vegas every year. The tour visits almost all major cites in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Some events are on TV. However only one show has been shown Live, Atlanta 2010, all the others are recorded. Taped events are shown usually 2-3 months after it has happened. Each particular tape is shown twice a month or more on Speed and are shown regularly for a year or two, after which, a tape may be shown occasionally, although most are never shown again. SPEED currently shows episodes of Monster Jam Monday at 7am and 3 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday at 3 pm, and Saturday at 5 pm.
Here's List of monster jam on SPEED episodes.
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