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'''Monster Jam''' is a live [[motorsport]] event tour and [[television show]] operated by [[Feld Entertainment]]<ref>[http://www.feldentertainment.com/press/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=14542 Feld Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Motor Sports]</ref>. The series is sanctioned under the umbrella of the [[United States Hot Rod Association]] (USHRA) and takes place primarily in the [[United States]]. Although individual event formats can vary greatly based on the "[[intermission]]" entertainment, the main attraction is always the racing and [[Freestyle (monster trucks)|freestyle]] competitions by [[monster truck]]s. |
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==Live events== |
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1. Urho Kekkonen's father Juho was not a farmer but worked for the forest industry, as a logging site foreman (metsätyönjohtaja) and a lumber agent (tukkiasioitsija) for Kajaanin puutavaraosakeyhtiö. |
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Although Monster Jam events are held year round, the traditional competitive season (when televised shows are taped) runs from January to March, with a few events to start off the season in November. During the winter run, it is not unusual for up to 10 events to be run in different areas on the same weekend, with one or two major stadium events with 10-16 trucks, and a group of smaller arena events with 4-8 trucks. The season culminates in the [[Monster Jam World Finals]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] in late March. There is also a Monster Jam Europe tour in the summer and autumn, as well as a domestic series of summer events known as Monster Jam Summer Heat.<ref>[http://www.monsterjamonline.com/shows/show.2007-10-31.4466872319 Monsterjamonline<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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According to the USHRA in [[2004]] season more than 2.5 million people attended these events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monsterjamonline.com/pressBox/Article.2005-08-04.2841|date=[[2006-08-05]]|title=Monster Jam Overview}}</ref> |
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2. Kekkonen did not lead the execution squad in Hamina during civil war but was ordered by the squad leader to give the actual "ready, aim, fire" command during the execution. Nevertheless this occasion, according to his memoires, shocked him quite hard and he thought this might have affected his attitude towards the reds (socialists) during his later political career because he deeply sympathized with them. |
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Because of the large number of events and massive popularity of the series, the list of trucks competing in the series is the longest of any promoter. The most popular trucks, which are usually featured on the television show, come from three primary groups: Trucks (or names) which are owned by Feld (such as [[Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger]] and [[Batman (truck)|Batman]]), independents or "privateers" (such as [[Gun Slinger (truck)|Gun Slinger]] and [[Avenger (truck)|Avenger]]), and "corporate privateers" which are independently owned but sponsored by major companies (such as [[Bounty Hunter (truck)|Bounty Hunter]], sponsored by [[CSK Auto]], and [[T-Maxx (truck)|T-Maxx]], sponsored by [[AMSoil]]). Feld's ownership of several of the most popular trucks often leads to allegations of favoritism, although they maintain that events are run fairly. |
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Random quote from an old comedy show: |
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"Presidentti on jälleen valittu tasavallan Kekkoseksi." |
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== Television Show == |
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Illustrates his status and authority rather well. Plus it's funny. --[[User:Kizor|Kizor]] 20:40, 21 July 2005 (UTC) |
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The hour-long Monster Jam television show has aired on [[Speed Channel]] since 2004. Previously, the show was aired on [[Spike TV|TNN]], and in a half-hour [[clip show]] format as "Inside Monster Jam" on [[ESPN2]]. In the [[United Kingdom]], the show is currently viewed on [[Bravo 2]] and occasionally [[Channel 4]]. |
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==World Finals Champions== |
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== FCMA treaty == |
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! Racing |
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! Freestyle |
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| 2000 |
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| Goldberg ([[Tom Meents]]) |
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| Grave Digger ([[Dennis Anderson]]) |
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| 2001 |
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| Goldberg (Tom Meents) |
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| Goldberg (Tom Meents) |
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| 2002 |
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| Team Meents (Tom Meents) |
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| Team Meents (Tom Meents) |
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| 2003 |
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| Wolverine (Brian Barthel) |
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| Avenger (Jim Koehler) |
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| 2004 |
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| Grave Digger (Dennis Anderson) |
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| [[Maximum Destruction]] (Tom Meents), Madusa ([[Debra Miceli]]), El Toro Loco (Lupe Soza) |
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| 2005 |
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| Madusa (Debra Micelli) |
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| Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten) |
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| 2006 |
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| Grave Digger (Dennis Anderson) |
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| Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents) |
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| 2007 |
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| Batman ([[John Seasock]]) |
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| Captain's Curse (Pablo Huffaker) |
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| 2008 |
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| Batman (John Seasock) |
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| Taz (Adam Anderson) |
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== Licensing == |
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What is that? |
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[[Mattel]]'s [[Hot Wheels]] brand produces officially licensed toy versions of monster trucks under the Monster Jam name. They also sponsored a monster truck, which competed in the series in previous years. However in 2008, the Hot Wheels truck was not on the circuit, replaced in the line up by Donkey Kong. |
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Three officially licensed Monster Jam [[video game]]s have been produced. The first two, ''[[Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction]]'', a vehicular combat game, and ''[[Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal]]'', an [[arcade racing]] game, were published by [[Ubisoft]]. The third, titled simply ''[[Monster Jam (video game)|Monster Jam]]'', was released by [[Activision]] on [[November 13]], 2007, and a sequel to it called [[Monster Jam: Urban Assault]] is to be released in Fall of 2008. |
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:It's the [[Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance]], I linked it from the article. - [[User:Bobet|Bobet]] 13:37, 28 August 2006 (UTC) |
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The Monster Jam license is also held by Kurt Adler <ref>[http://www.kurtadler.com/consumer_catalog/product_cat.php/subid=153782/index.html Kurt S. Adler<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, American Greetings, Birthday Express <ref>[http://www.celebrateexpress.com/celebration/pages/products/Product_BD.aspx?pageID=1&vw=asthumb&sort=sort69&TabID=4294967232&N=4294967232+4294967240&SKU=E2402 Monster Jam Party Supplies - Monster Jam Party<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The quotation from Kekkonen smells a bit harshly translated, though Kekkonen didn't spare his swear words really. But for international audiences it might be good to point out that colloquial finnish isn't that prudish about such things. And secondly, where is that quote from? A source for such a remark should be incorporated. I couldn't find any quote from Kekkonen that would translate to such. |
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*[[Thunder Nationals]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.monsterjamonline.com Monster Jam Online Website] |
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*[http://www.ushra.com USHRA Website] |
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*[http://www.themonsterblog.com The Monster Blog] |
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==References== |
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Adding to the the random quote from the old comedy show thing "The President has been once again elected to be the Kekkonen of the Republic"... My father remembers listening to the radio broadcast of the electorate vote counting in the sixties, and that being the most repitive and monotonous of all. "Kekkonen, Kekkonen, Kekkonen, Kekkonen, Kekkonen..." |
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[[Category:Monster truck promoters and sanctioning bodies]] |
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==Firing squad== |
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[[Category:Monster truck television shows]] |
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Are you sure it was '''[[firing squad]]'''? Not a mistranslation? `'[[user:mikkalai|mikka]] [[user talk:mikkalai|(t)]] 08:06, 30 September 2006 (UTC) |
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[[Category:Monster truck drivers]] |
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[[Category:Hot Wheels]] |
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:Yes, it was a firing squad. According to the Finnish article, they executed nine Reds. --[[User:Silvonen|Silvonen]] 04:38, 27 August 2007 (UTC) |
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== Political Party == |
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Political party: Agrarian League 1956-1965: Centre Party 1965-1982 |
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The President of Finland is no longer member of any political party after he/she is elected. |
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: Why not? Many Presidents of Finland have given up their party membership, but for example Martti Ahtisaari did not. [[User:Mstuomel|Mstuomel]] 21:36, 25 November 2006 (UTC) |
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==Law degree== |
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Finnish article mentions "valmistui lakitieteen kandidaatiksi 1926" (~ graduated with Bachelors degree of Law in 1926) and this article says "graduating as a Master of Laws in 1926". Which one is correct? --[[Special:Contributions/195.148.29.73|195.148.29.73]] ([[User talk:195.148.29.73|talk]]) 07:36, 10 August 2008 (UTC) |
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: Actually the English translation doesn't catch the full meaning of the Finnish article. ''Kandidaatti'' is, as noted a Bachelor degree. However, Kekkonen was a ''varatuomari'' (VT, technically qualifies for judges' positions) and the title of ''varatuomari'' requires training on the bench amounting to a Master's degree. --[[User:Vuo|Vuo]] ([[User talk:Vuo|talk]]) 12:13, 10 August 2008 (UTC) |
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==KGB agent== |
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The article seems to say nothing about him being a recruited KGB agent according to multiple credible sources.[[User:Muscovite99|Muscovite99]] ([[User talk:Muscovite99|talk]]) 19:53, 12 October 2008 (UTC) |
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Right. [[Oleg Gordievsky]] and [[Christopher Andrew]] (1999). ''KGB: The Inside Story of its intelligence operations from Lenin to Gorbachev'' (Russian language edition, Moscow, Centerpoligraph, ISBN 5-227-00437-4, page 575.). After describing [[Arne Treholt]] affair, they tell (my approximate translation): ''"In 1981 the Center also lost its the most important agent in Scandinavia: Finnish president [[Urho Kekkonen]] was retired. At this moment, the KGB had at least 160 fully employed agents and "contacts" in Finland, more than in all countries controlled by the 3rd Department of the [[First Chief Directorate]]."'' Later on, KGB tried to place another their "contact" (Akhti Karijalainen) to the presidential position, but failed, according to the book. |
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Keep in mind that another book (probably by Klepikova) tells the following. Kekkonen was very smart, and he did what the best for the Finland. He did almost nothing for the Soviet Union, but he received a lot of economic help and good trade contracts for his country in return. Besides, he made his country safe by nominally working for the KGB (another Soviet propaganda?). However, all Soviet people who escaped to Finland have been arrested by Finnish police and returned back to Moscow At least two of them were placed to [[Punitive psychiatry in the Soviet Union|psychuska]]. Their torture was described by [[David Satter]] in his "Age of delirium". |
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A Russion language source (from [[RFE/RL]]): |
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Ханну Рауткаллио, который писал о Кекконене с очень критической точки зрения, и одна из книг называется: "Лаборатория Финляндия. Кекконен и КГБ. 1944-1962-й годы". Она вышла в 1996-м году. И там, ссылаясь на убежавшего из Хельсинки на Запад офицера КГБ Голицына, он прямо пишет, что Кекконен, якобы, был агентом КГБ под кличкой Кима, и что его завербовали в 1948-м году. В Финляндии вообще известно, что вокруг Кекконена, среди его близких друзей и сотрудников, было несколько завербованных КГБ людей, которые с ним работали. Кроме того, Кекконен - все его отношения, которые он поддерживал с Советским Союзом, он поддерживал их через резидентов КГБ, не через посла даже, не по дипломатической линии, а по так называемой партийной линии, они называли это партийной линией, но все делалось через агентов КГБ. [http://www.svoboda.org/programs/pn/2004/pn.022204.asp]. [[User:Biophys|Biophys]] ([[User talk:Biophys|talk]]) 00:58, 13 October 2008 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 05:31, 13 October 2008
Monster Jam is a live motorsport event tour and television show operated by Feld Entertainment[1]. The series is sanctioned under the umbrella of the United States Hot Rod Association (USHRA) and takes place primarily in the United States. Although individual event formats can vary greatly based on the "intermission" entertainment, the main attraction is always the racing and freestyle competitions by monster trucks.
Live events
Although Monster Jam events are held year round, the traditional competitive season (when televised shows are taped) runs from January to March, with a few events to start off the season in November. During the winter run, it is not unusual for up to 10 events to be run in different areas on the same weekend, with one or two major stadium events with 10-16 trucks, and a group of smaller arena events with 4-8 trucks. The season culminates in the Monster Jam World Finals in Las Vegas in late March. There is also a Monster Jam Europe tour in the summer and autumn, as well as a domestic series of summer events known as Monster Jam Summer Heat.[2]
According to the USHRA in 2004 season more than 2.5 million people attended these events.[3]
Because of the large number of events and massive popularity of the series, the list of trucks competing in the series is the longest of any promoter. The most popular trucks, which are usually featured on the television show, come from three primary groups: Trucks (or names) which are owned by Feld (such as Grave Digger and Batman), independents or "privateers" (such as Gun Slinger and Avenger), and "corporate privateers" which are independently owned but sponsored by major companies (such as Bounty Hunter, sponsored by CSK Auto, and T-Maxx, sponsored by AMSoil). Feld's ownership of several of the most popular trucks often leads to allegations of favoritism, although they maintain that events are run fairly.
Television Show
The hour-long Monster Jam television show has aired on Speed Channel since 2004. Previously, the show was aired on TNN, and in a half-hour clip show format as "Inside Monster Jam" on ESPN2. In the United Kingdom, the show is currently viewed on Bravo 2 and occasionally Channel 4.
World Finals Champions
| Year | Racing | Freestyle |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Goldberg (Tom Meents) | Grave Digger (Dennis Anderson) |
| 2001 | Goldberg (Tom Meents) | Goldberg (Tom Meents) |
| 2002 | Team Meents (Tom Meents) | Team Meents (Tom Meents) |
| 2003 | Wolverine (Brian Barthel) | Avenger (Jim Koehler) |
| 2004 | Grave Digger (Dennis Anderson) | Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), Madusa (Debra Miceli), El Toro Loco (Lupe Soza) |
| 2005 | Madusa (Debra Micelli) | Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten) |
| 2006 | Grave Digger (Dennis Anderson) | Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents) |
| 2007 | Batman (John Seasock) | Captain's Curse (Pablo Huffaker) |
| 2008 | Batman (John Seasock) | Taz (Adam Anderson) |
Licensing
Mattel's Hot Wheels brand produces officially licensed toy versions of monster trucks under the Monster Jam name. They also sponsored a monster truck, which competed in the series in previous years. However in 2008, the Hot Wheels truck was not on the circuit, replaced in the line up by Donkey Kong.
Three officially licensed Monster Jam video games have been produced. The first two, Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction, a vehicular combat game, and Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal, an arcade racing game, were published by Ubisoft. The third, titled simply Monster Jam, was released by Activision on November 13, 2007, and a sequel to it called Monster Jam: Urban Assault is to be released in Fall of 2008.
The Monster Jam license is also held by Kurt Adler [4], American Greetings, Birthday Express [5]
See also
External links
References
- ^ Feld Entertainment Acquires Live Nation Motor Sports
- ^ Monsterjamonline
- ^ "Monster Jam Overview". 2006-08-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Kurt S. Adler
- ^ Monster Jam Party Supplies - Monster Jam Party