Monster truck
A monster truck is a modified vehicle, usually an off-road vehicle , pickup or van , that stands out for its oversized tires and high engine power . Monster trucks are mainly shown at show events in the USA and have names such as Grave Digger , Bearfoot , Snakebite , El Toro Loco , Ghostrider or Monster Mutt . In 1974 Jim Kramer built the first Bigfoot 4x4 monster truck from a Ford pickup .
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Under the commercial United States Hot Rod Association (USHRA) races are held and marketed under the name Monster Jam in the USA, Canada and Europe. In a typical show, short races are run over a built-up cross-country route, with old cars forming an obstacle over which the trucks “jump”.
Freestyle
In freestyle, the trucks drive freely through the arena. They jump, do wheelies (driving on the back wheels) and destroy buses, caravans, cars, small yachts, shipping containers or minibuses. Depending on the race result (last first, best last), the riders ride one after the other in freestyle. The judges are spectators from the audience, they can award points from 1–10, which are added together. The truck with the highest score wins.
facts and figures
- Tire diameter: approx. 1.50 m
- Tire weight: approx. 400 kg
- Power: up to around 1471 kW (2000 PS)
- Height: approx. 3.5 m
- Width: approx. 4 m
- Weight: approx. 5 t
- Top speed: up to 180 km / h
- Fuel: methanol
Accidents
In the last 22 years alone, there have been 15 accidents with more than 20 fatalities and numerous wounded with serious injuries during various stunt shows.
- Between 1992 and 2007 there were accidents in various locations in the USA with at least 5 fatalities and 37 injured.
- On January 16, 2009, a 6-year-old child was killed at a Monster Jam in Tacoma (USA) after being hit by metal parts of a monster truck flying around, probably the drive shaft . Another viewer was seriously injured.
- On January 24, 2009, one of the organizers of a stunt show in Madison, Wisconsin (USA) was killed.
- On October 5, 2013, according to the local government in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, a brake failure on a monster truck led to an accident at a stunt show in which a monster truck rolled up the grandstand, killing 9 of around 3,500 spectators and injuring 79.
- On September 28, 2014, 3 people, including a child, were killed and 23 others were injured, some seriously , in a stunt show in Haaksbergen, the Netherlands . The pick-up , mounted on huge tires, rolled over some wrecked cars, but then got out of the curve and driven into the crowd.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monster Jam: What are Monster Jam monster trucks? ( Memento of February 24, 2007 on the Internet Archive ), checked October 26, 2006
- ↑ 5 questions about monstertrucks on bndestem.nl, accessed on October 31, 2014
- ^ Problems nearly sidelined monster truck prior to fatal accident . seattlepi.com. January 17, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ Monster truck crushes promoter at event on cnn.com, accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ At least nine dead at the vehicle show on sueddeutsche.de, accessed on October 31, 2014
- ↑ http://www.rp-online.de/panorama/ausland/tote-und-verletzt-bei-stunt-show-in-mexiko-1.3725398 dead and injured at stunt show in Mexico, rp-online.de from October 6, 2013 09h57
- ↑ http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Monster-Truck-rast-in-Zuschauertribuene-Mindest-acht-Tote-id27278457.html Monster Truck races in the stands: At least eight dead, augsburger-allgemeine.de from October 6, 2013
- ↑ http://www.bild.de/video/clip/stuntman/mexiko-monster-truck-32692252.bild.html# dead at Monster Truck Show, video report bild.de accessed on October 7, 2013
- ↑ Third victim after accident with monster truck died on orf.at, accessed on September 29, 2014
- ↑ Monster Truck races into the audience on sueddeutsche.de, accessed on September 29, 2014
