Thursday, February 14, 2013
A monster of a show coming to Roanoke
Monster Jam rolls into Roanoke this weekend, with shows Friday and Saturday.
Courtesy Ross Dettman
The minimum weight of a monster truck is 10,000 pounds.
If you go
- What: Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam
- Where: Roanoke Civic Center
- When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
- Cost: Adults, $22 to $37; kids, $6.50
- Contact: 853-5483
The Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam rolls into Roanoke this weekend, with shows Friday and Saturday. What does it take to put together the annual monster of a show?
Fun facts:
5: Average number of engines each truck team will go through each year
8: Average number of tires each truck team will go through each year
40: Number of hours it takes for each custom paint job, which runs about $5,000
50: Number of hours it takes to cut each truck tire, which are 66 inches high and 43 inches wide
100: Truck loads of dirt dumped to prepare for shows at the Roanoke Civic Center
1,500: Horsepower of each truck's engine
3,000: Number of cars crushed by the trucks each year
10,000: Minimum weight in pounds of monster trucks
$250,000: Annual financial budget of each race team for repairs and maintenance on a monster truck and for fuel, racing uniforms, lodging and food
3.5 million: Annual number of people who attend Monster Jam events in North America, Canada and Europe
See the trucks:
In addition to the show, you can see trucks today from 2 to 6 p.m. at these locations:
>> Grinder
Advance Auto Parts Store Support Center
5008 Airport Road, Roanoke
561-3533
>> Grave Digger
Advance Auto Parts Store 2520
5329A Williamson Road, Roanoke
366-3078
>> Superman
Advance Auto Parts Store 2590
1526 Roanoke Road, Daleville
992-4435
>> El Toro Loco
Advance Auto Parts Store 2130
960 Tanyard Road, Rocky Mount
483-8558
