CASE IT: Hit the lowest part of the truck’s frame on the peak of the obstacle.

BURNOUT: Spinning the tires to clear the mud off for optimum traction.

The strength of tires gripping the surface.

WHEELIE: Lifting the front wheels of the truck off the ground and driving only on the rear wheels.

WALK IT: A one-wheeled wheelie that rocks back and forth between the two rear tires.

Many drivers will put the truck in reverse and 'moonwalk' it.

STOPPIE: When the truck noses onto its front wheels, leaving the rear wheels in the air.

SLAP WHEELIE: When the front of the Monster Jam truck comes down and slaps itself back into a wheelie.

SKY WHEELIE: When a Monster Jam truck stands straight up at a 90-degree angle with the front tires in the air.

POWER OUT: When a driver uses a burst of acceleration to keep the truck from rolling over.

POGO: The Monster Jam truck bounces on the rear tires while standing up into a wheelie.

CYCLONE: Similar to a Donut, but done at a higher speed.

Prepare for lift-off!ĭONUT: Spinning a Monster Jam truck in circles in one spot.

Each truck is transported in specially prepared trailers, which can include spare parts and as many as two trucks.īACKFLIP: When the truck does a complete 360-degree flip from a vertical obstacle.īIG AIR: Monster Jam trucks can launch up to 30 feet into the air and travel more than 130 feet.

The truck bodies are custom-built and constructed of fiberglass.

The driver’s compartment is a steel safety structure, built from tubing and mounted to the truck frame.

The BKT tires are 66 inches in diameter and 43 inches wide, inflated to 23 psi pressure, and (with wheel) weigh 645 pounds each.

It rides on clusters of nitrogen-charged shocks that offer 30 inches of travel in the suspension.

The truck utilizes a four-link racing suspension with four main bars that link the front and rear axles to the frame.

It is powered by methanol fuel, consumed at the rates of three gallons a minute from a specially constructed safety cell.

A Monster Jam engine will generate 1,500 horsepower, thanks to a supercharger that forces air and fuel into the engine.

Each Monster Jam truck is approximately 10.5 feet tall, 12.5 feet wide, 17 feet long and weighs 12,000 pounds.

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