Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming events to mark your calendar for. The growly-voiced announcer on the Monster Truck Jam commercials makes this Saturday's derby one of my favorite events of the year. (You know, “sponsored by Beef O’ Brady’s and DAIRY QUEEN!” I never imagined that hamburgers and ice cream cones could make me quiver with fear and excitement.)
No, I can't say I've ever witnessed the 1,500 horsepower, 10,000-pound Monster Trucks like Grave Digger (pictured) compete in side-by-side racing, or the
This article appears in Jan 13-19, 2010.