(MyTriCityNews.com photos By Julie Munger-McCallum, Entertainment Editor)

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What Weighs 10,000 Pounds with 1500 Horse Power ?

Monster Jam Monster Trucks at The Dow Event Center

March 7, 2010
By: Julie McCallum, Entertainment Editor

It's A Bird, It's A Plane . . . It's Superman - CHAD FORTUNE!

MONSTER JAM brought in Big Names to Saginaw's, Dow Event Center and Jam Fans Got Their Fill of Big Action!

It was a BIG Weekend at the Dow as Feld Entertainment Presented Advance Auto Parts 2010 MONSTER JAM for three shows March 5th and 6th.

The Monster weekend included, A Friday night show, the Built Ford Tough Pit Party before Saturday afternoon's 2:00 show and a finale on Saturday Night.



Thats right these monster trucks weigh approximately 10,000 pounds have 1500 horse power and go through approximately 20 gallons of fuel in about 10 minutes. There's nothing small about it.

THE FELON - Mark Schroeder

SUPERMAN - Chad Fortune

BLUE THUNDER - Linsey Weenk

BLACK STALLION - Mike Vaters

RAMINATOR - Mark Hall

RAMMUNITION - Geremie Dishman

It was Party in The Pits on Saturday afternoon from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM to meet the drivers and get up close to the monster machines


(Above) Blue Thunder Driver - LINSEY WEENK smiles for MyTriCityNews.com





(Above) Mike Vaters signs autographs during Pit Party


(Above) Superman Driver CHAD FORTUNE has super fans!





(Above) Rammunition Driver Geremie Dishman signs a souvenir shirt



(Above L/R) Did some research and discovered why the driver of 'The Felon' Mark Schroeder, looked familiar, he also drove 'Devastator' at the Dow in 2008.






(Above) The Black Stallion had the hot seat and won the wheelie competition and the fan favorite, Freestyle on Saturday Afternoon's show


(Above) Blue Thunder Dominated in the Donut Contest


(Above) QUAD WARS


(Above L/R) EVENT TRANSFORMERS Galactron VS Reptor lit up half time


(Above) For the first time ever Mid-Michigan Mad Men RACING BAR STOOLS ?