South Texas State Fair -- lights, speed.

The South Texas State Fair is coming up.  That means speed, extra gravitational forces, mind altering experiences, and lost lunches.  It will be fun, fun, fun.

Look up in the air, its a ....

Oh, heck. Once I got started, I had to do it just one more time. So, here is another shot from the Monster Truck show that we took our grandkids to a couple years back. Lots and lots of fun -- watching the grandkids, I mean.

Get your flip on

You get no time to soak in the applause when you are40 feet in the air trying to do a flip to thrill the crowd. In less that 2 seconds you are going to hit dirt and it better be with your wheels. It's time to get you flip on.

It has been fun posting these picture from the Monster Truck Rally at Ford Park this weekend in Beaumont,TX.   I have to admit this wasn't on my bucket list, but I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the tricks and antics with all that machinery and power.

--steve buser

Monster trucks, motorcycle, flip, tricks, Beaumont, Texas, Ford Park

Bigfoot Nation 2008 World Monster Truck Tour

You know your day isn't going too well when your tail catches on fire.  

This driver at the Bigfoot Nation 2008 World Monster Truck Tour at Ford Park this weekend had to scramble out of his truck for safety.   Fortunately, the fire was put out fast. 

The show went on without the Barbarian.  It was a tough day at the monster truck races for the drivers, but exciting for the crowd.

--steve buser

Monster Trucks, fire, flame-out, Ford Park, Beaumont, Texas

Look up in the air. It's....what?"

We took our grandson, Sullivan, and his dad, Aaron, to the Monster Truck rally at Ford Park in Beaumont, today.  The even was filled with flying trucks, aerial acrobatics on motorcycles and lots of noise. 

At the end of the day, it was Hot Tamale that stole the show and the audience's hearts with this stunt.  He cut his 2-minute free style to about 10 seconds,when he shot off of the big ramp (the one only the motocycles had used) and flew through the air for dozens of feet.  When he landed he snap something in his front wheel and sat there totally disabled. Still,the crowd roared and awarded him the champion's crown

--steve buser. 

Beaumont, Texas, Ford Park, Monster Trucks. Hot Tamale