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      <title><![CDATA[Monsters running wild]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Monster Truck Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1280270152" delta="2 days ago"><![CDATA[7/27/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[The Ionia Free Fair Grandstand entertainment kicked off Thursday night with some roars and a few crunches. The Michigan Monster Truck promotion rolled into town for the second year in a row to a crowd of motor sports fans ready to see the giants of the truck world.Despite heavy rains in the area making the Ionia Free Fair dirt track look more suitable for the hog contest instead of a ...]]></text>
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    <bigarticle id="13086">
      <title><![CDATA[Koehler Ready To Add Some Excitement To July 29 Monster Truck Madness At BMS]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1280269720" delta="2 days ago"><![CDATA[7/27/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Monster truck pilot Jim Koehler has earned the nickname, 'Mr. Excitement,' and he intends to show the Bristol Motor Speedway crowd why during the July 29 Thompson Metal Monster Truck Madness. Koehler, a mainstay on SPEED's Monster Jam coverage, will maneuver his 1957 Chevy-bodied monster truck through massive obstacles during the BMS event. For him, the freestyle portion of the evening is always a highlight, and the reason he earned ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12549">
      <title><![CDATA[Discount available to Monster Truck Jam at BankAtlantic Center]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Monster Truck Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1278604924" delta="3 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Have you ever wanted to see 10,000 pound monster trucks pull and jump during incredible feats. Then grab some tickets to Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam Summer HEAT at BankAtlantic Center, Aug. 20-21, 2010.What's more, take advantage of a 25-percent discount on ticket prices through Ticketmaster. Visit the Ticketmaster website or call 800-745-3000 and use the promo code HEAT to receive 25% off the ticket price of $20 for adults, ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12548">
      <title><![CDATA[Bigfoot Monster Truck Switches Teams From Ford To Chevrolet]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1278604766" delta="3 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Attention K-Mart shoppers - Bigfoot has switched allegiances from the Blue Oval to the Bowtie. In a shocking bit of heresy/betrayal for monster truck aficionados, Bigfoot has switched bodyshells and powerplants from a Ford setup to a Chevrolet V8. Ford ended its Bigfoot sponsorship in 2007, leaving the team in a lurch. Their last remaining major sponsor, Firestone Tire, sponsors the Major League Baseball All-Star Game alongside Chevrolet, a tactical ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12060">
      <title><![CDATA[Monster truck weighs in at Salinas Sports Complex]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1273850732" delta="11 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/14/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Joel Vargas, 2, and his brother, Angel, 5, explore 'Superman,' one of two monster trucks on display in front of the Salinas Sports Complex, on Tuesday. Their mother, Melissa Vargas, stopped to take a look at the monster trucks with her boys while getting tickets for Saturday's Monster Jam 2010. The monster truck, "Superman" weighs about 10,000 pounds, has 66-inch tires and a 1,500-horsepower engine.      ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11782">
      <title><![CDATA[Monster trucks soar at Holt Arena]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Monster Truck Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273071554" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[POCATELLO -During the past three years, Bill Payne has rolled his monster truck on 55 occasions. While the thought of a vehicle landing upside down is far from comforting, the stunt is Payne's favorite monster truck trick. Payne, who owns a red monster truck named “Rock Star,” was one of the many drivers who participated in Checkered Flag Productions Monster Truck Grand Nationals Saturday. The major monster truck competition took ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11781">
      <title><![CDATA[Monster trucks thrill crowd]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Monster Truck Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273071447" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[THE 'biggest-ever family spectacular in Wagga' lived up to the hype when thousands of people turned up to get among the monster truck madness at the Wagga Showground on Saturday night.The Monsters Tour of Destruction attracted a sea of people who transformed the showground into a vision of deck chairs.It was one spectacle after another when action enthusiasts were treated to motorbike stunts, a jet fan, a wall of fire ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11320">
      <title><![CDATA[Silverdome to reopen with Monster Truck event this month]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Monster Truck Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1270510299" delta="16 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Monster Truck racing has a long history in the Detroit area of Michigan. In terms of Detroit Sports History we could effectively argue that the sports of Freestyle Monster Truck events was born right here in Michigan. Way back in 1982 the original monster truck Bigfoot performed the first ever car crush at a USHRA event at the Pontiac Silverdome. Since then the monster truck racing and freestyle events have ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11319">
      <title><![CDATA[Debra 'Madusa' Miceli, The First Lady of Monster Jam]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Monster Truck Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1270509813" delta="16 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Let's face it. Women in motorsports are few and far between. Some have seen mild success, some have seen struggles. These days the focus on females in racing mainly revolves around one Danica Patrick and her runs in IndyCar and NASCAR. In drag racing, the women that are all the talk are Ashley Force Hood and Angelle Sampey.Although all three ladies have won events, only Sampey has titles to her ...]]></text>
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    <article id="10674">
      <title><![CDATA[Monster truck fans line up to meet pro drivers]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Monster Truck Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1268672317" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[3/15/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Four-year-old Antonee Lattimore had a monster truck on his mind Saturday, literally. As he wandered the floor of the Macon Coliseum, young Antonee wore a hat made to look like Grave Digger, one of the five high-tech machines on display there. Antonee was one of about 3,500 people who came for the Built Ford Tough Party In the Pits, held before the first of the two Monster Jam monster truck ...]]></text>
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    <article id="10672">
      <title><![CDATA[Thunder Nationals doesn't disappoint in final show at Van Andel Arena]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Monster Truck Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1268671780" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[3/15/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[GRAND RAPIDS - They sure didn't go quietly. Monster truck action wrapped up with Sunday afternoon's program in downtown Grand Rapids, capping the three-day, four-show Thunder Nationals at Van Andel Arena. It was obvious that the seven-truck field saved some of its best performances for last.Here are the highlights from Sunday's show:1. Grave Digger destroyed the field in the donut and freestyle competition, recording perfect scores of 30 in both ...]]></text>
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    <article id="10213">
      <title><![CDATA[Monster trucks, and other kid interests that come out of nowhere]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Monster Truck Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1266526904" delta="23 weeks ago"><![CDATA[2/18/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[I've been cramming lately on the subject of monster truck rallies. This has some similarities to the last thing I crammed for -- it was a Contracts Law class in 1995, I think -- in that both involve rapid consumption of facts I previously had no interest in. Studying is a little easier this time around, though, because the monster trucks have really cool names. El Toro Loco, Towasaurus Wrex ...]]></text>
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