Monster Jam roared in to Rupp Arena this past Saturday less than 20 after Lexington played host to George Strait. Monster truck enthusiasts and new-comers shows up in force to get a chance of the action and get to see the original Driver of the infamous Gravedigger, Dennis Anderson, sit behind the wheel and show of his skills. O boy do we have a load of content from that event. The photos have been added up to our Flickr page with great action shots by one of our house photographers, James Crisp. In addition to the in-your-face intensity those shots provide, there are some shots from the stands like we did with our previous shows.

Now for some extremely special. I was able to interview Dan Evans, the driver of the Destroyer, as well as Dennis Anderson himself, the original driver of Gravedigger (who drove for the show). Text seems to lack some of the track-side grit that the audio conveys, so to spice it up I whipped together an audio segment with the interviews for your listening and/or downloading pleasure.

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As for the show itself, it never lacked excitement. Of course monster trucks are all thrill, but to fill in the gaps between competitions there were nail-biting ATV races which pitted our home team against the likes of South Carolina. There was even an interstellar battle that took place on the floor. Below are some sample pictures of all of the above.

As with all of our events at Rupp Arena, we would love to know what you thought about it. Was there something that could have been done better? Please tell us. Also, be sure to email us your photos from the event so we can add them to a fan section on our Flickr page. Stay tuned for more interviews like the one in this recap for more events in the future.