Fans of rough and tumble monster truck action can expect an exciting interactive show this weekend at the Estevan Motor Speedway.
Rob Waloschuk, owner and president of Performance Promotions Limited, said the Monsters and Mayhem event being staged at the Speedway Sept. 4 and 5 will bring together six monster trucks for exciting racing and freestyle action as well as a seventh to give kids an up close and personal experience with the motorized beasts. He said fans can also enter the show themselves through signing up for the Tough Truck Challenge event.
“You can bring out your own truck if you like, as long as it passes spec and stuff, and enter it into an obstacle course,” said Waloschuk about the Tough Truck Challenge while noting entering everyday use trucks is not recommended. “There are jumps and hills and bumps and all that kind of stuff. Sharp turns and things like that. It’s up against the clock, so you go as fast as you can over all these jumps and obstacles to try and get the best time of the night. Then you win prize money.”
Waloschuk said the monster truck racing event involves side-to-side jumps over cars while competing for best time over the course and will be in a bracket format that goes down to determine who wins for the day. However, he said the freestyle is the event that everyone comes for.
“Each truck goes out on their own and just tries to wow the crowd the best they can with jumps and rollovers and all kinds of stuff,” he said. “We’ve got a couple trucks that have been known to even do backflips. Not sure it’s going to happen, but you never know.”
The Monsters and Mayhem stop in Estevan will be its first show in the Energy City, but they have been touring to various communities as part of the Outlaws of Motor Sports showcase throughout the summer. Waloschuk said fans attending the event will be witness to something that is not seen too often in Estevan and if they’d like a sneak peak, some trucks will be on display this week before the shows at the Murray Estevan GMC dealership.
“It’s a family (show) for sure, but it’s all ages really,” Waloshuck said of Monsters and Mayhem. “The adults, they like to see it (because) it’s obviously a pretty exciting show. The kids, of course, it’s the size of the trucks and going for a ride in one and everything else. It’s pretty exciting for them, too.”
