Monster Trucks rev up Korumburra

AMID the spectacle of The Monster Trucks Show at the showgrounds in Korumburra on Saturday night there was high drama.
Motor bike stuntman Blako over shot the down ramp and landed heavily on the ground.
Many initially thought it was part of the show but it became clear the incident was not a stunt when Blako took some time to get back onto his feet.
While severely winded and shaken by the incident Blako, from Bendigo, was able to walk unassisted from the oval and Troy Garcia of Monster Trucks, on Sunday proclaimed him ‘fine.’
Mr Garcia said the crowd was 6,000 strong and event organisers had taken enquiries from a 100 kilometre radius.
The show, which ended with a spectacular fireworks display, featured three huge trucks imported from the USA at a cost of around $200,000 each.
The show is constantly on the road and has been as far afield as Abu Dhabi in the UAE.
In some places where it is mounted the show takes place within a ring of shipping containers or concrete barriers.
Race organisers were constrained in what the vehicles were able to do in Korumburra by insurance cover considerations given the trucks were separated from the crowd only by a chain wire fence but the performance was gob smacking nevertheless.
“We can only do what we can do but for the children, they only have to see the trucks to get excited.”
There was an enormous number of children around the arena on Saturday night given Monster Trucks is a family show.
“On average our audience is 65 percent children under 13 years of age,” Mr Garcia said.
“We will be back. The reception was great, everyone had their arms out. People were willing to drive a long way with their children.
“The show had everything, it had the ooh and aah factor people expect from it.”
Monster Trucks is based in Brisbane but riders and drivers come all over including from Maryborough, Wagga Wagga and New Zealand.
“We are a band of people who put the spectacle together,” Mr Garcia said.
“The vibe in the town was great and we’ll be back with new stuff whether it is an annual or biannual event in Korumburra.”
The show is soon off to China.

Mayhem: Lil Miss Thunda roared into action and thrilled some 6,000 people with her antics on Saturday evening at the Monster Trucks event. See story on page 54.

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