August 10, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Michael Weber
813-477-3648
The Major League of Monster Trucks set to debut
At Memphis Motorsports Park Drag Strip October 19-20
Memphis, TN – The Major League of Monster Trucks (MLMT) will debut its unique style of racing at Memphis Motorsports Park on Oct. 19-20, with side-by-side monster truck racing at over 80 miles per hour within the confines of the facility’s championship drag strip.
The MLMT event features the biggest names in Monster Truck racing with a 12-truck field that will include the return of Bigfoot, former world champion Jim Kohler in Avenger, King Krunch, Gunslinger and the Dawn Cretain driven Scarlet Bandit.
The 8,500- to 11,000-pound trucks equipped with engines producing up to 2,200 horsepower will qualify for positions in three preliminary rounds of head-to-head competition, and two trucks will reach the fourth and final round of the night.
“We’re bringing the ‘racing’ back to Monster Trucks at faster speeds with higher jumps on tracks containing bigger obstacles,” Major League of Monster Trucks President Joe Froome said. “Today’s form of monster truck racing at venues like Memphis Motorsports Park brings an elevated level of competition that can’t be seen anywhere else.”
“These incredible machines will be racing the entire length of our quarter-mile drag strip,” said Jason Rittenberry, Memphis Motorsports Park Vice President and General Manager. “And along the way, they will be catching plenty of air, crushing cars and taking racing here to a totally different level.”
The daredevils of Freestyle Motocross will also be trackside on a special course designed to demonstrate their mid-air stunts.
The event kicks off each night with a special pit party from 6:00-7:00 p.m., where fans can meet the drivers and snap photos with the trucks. Racing begins at 8:00 p.m.
Advance tickets are $20 per adult each day or $35 for the weekend and children ages 3-12 are $10. All advance tickets sales include a FREE pit pass. Friday is “Family Day” with children 12-and-under admitted free per paying adult ($20). All additional children are $10. At the gate, tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children, and $10 for the pit pass. Tickets are available only at the Memphis Motorsports Park box office or online at MemphisMotorsportsPark.com.
Memphis Motorsports Park is the sixth stop on a seven-city MLMT tour that includes Texas Motor Speedway’s dirt track, Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s dirt track, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway. For more information on the Major League of Monster Trucks, visit mlmt.com.
