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Just Because: China Daily Reporter Wants Monster Trucks in Beijing’s


Just Because: China Daily Reporter Wants Monster Trucks in Beijing’s

Remember the famous “Bird’s Nest” stadium that the world was fawning over during the Beijing Olympics? Well the place is sitting dormant these days without a whole lot happening. We were looking for something else when we stumbled upon a story from ChinaDaily.com that suggested monster trucks would be a welcome addition to the venue.

When thinking of this story from the persepective of the Chinese reader, we can only imagine what they are thinking. Maybe we’re wrong but we’d guess hardly anyone in the entire country can even visualize what a monster truck is. An Escalade would qualify in the mind’s of most. The sight and sound of a huge truck with a 1,500hp blower motor jumping over cars and obstacles may have them screaming for the exits.

It does speak to the appeal of the trucks though. We’d bet that if you totaled all of the monster truck shows going on around the country on a weekly basis, they’d out draw the biggest racing series in the country.

Everyone seems to be looking for a piece of the Chinese market, is this the monster truck guys’ big chance? We’d pay money to see a couple of the good ol’ boys interviewed on Chinese TV before an event.


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