Synopsis

Monster trucks...these mighty giants of motor sport racing guarantee action, air and adrenaline with every performance. The louder the crowd roars, the more destruction and flattened cars they leave in their wake. Different from other forms of auto racing, drivers are paid to perform, not win, and often push their trucks to the limit to get the highest performance rates. Meet the founding father of monster trucks, and hear how his first car crash almost created a riot. Then take a look at modified pick-ups - the fledgling monster trucks of the general public and see how to make a truck into a work of art.

To buy or to build? That is the question. See how a sophisticated computer program enables designers to create a truck worth a quarter of a million dollars. Then there are the "character trucks," based on a merchandising concept, not a racing and destruction campaign.

Follow a first-time monster truck driver as he takes his Monster Truck Racing Association driving test, and see if he has what it takes to become a monster truck racer. Monster truck events are as different as the promoters that sponsor them. See how mud drags and tough trucks make their events unique or how another organization pumps up their crowds with the guaranteed thrills of Supercross and Motocross. Hear the disadvantages of mixing wrestling and monster truck racing and whether or not the racing is rigged. In its relatively short history, the true potential of monster truck racing has yet to be discovered. But no matter how this industry evolves, monster trucks will continue to excite and thrill the fans that come to see them.