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<> Monster Jam at the PPL Center!

By Mary Shoemaker March 10, 2016
Monster Jam® is coming to the PPL Center on April 1-3, 2016! It's the most action-packed live event on four wheels where world-class drivers compete in front of capacity crowds in both monster truck racing and freestyle competitions.  Monster Jam® combines high-octane, spontaneous entertainment with the ultimate in off road, motorsport competition. Monster Jam features the most recognizable trucks in the worldincluding Grave Digger®, Max-DTM, El Toro Loco®, Mohawk Warrior®, Monster Mutt® and many more.  With no two shows the same, Monster Jam events leave fans on the edge of their seats as these competitors thrill fans with jaw-dropping displays of gravity-defying feats. 
   
Tickets for Monster Jam®, the world’s premier Monster Jam truck series, are still available!Monster Jam events are affordably priced for the whole family with seats starting at $15. Tickets are available online at PPLCenter.com, the PPL Center Box Office or by phone at 610-347-TIXX.
Monster Jam will be performing at the PPL Center on:
Friday, April 1st at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 2nd at 2pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, April 3rd at 7:30pm
 
The event will feature Grave Digger, Monster Mutt Junk Yard Dog, El Toro Loco, Solider Fortune Black Ops, Aftershock, Krazy Train, Stinger, and Instigator. Truck lineup subject to change.
   
Approximately 12 feet tall and about 12 feet wide, Monster Jam trucks are custom-designed machines that sit atop 66-inch-tall tires and weigh a minimum of 10,000 pounds. Built for short, high-powered bursts of speed, Monster Jam trucks generate 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower and are capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Monster Jam trucks can fly up to125 to 130 feet (a distance greater than 14 cars side by side) and up to 35 feet in the air.
    
The Party in the Pits on Saturday, April 2nd from 11:30am-1pm and Sunday, April 3rd from 11:30am-1pm give fans the opportunity to get a view of the trucks up close and meet the drivers of the massive Monster Jam trucks. Fans must have corresponding 2pm event ticket to enter Pit Party.
 
For more information on Monster Jam, log onto www.MonsterJam.com.  To follow Monster Jam on Facebook at Twitter, log on to Facebook.com/MJOnline and Twitter.com/MonsterJam.
 

Download a printable Monster Jam Coloring Sheet here!


Ready for the best part? Macaroni Kid is giving one lucky reader a family four pack of Monster Jam tickets! 
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One entry per person. Winner will be chosen at random on 3/18/2016 from all eligible entries and contacted via email. Winner has 24 hours to claim prize before a new winner will be chosen. Winner will receive one four pack of tickets for opening night, April 1. No cash value. No substitutions. Non-transferable. View complete rules here.


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