I Witnessed My First Truck Pull! Charlotte County Spring Festival & Race Day at Muddy Water Sports Park, Punta Gorda, Fla., April 22, 2017 These behemoth vehicles can top 10,000 pounds and the pro mini monster trucks are half the size and about 2,000 lbs. Monster truck shows feature racing over hills and through puddles, performing stunts and crushing smaller vehicles. If you don’t know what a monster truck is, it’s a large pickup truck typically riding tall with oversized tires. Of course, participating in a truck pull and perhaps riding in a monster truck, are on my bucket list. I have also never seen a truck pull (nor an airboat race but I missed that – darn!) so I’ve added more to my life experiences. I confess, I have never seen a monster truck show and really didn’t know what to expect. Mad Mo and the Kid KJ Pro Mini Monster Truck Team rolled into Punta Gorda over the weekend for the inaugural Charlotte County Spring Festival and Race Day at Muddy Water Sports Park which included airboat races, truck pulls, BBQ cook off, hot chicken wing eating contest and of course, monster trucks. A quick look at the Monster Jam website indicates out of 100 drivers, a dozen are women. Five years later, Mad Mo still takes to the tracks crushing cars, racing and performing in a field still dominated by males. Mad Mo with Demolition Diva Pro Mini Monster Trucks at Charlotte County Spring Festival & Race Day at Muddy Water Sports Park, Punta Gorda, Fla., April 22, 2017Īt the age of 9, Miss Matheny joined Team Kid KJ Pro Mini Monster Truck Teamto become the world’s youngest female monster truck driver. When not in school, chances are she’s buckled into Demolition Diva as her alter ego Mad Mo, paving the way for girls in pro monster trucks. The 14-year-old attends public school in Central Florida, plays basketball, and aspires to pursue a medical career. At 14, Mad Mo is Paving the Way for Girls in Pro Monster Trucks
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