Lee and Karen Duquette
at their 7th Monster Jam Event
this time at The Hampton Coliseum
in Hampton, Virginia
Sunday, October 13, 2024
(This is page 1 - the Pit Party and introduction to the trucks and drivers)

Hampton Coliseum sign

This is the 7th time that the two RV Gypsies have enjoyed seeing some of the 12,000 pound trucks and their drivers. If you have not seen the other experiences, you can go to TOC-M and scroll down to Monster Trucks. The amazing BIKERS are also included. Then you can return here, or just continue on down this page now. Most of the monster trucks and drivers were different on each visit, but some trucks were the same with different drivers.

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This 2024 event featured 8 Monster Trucks and Drivers (listed alphabetically by truck name)
bullet El Toro Loco and driver, Chelsea VanCleave
bullet Grave Digger and driver Tyler Menninga
bullet Just-Get-Er-Done and driver, Alex Bardin
bullet Megalodon and driver Mikayla Tulachka
bullet Monster Mutt Dalmatian and driver, Jamie Sullivan
bullet Raminator and driver - Mark Hall
bullet Rammunition and driver - Kurt Kraehmer
bullet ThunderROARus and driver - Colt Stephens
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As usual, THE FUN BEGAN WITH THE MONSTER JAM PIT PARTY - date and time- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Time for the two RV Gypsies to once again see the massive trucks up close, meet the drivers, and take pictures and get autographs.

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Below: The two RV Gypsies got their first views of the arena and monster trucks as they prepared to enter the pit party. As usual, they head first to Grave Digger, which on this date was driven by Tyler Menninga.

Tyler Menninga, Grave Digger driver sign
Grave Digger truck Tyler Menninga

Below: Grave Digger driver, Tyler Menninga and Karen Duquette - this was the second time Karen has met him.

Tyler Menninga and Karen Duquette Tyler Menninga and Karen Duquett

Next, they headed off to El Toro Loco and driver, Chelsea VanCleave, but first they had to wait a few minutes while Chelsea got interviewed by a reporter. At all the other Monster Jam events Lee and Karen Duquette attended, these type of interviews were shown on an overhead screen for everyone to enjoy. But not this time!

Chelsea VanCleave getting interviewed Chelsea VanCleave getting interviewe
chelsea Vancelave and El Toro Loco sign El Toro Loco monster truck

Below: EL TORO LOCO driver Chelsea Vancleave and Karen Duquette. They also met at the Pit Party in Raleigh, North Carolina. Surprisingly, Chelsea remembered Karen.

Karen Duquette and Chelsea VanCleave
Karen Duquette and Chelsea VanCleave

Below: Then Karen Duquette headed off to Megalodon and driver Mikayla Tulachka and Alex Bardin, driver of Just-Get-Er-Done.

Megalodon Monster Truck
Just-Get-Er-Done II monster truck
Mikayla Tulachka flag

Below: Megalodon driver Mikayla Tulachka and Alex Bardin, driver of Just-Get-Er-Done, signing Karen Duquette's Monster Truck Book. (the flag she had gotten signatures on previously is full).

Mikayla Tulachka and Alex Bardin and Karen Duquette
Mikayla Tulachka and Alex Bardin
Mikayla Tulachka and Alex Bardin and Karen Duquette

Below: Then Karen Duquette headed off to Raminator and driver - Mark Hall
and Rammunition and driver - Kurt Kraehmer

Raminator Monster Truck and Karen Duquette
Rammunition  Monster Truck

Below: Kurt Kraehmer and Mark Hall autographing Karen Duquette's Monster Jam book.

Kurt Kraehmer and Mark Hall
Kurt Kraehmer and Mark Hall and Karen Duquete

Below: Monster Mutt Dalmatian

Monster Mutt Dalmation banner
Monster Mutt Dalmation
Jamie Sullivan sign
Monster Mutt Dalmation and Jamie Sullivan
Monster Mutt Dalmation and Jamie Sullivan

Below; Jamie Sullivan, driver of Monster Mutt Dalmatian, signing Karen Duquette's Monster Jam Book

Jamie Sullivan and Karen Duquette
Jamie Sullivan and Karen Duquete

Below: Karen Duquette with a ThunderROARus banner

Karen Duquette with a ThunderROARus banner

Below: ThunderROARus and driver - Colt Stephens and Karen Duquette

Colt Stephens and Karen Duquette
Colt Stephens and Karen Duquette
Colt Stephens and Karen Duquette
Colt Stephens and Karen Duquette
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Below: Karen Duquette and the amazing bikers, who will also perform later.

Karen Duquette and the amazing bikers

Below: The Monster Trucks on the Mound

Monster Trucks and the crowd
Rammunition and Megalodon
four Monster Trucks on the mond
Raminator Monster Truck
Raminator Monster Truck
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Below: After getting the drivers signatures and photos of their monster trucks, it was time for everyone to find their assigned seats. Then the monster trucks drove off the center mound and lined up in their assigned spots.

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