February 20, 2011

Monster Truck Winter Nationals

The Show Me Center hosted the Monster Truck Winter Nationals and Bad Boy Arenacross Racing on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Mason Parsley, 4, watches the Monster Truck Winter Nationals with parents Jimmy and Jennifer Parsley at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com "Incinerator" is spotlighted during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Josh Poole competes in the 450 novice arenacross event during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Remington Miller, 10, left, and Tony Miller, Jr., 12, right, cheer on the racers during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Larry Swim drives Bigfoot over a ramp during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com "XXX" waits for the next race during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Brandon Budd gets ready to pop a wheelie in "XXX" during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Competitors in the 250 novice arenacross event race during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Rich Blackburne drives Viper over a ramp during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Dave Waple in "Blackjack," right, races Ryan Rice in "Incinerator" during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Jordan Glueck, Ryan Davie and Gage Rowland, from left, compete in the 250 Novice arenacross event during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Rich Blackburne in "Viper," background, and Brandon Bud in "XXX" race during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Ryan Rice races "Incinerator" over a ramp during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Dave Waple steers "Blackjack" over two cars during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Lyndsea Moore, 7, father Benji Moore and brother Caleb Moore, 3, from left, enjoy the the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Competitors in the 250 Novice arenacross event race through the track during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com A souvenir flag holds autographs from some of the truck drivers during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Dave Waple, in "Blackjack," flies over two cars during the wheelie competition during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com The trucks await the start of the next round of events during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

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The Show Me Center hosted the Monster Truck Winter Nationals and Bad Boy Arenacross Racing on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

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