NewsFebruary 3, 2019

Scenes from an extra-loud showing of the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.

Having brought his own personal Hot Wheels monster truck, Beck Rehkop, 5, reacts to a preview on the jumbotron while waiting for the show to start at the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
Having brought his own personal Hot Wheels monster truck, Beck Rehkop, 5, reacts to a preview on the jumbotron while waiting for the show to start at the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck crunches over other cars during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck crunches over other cars during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck crunches over other cars during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck crunches over other cars during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck crunches over other cars during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck crunches over other cars during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
Gibson Allen, 5, and Stephanie Bone pose for a photo during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
Gibson Allen, 5, and Stephanie Bone pose for a photo during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
Hosts are seen duplicated on the jumbotron while hyping the crowd up before the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
Hosts are seen duplicated on the jumbotron while hyping the crowd up before the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
Carter Goggin, 3, eats cotton candy while waiting for the show to start at the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. On the rail in front of Goggin are earmuffs brought by Goggin's father, James, (not pictured), to protect the boy's ears, even though that's what Carter said he was most looking forward to about the trucks. "They're gonna be super loud!" the boy said.
Carter Goggin, 3, eats cotton candy while waiting for the show to start at the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. On the rail in front of Goggin are earmuffs brought by Goggin's father, James, (not pictured), to protect the boy's ears, even though that's what Carter said he was most looking forward to about the trucks. "They're gonna be super loud!" the boy said.
Luke Johnson, 10, watches the jumbotron hoping to see a selfie of himself and his mother that they took while waiting for the show to start at the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
Luke Johnson, 10, watches the jumbotron hoping to see a selfie of himself and his mother that they took while waiting for the show to start at the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
Crewmen talk in a garage bay during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
Crewmen talk in a garage bay during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A crewman is silhouetted near a bay door as monster trucks wait in darkness to be announced during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A crewman is silhouetted near a bay door as monster trucks wait in darkness to be announced during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck driver is announced before the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck driver is announced before the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A man purchasing refreshments is briefly illuminated by a panning spotlight as the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event begins at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A man purchasing refreshments is briefly illuminated by a panning spotlight as the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event begins at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck driver is announced before the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
A monster truck driver is announced before the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.
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Scenes from an extra-loud showing of the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019.

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