While Monster Jam has made some bad decisions and gone a different direction we'd like, I don't think the sport as a whole is suffering as bad as this forum indicates. It's till super popular and I see long lines and full seats at the shows I attend. I'm on other forums that have died, even a once major fantasy baseball forum and we know that's booming. It's just the forum model that's dying...which is sad because I think it's far superior than social media platforms that I refuse to use because of their politics (the companies more than the users).
Speaking of Monster Jam...STUPID STUPID STUPID move catering to antigun moms when let's be honest, your customer base are mainly rural gun owners. I boycott most companies completely that do this, but my kids (and I) love monster trucks too much. We do go to almost exclusively indy shows though, haven't been to a MJ-run show for years.
Zane Rettew, Stinger driver organizes a local fair show near his hometown that gets bigger and better every year. Last year he did a backflip there and goes bigger each year. 7 trucks last year including Ice Cream Man, Jester, Extermigator, Backdraft, Instigator,Master of Disaster...he gets some big name trucks to come.
We usually hit The Buck twice a year for Stinger and other trucks like Bigfoot, Raminator, Team Scream trucks, Bounty Hunter's team, War Wizard, Stone Crusher, Predator, Samson, Vaters team trucks...always a good show despite being a drag-racing track venue. We have a a forum member that runs tuff trucks there and does very well.
Harrisburg, PA doesn't always get the biggest names...they used to draw Bigfoot and Buonter Hunter but last few years it's been smaller Indy teams...we'll go there some years. Missed this year.
Zane's the hardest-running driver I've ever seen , at least in front of his hometown fans. He's on par with Jim Koehler in intensity and insanity. He'll run it until it's dead, and he has to pay for it too. He's currently second behind Randy Brown and Grave Digger on the MJ Arena tour. We'll be seeing him in the World Finals soon enough.