At some point, whatever governing body governs auto racing said, "What if we made up a racing sport where the drivers do everything we tell them not to do?" The initial idea - Murder Car - was scrapped. But the monster truck rally - complete with smashing cars, wheelies, jumping off ramps and wanton attacks on venerable Plymouth autos - was born.
In episode 260,from 1990, we're playing the Atari title MOTORODEO. Roll your fat tires on over and give a listen.
This week's short story: Bad Poetry Corner: Where the Monster Trucks Park
Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Take a Chance", "Pinball Spring" and "Reformat".
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "Storytime" theme.
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