Are there monster truck rallies in Europe?

rumguy

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Mon Jan-19-04 06:06 PM
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Are there monster truck rallies in Europe?

Or is it an American phenom only?

What about pro wrestling?

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cprise

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Mon Jan-19-04 06:12 PM
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1. I'll tell you what they do lack

Christian fundamentalists

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patdem

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Mon Jan-19-04 06:15 PM
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2. I watched on PBS last night the Mormon missionaries in Germany

and they did not do well at all...Germans are not willing participants in any CULT...I think Hitler kinda put them off? Seems if your name is Smith or Hitler ...makes no never mind?

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TheMightyFavog

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Mon Jan-19-04 06:48 PM
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4. I saw that, too.

It seems like the only sucess they had was with an American Servicmen.

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Kellanved

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Tue Jan-20-04 03:23 AM
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5. I wish

But there are many cults in Germany; Mormons among them.
And the number of christian fundamentalists isn't zero either, even the number of televenaglists has recently reached one.

The pity the Mormon missionaries; young people, ill-prepared for the nation where they're used. Selling religion at doors is not going to work in Germany.

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Kamika

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Mon Jan-19-04 06:28 PM
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3. Wrestling is pretty big there

I know it's big in the Uk and Germany

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Kellanved

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Tue Jan-20-04 03:25 AM
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6. was

In the 90s together with Hasselhoff.

Monstertruck rallys are shown on one of the sports networks; I guess they have viewers. There are Monstertruck events, but not very frequently; I don't think that they draw huge crowds.

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CanuckAmok

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Tue Jan-20-04 03:42 AM
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7. They do have semi-truck races...

Edited on Tue Jan-20-04 03:43 AM by CanuckAmok

I've seen clips of them. the cabs of 18-wheelers, racing around Grand Prix tracks. Volvo, Leyland, Mercedes and Ford all have factory teams--it's a big phenomenon!

I find it pretty weird...

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Kellanved

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Tue Jan-20-04 04:46 AM
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8. not big

It exists, but is a far cry from the F1 or the DTM.

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Muesli

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Tue Jan-20-04 05:57 AM
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9. But

we do have tractorpulling here in Holland (and Germany, Denmark and Finland).

I think freefighting is bigger than wrestling here, but it isn't broadcasted.

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T_i_B

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Tue Jan-20-04 07:22 AM
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10. Yes

In the UK we have both, although I suspect you lot do both better than us.

Any UK DUers remember Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks? :eyes:

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