Massive Monster Truck Event Returns To North Carolina This Weekend

There are certain things in life that you must experience first-hand to truly appreciate “what all the fuss is about.” Until you’ve experienced a sold-out concert with a rabid crowd, you’ll never have an appreciation for what seeing Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, or Beyonce is like. You can watch The Masters on television every year of your life, but until you’ve walked the grounds of Augusta National Golf Club, you’ll NEVER know how hard a walk that golf course truly is. And along those same lines, until you’ve been to a monster truck event in person, you can’t know what seeing those vehicles and their power in person is like.
Your chance to knock this off your bucket list occurs this weekend as the 2023 edition of The Circle K Monster Truck Bash returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bad Company (John Gordon) returns to defend his title from last year against a rogue’s gallery of competitors:
- Blockhead – Daron Basl
- Dirt Crew – Jerry Beck
- Hooked – Steven Sims Jr.
- Illuminator – Cory Snyder
- Jurassic Attack – Dalton Widner
- Maximus – Jack Brown
- Rockwell Red – Joe Urie
- Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
- Tailgator – Tim Jones
The head-to-head elimination event that is The Circle K Monster Truck Bash at The Dirt Track will take place on an “over/under” dirt course featuring 24 junk cars and 5 different school buses. After the final round of the Monster Truck face-off, you’ll want to stick around for what I assure you will be a jaw-dropping, heart-pounding array of high-flying jumps and amazing stunts.
This is some loud family fun that trust me, you’ll go home happy you were there. Adult tickets for Saturday’s Circle K Monster Truck Bash at The Dirt Track are just $30. Children 12 and under get in for only $10. Need tickets? Schedules? More information? Visit www.charlottemotorspeedway.com.
8 Car Brands You've Been Pronouncing Wrong
When I think of pronunciation “It’s leviOsa, not levioSA!” is the first quote that comes to my mind. But there are plenty of other words in the English language that have different pronunciations. This can vary by location. But with things like brand names, there typically is one specific way to say them. And they aren’t always the most commonly said pronunciation. In fact, these 8 car brands you’ve probably been pronouncing wrong. It’s ok, I have as well.
Our friends at Preply are helping us set the record straight when it comes to pronouncing your favorite car brands. A global industry like the automobile industry makes it easy for brands to be mispronounced. Preply has studied the most mispronounced car brands and how to pronounce them correctly.
Amy Pritchett, Student Success Manager at Preply has shared her advice on pronouncing words correctly. She said: “Break up the words into small sounds. Don’t get overwhelmed. Look at each syllable and try to say it alone before putting the sounds together to form the word. Google! The internet is your best friend when trying to learn new words or brand names. You can easily find videos or sound clips of how to say each word. Watch motoring shows or videos. Watching TV shows even like Top Gear can help you learn car names. You can easily pick up some pronunciation tips.
Which of the 8 car brands listed below have you been mispronouncing incorrectly?
Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.