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The Raminator and Grinder race over smashed cars at the Mohegan Sun Arena during the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam 2011Friday night in Wilkes-Barre Township. Trucks such as these and the others in the show are custom-built vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or more. They have 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower engines and are 12 feet tall or more. The trucks run on methanol and have 66-inch tires. Jumping over lines of cars is one of the highlights. The event continues today at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

S. John Wilkin/The Times Leader