GearZ TV's Stacey David

E3 Spark Plugs’ new 2011 sweepstakes is bigger and better than ever before! One lucky winner will be offered an opportunity to ride along with a professional BIGFOOT® driver in the E3 BIGFOOT Monster Truck, and he/she and a guest will have a chance to be VIP’s for the weekend at the 2011 4-Wheel Jamboree in Indianapolis, Indiana September 16th-18th. The sweepstakes will be promoted throughout the year from January 1, 2011 through August 19, 2011 on Stacey David’s GearZ syndicated on Speed channel, at the Monster Nationals Events, and the Lucas Oil/E3 Spark Plug Dyno Challenge events. Not only will the winner be a part of the crew for the racing portion of the show, but also get to meet Bob Chandler, inventor and owner of BIGFOOT, and Stacey David, producer & host of Stacey David’s GearZ and dine with them during lunch. The Grand Prize includes: round-trip airfare to and from Indianapolis, Indiana, two (2) day hotel accommodations, and transportation to & from the airport and the Jamboree.

One lucky winner will get a ride in the E3 Spark Plugs-sponsored BIGFOOT monster truck!

“We think the Monster Truck Series enthusiasts out there will be all over this idea,” said Steve Joiner, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for E3 Spark Plugs. “At some of these events there will be upwards of 80,000 fans in attendance, many of whom have been following the records of BIGFOOT all of their lives. To think they get to not only go for a ride in it, but also meet & dine with Bob Chandler who invented the whole concept is just a really big deal.”

“Then throw into the mix the chance to also meet automotive industry celebrity Stacey David, producer and host of Stacey David’s GearZ, we think these fans will just be beside themselves”, stated Joiner.

“We at E3 Spark Plugs teamed with BIGFOOT, who was literally responsible for creating the monster truck itself, because we strive to associate with other innovative companies like ourselves. We will personally be on hand to meet our lucky sweepstakes winner in September and help make their weekend at the event as awesome an experience as possible.” Said Todd Arey, President of E3 Spark Plugs.

Backed by a five year, 100,000-mile warranty, E3 Spark Plugs, with their side-wire electrode, projects the combustion spark in a way that more quickly ignites the air/fuel mixture thereby creating a significantly faster and larger flame kernel. In effect, this burns more of the available fuel, resulting in increased combustion efficiency for improved power and fuel economy with reduced emissions. They are now available for most automotive and motorsports applications at automotive retail stores nationwide. For more information and complete test results, visit www.e3sparkplugs.com.

For more information about Bob Chandler and Team BIGFOOT, visit bigfoot4x4.com.

Press Release by Martin & Company Advertising.

The 2011 E3 Spark Plugs Monster Truck Nationals presented by Lucas Oil hits 13 venues next year. Tickets are on sale now.

Each venue will rumble with the nation’s most competitive Monster Trucks, including the ever popular E3 Spark Plugs-sponsored Bigfoot, which celebrated its 35th anniversary with the 2010 season. Originally used as the work truck and occasional promotional piece for Monster Truck Nationals founder Bob Chandler’s 4×4 parts and service company, Bigfoot is the iconic image of monster truck racing. It all started in 1981 when Chandler decided to roll Bigfoot over a couple of junk cars and see how audiences reacted. Three and a half decades later, Monster Truck Nationals shows are an annual entertainment staple for tens of thousands of big truck enthusiasts.

Regular Monster Truck Nationals event-goers already are itching to see the “high jumping, ground pounding, car crashing, axle wrenching giants race in side-by-side drags, wheelie shootout, and then go completely bananas with amazing freestyle action.” Fans who show up early can see their favorite trucks up close and meet the drivers at the pre-event Autograph Pit Parties on the floor of each venue. Ironman, the Lucas Oil Stabilizer, PureFlow Airdog Diesel RX, plus two new interactive trucks, Star Marshal and Chalkboard Chuck make appearances at each show.

Visit the Monster Truck Nationals website to buy your tickets (see the January-April schedule below),  and check the E3 Spark Plugs blog for updates, and join Truck Show Nation to connect with other monster truck fanatics. And to keep your truck in top competitive form, pick up a set of E3 truck spark plugs or E3 performance spark plugs.

2011 E3 Monster Truck Nationals presented by Lucas Oil
January – April Schedule

Jan. 07 – Jan. 08, Big Sandy Arena, Huntington, WV
Jan. 21 – Jan. 22, Bank of Kentucky Center, Highland Heights, KY
Jan. 28 – Jan. 30, Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
Feb. 04 – Feb. 05, The Arena, Corbin, KY
Feb. 05, Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
Feb. 11 – Feb. 12, US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Feb. 18 – Feb. 20, Tyson Events Center, Sioux City, IA
Feb. 25 – Feb. 26, Southern Illinois Center, DuQuoin, IL
Mar. 12 – Mar. 13, The Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, IL
Mar. 26, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Apr. 01 – Apr. 02, Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
Apr. 09, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
Apr. 22 – Apr. 23, Tsongas Center, Lowell, MA
Apr. 29 – Apr. 30, Tullio Arena, Erie, PA

Here’s the schedule of upcoming events:

• January 8-9, Huntington, WV
• January 16, Champaign, IL
• January 23, Cleveland, OH
• January 29-31, Madison, WI
• January 29-30, Cincinnati, OH
• February 6, East Lansing, MI
• February 12-13, Duquoin, IL
• February 19-20, Sioux City, IA
• February 26-27, Youngstown, OH
• March 12-13, Chicago, IL
• March 19-20, Boone, NC
• March 26-27, Corbin, KY
• April 10, Columbus, OH
• April 23-24, Erie, PA

Monster trucks rumbled onto the scene way back in 1974 from the garage of Bob Chandler. The original monster truck, “Bigfoot” took the world by surprise and started a craze that just keeps getting bigger and wilder every year. Originally used as Chandler’s work truck and occasional for promotional events for his 4×4 parts and service company, Bigfoot attracted lots of attention, leading to its first paid gig in 1971, a Denver car show. In 1981, Chandler decided to roll Bigfoot over a couple of junk cars and see how audiences would react. The result made history and eventually led to the monster truck team racing concept.

Thirty five years later, audiences are still wild for monster trucks and their car-crushing, wheelie-popping, obstacle-jumping antics. E3 Spark Plugs is thrilled to be the title sponsor of this year’s Monster Truck Nationals and the series’ new owner The Promotion Company-Family Events, which plans to keep thrilling audiences with the nation’s top monster trucks and best driver, plus add new supporting acts to the family-friendly shows.

“This audience appreciates big engine power and nothing helps deliver that power better than our DiamondFire design spark plugs,” says E3 Spark Plugs Vice President of Sales and Marketing Steve Joiner. “Since the E3 Spark Plugs Monster Nationals Presented by Lucas Oil attracts a lot of families, we can also stress the family-friendly story of how we are helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming by reducing fuel consumption.  Performance with economy for a better environment-we think it’s a message that will hit home with this audience.”