Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live rolls into Sacramento

ARE ALREADY SOLD OUT FOR BOTH GAMES THIS WEEKEND, HOT WHEELS MONSTER TRUCKS LIVE IS ROLLING INTO THE CAPITAL CITY. IT WILL BE PRETTY WARM FOR FANS HEADED OUT TONIGHT. KCRA 3’S TAMARA BERG JOINING US NOW FROM CAL EXPO WITH MORE ON WHAT TO EXPECT. BIG TRUCKS, YOU KNOW, LARGER THAN LIFE. EVERY CHILD WHO’S EVER PLAYED WITH A HOT WHEELS KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. CHECK OUT THIS MONSTER TRUCK AND THIS IS GOING TO BE SO COOL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS COME TO CAL EXPO. THIS IS HOT WHEELS, MONSTER TRUCKS LIVE. AND SO IT’S BASICALLY YOUR CHILD’S FAVORITE TRUCK COMING TO LIFE. AND THERE’S GOING TO BE SEVERAL PERFORMANCES TAKING PLACE ALL WEEKEND LONG HERE AT CAL EXPO. AND YEAH, YOU KNOW, THE FORECAST IS GOING TO BE WARM. I’D SAY THAT AROUND 730 TONIGHT WHEN THEY START THOSE FIRST PERFORMANCES HERE, CAL EXPO TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 82 DEGREES. SO IT IS GOING TO HAVE KIND OF THAT SUMMER VIBE TO IT. BUT HEY, YOU’RE WATCHING MONSTER TRUCKS WITH ALL THE THRILLS, SPILLS AND ALL THE ACTION OUT HERE ON THE DIRT. ONE OF THE GUYS WHO KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT DRIVING THIS BEAST RIGHT HERE. FIRST OF ALL, TELL ME WHAT THE NAME OF YOUR TRUCK IS. MY TRUCK IS MEGA X, IT’S A BIG OLD DINOSAUR. MEGA X. OKAY. AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DRIVING MEGA REX? THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN MEGA REX, BUT I’VE BEEN DRIVING MONSTER TRUCKS SINCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD. SO 15. YOU HAVE TO BE 16 TO HAVE DRIVER’S LICENSE, RIGHT? OH YES, MA’AM. I GREW UP IN THIS INDUSTRY. AND TO DRIVE A MONSTER TRUCK, YOU REALLY GOT TO HAVE SOME COMMON SENSE. AND, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF BRAVERY AND THE REST IS HISTORY. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SEE THE KIDS LIGHTING UP IN THE STANDS WHEN THEY SEE THIS MACHINE COME TO LIFE? THAT’S PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PART, HONESTLY, IS MEETING ALL THE AWESOME FANS. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY COME UP WITH THEIR LITTLE MEGA REX TOY AND THEY BRING ME DRAWINGS AND STUFF AND TO SEE THEIR EYES LIGHT UP, YOU KNOW, THAT’S, THAT’S REALLY WHY I DO THIS AND I LOVE IT. ABSOLUTELY. WHAT KIND OF THINGS CAN MEGA REX DO? ARE YOU DOING LIKE THE BACKWARDS FLIPS? ARE YOU JUMPING OVER DIRT PILES? WHAT ARE WE DOING? SO HERE THIS WEEKEND WE’RE GOING TO CRUSH CARS. SOME GOOD OLD CAR CRUSHING ACTION. AND YOU’LL SEE SEVEN TRUCKS. WE ALL DO WHEELIES, DONUTS, MONSTER TRUCK FREESTYLE, AND ME AND MEGA X. WE HAVE A SPECIAL STUNT THAT WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS WEEKEND. WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO WALK IT ACROSS THE FRONT TIRES ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE GRANDSTAND. WOW. OKAY, SO FOR FOLKS THAT ARE SITTING AT HOME, MAYBE THEY’RE ON THE FENCE. THEY’RE LIKE, SHOULD I BRING MY KIDS? SHOULD I BRING, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT? WHAT DO I DO? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY LOVES MONSTER TRUCKS. IT’S THE FIRST TIME WE’RE HERE AT THE CAL EXPO. WE’RE ON DIRT. NORMALLY WE’RE ON CONCRETE AND YOU KNOW, ALL OF US, WE’RE READY TO GO. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A GOOD SHOW. OKAY. YOU TOLD ME JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO THAT YOU’RE FROM TEXAS, SO THE HEAT IS GOING TO BOTHER YOU AT ALL? OH, NO. YOU KNOW, I’M FROM NORTHERN TEXAS, SO IT’S ALWAYS HOT AND HUMID UP THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, I FEEL RIGHT AT HOME HERE. ABSOLUTELY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. HE’S READY TO GO. QUESTION IS, ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR THE SHOW AGAIN? THERE’S TICKETS FOR TONIGHT AND THEN THERE’S A COUPLE PERFORMANCES SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. AGAIN, HOT WHEELS BROUGHT TO LIFE HERE ON THE DIRT. I DON’T KNOW, I KNOW MY FIVE YEAR OLD PROBABLY LIKE TO BE HERE WITHOUT A DOUBT. TAMARA. INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW, ARE YOU GETTING IN ONE OF THOSE TRUCKS THIS MORNING? I WILL OH, I’M SAVING THAT FOR THE NEXT HOUR. ALL RIGHT. THERE’S THAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. FOR SURE.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live is rolling into Sacramento this weekend at Cal Expo. The outdoor show will feature trucks that include: Mega Wrex, Tiger Shar, HW 5-Alarm, Bone Shaker, Bigfoot, Skelesaurus and Rhinomite.The event takes place Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Special seating options are available. Learn more here. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live is rolling into Sacramento this weekend at Cal Expo.

The outdoor show will feature trucks that include: Mega Wrex, Tiger Shar, HW 5-Alarm, Bone Shaker, Bigfoot, Skelesaurus and Rhinomite.

The event takes place Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Special seating options are available. Learn more here.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel