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Monster Truck Woman: Nicole's Wild Ride...

Monster Truck Woman: Nicole's Wild Ride...

To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History Feb 21, 2025 1 min
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Nicole Johnson shares her exhilarating journey as a female monster truck driver, detailing her rise in a male-dominated sport. She discusses the challenges and misconceptions surrounding her career, including the common question of how to become a monster truck driver. With a background that predates her monster truck fame, Nicole provides insights into her unique experiences and the passion that fuels her adventures. Her engaging stories highlight both the thrills of the sport and the importance of perseverance.

Topics: monster trucks female drivers career challenges personal stories motivation
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I really appreciate it.
Thank you so much for being part of our world.
And just a couple of highlights, I really don't know where to start or where to stop.
But in walking through the resume a little bit, your website is Nicole Johnson Detour.
Nicole Johnson's Detour, with an S, nicolejonsonsdetour.com, because it's like plural, but you can't
put the little apostrophe, it's nicolejonsonsdetour.com, you're going on my detour vicariously with
me.
And you can find her on YouTube.
Love it.
Mm-hmm.
She's all over YouTube.
Yeah.
So, yeah, so Nicole started with driving monster trucks and being very successful
in that realm.
I'm going to say, what, from the early aughts to 2016, do I have that date range about
a lot?
Well, that's not where I started.
That's how I got, what?
I got into monster trucks because of where I started, because you don't just show up.
You don't just walk in and say, hey, I want to be a monster truck driver.
You know, the number one question I was constantly asked, how do I become a monster truck driver?
Or what's it like being a woman, you know, driving a monster truck?
And I'd be like, oh, probably the same as being a guy driving a monster truck.

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