Attendees of monster truck event campaign for refund after ‘disorganised s**t show’

Hundreds of monster truck enthusiasts have taken aim at the organiser of a “s**t show” event held on Sunday in the blistering heat.

Hundreds of people are campaigning for their money back after attending an event in 37 degree heat that — according to disgruntled petrolheads — had no water, limited shade, and a distinct lack of its main attraction – monster trucks.

The Monster Truck Grand Final event went ahead on Saturday at Melbourne’s Calder Park, opening its gates at 12pm ahead of the main show at 5.30pm, then ending at 8pm.

More than 600 peeved attendees have since joined forces in a ploy to be refunded for what some described the most poorly organised event they had ever attended.

Ticket holders complained they had no choice but to be scorched in the sun for hours on end while waiting for the main show, which reportedly involved just four monster trucks and lasted about 15 minutes.

This troubling photo surfaced from the event showing a child climbing a safety barrier. Picture: 7 News

The rest of the day was taken up by cars drifting and doing burnouts, with a performance from a clown attempting to lift crowd spirits, but only those seated in one section could see it.

Among the people complaining were many who believed the grounds had not been cleared of rubbish left from an event held there the day beforehand.

A troubling photo also surfaced from the event that showed a child scaling one of the safety barriers.

The whole event was labelled an “unsafe, unprofessional, disorganised s**t show” by one person.

“The owner should be ashamed of the amount of money we all paid to see monster trucks. Absolutely fake advertising,” one fuming attendee said.

Attendees also slammed the company over ticket prices, with pre-purchased tickets costing $50 each for adults and $40 for kids, while tickets at the gate were $15 cash on the day.

“$15 a ticket … who ever paid $15 did well, my family and I – two adults and two children aged five and four paid $180, and we arrived at 1.30pm. That’s a f***ing joke,” one angry attendee wrote to a dedicated Facebook group.

The crowd were disappointed with the monster truck show, saying they waited all day for an event that only lasted a few minutes. Picture: 7 News

“It was an absolute joke. I hope Calder Park make a come back but the event organiser should be ashamed of themselves that he organised a mini FYRE festival,” another said.

Entry into the event was reportedly only possible via stairs, making the venue non-accessible for wheelchair users.

“I am so disappointed in yesterday I paid for my two kids also who are both under three only to find out the day before when they made a post saying they are free. I paid $360 odd dollars for sunburn and sooky kids,” an annoyed mum said.

She said following the experience she would “never allow myself to be ripped off by this rubbish again”.

The organiser’s phone number was disconnected a day after the event.

News.com.au has contacted it via email for comment.

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