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2/08/10
- Loveland, CO Monster Truck Winter Nationals
Recap & Photos!! - Monster Truck Radio Premiere Show Tonight!! 2/07/10
- Salem, VA and Ardmore, OK Monster Truck
Winter Nationals Video Highlights!! 2/04/10
- Indianapolis, IN Monster Jam Photos!! 2/02/10 - Sudden Impact Racing Tire Announces Intellectual Property Rights Management!! - Meents Takes Over Top Spot on "Road to the World Finals"!! 2/01/10 - Monster Truck Radio Test Show Tonight!! (For more of our latest updates, see Page Two of the Latest News!!)
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Loveland, CO Monster Truck Winter Nationals Recap & Photos!!: TheMonsterBlog.com was on the road once again this weekend for more of the CFP Monster Truck Winter Nationals 2010 Tour, this time at Loveland, Colorado's Budweiser Events Center. We were lucky enough to see a different group of trucks on the tour this weekend including Dan Runte in Summit Bigfoot, Nasty Boy, Geter Done, RoboMachine and Unnamed & Untamed. Runte continued a great 2010 season, winning both wheelie contests and the afternoon racing competition to move himself into 3rd in overall points. Mitch Tulachka took the afternoon freestyle win in Geter Done, but the night event belonged to rookie Tim Missentzis in RoboMachine as he swept racing and freestyle. There was a tense moment during RoboMachine's freestyle as, after catching the biggest air of the weekend, the brakes failed upon landing leaving Missentzis with no choice but to stop the truck by running into the heavy equipment parked in the tunnel. Good heads up driving by Missentzis, and CFP officials keeping the tunnel clear during the show kept anyone from getting hurt and limited the damage to only a dented skidsteer and crushed fiberglass. A big thanks to TMB friend Raymon Morehouse for helping out with photos this weekend, he did an awesome job and you can see his gallery from both shows by clicking below. Watch for video from the events coming soon!! (02/08/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW RAYMON MOREHOUSE'S LOVELAND, CO PHOTO GALLERY!! Meents Retains #1 Position on TMB's "Road to the World Finals"!!: Another big weekend is in the books and Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction continue to show they way on TMB's "Road to the World Finals" unofficial point standings/power rankings. A racing final and freestyle win in St. Louis helped Meents stay out front, but Pablo Huffaker moved back up to second with a great weekend in Anaheim. Dennis Anderson remains third after a big freestyle win in Tampa while Blue Thunder drivers Linsey Weenk and Frank Krmel round out the top 5. Lots more movement near the back of the top 24, as Debra Miceli, Mark Hall and Chad Fortune move up and knock Candace Jolly, Carl Van Horn and Dawn Creten out. Lots more shows on the Monster Jam schedule this weekend, stay tuned to TMB's "Road to the World Finals" to see how our unofficial power rankings change!! For those not familiar with TMB's "Road to the World Finals" unofficial point standings, this is simply our way of trying to see which drivers have earned the right to compete at the World Finals based on their actual performance. These "power rankings" have no bearing on the way Feld Entertainment actually chooses the competitors, its just our way of following along with the Monster Jam season and recognizing outstanding driver performance. Check out the "Road to the World Finals" section for all the results thus far and the current standings and enjoy as we follow the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March right here on TMB!! (02/08/10) Monster Truck Radio Official Premiere Tonight at 9PM Eastern!!: After a successful test show last weekend, the official premiere of Monster Truck Radio is coming up tonight at 9:00PM Eastern!! Legendary Bigfoot driver Dan Runte will be the first guest with host "Roller" Jeff Richards, and TMB's Ross Bonar will also stop by to share some of the latest results and news in the industry. Check out the show on Facebook by clicking here and become a fan to stay up to date with all the latest show information!! (02/08/10)
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Salem, VA and Ardmore, OK Monster Truck Winter Nationals Video Highlights!!: The TMB crew continues a busy first quarter as we bring you more highlights from 2010 Monster Truck Winter Nationals championship chase!! We've got video highlights courtesy of Jonathan Barnes and Barnwrecker Productions from Salem, VA and from Jim Mace in Ardmore, OK. See Rock Star, Crushstation, War Eagle and more in Salem and Nasty Boy, Geter Done, Unnamed & Untamed and more in Ardmore, all by clicking the link below. Thanks to Jonathan and Jim for the great footage, we hope you enjoy it!! (02/07/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW JONATHAN BARNES' SALEM, VA VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW JIM MACE'S ARDMORE, OK VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!! Salisbury, MD Monster Truck Winter Nationals Photo Gallery!!: In addition to the video from Ardmore and Salem above, we've got photos from the Salisbury, MD Monster Truck Winter Nationals event!! Charlie Wagner helped us out with some great pics during the Saturday evening event, you can see all of his great shots by clicking the link below. Also watch for Salisbury to be Episode #2 of TMB TV Season 3, coming soon!! A big thanks to Charlie for the great job on the photos, enjoy!! (02/07/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHARLIE WAGNER'S SALISBURY, MD PHOTO GALLERY!! Indianapolis, IN Monster Jam Photos!!: After checking out the Highland Heights, KY Monster Nationals (see below), TMB's Paul Harry and Chris Parrish were off to Indianapolis for the annual Monster Jam at Lucas Oil Stadium!! Both of these guys captured the action in some amazing photos as Tom Meents doubled down in Maximum Destruction. Click the links below to see all of Paul and Chris's awesome shots, and don't forget to visit www.CPActionArt.com for more of Chris's work. Thanks to these guys for their great pictures, enjoy!! (02/04/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S INDIANAPOLIS, IN MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRIS PARRISH'S INDIANAPOLIS, IN MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!!
Phoenix, AZ Monster Jam Recap & Photos!!:
Our good friends Jim and Chris Allen
are back with their first coverage of 2010 as they made their annual trip
to Chase Field for the Phoenix Monster Jam. As always, Chris has written a
great recap from the event that you'll find below, and then click the link
at the bottom to see more amazing photos from Jim.
A
very interesting race course was set up for the monsters this year. Called
So-Cal style, the trucks start facing one side of the stadium on top of a
tabletop jump. Off the green light, the drivers come off the jump straight
into a turn away from each other and fly over a small jump. It does not
end there, however. For the trucks have to immediately make a complete
u-turn, pass the second jump on a straightaway, make a turn back towards
each other and finish where they started, on the tabletop. Qualifying
proved once again that the Creten trucks are some of the most powerful in the
sport. Dawn Creten set a fast time of 24.72 and would hold the lead of the
next three pairs. In the last qualifying pass, her teammate and husband
set a blistering time of 23.19, easily taking the number one spot. CLICK HERE TO VIEW JIM ALLEN'S PHOENIX MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! Highland Heights, KY Monster Nationals Photos!!: One of the busiest photographers in monster trucks was back at it this past weekend with two shows in two different states - the first stop was Highland Heights, KY for the Monster Nationals Friday night!! Monster Nationals series regulars Tail Gator and High Maintenance took on Big Dawg, American Guardian and Anger Management. Dale Gerding in Big Dawg picked up his third racing win of the season taking out the boss, Doug Noelke in Tail Gator in the final round. But Noelke wouldn't go home empty-handed as he drove Tail Gator to the freestyle victory. Thanks to Paul for the great photos and to Chris Parrish who was also on hand to film the event, video coming soon. Click the link below to check out all the shots and a thanks to the Monster Nationals crew for a great event!! (02/04/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY PHOTO GALLERY!!
Sudden Impact Racing Tire Announces
Intellectual Property Rights Procurement!!:
(Jefferson, LA) Sudden Impact Racing,
LLC., today reported that it has been awarded a U.S.
Sudden Impact’s procurement of this intellectual property protection is
critical, as several would-be competitors have been reported to be dumping
grey market knock-off goods on the worldwide market of Monster Truck tires
at cut-rate pricing since Sudden Impact’s filing for protection in 2007.
“Unfortunately, the tires that we’ve seen on the market that are
infringing our design are substandard, both in terms of workmanship and
design. They’ve attempted to copy our look, but are far from being of the
same quality,” lamented Lagarde. “Unfortunately, most people don’t even
know they are purchasing illicit products, and have wound up with an
inferior tire. We have real concerns about the safety of these drivers who
utilize these unapproved tires, as well as the other implications this may
mean for those who have purchased these tires.” Meents Takes Over Top Spot on TMB's "Road to the World Finals"!!: After a huge double down weekend in Indianapolis, Tom Meents and Maximum Destruction have taken over the #1 spot on TMB's "Road to the World Finals" power rankings!! Dennis Anderson has also moved into second after a double down of his own in Orlando. Leader up until this point Pablo Huffaker slips to third after not finding victory lane in Anaheim, while Blue Thunder drivers Frank Krmel and Linsey Weenk are tied for the fourth spot to round out the top five. Action continues to heat up back around the all important 24th spot as Cam McQueen, Dawn Creten, Candace Jolly have moved into the top 24, while Chris Bergeron and Rod Schmidt are now on the outside looking in. Lots more action on the Monster Jam tour is coming up this weekend, stay tuned to TMB's "Road to the World Finals" to see how our unofficial standings change!! For those not familiar with TMB's "Road to the World Finals" unofficial point standings, this is simply our way of trying to see which drivers have earned the right to compete at the World Finals based on their actual performance. These "power rankings" have no bearing on the way Feld Entertainment actually chooses the competitors, its just our way of following along with the Monster Jam season and recognizing outstanding driver performance. Check out the "Road to the World Finals" section for all the results thus far and the current standings and enjoy as we follow the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March right here on TMB!! (02/02/10) Monster Truck Radio Test Show Tonight!!: Hardcore monster truck fans will remember the very popular, but unfortunately short lived Motorsports Live Radio program based from Castle Rock Radio the first half of last year - well now fans host Jeff Richards has got out on his own and is back with the all new Monster Truck Radio program. Tonight, February 1st will be a test show featuring monster truck news with an appearance by TMB's Ross Z. Bonar and listener call-ins before the official show premiere next Monday, February 8th featuring legendary Bigfoot driver Dan Runte in studio. The website will be www.MonsterTruckRadio.com very soon, but you can check out tonight's test program at here. TMB will be doing what we can to support the new program, we hope you all do as well! (02/01/10)
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