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7/31/09 - Vaters Monster Motorsports Continues Busy Summer!! 7/30/09 - From the Bite Me Studios Video Archives: Crashes & Carnage!! 7/29/09
- Canfield, OH Monster Truck Thunder Drags
Recap & Photos!! 7/28/09
- Bristol, TN Thompson Metal Monster Madness
Photo Gallery!! 7/26/09 - Hall, Sylvester Winners @ Bristol Monster Madness!! 7/23/09 - Thompson Metal Monster Madness @ Bristol Motor Speedway!! 7/22/09 - TMB TV Episode 2.10 - Missouri "Trucks & Tractor Power" Tribute!!
- Vaters Monster Motorsports Invades Maryland
This 7/19/09 - Bounty Hunter, Barbarian Take Monsters In The Valley Wins!! 7/18/09 - Troy, MO NTPA Grand Nationals Recap!! 7/16/09
- Jim & Chris Allen's Pomona, CA Recap 7/15/09 - Bloomsburg, PA 4-Wheel Jamboree Photo Gallery!! 7/14/09 - Monsters in the Valley Returns to Grain Valley, MO This Saturday!! 7/13/09 - Jim & Chris Allen's Show Low, AZ Recap and Photo Gallery!! - 1st Annual Jessy Birgy Monsters of Rock Event Thursday Night!! 7/12/09 - TMB Super Photo Sunday!! - Rob French Backflips In Cottage Grove, OR!! 7/10/09 - Jim & Chris Allen's Del Mar, CA Recap and Photo Gallery!! - Darryl Smith's Maitland, NSW Photos!! - Monster Fest Returns to Rochester, MN!! 7/09/09 - Springfield, IL 4-Wheel Jamboree Video!! 7/07/09 - First Ever Monster Jam Freestyle Mania to Debut in Mobile, AL!! 7/02/09 - Vaters Monster Motorsports Celebrates 4th Weekend In Style!!
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Vaters Monster Motorsports Continues Busy Summer!!: (Hagerstown, MD) Vaters Monster Motorsports continues with a busy summer, with shows all over the east coast in the next two weeks!! Check out the links below for more information on their upcoming events:
| 8/1: Elkton, MD | 8/2: Seekonk, MA | | 8/6: Reading, PA | 8/8: Lebanon, CT | 8/15: New Market, MD | Check out www.VatersMotorsports.com for more information as well!! (07/31/09) From the Bite Me Studios Video Archives: Crashes and Carnage!!: Colby Marshall has put together a great compilation of some of the best (and worst) crashes and carnage-filled moments, as seen through the cameras of his Bite Me Production Studios over the last couple years. From Salisbury, Maryland all the way out to Pocatello, Idaho; from Chicago, Illinois all the way down to New Orleans, Louisiana; these crazy moments left fans and drivers alike in shock and awe. Colby was kind enough to share his great project with us here on the Blog, we hope you enjoy it!! Be sure to check out Colby out at www.BiteMeVideo.com if you're in need of any video work!! (07/30/09)
Canfield, OH Monster Truck Thunder Drags Recap & Photos!!: The Jeep & Truck Fest returned to the Canfield, OH Fairgrounds this past Saturday and Sunday for a great weekend of fun featuring 4x4 trucks and yes, the Monster Truck Thunder Drags!! Five great trucks including Bigfoot #16, Snake Bite, Bounty Hunter, Tail Gator and Big Dawg competed in racing and freestyle in three shows over the course of the weekend. Dan Runte would be unstoppable in racing as he piloted Bigfoot #16 to the victories in all three shows, defeating Doug Noelke in Tail Gator in the final round every time. Freestyle would see some great runs from all the trucks and drivers with Runte and Larry Swim in Snake Bite each topping a Saturday show and Darren Migues in Bounty Hunter shining on Sunday. Monster Blog Staff Member Paul M. Harry was on hand for all the action and his outstanding photos are now online, click the link below to check them out!! Thanks to Paul for another great coverage!! (07/29/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S CANFIELD, OH JEEP & TRUCK FEST PHOTOS!! Champaign, IL Praireland Monster Nationals Photo Gallery!!: The annual Prairieland Monster Nationals at the Champaign County Fair was held this past Sunday, and our very own Candace Marshall was behind the lens!! With Ross Z. Bonar filming for TMB TV, Candace was there to step in and make sure all the TMB fans had some great photos to check out from the show and we thank her for her great efforts. See the hometown Raminator and Rammunition trucks take on Bar's Leaks Eliminator, Rislone Defender and Nitemare by clicking the link below!! (07/29/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CANDACE MARSHALL'S CHAMPAIGN, IL PHOTO GALLERY!! Grain Valley, MO Monsters In The Valley Photo Gallery!!: The Valley Speedway Monsters In The Valley event you saw on TMB TV now has photos for your viewing pleasure as well!! Ross Z. Bonar's photo gallery from the event is now online, see Bounty Hunter, Barbarian, Iron Outlaw, Bar's Leaks Eliminator, Rislone Defender and Mechanical Mischief in wheelie, racing and freestyle action by clicking the link below. A thanks once again to Cameron Migues and the Valley Speedway staff for their hospitality and a great show!! (07/29/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ROSS Z. BONAR'S MONSTERS IN THE VALLEY PHOTOS!! Bristol Motor Speedway Thompson Metal Monster Madness Photo Gallery!!: Our good friend Chris Parrish was hanging out with us this past weekend at the big Bristol Motor Speedway Monster Truck Challenge event and he has been kind enough to send us some of his amazing photos from the show!! With Ross Z. Bonar doing the filming for TMB TV this past weekend we would have been without photos, but thanks to Chris we have tons of top notch photography for you to enjoy. Be sure to check out some of Chris' other great work over at www.CPActionArt.com, lots of great stuff there and we really appreciate him sharing his work with us here at TMB. Click the link below to see photos of all the action from Bristol!! (07/28/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRIS PARRISH'S BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY PHOTOS!! Troy, MO NTPA Grand Nationals Photos & Highlight Video!!: You've seen the TMB TV coverage from the Troy, MO NTPA Grand Nationals, now check out Ross Z. Bonar's photos and Colby Marshall's awesome highlight video from the event!! We had a great time covering our first NTPA event, a big thanks to Gregg Randall, Jay Schaefer and Larry Richwine for all their help. Check out the photos and highlight video below, we hope you enjoy!! (07/28/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ROSS Z. BONAR'S NTPA GRAND NATIONALS PHOTOS!! CHECK OUT COLBY MARSHALL'S TROY, MO NTPA HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!! Hall, Sylvester Winners at Bristol Motor Speedway Monster Madness!!: Saturday night's Thompson Metal Monster Madness brought monster trucks back to Bristol Motor Speedway for the first time since the ProMT days!! The Monster Truck Challenge event saw eight top trucks competing in racing and freestyle on the legendary high-banked oval, and Rich Schaefer and the MTC crew had a great race course for the drivers to tackle. Racing would be a run on a huge Chicago-style course that circled the pit road wall, with drivers having to make a total of seven jumps in a single pass. Mark Hall in Raminator laid down a blistering pass to take the top spot, but the hometown favorite Randy Moore would steal the #1 spot away as the last truck out in the first round of qualifying. But in the second round of qualifying, Hall would greatly better his time and Moore would not be able to answer back with Hall taking the top spot.
Just
as the first round of racing was getting ready to begin, black storm
clouds along with heavy thunder and lightning overtook the speedway,
halting the event and causing the stands to be evacuated. Then the pouring
rains came and the event was delayed for roughly an hour until the storm
cell passed. Track officials made the call to curtail the racing portion
of the event and go straight to freestyle, making Hall the effective
winner of a timed runs style racing competition.
With
only three trucks left and a high bar to shoot for, Mark Hall rolled out
in Raminator and put on a great display of Hemi horsepower. Hall pulled
off two amazing cyclones and tackled the bus numerous times for a great
effort. Isaiah Morales was next out in Equalizer and gave the fans another
great effort to consider when they picked a winner in the cheeroff. The
final truck however was the hometown favorite Randy Moore in War Wizard.
Moore got his run off to a great start with some big moves, but after a
wild donut it was obvious there was a rear steering issue with the truck.
Moore threw War Wizard into another cyclone to keep things moving but the
stress on the motor proved to be too much as Randy's run ended when the
truck refused to run any longer. It would be up to the crowd to pick a
winner, with Hall, Morales and Sylvester the favorites to win, but the
roar of the crowd clearly sided with Bad Habit and Sylvester picked up the
biggest win of his career!
Thompson Metal Monster Madness @ Bristol
Motor Speedway!!:
(Bristol, TN) Some of the biggest trucks around prepare to make
Bristol Motor Speedway their personal playground during this Saturday,
July 25th's Thompson Metal Monster Truck Madness. With stacks of cars, old
school buses, and other obstacles placed in their way, these monster
trucks will be right at home in the "World's Fastest Half-Mile."
For those that want to get even closer to the
action, the pre-race pit party allows fans to come to the infield of BMS
to meet the drivers, get autographs and pose for pictures next to the
trucks. Merchandise from all of the drivers also will be available for
purchase. TMB TV Episode 2.10 - Missouri "Trucks & Tractor Power" Tribute!!: TMB TV is back with an all new special episode paying tribute to the days of "Trucks & Tractor Power" as we feature the NTPA Grand Nationals in Troy, MO along with Monsters In The Valley from Grain Valley, MO!! The episode kicks off with truck & tractor pulling at its best at the Lincoln County Fair, as Light Super Stocks, Mini Modifieds, Super Semis and 2WD Trucks battle for NTPA supremacy. Then we head out to Valley Speedway where Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, Barbarian, Bar's Leaks Eliminator, Rislone Defender and Mechanical Mischief go head to head in wheelie, racing and freestyle competition. TMB TV Host Ross Z. Bonar takes you behind the scenes of all the action while Kaedon Berry, Colby Marshall and Rajeana Bonar bring you all the excitement through some great video footage. Don't wait fans, all this action is right at your fingertips, just click below to enjoy our TMB TV tribute to "Trucks & Tractor Power"!! (07/22/09)
WATCH TMB TV EPISODE 2.10 - TRIBUTE TO "TRUCKS & TRACTOR POWER"!!
Vaters Monster Motorsports Invades Maryland
This Thursday & Friday!!:
(Hagerstown, MD)
Vaters Monster Motorsports will be tearing it up in their home state of
Maryland this
weekend with the
Vaters’ Motorsports Thrill Show in Boonsboro on Thursday and monster
trucks in Cumberland on Friday!!
Friday night the monster trucks are coming to the Allegany County Fair in
Cumberland, MD, brought to you by GO 106 FM “Classic Rock to New Rock”!!
Come out to see USHRA Monster Jam World Finalist Black Stallion along with
Iron Warrior, Storm Damage and the Killer Bee Dodge, all at the grandstand
track. The monster truck show will include elimination round racing,
vertical sky wheelies and everyone’s favorite, 10,000 pounds of monster
destruction freestyle competition. Bounty Hunter, Barbarian Take Wins at Monsters In The Valley!!: Valley Speedway brought monster trucks back for the second year in a row Saturday night, as Monsters In The Valley returned to Grain Valley, MO!! The event featured a great lineup including Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, Barbarian, Bar's Leaks Eliminator, Mechanical Mischief and Rislone Defender. The action kicked off early as the wheelie contest saw great efforts from Greg Adams in the Bar's Leaks Eliminator and Devin Jones in Barbarian. But Dawn Creten, in only her second week back from a year and a half long break, nailed down the victory with a huge wheelie, landing vertical in a leap that could have cleared ten cars. She was able to make a great save after the truck pogo'd into the ground, nearly throwing Iron Outlaw onto its side.
The race course would be a long Chicago-style layout that gave the trucks plenty of room to get lots of speed going. Greg Adams looked like the man to beat in the Bar's Leaks Eliminator as he marched through the brackets, easily defeating Iron Outlaw and Barbarian to face Bounty Hunter in the finals. Adams would make a slight bobble in the final round race however, and Jay McPherson's perfect pass in Bounty Hunter would give him the win.
For freestyle, the drivers would have the two car sets, two van stacks and two wheelie bumps to work with. Zach Adams kicked things off with a solid run and Jim Burns in Mechanical Mischief and Greg Adams in Eliminator followed with strong efforts, each featuring a big slap wheelie.
Dawn Creten would raise the bar a little higher in Iron Outlaw, pulling off some big jumps over the van stacks and throwing in a quick slap wheelie and donut.
Devin Jones rocked the house in Barbarian, laying down a great run featuring big air and a huge slap wheelie, finishing with a crazy cylone that saw the left rear tire come right off the rim. Despite Jay McPherson's best efforts in Bounty Hunter, there would be no topping Devin Jones as Barbarian was declared the freestyle winner.
Monsters In The Valley was a big success as Valley Speedway had a great crowd on hand to watch the monster trucks and B-modified racing. A big thanks to Cameron Migues and the Valley Speedway staff for their hospitality and a great event. Monsters In The Valley will be featured in our next episode of TMB TV, along with the NTPA Grand Nationals event from Troy, MO. Stay tuned for TMB TV, which will be premiering later this week, and for a full event photo gallery, coming soon!! (07/19/09) 504 Rocket, Midnight Madness, Stud Monkey & Double Down Take NTPA Wins In Troy!!: TheMonsterBlog.com attended our first NTPA Grand Nationals event this weekend at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Troy, MO!! We had a blast learning more about the sport of truck and tractor pulling first hand, and a big thanks to Larry Richwine and Greg Randall with the NTPA, as well as Jay Schaefer with the Lincoln County Fair for their hospitality. Five classes were competing Friday night, the Light Super Stocks, Super Stock Diesels, Mini Modifieds, Super Semis, and our favorite, the 2WD Trucks. Some of the top pullers in the nation in each class were on hand, providing for a night of great competition. Kevin Lynn piloted his 504 Rocket to the Light Super Stocks victory, winning a three tractor pulloff with a distance of 304.36 feet.
The 2WD Trucks would feature the largest field of pullers Friday night, and Jessie Petro set a great early mark in 2 Timin' with a distance of 302.24 feet. Only one other driver would be able to eclipse the 300 ft. mark, and it would be Jordan Nelson in Midnight Madness as he just edged out Petro for the overall win with a 303.60 foot pull.
The wildest moment of the night came during the 2WD class as Chase Richardson made his pull in his Chase This t-bucket. Halfway down the track, Richardson's motor began to let go before finally blowing up in a huge plume of smoke.
The Mini Modified class never fails to put on an amazing show as those little hot rods are a handful to drive. Mark Stigge would beat out a tough field in his Stud Monkey machine, with a winning pull of 295.36 feet.
One of the fan favorites is definitely the Super Semi class, and as you would expect, the big rigs did not disappoint. Jeremy Walker in Double Down was the test puller, turning down his first run and dropping down to the final slot in the lineup. After all the other trucks had won, it turned out that Walker's test pull would have been the winning distance had he accepted it. The pressure was on as he drove out for the final pull, but Walker had what it took, taking Double Down to a winning distance of 284.52 feet.
You'll see all the action from the above four classes in the next episode of TMB TV, our tribute to the classic "Trucks & Tractor Power" television program. In other pulling, David Siefert won the Super Stock Diesel class in his Renegade Deere with a total distance of 310.46 feet. Stay tuned for a photo gallery from the event and for our next episode of TMB TV!! (07/18/09)
Jim & Chris Allen's Pomona, CA July 4th
Kaboom Experience!!:
They've been bringing you great coverage this month here on TMB, and we've
proud to have another coverage from Jim and Chris Allen today, this one
from the July 4th Kaboom event at the Pomona, CA Fairplex. We've got
another entertaining blog from Chris and more great photos from Jim, check
it all out below:
The
action started fast and furious as some of the best Freestyle Motocross
riders on the West Coast got air and performed tricks far too insane to
describe here. Throw in 9 cars, yes, you read that correctly, NINE CARS
side-by-side, two wheelie obstacles and a pair of doomed motor homes and
you get a monster truck freestyle fan’s delight. The opening trucks,
Unnamed &Untamed, 1/2 Pint and Iron Outlaw, did very well, but only 1/2
Pint was able to survive to continue with additional runs. Unnamed bent 6
valves, rendering his engine inoperable and Iron Outlaw broke an input
shaft, kissing his transmission goodbye. The Pro Comp monster substituted
for the done Iron Outlaw and Unnamed. Boy, did the Pomona fans really take
notice of the World’s Only Standing Driven Monster Truck! Bounty
Hunter finished off the final runs with a ton of energy and high flying
action. When Bounty Hunter hit the second motor home to close the monster
truck show, the pyrotechnics guys ignited the initial fireworks salvo
which wasted very little time in firing up the crowd for the Fireworks
Grand Finale. CLICK HERE TO VIEW JIM ALLEN'S POMONA, CA KABOOM PHOTO GALLERY!! Bloomsburg, PA 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals Photo Gallery!!: One of the most highly anticipated events of the year was this past weekend as the 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals made its annual stop in Bloomsburg, PA!! The Monster Truck Thunder Drags would feature a great lineup of trucks including Summit Bigfoot, Avenger, Raminator, General Tire, Rammunition, and Gun Slinger, as well as the debut of Straight Up Racing's Rock Star and Miss Behavin trucks on the Family Events tour. A total of four shows were held over the three day weekend with Dan Runte picking up the Friday night racing win in Summit Bigfoot. Saturday afternoon would see Chris Bergeron drive General Tire to the racing victory, while Bill Payne pulled off a surpise win in Rock Star against Runte in the finals Saturday night. Sunday would see Payne once again in the final round against Mark Hall in Raminator, but a blown transmission halfway down the track would hand the win to Hall, his fourth victory on the Monster Truck Thunder Drags tour in '09. Monster Blog Staff Member Paul M. Harry made the trip up to Bloomsburg for the Friday and Saturday shows and has another great photo gallery ready for your viewing pleasure. Click the link below to see all of Paul's awesome photos, a big thanks to Paul and his family for making the trip out to Bloomsburg again this year!! (07/15/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL M. HARRY'S BLOOMSBURG, PA PHOTOS!! Monsters in the Valley Returns to Grain Valley, MO This Saturday!!: Valley Speedway is presenting their second annual Monsters in the Valley monster truck show Saturday, July 18th, in Grain Valley, MO!! Don’t miss the heart stopping monster truck action featuring Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, Barbarian, Eliminator, Defender, and Mechanical Mischief. See these trucks race head to head and battle it out in an intense round of freestyle.
In
addition to wild monster truck action, see great racing by B-Mod race
cars. Tickets are only $15 for adults, kids ages 6-12 are just $10 and
kids 5 and under are free. A pit party will be held from 5:00 to 6:30 pm,
this is your chance to meet the drivers and see the monsters up close and
personal. Monster truck action will begin at 7:30 pm so don’t miss the
excitement!! For directions or more information, visit
www.ValleySpeedway.com.
Jim & Chris Allen's Thunder Raceway
Outlaw
Monster Trucks Experience!!:
Jim and Chris Allen were back on the road again over the weekend and this
time they hit up the Outlaw Monster Truck Spectacular at Thunder Raceway
in Show Low, AZ!! Check out another great blog entry from Chris and
more awesome photos from Jim below:
The drivers had to make a lot out of a little at this track. There was a small dirt hill and five crush cars to work with. The cars were lined up with four in a line and there was a single car for wheelies. The fans’ expectations were high and the drivers were ready. The first runs introduced each driver and truck. They were short but sweet with each jump getting longer and more spectacular. The second runs had the Sturges trucks nailing their signature wheelies with no problems and making some nice jumps. Dawn and the Iron Outlaw performed well but when it was all over, she had a flat left front tire. The crew worked feverishly to get the tire repairs done between the second and third runs. The loudest applause of all was saved for Bounty Hunter, doing donuts at each end of the track until the dust covered everything and it was almost impossible to see him on the track.
The third and final runs were the best and most exciting of the night. The
fans were standing as the monsters said goodbye to Show Low for another year.
Outlaw Monster Trucks doesn't announce a winner at the show, but promoter
Steve Querico usually declares an overall winner so be watching the Blog's
Results Tracker for that. The fans, however thought each and every driver in the field was
a winner after a great event!" CLICK HERE TO VIEW JIM ALLEN'S SHOW LOW, AZ PHOTO GALLERY!! 1st Annual Jessy Birgy Monsters of Rock Event Thursday Night!!: (Coopersville, MI) The Midwest Monster Truck Events group is excited to bring you an event that will surely be an event of the summer as the group plans to honor a fallen member of the monster truck industry, Jessy Birgy. Michigan native Birgy, who was known for his wild antics driving his monster truck called Play'n For Keeps for decades, unexpectedly passed away in May of 2008.
Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan will host the first of hopefully many to come events in honor of Jessy on July 16, 2009. Proceeds will be raised for Jessy's daughter, Ashley fund for college. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Scheduled to appear are Amsoil Shock Therapy, Hometown favorite High Maintenance, Excaliber, The Felon, Bar's Leaks Eliminator, Nitemare, and the Nitecrawler Tank! For directions please visit www.BerlinFair.org and also check out www.MidwestMonsterTruckEvents.com for more information!! (07/13/09) TMB Super Photo Sunday - Over 1,000 New Photos!!: Well its that time again, we've been working hard to catch up on getting photo galleries posted and today is another great Super Photo Sunday on TheMonsterBlog.com!! Today we have for your viewing pleasure six new photo galleries courtesy of Ross Z. Bonar, one of those (Wichita) with a big assist from our good friend Tonee Jones!! You'll see the CFP Championship event in Pocatello, the CFP Spring Nationals from Wichita, the huge annual Monster Truck Nationals out at Firebird, the season opener for the Monster Truck Thunder Drags in Springfield, the always exciting Outlaw Nationals from Miami, and the huge 14-truck field from LaPorte, Indiana. A big thanks to all our viewers for their patience in waiting to see these photos, now start clicking below or head straight to our Photos section to enjoy over 1,000 new photos on TMB's Super Photo Sunday!! (07/12/09)
Rob French Backflips Twisted Dragon In Cottage Grove, OR!!: The monster truck backflip club has just got its fourth member as Rob French has pulled off the move in Twisted Dragon Friday night in Cottage Grove, Oregon!! The Monster X Tour event at Cottage Grove Speedway once again featured a driver trying the backflip, after successful efforts by Larry Quick and Kevin Poore at past events. Rob's backflip saw the truck come around and land on the nose, allowing him to pull the truck the rest of the way over with the front tires - much like Kevin Poore's in Redding and Larry Quick's second in Cheyenne. Quick's first successful attempt in Vermont is still the best we've seen, as its the only backflip that has seen the truck do a full rotation and land on all four tires. Congratulations to Rob French and the Wildfire Motorsports team on their success, now the only question is, who will be next? Stay tuned, we'll keep you up to date!! (07/12/09)
Jim & Chris Allen's San Diego County Fair Monster Truck Experience!!: Our good friends Jim and Chris Allen headed out to California this past weekend for the annual San Diego County Fair monster truck show and they were once again kind enough to send us over some coverage of the event!! Check out Chris' blog entry and Jim's great photos below:
"The
San Diego County Fair in Del Mar, California has something for everyone:
kid rides, farm animals, pig races, main stage shows and of course,
monster trucks. Six of the best independent trucks and drivers in the
country gathered to close out the fair over the Fourth of July weekend for
2009. The Friday show opened with fans getting a glimpse of life from the
other side of the universe when the transformers Galactron and Reptar gave
a peaceful message to us “earthlings”. Next, the World’s Youngest Monster
Truck Driver, Eric Swanson, son of Obsessed monster truck driver Rick
Swanson, won the Jr. Trophy Cart race.
We
were out in Pomona Saturday night, but returned for the final day of the
San Diego County Fair as over 5,000 monster truck fans from all over
California come to see the monster trucks one last time. The 2 Xtreme
Racing trucks, Bounty Hunter and Iron Outlaw moved on to Pomona after
Friday, however two exciting new trucks were waiting to take their place:
Time Flies and Fired Up with Kelvin Ramer doing double duty.
The
5PM show began again with the visitors from another galaxy continued
their message to “unleash the power of dreams.” Galactron and Reptar waved
one last goodbye to Earth before leaving. The final Jr. Kart race was won
by K.C Winter, a young lady with some big racing talent.
The afternoon saw some interesting runs and turns of events. Teri Olson in
Miss Behavin’, the only female driver in the field this year, made a good
efforts, but there was a lack of momentum in the run and it showed on the
judge’s scorecards. Fired Up was next, jumped to start his run and went on
to leave nothing on the track unhit. The run was full of momentum and
excitement. The judge’s expectations were high, but Rick Swanson and
Obsessed were ready. Momentum? Check. Uniqueness? Check. Hitting
everything on the track? Well, everything except the big mountain in
middle of the floor. A sheared off front drive shaft ended his run before
he could make that last jump and finish his run with his usual long donut.
Tony Canedo in Playn’ 4 Keeps put on a really great run but he could not
stop Obsessed from receiving the highest total score for the weekend and
Rick Swanson being crowned the weekend’s undisputed monster truck
champion. Many a fan that saw the event will probably come back next year
for more!!" CLICK HERE TO VIEW JIM ALLEN'S DEL MAR, CA MONSTER TRUCK SHOW PHOTOS!! Darryl Smith's Maitland, NSW Monsters Tour of Destruction Photos!!: A few weeks back we updated you on all the goings on with our KC's Fireworks Monsters Tour of Destruction friends in Australia, now check out some photos from the Maitland, New South Wales event courtesy of Darryl Smith!! Darryl did a great job in Maitland, click the link below to check out his awesome shots featuring Outback Thunda, Batman, Scooby Doo and the debut of Taz!! (07/10/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW DARRYL SMITH'S MAITLAND, AUSTRALIA PHOTO GALLERY!! Monster Fest Returns to Olmstead County Fair In Rochester, MN!!: (Rochester, MN) Rochester Minnesota will play host to one huge event during the Olmsted County Fair on Saturday, August 1st. Martial Law, Amsoil Shock Therapy, Rolling Thunder, and Excalibur will race for the Magic Media Monster Cup. In addition to racing there will be a wheelie contest and of course Monster Fest freestyle as well as a tuff truck challenge.
This is the final event for the fair and the fun is scheduled to start at 5:30pm for the party in the pits and roll into the show at 7pm. Get there early for rides in The General Hazzard and to experience the boys from Team Extreme R/C Monster Truck freestyle team. Tickets are just $11 dollars for adults and $6 dollars for kids under 12. For more information, check out Monster Mojo Live Events' website at www.Monster-Mojo.com!! (07/10/09) Springfield, IL Monster Truck Thunder Drags Highlights!!: You've seen Candace Marshall's great photos from the Monster Truck Thunder Drags at the Springfield, IL 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals, now see Colby Marshall's video coverage from the event!! Colby has brought us a unique look at weekend's events, with one of his classic highlight videos as well as on-board footage from Mark Hall's Raminator and Chris Bergeron's General Tire machine. Click the link below to see all the action, thanks to Colby for the great work!! (07/09/09)
CHECK OUT THE SPRINGFIELD, IL MONSTER TRUCK THUNDER DRAGS VIDEO!! First Ever Monster Jam Freestyle Mania to Debut at Mobile Civic Center!!: (Aurora, IL) Feld Motor Sports announced today a new, explosive and action packed version of Monster Jam® titled Monster Jam Freestyle Mania. Monster Jam Freestyle Mania will make its debut July 24-25 at the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Ala.
This
show will feature the largest fleet of monster trucks to compete at the
Mobile Civic Center, including Grave Digger®, King Krunch, Gunslinger, El
Toro Loco®, Taz monster truck, El Matador, Instigator and Bad News Travels
Fast.
Vaters Monster Motorsports Celebrates 4th
Weekend In Style!!:
(Hagerstown, MD)
Vaters Monster Motorsports is celebrating the upcoming Independence Day
holiday weekend in style with monster trucks, fireworks and more this
Friday & Saturday!!
Saturday night Kia Motors “The Power to Surprise” presents the KIA MONSTER
TRUCK SHOW at the Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Virginia on Saturday
July 4th, 2009 at 8 pm!! Come out to see the heart pounding high
octane monster truck action, Kamikaze the jet powered 4-wheeler, Extreme
Freestyle Motocross, Fireworks celebration and much more. LZ's Pit Report - "Nasty Boy Goes to Belgium"!!: Lauren Z. Bonar's behind the scenes article "LZ's Pit Report" is back, this time with an inside look at the filming of a segment for a Belgium television show featuring Ronnie Sturges & Nasty Boy!! Back in March, Sturges Motorsports was contacted to film a feature for the Belgium reality show "Y'a Pas Pire Conducteur", which translates to "There's No Worse Driver". Click on the link below to see behind the scenes photos and read the story. Thanks to Lauren for a great article and to the Sturges Motorsports team for inviting us to cover their shoot. Enjoy!! (06/29/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW LAUREN Z. BONAR'S NASTY BOY GOES TO BELGIUM STORY!! Springfield, IL 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals Photo Gallery!!: The Family Events 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals tour was back in Springfield, Illinois this past weekend with another exciting Monster Truck Thunder Drags event at the State Fairgrounds!! Bounty Hunter, Raminator, Avenger, General Tire, Rammunition and High Maintenance went head-to-head in racing and freestyle competitions over the course of the weekend. The Hall Brothers Racing team was unstoppable in racing, with Mark Hall taking the Saturday afternoon and Sunday wins in Raminator, while teammate Geremie Dishman picked up the Saturday night win in Rammunition. Colby and Candace Marshall were on hand covering the event for TMB this weekend, and while Colby's video coverage will be on the way later this week, we are proud to feature Candace's first photo gallery for the Blog today!! Candace did a great job capturing the action, click the link below to see all of her photos!! (06/29/09)
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