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11/29/07 - Vaters Monster Motorsports Acquires "Kamikaze"!!! 11/26/07 - Pit Bull Racing To Make Donation To Carrie Tingley Hospital!! - MTRA Meeting To Feature Two Special Guest Speakers & Banquet Information!! 11/25/07 - BIGFOOT Make's HOT ROD's 60th Anniversary Top 100 List!! 11/22/07 - Happy Thanksgiving from The Monster Blog!! - Welcome Horizon Hobby & The 1/8 Scale Raminator Monster Truck RTR By Losi!! - Monster Jam Marathon on SPEED Announced!! - Big Dummy Monster Truck Gets a New Look!! 11/21/07
- Monster Jam Europe Concludes 2007 Tour 11/20/07 - Obession Racing Helps Out Make A Wish Foundation!! 11/19/07 - Extreme Monster Truck Nationals Return to the Palace of Auburn Hills!! 11/16/07 - Monster Truck Nationals In Orlando, FL This Saturday!! - Southern Monster Truck Showdown Championship Weekend Coming Soon To Eustis!! 11/15/07 - Sarasota, FL Extreme Monster Truck Nat's Photo Gallery!! - The Final "Behind the Scenes With KD" Blog Article Is Now Online!! 11/13/07 - Monster Jam Video Game Now Available!! 11/12/07 - Monster Truck Thunder Slam Highlight Video!! 11/11/07 - Monster Truck Thunder Slam Photo Gallery!! 11/10/07 - Bigfoot, Dare Devil Win In St. Charles!! - Getting AMP'ed Up For Saturday Night In St. Charles!! 11/09/07 - Clydesdale, Bigfoot Take Wins In St. Louis!!
- BIGFOOT Back In Action In St. Louis - Indy Jamboree Photo Gallery Online!!
- Trucks Gone Wild 11/08/07 - 2007 MTRA Award Nominees Announced!! 11/07/07
- WGAS Motorsports Juarez, Mexico - Dennis Anderson's Halloween R/C Monster Truck Bash Recap!! 11/05/07 - Mark Hall, Steve Parry Tournament of Champs Winners!! - Monster Spectacular Highlight Video!! 11/04/07 - Bigfoot, Black Stallion Take Huge Wins In Montreal, Quebec!! - Patrick Enterprises News Update!! 11/03/07 - T-Maxx, Iron Outlaw Take Wins In Klamath Falls, OR Friday Night!! 11/02/07 - TheMonsterBlog.com 2007 Tournament of Champions Concludes This Weekend!! - 2008 MonsteRCUSA R/C Monster Truck Swimsuit Calendar!! 11/01/07 - Nashville Major League of Monster Trucks Photo Gallery!! - Los Troucas Mounstro En Juarez!! - Monster Truck Mayhem Photo Gallery!! - Louisville Monster Jam Photo Gallery!! |
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NOVEMBER ARCHIVE PICTURE OF THE MONTH WINNER Photo by Danny Maass
Vaters Monster Motorsports Acquires "Kamikaze"l!!: The Vaters Monster Motorsports team based out of Hagerstown, MD has acquired the "Kamikaze" jet 4-wheeler!! The team is already booking their new toy for 2008 and venues & promoters seemed hyped up about using two jets as part of their monster truck show. After acquiring Kamikaze from Paul Stender, Vaters Monster Motorsports now has the only two jet-powered vehicles of their kind. Mikey Vaters or Trey Meyers will be driving the second jet when both are booked, with Mike driving the Psycho. The Kamikaze Jet ATV is capable of reaching speeds of 200 mph, with its T58 General Electric Engine making 2,000 horsepower. For more information on the Kamikaze Jet ATV and the entire Vaters Monster Motorsports team which includes the Black Stallion and Iron Warrior monster trucks, check out www.VatersMotorsports.com or www.BlackStallion4x4.com!! (11/29/07)
Pit Bull Racing To Make Donation To Carrie Tingley Hospital!!: (Albuquerque, NM) Pit Bull Monster Truck Racing will make a special donation to Carrie Tingley Hospital on Tuesday, November 27th at 1PM at the hospital. Charles Benns, owner of and driver for Pit Bull Monster Truck Racing, will present a check in the amount of $3,680 for the children of the hospital. He will be bringing his monster truck, The Pit Bull, along with holiday gifts for all the children attending. Benns has been a long-time supporter of UNMH Carrie Tingley and has donated 100% of his New Mexico truck racing winnings to the hospital for over four years, including this $3,680 donation from his November 10th appearance at the Tingley Coliseum Monster Jam where he placed second to Grave Digger. Benns is the only monster truck owner and driver from the Duke City. Head on over to www.CarrieTingleyHospitalFoundation.org for more information on the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation, and see www.PitBullMonsterTruck.com to learn more about Charles Benns and the Pit Bull Monster Truck Racing team!! (11/26/07)
MTRA Meeting To Feature Two
Special Guest Speakers!!: (Union,
MO)
The Monster Truck Racing Association would like to announce that two very
special guest speakers have been
BIGFOOT Makes HOT ROD's 60th Anniversary Top 100!!: BIGFOOT will be featured in the January 2008 issue of HOT ROD Magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Hot Rods of all time!! To celebrate their 60th anniversary, the HOT ROD staff and a few industry friends helped choose the 100 most influential vehicles in the history of hot rodding. From the article: "We justified our actions by picking cars based on a very specific criterion. In a word: influence. The cars we chose had to make a difference to the gearhead hobby, the racing sport, or the people in them. They had to be trend starters or fad killers, landmarks of style, or shepherds of technology that put a bend in the road of hot rodding."
#69 - Bob Chandler's BIGFOOT - “This'74 F-250 (with a'79 body) began as a promotional stunt for Bob Chandler's four-wheel-drive shop and ended up creating an entire monster truck craze that led to several sanctioning bodies and fans worldwide. Version 3 of the truck appeared on the Apr. '84 cover of HOT ROD. There have been 17 Big Foot trucks built since the first (shown here), all of them contributing significant developments to the sport of monster truck promotions and racing”. All of this and more can be found in the January 2008 HOT ROD Magazine. Thanks to Bigfoot 4x4 for the update and photo, and a big congratulations for another well deserved honor bestowed upon the original monster truck!! (11/25/07)
Happy Thanksgiving From The
Monster Blog!!:
Hey all, Ross Bonar of The Monster Blog here. Just wanted to take a second
today and wish
Welcome Horizon Hobby & The 1/8 Raminator Monster Truck RTR By Losi!!: The Monster Blog is proud to welcome our newest sponsor, Horizon Hobby, Inc. and the 1/8 scale Raminator R/C Monster Truck By Lost!! Founded in 1985, Horizon Hobby is an international marketer and distributor of radio control (RC) cars, boats, planes and helicopters; model railroad; plastic and die-cast models; and other general hobby products. Horizon supports their distribution efforts with cutting-edge retailer services and direct-to-consumer marketing through print media and e-commerce. They are also one of the leading developers of radio control hobby products which include many of the biggest names in the industry such as Hangar 9 airplanes, HobbyZone entry level RC sports and Team Losi cars and trucks--including the new Raminator Monster Truck RTR.
Styled and detailed
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built, painted and detailed to look just like the real thing. The licensed
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enhance the realistic look, giving you the chance to drive your own
monster truck anytime you want. And to make sure that the 1/18 Raminator
is as powerful and durable as a monster truck should be, it’s built on
Losi’s proven, rock-solid mini 4WD chassis and drivetrain. The durable
dual-deck aluminum chassis and wide-track suspension make the Raminator
incredibly stable, while oil-filled composite shocks at all four corners
help smooth out the rough stuff. Power comes from a high-torque Frenzy
motor, which can even be upgraded to a dual motor setup for even more
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steering servos make for razor-sharp handling.
For more information on Horizon Hobby, check out www.HorizonHobby.com, and for more product information on the 1/8 Raminator Monster Truck RTR By Losi, click the ad below. A huge thanks to Steve Goodreau and the entire staff at Horizon Hobby for their support of the TheMonsterBlog.com!! Now head on over and get your Raminator R/C monster truck today!! (11/22/07)
Monster Jam Marathon on SPEED Announced!!: (MonsterJamOnline.com) Monster Jam® announced today that SPEED will broadcast 22 one-hour shows from the 2007 season during a SPEED Marathon Sunday, November 25 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. SPEED will re-air the 22 highest rated shows based off of the votes from their website.
“Monster Jam has been
a consistent performer on the network for several years, and there is no
better time to schedule a day-long holiday marathon than over the extended
Thanksgiving weekend,” said SPEED VP of Programming Robert Ecker. “The
decision to solicit viewers’ choices for the episodes they would most like
to see again was an easy one. This promises to make for a fun-filled day
of entertainment the whole family can enjoy.” Big Dummy Monster Truck Gets A New Look!!: Frank Schettini, owner and driver of the Big Dummy monster truck, was kind enough to send over a photo of the truck's new look!! The new scheme prominently features Resurrect, the hottest new drink on the market. Although initially created as an herbal hangover remedy, Resurrect is now becoming a part of the daily diet for the health conscious individual. Resurrect is a daily detox and recovery beverage that aids in workout recovery as well as hangover recovery, boosts the immune system, and protects against free radicals. Resurrect has become an important part of the Live Healthy Lifestyle.
Formulated with 22 vitamins, herbs, electrolytes, & antioxidants, Resurrect is The Healthy Alternative to energy drinks, soda and sugar-filled sports drinks. With 0 calories, 0 sugar, and only 1 carb, Resurrect's proprietary blend of 3 grams of herbs and a potent dose of antioxidants and vitamins makes it the pinnacle of function drinks. Check out www.ResurrectMe.com for more information on the product, and see www.UnlimitedCustoms.com for more info on Frank Schettini and the Big Dummy monster truck. (11/22/07)
Monster Jam Europe
Concludes 2007 Tour In Finland!!:
(MonsterJamOnline.com) Monster Jam® Europe today concluded it’s
highly successful 2008 tour in Helsinki’s Hartwall Areena, returning to
one the tour’s original overseas stops for the fourth consecutive year.
(Photo Courtesy Andrew Palochko)
Dominating this
weekend’s Monster Jam show was an outstanding performance by Jetix pilot,
Dan Evans, who won every race in Helsinki as he has done in nearly every
race on the tour. “Helsinki, its because of fans like you that I am lucky
enough to be here doing this,” said the veteran racer. “I’ve never had the
opportunity to compete here until this year, and I’ve got to say, we’ve
enjoyed your great country and all our racing victories this weekend. I
can’t think of a better way to end the tour!” - June 7 Cardiff, UK Millennium Stadium - June 14 & 15 Gothenburg, Sweden Ullevi Stadium - September 27 & 28 Arnhem, Holland Gelredome - November 7 – 9 Stockholm, Sweden Globen Arena Monster Jam is one of the best known touring entertainment brands in both North America and Europe. It is a giant among family shows in the US and Canada, selling over 4 million tickets annually in more than 250 of the premiere sporting stadiums and arenas. And, in only four years, Monster Jam has become a staple of the arena and stadium business in Europe. For more information on Monster Jam Europe, go to www.MonsterJamOnline.com, where fans can find weekly show results, event photos, tour updates and ticket information. (11/20/07) Obsession Racing Helps Out Make A Wish Foundation!!: (Menifee, CA) October 20th was a very fulfilling day for all of us at Obsession Racing. We played a special part in the Make A Wish fundraiser car show. The Make A Wish Foundation had over forty kids in attendance that all got to take a part in a very special day for them. The car show entries consisted of: motorcycles, hot rods, classic cars, vintage drag racing cars, boats, and our Monster Truck. The monster truck was a huge hit for the children and spectators.
Our special Make A
Wish child had a very unique situation. Our child’s name was Everett and
he is four years old. Everett has to have 24 hour supervision. His family
and older brother are very dedicated to Everett needs and don’t want to
leave him for any length of time. Everett has a big Brother named Wyatt
who loves Monster Trucks. The Make A Wish foundation made it possible for
Wyatt and his family to enjoy a day at a car show and meet a true Monster
Truck driver and experience seeing a Monster truck up close and even sit
behind the wheel. They had a special care nurse stay home with Everett so
that they could have a day of fun. Wyatt was ecstatic to meet Rick and
experience what it is like to be up inside a real racing Monster Truck.
Extreme Monster Truck Nationals Return to the Palace!!: (PalaceNet.com) The Extreme Monster Truck Nationals hosted by pro wrestling and movie superstar Stone Cold Steve Austin rumbles into the Palace of Auburn Hills Saturday, December 8th for two ground-pounding shows at 2:00 p.m. and 8 p.m.!! See the baddest trucks on the planet including Two-Time World Champion "Equalizer," Rookie of the Year "Hot Tamale" and Larry The Cable Guy's favorite Monster Truck "Get Er Done." Plus, see the jet-powered quad and top Freestyle Cycle jumpers including X Games Gold Medalist, Matt Buyten. Don't miss this exciting display of raw car-crushing power!
Purchase the VIP Package for just $30 which includes a special Pit Party before the event and a Meet and Greet with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, the drivers, and their trucks (Regularly priced at $35). Or purchase great Lower Level seats for just $17.50 for the Adults and just $10 for the Kids 12 and Under (Regularly priced at $22.50). Tickets are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace of Auburn Hills Box Office, and all TicketMaster outlets. Visit www.PalaceNet.com for more information on the event, and www.ExtremeMonsterTruckNational.com for more info on the series. Click here to check out the event poster. Don't miss out! (11/19/07)
Monster Truck Nationals In
Orlando, FL This Saturday!!:
(Bridgeport, TX) ITS ALL NEW! The Checkered Flag
Productions Monster Truck Nationals is heading down to Orlando, FL
Southern Monster Truck Showdown Championship Weekend Coming Soon!!: 21. That's the number of wins Scott Hartsock and the Gun Slinger has racked up this year on the Southern Monster Truck Showdown series tour. 21 is also the number of wins Bruce Haney in Bad News Travels Fast has accumulated this year on the Southern Monster Truck Showdown series tour. That's right, the two title contenders are all tied up heading into the championship weekend at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Eustis Florida on December 7th, 8th, & 9th. These two competitors have been battling tooth and nail all year long, and after a grueling year long slugfest, it's all coming down to one final event.
But both Hartsock and
Haney have a whole cast of trucks they will have to contend with all
weekend long. The 19-year-old senstation Steven Hill in Monkey'n Around
looks to end the season on a high note. Steven is locked in a battle for
the 3rd place position in the overall standings, so Steven is looking the
grab as many victories as he can to boost himself into the 3rd spot. The
20+ year veteran Kirk Dabney in Monster Patrol is determined to get back
into the winners circle, as is his young protege and 2006 SMTS Rookie of
the Year David Brown in Wild Thang. Sarasota Extreme Monster Truck Nationals Photo Gallery!!: The Extreme Monster Truck Nationals took the Sarasota Fairgrounds by storm this weekend for three days of monster truck fun in Florida!! The event featured the debut of Larry Quick's Ghost Ryder, a new identity from the Quick Motorsports camp in the form of a Ford Mustang! Larry debuted Ghost Ryder in style, even managing to go past vertical in Sunday's wheelie contest, getting the truck stuck straight up and down on the cars. Equalizer, Hot Tamale, and Geter Done rounded out the monster truck lineup. A huge thanks to Special Contributor Bryan Wagner for the recap and the great photo gallery from Sunday's event that you can see by clicking the link below!! (11/15/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE SARASOTA MONSTER TRUCK SHOW PHOTO GALLERY!! Final "Behind the Scenes With KD" Blog Article!!: Monster Blog Special Contributor Kyle Doyle has submitted his final "Behind the Scenes" blog article which takes you through the life of a monster truck team member on the road. We've greatly enjoyed having Kyle's superb photography and writing over the last couple years in what has been an excellent feature here on the site. A big thanks to 4 Wheel Parts of Cleveland for their support of this feature in 2007, as the "Presenting Sponsor of Behind the Scenes With KD"--be sure to support them by heading over to 4WheelPartsCleveland.com and taking a look around. Check out the last Blog article by clicking the link below, and be watching for event photos from Kyle next year!! (11/15/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW KYLE DOYLE'S LAST "BEHIND THE SCENES" ARTICLE!!
Monster Jam Video
Game In Stores Today!!: (MonsterJamOnline.com) The Monster
Jam Video Game will be in stores the week of November 13th for the Xbox
360, Playstation 2,
- 20 of the biggest names in monster trucks: Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, Monster Mutt, Blue Thunder, Bounty Hunter and more - Authentic Monster Jam action – Compete in 9 different stadiums on the Monster Jam tour as you compete in stadium racing, stadium circuit and stadium freestyle competitions. - It’s like driving the real thing – Use 4 wheel steering to make hair-pin turns and perform stunts such as crazy donuts. Put the pedal to the metal with turbo boost to catch massive air and accelerate past competition or through objects - Race your truck outdoors – Take your truck out of the stadium and battle to the finish line on 12 outdoor circuit tracks. Race on unique tracks such as an airport graveyard, a shipyard docks, a construction zone, and a ski resort - Destroy your environment – Each race track and freestyle event has a wide variety of fully destructible objects and obstacles including school buses, gas stations, construction trailers, luxury yachts, loaded semi-trailers and much more - Destroy your monster truck – Rip off the hood, tear the body off of the chassis, lose your tires, blow your engine and more - Monster Jam World Finals – Qualify for the world finals in Las Vegas where you will need to beat the best to become the Monster Jam world champion - Multiplayer – Crush your competition on split screen multiplayer Check one of the following retailers to purchase the game: Best Buy, Circuit City, Fred Meyer, Gamestop, Hollywood Entertainment, K-Mart, Meijer, Scholastic, Sears, Toys'R'Us, Wal-Mart. For more information on the Monster Jam Video Game, check out the official Monster Jam website at www.MonsterJamOnline.com!! (11/13/07) St. Charles Monster Truck Thunder Slam Highlight Video!!: TheMonsterBlog.com's video coverage from this weekend's AMP Tour Monster Truck Thunder Slam at the Family Arena is now available for your viewing pleasure! For this event, it's back to the old-fashioned highlight video as we recap two nights of monster truck fun in the St. Louis area. A huge thanks to our good friends Colby Marshall and Shane Skinner for the great video work this weekend. Enjoy the video and be sure to stop by the Fan Forum to let us know what you thought. Thanks to all the folks with AMP Live Events for a great weekend!! (11/12/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE AMP TOUR FAMILY ARENA HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!! St. Charles Monster Truck Thunder Slam Photo Gallery!!: TheMonsterBlog.com photo gallery from this weekend's AMP Tour Monster Truck Thunder Slam at the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO is now online!! See all the action from Friday and Saturday night as hometown favorites Bigfoot and Snake Bite take on the competition in our photo gallery featuring over 350 photos. TheMonsterBlog.com highlight video from the event is coming your way tomorrow, so keep checking back for that, but in the meantime enjoy the 5 pages of photos!! (11/11/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MONSTER TRUCK THUNDER SLAM PHOTO GALLERY!! Bigfoot, Dare Devil Take Family Arena Wins Saturday Night!!: What a wild night at the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO!! The evening kicked off with an excellent wheelie contest that saw Rick Long in Bigfoot bring home the win with the support of the hometown crowd, despite stronger efforts coming from Keith Sturgeon in Snake Bite and Larry Swim in Dare Devil. Long left no question as to who the rightful winner of racing was however, blasting past all of the competition on his way to a final round win over Jim Jack in Reptoid. Larry Swim in Dare Devil didn't have as good of luck facing Reptoid in the first round, spiking the back of the truck into the concrete after a giant launch and ending up on his lid. All of the teams joined together to help get Dare Devil ready for freestyle, including a true class act move by Bennett Clark in allowing Swim to use his spare tire to replace the blown out one on Dare Devil.
Swim made great use of Dare Devil's second life, putting on a great freestyle that saw most of the already damaged fiberglass body end up on the Family Arena floor. Swim was declared the freestyle victor, with other notable attempts coming from Keith Sturgeon in Snake Bite and Rick Long in Bigfoot. A huge thanks to the folks at AMP Live Events for their hospitality and for putting on two great shows here in the St. Louis area. Tons of photos and video coming your way soon, stay tuned! (11/10/07)
Getting AMP'ed For Saturday Night In St. Charles!!: TheMonsterBlog.com will be heading back out to the Family Arena shortly for tonight's AMP Tour Monster Truck Thunder Slam, but we wanted to share a couple of clips from Friday night's event with you first! Two of the best stories of the night included: Larry Swim in Dare Devil bringing down the house with a strong (and loud!) freestyle run; and Bennett Clark in Clydesdale and Jim Jack in Reptoid racing each other tooth and nail--for lane choice! Check out the video clips in the YouTube player below, and make sure to head on out to the Family Arena tonight. Special thanks to Colby with BiteMe Studios for helping us out with the great video footage! Results & Coverage right here tonight on your #1 source for monster truck news and coverage--TheMonsterBlog.com!! (11/10/07)
Clydesdale, Bigfoot Take Wins at the Family Arena!!: The AMP Monster Truck Thunder Slam rolled into the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO tonight, and it was Bennett Clark taking the racing win in Clydesdale! Rick Long in Bigfoot broke a rear planetary defeating Snake Bite in the semi-final round and was unable to make the finals, so Keith Sturgeon was to advance. But with Snake Bite overheating, the other final round berth went to Larry Swim in Dare Devil who fell to Clydesdale. Rick Long in Bigfoot brought home the wheelie and freestyle wins with the support of the hometown crowd, but it was Swim who stole the show in Daredevil. Swim laid down a strong freestyle run with some big sky wheelies and a great cyclone. The AMP Monster Truck Thunder Slam is back for an encore at the Family Arena tomorrow night, don't miss it!! Check out www.FamilyArena.com for more information!! (11/09/07)
BIGFOOT Returns To Action In St. Louis This Weekend!!: The AMP Tour Monster Truck Thunder Slam is coming to the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO this Friday and Saturday, setting the stage for the return of the original monster truck to its hometown!! BIGFOOT will compete in St. Louis for the first time in five years this weekend with Rick Long behind the wheel. But that's not the only truck from the Bigfoot 4x4 camp that will be competing--that's right, Long will be taking on teammate Keith Sturgeon in Snake Bite!! Both drivers will contend with Jim Jack in Reptoid, Bennett Clark in Clydesdale, Wildmann and Daredevil for the wins over the two-day event. The St. Louis area is getting into the spirit, as BIGFOOT and Rick Long were featured on the Fox 2 morning show today. Click here to check out the segment! For more information this weekend's event, head on over to www.FamilyArena.com. No St. Louis area fan should miss out on the fun this weekend, but TheMonsterBlog.com will have all the action right here on Sunday!! (11/08/07)
Finally--Indy Jamboree Photo Gallery!!: TheMonsterBlog.com photo gallery from this year's Indianapolis 4 Wheel Jamboree Nationals is finally online!! The downside of being so busy out covering events is sometime we fall a bit behind with the coverage, but with things starting to slow down a bit now, we'll be catching up on everything over the next few weeks. Click the link below to see all the action from the Indy weekend in our 300-photo gallery!! Enjoy!! (11/09/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE INDIANAPOLIS 4 WHEEL JAMBOREE PHOTO GALLERY!! Trucks Gone Wild 4 & 5 On Sale Now!!: Just in time for Christmas, Trucks Gone Wild is back with Trucks Gone Wild 4 and 5, and they're available now! Follow the Nationwide Tour of Destruction and witness the wildest 4x4 action in the country. Also check out the new 2008 TGW T-Shirts along with new music, combo packs and more! It's the perfect holiday gift for that special person in your life, so get your copies today! To purchase the DVDs, head on over to www.TrucksGoneWild.com! To watch the trailers, click the links below! (11/09/07)
2007 MTRA Award Nominees Announced!!: The Monster Truck Racing Association has announced their 2007 Award Nominees!! This is the first year that the MTRA has announced award nominees and held voting prior to the year-end annual meeting. Official voting ballots have been mailed out to all MTRA Members and are due to be returned by November 31st. Votes will be tallied and award winners will be announced during the MTRA Banquet Saturday, December 15th at the Westport Sheraton in St. Louis, MO. Check out www.MTRA.us for more information on the Monster Truck Racing Association Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet. (11/08/07)
Major League of Monster Trucks Finishes 2007 In Redmond!!: This Weekend, eight stars from the Major League of Monster Truck tour will battle it out once again as the year ends for the MLMT. David Smith in the Nitro Fish and his (friendly) rival, Kreg Christensen in Iron Outlaw swapped back and forth in Victory Lane during the Klamath Falls, Oregon weekend, as Kreg Christensen was deemed the winner in Racing and Freestyle on Sunday Afternoon, while David Smith took the Racing and Freestyle wins on Saturday night. These two teams aren't alone this weekend as Sean Duhon in Traxxas T-Maxx, Daron Basl in the Nitro Hornet and Madusa Bigfoot are all clawing their own path through the stacked field of competition to get to MLMT Victory Lane. Don't miss out on the action in Redmond, Oregon this weekend, Friday Night, Saturday Night and Sunday Afternoon! Check out www.MLMT.com for more information!! (11/08/07)
WGAS Motorsports Juarez, Mexico Highlight Video!!: The WGAS Motorsports Extreme Sports Spectacular traveled south of the border October 27th for a night of monster trucks in Juarez, Mexico!! Monster Blog Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar was on hand for all the action and a highlight video from the event is now online!! A special thanks goes out to Kraig Jacobs who helped us out by taking some of the video footage in Juarez, and also to the Sturges family for inviting us along on the trip to Mexico. Check out the video by clicking the link below! (11/07/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WGAS MOTORSPORTS JUAREZ HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!!
Dennis Anderson's Halloween
R/C Monster Truck Bash Recap!!:
Dennis Anderson’s Halloween R/C Monster Truck Bash will go down as a
milestone in R/C monster truck history.
Many, 1st time entrants and spectators who drove many miles, anticipated that Dennis and the whole slew of drivers that participated would simply show up, wave to the fans and sign a few autographs, only to depart early. Not so, as Dennis and his entire family were at trackside from sun up until well after sun down. Mr. Monster truck himself, spent his days at the event talking to fans, taking pictures, racing, and providing race by race commentary. It is very rare indeed to encounter an individual with so much raw talent, charisma, and a genuine passion to please his fans.
The synergistic combination of his personality and expert race promotion and production of the No Limit team made this one of the best events in R/C history. Click here for a full recap of the event and for information on other R/C monster truck events, be sure to head on over to www.NoLimitRC.com. To see Tom Hagen's HUGE photo gallery from Dennis Anderson's Halloween R/C Monster Truck Bash, click here. Thanks to the guys at No Limit R/C for the quick recap and the news!! (11/07/07) TheMonsterBlog.com Tournament of Champions Winners!!: The first ever Monster Blog Tournament of Champions is in the books and your winners of the Driver Competition and Fan Competition are Mark Hall and Steve Parry!! The Driver Competition featured an incredible three-man race including Dan Runte, Mark Hall, and Jim Koehler, with Hall taking a huge racing win at the MLMT Nashville event to clinch the Tournament of Champions win!! The Fan Competition also featured a great finish as eight fan teams were in the running all the way until the final event this past weekend in Montreal, and it was Steve Parry's pick of Rick Raab in American Guardian that sealed the deal.
A huge thanks to all of the drivers and fans who were a part of the inaugural Tournament of Champions, and we would especially like to express our gratitude to all of the organizations who supported this contest through donation of prizes. Steve Parry will be receiving a huge package of monster truck merchandise just in time for Christmas courtesy of the organizations below. Hall Brothers Racing team will also be receiving some great prizes as well including a $100 Vinyl Images Gift Certificate, a $200 gas card, $500 Off a set of Sudden Impact Racing Tires, and 500 Custom Designed Hero Cards by the fine folks at Midland Sports Cards! Support the folks below as thanks for their support of TheMonsterBlog.com, and next year's Tournament of Champions will be even bigger! Check out the Tournament of Champions section for the final point standings and a full list of prizes! (11/05/07) .: Thanks to the following organizations for their support of the Tournament of Champions :.
Montreal Monster Spectacular Highlight Video!!: Saturday night's Monster Spectacular at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec was a wild event and you can now view all of the best highlights right here on TheMonsterBlog.com thanks to Chris Arel Motorsports!! Click the link below to view the incredible footage put together by Kevin LaRochelle. A huge thanks to Chris Arel for sharing these great highlights with us, be sure to head on over to www.ChrisArel.com for all the information on the upcoming 2008 Monster Spectacular Tour!! (11/05/07)
(Photo By PhotosGC.com, Courtesy Chris Arel Motorsports) CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MONTREAL MONSTER SPECTACULAR HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!! Bigfoot, Black Stallion Take Huge Wins In Montreal!!: Monster trucks returned to Montreal Saturday night and over 50,000 fans turned out for an incredible Monster Spectacular!! Racing was intense all night at the Big O for the annual fall edition of the Monster Spectacular, with twelve trucks competing. Mitch Tulachka in Geter Done made a great showing in his first stadium event, making it all the way to the Semi-Finals before losing to Chris Bergeron in Brutus. Rick Long in Bigfoot took down Rick Raab in American Guardian to setup the final round battle. The fans in attendance cheered when crowd favorite Long drove Bigfoot to the racing win in a high speed final round race, narrowly defeating Bergeron in Brutus!
Freestyle was total destruction with unique ramps, pyramids and obstacles (school buses, cube trucks, trailers), which makes the Monster Spectacular event reputation in Montreal so strong (More than 100,000 spectators each year in 2006 and 2007 – spring and fall crowds combined). Black Stallion was declared the victor after a unique backflip attempt, landing on his roof--the truck caught on fire but FD intervention was quick and effective, and Vaters emerged from the truck without injury. Click here to watch a video clip from Black Stallion's freestyle!!
Jim Koehler in Avenger finished second, while
teammate Chris Bergeron in Brutus took third with a spectacular save. Rick
Raab in American Guardian finished the night in the fourth position. Other
highlights included a huge crowd favorite when Weapon 1 destroyed the tech
and officials trailer after he was black flagged, and Scott Poirier in
Anger Management brought some big air during his run. Kyle Chandler in
Dominator did really well too for his first appearance in Montreal (a last
minute replacement for Dan Patrick and Samson who cancelled due to
mechanical failure).
Patrick Enterprises
Update!!: The MLMT event in Nashville, TN on Oct. 27,
2007 was the last racing appearance for the current Samson Monster Truck.
The truck (without the current body)
After 14 years of
racing Samson (Patrick Chassis # 13), Dan will be building a new chassis
for himself this winter, to be debuted Jan. 11 -12, 2008 at the Big Sandy
Superstore Arena in Huntington, WV at George Eisenhart’s Monster
Nationals. 2008 will also mark Dan’s 20th Anniversary of monster truck
racing with Samson. 20th Anniversary Samson items will be for sale on the
Samson website soon. Also, 2008 dates will be announced shortly as well. T-Maxx, Iron Outlaw Take Wins In Klamath Falls Friday Night!!: (MLMT.com) Friday Night is in the books with eight of the great that MLMT has to offer fought it out in the Events Center! While Sean Duhon in Traxxas T-Maxx got his first win on the MLMT circuit, all eyes were on the brand new driver of the Iron Outlaw truck. Kreg Christensen was certainly on the ball posting fast times in the first round and semi-final rounds, but losing by mere inches in the final round. Daron Basl was fast qualifier in Nitro Hornet as the Oregon fans cheered on their fellow Oregon-Native!
Monster Truck
Freestyle was a whole different story with solid runs coming from David
Smith in Nitro Fish, an INCREDIBLE save from Madusa in Bigfoot, and a
great run from Sean Duhon in T-Maxx. Kevin King in Sudden Impact went
upside down as he nailed the van-stack and went vertical. The truck was
straight up and down for nearly ten seconds before the truck tipped over.
With all those incredible runs, it was the one point edge that went to
Iron Outlaw and Kreg Christensen. Kreg was all over the place, with
hitting the double jump and sending the truck in an akward sky-wheelie
stance, some mean donuts, and awesome slap wheelies off the van stacks.
Outlaw was deemed the winner.
Tournament of
Champions Concludes This Weekend!!: TheMonsterBlog.com
Tournament of Champions is winding to a close with only one weekend of
competition left until our winners
- Driver Competition Down to a Two-Man Race
The Driver
Competition has been intense for the entire eleven weeks to date, with
over fifty drivers participating in T.O.C. events. Thirty-five drivers
have scored performance points, and with only one more weekend of
competition left, the title fight has been narrowed to two drivers.
But entering last
weekend right on Runte’s heels was Mark Hall and the Raminator team. Hall
reached the 6-event baseline in style, winning the racing competition in
Kentucky to move into second overall in the standings. Hall picked up big
racing victories in Charlotte, Indianapolis, and Wildwood for an overall
total of 110 points going into the Week 12 event in Nashville. Hall’s only
chance to surpass Runte was to win the racing competition against a tough
field of 18 of the best trucks in the country.
Koehler had to take a win in Nashville to remain in
contention, and he did just that, topping the competition and walking away
with the freestyle victory. Koehler now has 95 points total and a chance
at the title as he will be competing in the final T.O.C. event this
weekend in Montreal. Sitting at a thirty-five point deficit from leader
Mark Hall, Koehler faces a tall task at Olympic Stadium Saturday night. He
must win freestyle and make it to the finals in racing to earn enough
points to overtake Hall and Raminator. - Fan Competition Wide Open
Heading into the
final event in Montreal this weekend, there are still eight fans in the
running for a monster truck fan’s dream prize package! - Even More Fan Prizes Added As if the fan prize wasn’t BIG enough, three more organizations have kicked in gear for the Grand Prize! David Kranak and the gang over at MonsterTruckCollectors.com have donated a T-shirt, while Clive Featherby’s KC’s Fireworks from Australia has also gotten in on the action with a DVD and hat. Dan & Chris Patrick were also kind enough to throw in some Samson merchandise as well.
- Thank You To The Sponsors The Tournament of Champions has been a hugely successful promotion and we sincerely thank everyone who has gotten involved. The sponsors who have stepped up to give back to the markets they serve included Vinyl Images, the Sudden Impact Racing Tire, and Midland Sportscards, all posting some great prizes for the winner of the Driver Competition. Lots of teams put up merchandise that will make a great Christmas present for the winner of our Fan Competition as well! .: Thanks to the following organizations for their support of the Tournament of Champions :.
Stay tuned to TheMonsterBlog.com this weekend to find out who our winners in the first ever Tournament of Champions will be, thanks to everyone who has gotten in on the fun!! (11/02/07) 2008 R/C Monster Truck Swimsuit Calendar Released!!: The MonsteRCUSA 2008 radio controlled monster truck swimsuit calendar is a 14 month 8.5x11 (11x17 open) wall calendar with exclusive money saving coupon codes, and is now available for $12.95. It features a replica of the real Avenger monster truck, as well as pictorials of an RC plane, tank, pirate ship, oval car, and various other trucks.
2008 sponsors include Avenger Racing, Full Force RC, IMEX RC, Jackal Hobbies, NR/CTPA, RC Planet, Snowbird Nationals, SPI Racing Wheels, UjENA Swimwear, and Zazzle. MonsteRCUSA is also offering two limited edition 11x17 posters featuring replicas of the Avenger and Escalade monster trucks for only $2 more when a calendar is ordered--both posters were approved by their respective drivers. For more information on the MonsteRCUSA 2008 R/C Monster Truck Swimsuit calendar, visit www.MonsteRCUSA.com today!! (11/02/07) Huge MLMT Nashville Photo Gallery!!: TheMonsterBlog.com photo gallery from Saturday night's Major League of Monster Trucks event at Nashville Superspeedway is now online!! There are nearly 450 photos from the entire day's activities ready for your viewing, simply click the link below to check them out!! Be sure to stop by the Fan Forum and let us know what you thought after you get done, and don't forget to head on over www.MLMT.com for more information on their upcoming 2008 season. Enjoy!! (11/01/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY MLMT PHOTO GALLERY!! Los Trocas Mounstro En Juarez!!: The WGAS Extreme Sports Spectacular rolled south of the border this past weekend as four monster trucks performed in freestyle action in Juarez, Mexico!! Tony Canedo in Play'n 4 Keeps, Ronnie Sturges in Nasty Boy, and Sam Sturges in Unnamed & Untamed all ran strong, but it was Bill Payne in Rockstar who brought the house down with some great performances in front of the Juarez fans. Monster Blog Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar was on hand for all the action, and more photos and video from the event will be coming your way soon. A huge thanks to the Sturges Motorsports team for inviting us to join them on the trip, and to all the drivers & teams for a great show. Stay tuned!! (11/01/07)
Monster Truck Mayhem Photo Gallery!!: The first annual Monster Truck Mayhem - Truck or Treat event was held at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, FL this past weekend!! Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter swept the entire weekend, winning all three racing competitions, and both freestyle competitions as well. During a car jump by stuntman Brad Baldino at the 2PM Saturday event, the pyrotechnics caused the arena's fire sprinklers to activate flooding the arena floor with 4-5 inches of water. The rest of the 2PM show was cancelled, with the evening event rescheduled for Sunday. The incident certainly made for an eventful weekend, but kudos to the promoter and teams for putting on a great show. Other trucks in attendance included Bad News Travels Fast, Dominator, Easyriders, and Instigator. A huge thanks to Special Contributor Bryan Wagner for the photo gallery which can be seen by clicking the link below and for the recap!! Thanks & Enjoy!! (11/01/07)
CLICK HERE FOR BRYAN WAGNER'S MONSTER TRUCK MAYHEM PHOTO GALLERY!! Freedom Hall Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: The USHRA Monster Jam returned to historic Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY for Fright Night this past weekend!! Our good friend Chris Parrish was on hand for all the action Friday night as Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, El Toro Loco, Predator, and Team Suzuki competed in wheelie, racing, donut, and freestyle contests. Pablo Huffaker started the evening off by winning the wheelie contest in Grave Digger, but was eliminated in the first round of the racing competition. El Toro Loco went on to win the racing competition over Andy Slifko in Eradicator, and it was Mike Wine in Monster Mutt winning the donut contest. Freestyle would see good runs from all the drivers, but in the end it was Neil Elliot in Maximum Destruction tying Pablo Huffaker for the top spot, both with perfect scores of 30. Then it was up to the crowd to decide the winner, and Grave Digger was crowned the freestyle champ!! A huge thanks to Chris Parrish for the great photos which can now be seen in the Fan Photo Gallery by clicking the link below!! (11/01/07)
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up for the 21st Annual Meeting and Banquet, which will be held December
15th in St. Louis, MO at the Westport Sheraton.
all
of you who visit the site a very Happy Thanksgiving from myself, my wife
Rajeana, my son Zane--also from my parents Lauren & Lynette out in
Arizona, and all of the folks who help here with The Monster Blog. We have
many, many things to be thankful for today--and everyday. In that spirit,
I would just like to thank all of you, the fans, for your support of the
site. Thanks to the teams and promoters for all their hard work each year
to put on the shows that make up the sport we all love. We are gearing up
for a big 2008, and we also thank all of our sponsors who make that
possible. Now, let's go enjoy some good food, and hey, we've even got a
couple news updates here for you for after dinner!! (11/22/07)
184 entries from 13 states came to
the world’s most famous full size monster truck shop for two days of
nonstop action. No Limit R/C brought an amazing event together that tied
full size motor sports personalities with their R/C counterparts. The ICON
of monster trucks, and World Champion driver of Grave Digger, Dennis
Anderson literally opens up his race shop, front yard and R/C racetrack to
participants and spectators for these unique events.
are
declared! The T.O.C. was created as our way of saying thank you to all the
drivers and fans who have supported The Monster Blog over the last couple
years by giving each the chance to win some great prizes. The final event
is being held tomorrow night in Montreal, Quebec!
