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12/02/09
- Indianapolis, IN Monster Nationals 11/30/09
- Sudden Impact Racing Will Debut the Ground
Pounder in 2010!! 11/28/09 - South Pacific World Finals 2 Photos!! 11/25/09 - Carl Van Horn Returns to Sudden Impact Racing!! 11/24/09
- Abused Trucks 4x4 Expanding, Purchases
Arachnaphobia!! 11/19/09 - Round Two of CFP's Road to Pocatello This Weekend In Cincy!! 11/17/09
- E3 Spark Plugs & Lucas Oil Will Join 11/14/09 - Patrick, Koehler 2009 South Pacific World Finals II Champions!! 11/11/09 - TMB Super Photo Wednesday!! 11/10/09 - South Pacific World Finals 2 This Weekend!! 11/09/09 - TMB TV Episode 2.15 - Montreal, Quebec Monster Spectacular!! 11/03/09 - E3 Sparks Plugs & Lucas Oil To Be Key Sponsors of 2010 Monster Nationals!! - The Black Night Soars Into the World of Monster Trucks!! 11/02/09 - Monster Trucks Drag Racing: Bigfoot versus Snake Bite!!
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Indianapolis, IN Monster Nationals Photo Galleries!!: The first stop on the 2009-2010 Monster Nationals tour was this past weekend at Indianapolis, Indiana's Conseco Fieldhouse and our own Paul M. Harry and Chris Parrish teamed up to cover all the action!! Bobby Holman in the new Lucas Oil Stabilizer won the wheelie contest while Jocelyn Perrin in the hot new High Maintenance picked up the donut competition win. Freestyle and racing would belong to Rick Long in Bigfoot as he won a cheeroff in freestyle and crossed the finish on his nose after a wild pass in the finals. A big thanks to Paul and Chris for attending, click the link below to see all their awesome photos!! A special thanks to all the drivers and teams in Indy for always being the great people they are, under any circumstances. (11/30/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL M. HARRY'S INDIANAPOLIS, IN PHOTO GALLERY!!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRIS PARRISH'S INDIANAPOLIS, IN PHOTO GALLERY!! Sudden Impact Racing Will Debut the Ground Pounder in 2010!!: (Jefferson, LA) Sudden Impact Racing will be adding a new truck to their arsenal for 2010, the Ground Pounder! Through a partnership with Redcat Racing, the Ground Pounder will take to the track within the first quarter of 2010 ready to pound the competition! Based around the newly-released Ground Pounder 1:10th scale R/C monster truck, both trucks will be sure to bring excitement to fans both young and old!
Developed, prototyped, and tested by Crawford Performance Engineering and distributed by Redcat Racing, the Ground Pounder comes packed with features commonly found only on fully customized trucks. The Ground Pounder features shaft-driven 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering plus a fully anodized aluminum frame. With it’s oversize monster tires, it’s at home whether tearing up the backyard or pounding the competition.
The Ground Pounder R/C’s will be available in the www.SuddenImpact.com online store soon, so keep checking back for more info!! (11/30/09) Obsession Racing Press Release!!: (Menifee, CA) On October 9th and 10th was the debut of Obsession Racings newest part time driver. Six days after Eric Swanson’s 14th Birthday he was piloting Obsessed in front of a packed house at the Southern California Fair in Perris, CA. The crowd was excited and in awe to see his awesome driving abilities. After the event some of the best compliments to Eric were how surprised they were for someone Eric’s age that could handle and maneuver the truck as well as someone who has been in this profession for years (or even better).
When
Eric was driving his truck Obsessed, Jeff Jones piloted Obsession so Rick
could be on the floor with Eric for the first time. We were very proud of
both drivers. Jeff caught some big air and managed pop a barrier tire onto
its wheel and go for a ride. Luckily it stayed in its boundaries! On the
last show Saturday night the fans got to see Rick and Eric perform for
their first time together. This brought the crowd cheering on their feet
for their home town boys! None of this would have been possible without
John Borba from WGAS Motorsports giving Eric the opportunity and having
the confidence in him to run his show. We also want to thank Frank
Schettini for giving Eric the opportunity to practice driving at his ranch
for this show. Of course we also have to give a big thanks to Jeff Jones
for ALWAYS stepping in and helping us out when we need him and John Adams
and Joe Miller (Iron Outlaw driver) for help keeping the trucks running
all weekend. South Pacific World Finals 2 Photo Gallery!!: The South Pacific World Finals 2 was a huge success this year, with Dan Patrick successfully defending his racing title and first time attendee Jim Kohler taking the freestyle championship. TMB's hats off to Clive Featherby and the entire Extreme Monster Trucks Australia group for a great event. Our good friend from down under, Darryl Smith was on hand for all the action and has once again been kind to share his great photos from the event with us. We'd also like to thank Mal Burgess for contributing some of the photos in the gallery, giving us a second angle of all the action. Check out all of Darryl and Mal's great photos below, and watch www.MonsterTrucksAustralia.com for more information on the Monsters Tour of Destruction!! (11/28/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SOUTH PACIFIC WORLD FINALS 2 PHOTO GALLERY!!
Carl Van Horn Returns to Sudden Impact
Racing!!:
(Jefferson, LA) Carl VanHorn will return to driving with
Sudden Impact Racing for the first quarter of 2010. VanHorn will be
piloting the AMSOIL Excaliber alongside Jon Zimmer and the AMSOIL Shock
Therapy. “I’m excited to be back with SIR. They’re one of the best teams
in the business,” said VanHorn. ”I’m looking forward to driving Excaliber.
It’s a great truck with a lot of history behind it, and Brandon Lagarde,
Tim Bush, and team SIR have given me a great opportunity.”
“I missed driving, and not being around for a
first quarter would have eaten at me,” said VanHorn. “I had to step back
before for personal reasons, but it was never anything against SIR. The
fans will be getting their money’s worth and more this year!”
Abused Trucks 4x4 Purchases Arachnaphobia
Monster Truck!!:
(Albany, MN) Abused Trucks 4x4, formerly known as Martial Law
Monster Truck Racing, is proud to announce a new addition to the team.
Paul Strong and his team have purchased the Arachnaphobia monster truck
from Scott Anderson. Scott will continue to drive it as Arachnaphobia for
our first quarter Monster Jam schedule, booked along with Martial Law.
After first quarter, the truck will get a new rollcage and will feature
the Heart Breaker body with Kaila Savage as the full time driver.
Kaila drove several weekends this summer in the
Martial Law truck with her Heart Breaker body on it. She had a lot of fun
getting a little bit of seat time, meeting a ton of fans, signing all
those pink hats, shirts, and flags, and is very excited for what 2010 will
bring for her Heart Breaker truck.
None of this would have been possible without
some very important people. My brother David, my great friend Eric Reetz,
my very understanding children Alexis and Alyssa, and my fiancee Kaila.
Those are just the tip of the iceberg. This is not to mention all of our
friends who have helped us get loaded out of the shop in the middle of the
night, the teams who have helped us put the truck back together at the
track, the promoters who have given us the opportunity to race, and the
fans who have come over to meet us, send us gifts, and come to support us.
Our sponsors have hooked us up with ignition parts from MSD, batteries
from Optima, coolant from Engine Ice, welders from Lincoln, and the killer
wrap from Mustang Graphics. Cincinnati, OH Monster Truck Winter Nationals Photo Galleries!!: The Checkered Flag Productions Monster Truck Winter Nationals Championship Chase is underway and stop #2 was this past weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio!! Darren Migues started his title chase in Bounty Hunter strong, sweeping both freestyle wins and taking over the points lead going into first quarter. Jon Zimmer in Amsoil Shock Therapy grabbed a wheelie win and defending champ Larry Swim in Bigfoot Bad Boy got a long jump win, but the rest of the weekend was all Migues. Both Paul Harry and Chris Parrish were on hand for both nights and you can now see both of their amazing photos by clicking the links below. Thanks to those guys for the pics and to Zane Rettew and CFP for a great show!! (11/24/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL M. HARRY'S CINCINNATI, OH PHOTO GALLERY!!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRIS PARRISH'S CINCINNATI, OH PHOTO GALLERY!! Round Two of CFP's Road to Pocatello This Weekend In Cincy!!: The 2009-2010 Monster Truck Winter Nationals title chase is on and rounds two & three are this weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio!! The Cincinnati Gardens plays host to monster trucks Friday & Saturday night as defending CFP Champion Larry Swim in Bigfoot Bad Boy takes on Darren Migues in Bounty Hunter in wheelie and freestyle competition. Those two drivers are the ones everyone is talking about, but don't count out Jon Zimmer in Amsoil Shock Therapy, Chris Ryan in Excaliber or Drew Haygood as he debuts the Desperado. Bill Payne in the Rock Star jumped out to the early points lead last weekend in Billings, Montana but Larry Swim is looking to retake the #1 spot with a strong showing in Cincinnati. It will be the final show for the current Bigfoot Bad Boy body, so don't be surprised to see Swim take it past the limit!! Migues in Bounty Hunter will be tough however as he embarks on his first championship chase on the '09-'10 CFP Tour.
The monster trucks aren't all that is going at the Gardens this weekend however, as fans will be witness to transformer madness. From Transaurus eating a car to an intergalactic battle between Reptar and Galactron, this year's Monster Truck Winter Nationals is not to be missed. All of the action gets started each night at 7:30PM, with gates opening at 6PM and the pre-show Pit Party getting underway at 6:30PM. Tickets are now on sale at the Cincinnati Garden box office and all Ticketmaster outlets, with kids tickets starting at just $5!! For more info on this weekend's big events, check out www.CheckeredFlagProductions.com!! (11/19/09)
E3 Spark Plugs & Lucas Oil Will Join Team
BIGFOOT For Monster Nationals Series!!:
(Indianapolis, IN) In 1974, Bob Chandler created a machine
that started a worldwide craze. It
Steve Joiner, Vice President Sales and
Marketing-E3 said: "We are very proud of the E3 Spark Plugs Monster
Nationals Presented by Lucas Oil. And when it comes to putting our E3 logo
on a monster truck, we want to be associated with the best. You can't do
better than getting on board with the man who invented the monster
truck-Bob Chandler and the Bigfoot crew. The new Bigfoot truck is
spectacular. We can't wait to see it in action at the Monster Nationals
events."
Patrick, Koehler 2009 South Pacific World
Finals II Champions!!:
After another great year of continued improvement for the
Australian Monsters Tour of Destruction, tonight's South
Freestyle would see Patrick continue to have a great
evening, putting together a solid run for a score of 15 points out of a
possible 20. Things really kicked into high gear when the Featherby boys
took to the track however. 14 year old Jay Featherby had some great moves
including huge sky wheelies, big air over the bus and the destruction of
an RV for a score of 16 to take the lead. 17 year old brother Billy roared
to the track in Scooby Doo, but a massive sky wheelie on his second hit
would result in a rough landing, sending the truck up and over on its lid.
Another move of the night would come from Paul Jensen in Batman, as a huge
sky wheelie would result in broken rear sway bars and end his run early.
If anyone could eclipse Koehler, Kreg Christensen would be the man to do it. Christensen was on his way to doing exactly that after destroying an RV and grabbing the biggest air of the night. But a broken shock would bring an early end to Outback Thunda II's run and Kreg would have to settle for a score of 16.
Heartbreak would strike for the national favorite Clive Featherby as a broken rear axle in Outback Thunda I after two hits would keep him from contending for the win. That would leave Jim Koehler as the high score and he is your 2009 South Pacific World Finals Freestyle Champion!!
A big thanks to Clive Featherby and the whole Monsters Tour of Destruction for putting on a great event and for making it available in an online broadcast so those of us night owls here in the states could enjoy it as well. Also an extra big thanks to our good friend Darryl Smith who has provided the great teaser shots you see above, keep an eye out for more photos from him coming soon right here on TMB!! Keep watching for coverage and more photos of the event at www.DownUnderMonsters.com, amt.mtm2.com, as well as www.MonsterTrucksAustralia.com, and our congratulations to Dan Patrick and Jim Koehler on their 2009 South Pacific World Finals Championships!! (11/14/09) TMB Super Photo Wednesday - Over 500 New Photos!!: We've been hard at work catching up on all the photo galleries from the past two months and today we are finally ready to present them to you in another edition of Super Photo Wednesday!! Going back to mid-September, we start with photos from the Monster X Tour event in Springdale, AR and the Outlaw Monster Truck Spectacular in Lawton, OK courtesy of Ross Z. Bonar. Then its Rajeana Bonar bringing you photos from the Midwest 4-Wheel Drive Open House and the St. Louis, MO Fall Nationals. We welcome Diana Marshall and thank her greatly for her first gallery for TMB, also from the St. Louis Fall Nationals at the Chaifetz Arena. That same weekend our man down under Darryl Smith was back at it in Bundaberg, Queensland and we present his great photos of all the action from the Monsters Tour of Destruction. Stephanie Cotnoir with Team Scream stepped in and helped out TMB up in Montreal, doing an amazing job and those pics are a must see. Finally we finish up with Halloween weekend monster trucks from Farmington, NM courtesy of Lauren Z. Bonar and pics from the annnual Palace of Auburn Hills event courtesy of the great Paul M. Harry. That's nine photo galleries in all from seven great photographers totaling over 500 new photos!! 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 TMB's Super Photo Wednesday!! (11/11/09)
South Pacific World Finals 2 This Saturday
In Archerfield, Queensland!!:
Its been an amazing 2009 season for the Monsters Tour of
Destruction as Clive Featherby and his crew
Several of the U.S. drivers will be in familiar
equipment as 2009 South Pacific World Finals Racing Champion Dan Patrick
will pilot the brand new Samson truck he has just delivered to join the
Australian fleet. Jim Koehler makes his first trip down under and will
pilot a special Avenger bodied machine, and Paul Shafer will return to
drive Monster Patrol again this year, with a hot new paint scheme.
TMB TV Episode 2.15 - Montreal, Quebec Monster Spectacular!!: TMB TV is back for one of the final and biggest episodes of 2009!! Episode 15 comes to you from the huge Monster Spectacular at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec!! It's our first trip north of the border with TMB TV and we can't thank Chris Arel Motorsports enough for their hospitality in helping us bring you racing and freestyle featuring 12 trucks and the monster truck backflip from Montreal. Don't wait fans, click the link below to see Bounty Hunter, Avenger, Bigfoot, Amsoil Shock Therapy and more, along with Larry Quick and Ghost Ryder going for the backflip in front of over 40,000 people. TMB TV Host Ross Z. Bonar takes you behind the scenes of all the action in Montreal and Colby Marshall nails it once again with more amazing camera work. Click the link below to see all the action, we hopy you enjoy!! (11/09/09)
WATCH TMB TV EPISODE 2.15 - MONTREAL, QUEBEC MONSTER SPECTACULAR!!
E3 Spark Plugs & Lucas Oil To Be Key
Sponsors of 2010 Monster Nationals Series!!:
(Indianapolis, IN) Two major sponsors have been signed for
the Monster Nationals series of 15
Steve Joiner, Vice President Sales and
Marketing-E3 said: “The audience for Monster Nationals loves high
performance. With this Name-In-Title sponsorship we can build on our E3
spark plug high-performance product profile. This audience appreciates big
engine power and nothing helps deliver that power better than our
DiamondFire design spark plugs. Since the E3 Spark Plugs Monster Nationals
Presented by Lucas Oil attracts a lot of families; we can also stress the
family-friendly story of how we are helping to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and global warming by reducing fuel consumption. Performance
with economy for a better environment—we think it’s a message that will
hit home with this audience.” The Black Knight Soars Into The World of Monster Trucks!!: (Fort Lauderdale, FL) K&J Monster Trucks, Inc. is excited to announce the creation of the Black Knight Monster Truck, which will be making its official debut in January 2010.
Fans
may recognize the truck as the former Cowboy Monster Truck, as seen on
Speed TV. But with an infusion of old school super heroes and the
contemporary crusaders of this millennium, the Black Knight will be one of
the most unique characters to descend into the world of monster trucks in
recent memory. Monsters Truck Drag Racing: Bigfoot versus Snake Bite!!: (Hazelwood, MO) Well fans, Bigfoot 4x4 was invited to the ADRL World Finals in Ennis, Texas at the Texas Motorplex October 23rd and 24th to run BIGFOOT and Snake Bite down the drag strip, and it turned out to be a record-setting event for Team BIGFOOT. We sent Dan Runte in the Summit Racing Equipment BIGFOOT #16 and Larry Swim in the Firestone Snake Bite #14. We have run monsters down the drag strip before, but never side by side on the 1/8 mile!
We
raced Friday night at 11:15 p.m. and boy did we surprise the crowd. We
think they were just expecting the trucks to race down the track, but we
had a REAL surprise for them. We were able to do very smoky burnouts in
the box and carried them right thru the starting line!! It was awesome.
Then it was race time! Dan ran 8.221 at 84.27 mph and Larry ran an
8.349 at 79.21 mph.
What a great weekend of drag racing!! We would like to thank the ADRL and Summit Racing Equipment for giving us this opportunity. For more photos and video of the trucks' runs, head on over to www.Bigfoot4x4.com!! (11/02/09) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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