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1/26/09

- George Eisenhart Funeral Arrangements

1/25/09

- George Eisenhart Passes Away After Event Accident

- MTRA Statement

1/24/09

- TMB TV Season 2 Episode 2 - Grand Island, NE!!

- Gerding, Payne Take Friday Night Wins In Cape Girardeau!!

1/23/09

- MEGA Monster Truck Tour Returns to
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1/22/09

- Team Scream
Banner Contest!!
- Monster X Games Asheville, NC Booking Opportunities!!

1/21/09

- Sebastian Hizey Memorial Fund Info

1/18/09

- Tacoma, WA

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George Eisenhart Funeral Arrangements:  (From the Burr Funeral Home) A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 10:00 am at The Church of St. Mary, located at 401 North Street in Chardon, OH. Reverend Thomas Gilles of the Church will officiate. A visitation will also be held Wednesday from 1:00PM to 4:00PM and 6:00PM to 9:00PM at the Burr Funeral Home, located at 116 South St. (on St. Rt. 44, 500’ south of Rt. 6/Chardon Square) in Chardon, OH.
     Mr. Eisenhart was a graduate of Lake Catholic High School, class of 1985 and an active Alumnus. He was also a graduate of Kent State University class of 1992.
     He was an avid golfer, enjoyed hunting and running with his sister and was an avid bowler, with several 300 games. He was President of the MTRA, the organization setting the standards for Monster Truck Racing and was Five Time The Promoter of the Year for the MTRA. In his younger years, he raced motocross motorcycles and competed with his dad in off shore power boat racing.
     Mr. Eisenhart was an active member of the Church of St. Mary and St. Mary’s School. He was like a “Room Mom” for his children’s classes. He would attend field trips and was involved in all of their activities. Mr. Eisenhart was the Promoter of Monster Truck Shows for the last 16 years and co owner of Scores Fun Center in Painesville.
     Above all, he was the perfect husband, father, son and uncle. He is survived by his wife Donna (nee: Sanderson) Eisenhart of Chardon whom he married at St. Gabriel’s Church, Concord Twp., May 30, 1992, children Shelby and Sarah Eisenhart of Chardon, his father George J. (Cheryl) Eisenhart of Thompson, OH, mother Sandra Eisenhart of Painesville, OH, sister Joanne Eisenhart Hamrick of Painesville, OH, in laws Robert and Sandra Sanderson of Concord Twp., OH, nieces and nephews Lindsay, Candice, Allison, Collin and Hannah. He also leaves his Aunt Joanne “Auntie” and Uncle Ed Booth of MS amd lifelong friends Scott Neely, Mike West and Tom “Turtle” Travis. He is predeceased by his grandparents Maude Venore and Charles George Eisenhart and Geraldine Kroflic.
     Memorials are being accepted through the "Memorial Fund for Shelby and Sarah", C/O Huntington Bank, 540 Water Street, Chardon, OH 44024.
     Further information is available at the following link. (01/26/09)

George Eisenhart Passes Away After Event Accident:  All of us at TheMonsterBlog.com offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of our friend George Eisenhart, who was fatally injured at Saturday night's event in Madison, WI. This tragic accident has taken one of our industry's best and brightest, a man committed to providing fun, family entertainment in the safest manner possible. The contributions George made to this industry are too many to list and he will be sorely missed by all those who were privileged enough to call him a friend. Those who knew him loved him, and those who only knew of him respected him. May he rest in peace.

For further information on the accident itself, we refer you to local news websites.  (01/25/09)

Monster Truck Racing Association Statement:  (St. Louis, MO) It is with heavy hearts that we must announce that we have lost a member of our MTRA family. George Eisenhart was injured in a non-racing accident at an event in Wisconsin. He received immediate attention from the medical team on site and was then transported to the University of Wisconsin hospital in Madison. We received word from the hospital early Sunday morning that George did not survive his injuries.
     Review of the incident shows that George accidentally stepped in front of a moving vehicle in a fashion that did not provide the vehicle’s driver adequate time to react. The situation did not happen as part of an actual competition portion of the event. The “on-track” activity was over and the vehicles involved were simply returning to their designated parking areas. This is a general workplace accident in which the extraordinary happened under what would previously have been considered ordinary conditions.
     All of us at the MTRA send our deepest condolences to the Eisenhart family and all the parties involved. We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend.  (01/25/09)

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TMB TV Season 2 Episode 2 - CFP Grand Island, NE!!:  Season Two of The Monster Blog's TMB TV comes to you from the Checkered Flag Productions Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska!!  This episode features three full shows of action and great features including an interview with monster truck veteran Mark Wheeler of Terraduster fame. Trucks featured include the new CFP themed Bigfoot Bad Boy, Bill Payne's Rock Star, Public Disturbance, and more!!  Ross Bonar and Colby Marshall keep the new season rolling with another great episode. A big thanks to Ed and Zane with CFP for bringing us out to Grand Island and putting on one heck of a show!!  Click the link below to watch all the action!!  (01/24/09)

WATCH TMB TV SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 FROM CFP GRAND ISLAND, NE!!

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Gerding, Payne Take Friday Night Wins In Cape!!:  The MEGA Monster Truck Tour opened its 2009 season at Cape Girardeau, MO's Show Me Center Friday night, and it was Big Dawg and Rock Star taking the big wins. The racing competition would come down to Dale Gerding in Big Dawg and Bill Payne in Rock Star, and when the green light flashed, Gerding launched Big Dawg off the line and never looked back taking the win in front of the home-state fans.

     Freestyle would see solid efforts from Teri Olson in Miss Behavin, David Brown in Monster Patrol and Gerding in Big Dawg, but they were no match for Bill Payne and Rock Star.

     Payne tore around the track with huge wheelies, lots of air and tons of momentum. When the truck came to a stop, the crowd went wild and there was no doubt that Rock Star was the freestyle winner. The MEGA Monster Truck Tour is back in action tonight at the Show Me Center, stay tuned for more results!!  (01/24/09)

MEGA Monster Truck Tour Returns to Cape Girardeau, MO!!:  The MEGA Monster Truck Tour is returning to the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, MO this Friday and Saturday!!  Bill Payne and Rock Star are back to take on Missouri's own Big Dawg and driver Dale Gerding in a re-match of 2007's battle for the top spot. Also attending will be Monster Patrol, Miss Behavin and the Undertaker. For more information on this weekend's event, check out www.MEGAPromotionsTour.com!!  The Monster Blog will be on hand to cover all the action so stay tuned for all the results!!  (01/23/09)

Team Scream Banner Contest!!:  Team Scream is proud to announce their 2009 Banner Contest!!  If you are a fan of a Team Scream truck, be it Avenger, Brutus, Spike or Wrecking Crew, and you will be at a Monster Jam event the team is attending during first quarter 2009, make a banner to show us your support and send us a photo!!  We will give prizes to the most creative banners. All pictures must be received by April 10th, 2009, and you must include all necessary information with your photo including:  name, age, address, phone # and email. For more information, check out www.AvengerRacing.com!!  (01/22/09)

Monster X Games Asheville, NC Booking Opportunities!!:  The Monster X Games is coming to the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Asheville, NC February 27th-28th, and Monster Truck Entertainment currently has two open spots available. Teams interested in participating in this event are encouraged to contact MTE's Danny Torgersen at 480-773-6822 or through email at danny@monstertruckent.com. For more information on the Monster X Games, check out www.MonsterTruckEnt.com!!  (01/22/09)

Sebastian D. Hizey Memorial Fund: (From www.TheNewsTribune.com) Donations to help the family may be made at any branch of US Bank, Krista Carlson (spokeswoman for the Bethel School District) said in a news release Tuesday. Contributions should be made to the Sebastian D. Hizey Memorial Fund, a business account at the bank. (01/21/09)

Feld Motor Sports Statement:  (Vienna, VA) All of us at Feld Motor Sports are saddened by the accident that occurred Friday, January 16th at the Monster Jam show in Tacoma, WA when two of our customers were seriously injured. As has been reported, an adult and child were hit by debris. Although they were immediately treated by onsite medical personnel and taken to an area hospital, the child did not survive his injuries. The adult is currently under treatment at the hospital. Feld Motorsports is looking into this tragic accident as the safety of all our customers is our top priority and this type of incident has never happened before in the history of Monster Jam events. All of us at Feld Motor Sports and all the Monster Jam drivers and crew extend our deepest sympathies to the families involved. We will continue to investigate this incident and will provide additional information as it becomes available. (01/18/09)

Tacoma, WA Accident News:  One fan was killed and another injured at the Monster Jam event in Tacoma, WA Friday night after debris from a truck entered the stands. All of us at TheMonsterBlog.com have those injured and their families in our thoughts and prayers wishing them comfort in this time of tragedy. All indications are that this was a freak accident and we urge our felllow fans to join us in supporting the driver and team involved, as they are no doubt struggling to deal with the tragedy. For those seeking the full story of what happened, we refer you to the following KOMO News Story:  Text Article - Click Here  |  Video Report - Click Here. (01/18/09)

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