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TheMonsterBlog.com 2007 Preview Series
continues as we take an Inside Look
at the Hall Brothers Racing team with crew member
Kyle Doyle.
With the 2006 racing
season in the books, and the 2006 MTRA Banquet now just a memory, the Hall
Brothers Racing team and their fleet of Dodge Ram monster trucks are
gearing up for 2007.
With championships to
defend both indoors (Monster Nationals) and outdoors (Special Events), the
team certainly isn’t resting on their laurels. Team manager and crew chief
Tim Hall has been working closely with parts manufacturers and engineers
outside of the monster truck industry to develop higher performance and
longer-lasting driveline parts for the team’s Hemi-powered race trucks.
Having closely examined race vehicles ranging from NHRA dragsters to CORR
off-road trucks, the team is in the process of refining these ideas and
parts into useful products, some of which have actually been tested in
competition in 2006. Shop foreman and lead driver Mark Hall has also been
putting in countless hours of research and welding time in an effort
increase the level of performance and safety that his renowned chassis
have become known for.
The team has also been hard at work rebuilding two of their race
trucks in anticipation of a grueling 2007 season. Mark Hall’s Raminator
007 truck, and Geremie Dishman’s Rammunition 005 truck are both undergoing
extensive overhauls, including the re-powdercoating of the frames. This is
the first time in the history of HBR that the rebuilding of two trucks in
one off-season has been attempted, but so far, things are looking to be on
schedule. Appearance and performance have become trademarks of the team’s
trucks, so the team views these rebuilds as a vital part of their off
season.
In 2006, the team’s fleet of six Freightliner tractors and two
Dodge Ram Heavy Duty dually pickups put on nearly 200,000 miles, most of
which was covered using “B11” bio-diesel, which is an 11% mixture of soy
diesel and petroleum-sourced diesel. Hailing from the heart of America’s
farmland, the team’s enthusiastic acceptance of the cleaner-burning,
American-made fuel has even attracted the attention of the National Bio
Diesel Board. Look for the big red and black rigs to continue running the
fuel in all of its rigs, generators, and pickups in 2007.
With Dodge on board once again as primary sponsor for 07, the team
is happy to report that all of their associate sponsors are also returning
for 07, including driveline manufacturer Eaton, makers of the famous
Detroit Locker. HBR is also working closely with some other potential
sponsors who have never been involved in monster trucks before.
With
the outdoor season in mind, HBR is looking to bring the nation’s network
of Dodge dealers further into the monster truck fold. Pit area
improvements are being researched and perfected to help enhance the
monster truck experience that Dodge dealers and other HBR sponsors and
VIP’s will enjoy when they visit the team at one of the Special Events
4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals in 2007. The team’s already unmistakable pit
area will be complimented by a new trailer and Dodge Ram 3500 Heavy Duty,
which will join the team’s usual compliment of Freightliner tractors and
T&E trailers.
Updated news and schedules, a brand-new merchandise section, and
lots of other fantastic updates will be available soon on
www.Raminator.com. You can also keep your eyes out for new
Raminator and Rammunition merchandise and toys in 2007, which will be
available on the Raminator.com website, at races and dealerships via the
team’s merchandise trailer, and in the case of some items, in retail
stores nation-wide.
(Photos featured above
courtesy Special Contributor Kyle Doyle).
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