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LATEST UPDATES: |
01/31/06
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Posted photo galleries from Madison Monster
Nationals and USHRA Tampa in the Blog Photo Gallery, thanks to our own
Kyle Doyle and Bryan Wagner!! Also, Bryan Wagner's SMTS Music
Video featuring highlights from the Amite, LA show!! |
01/30/06
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Lots of recaps and teasers from some of this
weekend's wild action below!! |
01/28/06
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See the Fan Forum as we provide Live Updates
from the Indy Monster Jam Saturday night!! We will also have
teaser shots and a full recap after the show!! |
01/24/06
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Kyle Doyle's Dayton CFP and Cleveland
Monster Nationals galleries to the Blog Photo Gallery, Andrew
Ellingwood's Anaheim pictures to the Fan Photo Gallery and Pablo
Gutierrez's videos from Red Bluff '05!! Direct links to new
content here on the main page below!! |
01/22/06
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Recap and Teasers from the Kansas City
Monster Jam!! Added Bryan Wagner's Iverness SMTS Photo Gallery!! |
01/20/06
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Big update to the Monster Truck Event
Schedule!! |
01/18/06
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Tommy Lee Byrd's Atlanta Coverage is now up
in the Coverages section!! Pablo Gutierrez has also submitted some great
pictures from last October's West Coast Monster Truck Nationals in the
Fan Photo Gallery!! |
01/17/06
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Update to the Monster Truck Event Schedule!! |
01/15/06
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Teaser shots from San Antonio and Anaheim
Monster Jams below!! |
01/14/06
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The FIRST Teaser shots from Atlanta here on
the main page!! Results from Atlanta also right here on the main
page!! See below for more!! |
01/13/06
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Kyle Doyle's latest "Behind the Scenes"
Article is now up!! Be sure to check it out in the Features
section!! |
01/12/06
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Three new galleries up from this past
weekend now up!! Tommy Lee Byrd's photos from the Knoxville, TN
show are up in the Blog Photo Gallery, while Chad Dobbins' Toledo, OH
pics and Jason Rivas' West Lake City, UT pics are in the Fan Photo
Gallery!! |
01/10/06
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New pictures in the Fan Photo Gallery
courtesy of Juan Perez from this past weekend's Houston Monster Jam!!
Fantasy Results & Point Standings from Week #4 now up!! |
01/09/06
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Kyle Doyle's Monster Nationals Photo Gallery
from this past weekend's season opener now up in The Monster Blog Photo
Gallery, found in the Coverage section!! |
01/08/06
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The FIRST Pictures from the Final Monster
Jam at the Silverdome courtesy of Andrew Pellegrine - THANK YOU ANDREW!!
More updates coming in from various shows!! 2005 Picture of the
Year Winner Carol Maass!! An update from the Monster Blogger!! |
01/07/06
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Continuing coverage of the HUGE first
weekend of 2006 with teaser shots from the Monster Nationals season
opener, and recaps from eight other events!! |
01/06/06
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Exclusive first pictures of the new '06
Rammunition paint scheme right here on the main page!! Posted the 4 Wheel Jamboree from
Springfield, MO Day 2 Coverage in the Coverages section!! Archived the
December content from the main page!! |
01/05/06
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Posted the Sedalia, MO '05 Mega MT Tour
Coverage in the Coverages section!! New pictures in the Fan Photo
Gallery courtesy of Jeremy Puglisi!! |
01/04/06
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Added the new Monster Truck TV Schedule to
the Main Page!! Update to the Links page!! Re-organized the
Fan Photo Gallery!! |
01/03/06
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A Monster Blog EXCLUSIVE - the first teaser
shots of the Rammunition 2006 paint scheme here on the main page!!
Also, part Two of Kyle Doyle's 2005 Year in Review article can now be
found in the Features section!! |
01/02/06
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Introduction of our new sponsor and site
design changes now online!! Three new events added to the Event
Schedule!! |
01/01/06
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News update!! New
drawings of Cowboy and Hot Wheels from Tommy Lee Byrd!! |
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THE MONSTER BLOG
JANUARY ARCHIVE
PICTURE OF THE MONTH!!
Photo by: CHRIS PARRISH
Madison & Tampa Galleries!!:
Making more progress in continuing to lead the way in Monster Truck
content in 2006, The Monster Blog brings you two more photo galleries from
this season!! Kyle Doyle has sent in his awesome gallery from the
Madison, WI Monster Nationals this past weekend, and Bryan Wagner's full
gallery (140+ pics!!) from Tampa's Superbowl of Motorsports last week is
also now up!! Both of these galleries can be found in The Monster
Blog Photo Gallery, which can be accessed through the Coverages section,
or by simply clicking the links directly below!! Enjoy and a special
thanks to these guys for all their hard work!! (01/31/06)
CLICK HERE FOR KYLE
DOYLE'S MADISON MONSTER NATS GALLERY!!
CLICK HERE FOR BRYAN WAGNER'S FULL GALLERY FROM
TAMPA!!
Southern Monster Truck Show Music Video:
Monster Blog Special Contributor Bryan Wagner is also an integral part of
the Southern Monster Truck Showdown series, including running their
website. Bryan has put together an awesome music video featuring
highlights from last year's SMTS event in Amite, LA. The video will
also be featured on the SMTS website, but thanks to Bryan, you can view it
right here on The Monster Blog!! View it by clicking the link below,
and it will also be stored in the Flyin' Bryan Photography section of the
site which can be found in the Features section!! Thanks & enjoy!!
(01/31/06)
VIEW THE
SMTS AMITE, LA HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!!
KD's Photography Featured:
Monster Truck fans can check out the latest issue of "MOPAR", the official
magazine of all things Mopar. The January-February issue, available
through Daimler-Chrysler dealers and online via
www.mopar.com features
text and photos from Dodge/Mopars racing efforts during the 2005 season,
and on page 50 Raminator and Rammunition are featured in an article
summarizing their first and third place efforts on the 2005 Special Events
Performance Series Jamboree tour. The 2005 Championship would be the
fifth consecutive SEPS Championship for the Hall Brothers Team
(2001-Executioner, 2002-2005 - Raminator) and their eigth championship
overall (Five SEPS championships, and three Monster Nationals
Championships). The photography of the trucks featured in the magazine is
by the Monster Blog's own Kyle Doyle, who is also a crew member for HBR.
(01/31/06)
More Phoenix Teasers!!:
My parents just got home from their weekend in Phoenix, and was able to
send over some more teaser shots from Saturday's Phoenix Monster Jam!!
Enjoy and for those of you haven't yet seen them, don't forget to check
out the sequence of Digger rolling onto Dragon Slayer below the Indy
Recap!! Thanks and enjoy, more to come!! (01/30/06)
Rod Schmidt in Digger
#19 defeats Mark McDonald in Safe Auto!!
Jason Childress in
Batman gets the win, ending Lindsey Weenk's winning streak!!
Paul Jensen putting Tuff
Country to the test in Freestyle!!
Lindsey Weenk flying
high in Freestyle!!
A hard landing after
some HUGE air from Batman!!
Jimmy Creten in Bounty
Hunter shows why he is the Freestyle World Champion!!
Lee O'Donnell in Monster
Mutt tips over to end his winning Freestyle run!!
The view from high above
shortly before the show got underway!!
Tom Meents rolls Maximum
Destruction in Introductions!!
The racing competition was fast and furious
with some great races all night long. Van Horn defeated fast loser
Adam Anderson in Taz in the Semis to move onto the Finals. Tom
Meents in Maximum Destruction and defending Indy champion Guy Wood in the
hometown favorite Bob & Tom truck would face off to see who would meet T-Maxx
in the Finals. After a hard fought race featuring wild runs by both
trucks that included a hard hit from Max D into the parked Air Force
truck, it was Guy Wood taking the win only to then flip end over end!!
Thankfully, Guy emerged uninjured, and with a wild pump of the fist,
saluted the Indy fans who mightliy cheered the great race!!
Guy Wood in the Bob &
Tom truck flips wildly after beating Max D in the Semis!!
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Guy Wood's Bob & Tom truck was too badly
damaged to return for the Finals, so it was left to Tom Meents to take on T-Maxx.
But Meents had broken a shock in the previous battle, and was put on the 1
minute clock to answer the call. As the crew thrashed on the truck
and the time ticked away, Tom fired up Max D only seconds before time
expired. The trucks lined up and roared off the line when the light
turned green. T-Maxx made the first mistake however, having to make
a great save to keep from rolling in the turn. As T-Maxx sat
disabled in the turn, Meents was flying over the cars continuing his run.
In this situation, officials would usually use the RII to shut off Meents
for safety, but they did not in this case. This resulted in Meents
nearly plowing T-Maxx, sliding around Van Horn, missing him by mere
inches. Van Horn now had the truck fired and took off after Meents
following him over the cars and into the next turn. The two raced
Nascar style through the turn as T-Maxx made a sharper turn, and almost
looked like he was going to pass Meents who went wide. But Van Horn
wisely backed off and followed Max D over the last set of cars in a wild
and amusing finish to the evening's racing. Tom Meents in Maximum
Destruction would be the winner.
Tom Meents & Carl Van
Horn ready to face off for the Racing win!!
A near collision after
an almost flip by Van Horn and failure to shut off Max D by the
officials!!
Van Horn re-fired and
followed Max D around the track as Meents picked up the big win!!
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The stage was set for a crazy Freestyle, and
that is exactly what the sold-out crowd in Indianapolis got.
Freestyle would feature 5 roll-overs as drivers pushed their trucks to the
limit, trying to take home that big trophy. With only two trucks
left, it was Paul Cohen in Air Force sitting atop the heap with a score of
24. T-Maxx and Taz were tied for second with 22. Then it was
Randy Brown and Grave Digger, who came out with a fast-paced run, smashing
through the RV, and ending by stuffing Digger into the ground off the FMX
hill. The judges had been consistent up to the point....consistently
low. But that ended as Digger received a score of 27. Was his
run better than the three previously mentioned trucks? Not in my
opinion, but the judges and Digger fans sure seemed to think so. But
even that judging gaffe would seem tame after Maximum Destruction's run.
Tom Meents wowed the crowd with a fast paced run that featured his typical
huge air, but he failed to hit all the obstacles including the bus stack,
and while exciting and quite good, the run was not up to the high standard
that had been set previously during the evening by trucks like Air Force,
T-Maxx, and Taz, in my opinion. Nonetheless, the scores went up...10...10...10...a
perfect 30!! Meents in Maximum Destruction would be crowned the
winner of Freestyle and his second Double-Down award of the year!!
But wait...
Jim Bendzick goes
vertical in one of the Freestyle moves of the night!
Jim Kohler loses both
rear wheels after getting some huge air in Freestyle!!
Leave it to Chris
Bergeron to prove that dogs can fly!!
Carl Van Horn gets an
awesome slap wheelie in one of the best Freestyles of the night!!
Paul Cohen finished a
great Freestyle run, flipping over the beautiful Air Force Afterburner!!
Adam Anderson flies high
in Taz during one of the better Freestyle runs of the night!!
Randy Brown during his
Freestyle run in Grave Digger!!
The event sweep would go
to Tom Meents after a wild winning run in Freestyle!!
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...the score of 30 was not met with a warm
reaction from the Indy fans, who resoundly began booing the judges'
scoring. But Tom Meents is not a man to want the fans leaving the
event on that note. In an astonishing gesture of his desire to make
sure the fans see a great show, he shouted into the microphone "I promised
you all earlier that I was gonna run this truck into the ground, and
that's what you're gonna get!!" Throwing down the microphone, Meents
went over and fired Max D back up. He then proceeded to give the
Indy fans an encore that they will not soon forget!! Highlighting
the encore were two crazy slap wheelies, the likes of which I don't
believe I have ever seen the long-wheel based Maximum Destruction do
before. The brakes were going away, and that resulted in Meents having
trouble stopping, running into the parked Avenger after one wheelie, and
finishing by smashing into the damaged Bob & Tom truck and the protective
dumpster at the far end of the track. After that crazy display by
Tom Meents to end the show, the crowd went wild!!
An awesome slap wheelie
by Max D that lead to a collision with the parked Avenger!!
The final slap wheelie
from Meents that results in a collision with Bob & Tom!!
Tom Meents salutes the
fans after his wild encore to end the show in Indy!!
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All in all, it was one wild night in
Indianapolis, and my wife and I enjoyed ourselves. The show was well
worth the trip to Indy, and we had a great time all weekend. A huge
thanks out to all the drivers for giving their all to put on a show for
the fans, and to all the folks who made the event possible. I took
over 600 pictures from this show and we will be working it into one of our
highly detailed full coverages, but that will take some time. Thus,
I hope you all enjoyed this recap, and you can click on the link below to
head to the Indy Live Updates on the Fan Forum which contains results from
the entire evening's action, and more teasers shots!! Thanks and enjoy!!
(01/30/06)
CLICK
FOR MORE INDY TEASERS AND RESULTS ON THE THE FAN FORUM!!
Phoenix, AZ Monster Jam Recap:
My parents, Lauren & Lynette Bonar, attended the Phoenix Monster Jam at
Chase Field Saturday night. They reported that they saw a very good
show which featured a big win by Jason Childress in Batman in Racing, and
Lee O'Donnell in Monster Mutt in Freestyle!! The event saw the end
of Lindsey Weenk's amazing winning streak, as he was defeated by the
eventual winner Batman. The thing most people will be talking about
in the coming days and weeks however, was the wild finish to Rod Schmidt
in Grave Digger's Freestyle. After hitting two station wagons that
were placed in between some dirt bumps, Schmidt landed on one of the dirt
mounds, launching the truck into a nose stand and end over end roll.
Schmidt made a valiant effort to save the truck after the first flip, but
ended up sending the truck right over on top of Kreg Christensen's parked
Dragon Slayer. While this was quite spectacular and the crowd went
wild, there was substantial damages to both trucks, and I am sure this
will not be the last we hear of this story. My parents will be
returning home from Phoenix this evening, and we will have more pictures
and full coverage from the event in the coming weeks!! Thanks to
them for attending the show for The Monster Blog and to everyone involved
in the show for giving the fans their money's worth!! (01/30/06)
Orlando, FL Monster Jam Recap:
Monster Blog Special Contributor Bryan Wagner attended and covered
Saturday night's Orlando Superbowl of Motorsports!! The event
featured an awesome upset win by Steve Reynolds in Cowboy in the evening's
Racing competition!! Dennis Anderson won Freestyle with a great
run!! We will have Bryan's full gallery of pictures from the show in
the coming weeks!! (01/30/06)
Steve Reynolds skies
Cowboy on his way to the Racing win!!
Dennis Anderson smashes
through the RV in Orlando!!
An amazing save as part
of a great run sealed the Freestyle win for Anderson!!
How about that Max D
suspension as Neil Elliott really puts it through its paces!
Monster Blog Updates:
The Monster Blog is in full gear as the first month of the season draws to
a close. However, I just wanted to take a moment to remind everyone
exactly how much content we have coming in from great folks around the
country. I myself am the only one who updates the site, and with
finishing college and working, along with spending time with my family, it
is sometimes hard to keep up with everything. I thank you all for
your continued support of the site, and promise to continue working hard
to bring you all of the content we have as quickly as we can. Thank
you for your patience!! (01/30/06)
LIVE FROM INDY!!: Well, its
currently Friday afternoon, but we are off to Indianapolis for the Monster
Jam at the RCA Dome!! Check in often on the Fan Forum as we will be
providing live updates from the show Saturday night!! Expect teaser
pictures and a full recap shortly after we return from the event!!
Click below to head on over to the Fan Forum for Indy Live Updates!!
(01/28/06)
CLICK HERE
FOR THE INDY LIVE UPDATES ON THE FAN FORUM!!
HUGE UPDATE TODAY!!:
Well, I know its been a little slow on here lately, but we are breaking
out of that in a big way tonight!! Two awesome new photo galleries
from Friday's Dayton, OH CFP show, and Saturday's Cleveland Monster
Nationals from our great friend Kyle Doyle!! Also, a HUGE photo
gallery from our buddy Andrew Ellingwood of the Anaheim Monster Jam!!
Also very exciting, just posted videos from last October's West Coast
Monster Truck Nationals from Red Bluff, CA thanks to Pablo Gutierrez!!
Lots more great stuff on the way, with Bryan Wagner's awesome gallery from
the Tampa Monster Jam, and two great coverages from Glendale and Kansas
City right around the corner!! See direct links to the content right
below this message, and enjoy the new stuff!! (01/24/06)
KYLE
DOYLE'S DAYTON, OH CFP PHOTOS
(BLOG STAFF PHOTO GALLERY)
KYLE
DOYLE'S CLEVELAND, OH MONSTER NATIONALS PHOTOS
(BLOG STAFF PHOTO GALLERY)
ANDREW ELLINGWOOD'S ANAHEIM MONSTER JAM PHOTOS
(FAN PHOTO GALLERY)
PABLO
GUTIERREZ'S WEST COAST MONSTER TRUCK NATIONALS VIDEOS
(FAN SUBMITTED VIDEO GALLERY)
Flyin' Bryan's Iverness SMTS Gallery!!:
After a long wait, I have finally got our good friend Bryan Wagner's
Southern Monster Truck Showdown from Iveress, FL pictures up in the The
Monster Blog Photo Gallery!! Check them out now in the Blog Photo
Gallery, which can be found in the Coverages section, or see them by
clicking here!! A huge thanks to
Bryan for submitting these awesome pics, and to you all for being so
patient waiting for to get them up!! Enjoy!! (01/22/06)
TEASERS FROM KANSAS CITY:
Just got back from tonight's Kansas City Monster Jam!! Was the first
night out with the new Nikon D50, and while I still have a lot of learning
to do with the new camera, I am pretty happy with tonight's results.
Speaking of results, Gary Porter in Grave Digger would start off the
evening, winning the Wheelie Competition with an awesome sky wheelie!!
Later, Neil Elliott in Maximum Destruction and rookie Chuck Warner in Bob
& Tom would do battle in the Racing Finals, with Max D flying to the
victory!! It would be Max D and Digger continuing to dominate in
Freestyle (albeit with the help of some very poor scoring by the FS
judges), as both received perfect scores of 30!! In the crowd
cheeroff, it was Neil Elliott in Maximum Destruction getting the big win
to close out the evening!! Enjoy the teaser shots below, and we will
have much more coverage from the event coming soon right here at The
Monster Blog!! (01/22/06)
Gary Porter flies to the
Wheelie Competition victory!!
Maximum Destruction and
Bob & Tom do battle in the Racing Finals!!
Jim Bendzick in Rolling
Thunder taking on the bus stack in Freestyle!!
Jack Koberna showing the
crowd what Cyborg can do!!
Chuck Warner experiences
his first rollover in Freestyle!!
David Smith in King
Krunch spins some wild donuts!!
A great save from Neil
Elliott to end his Freestyle run!!
Gary Porter shows the KC
fans what Digger donuts look like!!
Headin' to KC!!:
Well, in a kind of a last minute decision, I have decided to attend
tonight's Monster Jam in Kansas City, MO at the Kemper Arena!!
Trucks appearing will include Grave Digger (Gary Porter), Maximum
Destruction (Neil Elliott), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Bob & Tom, King
Krunch, el Matador, Rolling Thunder, & Cyborg!! Its an awesome
lineup, and should be a great show...Will have results and some teaser
shots when I return VERY late this evening, and full coverage of the event
to follow!! In the meantime tonight, be sure to head over to
MonsterTruckCollectors.com
for LIVE updates from the Tampa and San Diego Monster Jams!!
(01/21/06)
BIG UPDATE!!:
A very nice update tonight!! We have just posted Tommy Lee
Byrd's first full coverage for The Monster Blog from this past weekend's
Atlanta Monster Jam!! Tommy did a fantastic job and I think you all
will really enjoy the coverage!! See it now in the Coverages
section, or by clicking here!!
Also, Pablo Gutierrez has sent in some great shots from last October's
West Coast Monster Truck Nationals which can now be seen in the Fan Photo
Gallery!! Coming very soon is the AWESOME coverage of the Glendale,
AZ event, and photo galleries from last week's Anaheim and San Antonio
events!! Thanks & enjoy!! (01/18/06)
TEASERS FROM SAN ANTONIO:
The first teaser shots from today's event in San Antonio have been sent in
by our good friend Juan Perez!! Juan said it was a great show today,
and he will be submitting his entire gallery and results from the show
very soon!! A big thanks out to Juan for these great shots!!
(01/15/06)
Paul Cohen's new Air
Force Afterburner truck!!
Dan Evans in Destroyer!!
Taz minus some body
panels!!
Adam Anderson sets the
bar high in Freestyle!!
Dennis Anderson launches
Digger in Freestyle!!
TEASERS FROM ANAHEIM:
A special thanks to a new friend of The Monster Blog, Andrew Ellingwood
for sending in these awesome shots from last night's Anaheim Monster Jam!!
It was Lindsey Weenk in Iron Outlaw winning yet again in Racing, and Brian
Winston in Hot Wheels winning Freestyle with an awesome run!! We
will have a full gallery of shots in the Fan Photo Gallery very soon
thanks to Andrew, and we look forward to seeing more of what Andrew has in
store for us in the future!! (01/15/06)
The winning Freestyle
from Brian Winston in Hot Wheels!!
CLICK
FOR ANDREW ELLINGHAM'S FULL GALLERY FROM ANAHEIM!!
FIRST TEASERS FROM ATLANTA:
Our very own Tommy Lee Byrd was at it again this weekend!! This time Tommy
was down in Atlanta for tonight's Monster Jam, and here the first of his
awesome shots from the show!! Tommy did a great job this evening and we
will have much more coverage and pictures from him coming very soon!! For
now, enjoy these!! (01/14/06)
Tom Meents flips Max D
to end his winning Freestyle run!!
CLICK HERE FOR TOMMY
LEE BYRD'S ATLANTA COVERAGE!!
LIVE UPDATES FROM ATLANTA:
With the help of our good friend David Kranak, we are providing live
updates of the Atlanta Monster Jam this evening at the
MonsterTruckCollectors.com Forum!! Head on over there to keep up
with all the action by clicking on the MTC logo below!! (01/14/06)
UPDATE (Results!!): Tom Meents has become the first winner
this season of the Monster Jam "Double Down" trophy that also includes an
automatic berth in the 2006 World Finals in Las Vegas!! Not that the
World Finals berth was in jeopardy for Tom Meents, but the trophy will be
a nice addition to his collection. Meents was on his game this
evening at the Georgia Dome, defeating rookie Mark MacDonald in Safe Auto
in the Racing Finals, and beating a star-filled field of trucks in
Frestyle!! Maximum Destruction flew high through the air all during
his run, finishing it off with a wild roll after going over the bus
stack!! I hope everyone enjoyed the Live Updates we provided over at
MonsterTruckCollectors.com and a big thanks to David Kranak for providing
us with up to the minute results from the show to share with you all!!
This seems to be very popular and is something we will try to do often in
the future!! (01/14/06)
Round 1 Results
Maximum Destruction - Bye Run
Gun Slinger def. Avenger
Brutus def. Grave Digger
Cowboy def. Reptoid
Safe Auto def. T-Maxx
Round 2 Results
Gun Slinger def. Brutus
Maximum Destruction def. T-Maxx
Safe Auto def. Cowboy
Semi-Final Round
Maximum Destruction def. Cowboy
Safe Auto def. Gun Slinger
Final Round
Maximum Destruction def. Safe Auto
Freestyle
Maximum Destruction - 29
Avenger - 25
Brutus - 25
Grave Digger - 23
Cowboy - 22
Gun Slinger - 15
Safe Auto - 14
Reptoid - 12
War Wizard - 10
Hot Wheels - 9
Traxxas T-Maxx - 8
2006 Monster Nationals Program:
The brand new 2006 Monster Nationals program is out and available at all
the Monster Nationals shows across the country this year. Exciting
news coming from this is that our good friend from Hall Brothers Racing,
Kyle Doyle, has a number of his awesome photos featured in the program!!
Many of Kyle's photos will also be features on the Monster Nationals
website in their event recaps and in other places on their site.
Congratulations to Kyle for this exciting new exposure for his work, and
we are very proud to be able to feature Kyle's photos and writings here on
The Monster Blog as well!! (01/14/06)
Rolling Thunder in San Angelo, TX!!:
Last night in San Angelo, TX, it was Larry Quick in Torqzilla proving
victorious over Don King in Bearfoot in the Racing competition!! Don
King had a successful night, even with the Racing loss, winning the
Wheelie Contest, and taking the Freestyle Competition!! Other trucks
in attendance included Rex Smith in Monster Patrol and David Price in el
Bandito. We will have results from Saturday night's show later this
eveing, stay tuned!! (01/14/06)
KD's "Traveling Music":
Our good buddy Kyle Doyle from Hall Brothers Racing has just submitted his
latest "Behind the Scenes With KD" article to the Blog!! Read all
about last week's trip to Colorado Springs for the Monster Nationals
opener from a whole different perspective, as Kyle shows as life on the
road as a Monster Truck crew member!! Some amazing photography in
this article as well, check it out now in the Features section or by
clicking here!! Stop by the Fan Forum
and let Kyle know what you thought of his most recent article!!
Thanks & Enjoy!! (01/13/06)
Three New Photo Galleries Up From This Past
Weekend!!: Thanks to some great folks, we have three new batches
of pictures from last weekend now posted on the site!! Our own Tommy
Lee Byrd's gallery from the Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge in
Knoxville, TN can now be found in The Monster
Blog Staff Photo Gallery in the Coverages section!! Chad Dobbins
and Jason Rivas were kind enough to send us pictures from the Extreme
Monster Truck Nationals in Toledo, OH and the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Monster Truck Challenge in West Lake City, UT, respectively. Both of
these guys did an amazing job with their photos and we are proud that they
chose The Monster Blog to share them with the rest of us, and you can see
them now in the Fan Photo Gallery which can be found in the Features
section, or by clicking here!!
Enjoy the pictures and be sure to stop by the Fan Forum and let these guys
know what you think of their great pictures!! Thanks!! (01/12/06)
It's A Small World...: Amazing
how things happen sometimes...I was traveling home from working in St.
Louis this afternoon, when what did I see up ahead? A big, red hauler with
"Raminator" in huge letters!! I jumped on the CB Radio I have in my truck
(Yes, I am that country, lol) and talked to Geremie and Travis Howard for
a quick second, finding out that they were headed down to Witchita Falls,
TX for the CFP event this weekend. Over the next half hour, I put some
distance on them, and when I got home, grabbed the camera and drove back
up to the highway just in time to see them coming by and take these
pictures...I must say, I do love the new Nikon D50!! Anyway, just a
fun story I thought I would share with you all!! Enjoy!! (01/12/06)
Geremie Dishman's
Raminator hauler cruising down I-44.
Geremie honks the horn
and gives me a wave!!
Pictures from Houston in Fan Photo Gallery!!:
Juan Perez was kind enough to send in his awesome pictures from this past
weekend's USHRA Motor Spectacular at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX!!
Pablo Huffaker dominated the weekend, taking both the Racing & Freestyle
victories!! Juan's great shots include a number of new trucks and
paint schemes for '06, including Cyborg, Backdraft, Tropical Thunder, and
more!! See them now in the Fan Photo Gallery which can be found in
the Features section, or by clicking here!!
Be sure to head over to the Fan Forum to let Juan know what you thought of
his pictures!!
The new Backdraft truck
driven by John Zimmer!!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST OF JUAN PEREZ'S HOUSTON
PICTURES!!
Kyle Doyle's Monster Nationals Photo
Gallery is Up!!: Our good friend Kyle Doyle has sent in his
awesome pictures from this weekend's Monster Nationals in Colorado
Springs, CO!! A huge thanks out to Kyle for all of his hard work
this weekend, as he took time out to keep us updated on all the goings on
at the event as well as taking these great photos!! Kyle was also
fulfilling his duties as a crew member for Hall Brothers Racing, which
makes his commitment to bringing us all coverage of the event that much
more impressive!! Check out all of his photos and the weekend's
results in The Monster Blog Photo Gallery, which can be found in the
Coverages section, or by clicking here!!
Also be sure to stop by the Fan Forum and let Kyle know what you think of
his pictures!! Thanks & enjoy!! (01/09/06)
An Update From The Monster Blogger:
Whew, what a first weekend!! We had a ton of fun covering all of
these events in our "First Weekend of 2006" Special Coverage!! We've
also got tons of great content coming for you from some of this weekends
events, courtesy of folks from the site, and many great fans who are kind
enough to want to share their work with all of you by way of The Monster
Blog!!
That being said, let me give you a little update on
what's going on with me. I have had a great two weeks off from work and
college for the holidays, spending time with family, and updating the site
like crazy. Unfortunately, its back to work and school this week, so that
will cut down on my Blog work time.
This does not by any stretch of the imagination mean
that we are shutting down or taking a break or any of that stuff. I just
tell you this in the hopes that everyone will remember to be a little
patient with us as we work at posting all of the great content we
ourselves acquire, and that you awesome folks who contribute send in to
us.
I am still 110% committed to making a great
contribution to the Monster Truck Community by way of The Monster Blog,
and to building the site into one of the premier Monster Truck sites on
the internet. We will continue to be one of the most updated Monster
Truck websites on the 'net, and just to give you a preview of what's
coming your way, here is a list of the things we are currently working on
for the site:
** Fantasy Monster Truck Series Results from Week #4 (Pontiac & Michigan)
- Up by Wednesday!!
** Full Coverage from Glendale, AZ by Lauren & Lynette Bonar - See teaser
shots below!!
** Tommy Lee Byrd's Knoxville, TN Pictures in the Blog Photo Gallery - See
teaser shots below!!
** Monster Nationals Pictures in the Blog Photo Gallery from Kyle Doyle -
See teasers shots below!!
** Chad Dobbins' Pontiac, MI and Toledo, OH pictures in the Fan Photo
Gallery - Teasers below!!
** Jason Rivas' West Lake City, UT pictures in the Fan Photo Gallery -
Teasers below!!
** Pablo Gutierrez's Videos from 2005 West Coast Monster Truck Nationals
in Red Bluff, CA!!
** Videos from 2006 Glendale Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge!!
** Something very special from our friend Charlie Wagner!!
** Scroll down below this message for TONS of
pictures and news!!
Lots of great stuff on the way, and we will get it all
up for you just as quickly as time will allow!! We are truly a fan
supported site, and I am incredibly grateful to all of you for your
support of The Monster Blog. We are growing like crazy, as on
January 11th, we will celebrate only our 5-month anniversary of the site
being online. As of this message, we are on the verge of surpassing
25,000 hits. Thus, we are now averaging over 5,000 hits per month,
and it is you all that are bringing us this success!!
Nonetheless, to continue growing, we need your help!!
Send us your pictures, videos, results, and/or news from events you
attend, whether you are diehard fans or if you are Monster Truck team
owners, drivers, team members!! We may not get them on the site
immediately, but we will work our hardest to make your content available
in a timely manner.
We are also currently seeking sponsorships for the 2006
season, and I believe that we provide a great value for any potential
sponsor of the site. Sponsor support will help us do more, bigger,
and better things!! A huge thanks to Brandon Legarde and Sudden
Impact Racing for coming aboard as our first sponsor!! If you would
be interested in becoming a sponsor of The Monster Blog, please contact
Ross Z. Bonar at
rbonar@lzsportsource.com for more information!!
Just to conclude my little "State of The Monster
Blog" address here, I want to thank everyone who has helped us along the
way!! We couldn't have done it without you all, and I look forward
to serving all of you in the Monster Truck Community in 2006!!
Thanks for reading, now scroll down and check
out all that happened this weekend!! - Ross Z. Bonar, The
Monster Blogger
To help kick off the
2006 season in a BIG way, The Monster Blog will be your
one stop source this
weekend for all the Monster Truck News, Coverage, & Results
available to us!!
Stay with us for all the latest on the goings on around the country!!
Shake, Rattle, & Roll Monster Truck
Challenge!!: Brian Christensen was the hometown favorite,
driving the Goldberg Monster Truck this weekend!! He came through
for his fans, winning the 2:00PM Freestyle, and capping off the weekend
with a Racing win Saturday night!! Billy Chapen in Terminator wins
the 2:00PM Racing Finals and Sterling Littlejohn wins the Saturday night
Freestyle, burning up the transmission on Tuff'E'Nuff in the process!!
Jason Rivas was kind enough to send in these results and will also send
pictures from all three shows held this weekend to The Monster Blog
tomorrow!! (01/07/06)
UPDATE: Jason Rivas has been
kind enough to send all his pictures from this weekend's three shows in
West Lake City, Utah!! We are pretty bogged down with stuff from all
over the place this weekend, but I wanted to share these teaser shots with
you from the shows!! Check out the brand new chassis upon which
rides the return of Jack Koberna's Beast!! We also have the full
racing results from each show and you will soon be able to see all Jason's
pics in the Fan Photo Gallery!! We can't thank you enough for all
your help Jason!! (01/08/06)
FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW
The
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Terminator |
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Terminator |
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Tuff'E'Nuff |
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Tuff'E'Nuff |
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Bulletproof |
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WINNER!! |
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Terminator |
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Goldberg (QT) |
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Goldberg |
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Bulletproof (FL) |
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SATURDAY 2:00PM SHOW
The
Beast |
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Goldberg |
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Goldberg |
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Tuff'E'Nuff |
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Tuff'E'Nuff |
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Bulletproof |
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WINNER!! |
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Terminator |
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Terminator |
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Bulletproof (FL) |
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SATURDAY 8:00PM SHOW
Bulletproof |
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Goldberg |
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Goldberg |
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Tuff'E'Nuff |
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WINNER!! |
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Goldberg |
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Terminator (QT) |
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Terminator |
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Bulletproof (FL) |
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Wild Night in Toledo,
OH!! UPDATE: The Extreme Monster Truck Nationals event in
Toledo, OH was marked by controversy Friday night. After losing to Dave
Harkey in Bigfoot in the first round of racing, Project X and Bigfoot
collided, with Project X ending up on Bigfoot's front end!! Bigfoot sustained heavy front end damage and
will compete the rest of the weekend minus the front clip. Other trucks
in attendance included Raminator, Equalizer, and Playin' For Keeps. More
on this story to come!! (01/07/06)
UPDATE: Fan Photo Gallery contributor Chad Dobbins was in
attendance at the Friday night show in Toledo, OH and was kind enough to
send us this picture of the Bigfoot-Project X incident and the brand new
Equalizer, as well as the Final Racing Results. Chad has also told
me that he will be sending more pictures from this show and from Pontiac
for placement in the Fan Photo Gallery and we thank him for that!! A
big thanks to Chad for all his help!! (01/08/06)
Raminator |
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Equalizer (1st Rd.Bye) |
Equalizer |
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WINNER!!
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Bigfoot |
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PONTIAC MONSTER JAM
PICTURES!!: The Monster Blog is proud to bring you the first
shots of last night's final Monster Jam at the Silverdome!! Andrew
Pellegrine was at the event, and as you all know from our Picture of the
Week contest, Andrew takes some amazing pictures!! I cannot send out
a big enough THANK YOU to Andrew for allowing us to post his awesome shots
from last night!! (01/07/06)
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST OF ANDREW'S PONTIAC
PICTURES!!
SATURDAY 01/07/06
The Pontiac Live Update Bar,
Brought to You By MonsterTruckCollectors.com
Huge thanks to David
Kranak of MonsterTruckCollectors.com for relaying us live updates
from the final Monster Jam at the Pontiac Silverdome tonight!!
Head over to the MTC Forums to read updates in more detail straight
from David!!
LINDSEY WEENK IN IRON OUTLAW WINS
RACING!!
DENNIS ANDERSON IN GRAVE DIGGER WINS
FREESTYLE!!
** Click here for the
Freestyle Scorecard & Racing Brackets!!
**
Click here for MTC's Live Updates!!
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Monster Nationals in
Colorado Springs (7:00 show)!!: The season opener of the
Monster Nationals 2006 Season wrapped up tonight very similar to how it
started last night. It was all Raminator and Mark Hall once again,
taking the top qualifier spot and then defeating Doug Noelke in Big Dawg
for the Racing win!! Andy Hoffman would take the Freestyle victory
for the second time today, while Big Dawg would win the Donut contest,
with Lil' Miss Dangerous taking the Wheelie contest. Special thanks
to Kyle Doyle for providing us with tonight's results and this great
teaser shot!! Stay tuned for much more!! (01/07/06)
Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge in
Glendale, AZ!!: Eight trucks did battle again tonight in
Glendale, AZ!! Once again, it was Dan Runte in Summit Bigfoot
dominating the show, taking the Racing Finals over Larry Quick in Bearfoot
and winning the Freestyle competition!! Larry Quick in Torqzilla
would win the Wheelie contest, and Don King, doing double duty, would have
a wild ride in Racing, flipping el Bandito onto its lid!! More
from this show coming tonight including pictures from my parents Lauren &
Lynette Bonar, who were covering the show for the site!! (01/07/06)
UPDATE: I must say that my Dad,
Lauren Bonar, has done an unbelievable job in only his second time
out with the new camera!! These pictures are breathtaking, and I
know you all will like them!! Special thanks out to Danny Torgerson
and all the folks who put on the show for doing an awesome job, and also
to Larry Quick and all the drivers for putting on a great show!! Enjoy
these shots, full coverage and many more pics to come from the show!! (01/07/06)
Don King skies Bearfoot!!
Dan Runte in Summit
Bigfoot!!
Larry Quick's Wheelie
Contest Winner!!
Sam Sturges shows he can
still get it done in Unnamed & Untamed!!
The Nasty Boy gets some
sick air!!
Don King rolls el
Bandito!!
Rolling Thunder
Monster Truck Challenge in Knoxville, TN (8:00 Show)!!:
Another show down, and two more big wins for Rick Long in Bigfoot #11!!
Long defeated Bobby Holman in the Beast in the Racing Finals with some
huge air flying to the victory!! Long then won the crowd cheer-off
to take the Freestyle win over Michael Harper in Monster Patrol!!
Tommy Lee Byrd was there covering all the action, and we'll have full
results and some teaser shots up later this evening!! (01/07/06)
UPDATE: Tommy Lee Byrd's first
few teaser shots from Knoxville!! Enjoy, full coverage and many more
pics to come from both shows!! (01/07/06)
BEAST
competes in the Wheelie
contest!!
The Bearfoot Ride Truck
loses the rear axel.
Amsoil Rock'N'Monster
Truck Winter Series Round 2 (8:00 Show)!!: The final show
for the PSM crew was tonight at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena!! The
Finals would come down to Brian Harwood in Wild Thang up against James
Tigue in Bearfoot, with Wild Thang taking the win!! Harwood would
also win the Wheelie contest, and Freestyle with an awesome move over the
van stack, landing the truck on the wheelie bar!! Charlie Miller in
Rampage took the Donut contest. Below are the full brackets for the
Racing, special thanks to James Tigue for providing us with all the PSM
results this weekend!! (01/07/06)
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Bearfoot |
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Monster Nationals in
Colorado Springs (1:00 show)!!: The second show in
Colorado Springs earlier today ended much like the first, last night.
Hall Brothers Racing continued to dominate, with Raminator taking the
Wheelie contest, Rammunition taking the Donut contest, and Raminator
defeating Rammunition in the Finals!! Andy Hoffman in Nitemare was
able to break up the Dodge party, winning the Freestyle competition!!
Thanks to Kyle Doyle and Amanda Weldy for the results, we'll have more
from the late show later this evening, along with some teaser shots!!
(01/07/06)
Big
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Rammunition |
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Rammunition |
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Nitemare |
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Raminator |
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Rolling Thunder
Monster Truck Challenge in Knoxville, TN (2:00 Show)!!: The first of
three shows this weekend at the Knoxville Coliseum is now underway and The
Monster Blog's Tommy Lee Byrd is there covering all the action!!
Rick Long in Bigfoot #11 started the day off by taking the win in the
Wheelie contest, and then followed that up by beating Shane Smith in Venom
in the Racing Finals!! Freestyle is about to get underway and we
will have all that action for you shortly after its completion!!
Scary moment as the ride truck in attendance was giving rides in the
arena, when the rear axle came out from under the truck. Some minor
injuries appear to have been sustained, but that is all we know at this
point. More to come soon!! Trucks in attendance also include
Holman's Beast, Monster Patrol, & American Bad Ass!! Pictures to follow late this evening!!
UPDATE!!: Freestyle has just
ended in Knoxville, TN and in his first event back with Paul Shafer
Motorsports, Michael Harper takes the victory in Monster Patrol!!
Harper pulled some great sky wheelies, but it was the donuts that won it
for him, as no other driver attempted any donuts. Still no firm
details on the ride truck accident, but we will continue following the
story as the night progresses. More to come from the 7:00 show later
tonight!! (01/07/06)
Amsoil Rock'N'Monster
Truck Winter Series Round 2 (2:00 Show)!!: The second show from
Huntington, WV at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena has just ended!! It
was James Tigue in Bearfoot taking the Racing win over Charlie Miller in
Rampage!! Miller would take the donut contest driving Kid Rock,
while Brian Harwood won the Wheelie contest in the Wild Thang!! The
Freestyle winner was once again Kirk Dabney in Monster Patrol just edging
out the win over James Tigue in Bearfoot!! (01/07/06)
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WINNER!! |
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Racing portion of the show.
FRIDAY 01/06/06
Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge in
Glendale, AZ!!: A stellar 8 truck lineup competed last night at
the Glendale Arena in Glendale, AZ!! Don King started the night off
by taking the Wheelie contest driving el Bandito, but it would be Dan
Runte from there on out. Runte in the Summit Bigfoot defeated King
in the Final Round of Racing, and then went on to take the Freestyle
victory as well!! Other trucks in attendance included Bearfoot,
Torqzilla, Monster Patrol, Awesome Kong, Unnamed & Untamed, and Nasty Boy.
Special thanks to Larry Quick for providing us with this recap!! My
parents Lauren & Lynette Bonar will be in attendance tonight covering the
event for the site!! (01/07/06)
Bearfoot |
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** The other 4 trucks were eliminated in
the First Round.
Monster Nationals Season Opener!!:
The big Dodges would be dominant in the First Round of the 2006
Monster Nationals season!! The crowd at the World Arena in Colorado
Springs, CO would see Dale Benear win the Wheelie contest, Mark Hall in
the Raminator take the donut contest and go on to defeat Doug Noelke in the Big
Dawg in the Racing Finals!! Big Dawg however did break up the HBR
party, winning the Freestyle competition!! A great night of action
in Colorado Springs, with more to come tomorrow!! Special thanks to
Kyle Doyle for the information, and the teaser shots from the show!!
(01/07/06)
Big
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Nitemare |
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Big
Dawg |
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Rammunition |
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Rammunition |
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Lil'
Miss Dangerous |
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WINNER!! |
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Raminator |
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Raminator (QT) |
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Raminator |
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Des Moines, IA Monster Jam!!: A
wild night in Des Moines saw the debut of two brand new trucks, Air Force
driven by Paul Cohen, and Excaliber driven by Sean Duhon. The night
would start with Adam Anderson in Taz squeezing out the win in the Wheelie
contest over Air Force. The two would meet again in the Racing
Finals, with Cohen this time getting the edge and taking the win!!
In Freestyle, Cohen would put up a seemingly unbeatable score of 29, only
to have Anderson come out with a wild run that ended with Taz on its
roof!! That would be enough, as the judges rewarded the young
Anderson with a 30 and the Freestyle victory!! For a full recap,
visit USHRA's
event page by clicking
here!!
Birmingham, AL Monster Jam!!:
The
Monster Jam in Birmingham, AL would be a family affair when all was said
and done, with Bryan Winston in Monster Mutt knocking off Randy Brown in
Grave Digger in the Final Round of Racing, and his wife, Kathy Winston in
Team Suzuki winning a cheer off with Digger for the Freestyle crown!!
For a full recap, visit USHRA's
event page by clicking
here!!
(01/06/06)
Shake, Rattle, & Roll Monster Truck
Challenge!!: Five monster trucks invaded the E Center of West
Valley City tonight near Salt Lake City!! The lineup included
Wildfire Motorsports' Terminator, Bulletproof, and Goldberg Monster
Trucks, along with the Tuff'E'Nuff and Beast trucks out of the Jack
Koberna Racing stable. Many MT fans will remember the old Beast
monster truck from back in the 80's, but this evening would mark the
return of the truck with a brand new chassis!! The evening would
belong to Billy Chapen however, as he dominated the show, taking wins in
both the Racing & Freestyle competitions. A huge thanks to Jason
Rivas for providing us with this information, and soon to come, pictures
from the show!! Jason will also be attending both shows tomorrow at
2:00 and 8:00 and we will have all that for you right here at The Monster
Blog!! Once again, a special thanks to Jason Rivas!!
(01/06/06)
Charlotte, NC Monster Jam!!: It
was a night of firsts in Charlotte, NC tonight!! It would mark the
first Monster Jam event held at the brand new Charlotte Bobcats arena, and
it would also be the first event for the much awaited Batman monster
truck!! Jason Childress made sure the debut was a winning one,
driving the truck from Gotham City to a Final Round victory over Gary
Porter in Grave Digger 12. Digger would strike back taking the
Freestyle win to end the evening!! For a full recap, visit USHRA's
event page by clicking
here!!
(01/06/06)
Council Bluffs, IA Monster Jam!!:
Charlie Pauken and the Grave Digger would be too much for the competition
Friday night in Council Bluffs, taking the Wheelie competition, beating
Don Frankish in Maniac in the Racing Finals, and winning Freestyle with a
score of 27. Frank Krmel in the debut of Del Scorcho was eliminated
in the Semis, and received scored of 9 and 17 in the Wheelie and Freestyle
competitions, respectively. For a full recap, visit USHRA's
event page by clicking
here!!
(01/06/06)
Columbus, OH Monster Jam!!:
Dan
Patrick in Samson would show the others how its done in Racing, taking the
Final Round victory over Rod Schmidt in Grave Digger 19. Schmidt
would come back to take the win in Freestyle, with much of the rest of the
competition suffering breakage. For a full recap, visit USHRA's
event page by clicking
here!!
(01/06/06)
Amsoil Rock'N'Monster Truck Winter Series
Opener!!: The Paul Shafer Motorsports series will kick off its
2006 season tonight in Huntington, WV at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
The show will feature a strong 6 truck lineup including Bearfoot driven by
James Tigue, Monster Patrol driven by Kirk Dabney, Charlie Miller in
Rampage, Brian Harwood in Wild Thing, J.R. Adams in Kid Rock, and Tim
Tesmer's Carolina Crusher. We will have the full results of this
event throughout the weekend!!
UPDATE 1: The first round of the 2006 Amsoil Rock'N'Monster
Truck Winter Series is now in the books!! A great night of action
saw Brian Harwood in Wild Thang taking the racing win over Kirk Dabney in
Monster Patrol!! Kirk Dabney would come back to win the Freestyle
competition with a great sky wheelie and some awesome donuts!! Below
are the first night's brackets, and we'll have all the results from both
of tomorrow's shows shortly after they are over!!
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Carolina Crusher |
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Monster Patrol |
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Thang |
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Rampage |
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Rampage |
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WINNER!! |
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Thang |
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Thang (FL) |
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Thang |
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Bearfoot |
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Kid
Rock |
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First Pictures of the New '06 Rammunition
Scheme!!: Another Monster Blog News exclusive, the very first
full pictures to hit the 'net of the brand new '06 Rammunition paint
scheme!! Big thanks to our great friend Kyle Doyle and all the folks
at Hall Brothers Racing for providing us with these great shots of the new
scheme!! The truck debuts tonight at the World Arena in Colorado
Springs, CO for the first round of the 2006 Monster Nationals tour, and we
will have a full recap and teaser shots just as soon as the show is over.
Check back later tonight or tomorrow morning for the first shots of the
'06 Rammunition scheme in action!! (01/06/06)
Big Weekend for THE MONSTER BLOG!!:
With the first weekend of the 2006 Monster Truck season kicking off in a
huge way with over 16 events taking place across the country, The Monster
Blog will be covering three of them!! My parents, Lauren & Lynette
Bonar will be in Glendale, AZ and Tommy Lee Byrd will be in Knoxville, TN
covering the first events of the 2006 Torgerson Motorsports season, and
Kyle Doyle will be in Colorado Springs, CO for the opener of the Monster
Nationals '06 season!! Below are the tentative truck lineups for the
shows we are covering this weekend. Enjoy!!
1/7 Glendale, AZ |
1/7 Knoxville, TN |
1/6-7 Colorado Springs,
CO |
Bigfoot #15 |
Bigfoot #11 |
Raminator |
Monster Patrol |
The Beast |
Rammunition |
Bearfoot |
Venom |
Big Dawg |
Torqzilla |
Monster Patrol |
Nitemare |
Unnamed & Untamed |
American Bad Ass |
Lil' Miss Dangerous |
Nasty Boy |
Awesome Kong |
el Bandito |
December 2005 Archive: The main
page was getting mighty long again, so with January now getting into full
gear, I figure it was time to go ahead and archive the December material
from here on the main page. You can still access all of that news
and update information by going to the bottom of the main page, where you
can view any of our previous month's archives!! Thanks!!
(01/06/05)
Springfield 4 Wheel Jamboree Day 2 Coverage
Now Up!!: Another coverage that has been "Coming Soon" for quite
some time is now finally posted!! See all the action from Sunday in
Springfield, MO as Bigfoot, Raminator, Rammunition, Big Dawg, Avenger, and
God, Guts, & Glory do battle in the Special Events 4 Wheel Jamboree!!
Check it out now in the Coverages section or by clicking
here!! Be sure to leave us
some feedback on the Fan Forum, and thanks for reading!! (01/06/05)
Sedalia, MO Mega MT Tour Coverage Now Up!!:
Well, its been a long time coming, but the event coverage from this past
summer's Mega MT Tour event is now up in the Coverage section!! Read
about a great night of Monster Truck action including Holman's Beast,
Venom, Sudden Impact, Kicker, and Nitemare!! Check it out now in the
Coverages section or by clicking here!!
Be sure to leave us some feedback on the Fan Forum, and thanks for
reading!! (01/05/06)
Monster Truck TV Schedule: In an
effort to help all of us keep up with when we can find Monster Trucks on
television, I have added the first version of The Monster Blog's Monster
Truck TV Schedule which will be kept here on the main page in the new
right hand column. I will do my best to continue to keep the TV
schedule current, but we could use your help. Anytime you run across
upcoming Monster Truck shows on TV, please email me at
rbonar@lzsportsource.com so
that we can add them to the master schedule. Thanks and enjoy!!
(01/04/06)
New Rammunition Teaser Shots!!:
We are very proud to bring you a Monster Blog exclusive--the first teaser
shots of the all-new 2006 Rammunition paint scheme!! The truck has
been given a new look and thanks to our good buddy Kyle Doyle and all the
folks at Hall Brothers Racing, here are the first teaser shots!! We
will be releasing full pictures of the new scheme on Friday, with shots of
its first action in competition coming at the end of the weekend after HBR
competes in the Colorado Springs Monster Nationals!! For now though,
enjoy these and let your imagination run wild until Friday!!
(01/03/06)
KD's 2005 Year In Review Part 2:
After a great Behind the Scenes article recapping the first half of Kyle
Doyle and Hall Brothers Racing's 2005 season, KD has submitted Part 2 of
the article in which he looks back at the second half of '05. With
some great stories and over 30 awesome pictures, this is an article not to
be missed. Also includes a short video clip of Tony Stewart taking
the win at a USAC Midget race this past weekend in Ft. Wayne, IN that is a
must see. Check out this amazing new article in the Features
section, or by clicking here!! A huge thanks to Kyle for all his
hard work in contributing to the site!! Be sure to give him some
feedback and let him know what you think on the Fan Forum!! Thanks
and enjoy!! (01/03/06)
Hall Brothers Racing '06 Schedule: Our
friends over at HBR have released their 2006 schedule, so head on over to
http://www.raminator.com to find out where you can see
Raminator and Rammunition this season!! Yours truly will be lucky
enough to see them at the CFP show in Sedalia, MO and the Special Events 4
Wheel Jamboree in Springfield, MO. We at The Monster Blog are very
excited to follow Hall Brothers Racing's 2006 season with our good buddy
Kyle Doyle keeping us posted on all the action!! (01/01/06)
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