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1/27/10
- TMB TV Episode 3.1 - 1/26/10
- More Dayton, OH Monster Jam Photos!! 1/25/10 - Belton, TX Monster Truck Winter Nationals Video Highlights!! - Dayton, OH Monster Jam Photo Gallery!! - Huffaker still #1 on "Road to the World Finals"!! 1/21/10 - Atlanta, GA Monster Jam Photo Gallery!! 1/18/10 - Huffaker still leads "Road to the World Finals"!!
- Detroit, MI Monster Jam Photo Gallery!! 1/17/10 - Salem, VA Monster Truck Winter Nat's Recap & Photos!! 1/15/10 - Big News for 2010 From Extreme Monster Trucks Australia!! 1/14/10 - R.I.P. Jan Gabriel (1940-2010) 1/13/10
- TMB's "Road to the World Finals" Unofficial
Ranking System 1/12/10
- Trenton, NJ Monster Truck Winter Nationals
Recap & Photos!! 1/11/10 - Knoxville, TN Steel Thunder Tour Photos!! 1/10/10 - New Monsters Tour of Destruction Australia Photo Galleries!! 1/06/10
- MS. BIGFOOT 1/05/10 - Estero, FL Monster Truck Spectacular Photos & Video!! 1/04/10 - Sudden Impact Racing Debuts Retro Excaliber Scheme!! 1/03/10 - A.P. Motorsports Welcomes Herbalife!!
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TMB TV Episode 3.1 - Trenton, NJ Monster Truck Winter Nationals!!: TMB TV is back for an all new season as we kick off 2010 with the Monster Truck Winter Nationals from Trenton, NJ!! For our third season, we've got an updated intro, all-new graphics and much more, but we're still bringing you the best independent monster truck coverage you'll find anywhere!! We'll be following along with the Checkered Flag Productions tour again in 2010 as the championship chase goes all the way to Pocatello, ID in April, and it all started the first weekend out in Trenton. You'll see Larry Swim in Bigfoot Bad Boy begin his title defense against Bill Payne in Rock Star, the all new Crushstation and more in three action packed shows. TMB TV Host Ross Z. Bonar and lead videographer Colby Marshall bring you all the action as always, with great help from Jonathan Barnes. Don't wait any longer, an all new season of TMB TV is only a click away, so scroll on down and start enjoying!! (01/27/10)
WATCH TMB TV EPISODE 3.1 - TRENTON, NJ MONSTER TRUCK WINTER NAT'S!!
Melbourne, Victoria Monsters Tour of
Destruction Photos!!:
We brought you the first event of 2010
from down under a few weeks back courtesy of our good friend Darryl Smith,
now he's
CLICK HERE TO VIEW DARRYL SMITH'S MELBOURNE, VICTORIA PHOTOS!! More Dayton, OH Monster Jam Photos!!: Yesterday you enjoyed all of Paul Harry's great shots from this past weekend's Dayton, Ohio Monster Jam, now see it all from another angle as we present some amazing photos from our good friend Chris Parrish!! Check out the link below for all Chris's awesome photos and stop by his website at www.CPActionArt.com. Enjoy!! (01/26/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRIS PARRISH'S DAYTON, OH MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! San Diego, CA Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: Monster Jam returned to San Diego, CA's Qualcomm Stadium Saturday night and Susan Woolley with www.123EventPhotography.com has been nice enough to share her amazing shots with us!! Jimmy Creten piloted Bounty Hunter to his first major stadium racing win of the season while Pablo Huffaker in Grave Digger went big to take another freestyle victory. A big thanks to Susan for sending in these great photos, click the link below to check them out and be sure to check out her website!! (01/26/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW SUSAN WOOLLEY'S SAN DIEGO, CA MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! Belton, TX Monster Truck Winter Nationals Video Highlights!!: The 2010 Checkered Flag Productions tour continued this past weekend as the tour moved on to Belton, Texas and Jonathan Barnes and Barnwrecker Productions were on hand to capture all the action!! Larry Swim in Bigfoot Bad Boy had a great weekend, sweeping racing and grabbing a wheelie and freestyle win. The Straight Up Racing team picked up the remaining wins with Bill Payne in Rock Star taking Friday night's freestyle and Donald Epidendio winning the wheelie contest Saturday. A big thanks to Jonathan for doing a great job and once again sharing his video coverage with us. Click the link below to check it all out and don't forget to visit Barnwrecker Productions and the War Eagle team at www.VerticalMotorsports.com!! (01/25/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW JONATHAN BARNES' BELTON, TX VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!! Dayton, OH Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: TMB's Paul M. Harry stayed busy this past weekend as he was off to Dayton, Ohio for the annual Thunder Nationals at the EJ Nutter Center!! Jocelyn Perrin was the star of the day Saturday, sweeping the wheelie and freestyle contests in High Maintenance. Dan Evans was strong in Destroyer as he would power his way to both racing victories. The donut contests were split between Diehl Wilson in his brand new Virginia Giant and Joe Sylvester in Bad Habit. A big thanks to Paul for the great coverage, check out the link below to view all his awesome photos!! (01/25/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S DAYTON, OH MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! Huffaker Still #1 on TMB's "Road to the World Finals"!!: Pablo Huffaker continued his amazing season in Grave Digger this past weekend as a major stadium freestyle win in San Diego helped him retain the #1 spot in TMB's "Road to the World Finals" unofficial point standings. Tom Meents and Dennis Anderson moved up to second and third respectively, each with a major stadium racing victory, while Randy Brown slipped to fourth overall and Linsey Weenk took over the fifth position. Several big names moved back into the top 24 in our power rankings including Jimmy Creten, Jim Koehler and Scott Hartsock as all three drivers recorded major stadium victories this weekend as well. Tons more action on the Monster Jam tour is coming up this weekend, stay tuned to TMB's "Road to the World Finals" to see how our unofficial standings change!!
For those not familiar with TMB's "Road to the World Finals" unofficial point standings, this is simply our way of trying to see which drivers have earned the right to compete at the World Finals based on their actual performance. These "power rankings" have no bearing on the way Feld Entertainment actually chooses the competitors, its just our way of following along with the Monster Jam season and recognizing outstanding driver performance. Check out the "Road to the World Finals" section for all the results thus far and the current standings and enjoy as we follow the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March right here on TMB!! (01/25/10) Atlanta, GA Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: The new year of Monster Jam started off in a big way as they kicked off the year live on SPEED Channel in Atlanta, Georgia!! Chris Parrish was on hand for all the action as Tom Meents doubled down in Maximum Destruction, winning racing and freestyle against 13 other trucks at the Georgia Dome. Check out the link below for all Chris's awesome photos and stop by his website at www.CPActionArt.com. Thanks to Chris for the great shots, enjoy!! (01/21/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRIS PARRISH'S ATLANTA, GA MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! Huffaker Keeps #1 Spot on TMB's "Road to the World Finals"!!: TMB's "Road to the World Finals" unofficial point standings is all up to date after another wild weekend of Monster Jam all across the country. Pablo Huffaker's Sunday sweep in San Antonio helps him stay out front in our unofficial power rankings, but Randy Brown has taken over the #2 position after a clean sweep in Toronto. Dennis Anderson, Tom Meents and Frank Krmel round out the top five after Week #4. Competition is also hot and heavy for the 24th spot in the rankings as Ryan Anderson in Monster Mutt currently holds it after a great start to his rookie season. Big name drivers on the outside looking in include Jimmy Creten, Jim Koehler and John Seasock. Another big week of Monster Jam is coming up, stay tuned to see how our unofficial standings change!!
For those not familiar with TMB's "Road to the World Finals" unofficial point standings, this is simply our way of trying to see which drivers have earned the right to compete at the World Finals based on their actual performance. These "power rankings" have no bearing on the way Feld Entertainment actually chooses the competitors, its just our way of following along with the Monster Jam season and recognizing outstanding driver performance. Check out the "Road to the World Finals" section for all the results thus far and the current standings and enjoy as we follow the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March right here on TMB!! (01/18/10) Detroit, MI Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: TMB's Paul M. Harry was back at it again this weekend, taking in the huge Monster Jam event at Ford Field in Detroit, MI Saturday night. The event turned into a two man battle as Adam Anderson in Taz and Linsey Weenk in Blue Thunder duked it out for the racing and freestyle wins. Anderson would prevail in the racing finals and while the two tied in freestyle, the nod would go to Blue Thunder as Linsey Weenk picked up that victory. Paul got some amazing shots from Detroit once again, click the link below to check them out!! Thanks to Paul for the great shots, stay tuned for more from one of the busiest photographers in monster trucks as the new year continues!! (01/18/10)
CLICK HERE TO SEE PAUL HARRY'S DETROIT, MI MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! Guthrie, OK Kicker Monster Truck Nationals Video Highlights!!: TMB's Kaedon Berry was on the road last weekend for his first event of the year, as he covered the Kicker Monster Truck Nationals at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Rodney Tweedy in Bigfoot #10 would sweep both nights of racing and the entire Friday event. Jerry Perry in Brute Force was great all weekend and took home the wheelie and freestyle victories Saturday night. The event also featured Bar's Leaks Eliminator, Rislone Defender and Cyborg as well as Larry Quick in Ghost Ryder attempting a backflip each night. Click the link below to view all of Kaedon's great footage and a big thanks to him for another great coverage. Also a thanks to Tod Hammock and Brian Sharenow with Cycle City Promotions for their hospitality. Thanks & Enjoy!! (01/18/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW KAEDON BERRY'S GUTHRIE, OK VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!! Salem, VA Monster Truck Winter Nationals Recap & Photos!!: TheMonsterBlog.com was back on the road again this weekend with the CFP Monster Truck Winter Nationals tour in Salem, Virginia!! The weekend was all about the Rock Star as Bill Payne swept both nights of racing and the entire Saturday night event. Greg Winchenbach and Crushstation continued to impress in his return to monster trucks as he picked up the wheelie and freestyle wins Friday night, also taking the "monstah lobstah" over onto its lid for the first time. Payne's strong performances allowed him to take the 2010 CFP Championship points lead away from Larry Swim, and Winchenbach moved up as well, taking over #3 position. A big thanks to Liz Bruzee and Keith Laxton for helping out and taking photos with the TMB camera this weekend, check out their great work by clicking the link below. Also thanks to Jonathan Barnes for helping out with filming, be watching for video highlights coming soon!! (01/17/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TMB PHOTO GALLERY FROM SALEM, VA!!
Big News for 2010 From Extreme Monster
Trucks Australia!!:
The great folks from Extreme Monster
Trucks Australia always do a great job of keeping us at TMB up to date
with everything
Additionally, Its no secret that Clive is having a specially built,
short-wheelbase backflip truck constructed and he has asked Robbie to
debut the truck for him on the huge tour previously mentioned. Avenger,
Samson, Raptors Rampage and Scooby are the only names that are being
included in the TV releases about the tour and it is expected that the
other U.S. trucks will be announced soon. R.I.P. Jan Gabriel (1940-2010): A legendary figure in the world of monster trucks has passed away - Jan Gabriel, you will be missed. Many monster truck fans will remember Jan Gabriel for his great work in the famous monster truck home videos, Battle of the Monster Trucks, Return of the Monster Trucks and War of the Monster Trucks. Mr. Gabriel was also credited for the "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!" catch phrase that became synonymous with motorsports and monster trucks. For more information, click here. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Gabriel's family. To Mr. Gabriel - thanks for all the memories. (01/14/10) TMB "Road to the World Finals" Unofficial Ranking System Returns for 2010!!: One of our most popular features each year on TheMonsterBlog.com is back for 2010, as we once again rank drivers week to week in our "Road to the World Finals" Unofficial Point Standings!! Fans always wonder exactly how USHRA selects its 24 competitors for the annual Monster Jam World Finals, and so do we. We also often wonder just how all the drivers stack up against each other throughout and at the end of the year. Without a national points system for the Monster Jam series, it is awfully hard to do so as they often run events in up to 10-15 different venues in a single weekend. So for the 4th year in a row, TMB will be operating our "Road to the World Finals" UNOFFICIAL point standings for the Monster Jam series based straight from results available at USHRA.com. This is our way of ranking the drivers based on their performance throughout the season and gives us a good idea of which drivers have earned a spot in the World Finals, whether they ultimately end up being selected or not.
If
you didn't follow along last year, we're sure that you have many questions
about how we put this together: How does it work? Which events are we
including? How are the points awarded? etc. In our "Road
to the World Finals" section, we have a detailed rationale and
explanation that should answer most of these questions. Last year, Dennis
Anderson scored the most points by an impressive margin in our ranking
system after one of the best seasons of his career. Who will be tops in
2010? Follow along and let's find out together! Trenton, NJ Monster Truck Winter Nationals Recap & Photos!!: TheMonsterBlog.com was back on the road this weekend for the first CFP Monster Truck Winter Nationals event of 2010!! Larry Swim in Bigfoot Bad Boy started the weekend off strong, winning racing and freestyle Friday night while Bill Payne in Rock Star won the wheelie contest. Saturday would see the emergence of a new star in monster trucks, as Greg Winchenbach drove his wild new "monster lobster", the Crushstation, to racing wins in both shows over Bigfoot and picked up the evening wheelie contest victory. Swim was solid again in the afternoon event, winning freestyle after an amazing save and getting the wheelie win, ripping the tailgate and bedside off in the process. Bill Payne in Rock Star struggled with breakage, but still managed to pull out the big freestyle win Saturday night after rolling hard off the center van stack. The weekend also saw strong efforts from California Kid, Viper and War Eagle. After the long three-show weekend, Larry Swim emerged as the CFP points leader as the tour moves on to Salem, VA.
A big thanks to Zane Rettew and everyone with CFP, as well as all the teams and driver for three great events. We also have to thank Colby Marshall, Jonathan Barnes and James Martin for stepping in to help with coverage this weekend. Trenton will be featured in Season 3, Episode 1 of TMB TV, premiering Wednesday, January 27th at 8:00PM Eastern, so stay tuned for that! But we now have available our full photo gallery from Saturday's events, courtesy of the TMB camera and James Martin. Thanks to James for doing a great job, check out his photos by clicking below!! (01/12/10) CLICK HERE TO VIEW JAMES MARTIN'S TRENTON, NJ PHOTO GALLERY!! Columbus, OH Monster Jam Freestyle Mania Photo Gallery!!: TMB's Paul M. Harry started out another busy year of photography at this past weekend's Columbus, Ohio Monster Jam Freestyle Mania event. The Saturday afternoon event saw Gary Porter in Grave Digger sweep everything, including the wheelie, donut and timed course competitions, along with freestyle. The lineup also included the re-debut of Spiderman along with Samson, Predator, Prowler, Aftershock, Crazy Train and Rap Attack. Click the link below to see all of Paul's photos from the event and stay tuned to see where one of the busiest photographers in monster trucks is headed next!! (01/12/10)
CLICK HERE TO SEE PAUL HARRY'S COLUMBUS, OH MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! New Barbarian Scheme Debuts In Austin!!: (Miami, OK) Devin Jones and the Kaboom Motorsports team have worked hard this winter and they are ready for their best year ever in 2010, as they debuted the hot new Barbarian scheme this past weekend in Austin, Texas!! Devin wasted no time putting the new look truck in victory lane, as he won 5 of 6 events at this past weekend's Austin O'Reilly Outlaw Nationals including sweeping racing and freestyle. This weekend Devin will compete in one of the team's biggest events ever as he takes on 15 other trucks at the San Antonio, Texas Monster Jam at the Alamodome. The following weekend, the chase for the CFP 2010 Monster Truck Winter Nationals Championship begins for Barbarian in Belton, TX as he will try to earn an invite to the championship event in Pocatello, Idaho in April. For more information on Devin and the Barbarian monster truck, including results, photos, video and more, check them out at www.Barbarian4x4.com!! (01/12/10)
Knoxville, TN Steel Thunder Monster Truck Tour Photo Gallery!!: The Steel Thunder Monster Truck Tour started off their 2010 season this weekend at the Knoxville Coliseum in Knoxville, TN. John Herron was kind enough to send us over photos from the Friday night event, which saw R.B. Mohler in his new Triple X machine take the freestyle win. The event also featured Kevin King's new Strait Jacket, Rock Solid and Nail It. Click the link below to see photos from the event, and a big thanks to John for sharing them with us!! (01/11/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW JOHN HERRON'S KNOXVILLE, TN PHOTO GALLERY!!
Extreme Monster Trucks Australia Update,
Photo Galleries!!:
The
Extreme Monster Trucks Australia Monsters Tour of Destruction ended 2009
and started 2010 with some great monster
CLICK HERE TO VIEW DARRYL SMITH'S CABOOLTURE, QUEENSLAND PHOTOS!!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW DARRYL SMITH'S SOUTHPORT, QUEENSLAND PHOTOS!! MS. BIGFOOT Returns for 2010!!: (Indianapolis, IN) More BIG news has been released by the boys and girls at BIGFOOT® 4x4 Inc. in St. Louis this week that is sure to have girls every where revving their engines with excitement. As part of their 35th Anniversary celebration, Team BIGFOOT (who brought you BIGFOOT #1, The Original Monster Truck®) are rolling out a modern-day replica of their famed "Ms. BIGFOOT" truck, which originally debuted in the mid-1980's.
The truck features a more lady-like graphics package, and will make its competition debut on May 1st in Springfield, MO at the 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals. As one might expect, the 1500hp race truck will be piloted by a female driver; however, the BIGFOOT camp is staying tight-lipped about who their driver (or drivers) will be for the truck's schedule. For more information on the BIGFOOT team, including their 2010 schedule of events, visit them at www.bigfoot4x4.com. (01/06/10) Estero, FL Monster Truck Spectacular Photos & Video!!: TheMonsterBlog.com kicked off 2010 in sunny Florida as the Winter Nationals Monster Truck Spectacular made its first ever appearance at Estero's Germain Arena!! Predator, Razin Kane, Prowler, Reptoid and Pouncer competed in wheelie, racing and freestyle contests over two shows on Saturday. Chris Lagana in Razin Kane served notice that he will be one to watch in his rookie season, taking wheelie and racing wins in the afternoon event. Allen Pezo in Predator drove his way to the freestyle win over teammate Lenny Kuilder in Prowler for his first win of the new season.
The
evening event would see Jim Jack in Reptoid win the wheelie contest on
crowd applause despite great efforts by Predator. In racing Pezo would get
a rematch against Lagana and Razin Kane and this time the veteran took out
the rookie for the win. Lagana would be looking for his first freestyle
win to end the night and after a couple big wheelies, he threw Razin Kane
into a donut. Major breakage would end Razin Kane's run early, but the
home state crowd was solidly in his camp after a strong effort. Overcoming
solid runs by the rest of the field, Lagana won the crowd cheeroff going
away and Razin Kane was the night's freestyle victor. CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHARLIE MCNEIL'S ESTERO, FL PHOTO GALLERY!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW J.W. WAGNER'S ESTERO, FL VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!! Sudden Impact Racing Debuts Retro Excaliber Scheme!!: (Jefferson, LA) Jon Zimmer, Carl Van Horn, and Chris Ryan headed to Montgomery, Alabama with fresh trucks after a long, hard December of testing and tuning Amsoil Shock Therapy and Excaliber with one goal in mind - to win! This weekend Excaliber debuted its new “retro” paint job for the public:
The
crowd loved the new-look Excaliber, and Zimmer and CVH set to work, with
VanHorn taking second place in Saturday’s freestyle, followed by planting
the truck on the tailgate in the wheelie contest and getting to the racing
finals on Sunday. A.P. Motorsports Welcomes New Sponsor Herbalife!!: (Green Bay, WI) A.P.Motorsports and the Bumble Bee monster truck ride truck would like to welcome our new sponsor Herbalife! Herbalife is a premeire nutrition and weight-management company with millions of satisfied customers worldwide and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Herbalife produces a wide variety of products for the whole family. Herbalife healthy solutions for personalized nutrtion! Digestive solutions, bone health, women's solutions, men's solutions, heart health, children's health, stress management, immune health, nutrition for 7 vital organs, energy and fitness, personal care and outer nutrition solutions. One of Herbalife products we are pushing is the H3O Fitness Drink Mix. This thirst-quenching 3-in-1 drink provides hydration, sustained energy and antioxidant protection. H3O Fitness Drink Mix quenches thirst, gives you essential electrolytes supporting cellular rehydration and powerfull antioxidants nuetralize free radicals that cause fatigue and soreness. No caffeine and a healthier alternative to high-calorie/high-sugar beverages. Herbalife H3O Fitness Drink Mix the new alternative to energy drinks. For more information on Herbalife and their products go to their website at www.herbalife.com. Again A.P.Motorsports and the Bumble Bee monster truck ride truck would like to welcome Herbalife as a sponsor of our ride truck and A.P.Motorsports events for 2010!! (01/03/10) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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