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2/25/10
- Pittsburgh, PA Monster Jam Photo Gallery!! 2/24/10
- Knoxville, TN Monster Jam Photo Gallery!! 2/22/10
- Cape Girardeau, MO Monster Truck Winter
Nat's Recap & Phoots!! 2/18/10
- Cleveland, OH Monster Jam Photo Gallery!! 2/17/10
- Smokin' Diesel Monster Truck Press Release!! 2/16/10 - Florence, SC Monster Truck Winter Nationals Recap & Photos!! - DuQuoin, IL Monster Nationals Recap!! 2/14/10 - More South Pacific World Finals III News!! 2/12/10
- New MTRA Rulebook Released!! 2/11/10
- Obsession Racing 2/09/10 - Ram Truck Brand Renews Monster Truck Racing Partnership With Hall Brothers Racing!! 2/08/10
- Loveland, CO Monster Truck Winter Nationals
Recap & Photos!! - Monster Truck Radio Premiere Show Tonight!! 2/07/10
- Salem, VA and Ardmore, OK Monster Truck
Winter Nationals Video Highlights!! 2/04/10
- Indianapolis, IN Monster Jam Photos!! 2/02/10 - Sudden Impact Racing Tire Announces Intellectual Property Rights Management!! - Meents Takes Over Top Spot on "Road to the World Finals"!! 2/01/10 - Monster Truck Radio Test Show Tonight!!
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Pittsburgh, PA Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: TMB's super photographer Paul Harry was back at this weekend, this time for two Saturday shows at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!! Pablo Huffaker in Grave Digger dominated the afternoon event, winning both racing and freestyle. Saturday night would belong to Team Scream however as Jim Koehler in Avenger won racing and Rich Hilgendorf in Spike took the freestyle victory. Click the link below to see all of Paul's great shots from the Pittsburgh Monster Jam!! (02/24/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S PITTSBURGH, PA MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! Obsession Racing Press Release!!: (Menifee, CA) January 30th would mark our second time in 2010 at Anaheim, California for a Monster Jam event. This was a show with a lot of heavy hitters due to the high number of Monster Jam owned trucks. This was also our first show with EZ Up as a sponsor. Obsession Racing takes pride in our equipment and we have two of the nicest trucks on the Monster Jam circuit - now our fully silk screened EZ Up Canopy is only adding to our image. With the success of the pit party and qualifying as the second fastest truck Rick had high hopes for a successful night. Unfortunately, the night ended with having some electrical issues with the power to the remote ignition interrupter.
The following weekend we were back in Anaheim for the third time for Monster Jam. This was Monster Jam’s first time ever to hold this event three times in one year. The sold out crowd and drivers battled the rain and cold weather. We had both Obsession and Obsessed at this event. Obsession was re-wrapped for this event by 1 Day Wraps for a special promotion. Jeff Jones drove the 1 Day Wraps Obsession and did an awesome job piloting the truck through the thick mud in racing! In freestyle Jeff amazed us on how well he did for his second stadium show. He drove aggressively during his full two minutes of fame. He managed the truck very well with a broken finger that he crushed the previous week.
Rick maneuvered the truck well in racing, considering the muddy conditions and in freestyle he was in the top half of the field. Rick caught some huge air off of the freestyle motocross landing ramp and cross threaded everything he could, bringing the crowd cheering to the feet!
We would like to give a special thanks to all of our sponsors that keep Obsession Racing performing at its best. We would also like to give a special thanks to Tom Read, Eric Swanson and Bailey Jones for all of their help and efforts at the track and also at the shop. We really appreciate all that they do for us to make our business a success!! Check us out online at www.ObsessionRacing.com for more information on the team!! (02/25/10) Knoxville, TN Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: Monster Jam returned to Knoxville, TN's Thompson-Boling Arena this weekend and Special Contributor Chris Parrish was on hand for all the action!! The event was unique in that it featured all independent trucks including Equalizer, High Maintenance, Destroyer, Hot Tamale, Virginia Giant and War Wagon. Friday night saw Diehl Wilson pilot Virginia Giant to the racing win while Jocelyn Perrin nailed down another freestyle win in High Maintenance. Dan Evans stepped it up on Saturday, taking both the racing and freestyle wins, despite a wild freestyle effort from Mike Hawkins in Equalizer. Click the links below to see all of Chris's awesome shots, and don't forget to visit www.CPActionArt.com for more of Chris's work!! (02/24/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRIS PARRISH'S KNOXVILLE, TN MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! O'Reilly Monster Truck Racing Super Series Returns to Sedalia, MO!!: (Springfield, MO) The O’Reilly Monster Truck Racing Super Series roars into the Missouri State Fairgrounds Matthewson Exhibition Center for one wild, heart-stopping weekend Friday and Saturday, March 5th-6th at 7:30PM both nights. Witness the top monster trucks in all out war including Tail Gator, Big Dawg, Monster Patrol, Maximum Overkill and Undertaker. They'll compete in head to head, no holds barred, side by side, wheel to wheel & Chicago-style racing competitions. You'll also see the monsters in the wildest freestyle competition ever, along with a monster truck wheelie contest!!
Kids
of all ages will have an opportunity to ride in a real monster truck as
the Sergeant Smash Hummer ride truck will be on hand. Plus, you’ll see the
Tuff Trux – Pro Stadium Trucks direct from TV as they fly over the
obstacle course in all out motorized mayhem. As if all that wasn't enough,
pro quad racing will fill out the show.
Cape Girardeau, MO Monster Truck Winter
Nationals Recap & Photos!!:
After two years away, Checkered Flag
Productions returned to the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, MO this past
weekend!! Defending CFP points champion Larry Swim was on hand,
trying to maintain his lead in the points chase with Bigfoot Bad Boy. To
do so, he would have to get through four stong-running trucks, including
Chris Lagana in Razin' Kane, Ryan Rice in Incinerator, Tim Mente in the
hot-looking new Storm Damage and Tim Bee in Killer Bee.
Night
two would not be as easy, with solid wheelie efforts from both Storm
Damage and Killer Bee. Ryan Rice in Incinerator planted the back end of
the truck into the final car, tearing loose the tailgate and bedsides for
a great score of 26. Chris Lagana would bring out Razin' Kane next. He
launched way past the cars, coming down hard enough to blow out a rear
tire and rip and a bedside completely off of the truck. This would earn
him the lead with a 28. Larry Swim would have to step it up. He followed a
big wheelie off the cars with a huge shot off of the center van stack.
This was enough to wow the judges into a perfect 30 score for his fourth
straight win on the weekend. Racing would come down to Bigfoot Bad Boy and
Chris Lagana in Razin' Kane. It would be Larry Swim again taking the
racing win with an impressive run, and now with the chance to go for the
weekend sweep. Freestyle was a blast again, as Tim Bee would pull off his
second big save in as many nights in Killer Bee. Incinerator finished off
the job on his tailgate, knocking it completely off the truck in a great
effort. In the end, however, it would come down to Lagana and Swim yet
again. Razin' Kane got some huge air and kept up great momentum through
the two minute run. Larry Swim did the same, doing his best to repeat his
moon shot jumps from the night before despite a reworked van stack with
slightly less angle. Lagana earned a 29 from the judges, leaving just
enough room for Larry Swim to sweep the entire weekend with a perfect 30
freestyle. CLICK HERE TO VIEW CANDACE MARSHALL'S CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO PHOTOS!!
Meents Stays Out Front on TMB's "Road
to the World Finals"!!:
Another two weeks are in the books and
Tom Meents & Maximum Destruction continue to show the way on TMB's "Road
to the World Finals" power rankings. Five racing and freestyle wins in
Cleveland, Ohio and another four in Albuquerque, New Mexico keep Meents
#1, but Dennis Anderson is catching up quickly after picking up five wins
in Charlotte and running strong in Miami, Florida. Pablo Huffaker remains
in third overall, with Linsey Weenk in fourth and Gary Porter moving into
the top five based on his continued dominance of the Freestyle Mania
series. 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!! (02/22/10) Cleveland, OH Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: Paul Harry continued his whirlwind tour of monster truck photography this year as Monster Jam made its annual stop at Cleveland, Ohio's Quicken Loans Arena this past weekend. Cleveland fans would see Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction dominate, winning everything except for the Saturday afternoon freestyle, in which Alex Blackwell in Captain's Curse came out on top. Click the link below to see all of Paul's awesome shots from the weekend, thanks to Paul for all his efforts!! (02/18/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S CLEVELAND, OH MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! Rosemont, IL Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: Monster Jam was back at the Allstate Arena in suburban Chicago this past weekend and our good friend Brett Moist was kind enough to share some of his great photos from the Saturday night event!! The evening show would see Candace Jolly drive Monster Mutt Dalmation to the big racing win, while teammate George Belhan in Escalade powered his way to the freestyle victory. A big thanks to Brett for sharing his great pics with us, click the link below to see them and don't forget to check out his personal website to see more of his great photos!! (02/18/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW BRETT MOIST'S ROSEMONT, IL MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! Smokin' Diesel Monster Truck Press Release!!: We are proud to announce the all-new website and sponsor of Dave Radzierez's Smokin' Diesel Monster truck. Many hours of work have been put in to bringing you the new site. Between the plowing and shoveling from the back to back blizzards here in the North East we have managed to get the site out and are now live!! Welcome to the brand new home for Dave Radzierez's Diesel RX/Air Dog Smokin Diesel Monster Truck.
We
wanted to give a little insight to who we are so below is a small synopsis
of the team's who's, what's and where's!! The Diesel Monster Truck
was created over the winter of 2007 and was unveiled to the public in
April of 2008. It has been a huge success since day one. It immediately
began to be photographed by all the magazines and press.It is ever so
often the topic of conversation on the internet. The Diesel Monster Truck
has appeared in countless magazines, tv, advertisements, promotional
flyers, ect. This Diesel Monster Truck is the fastest growing name in the
industry today. With over 152,881,000 impressions in less than one year,
we have proven we can raise sales and make our sponsors a household name.
The Diesel Monster Truck does so well in part due to the fact it's a
fire-breathing, 1000 horsepower twin turbo Cummins diesel is so unique
that it appeals to not only the diesel fans, but all motorsports fans. It
seems everyone enjoys it due to fact it is "the first of its kind".
Uncle Tod Motorsports - Update From the
Road!!:
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) The Uncle Tod
Motorsports team has been off to a busy start in 2010. The Black Knight
monster truck, Adrenaline Rush ride truck and the X-Trucks have been busy
making apperances at events across the country. The Uncle Tod Motorsports
team is looking forward to once again being back in action this weekend.
Fans will have the opportunity to check out the team during events in
Lexington, KY and Miami, FL.
Monster Jam fans attending the Pit Party at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL
will have the opportunity to check out the Lil Bear mini monster trucks.
Fans will be amazed by this little monster, it comes complete with rear
steer, nitrogen shocks and is set up just like the big boys but half the
size. Kid KJ, the driver of the Lil Bear mini monster truck will be on
hand to meet with fans and sign autographs. When fans walk up to get an
autograph they will be amazed to learn that Kid KJ is only 6 years old. Florence, SC Monster Truck Winter Nationals Recap & Photos!!: TheMonsterBlog.com is back from another wild weekend on the road as we were on hand for Florence, South Carolina Monster Truck Winter Nationals!! Greg Winchenbach started the weekend off strong in the Crushstation "monstah lobstah", winning the wheelie contest and going to the finals of racing. But it would be Rich Blackburne taking his first win of 2010 as Viper took down Crushstation. Mike Barnes was on fire in freestyle, taking War Eagle's first win of the year. Saturday would start off with a bang as Chris Lagana planted the back of Razin Kane's chassis into the ground to win the wheelie competition. Troy Rose took the racing win in Equalizer, once again over Crushstation. Despite another strong effort from War Eagle, freestyle would be all Razin Kane as Chris Lagana put together a great run featuring HUGE air, finally finishing with a wild rollover. Full video coverage courtesy of Jonathan Barnes is coming soon, but in the meantime check out a great photo gallery from Saturday night courtesy of Christian Barnes by clicking the link below!! (02/16/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRISTIAN BARNES' FLORENCE, SC PHOTO GALLERY!!
DuQuoin, IL Monster Nationals Recap!!:
The E3 Spark Plugs Monster Nationals
Presented by Lucas Oil stormed into the Southern Illinois Center in Du
Quoin, IL this weekend for three wild shows. The lineup featured the E3
Spark Plugs Bigfoot with Rick Long, Lucas Oil Stabilizer with Bobby
Holman, Tailgator with Doug Noelke, Jocelyn Perrin in High Maintenance and
Shane Smith in Ironman.
The
Saturday afternoon show continued our "Carnage Nationals" theme for the
weekend. Bobby Holman sent his truck into orbit with a huge vertical
wheelie. Unfortunately, the truck twisted in mid-air, and despite Holman's
best efforts, crashed down hard on the right front. Along with a win came
a bent four link, blown tire and transmission problems...and a ton of body
damage. The High Maintenance crew, along with some huge help from
Concussion Engineering out of Ellis Grove, IL, worked their tails off, and
got the truck back for racing. However, it was Rick Long taking the racing
win. Freestyle saw the Lucas Oil Stabilizer back in action...minus the
front clip and right side door. However, Rick Long continued his dominance
of the afternoon show with a freestyle win. More South Pacific World Finals III News!!: Australia's Monsters Tour of Destruction is never one to try to follow everything USA is doing, always trying to go one step further - or THREE as it appears this time around, as we are proud to announce that the 2010 South Pacific World Finals III will no longer be held over one round but now over THREE fantastic round at THREE brilliant capital city Stadiums over THREE consecutive weekends!!
Drivers will accumulate points
over the three rounds plus the status of winning a individual round just
like the Formula One Grand Prix, giving fans in three parts of our huge
great country the opportunity to witness this great spectacle and some of
the world great drivers. The dates include Brisbane on November 13th,
Sydney on November 20th and Melbourne on November 27th. All are new venues
as well, with the exception of Melbourne as we return to monster truck
friendly Calder Raceway. Sydney will be held at the fantastic 22,000 seat
Parramatta football stadium and Brisbane at the 45,000 capacity Athletic
stadium. New MTRA Rulebook Released!!: (Union, MO) The Monster Truck Racing Association has released the latest version of its safety rulebook. The new rulebook, version 22.1 can be downloaded at www.MTRA.us. Check out the site for all latest MTRA news!! (02/12/10)
Chris Arel Motorsports Looking for 2010 Tour Director!!: Chris Arel Motorsports is once again looking to hire an event coordinator / show director for the 2010 Monster Spectacular Tour. The tour runs from mid-April through mid-June all across Canada, coast to coast. Job includes a good salary, lots of fun & more, send your personal information and/or resume to Chris Arel at carel@chrisarel.com. Check out www.MonsterSpectacular.com for more information!! (02/12/10) Obsession Racing Press Release!!: (Menifee, CA) Obsession Racing is excited to bring you our first team update after a great start to 2010!! With the start of the New Year also starts the new Monster Jam series. On January 12th we completed all of the prep work for our first two trucks for the Monster Jam season.
We started out on January 14th with an interview for the Fox 11 News segment for the Wednesday’s Child adoption program. Next up was our first out of three events in Anaheim California. For our second driver Jeff Jones, this was his first stadium performance. Jeff didn’t have a chance to get nervous watching the other drivers first, as he picked the number one spot to qualify. Rick's qualifying time lead to the perfect match putting Jeff and Rick up against each other in racing their first rounds. This was a really exciting moment for all of us at Obsession Racing to see both Obsession and Obsessed on the starting line at a sold out event. After the racing Jeff was second to go out for freestyle in Obsession and started of strong and made a fantastic save which ended up popping a tire and ending his freestyle run early. Rick came out ninth in the field of 16 trucks with a hard charging crowd pleasing run that tied him forth in freestyle.
The
following weekend event was held in San Diego California. The weekend
started out with The San Diego Union Tribune news paper article featuring
Obsession Racing. On Friday Obsessed did a display for a Ford Dealership
in San Diego. Saturday night we only had Obsessed running for this event.
Rick in Obsessed was again in the top half of the qualifying runs. In
freestyle once again he drove with a fast pace and did some radical donuts
that brought the crowd to their feet. Rick filled his time in freestyle
and at the end of the bonus time. Then Rick decided to hit the big jump
one more time which proved to be one too many times with the truck ending
up with a broken spindle. It was nice to see that the safety equipment did
its job as the wheel tether held the tire to the truck.
Ram Truck Brand Renews Monster Truck Racing
Partnership With Hall Brothers Racing!!:
(Auburn Hills, MI) The Ram Truck
Brand today announced that it would renew its monster truck racing
partnership with Hall Brothers Racing. Today's news brings back a
partnership that began in 2002 with the debut of the Ram-based "Raminator"
monster truck. Loveland, CO Monster Truck Winter Nationals Recap & Photos!!: TheMonsterBlog.com was on the road once again this weekend for more of the CFP Monster Truck Winter Nationals 2010 Tour, this time at Loveland, Colorado's Budweiser Events Center. We were lucky enough to see a different group of trucks on the tour this weekend including Dan Runte in Summit Bigfoot, Nasty Boy, Geter Done, RoboMachine and Unnamed & Untamed. Runte continued a great 2010 season, winning both wheelie contests and the afternoon racing competition to move himself into 3rd in overall points. Mitch Tulachka took the afternoon freestyle win in Geter Done, but the night event belonged to rookie Tim Missentzis in RoboMachine as he swept racing and freestyle. There was a tense moment during RoboMachine's freestyle as, after catching the biggest air of the weekend, the brakes failed upon landing leaving Missentzis with no choice but to stop the truck by running into the heavy equipment parked in the tunnel. Good heads up driving by Missentzis, and CFP officials keeping the tunnel clear during the show kept anyone from getting hurt and limited the damage to only a dented skidsteer and crushed fiberglass. A big thanks to TMB friend Raymon Morehouse for helping out with photos this weekend, he did an awesome job and you can see his gallery from both shows by clicking below. Watch for video from the events coming soon!! (02/08/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW RAYMON MOREHOUSE'S LOVELAND, CO PHOTO GALLERY!! Meents Retains #1 Position on TMB's "Road to the World Finals"!!: Another big weekend is in the books and Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction continue to show they way on TMB's "Road to the World Finals" unofficial point standings/power rankings. A racing final and freestyle win in St. Louis helped Meents stay out front, but Pablo Huffaker moved back up to second with a great weekend in Anaheim. Dennis Anderson remains third after a big freestyle win in Tampa while Blue Thunder drivers Linsey Weenk and Frank Krmel round out the top 5. Lots more movement near the back of the top 24, as Debra Miceli, Mark Hall and Chad Fortune move up and knock Candace Jolly, Carl Van Horn and Dawn Creten out. Lots more shows on the Monster Jam schedule this weekend, stay tuned to TMB's "Road to the World Finals" to see how our unofficial power rankings 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!! (02/08/10) Monster Truck Radio Official Premiere Tonight at 9PM Eastern!!: After a successful test show last weekend, the official premiere of Monster Truck Radio is coming up tonight at 9:00PM Eastern!! Legendary Bigfoot driver Dan Runte will be the first guest with host "Roller" Jeff Richards, and TMB's Ross Bonar will also stop by to share some of the latest results and news in the industry. Check out the show on Facebook by clicking here and become a fan to stay up to date with all the latest show information!! (02/08/10)
Salem, VA and Ardmore, OK Monster Truck Winter Nationals Video Highlights!!: The TMB crew continues a busy first quarter as we bring you more highlights from 2010 Monster Truck Winter Nationals championship chase!! We've got video highlights courtesy of Jonathan Barnes and Barnwrecker Productions from Salem, VA and from Jim Mace in Ardmore, OK. See Rock Star, Crushstation, War Eagle and more in Salem and Nasty Boy, Geter Done, Unnamed & Untamed and more in Ardmore, all by clicking the link below. Thanks to Jonathan and Jim for the great footage, we hope you enjoy it!! (02/07/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW JONATHAN BARNES' SALEM, VA VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW JIM MACE'S ARDMORE, OK VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!! Salisbury, MD Monster Truck Winter Nationals Photo Gallery!!: In addition to the video from Ardmore and Salem above, we've got photos from the Salisbury, MD Monster Truck Winter Nationals event!! Charlie Wagner helped us out with some great pics during the Saturday evening event, you can see all of his great shots by clicking the link below. Also watch for Salisbury to be Episode #2 of TMB TV Season 3, coming soon!! A big thanks to Charlie for the great job on the photos, enjoy!! (02/07/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHARLIE WAGNER'S SALISBURY, MD PHOTO GALLERY!! Indianapolis, IN Monster Jam Photos!!: After checking out the Highland Heights, KY Monster Nationals (see below), TMB's Paul Harry and Chris Parrish were off to Indianapolis for the annual Monster Jam at Lucas Oil Stadium!! Both of these guys captured the action in some amazing photos as Tom Meents doubled down in Maximum Destruction. Click the links below to see all of Paul and Chris's awesome shots, and don't forget to visit www.CPActionArt.com for more of Chris's work. Thanks to these guys for their great pictures, enjoy!! (02/04/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S INDIANAPOLIS, IN MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRIS PARRISH'S INDIANAPOLIS, IN MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!!
Phoenix, AZ Monster Jam Recap & Photos!!:
Our good friends Jim and Chris Allen
are back with their first coverage of 2010 as they made their annual trip
to Chase Field for the Phoenix Monster Jam. As always, Chris has written a
great recap from the event that you'll find below, and then click the link
at the bottom to see more amazing photos from Jim.
A
very interesting race course was set up for the monsters this year. Called
So-Cal style, the trucks start facing one side of the stadium on top of a
tabletop jump. Off the green light, the drivers come off the jump straight
into a turn away from each other and fly over a small jump. It does not
end there, however. For the trucks have to immediately make a complete
u-turn, pass the second jump on a straightaway, make a turn back towards
each other and finish where they started, on the tabletop. Qualifying
proved once again that the Creten trucks are some of the most powerful in the
sport. Dawn Creten set a fast time of 24.72 and would hold the lead of the
next three pairs. In the last qualifying pass, her teammate and husband
set a blistering time of 23.19, easily taking the number one spot. CLICK HERE TO VIEW JIM ALLEN'S PHOENIX MONSTER JAM PHOTOS!! Highland Heights, KY Monster Nationals Photos!!: One of the busiest photographers in monster trucks was back at it this past weekend with two shows in two different states - the first stop was Highland Heights, KY for the Monster Nationals Friday night!! Monster Nationals series regulars Tail Gator and High Maintenance took on Big Dawg, American Guardian and Anger Management. Dale Gerding in Big Dawg picked up his third racing win of the season taking out the boss, Doug Noelke in Tail Gator in the final round. But Noelke wouldn't go home empty-handed as he drove Tail Gator to the freestyle victory. Thanks to Paul for the great photos and to Chris Parrish who was also on hand to film the event, video coming soon. Click the link below to check out all the shots and a thanks to the Monster Nationals crew for a great event!! (02/04/10)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY PHOTO GALLERY!! Sudden Impact Racing Tire Announces Intellectual Property Rights Procurement!!: (Jefferson, LA) Sudden Impact Racing, LLC., today reported that it has been awarded a U.S. patent on its innovative and lightweight monster truck tire. U.S. Patent D607,401 was issued January 5, 2010, to Sudden Impact Racing, LLC, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. CEO Brandon Lagarde commented, “We are very proud, as this marks the culmination of our efforts to bring a quality, lightweight tire to this industry.” The issuance of US Patent D607,401 complements Sudden Impact Racing’s Copyright on the tire’s design, already issued November 28, 2007. “With the patent in place, we now have cemented our rights as the exclusive producer of this effective product in America,” Lagarde continued.
Sudden Impact’s procurement of this intellectual property protection is
critical, as several would-be competitors have been reported to be dumping
grey market knock-off goods on the worldwide market of Monster Truck tires
at cut-rate pricing since Sudden Impact’s filing for protection in 2007.
“Unfortunately, the tires that we’ve seen on the market that are
infringing our design are substandard, both in terms of workmanship and
design. They’ve attempted to copy our look, but are far from being of the
same quality,” lamented Lagarde. “Unfortunately, most people don’t even
know they are purchasing illicit products, and have wound up with an
inferior tire. We have real concerns about the safety of these drivers who
utilize these unapproved tires, as well as the other implications this may
mean for those who have purchased these tires.” Meents Takes Over Top Spot on TMB's "Road to the World Finals"!!: After a huge double down weekend in Indianapolis, Tom Meents and Maximum Destruction have taken over the #1 spot on TMB's "Road to the World Finals" power rankings!! Dennis Anderson has also moved into second after a double down of his own in Orlando. Leader up until this point Pablo Huffaker slips to third after not finding victory lane in Anaheim, while Blue Thunder drivers Frank Krmel and Linsey Weenk are tied for the fourth spot to round out the top five. Action continues to heat up back around the all important 24th spot as Cam McQueen, Dawn Creten, Candace Jolly have moved into the top 24, while Chris Bergeron and Rod Schmidt are now on the outside looking in. Lots 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!! (02/02/10) Monster Truck Radio Test Show Tonight!!: Hardcore monster truck fans will remember the very popular, but unfortunately short lived Motorsports Live Radio program based from Castle Rock Radio the first half of last year - well now fans host Jeff Richards has got out on his own and is back with the all new Monster Truck Radio program. Tonight, February 1st will be a test show featuring monster truck news with an appearance by TMB's Ross Z. Bonar and listener call-ins before the official show premiere next Monday, February 8th featuring legendary Bigfoot driver Dan Runte in studio. The website will be www.MonsterTruckRadio.com very soon, but you can check out tonight's test program at here. TMB will be doing what we can to support the new program, we hope you all do as well! (02/01/10)
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