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3/28/09 - Meents, Bradshaw World Finals Champs!! 3/27/09
- World Finals - TheMonsterBlog.com World Finals Preview!! 3/25/09 - Jonesboro, AR AMP Thunder Slam Highlight Video!! - Truk Wurks Off Road Welcomes Hooker Harness!! 3/15/09 - Jonesboro, AR Monster Truck Thunder Slam Recap!! 3/11/09 - Monster Truck Thunder Drags 2009 Lineups Announced!! 3/10/09 - TMB TV Episode 2.4 Tulsa, OK Battle of the Monster Trucks!! - Sedalia, MO MTRSS Highlight Video!! - Chris Arel Motorsports Looking for Qualified Event Director!! 3/08/09 - Gerding, Adams, Jones Post Wins In Sedalia Saturday!! 3/07/09 - Big Dawg & Nitemare Steal Show Night One In Sedalia!! 3/06/09
- Monster Blog 3/02/09 - Youngstown Monster Nationals Recap & Photo Gallery!! - Bearfoot, Shell Camino Battle In Augusta!! 3/01/09 - TheMonsterBlog.com Super Photo Sunday!! - Jim & Chris Allen's Phoenix Monster Jam Experience!! - New Photos From Down Under!!
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Meents Wins Racing Championship, Bradshaw Takes Freestyle Title!!: Tom Meents has taken his fourth World Finals Racing Championship, winning the finals over Alex Blackwell in Captain's Curse, while Damon Bradshaw has become the new World Champion of Freestyle with a great run in Air Force Afterburner!! Congratulations from all of us at TheMonsterBlog.com to Tom and Damon on their huge wins!! See below for full racing and freestyle results:
---------------------------------------------------------------- Big upsets in round one as Damon Bradshaw and Air Force Afterburner takes down Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger, and Lupe Soza in El Toro Loco take down the two-time defending champion John Seasock in Batman. Round 1 Racing Madusa def. Stone Crusher Pastrana 199 def. Superman Air Force Afterburner def. Grave Digger Brutus def. Avenger Captain’s Curse def. Destroyer Escalade def. King Krunch
El Toro Loco def. Batman Round two of racing is complete, and more upsets! First Madusa takes down the top qualifier when Frank Krmel spun Donkey Kong in the corner. Then Pablo Huffaker has trouble getting down the straightaway in Turtle, allowing Chris Bergeron in Brutus to take the big win. Tom Meents ran the fastest time of the night, more racing coming up! Round 2 Racing Madusa def. Donkey Kong Safe Auto Minimizer def. Pastrana 199 Maximum Destruction def. Air Force Afterburner Brutus def. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Captain's Curse def. Taz (Taz rolls over in Thunder Alley) Monster Mutt def. Escalade Blue Thunder def. El Toro Loco
Bounty Hunter def. War Wizard Round 3 Racing Safe Auto Minimizer def. Madusa Maximum Destruction def. Brutus Captain's Curse def. Monster Mutt Blue Thunder def. Bounty Hunter ---------------------------------------------------------------- Semi-Final Round Racing Maximum Destruction def. Safe Auto Minimizer
Captain's Curse def. Blue
Thunder Final Round Racing Maximum Destruction def. Captain's Curse (Blackwell rolls over hard, crashes into wall, is OK) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Freestyle Results (Possible 45 Points) 1) Air Force Afterburner - Damon Bradshaw - 36 (Great run, biggest air of the night) 2) Bounty Hunter - Jimmy Creten - 32 (Strong run, huge backwards rollover after slap wheelie) 3) Brutus - Chris Bergeron - 29 (Strong run, used full time) 4) Blue Thunder - Linsey Weenk - 28 (Strong run, lots of big air) 5) Stone Crusher - Steve Sims - 26 (Solid run, rollover) 6) Travis Pastana - Nitro Circus - 26 (Replaced McQueen, rollover trying triple jump) 7) Monster Mutt - Charlie Pauken - 26 (Solid run, battled on with flat tires) 8) Taz - Chad Tingler - 25 (Solid run, replacing injured Adam Anderson after racing rollover) 9) Monster Mutt Dalmation - Candace Jolly - 24 (Bonus time, rollover) 10) Grave Digger - Dennis Anderson - 23 (Nearly full time, rollover during donut) 11) King Krunch - David Smith - 23 (Bonus time) 12) Batman - John Seasock - 21 (Nearly full time, rollover) 13) Donkey Kong - Frank Krmel - 21 (Ended early, broke off rear wheel) 14) El Toro Loco - Lupe Soza - 21 (Bonus Time, rollover) 15) War Wizard - Randy Moore - 19 (Bonus time, rollover during donut) 16) Maximum Destruction - Tom Meents - 19 (Short run, broke) 17) Destroyer - Dan Evans - 17 (Bonus time) 18) TMNT - Pablo Huffaker - 17 (Short run, rollover) 19) Madusa - Debra Miceli - 16 (Bonus time, rollover) 20) Safe Auto Minimizer - Marc MacDonald - 13 (Short run, rollover) 21) Superman - Chad Forunte - 8 (Short run, rollover) 22) Escalade - George Belhan - 8 (Short run, rollover) 23) Avenger - Jim Koehler - 4 (One hit, rollover) 24) Captain's Curse - Alex Blackwell - DNR (Out after hard rollover in racing) ---------------------------------------------------------------- More updates as things progress! (03/28/09)
World Finals Qualifying Results!!:
Qualifying for World Finals X is in the books, and it was Frank Krmel in
Donkey Kong taking the top spot with a great run, timing in at 16.50.
Congrats to Frank on a great run, see below for full results: Driver - Truck - Time 1 - Frank Krmel – Donkey Kong – 16.50 2 - Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 16.53 3 - Adam Anderson – Taz – 16.56 4 - Pablo Huffaker – TMNT – 16.56 5 - Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 16.63 6 - Charlie Pauken – Monster Mutt – 16.66 7- Linsey Weenk – Blue Thunder – 16.90 8 - Marc MacDonald – Safe Auto Miminizer – 16.94 9 - Cam McQueen – Pastrana 199 – 16.97 10 - Lupe Soza – El Toro Loco – 17.00 11 - George Belhan – Escalade – 17.07 12 - Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 17.13 13 - Chris Bergeron – Brutus – 17.25 14 - Alex Blackwell – Captain’s Curse – 17.28 15 - Debra Miceli – Madusa – 17.34 16 - Candace Jolly – Monster Mutt Dalmation – 17.35 17 - Chad Fortune – Superman – 17.40 18 - Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 17.56 19 - John Seasock – Batman – 17.65 20 - David Smith – King Krunch – 17.65 21 - Jim Koehler – Avenger – 17.66 22 - Dan Evans – Destroyer – 17.72 23 - Randy Moore – War Wizard – 18.15 24 - Steve Sims – Stone Crusher – Did Not Run (Rollover during first round of practice) Check out www.MonsterJamOnline.com for more coverage from the World Finals!! (03/27/09) TheMonsterBlog.com World Finals Preview!!: The monster truck industry is brimming with excitement as we are only 24 hours away from World Finals X!! The industry’s biggest event and the crowning of the most coveted titles in monster trucks has nearly arrived, which means it is time for TMB’s annual World Finals Preview article, featuring thoughts and analysis on the 2009 Monster Jam season and the upcoming championship event. We’ll take a look at the finalist selections, acknowledge the most outstanding drivers of the year and discuss who we expect to be in the mix for each championship tomorrow night. Click the link below to check out TMB's World Finals Preview, and be sure to stay tuned to www.MonsterJamOnline.com for up-to-the-minute coverage of all this weekend's excitement!! (03/27/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ROSS Z. BONAR'S MONSTER JAM WORLD FINALS PREVIEW!! Jonesboro, AR Monster Truck Thunder Slam Highlight Video!!: The AMP Live Events Monster Truck Thunder Slam at the Jonesboro, AR ASU Convocation Center saw Bounty Hunter, Predator, Prowler, Monster Patrol and Undertaker going head-to-head in wheelie, racing and freestyle contests. Now you can see all the action in another great Bite Me Production Studios highlight video courtesy of our good friend Colby Marshall. Also, be sure to check out the on-board camera from Bounty Hunter's freestyle. Thanks to Colby for the great video, enjoy!! (03/25/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW COLBY MARSHALL'S JONESBORO, AR HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!!
Truk Wurks Off Road Welcomes Hooker Harness!!: (Indianapolis, IN)
Truk Wurks Off Road, home of the Bar’s Leaks Eliminator and Rislone
Defender monster trucks would like to proudly welcome Hooker Harness to
our roster of fine associate sponsors!
“In
my 20 years of monster truck racing, I’ve used my fair share of belts and
harnesses,” said Truk Wurks general manager and lead driver Greg Adams.
“Over the years, we’ve upgraded our seats, our shocks, and our driving
gear. But it seems like our racing harnesses just haven’t changed much.
That’s why I was so excited when we began working with the great folks at
Hooker Harness." Jonesboro, AR AMP Monster Truck Thunder Slam Recap!!: The AMP Live Events Monster Truck Thunder Slam returned to the ASU Convocation Center in Jonesboro, AR for one night of monster truck action in front of a packed house of monster fans!! Bounty Hunter, Predator, Monster Patrol, Prowler and Undertaker would be competing in wheelie, racing and freestyle, with things getting started with a bang. David Brown was the first driver out in the wheelie contest, and a nice wheelie saw Monster Patrol fall to one side and despite Brown's best efforts, the truck would end on its lid.
After solid efforts from Shane Phreed in Undertaker and Lenny Kuilder in Prowler, Allen Pezo rolled to the track in Predator. Pezo nailed the car stack and stood Predator straight up and down in a great wheelie, but the truck landed crooked on the cars sending it right over with a vicious cage hit on the concrete.
Allen
popped out of the truck to the thunderous applause of the Arkansas fans,
and promised to make his second hit in the wheelie contest if the truck
checked out ok. The truck was rolled over, check out and cleared, and
Allen proceeded to stand the truck up straight up and down once more to
the delight of the fans. Darren Migues in Bounty Hunter followed with a
decent wheelie, but there was little doubt as to who the winner was and
Pezo picked up the first victory of the night.
Freestyle would start with a strong effort from David Brown in Monster Patrol, as Brown stood the truck up and down several times before finishing with a nice donut.
Lenny Kuilder in Prowler put forth a nice run while Allen Pezo in Predator struggled after breaking a steering belt early in his run. Much like racing however, freestyle would be all Bounty Hunter as Darren Migues roared around the track, keeping up tons of momentum and catching nice air clearing the car stacks, as well as throwing in a couple donuts. In the crowd cheeroff, the choice was clear and Bounty Hunter would pick up the freestyle win.
A big thanks to Ron Woodbridge and Scott Hart with AMP Live Events for their hospitality, and to "Roller" Jeff Richards, host of Motorsports Live Radio, who was announcing Saturday night. Also a thanks to all drivers and teams for their efforts. Stay tuned for a full photo gallery from Ross Z. Bonar and another killer highlight video from Colby Marshall, but in the meantime check out some of the major moments from the show below, footage courtesy of Rajeana Bonar!! (03/15/09)
Monster Truck Thunder
Drags® 2009 Lineups Announced!!: (Indianapolis, IN)
Some of the most popular monster trucks in the world will compete on
the Monster Truck Thunder Drags
* The Ozarks will
welcome the series again in 2009!
* Lima, Ohio is always a
huge stop on the Jamboree series!
* The series returns to Illinois!
* Summertime has meant
Bloomsburg, PA for 4-Wheelers for over 2 decades!
* Jeeps get the
spotlight again in 2009 at the Truck & Jeep Fest!
*
The series returns to Vermont
* 2009 will wrap up with
the biggest event of the year! Check out the www.FamilyEvents.com website for more information on the upcoming 2009 Monster Truck Thunder Drags series!! (03/11/08) TMB TV Episode 2.4 - Tulsa, OK Battle of the Monster Trucks!!: TheMonsterBlog.com's TMB TV is back for another episode, this time from the Battle of the Monster Trucks in Tulsa, Oklahoma!! This episode features three full shows of old-school style monster truck racing, along with great features including an in-depth look at freestyle motocross with Team FMX East's Travis Willis, and an expert track breakdown with the legendary Jim Kramer. Trucks featured include Firestone Bigfoot, Snake Bite, Bearfoot, Viper and more!! Ross Bonar and Shane Skinner keep the new season rolling with another great episode. Click the link below to watch all the action!! (03/10/09)
WATCH TMB TV EPISODE 2.4 FROM THE TULSA BATTLE OF THE MONSTER TRUCKS!! Sedalia, MO Monster Truck Racing Super Series Highlight Video!!: The Monster Truck Racing Super Series' first stop in Sedalia, MO resulted in two nights of wild monster truck action, and it is all packed into another great highlight video from Colby Marshall!! Click the link below to see highlights of Barbarian, Nitemare, Big Dawg, Crash Master and the Bar's Leaks Eliminator competing in timed runs, wheelie contests, straight line and Chicago-style racing and freestyle. Thanks to Colby for the great video!! (03/10/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW COLBY MARSHALL'S SEDALIA, MO HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!! Chris Arel Motorsports Looking for Event Director!!: Chris Arel Motorsports is currently looking for a quality, experienced coordinator for events taking place in Canada during the months of April, May and June. The pay is great ($1,000 / week) and the tour is fun, visting Canada from coast to coast. Interested parties should contact Chris Arel Motorsports through their website www.ChrisArel.com!! (03/10/09) Gerding, Adams, Jones Post Wins In Sedalia Saturday!!: Night two of the Sedalia Monster Truck Racing Super Series event is in the books and it was a night of close competition among the five truck field. Home-state favorite Dale Gerding in Big Dawg once again started the night off strong, taking first the timed run competition and then the wheelie contest victory.
Gerding was back in the finals of straight line racing as well, but this time it would be Andy Hoffman in Nitemare just edging out Big Dawg for the win.
Chicago-style racing would be very competitive with Greg Adams and the Bar's Leaks Eliminator taking the final round win over Devin Jones in Barbarian.
Freestyle would again close out the night with Devin Jones leading off the competition with a great run. Devin lifted Barbarian into not one, but two slap wheelies off the van stack and finished his run with a nice donut.
Jerry Perry in Crash Master continued to impress, laying down a freestyle that featured two huge sky wheelies, a reverser over the van stack and a nice save as the truck got out of shape coming off the cars.
Andy Hoffman turned in another solid run in Nitemare that featured, like Friday night, a big reverse move. This time however, Andy was able to bring Nitemare back down safely to finish his run to the delight of the Sedalia fans.
The crowd would have to go to two cheer-offs between Jerry Perry and Crash Master and Devin Jones in Barbarian, with Barbarian getting the win by a narrow margin. That's all from Sedalia, lots of photos and video coming from the weekend's events, stay tuned. Thanks to Monster Events for their hospitality and to all the teams and drivers for their efforts. (03/08/09) Big Dawg & Nitemare Steal Show Night One In Sedalia!!: The Monster Truck Racing Super Series made its first appearance at Sedalia, MO's Matthewson Exhibition Center Friday night, and it was an event jam-packed with action. Dale Gerding in Big Dawg came in as the heavy home-state favorite and didn't disapoint the Missouri fans, taking the timed runs event to start the show. The wheelie contest would see strong efforts from Jerry Perry in Crashmaster and Andy Hoffman in Nitemare, but a solid effort from Gerding would be enough to get the crowd to vote Big Dawg for the win.
Straight line racing would see Gerding march to the final round where he would meet Greg Adams in the sharp looking Bar's Leaks Eliminator. Gerding got a huge jump on the flag and never looked back, making Big Dawg 3 for 3 on the night.
Next up would be the Chicago-style racing competition, and it was clear the field was starting to catch up to Gerding and Big Dawg. Nevertheless, Gerding managed to make his way to the finals against Devin Jones in Barbarian. The race was close after the second pass, but the Big Dawg streak would be broken as Jones managed to edge out Gerding for his first racing win of the 2009 season.
The fifth and final event of the evening would be monster truck freestyle. Devin Jones led off the competition in Barbarian and he set the bar extremely high for the competition. Huge sky wheelies and, unbelievably, a slap wheelie off the van stack inside the tiny arena would be tough to beat.
Jerry Perry in Crashmaster put forth an impressive run including a big sky wheelie on the van stack, but it wouldn't be enough to knock off Jones.
Andy Hoffman rolled to the track in Nitemare knowing he would have to go big to beat Jones. After a solid freestyle, Hoffman lined up for his signature reverse move. Andy laid into the gas and nailed the cars, catching huge air in reverse.
But the momentum of the truck spiked the rear end directly into the ground upon landing, nearly rolling the truck over backwards and causing huge damage to the rear end. The effort would be enough to take the freestyle victory, but Andy has a lot of work to do to get ready for the Saturday night event.
That's all from night one in Sedalia, keep an eye out for lots of photos from the weekend, as well as a highlight video from Colby Marshall. We'll be back for the Saturday night event, if you're coming out, be sure to stop us and say hello!! In the meantime, check out video of Andy Hoffman's freestyle below courtesy of Rajeana Bonar. (03/07/09)
O'Reilly Monster Truck Racing Super Series Coming to Sedalia!!: (Springfield, MO) Midwest Scrap Management & City Scrap Metals present the O’Reilly Monster Truck Racing Super Series as the tour roars into the Missouri State Fairgrounds Exhibition Center for one wild, heartstopping weekend!! Witness top monster trucks including Big Dawg, Nitemare, Bar's Leaks Eliminator, Barbarian and Crash Master in head-to-head, no-holds-barred, side-by-side, wheel-to-wheel & Chicago-style racing competition Friday & Saturday March 6th-7th at 7:30 PM both nights. Plus see the monsters in the wildest freestyle competition ever and a monster truck wheelie contest!! Kids of all ages will be able to ride in a real monster truck, the Raptor monster ride truck.
In
addition to the monsters, you’ll see the Tuff Trux – Pro Stadium Trucks
direct from TV as they fly over the obstacle course in all out motorized
mayhem. This is wild & crazy action you have to see to believe. Come to
the free Pit Party Friday from 6-7 p.m. Meet the drivers, get autographs
and see these monster machines up close. (valid event ticket required) UPDATE: TheMonsterBlog.com's Ross Z. Bonar and Colby Marshall are off to Sedalia for Friday and Saturday night's Monster Truck Racing Super Series events at the Matthewson Exhibition Center!! Stay tuned for lots of coverage from the shows, and for those going, stop by and say hello!! (03/06/09) Youngstown, OH Monster Nationals Recap & Photos!!: The Monster Nationals tour made its first ever stop at Youngstown, OH's Chevrolet Centre this weekend and Monster Blog Staff Member Paul M. Harry was on hand for all the action!! Friday night would see Bobby Holman drive his Beast to the wheelie contest win, while Jocelyn Perrin would bring home the donut contest victory. Perrin would expand upon High Maintenance's great 2009 freestyle record with another victory, while Doug Noelke would do the same in racing, continuing to dominate the Monster Nationals field in the side-by-side drags. Saturday would see Perrin continue her winning ways, picking up the wheelie win and another freestyle victory. Noelke would take the donut contest, but he would be unable to continue his racing dominance as Dan Patrick in Samson took home his first racing win of 2009. A special thanks to everyone with the Monster Nationals for another great event, and to all the teams for their efforts. Click the link below to check out Paul's photos from the weekend, thanks to Paul for the great shots!! (03/02/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S YOUNGSTOWN, OH PHOTO GALLERY!! Bearfoot, Shell Camino Battle In Augusta!!: The TBO Monster Motornationals made their annual stop at the James Brown Center in Augusta, GA this weekend and it was Mac Plecker in Bearfoot and Shelley Kujat in Shell Camino battling for the top spots all weekend long. Friday would see Plecker take the racing win, while Kujat would win wheelies and freestyle. The two were back at it again Saturday with Plecker once again defeating Kujat in the racing finals. Both drivers put forth strong runs in freestyle, and after three cheer-offs it was still too close to call resulting in a tie for the win!! American Thunder and Big Crunch were also in attendance. A big thanks to Ron Kujat for sending over the recap and photos!! (03/02/09)
TMB Super Photo Sunday!!: We've been a bit behind on getting photo galleries posted so far this year, but no longer as today becomes Super Photo Sunday on TheMonsterBlog.com!! We have got an unbelievable amount of photos for your viewing pleasure today including 7 photo galleries from the photo man Paul Harry and 4 from Ross Bonar!! A huge thanks to Paul for all his great work this year, be sure to check out all of the wild action he's captured from Indy and Detroit all the way to East Lansing, Cincinnati and more. In addition check out huge photo galleries from Ross including Grand Island and Salisbury to Cape Girardeau and Tulsa. Thanks to all our viewers for their patience in waiting to see these photos, now start clicking below or head straight to our Photos section and enjoy TMB's Super Photo Sunday!! (03/01/09)
Jim & Chris Allen's Phoenix Monster Jam
Experience!!:
Our good friends Jim and Chris Allen headed out to Chase Field Saturday,
January 24th for the annual Monster Jam event, and they were kind enough
to send us over some coverage of the event. Check out Chris' blog entry
and Jim's great photos below:
The
fastest qualifying time was set after the first pair and everyone else
chased that time. Grave Digger set the standard on the St. Louis style
track with a time of 17.16 seconds. The next four pairs came out to beat
it, but to no avail. Bounty Hunter was the final qualifier and was a close
second with a time of 17.28 to establish the bracket for the racing
competition. The opening round of racing eliminations saw Grave Digger
chain down the Pit Bull and Charles Benns. Tony Farrell and Blue Thunder
beat Aaron Basl and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle truck. The third pair was
Paul Strong and Martial Law against Joe Miller and Iron Outlaw. Outlaw won
the race, but lost control after the finish line diving into the other
lane, straight into Martial Law taking out the front steering of the
Minnesota-based Ford and ending his night. The next two pairs ended with
Mike Wine and Backwards Bob taking a bite out of McGruff and Bounty Hunter
sending Bad Habit to the trailer. CLICK HERE TO VIEW JIM ALLEN'S PHOENIX MONSTER JAM PHOTO GALLERY!! New Photos From Down Under!!: Our good friend Darryl Smith was back on the Monsters Tour of Destruction tour Saturday, January 31st as monster trucks took over the Toowoomba Showgrounds in Queensland!! The event would feature all exhibition freestyle with Outback Thunda's 1 & 2, Batman, Scooby Doo, Sony Playstation 3 Motorstorm and Aussie Predator competing. A big thanks to Darryl for once again sharing his great photos, check them out by clicking the link below!! For more info on our friends with the Monsters Tour of Destruction in Australia, head on over to www.KCsFireworks.com!! (03/01/09)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW DARRYL SMITH'S TOOWOOMBA PHOTO GALLERY!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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