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5/31/07 - Mexicali Monster Trucks Showdown Coverage Posted!! 5/29/07 - Braselton, GA Monster Wars Photo Gallery!! - Monroe, WA Recap!! - Ryan Anderson Wins At R/C World Finals!! 5/28/07 - CFP Press Release!! 5/27/07 - Firebird Monster Truck Jammin' Nationals Coverage Posted!! - Saturday Night Recap From Dodge City, KS!! - Outback Thunda Takes Wild Ride In Mackay!! 5/25/07 - MEGA Monster Truck Tour in Dodge City, KS!! - Oshawa, Ontario & Ft. Walton Beach, FL Fan Photo Galleries!! - Welcome Checkered Flag Productions!! 5/23/07 - More Lima 4-Wheel Jamboree Photos!! 5/22/07 - Lima, OH 4-Wheel Jamboree Photos!! - Sin City Motorsports Acquires New Chassis!! - LEGEND to Participate in Parade!! 5/21/07 - Miami, OK Outlaw Nationals Video!! 5/19/07 - Hillsboro, MO Avenger Photos & Video!! - Lima Monster Truck Thunder Drags Updates!! 5/18/07 - Avenger Freestyles In Hillsboro, MO!! - Thrasher Motorsports Press Release!! 5/17/07 - Hoffman Clinches Monster Nationals Freestyle Title!! - Jesse James "Cadaver" Truck Unveiled!! 5/16/07 - Mexicali Monster Truck Showdown Videos!! - MLMT's Big Weekend In Merced!! - New Scooby Doo truck debuts in Australia!! 5/15/07 - Cra-Z-Boy Jet Recliner To Appear On Letterman! - Monster Spectacular Tour Update!! - New England Dodge Motorsports Trailer Features HBR Trucks!! 5/12/07 - O'Reilly Outlaw Nationals Photo Gallery Posted!! 5/11/07 - ABC's "Wife Swap" Looks to Cast a Monster Truck Family!! - Monster Blog Weekend Update!! 5/9/07 - Our Condolences to the Tigue Family - Firebird Monster Truck Jammin' Nationals Video Gallery Posted!! - Race Rock Auction Including Monster Truck Items Coming Up!! 5/8/07 - Springfield 4 Wheel Jamboree Highlight Video Posted!! - The Aces High "Shell-Camino" Is Here!! - Mexicali Monster Trucks Showdown Recap & Teasers!! 5/7/07 - Springfield 4 Wheel Jamboree Photo Gallery Posted!! 5/6/07 - Ocala Monster Jam Photo Gallery!! - Springfield 4 Wheel Jamboree Recap!! 5/4/07 - Monster Blog Weekend Update!! 5/3/07 - BIGFOOT On The History Channel!! - CFP Press Release!! 5/2/07 - New "Behind the Scenes" Article!! - Monster Spectacular Tour Update!! - APME Presents 2007 Monster Truck Spectacular Tour!! 5/1/07 - More Teasers From Firebird, Including Video of a "Move of the Year" Nominee!! - Erie, PA Monster Nationals Photos!! |
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MAY ARCHIVE PICTURE OF THE MONTH WINNER Photo by Chad Dobbins
Mexicali Monster Trucks Showdown Coverage Posted!!: Monster Blog Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar took a trip to Mexico earlier this month as part of the Sturges Motorsports crew to cover the first ever Mexicali Monster Trucks Showdown!! The event was held at Estadio Nido de las Aguilas before a capacity crowd of over 20,000 and featured ten monster trucks competing in racing and freestyle. A huge thanks to Sam Sturges and his team for allowing us to tag along and cover this huge show for the site. Check out all the behind the scenes action by clicking the link below. Thanks & Enjoy!! (05/31/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE MEXICALI MONSTER TRUCKS SHOWDOWN COVERAGE!! Memorial Day Weekend Monster Wars!!: Lanier National Speedway in Braselton, GA was the battleground this past weekend as seven monster trucks competed in the Monster Wars!! Mitch Tulachka in Get'Er'Done would take the racing win both evenings, while Mike Hawkins in Equalizer grabbed both freestyle victories. The event saw the debut of the War Eagle monster truck, owned by Michael Barnes who also operates the Old Glory monster ride truck. The War Eagle truck was purchased from Bob Shea, who previously ran it as Nemesis 3. Bennett Clark was also sporting a new look for the Monster Wars, running the truck as Outlaw. Monster Blog Staff Member Tommy Lee Byrd was on hand for the Friday night show, and a couple of his teaser photos can be seen below and his full gallery is coming soon. Our good friend David Kranak was at the Saturday show and was kind enough to send in a gallery of shots, so be sure to click the link below to check those out!! (05/29/07)
CLICK HERE FOR DAVID KRANAK'S MONSTER WARS PHOTO GALLERY!!
Obsession Takes Night One
In Monroe, WA - UPDATE!!:
WHR Motorsports brought monster trucks and more to Evergreen Speedway in
Monroe, WA for Memorial Day Weekend, and it was Rick Swanson in Obsession
celebrating victory on Saturday night!! Swanson started the night by
taking the top qualifier spot and getting a bye in the first round of
racing. Obsession then took out Jennifer Consoliver in Monster Moose in
the semi-finals to meet Keith Sturgeon and Bigfoot in the racing finale.
In a great race, the trucks crossed the line side-by-side and both drivers
thought they won, but the official call went to Obsession by a wheel!!
Freestyle would see all the trucks put on a good show for the Washington
fans. The monsters are back in action today at Evergreen Speedway, and
we'll have an update after the show has completed. Thanks to Lee Collins
with WHR Motorsports for the recap!!
Ryan Anderson Wins At
R/C Monster Jam World Finals!!: (Poplar Branch, NC)
Ryan Anderson, son of Grave Digger driver Dennis Anderson, has taken home
the first place title in
Ryan is waiting for
the day when he can drive the full size monster trucks along side his
famous father, Dennis Anderson and brother, Adam Anderson, driver of Taz.
In his spare time Ryan is also wheeling an oversized mud-bogger based on a
1950’s Willy’s Pickup with more than 950 horsepower on tap, naturally
aspirated and injected with methanol, and shod with super skinny paddle
tires to cut through the mud. Mud bogging, like dirt oval racing is the
feeder series for stock car racing, is the stepping stone to Monster Truck
racing.
CFP and O'Reilly's
– Again!!: (Bridgeport, TX) It is official, two
of the greatest names in monster trucks and racing have teamed up again!
Late Friday evening before the Memorial Day
Firebird Monster Truck Jammin Nationals Coverage Posted!!: Monster Blog Staff Members Lauren & Lynette Bonar were at Firebird International Raceway last month for the Monster Truck Jammin' Nationals!! Their full coverage from the star-studded lineup event are now online, so be sure to check it out by clicking the link below. Thanks & Enjoy!! (05/27/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE MONSTER TRUCK JAMMIN' NATIONALS COVERAGE!! Wild Saturday Night In Dodge City, KS!!: The MEGA Tour was back in action Saturday night and the event featured another great night of racing and freestyle action. The finals in racing came down to teammates David Smith in King Krunch and Daron Basl in El Matador. The two blasted across the finish line nearly dead even!! The race was originally called for El Matador, but upon photo review (see below), the race was overturned as David Smith just barely inched out the win. In freestyle, Devin Jones in Barbarian set the bar incredibly high with a great run, but David Smith closed out the night with another great run as well leaving the decision up to the fans. In a narrow crowd vote, the win was given to David Smith giving King Krunch a sweep of the weekend's events!!
Next weekend the MEGA Tour will be in Sheridan, WY as Rockstar, Arachnaphobia, High Voltage, and Shattered battle it out Saturday night. For more information, head on over to www.megapromotionstour.com. Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar was on hand for both of the Dodge City shows and we will have photos from racing and a highlight video from all the freestyle action coming in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!! (05/27/07) Outback Thunda Takes Wild Ride In Mackay!!: The KC's Fireworks Monsters Tour of Destruction was in action last night in the land down under, bringing five monster trucks to the Mackay Motordome in Australia. Clive Featherby, going all out for the win in Outback Thunda, grabbed a great wheelstand up onto the bus stack in freestyle, but got into trouble as the truck flipped over backwards. Needless to say Clive was declared the freestyle winner for his efforts!! A big thanks to Leon Manzelmann for the great photos of Outback Thunda's wild ride, and one of the new Scooby Doo truck in action!! For more on the Monsters Tour of Destruction, head on over to www.KCsFireworks.com. (05/27/07)
MEGA Monster Truck Tour Hits Dodge City, KS!!: The MEGA Promotions Tour is spending Memorial Day Weekend at the Dodge City Raceway Park for a monster truck shootout!! David Smith in King Krunch started Friday night's action by taking fast qualifier and then winning in the final round of racing against Bill Payne in Rockstar. The two would clash once again in freestyle with Payne and Smith tie-ing for the win to end first night of action. Jamie Rush debuted behind the wheel of High Voltage and did a nice job for his first time out. Tomorrow night the monsters will be back in action at the raceway as Bill Payne and David Smith go head to head once again, along with El Matador, Barbarian, and High Voltage. Thanks to Monster Blog Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar for the teasers from the Friday show--we'll have photos from the racing portion of the program and video from freestyle, so be watching for that here on the site!! More to come tomorrow night!! (05/25/07)
Fan Photo Gallery Update - Oshawa & Ft. Walton Beach!!: Our good friends Kyle Seden and David Kranak both attended shows last weekend and were kind enough to send over some photos from those events. Kyle checked out two shows Saturday at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa, Ontario and David headed out to Ft. Walton Beach, FL to see the Extreme Monster Truck Nationals. Both galleries can be seen by clicking the links below!! Thanks to these guys for the great photos!! (05/25/07)
CLICK HERE FOR KYLE SEDEN'S OSHAWA MONSTER MADNESS PHOTOS!!
CLICK HERE FOR DAVID KRANAK'S FT. WALTON BEACH, FL PHOTO GALLERY!!
Welcome Checkered
Flag Productions!!:
TheMonsterBlog.com is proud to welcome Checkered Flag Productions as our
newest sponsor!! Checkered Flag Productions has been
More Lima 4-Wheel Jamboree Photos!!: Monster Blog Special Contributor Kyle Doyle was in Lima, OH this past weekend and his photo gallery from the weekend's events is now online!! Thanks to Kyle for all the great photos and the quick turn-around time on getting them in. Check them out by clicking the link below!! (05/23/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE LIMA, OH 4 WHEEL JAMBOREE PHOTO GALLERY!! Lima 4-Wheel Jamboree Photo Gallery!!: Monster Blog Staff Member Paul M. Harry was in Lima, OH this weekend for all the action as the 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals made their annual stop at the Allen County Fairgrounds. Paul's photos of all three days of intense competition are now online, and can be seen by clicking the link below. The third stop of the 2007 season for the Special Events Performance Series saw more domination from the Hall Brothers Racing team, as they swept all four racing competitions on the tricky S-course, with Mark Hall in Raminator grabbing three wins, and Geremie Dishman in Rammunition one. Hall extends his commanding lead in the points heading into the next event in Springfield, IL next month. Thanks to Paul for all the great photos, be sure to check them out!! (05/22/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE LIMA, OH 4 WHEEL JAMBOREE PHOTO GALLERY!! Sin City Motorsports Acquires New Chassis!!: Sin City Motorsports will be sporting a new look for the summer of 2007 as they have purchased the Spellcaster monster truck chassis and body from War Wizard Racing to run as the new Sin City Crusher. The sale was completed yesterday as owner Darren Cox traveled to Bristol, TN and visited the War Wizard Racing shop. The truck will arrive back at the Sin City shop in Las Vegas next week, and work will begin on transitioning it from Spellcaster into Sin City Crusher. Once the team has installed the motor and tranny, plans are to spend a week or so testing it before going back racing. Thanks to Chris Powell with Sin City Motorsports for the update!! (05/22/07) LEGEND Monster Truck To Participate In Parade!!: (Ogden, UT) Come see LEGEND's "Dixie Thumper", the former Bigfoot III monster truck! Washington Terrace, Utah has been selected as the ONLY place in 2007 that LEGEND will participate in a parade. LEGEND will also perform a "Nostalgic" car crush later in the day's events following the parade. Take a trip back to the early 1980's and the birth of monster trucks. Terrace Days is one of only a few selected events that LEGEND has agreed to perform this unique spectacle. To learn more about the LEGEND monster truck, please visit www.LEGENDmonster.com!! (05/22/07)
Miami, OK Outlaw Nationals Highlight Video!!: The annual O'Reilly Outlaw Nationals came to Miami, OK May 11th-12th, and TheMonsterBlog.com highlight video of all the action is now posted!! Thanks to Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar and our good friend Kaedon Berry for the great video work. See Big Dawg, Barbarian, War Wagon, Bearfoot and more in action by clicking the link below!! Enjoy!! (05/21/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MIAMI, OK OUTLAW NATIONALS HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!! Avenger Freestyle Exhibition Photos & Video!!: Last night Jim Kohler and Avenger took to the motocross track at the SEMO MX Mega Series event for some wild freestyle exhibition!! Our photo gallery and video from the event are now online, so check them out by clicking the links below. Special thanks to our good friend Shane Skinner for coming along and doing a great job on the video once again. Enjoy!! (05/19/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE HILLSBORO, MO MOTOCROSS EVENT PHOTO GALLERY!! CLICK HERE TO WATCH JIM KOHLER'S AVENGER FREESTYLE EXHIBITION!!
Monster Truck Thunder
Drags in Lima, OH - UPDATE!!: One of the biggest events
on the 2007 Special Events Performance Series schedule is the 4 Wheel
Jamboree in Lima, OH which takes place this weekend at the Allen County
Fairgrounds. Monster Blog Staff Member Paul M. Harry and Special
Contributor Kyle Doyle are both as eight monster trucks battle it out in
five shows over the course of the three day weekend. Avenger Freestyles In Hillsboro, MO!!: The SEMO MX Mega Series rolled into Hillsboro, MO this weekend for Motocross shows at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds which would also feature a freestyle exhibition by former World Finals Freestyle Champ Jim Kohler in Avenger!! Jim did a great job Friday night, entertaining the fans with a lengthy, high-energy freestyle that featured lots of big air. Thanks to Jim & Steve Kohler for everything today, and we look forward to seeing them again soon. Photos and video are on the way, so stay tuned!! (05/18/07)
Thrasher Motorsports
Launches New Websites!!: (Danbury, CT) Thrasher
Motorsports is proud to announce the launch of
www.thrashermonstertruck.com. There you will be able to find all the
latest news and information involving the Thrasher Monster Truck Team. Be
sure that you update you links and bookmarks. You certainly don't want to
miss out some of the great things we have planned for the website
including never before seen pictures and videos. Hoffman Clinches Monster Nationals Freestyle Championship!!: TheMonsterBlog.com congratulates our good friend Andy Hoffman on clinching the 2007 Monster Nationals Freestyle Championship!! After the most recent event in Erie, PA, Andy's commanding lead in freestyle wins grew to the point that it cannot be overcome with the few events left remaining. Andy was officially named freestyle champion, making back-to-back wins of that title for Hoffman, one driving Nitemare and one driving War Wagon. We salute Andy and his team on a job well done this year!! (05/17/07)
Jesse James "Cadaver" Monster Truck Unveiled!!: Paul Shafer Motorsports has recently completed the much anticipated Jesse James West Coast Choppers "Cadaver" monster truck, and pictures are now online!! See below to check out the new truck, and for more information head on over to www.shafer-motorsports.com!! (05/17/07)
Mexicali Monster Trucks Showdown Video Gallery!!: Who needs TV coverage when you have TheMonsterBlog.com?? Video highlights from the entire Monster Trucks Showdown event in Mexicali are now online in the Videos section!! Check out all the action from south of the border by clicking the link below!! A big thanks to our good friend Justin Feezer for helping us out by taking video at the event. Thanks & Enjoy!! (05/16/07)
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE MONSTER TRUCKS SHOWDOWN VIDEOS!! Major League of Monster Trucks Has Big Weekend In Merced!!: The first Major League of Monster Trucks event of 2007 was this weekend in Merced, CA and the "Inferno Tour" kicked off with some hot action!! The MLMT crew built a huge S-course racing track that produced some great racing throughout the course of the weekend. Dave Harkey drove Bigfoot to the win Friday night, taking out young Andrew Peckham in Tropical Thunder for the first win of the weekend. Carl Van Horn in T-Maxx took the freestyle win with big air off all the obstacles, finishing with some crazy cyclones.
Saturday night would
see a sweep for Van Horn as he piloted T-Maxx to the win over King Krunch
in the finals, and then put forth another great freestyle for the victory
there as well. Bigfoot lost the motor in the first round of racing
Saturday, and would be unable to return for the rest of the weekend, a
disapointing end to one of Dave Harkey's last shows before retirement.
Scooby Doo Truck Makes Its
Debut!!:
KC's Fireworks debuted their brand new Scooby Doo monster truck this past
weekend at Quad Park Kawana Waters in Australia!! The impressive
Cra-Z-Boy Jet Recliner To Appear On "The Late Show"!!: Mike West's Cra-Z-Boy Jet Recliner has been seen at Monster Nationals events and shows all around the country this year, but on Monday, May 21st, television viewers all over the world will see it on "The Late Show With David Letterman"!! Be sure to check local listings so you can tune in and see Cra-Z-Boy on Letterman. The recliner uses two jet engines to propel it to "currently unknown" top speeds. For more information on the Cra-Z-Boy Jet Recliner, head on over to Wild West Entertainment's website at www.Megasaurus.com!! (05/15/07)
Monster Spectacular Tour
Update!!:
Quebec City got hit by a storm this past weekened--a MONSTER storm, not a
snow storm this time! More than 13,000 fans attended Chris Arel’s
New England Dodge Motorsports Trailer Features HBR Trucks!!: This is the official trailer (see below) of the New England Dodge Motorsports program, part of the New England Dodge Dealers’ Association. This trailer visits hundreds of motorsports events in the New England area over the course of the year, including the Essex Junction 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals. Raminator & Rammunition are featured as part of the eye-catching graphics, along with other Dodge-sponsored race vehicles, including Kasey Kahne’s #9 Dodge Charger. Thanks to Special Contributor Kyle Doyle for the update and the photo!! (05/15/07)
O'Reilly Outlaw Nationals Recap & Photos!!: The annual O'Reilly Outlaw Nationals event in Miami, OK was held this weekend, and Monster Blog Staff Ross Z. Bonar and Lauren Z. Bonar were on hand for all of Friday night's action!! Doug Noelke in Big Dawg defeated Andy Hoffman in War Wagon to take the racing victory, but Andy would be the night's freestyle winner. Devin Jones in Barbarian, performing in his hometown show, took a wild roll after riding a wheelie off the cars and right into a tough truck hill, causing truck to go end over end. Needless to say he won the wheelie contest, although the damage would keep the truck from returning for freestyle.
Thanks to John Darnell and the MAP Motorsports crew for their hospitality at the event and their hard work to ensure the grounds would be ready for the show, as the Miami area has been hit hard by rain in the last week or so. As you'll see in the photo gallery, the flood waters of the Neosho River came all the way up to the far edge of the fairgrounds! Click the link below for a full photo gallery from Friday night's show and be watching for the video which will be coming your way soon!! CLICK HERE FOR THE MIAMI, OK OUTLAW NATIONALS PHOTO GALLERY!!
Monster Truck Family
On ABC's "Wife Swap"?: I received the following email
from Julia Jenkins, a casting producer for ABC's hit television show "Wife
Swap". I know this has been floating around for a while, but surely some
of you in the industry would make great candidates for the show. See below
for more information:
Monster Blog Weekend
Update!!: This weekend we are off to Miami, OK for the
annual MAP Motorsports event at the Miami Fairgrounds. My wife Rajeana and
I will be meeting our south-west coverage staff, my parents Lauren &
Lynette, at the event as they travel out here to Missouri for a family
visit. Wouldn't you just know we would plan it around a monster truck
show!! The lineup will feature Big Dawg, War Wagon, Barbarian,
Instigator, Amsoil Shock Therapy, and Bearfoot and has the makings of a
great show if Mother Nature will be kind enough to cooperate. Our Condolences To The Tigue Family: We were deeply saddened today upon hearing the news of the sudden death of Chad Tigue, Bearfoot driver James Tigue's sixteen-year-old son. We will be keeping James and his family in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time, and we encourage everyone to do the same. James will not be at the Miami, OK show this weekend, so Shafer Motorsports teammate Rich Inman will be filling in behind the wheel of Bearfoot. Brother Wayne Tigue will be racing the Amsoil truck in memory of Chad. Our deepest sympathies to our good friend James and his family. (05/09/07) Firebird Monster Truck Jammin' Nationals Video Gallery!!: Wish you could have been at Firebird Raceway's big Monster Truck Jammin' Nationals event? TheMonsterBlog.com has got you covered as you can now view all of the monster truck action from the entire weekend in a huge gallery of video highlights!! Click the link below to check out all the highlights including Sam Sturges' now legendary "ballet" move in Unnamed & Untamed. Thanks to Staff Member Lynette Bonar for the great video work. Thanks & Enjoy!! (05/09/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MONSTER TRUCK JAMMIN' NATIONALS VIDEOS!! Race Rock Auction Including Monster Truck Items Coming Up!!: Race Rock Supercharged Restaurant and Shrine to Motorsports in Orlando, FL will be selling the remainder of their collection during a memorabilia auction hosted by World of Decor Auctions. The auction of this incredible collection accumulated over 21 years will be held Friday June 1st through Sunday June 3rd. Friday June 1st the auction will begin at 2pm. Saturday June 2nd and Sunday June 3rd the auction will begin at 10am. On Friday June 1st the auction will be live only (no internet bidding). Saturday and Sunday we will be taking bids in person and internet bids via eBay.
The collection ranges
from small Race Rock collectibles, autographed portraits and photos of the
most famous drivers in history, race suits and helmets worn on the track,
as well as many vehicles including the Lola Indy car (the only car driven
by Michael, Jeff and Mario Andretti) and the Big Foot monster truck
(one of three existing in the U.S.). Springfield 4 Wheel Jamboree Highlight Video!!: We've mentioned several times what a great weekend of monster truck action was enjoyed in Springfield, MO at the annual 4 Wheel Jamboree, but now you can experience it yourself!! You've seen the giant photo gallery, now check out the highlight video featuring all the best moments from this year's Springfield Monster Truck Thunder Drags. Check it out by clicking the link below, thanks to Staff Member Rajeana Bonar for the great footage!! Thanks & Enjoy!! (05/08/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE SPRINGFIELD 4 WHEEL JAMBOREE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!! The Aces High "Shell-Camino" Is Here!!: The Aces High El Camino monster truck is one of the most recognizable in the sport's history, and for years Ron and Shelley Kujat have kept the truck in pristine condition, traveling around and showing off the beautifully detailed, fire-breathing piece of history. But the itch to have a competition truck was always there, and so about a year ago the Kujat's purchased Andy Hoffman's old Nitemare chassis. In the time since, they created a custom mold of a 1972 El Camino SS to produce a fiberglass body for the new race truck. The cage had to be cut down and rebuilt to fit the new El Camino body, which features a sharp new design. Still using the "Aces High" name on the rear quarter panels, Ron and Shelley wanted to give the new truck its own identity as well and came up with the clever "Shell-Camino".
After lots of long hours and hard work, the new truck made its debut at the Nothin' But Trucks Show in Hastings, MI this past weekend. Shelley made only a few hits before the truck suffered an unfortunate broken rear axle, but the truck performed well and they were very pleased with its performance.
The Shell-Camino will be performing at the New England 4x4 Jamboree in Embden, Maine at the beginning of July, and also has some speedway freestyle exhibitions lined up for the summer as well. The truck is race ready and Ron & Shelley are looking forward to getting out there and doing more events. For booking information and more about the Aces High team, head on over to their website at www.AcesHighMonsterTruck.com. Thanks to Ron & Shelley for sending us over the update and photos of the great lookin' new truck!! (05/08/07)
Cinco de Mayo Monster Truck
Showdown Recap
- UPDATED!!:
This past Saturday was Cinco de Mayo and what better way to celebrate than
to have ten monster trucks battle it out
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The Monster Trucks Showdown was a huge success as the show sold out the stadium with a capacity crowd in excess of 20,000!! We would like to send out a huge thank you to Sam Sturges and his team for taking us along for the ride. We would also like to thank all the folks Pro3 Sports & Entertainament for their hospitality this weekend--mark your calendars everyone because Tijuana is next as the monsters will invade Estadio Calimax September 8th!! Be watching for tons of photos and video from the Mexicali event coming soon!! (05/08/07) Springfield 4 Wheel Jamboree Photo Gallery!!: The Springfield, MO 4 Wheel Jamboree was a great show from top to bottom, and you can now see all the action in our photo gallery from the show, with over 200 photos from the weekend's events!! See Grave Digger, Raminator, Rammunition, Big Dawg, and Bigfoot #16 in its debut in awesome drag racing and freestyle competitions. Video from the show still coming your way soon, so be watching for that as well. Be sure to head on over to www.FamilyEvents.com to see when the Special Events Monster Truck Thunder Drags is coming to your town!! Check out the photos now by clicking the link below and be sure to stop by the Fan Forum and let us know what you thought!! (05/07/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE SPRINGFIELD 4 WHEEL JAMBOREE PHOTO GALLERY!! Ocala Monster Jam Photo Gallery!!: Monster Blog Special Contributor Bryan Wagner went down to Ocala, FL for the Friday night Monster Jam Summer Heat event at Ocala Speedway and his photos from the show are now online!! This weekend marked the return for monster truck veteran Gary Wiggins to the truck name he made famous, Mopar Magic. The event also featured Randy Brown in Grave Digger, Frank Krmel in TMNT, Steve Simms in Stone Crusher, Lionel Easler in Instigator, and Randy Moore in War Wizard. Check out the photos by clicking the link below, thanks to Bryan for the great shots!! (05/06/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE OCALA MONSTER JAM SUMMER HEAT PHOTO GALLERY!! Springfield 4 Wheel Jamboree Recap & Teasers!!: The second event of the 2007 Special Events Performance Series Dodge Monster Truck Thunder Drags is in the books!! This year's event in Springfield featured a stellar lineup of trucks competing in racing and freestyle contests. Saturday's early show saw '06 Special Events Champ Geremie Dishman take Rammunition to the finals in racing, defeating Charlie Pauken in Grave Digger for the victory.
The evening show would feature a racing finals of Mark Hall in Raminator and Dan Runte in the debut of Bigfoot #16. Runte experienced fuel filter problems in the first show, but the team had the truck running good for the evening final round. The two legendary drivers had a great race with Raminator winning by just a nose at the finish line.
Sunday afternoon Doug Noelke in Big Dawg was not to be denied, marching through the rounds, first taking out Bigfoot in the opening race, then Raminator in the semi-finals, and finally, Grave Digger to take the big racing victory.
The three freestyle competitions of the weekend saw all of the trucks put forth some fantastic performances, especially the Sunday afternoon show everyone was at the top of their game. The Special Events series does not typically call "winners" in their freestyle competitions, but we've got to give both Saturday shows to Charlie Pauken in Digger who was simply dominant. Sunday is a tough call because of how good all the drivers performed, but Mark Hall's run in Raminator gets the nod due to some insane cyclones, a great wheelie, and huge air.
A huge thanks to all of the folks from Special Events for their hospitality and for putting on one of the best shows Springfield has seen in a long time this weekend! We salute and appreciate all the teams and drivers for their hard work and great performances and we look forward to seeing them all again soon. Be watching for tons of photos and some awesome video of this weekend's action coming soon!! (05/06/07)
Monster Blog Weekend
Update!!: This weekend we will be out covering two
major events!! My wife Rajeana and I will be at the Springfield, MO
4 Wheel Jamboree Nationals Saturday and Sunday for an event being billed
as the "Clash of the Titans"!! Why you ask? Only because Grave
Digger, Bigfoot, Raminator, Rammunition, and Big Dawg will all be going
head to head!! It should be an amazing weekend, made even better by
the fact that we will be on hand for the public debut of Bigfoot #16 and
possibly its first action in competition as well. Watch for updates on the
Fan Forum, and look for a huge photo gallery and video as well when we
return!!
BIGFOOT On The
History Channel: (Hazelwood, MO) BIGFOOT is
scheduled to appear on The History Channel on their long-running show
"Modern Marvels" on Wednesday, May 23, at 7:00
Talented Duo Joins
Checkered Flag Staff: (Bridgeport, TX) Checkered
Flag Productions is proud to welcome two new members to the CFP team: Behind the Scenes With KD!!: Monster Blog Special Contributor Kyle Doyle has submitted his latest "Behind the Scenes" blog article which takes you through the life of a monster truck team member on the road. This week Kyle lets his camera and photos do the talking, so check it out. Thanks to 4 Wheel Parts of Cleveland, the "Presenting Sponsor of Behind the Scenes With KD", be sure to support them by heading over to 4WheelPartsCleveland.com and taking a look around. Check out the new Blog article by clicking the link below!! (05/02/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW KYLE DOYLE'S LATEST "BEHIND THE SCENES" ARTICLE!!
Monster Spectacular
Tour Update - Lewiston, ME!!: This past weekend
the 2007 Monster Spectacular tour invaded the Androscoggin Colisee for two
sold out-performances. This is the
APME Presents Monster
Truck Spectacular 2007 Tour:
(Green Bay, WI) A.P. Motorsports
More Photo & Video Teasers From Firebird!!: Monster Blog Staff Members Lauren and Lynette Bonar got such great coverage from Firebird last weekend, that we wanted to go ahead and bring you some more teasers while we get it all together for you. See below for some more of Lauren's great photos, and Lynette's video of an absolutely unbelievable move by Unnamed & Untamed driver Sam Sturges that has to be the early front runner for move of the year. Check it all out by clicking the links below, and be watching for more from Firebird!! (05/01/07)
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CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO OF A MOVE BY SAM STURGES IN UNNAMED & UNTAMED THAT SIMPLY DEFIES LOGIC!! EARLY FRONT-RUNNER FOR MOVE OF THE YEAR!! Erie Monster Nationals Photo Gallery!!: Monster Blog Staff Member Paul M. Harry went to the Saturday night Monster Natioanls in Erie, PA this past weekend and his photo gallery from the event is now online!! Jocelyn Perrin started off the evening by winning the wheelie contest in Lil' Miss Dangerous over Tail Gator after Doug Noelke took a hard rollover. Mark Hall took the Raminator to the donut contest win, defeating Geremie Dishman in Rammunition. Those two would also meet in the finals of racing, with Hall prevailing once again. A big thanks to George Eisenhart and the Monster Nationals crew for their hospitality at another great event. Check out the photos by clicking the link below!! (05/01/07)
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the
Big Block Class Championship with his HPI Savage X 4.6 nitro truck at the
2007 RC Monster Jam World Finals. At 16 years old, Ryan has some previous
R/C experience bashing around, but this was his first R/C competition, and
he showed off his skills by taking the win. Ryan was cool, calm and
collected with his driving and the impressive handling of his Savage X 4.6
moved the young Anderson up the boards to take the Big Block win. Ryan
also took second place overall in the head-to-head battle of the Electric
vs. Nitro class.
Weekend
the CFP Office got a conference call from the management of O’Reilly Auto
Parts announcing they were officially going forward to once again offer
their stores as ticket outlets for CFP events. “This will be good for our
customers as anyone can feel comfortable purchasing tickets at O’Reillys
Stores as they are staffed with friendly helpful people. This will be a
good match and we at CFP will do all we can to make sure this is a good
partnership”, said Ed Beckley of CFP.
pm
ET (please check local listings). Filming was done over the last few weeks
at BIGFOOT in Hazelwood, MO and also in Frederick-sburg, TX at the Four
Wheel & Off Road Jamboree. This episode of Modern Marvels is centered
around strength. Please check your local listings for when the show will
air in your area and tune in!
- John "JJ" Hill - Coming from Salina, Kansas where he has been in
radio for the last ten years, JJ Hill joins the staff of Checkered Flag
Productions as the new Media Relations Director and event announcer. JJ is
a multiple award winning radio personality and comedy writer whose
material has been heard on nationally syndicated radio programs across the
United States, Canada and Armed Forces Radio. 
is
gearing up for busy 2007 season providing everything from monster truck
rides to full blown monster truck shows, tuff truck shows and the new "A
Night Of Fire and Destruction" shows featuring monster trucks, car eating
machine and a daredevil stuntman! 
