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6/30/07 - Israel Blog Updated!! - Team BIGFOOT Update!! 6/26/07 - Another Update From Israel!! - Eve of Destruction Photo Gallery!! 6/25/07 - Thrasher Motorsports Update!! 6/25/07 - Edge Motorsports In Tel Aviv This Weekend!! - Photos From Sunday In Springfield!! 6/24/07 - Springfield, IL Monster Truck Thunder Drags Photos & Video!! 6/23/07 - Springfield, IL Monster Truck Thunder Drags Recap & Teasers!! 6/22/07 - Monster Blog Weekend Update!! 6/17/07 - Sedalia, MO Photos & Highlight Video!! - First Look At The Jesse James Cadaver Monster Truck!! - MEGA Tour Rocks Sedalia, MO!! 6/15/07 - Sudden Impact Racing Tire Update!! - Clearlake, CA AMP Tour Photos!! - Welcome WHR Motorsports!! 6/14/07 - Kaptain Insano monster truck for sale!! - T-Maxx / PINKS Update!! 6/11/07 - Dodge City, KS MEGA Monster Truck Tour Coverage Posted!! - Braselton, GA Monster Wars Photo Gallery!! - Ft.Smith, AR MTRSS Highlight Video!! 6/8/07 - Traxxas T-Maxx To Appear On PINKS!! - Extreme Motor Mayhem Coming To Dayton, OH!! - Monster Blog Update!! 6/4/07 - The Sudden Impact Racing Tire Arrives!! - Springdale, AR MTRSS Highlight Video!! - Missoula, MT Recap!! - Joe Sylvester Motor-sports Announces New Sponsors!! - James Tigue II Announces Semi-Retirement 6/3/07 - Springdale, AR Photo Gallery & Recap!! 6/1/07 - Monster Blog Weekend Update!! |
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JUNE ARCHIVE PICTURE OF THE MONTH WINNER Photo by Steve Parry
Tel Aviv Blog Updated!!: The first Motor Extreme show at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel is in the books and Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter swept the event!! Check out Ryan Seddon's update blog for more!! (06/30/07)
CLICK HERE TO READ THE TEL AVIV, ISRAEL MOTOR EXTREME BLOG!! Team BIGFOOT Update!!: (Hazelwood, MO) Team BIGFOOT® has been VERY busy this year! We have had numerous changes recently; some good, some not so good. As you probably all know, Roy Hooser and Dave Harkey have both retired. But, on the upside, BIGFOOT #16 will be going into permanent service starting this weekend in Bolivar, MO. We’ve had a few problems with the truck, but it looks like most of them have been worked out. We have our 2nd A bruzzi Racing Transmission, so #16 now has a spare, and we just installed a new seat built specifically to fit Dan Runte, BIGFOOT #16’s designated driver. Dan flew to Randy LaJoies’ seat company, The Joie of Seating, in NC to be fitted, and he really appreciated it last weekend in Springfield, IL!!
With the absence of
Dave Harkey, long-time monster truck driver Rodney Tweedy raced BIGFOOT
#14 in a show in Springdale, AR on June 1st and 2nd. He did a great job
for his first time racing a BIGFOOT truck, even bringing home a couple
victories! Great job “Hot Rod”! Look for more of Rodney competing later
this summer. Another Update From Israel!!: Edge Motorsports and FMG Events have teamed up to bring monster trucks to the Israel this weekend!! Ryan Seddon is traveling with Edge Motorsports and is keeping us up to date on all the happenings in Tel Aviv as this historic event comes together!! Check out the link below to read another entry in Ryan's update blog--thanks to Ryan for the updates and the great photos!! (06/27/07)
CLICK HERE TO READ THE TEL AVIV, ISRAEL MOTOR EXTREME BLOG!! Eve of Destruction Photo Gallery!!: Monster Blog Staff Member Paul M. Harry headed out to Middlebourne, WV Saturday night to check out the Vaters Motorsports Eve of Destruction at the Tyler County Fairgrounds Speedway!! The event featured the Black Stallion and Iron Warrior monster trucks, as well as freestyle motocross, the Psycho jet quad, and the Blackjack ride truck. Check out the photos by clicking the link below to see all the action!! A big thanks to the Vaters Motorsports crew for their hospitality and to Paul for the great shots. Enjoy!! (06/27/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY'S MIDDLEBOURNE, WV PHOTO GALLERY!!
Thrasher Motorsports
Update!!: (New Milford, CT) Even though, it is not
yet July, Thrasher Motorsports have been extremely busy already this
summer. The team has been busy not only thrilling fans with both the
"Thrasher" and "Extinguisher" monster trucks but everyone has also been
working hard behind the scenes. Pat and the entire Thrasher Motorsports
team have been working hard to prepare the truck for a new sponsorship
deal and the return of an "Old School" monster truck name.
So you must be
wondering what we meant by in the earlier statement of the return of an
"Old School" monster truck name. Since Pat started to run the name
"Thrasher", the "Above & Beyond" name has not been seen on the monster
truck circuit. A lot of fans always ask us when are we going to bring back
the name. So here it is, VIRGINIA GET READY!! On July 27 and 28,
2007 in Fishersville, VA, be a part of history with the return of "Above &
Beyond". Edge Motorsports In Tel Aviv This Weekend!!: Edge Motorsports and FMG Events have teamed up to bring monster trucks to the Holy Land this weekend!! The much anticipated event will be held Saturday night at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel and will feature five monster trucks along with freestyle motocross. Ryan Seddon is traveling with Edge Motorsports and has offered to keep us up to date on all the happenings in Tel Aviv as this historic event comes together!! Check out the link below to read the first entry in Ryan's update blog--thanks to Ryan for the updates and the great photos!! (06/25/07)
CLICK HERE TO READ THE TEL AVIV, ISRAEL MOTOR EXTREME BLOG!! And We Thought It Was Muddy On Saturday!!: Bigfoot 4x4's Bob Chandler was kind enough to send over a few of his photos from Sunday's action at the Springfield, IL 4 Wheel Jamboree!! We thought it was pretty muddy on Saturday, but it looks like that was no much for the mess that awaited the trucks on Sunday when they came out to freestyle. Check out below for a photo of Dan Runte taking on the mud pit and the aftermath--we're told there is a chassis under there somewhere!! A big thanks to Bob for taking a few minutes out to send over these great photos. Enjoy!! (06/25/07)
Springfield, IL Jamboree Coverage!!: TheMonsterBlog.com photo gallery and highlight video from yesterday's Springfield, IL Monster Truck Thunder Drags event are now online!! See all the action as Bigfoot, Grave Digger, Raminator, Rammunition, and Avenger freestyle at the muddy Illinois State Fairgrounds by clicking the links below. A big thanks to Rajeana Bonar for the awesome video footage!! Enjoy!! (06/24/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE SPRINGFIELD, IL JAMBOREE PHOTO GALLERY!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MONSTER TRUCK THUNDER DRAGS HIGHLIGHTS!! Muddy Saturday In Springfield!!: The Dodge Monster Truck Thunder Drags returned to the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield this weekend as part of the Special Events 4 Wheel Jamboree Nationals!! Saturday was originally scheduled for two racing and freestyle contests at 1PM and 6PM, but both were changed to freestyle-only shows due to the heavy rain that hit the area early this afternoon. Despite the muddy conditions, the drivers still managed to put on a good show for the many fans who braved the weather to see monster trucks. The trucks will be back in action tomorrow, hopefully with better weather. We have a full photo gallery and highlight video from Saturday's events coming your way, so stay tuned!! Thanks to Special Events for their hospitality today, and to all the teams and drivers for the great show!! (06/23/07)
Monster Blog Weekend Updated!!: Its been a slow week here at the site due to some recent server issues which I think we now have taken care of. Apologies to everyone for the lack of updates this week, we'll get all caught up with everything on Sunday. Tomorrow however, we will be attending the Dodge Monster Truck Thunder Drags at the Springfield, IL 4 Wheel Jamboree Nationals!! Bigfoot, Grave Digger, Raminator, Rammunition, and Avenger will battle in two shows as Special Events takes over the Illinois State Fairgrounds this weekend. Saturday's events should be a lot of fun, and we'll have photos and video from all the action. We'll see you at the Jamboree!! (06/22/07) Sedalia, MO MEGA Monster Truck Tour Coverage!!: TheMonsterBlog.com photo gallery and highlight video from last night's Sedalia, MO MEGA Monster Truck Tour event are now online!! See all the action as Raminator, Rammunition, Rockstar, Barbarian, and High Voltage battle it out at the Missouri State Fairgrounds by clicking the links below. A big thanks to Shane Skinner for the awesome video footage!! Enjoy!! (06/17/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE SEDALIA, MO MEGA TOUR PHOTO GALLERY!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SEDALIA, MO MEGA TOUR HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!! First Look At The Jesse James West Coast Choppers Monster Truck!!: Friday we traveled down to Ellis Grove, IL to the Concussion Engineering race shop owned by Rich Inman. Our good friend Rich was kind enough to invite us down to tour the shop and have a look at the amazing new Jesse James West Coast Choppers Cadaver truck. The truck is powered by a 540 cubic inch Keith Black Chevrolet, making 1600 horsepower. The GTS Fiberglass body is based off of a 1932 Cadillac. The chassis used to be the original Monster Patrol, and was completely rebuilt to become Cadaver. Click the links below to see more photos of the truck and a video clip as well!! A huge thanks to Rich for inviting us down to the shop to see the new truck!! (06/17/07)
MEGA Tour Rocks Sedalia, MO!!: The MEGA Monster Truck Tour featured some great racing and freestyle action last night at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO!! The evening's racing competition saw some big air, with Mark Hall in Raminator taking the final round win over teammate Geremie Dishman in Rammunition. Freestyle would see all the trucks put on a great show, with Rammunition, Raminator, and Rockstar all receiving scores of 30 from the fan judges for a three-way tie!! We would like to thank MEGA Promotions for their hospitality at the event, and for a putting on a fantastic show. Next weekend the MEGA Tour rolls into Kalispell, MT as six monster trucks go wild at the Flathead County Fairgrounds--visit the MEGA website for more information. Photos & Video coming soon, stay tuned!! (06/17/07)
Sudden Impact Racing Tire Update!!: The new Sudden Impact Racing Tire was put through its paces this weekend in Clearlake, CA at the AMP Tour event at Lakeport Speedway. SIR drivers Carl Van Horn and Fletcher Lewis ran T-Maxx and Sudden Impact hard, giving the tires a workout and couldn't have been more pleased with the results. The new tires held up great on a mixture of surfaces including asphalt, grass, dirt, and even the mud bog. The tire has also been tested by LiveNation Motorsports for two straight weekends on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle truck driven by Frank Krmel. LiveNation followed up this testing by ordering an entire container of the new tires. Team Beast's Bobby Holman has also tested the tire to rave reviews.
What are some of the
benefits of the SIR tire? The tires weigh no more than 450 lbs. a
piece compared to the average monster truck tire, which comes in at around
700-800 lbs. The tires are race ready straight from the manufacturer, as
the mold features a tread designed specifically for monster truck use,
reducing time spent shaving down and cutting treads as must be done with
other manufacturer's tires. The SIR tire also features a thicker sidewall,
reducing the amount of wobble that is often experienced after a hard hit
or landing. As if all that wasn't enough, the tire is even cheaper than
others currently produced, when bought new. Clearlake, CA AMP Tour Photos!!: The AMP Tour Monster Truck Thunder Slam took over Lakeport Speedway in Clearlake, CA this past weekend and Sudden Impact Racing's Brandon Lagarde was kind enough to send over some photos from the event, taken by Kolene Potter. Thanks to Kolene for allowing us to post these great shots, and to Brandon for fowarding them along. See T-Maxx, Sudden Impact, Unnamed & Untamed, Nasty Boy, Pit Bull and Dust Devil in action in Clearlake by clicking the link below!! (06/15/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE LAKEPORT SPEEDWAY AMP TOUR PHOTO GALLERY!!
Welcome WHR
Motorsports!!:
TheMonsterBlog.com is proud to welcome WHR Motorsports as our
newest web client and sponsor!! WHR Motorsports has been promoting
monster trucks
Kaptain Insano Monster Truck For Sale!!: Team KCM has decided to sell the Kaptain Insano monster truck and go back to being a one-truck team. Kaptain Insano is a 2001 H-1 Hummer body vehicle, powered by a Merlin 540 c.i. motor with two-speed powerglide transmission. The truck features Clark planetaries with Rockwell 106 centers, 6.20 gears, SCS gear box, 26" and 20" Comb shocks w/valves, Racesource steering rams, auto steer, SCS engine mount, front steering components, 1-piece wheels, and cut Goodyear Terra tires. This truck is being sold turn-key, ready to race for $65,000!! The truck can also be purcahsed with Hummer body molds and spare parts including drive shafts, 4-bars, steering rams, axle shafts, claws ect. for $70,000. Those who are looking to make serious inquires can email team owner Kreg Christensen at teamkcm@readytek.net!! (06/14/07)
Traxxas T-Maxx To Appear on PINKS - UPDATE!!: A few months back, the crew from the hit SPEED Channel show PINKS came to Houston Raceway in Baytown, TX to film an episode of the program. The Traxxas T-Maxx monster truck was on hand for the event and will be seen in the episode filmed at Houston Raceway. This episode will air Wednesday, June 13th at 8PM EST so don't miss it!! Thanks to Sudden Impact Racing for the heads up on this exciting news!! UPDATE: As anyone who tuned into SPEED Channel last night now knows, the T-Maxx truck did not appear on the PINKS show televised from Houston Raceway Park. The Sudden Impact Racing team was just as suprised by this omission as all who tuned in. The team's agreement with Houston Raceway Park was that the truck would display at the PINKS event and make a pass down the strip, which was to be included on the television program. Sudden Impact Racing had no control over what footage SPEED decided to use. Questions or comments regarding the omission of T-Maxx from the PINKS episode can be directed to SPEED Channel or Houston Raceway Park. (06/09/07)
(Photo By SS Racing Photography, Courtesy Sudden Impact Racing) Dodge City, KS MEGA Monster Truck Tour Coverage!!: Memorial Day Weekend saw the MEGA Monster Truck Tour take over Dodge City Raceway Park for two nights of high-powered action!! Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar stopped in Dodge City for the event while on a cross-country vacation and his photo gallery and video highlights are now online. See all the action as King Krunch, El Matador, Rockstar, High Voltage, and Barbarian compete on the MEGA Monster Truck Tour by clicking the links below!! Be watching for more MEGA Tour coverage this weekend as The Monster Blog heads out for the Sedalia, MO event on Saturday!! (06/11/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE DODGE CITY, KS MEGA TOUR PHOTO GALLERY!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DODGE CITY, KS MEGA TOUR!! Braselton, GA Monster Wars Photo Gallery!!: Lanier National Speedway hosted the first Monster Wars event of the season Memorial Day Weekend and Staff Member Tommy Lee Byrd was on hand for all the action Friday night!! Tommy's photo gallery has been posted, so click below to see his photos of Equalizer, Hot Tamale, Geter Done, Avenger, Brutus, Outlaw, and War Eagle in action!! (06/11/07)
CLICK HERE FOR TOMMY LEE BYRD'S MONSTER WARS PHOTO GALLERY!! Ft. Smith, AR MTRSS Highlight Video!!: You've seen our highlight video from the Springdale, AR Monster Truck Racing Super Series event, but back at the beginning of May the series was in Ft. Smith, AR for two shows at Harper Stadium. While we weren't on hand for that event, our good friend Kaedon Berry was, and he was kind enough to share his footage from that event. A highlight video featuring all the action from Ft. Smith has been posted!! Check it out by clicking the link below, thanks to Kaedon Berry for the great footage!! (06/11/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FT. SMITH, AR MTRSS HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!!
Extreme Motor Mayhem
Coming To Dayton, OH!!: Some of the biggest, baddest
motors in the country converge on the Hara Arena's Outdoor Pavilion for an
outdoor festival like no other… Extreme Motor Mayhem! The biggest,
baddest trucks, bikes and drivers in the country will show the rest of us
how they’ve earned their titles at the 1st annual Extreme Motor Mayhem in
Dayton, OH June 29 - July 1, 2007!! Monster Blog Update!!: You've probably noticed we've been a little slow this week--the reason for this is we are currently relocating to the St. Louis area and are in the process of moving this week. Today will likely be the last update until Monday night or Tuesday as we switch internet services. Thanks to all for your understanding, we'll be back at it shortly!! (06/08/07) Sudden Impact Racing Tires Arrive!!: The much anticipated Sudden Impact Racing tire has arrived!! The new tire brings added value in that they are lightweight, cost effective, and feature already-buffed styling with cut tapered threads. Basically these new tires are race ready to go as soon as you pick them up!! For ordering information, contact Sudden Impact Racing Owner Brandon Lagarde at 504-666-2626 or by email at brandon@suddenimpact.com OR Director of Operations Tim Bush at 352-209-2926 or by email at tim@suddenimpact.com. (06/04/07)
Springdale, AR MTRSS Highlight Video!!: Monster Events returned to Springdale, AR this past weekend for the Monster Truck Racing Super Series featuring Bigfoot, Raminator, Monster Patrol, Barbarian, and Wild Thang!! See all of the action from both shows in our new highlight video by clicking the link below!! Thanks to our good friend Shane Skinner for the great video footage. Enjoy!! (06/04/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SPRINGDALE, AR MTRSS HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!! WHR Motorsports Takes On Missoula, MT!!: Monster Madness was back in Missoula, MT this past weekend for two evenings of racing and freestyle competition. Rick Swanson took his Obsession monster truck to victory lane in both of Friday night's contests, winning racing over Kelvin Ramer in Natural High and taking the freestyle win to end the evening. Saturday would see Swanson on top again in racing, taking the final round win over hometown favorite Cody Clark driving Kaptain Insano. The Missoula fans were treated to some great freestyle action with Monster Moose turning in a notable performance, but it was Natural High grabbing the win with a wild run. Kelvin brought big air and wheelies and on his last move, the front wheel came off causing the truck to roll over. Next up on the WHR Motorsports Monster Madness tour is Paso Robles, CA August 5th at the California Mid-State Fair!! For more information, head on over and check out www.WHRMotorsports.com!! (06/04/07)
Joe Sylvester Motorsports Announces New Sponsors!!: (Boardman, OH) Joe Sylvester Motorsports would like to welcome Full Throttle Kustomz and Awesome Racewear to the Team. Full Throttle Kustomz, based out of Bedford, Oh, builds some of the sickest high-end hot rods, trucks, and motorcycles in the country! Look for great things to come from the Bad Habit Monster Truck Team and Full Throttle Kustomz! Awesome Racewear has also jumped on board with JSM for 2007 doing the Bad Habit crew shirts as well as Joe's SFI15 rated fire suit! You can see them on the web at: www.fullthrottlekustomz.com and www.awesomeracewear.com!! (06/04/07)
James Tigue II Announces Semi-Retirement: Our good friend James Tigue II has decided to hang up the helmet temporarily, announcing his semi-retirement from monster trucks. James has been one of the lead drivers for the Paul Shafer Motorsports stable for the last few years, winning the first PSM World Finals Freestyle Championship in 2005, and the Amsoil Rock'N Monster Truck Points Series title last year driving Bearfoot. James is expecting to be away from the business for about six months, but wants to assure fans he will return to competition. We'll miss you James, but we look forward to your return!! (06/04/07)
Springdale, AR Weekend Recap & Photos!!: Monster Blog Staff Member Ross Z. Bonar was in Springdale, AR for two Monster Truck Racing Super Series events at Parsons Stadium!! Rodney Tweedy hopped into the seat of Bigfoot #14 for the weekend, helping fill the void left by veteran driver Dave Harkey's retirement. Tweedy would pick up the timed runs competition wins both nights and the straight-line drag racing win Saturday night. Devin Jones in Barbarian was strong all weekend, taking the Friday Chicago-style racing and freestyle victories. Raminator was the weekend's big winner however, as driver Geremie Dishman took straight-line racing on Friday, and the Chicago-style racing and freestyle wins Saturday night.
Our good friend Shane Skinner was on hand doing the video this weekend and those highlights are coming soon, but Ross's entire gallery of 175+ photos from all the action are now online. Click the link below to check them out!! Thanks to Brad Darnell and the Monster Events crew for their hospitality and for a fun Monster Truck Racing Super Series weekend!! (06/03/07) CLICK HERE FOR THE SPRINGDALE, AR O'REILLY'S MTRSS PHOTO GALLERY!! Monster Blog Weekend Update!!: We're off to Springdale, AR this weekend for the O'Reilly's Monster Truck Racing Super Series!! Bigfoot, Raminator, Monster Patrol, Barbarian, and Wild Thang will compete Friday and Saturday night at Parsons Stadium and TheMonsterBlog.com will be on hand for all the action. Watch the Fan Forum for updates after Friday night's event and check back on Sunday for photos and video from the weekend's events!! (06/01/07) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Chris
Arel Motorsports Update!!:
The Monster Spectacular Tour heads to British Columbia making stops in
Kelowna, Chilliwack, and Victoria the next three weeks after three sold-out
events in Ontario (Barrie, Sudbury, & Sault St. Marie). The upcoming
Victoria show was originally schedule for only two shows, but after those
were sold out another has been added!!
