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10/29/07 - Nashville Major League of Monster Trucks Video Highlights!! - 2008 MLMT Series Press Conference Footage Online!! 10/28/07 - Raminator, Avenger Take Wins In Nashville, Runte Wins MLMT Championship!! - MLMT Announces Tentative '08 Schedule, To Run Open Qualifying!! 10/26/07 - MLMT Championship Will Be Decided In Nashville Saturday!! 10/25/07 - Monster Nationals Super Trucks For Sale!! 10/24/07 - Memphis Major League of Monster Trucks Video Highlights!! 10/23/07 - Kreg Christensen To Pilot Iron Outlaw In '08!! - Montreal Monster Spectacular Lineup Announced!! 10/21/07 - Avenger Sweeps Saturday In Memphis!! 10/19/07 - Samson, Bigfoot Winners In Memphis Friday Night!! - MLMT In Memphis This Weekend!! 10/18/07 - Monster Half-Time Preview At Olympic Stadium CFL Game!! - Team KCM Celebrates West Coast Nationals Racing Title!! 10/17/07 - Monster Trucks At The Clearfield County Fair Saturday!! 10/16/07 - Kentucky Major League of Monster Trucks Photo Gallery!! 10/15/07 - Kentucky Major League of Monster Trucks Video Highlights!! 10/14/07 - Raminator, Equalizer Takes Kentucky Wins!! 10/12/07 - MLMT @ Kentucky Speedway This Weekend!! 10/11/07 - MLMT at Kentucky Speedway Saturday!! 10/09/07 - Las Vegas MLMT Photo Gallery on TEN!! - Sudden Impact Racing Tire Press Release!! 10/07/07
- Joliet, IL Monster Mash 10/06/07 - Eradicator, Avenger Take Wins In Joliet!! - West Coast Monster Truck Nationals Night One Results!! 10/05/07 - Thunder on the Beach Photo Gallery!! 10/04/07 - Monster Truck Winter Nationals Coming To Orlando, FL!! 10/03/07 - MLMT, 2Xtreme Racing Promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!
- AMP Knoxville, TN Recap & Teasers!! - Kaptain Insano, Monster Trakker Take Wins In Ogden!! 10/02/07 - Maximum Destruction Is The 2007 King of the Beach!! - Labor Day Tournament of Destruction Photos & Highlight Video!! - Introducing Jon Anderson's Xtreme Eagle monster truck!! 10/01/07 - Vegas Major League of Monster Trucks Video Highlights!!
- City of Lebanon Monster Mash - Chris Arel Motorsports Update!! |
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OCTOBER ARCHIVE PICTURE OF THE MONTH WINNER Photo by Melanie Sharrow
Watch Nashville MLMT On TheMonsterBlog.com!!: The Major League of Monster Trucks season finale at Nashville Superspeedway is now available for your viewing pleasure!! See all the action in its entirety as nineteen monster trucks compete in head-to-head racing and high-flying freestyle competitions!! There is over an hour of monster truck fun at your fingertips, just click the link below to start watching. Thanks to the MLMT crew for yet another great event and for again allowing us to have it available to you here on TheMonsterBlog.com.
We've really enjoyed bringing you full video coverage of six of the seven MLMT Championship events this fall, and we hope you've enjoyed watching it. Next year true television coverage is coming to the Major League of Monster Trucks and hopefully having the ability to watch the '07 events in their entirety here on TheMonsterBlog.com has got everyone as pumped about that as we are!! Watch for more news on the 2008 MLMT Championship on www.MLMT.com and right here on TheMonsterBlog.com!! Thanks & Enjoy!! (10/29/07) CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE MAJOR LEAGUE OF MONSTER TRUCKS IN NASHVILLE!! Watch The 2008 MLMT Championship Series Press Conference!!: The Major League of Monster Trucks held a press conference Saturday morning, October 27th, to announce details regarding the 2008 MLMT Championship Series. Plans were unveiled for the series to feature open qualifying and a preliminary schedule of events was released. A question and answer session was also held with teams and media following the official announcements. All teams thinking about running the Major League of Monster Trucks in 2008 need to watch this footage as there are many details available right here on TheMonsterBlog.com. (10/29/07)
CLICK HERE TO WATCH SATURDAY'S MLMT 2008 PRESS CONFERENCE!! Raminator, Avenger Take Wins In Nashville--Runte 1st MLMT Champion!!: Music City was the place to be for monster trucks this weekend, as the Major League of Monster Trucks rocked Nashville Superspeedway Saturday night!! The event was full of drama with the first ever MLMT Championship on the line as Dan Runte and the Bigfoot team looked to hold off the challenge of David Smith and Nitro Fish. Runte made Smith's job that much harder in Qualifying, opening his lead to 19 points after turning in the 2nd best time in Bigfoot, while Nitro Fish could only manage the 8th best time. Smith would now have to advance one racing round further than Runte to claim the championship. Mark Hall in Raminator once again could be found at the top of the charts after qualifying, firmly establishing himself the driver to beat. The top sixteen trucks in qualifying were seeded in the racing bracket, while the slowest three trucks failed to qualify and would leadoff freestyle later in the night. Those who would watch racing from the pits included Barbarian, Mopar Magic, and Hot Tamale.
The championship drama was kicked into high gear right at the start of the evening's racing competition as David Smith in Nitro Fish would have to face one of last week's winners, Dan Patrick in Samson. The huge course mimiced the style run in Las Vegas earlier this year, featuring the huge crossover jump in the middle of the track. In a close race, Dan Patrick in Samson used the momentum coming off the outside lane toward the finish line to defeat Nitro Fish, ending David Smith's championship hopes and making Dan Runte and Bigfoot your 2007 MLMT Champion. A big congratulations to Dan Runte and Bigfoot 4x4 on taking the first edition of "The Biggest Championship In The World!"
Even though the championship was decided, the Nashville racing and freestyle victories were still up for grabs and the competition was intense as the brackets played out before the diehard monster truck fans in attendance. Andy Hoffman in Nitemare was responsible for what was likely the move of the night after falling well behind in a first round race against Bigfoot. As Runte manuevered through the under portion of the crossover, Hoffman was coming full speed at the jump and sailed through the air right over Bigfoot as the crowd roared in excitement!
Dan Runte would end
up unable to celebrate in style with a racing win after falling short in a
photo finish against Doug Noelke in Tail Gator in the second round. Noelke
would follow up that big win by defeating Jon Zimmer in Sudden Impact in
the semi-finals. Mark Hall hustled Raminator around the tricky course,
continually laying down the fastest times of the night on his way to
meeting Noelke in the final round.
But Mark Hall in Raminator was not to be denied, driving the final lap of the course on the ragged edge in a desperate attempt to claim a come-from-behind win. Off the final turn, Hall planted his foot to the floorboard and Raminator roared toward the finish line in the outside lane. Noelke navigated the tight inside corner but struggled to find traction and could only watch as Raminator blasted past, up and over the cars taking the incredible come-from-behind victory!! Mark Hall is now undefeated in MLMT competition, winning all three events in which Raminator has been entered.
After another classic racing competition, it was time for freestyle. Billy Chapin lead off in Hot Tamale with a solid run that featured a huge slap wheelie down the center of the course for a score of 17. Devin Jones in Barbarian kicked things up a notch with some huge hits, blowing a tire and making a great save after a hard landing off the car stack. Mopar Magic and Stone Crusher put forth solid efforts, while Andy Hoffman brought the crowd to their feet with a big slap wheelie and a killer donut on the concrete tri-oval of Nashville Superspeedway. Madusa had some good hits behind the wheel of Bigfoot, but then it was time for Mr. Excitement.
Jim Koehler roared to the track in Avenger beginning his run with some huge air including an awesome sideways hit on the huge center dirt mound. But after only a few big jumps, Koehler rolled Avenger onto its roof when attempting to make a sliding turn in the grass. The run was good enough for a score of 25 from the judges which put Avenger at the top of the charts with more of freestyle's heaviest hitters still to come.
One-by-one big-time challengers rolled to the track, and one-by-one they were unable to match the score of Avenger. Carl Van Horn in Traxxas T-Maxx roared out on a mission but was done after a hard landing off the box van stack broke the upper rear shock mount. Randy Moore in War Wizard laid down a strong run, but battled rear steering problems causing his freestyle to run well past the judged two minutes. Chris Bergeron in Brutus was poised to take the lead after a strong start to his freestyle, but the fuel cap came loose causing gas to begin leaking from the truck resulting in Bergeron being shut off by the MLMT officials due to safety concerns.
David Smith in Nitro Fish was done in after his first hit, ramming a conrete barrier hard upon landing off the box van. Teammate Daron Basl in Nitro Hornet put forth a solid effort for a score of 20. Two big challenges to Avenger's high score followed, as Mike Hawkins brought some huge air and an amazing cyclone as part of a strong run in Equalizer, but would fall short with a score of 23.
The strongest challenge came from Jon Zimmer in Sudden Impact toward the end of the competition. Zimmer did the best job of any driver of quickly following up one move with another on the wide freestyle course. Strong momentum and some big jumps filled the run, and to finish, Zimmer hit the huge center dirt mound sideways going past vertical and rolling over backwards right around the two minute mark. The score from the judges came in at only a 21, well short of Avenger's 25 with only two trucks remaining.
Runte in Bigfoot and Mark Hall in Raminator both put forth solid runs, each featuring a good donut, but neither coming close to the lead to finish out the competition. Jim Koehler in Avenger's score of 25 held up against tough competition, and he was declared the freestyle winner in Nashville!!
And so drew to a close another incredible event by the Major League of Monster Trucks to close out their 2007 season. All now look ahead to the 2008 MLMT season which will drastically alter the perception of the sport of monster trucks in light of the announcements made Saturday morning (see below). There is no questioning that MLMT is indeed the next generation of monster trucks and we salute Joe Froome, Rich Schaefer, and everyone involved with this series for their dedication to taking our sport forward.
And now we begin the process of bringing you the Nashville event in its entirety as part of our fall major event video coverage. We will also have a gigantic photo gallery from the event, as well as footage from the MLMT '08 Press Conference held Saturday morning, and an interview with 2007 MLMT Champion Dan Runte. A huge thanks to our good friend Brian Varmecky with the WMTRL for hooking up with us to provide live updates from Nashville last night on the Fan Forum, and to fellow Staff Members Tommy Lee Byrd and Kaedon Berry for joining us in covering the event. Stay tuned to TheMonsterBlog.com, your #1 source for monster truck news, coverage, and information--We Know Monster Trucks! (10/28/07)
MLMT Announces
Information On 2008 Season!!: The Major League of Monster
Trucks held a press conference Saturday morning at Nashville Superspeedway
to announce their plans for
2008 Schedule of Events
4/12 - Homestead-Miami Speedway - Homestead, FL More of the details released at the press conference can be found on the Fan Forum for the time being, be sure to leave your comments as well. We will have further coverage from the MLMT 2008 Season Press Conference shortly, stay tuned!! (10/28/07) MLMT Championship Will Be Decided In Nashville Saturday - UPDATE!!: The Major League of Monster Trucks has certainly proved itself to be "The Biggest Championship in the World" in its debut season and the series' first champion will be crowned in Nashville this Saturday night!! After stops in Charlotte, Dallas, Las Vegas, Red Bluff, Kentucky and Memphis, the field of championship contenders has been narrowed to just two drivers: Dan Runte and David Smith. Each driver has been to victory lane twice this season, with Runte driving Bigfoot to wins in Dallas and Las Vegas, while Smith piloted Nitro Fish to wins in Dallas and Red Bluff. Heading into the series finale at Nashville Superspeedway this Saturday night, Runte is holding onto a slim thirteen-point lead over Smith. Click here to view a breakdown of how points are awarded at MLMT events, and see below for the current top-20 in points:
After ten races in six cities, "The Biggest Championship in the World" will be awarded to the driver who is able to advance furthest in the racing brackets Saturday night in Nashville. Each round advancement is worth an additional 20 points, so David Smith in Nitro Fish must advance one round further than Dan Runte in Bigfoot to take the championship. The tension will be high in Nashville as two of the sport's top drivers go head-to-head with one another in a title bout for the ages--not to mention the fact that there are 15 potential spoilers in the field, as other drivers look to end the season with a win!! You simply can't miss it--head to www.MLMT.com for more information on this weekend's event, and we'll see you in Nashville!! (10/25/07) UPDATE - We're Off To Nashville!!: TheMonsterBlog.com Staff is on the way to Nashville for Saturday night's Major League of Monster Trucks season finale at Nashville Superspeedway!! Nineteen trucks in total will compete in racing and freestyle competitions including: Bigfoot, Nitro Fish, Raminator, Equalizer, T-Maxx, Avenger, Tail Gator, Nitemare, Madusa Bigfoot, Hot Tamale, Nitro Hornet, Gun Slinger, Sudden Impact, Stone Crusher, Mopar Magic, War Wizard, Samson, Brutus, and Barbarian!! We'll have updates on the Fan Forum this weekend so keep checking back for all the news from Nashville. Then check back Sunday afternoon as we will have a full recap from the event with teaser photos and all of the big news with complete video coverage from Nashville available for your viewing pleasure no later than Monday morning!! "The Biggest Championship in the World" is being decided this weekend and TheMonsterBlog.com is bringing it all to your fingertips!! (10/26/07) Monster Nationals Super Trucks For Sale!!: George Eisenhart of Image Promotions has informed us that the popular Super Trucks that have been featured at Monster Nationals events this year are for sale!! Buyer would be guaranteed two years of bookings for the Super Trucks on the Monster Nationals tour. As an alternative to the outright sale of the trucks, Image Promotions is also entertaining any parties interested in being the Super Trucks Tour Manager for the 2008 season. Tour Manager would be responsible for maintaining and driving the trucks. Parties interested in either option should contact George Eisenhart by sending an email to george@monsternationals.com. (10/25/07)
Watch Memphis MLMT On TheMonsterBlog.com!!: Memphis Motorsports Park played host to the Major League of Monster Trucks this past weekend and as part of our continuing fall major event video coverage, TheMonsterBlog.com Video Highlights from Memphis are now online!! A big thanks to Kaedon Berry for the fantastic footage from the event. See all the action from Friday & Saturday's racing and freestyle competitions in their entirety simply by clicking the link below. There is nearly an hour of wild monster truck action from Memphis available for your viewing pleasure, so start watching now!!
Thanks to the MLMT crew for another great weekend!! Pay attention fans, the season finale is this weekend in Nashville--if you only go to one event for the rest of the year, this should be the one!! Head over to www.MLMT.com for event and ticket information because you do not want to miss out--watch the video and see why!! (10/24/07) CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE MAJOR LEAGUE OF MONSTER TRUCKS IN MEMPHIS!!
Veteran Kreg Christensen To
Pilot Iron Outlaw in 2008!!:
(Toganoxie, KS) “We were determined to have a team just as
strong or stronger than we’ve had the past 2 years” explained
Without a doubt one
of the sport’s hardest charging drivers Kreg Christensen has claimed
titles at many levels of competition and recently won the West Coast
Monster Truck Nationals in Red Bluff, CA for the fourth time. A true west
coast favorite, the yellow Hummer bodied Dragon Slayer and it’s driver
have become one of the storied duos in monster truck history. “I look
forward to representing the Creten’s operation and Checker Schuck's Kragen
Auto Parts the best that I can and there’s no doubt that Jimmy and I will
be tough to beat this winter” explained Christensen, “My goal is to make
it into the World Finals for the first time and I think this move will be
a great one for both me and the fans who’ve followed me for years”. Kreg
plans to keep his team of trucks running with sons, Mikeal and Paul Jensen
at the controls.
Montreal Monster
Spectacular Lineup Announced!!:
Chris Arel Motorsports has released the full lineup of trucks that will be
competing in next weekend's Monster Spectacular at
Avenger Sweeps Saturday Night In Memphis!!: Jim Koehler in Avenger put forth a stellar performance Saturday night in Memphis, becoming the first driver to sweep racing and freestyle at an MLMT event this year!! Koehler served notice that he would be the man to beat right off the bat, taking the top qualifier spot and marching through the brackets on his way to the final round. There he met Dan Patrick in Samson, who was trying to sweep the weekend's racing victories after winning Friday night. But Avenger would be too much for Samson in the finals, as he flew to the big victory in Memphis. Freestyle would see Koehler lay down an amazing run and despite the best efforts of Nitro Fish and Tail Gator, Avenger would be declared the freestyle victor to complete the sweep!! A huge thanks to Staff Member Kaedon Berry for updates this weekend and for the video footage that will begin running right here on TheMonsterBlog.com on Wednesday. Then its off to Nashville for the grand finale of the 2007 MLMT season, we hope to see you there!! Be sure to head over and check out www.MLMT.com for all the info!! (10/22/07)
- TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS UPDATE - Koehler
Up To 4th!!: Jim Kohler's sweep Saturday in Memphis earned him
25 points in the TheMonsterBlog.com Tournament of
Samson, Bigfoot Winners In Memphis Friday Night!!: The Major League of Monster Trucks rolled into Memphis, TN for the first night of competition at Memphis Motorsports Park, and it was Dan Patrick in Samson and Dan Runte in Bigfoot taking wins on Friday!! Patrick defeated Chris Bergeron in Brutus in the semi-finals to meet David Smith in Nitro Fish in the final round. Patrick then piloted Samson to victory over Nitro Fish to take the big racing win on the tricky three-jump straight line course. The racing competition was not without incident after Sean Duhon in Traxxas T-Maxx took a hard rollover racing Brutus in round two. Duhon walked away unscathed, but T-Maxx suffered substantial damage. Freestyle would see Dan Runte in Bigfoot come back from a semi-final round loss to Nitro Fish to claim the victory after laying down a high-energy freestyle with several slap wheelies and a show-stopping vertical leap. Other notable freestyle performances came from Jim Koehler in Avenger and Daron Basl in Nitro Hornet.
The Major League of Monster Trucks is back in action at Memphis Motorsports Park Saturday, and we will have a full run-down of all the action right here on the site Sunday. Staff Member Kaedon Berry is on hand for all the action in Memphis and full video coverage of the entire weekend's events will be available later this week. A huge thanks to Kaedon for the reports and coverage, keep checking back for updates!! (10/19/07)
MLMT In Memphis This
Weekend!!: (Memphis, TN) The Major League of Monster
Trucks (MLMT) will debut its unique style of racing at Memphis Motorsports
Park on Oct. 19-20, with
The 8,500- to 11,000-pound trucks equipped with engines
producing up to 2,200 horsepower will qualify for positions in three
preliminary rounds of head-to-head competition, and two trucks will reach
the fourth and final round of the night.
Monster Half-Time
Preview At Olympic Stadium CFL Game!!: Football fans
watching the Montreal Alouettes play against the Toronto Argonauts this
weekend can expect a monster
Team KCM Celebrates MLMT West Coast Nationals Racing Title!!: (Ogden, UT) Kreg Christensen came into last weekend's Red Buff, CA event realizing it would be a battle. The lineup of trucks for the 10th Annual West Coast Nationals was second to none. Team KCM had some issues with The Dragon Slayer after pulling it out of the hauler that would sideline the truck for the weekend. This gave Kreg a chance to drive the Kaptain Insano truck at the request of teammate Paul Jensen. Friday night Kreg had a rematch of the opening round when he took on Tropical Thunder, who battled back to the finals after an earlier defeat by the Kaptain. Kreg defeated Tropical Thunder again and claimed the Friday night Racing crown.
This would set Kreg up for the possibility of doing the unthinkable when he realized the Dragon was down, winning one of the next two nights and claiming the 2007 West Coast Nationals Racing Championship. That would become a reality sooner rather than later, as Kreg would finish off the Saturday night event by beating Nitro Fish and it's skipper David Smith. Sunday was not a great day for Team KCM as, needing only to finish and keep everything together, Kreg rolled the Kaptain racing Dan Runte and caused considerable damage to the monster Hummer. The weekend was a great lift giving Team KCM the crown and showing that Kreg Christensen is a competitor to be taken seriously regardless of which Team KCM Hummer he is commandeering. For more information on where you can see the Team KCM trucks in action, check out www.TeamKCM.net!! (10/18/07) Monster Trucks @ The Clearfield County Fair!!: (Hagerstown, MD) Monster Trucks are coming to the Clearfield Fairgrounds!! Brought to you by Butler Chevrolet/Pontiac, the event will take place on Saturday October 20, 2007 at 1:00 pm. This weekend's event will include a monster truck racing competition and 10,000 pounds of monster truck soaring into the air with their crushing freestyle competition to close the show. The monster trucks that will be competing run in the USHRA Monster Jam Series and tour all over the United States and Canada. Black Stallion has been racing monster trucks for 25 years and has competed in the Monster Jam World Finals. Weapon 1, Storm Damage, and Killer Bee will round out the monster truck field.
But that's not all, the Extreme Freestyle Motocross riders will perform their death defying tricks in mid-air, jumping steel ramp to steel ramp. If all of this wasn’t enough “Psycho” the jet powered 4-wheeler which was featured on Jessie James’ “Monster Garage” show, will thrill the spectators with its raw jet engine power. The Psycho will perform speed runs, burner pops and burn a car to the ground. You don’t want to miss this awesome show of destruction at the Clearfield Fairgrounds brought to you courtesy of Butler Chevrolet/Pontiac located on Rte 879 in Clearfield, PA. The Clearfield County Fair is located at the Driving Park, just off Mill Rd. and Turnpike Ave. Be sure to visit Butler Chevrolet/Pontiac on Friday October 19 to see the Black Stallion and Weapon 1 monster trucks on display. Tickets for the show are $8.00 and advance tickets are on sale now, simply call 814-765-4629 (Mon-Fri 9am to 4pm) to get yours today!! (10/17/07) Huge MLMT Kentucky Photo Gallery!!: TheMonsterBlog.com photo gallery from Saturday night's Major League of Monster Trucks event at Kentucky Speedway is now online!! There are nearly 350 photos from the entire day's activities ready for your viewing, simply click the link below to check them out!! Be sure to stop by the Fan Forum and let us know what you thought after you get done, and don't forget to head on over www.MLMT.com for more information on their upcoming events. Thanks & Enjoy!! (10/16/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY MLMT PHOTO GALLERY!! Lakeland Monster Spectacular Recap & Photos!!: The Chris Arel Motorsports Monster Spectacular ventured into the U.S. this weekend for two shows at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL. Mitch Tulatchka in Geter Done was on his game, winning it all with Kirk Dabney in Monster Patrol grabbing runner-up honors with strong performances all weekend. Wild Thang, Equalizer, Monster Bucks, and Nail It also competed. Good crowds were on hand both nights and witnessed the first ever motocross backflip in Lakeland, performed by Canadian rider Craig Phillips. Mitch Tulatchka is preparing to compete in his first major stadium event November 3rd in Montreal for Chris Arel Motorsports. Thanks to CAM for the recap and to Special Contributor Bryan Wagner for the great photo gallery, which you can see by clicking the link below. Head on over to www.ChrisArel.com for more information on the upcoming Monster Spectacular at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec!! (10/16/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LAKELAND MONSTER SPECTACULAR PHOTO GALLERY!! Watch MLMT @ Kentucky Speedway On TheMonsterBlog.com!!: Kentucky Speedway played host to the Major League of Monster Trucks last night and as part of our continuing fall major event video coverage, TheMonsterBlog.com Video Highlights from Kentucky are now online!! A big thanks to Rajeana Bonar for the fantastic footage from the event. See all the action from the classic racing and freestyle competitions in their entirety simply by clicking the link below. There is over 45 minutes of wild monster truck action from Kentucky available for your viewing pleasure, so start watching now!!
Thanks to everyone with the Major League of Monster Trucks crew for their hospitality once again last weekend and for putting on another great event. Memphis. Nashville. Tennesee fans, pay attention because MLMT is coming! Head over to www.MLMT.com for event and ticket information because you do not want to miss out--watch the video and see why!! (10/15/07) CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE MAJOR LEAGUE OF MONSTER TRUCKS IN KENTUCKY!! Raminator, Equalizer Take Wins In Kentucky!!: The Major League of Monster Trucks came to Kentucky Speedway last night and showed the world what monster truck racing is all about!! Sixteen of the country's top trucks did battle on a huge Z-course built on the infield grass that saw drivers navigating five jumps on their way to the finish line. David Smith in Nitro Fish took the top spot in qualifying, but would face Raminator in the first round as Mark Hall was seeded last after experiencing breakage and not completing a qualifying run. The first race of the night was a classic with Hall in Raminator powering off the final corner and narrowly defeating Smith for the upset win. Smith's team truck Nitro Hornet marched through the brackets, with Daron Basl in Nitro Hornet consistently turning in some of the best times of the night on his way to defeating Dan Runte in Bigfoot in the Semi-Finals. Basl would be meeting Hall in the finals, as Raminator squeaked out a narrow victory over a hard-charging Scott Hartsock in Gun Slinger in the Semi's. In yet another photo finish, Hall was able to use all of Raminator's Hemi horsepower to fly right past Nitro Hornet for the big win!
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Monster truck freestyle would see the trucks coming out in reverse order of the qualifying results as Andy Hoffman lead off the competition with a solid run including a nice wheelie and wild donuts. From there on out, it was non-stop action as Brutus, T-Maxx, and Madusa all laid down great runs. But the Koehler brothers took the event to the next level with high flying runs from Jim in Avenger and Steve in Hot Tamale, both ending on their lids. Avenger held the lead until Mike Hawkins in Equalizer took to the track, bringing huge air and keeping up the momentum on his way to taking the high score. The event's grand finale saw Doug Noelke in Tail Gator, Dan Runte in Bigfoot, and David Smith in Nitro Fish all take to the track together for a wild three-truck dueling freestyle. Everyone you looked there was a wheelie, donut, or huge air from one of the three drivers as they put on a great show. In the end, it was Hawkins in Equalizer taking home the big freestyle win!
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Last night's event at Kentucky Speedway was another step forward for the sport of monster trucks as MLMT continues to take things to a new level. If you live anywhere near Memphis or Nashville, you know where you need to be the next two weekends, don't miss out!! Head on over to www.MLMT.com for event information, and we'll see you there. We are currently working on the footage from Kentucky, and you will soon be able to watch the entire event from your computer right here on TheMonsterBlog.com!! That and a huge photo gallery coming your way soon, so keep checking back!! (10/14/07)
- TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS UPDATE - Hall
Takes 2nd Overall!!: Mark Hall now sits second in the Tournament
of Champions standings and will have a chance at taking the lead
MLMT Kentucky Speedway This Weekend!!: TheMonsterBlog.com will be on hand for this Saturday night's big event at Kentucky Speedway as the Major League of Monster Trucks takes over for one evening of racing and freestyle action!! Dan Runte will attempt to hold his season points lead, after a tough weekend in Red Bluff left Bigfoot only a few points ahead of David Smith in Nitro Fish. They will take on fourteen other top trucks in one of the biggest events of the season, and you will be able to see it all right here on TheMonsterBlog.com!! Watch for updates on the Fan Forum this weekend and tons of coverage coming your way once we return on Sunday. We'll see you there!! (10/12/07)
MLMT At Kentucky Speedway
This Saturday!!:
(Sparta, KY) The Major League of Monster Trucks (MLMT) announces
the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers will be the presenting
Las Vegas MLMT Photo Gallery on TEN!!: TheMonsterBlog.com photo gallery from the Las Vegas MLMT event is now online on The Enthusiast Network!! Head on over and check it out by clicking the photo below or by going to www.TruckWorld.com to see all of Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar's great photos. Many more pictures from this event still to come when our full coverage of the event is posted in the coming weeks. Don't forget, MLMT is at Kentucky Speedway this weekend for one of the biggest events of the year!! Head on over to www.MLMT.com for all ticket information, and we'll see you there!! (10/09/07)
Sudden Impact Racing
Press Release!!: (New Orleans, LA) Sudden Impact Racing,
owners and operators of several professional monster trucks, based in
Louisiana, wants to issue an
Joliet Monster Mash Photos & Video!!: TheMonsterBlog.com coverage of the Joliet, IL Route 66 Raceway Monster Mash is now online!! Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar was on hand for all the action as eight monster trucks competed in racing and freestyle contests before a packed house at Route 66. Check out photos from all the pre-show activities and the racing competition and watch video highlights of all the trucks in high flying freestyle action by clicking the links below. A big thanks to all the drivers and teams for another great event, be sure to stop by the Fan Forum and let us know what you thought of our coverage. Thanks & Enjoy!! (10/07/07)
CLICK HERE FOR THE JOLIET, IL MONSTER MASH PHOTO GALLERY!! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE JOLIET MONSTER MASH FREESTYLE COMPETITION!! Eradicator, Avenger Take Wins In Joliet!!: The annual Route 66 Raceway Monster Mash took place in Joliet, IL today and it was Andy Slifko in Eradicator taking the big racing win while Jim Kohler in Avenger brought down the house in freestyle!! The semi-finals of racing on the St. Louis style race course saw Slifko in Eradicator take the upset win over Mark Hall in Raminator, while Sean Duhon piloted the new-look Excaliber to the win over Avenger. In the finals, Slifko put down a strong run to top Duhon, putting a big win on the books for Eradicator!! Freestyle would see strong performances from many of the trucks including Chris Bergeron in Brutus, but it wouldn't be enough to top Jim Kohler, who laid down another classic Avenger freestyle ending with the truck on its lid. Monster Blog Staff Member Lauren Z. Bonar took some great photos during the racing portion of the event, some teaser of which can be seen below, and got video footage of the freestyle competition. A huge thanks to Elliott Miller and the Sudden Impact Racing team for their help at the event, and to all the drivers and teams for their hard work. More coverage coming your way soon, stay tuned!! (10/06/07)
- TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS UPDATE - Kohler
Moves Into Top Five!!: Avenger was the big points winner
Saturday in Joliet, taking home 25 points for the freestyle victory and 5
MLMT West Coast Monster Truck Nationals Night One!!: (Red Bluff, CA) Friday Night of the 10th Annual West Coast Monster Truck Nationals is in the books, and Dan Runte is still the 2007 Points Leader in his Firestone Bigfoot, even though Runte was knocked out early in side by side Racing. Runte missed his first Final Round appearance since the beginning of the 2007 Season on the MLMT Tour. Kreg Christensen in Kaptain Insano advanced through the field and dominated the final round against Andrew Peckham in Tropical Thunder to take his first Racing win in Red Bluff, California. Solid Freestyle runs later in the night from Jon Zimmer in Sudden Impact, Dan Rodoni in The Patriot, Dan Runte in Bigfoot, and Carl Van Horn in T-Maxx, but it was Jimmy Creten in the Bounty Hunter taking the Freestyle win. Scariest moment of the night came early in Qualifying, as Russ Steely went upside down in Iron Outlaw. Steely is making his debut at the West Coast MT Nationals, and happened to be his first rollever. Russ walked away and came back for Racing and posted a clean Freestyle run.
All of this, and it was only the first night! Saturday night is just around the corner, and Sunday Afternoon is shaping up to be a dramatic finish for the West Coast Monster Truck Nationals! Don’t wait fans! It only gets bigger and better, head on over to www.MLMT.com for event info! (10/06/07) Thunder on the Beach Photo Gallery!!: The 2007 Thunder on the Beach in Wildwood, NJ was this past weekend and as always, Monster Blog Special Contributor Dave VanArtsdalen was on hand for all the action. Check out a full gallery of fantastic shots from the Saturday afternoon show courtesy of Dave by clicking the link below. Thanks to Dave for sharing his photos with us, we hope you enjoy them!! (10/05/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW DAVE VANARTSDALEN'S THUNDER ON THE BEACH PHOTOS!!
Monster Truck Winter
Nationals Coming to Orlando, FL!!:
(Bridgeport, TX) The Checkered Flag Productions Monster Truck Winter
Nationals will rock the brand new University of Central
MLMT, 2Xtreme Racing
to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!:
(Toganoxie, KS) The 10th Annual West Coast Monster Truck Nationals
will kick off ‘Crush Out Breast Cancer’ a
“Having Dawn’s truck
represent the Crush Out Breast Cancer program this year is a perfect fit”
commented MLMT President Joe Froome. “We started this program last year
and it was such a success that making it bigger and better was a huge
priority for us”. Fans will be able to purchase pink checkered flags at
each event sporting the Crush Out logo along with other branded
merchandise. In addition 4 authentic race worn uniform shirts will be
auctioned; one at each event and 1 on the internet auction site Ebay.
Portions of merchandise, ticket sales, and the collectible auctions will
be donated to the St. Elizabeth Hospital Mercy Foundation. Predator Racing Sweeps Saturday In Knoxville!!: TheMonsterBlog.com's Tommy Lee Byrd was in Knoxville, TN this past Saturday night for the AMP Tour Monster Truck Thunder Slam!! Dale Mitchell in Pouncer took the racing win over Rob French in Twisted Dragon, while Allen Pezo in Predator brought home the freestyle victory. Iron Horse, Prowler, and the Predator ride truck were also on hand. See below for teaser photos from the event, and watch out for more Knoxville coverage coming your way soon. Check out www.AMPLiveEvents.com for more info on upcoming AMP Tour Monster Truck Thunder Slam events!! (10/03/07)
Pure Vengeance Dominates In Vermont!!: The 2nd Annual Vermonster 4x4 Fall Festival was held this past weekend in Bradford, VT at the Connecticut Valley Fairgrounds and four monster trucks competed in wheelie, racing, and freestyle competitions Saturday and Sunday. Larry Quick in Pure Vengeance dominated the event, sweeping all three competitions Sunday as well as winning freestyle on Saturday. Saturday Larry also took runner-up honors in racing and the wheelie contest was not judged. Other trucks in attendance included Dominator, Devil's Dodge, and Tow Mater. Check out www.QuickMotorsports.com for more information on Larry Quick and the Pure Vengeance monster truck, thanks to them for the update!! (10/03/07)
Kaptain Insano, Maverik Monster Trakker Take Wins In Ogden!!: The KCM Live Events Motor Madness was this past Saturday night at Ogden Stadium and it was Mikael Christensen in Kaptain Insano and Ron Duncombe in Maverik Monster Trakker taking the victories. The first round of racing Kaptain Insano defeated Airborne Ranger, while Dragon Slayer driven by Paul Jensen defeated Shattered, and Monster Trakker beat Poison. The second round saw Dragon Slayer taking the win against Airborne Ranger and Kaptain Insano beating Monster Trakker to set up an all Team KCM Final. The final round race was very close with Mikeal and the Kaptain taking it by inches at the line!! Freestyle had Ron in the Maverik Monster Trakker taking the win after he rolled his truck for the very first time ever going over one of the van stacks!! Mikeal Christensen finished second. Considering how miserable the weather was all day, the crowd was not bad, and they were very vocal, actually doing the wave at one point. Thanks to Team KCM for the event recap, be sure to head on over to www.TeamKCM.net for more information on the team and this past weekend's Ogden, UT event!! (10/03/07)
A.P. Motorsports
Completes 2007 Tour!!: (Green Bay, WI) A.P.Motorsports
would like to thank the following monster truck teams for performing with
the Monster Truck Spectacular Tour 2007! We had a great season with 22
grandstand shows and 54 monster truck ride dates at fairs and festivals in
the midwest. Teams we would like to thank for 2007: Get-Er-Done, Mongoose,
Martial Law, Pure Vengance, Rolling Thunder, Project-X, Eliminator, Dragon
Slayer, Kaptain Insano, Freedom Force, and of course the Demolition Devil
Scott Turkawitz daredevil stuntman!! Again a big thank you to the teams
and the A.P. Motorsports crew for a job well done for 2007!! Maximum Destruction Is The 2007 King of the Beach!!: The annual Thunder on the Beach in Wildwood, NJ is one of the fall season's biggest events and its King of the Beach title one of the most coveted of the year. This year's King of the Beach after three events of racing and freestyle over the weekend is Neil Elliot and Maximum Destruction!! The action began Saturday afternoon when Elliott in Max D and Rick Long in Bigfoot faced off in the finals of racing with Elliot taking the big win to start off the weekend. Elliot completed his sweep of the afternoon event by winning freestyle bringing huge air to the New Jersey beach. Later that night, the monsters were back in action with Maximum Destruction and Gary Porter in Grave Digger in the finals, with Neil once again coming out on top. Porter laid down the gauntlet with a great freestyle run and Elliot wasn't able to one-up him, giving Grave Digger the freestyle victory Saturday night.
After battling through breakage Saturday that included seeing teammate Geremie Dishman in Rammunition lose a motor, Mark Hall in Raminator was on a mission in racing Sunday afternoon. He drove his way to victory, beating Gary Porter in Grave Digger in the finals and taking Raminator to victory circle. Jim Kohler in Avenger set the bar high in freestyle with a score of 28, and held the lead through a great run by Mark Hall in Raminator. But Gary Porter in Grave Digger was determined to end the weekend on top and went crazy, laying down an amazing freestyle run that ended with Digger in flames. Thankfully Porter escaped without injury and received a great ovation from the crowd for a strong performance. But when the final points tally was in from the entire weekend's events, it was still Neil Elliot in Maximum Destruction taking the 2007 King of the Beach title. A big thanks to our good friend Steve Parry for the event recap, and for the teaser shot above. Look for more shots from Steve here on the site in the Fan Photo Gallery coming soon!! (10/02/07)
- TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS UPDATE - Hall
Takes 2nd Place!!: The monster trucks returned to Wildwood this
weekend for the annual Thunder on the Beach. Gary Porter in Grave
Labor Day Tournament of Destruction Photos & Video!!: TheMonsterBlog.com's Lauren Z. Bonar was on hand for the Labor Day Weekend Tournament of Destruction in Tucson, AZ just over a month ago, and coverage from the event is now online!! Driving back home from Tijuana after covering the Monster Trucks Showdown, Lauren stopped in Tucson to cover the Sunday show which saw Nasty Boy, McGruff, Pit Bull, and Unnamed & Untamed performing in racing and freestyle competitions. Click the links below to check out the photo gallery and highlight video from the event, a special thanks to our good friend Danny "Pancho" Villa for the video footage. Also a thanks to Dale Penn with M80 Promotions for his hospitality and to the Sturges team for everything as well. Enjoy!! (10/02/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TOURNAMENT OF DESTRUCTION PHOTO GALLERY!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TOURNAMENT OF DESTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!! Introducing Jon Anderson's Xtreme Eagle Monster Truck!!: Jon Anderson of the newly formed AMT Racing was kind enough to send us over a photo of his new Xtreme Eagle monster truck!! AMT Racing is based out of Inver Grove Heights, MN and owner Jon Anderson has been working in the monster truck industry for four years. The Xtreme Eagle features a GMC body on a Paul Winkleman chassis, and utilizes a Turbo 400 transmission with coil-over shocks and Rockwell 250 planetaries. Check out www.AMTRacing.com for more information on the Xtreme Eagle monster truck, thanks to Jon for the update!! (10/02/07)
Watch The Major League of Monster Trucks On TheMonsterBlog.com!!: Las Vegas Motor Speedway played host to the Major League of Monster Trucks last weekend and as part of our continuing fall major event video coverage, TheMonsterBlog.com Video Highlights from Vegas are now online!! Staff Members Lauren & Lynette Bonar were at the Vegas event, a big thanks to them for the fantastic footage. See all the action from the racing and freestyle competitions in their entirety simply by clicking the link below. There is over a half hour of wild monster truck action from Las Vegas available for your viewing pleasure, so start watching now!!
Thanks to everyone with the Major League of Monster Trucks crew for their hospitality once again last weekend and for putting on another great event. Kentucky. Memphis. Nashville. MLMT is coming! Head over to www.MLMT.com for event and ticket information because you do not want to miss out--watch the video and you'll see why!! (10/01/07) CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VEGAS MAJOR LEAGUE OF MONSTER TRUCKS EVENT!! City of Lebanon Monster Mash Photos & Video!!: TheMonsterBlog.com coverage of the 3rd Annual City of Lebanon Monster Mash has been posted!! Click the links below to see our photo gallery courtesy of Lauren Z. Bonar, and the highlight video featuring some great footage by our good friend Shane Skinner. Check out all the action from the event as Doug Noelke in Tail Gator dominated, sweeping the show despite strong performances from Keith Sturgeon in Bigfoot and Scott Hartsock in Gun Slinger. Thanks to these guys for the great work, be sure to stop by the Fan Forum and let us know what you thought of the event. Kudos to the City of Lebanon for another great event this year!! (10/01/07)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CITY OF LEBANON MONSTER MASH PHOTO GALLERY!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CITY OF LEBANON MONSTER MASH HIGHLIGHT VIDEO!!
Monster Spectacular
Returns To Olympic Stadium!!: Montreal is getting ready
to host Canada's biggest monster truck event on November 3rd at the Big O
- The Olympic Stadium. All
On October 20th, at
half time of a Canadian Football League game at the Montreal Olympic
Stadium, the 55,000+ spectactors will have a taste of what will happen on
November 3rd. As usual at the Monster Spectacular there will be five hours
of non-stop action including Truck and Tractors pulls (Open, modified,
2WD, & 4WD classes), 12 monster trucks (Bigfoot, Samson, Geter Done,
Avenger, Black Stallion, etc.), sport bike stunts, demolition derbies
(cars & pick up trucks), Megasaurus the car eating mechanical monster, and
more! Prices range from children tickets at $9.50 to the best adult
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2Xtreme
Racing owner and driver Jimmy Creten. “I’m pretty sure we can call it
mission accomplished”. Utah’s Kreg Christensen will take the wheel of
2Xtreme’s Iron Outlaw monster truck this winter, chasing his first ever
birth into the Monster Jam World Finals. A seasoned veteran of 15 years,
Christensen will step out of his well-known Dragon Slayer Hummer
immediately in preparation for the new year. 
Champions,
moving Avenger into the fourth position overall. Dan Runte in Bigfoot
picked up a total of 15 points for his freestyle win and semi-finals
appearance Friday, extending his lead in the T.O.C. with only two weekends
remaining. Dan Patrick vaulted into the 7th position overall after earning
20 points this weekend, while David Smith in Nitro Fish retained the #6
spot receiving 10 points for his efforts. Madusa and Brutus also
picked up an additional 2.5 points each for semi-final appearances this
weekend.
month
long promotion supporting Breast Cancer Awareness. In it’s 2nd year, the
Crush Out program was developed by Joe Froome, president of the Major
League of Monster Trucks and local area hospital representatives in
Northern California. The program has been expanded this year to include
events througout the month of October.
