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Week Ending: February 12th, 2011
Truck(s) Featured: Big Dawg (Dale Gerding), Deal Breaker (Devin Jones), Monster Patrol (David Brown), Rock Star (Bill Payne), Undertaker (Jeremy Shipman)
Video Type: Fan Video
Courtesy: www.YouTube.com
Description: Stylized video production from the MEGA Monster Truck Tour event in Cape Girardeau, Missouri from 2009.
E3 Spark Plugs is announcing the new 2011 E3 Spark Plugs BIGFOOT 4×4 Sweepstakes! One lucky winner will be offered an opportunity to ride along with a professional BIGFOOT driver in the E3 BIGFOOT Monster Truck, and he/she and a guest will have a chance to be VIP’s for the weekend at the 2011 4-Wheel Jamboree in Indianapolis, Indiana September 16th-18th. The sweepstakes will be promoted throughout the year from January 1, 2011 through August 19, 2011 on Stacey David’s GearZ syndicated on Speed channel, at the Monster Nationals Events, and the Lucas Oil/E3 Spark Plug Dyno Challenge events. Not only will the winner be a part of the crew for the racing portion of the show, but also get to meet Bob Chandler, inventor and owner of BIGFOOT, and Stacey David, producer & host of Stacey David’s GearZ and dine with them during lunch. The Grand Prize includes: round-trip airfare to and from Indianapolis, Indiana, two (2) day hotel accommodations, and transportation to & from the airport and the Jamboree.
Incredible sweepstakes from our friends at E3 Spark Plugs!
“We think the Monster Truck Series enthusiasts out there will be all over this idea,” said Steve Joiner, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for E3 Spark Plugs. “At some of these events there will be upwards of 80,000 fans in attendance, many of whom have been following the records of BIGFOOT all of their lives. To think they get to not only go for a ride in it, but also meet and dine with Bob Chandler who invented the whole concept is just a really big deal.”
“Then throw into the mix the chance to also meet automotive industry celebrity Stacey David, producer and host of Stacey David’s GearZ, we think these fans will just be beside themselves,” stated Joiner.
“We at E3 Spark Plugs teamed with BIGFOOT, who was literally responsible for creating the monster truck itself, because we strive to associate with other innovative companies like ourselves. We will personally be on hand to meet our lucky sweepstakes winner in September and help make their weekend at the event as awesome an experience as possible,” said Todd Arey, President of E3 Spark Plugs.
To register for the 2011 E3 Spark Plugs BIGFOOT 4×4 Sweepstakes, please visit www.e3sparkplugs.com. On the sweepstakes registration page you can also customize your own picture of BIGFOOT and automatically post it to your Facebook page for all your friends to see. Registrations are limited to one entry per email address, per 24-hour period. All other sweepstakes official rules also apply.
Rick Long piloted E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 to the 2010 Monster Nationals Racing Championship.
Backed by a five year, 100,000-mile warranty, E3 Spark Plugs, with their side-wire electrode, projects the combustion spark in a way that more quickly ignites the air/fuel mixture thereby creating a significantly faster and larger flame kernel. In effect, this burns more of the available fuel, resulting in increased combustion efficiency for improved power and fuel economy with reduced emissions. They are now available for most automotive and motorsports applications at automotive retail stores nationwide. For more information and complete test results, visit www.e3sparkplugs.com.
For more information about Bob Chandler and Team BIGFOOT, visit bigfoot4x4.com.
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Event: Extreme Monster Truck Nationals
Venue: Hara Arena
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Date: February 5th, 2011
Photographer: Michael Harry
Lineup: Brute Force (Jerry Perry), Crashmaster (Jeremy Perry), Equalizer (Mike Hawkins), Hot Tamale (Isaiah Morales), Ice (Amy Perry) [Read more…]
The Road to the World Finals charged into February this weekend and Adam Anderson held onto the top spot for the third straight week after a dominant performance in Hampton, Virginia. Anderson took Grave Digger The Legend to wins in 5 of the 6 racing competitions and now leads second place Jimmy Creten by just over 20 points. Creten had a strong weekend himself in Bounty Hunter, with 2 racing and 2 freestyle wins at the Fargodome.
Trouble is lurking for the top 2 however as Tom Meents is making his move, flying up to 3rd overall after a huge Max D stadium freestyle win in Tampa. Chad Tingler’s strong performance in Houston keeps him 4th while Linsey Weenk remains in the top 5, slipping back from 3rd last week.
The battle for the 24th and final spot is heating up in a big way as Lee O’Donnell and George Balhan are just barely hanging inside while an ever growing group of drivers is trying to break their way in, including Lupe Soza, John Seasock, Scott Hartsock, Steve Sims and rookie driver Todd Leduc.
Check out the Road to the World Finals unofficial rankings after Week #5 below:
Here is how points were scored in this week’s Elite Level events:
2/5 – Houston, Texas
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Alex Blackwell – Captain’s Curse – 20
2nd – Neil Elliott – Maximum Destruction – 15
Semi-Finals – Todd Leduc – Blue Thunder – 7.5
Semi-Finals – David Smith – King Krunch – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Alex Blackwell – Captain’s Curse – 20
Tie – 2nd – Neil Elliott – Maximum Destruction – 10
Tie – 2nd – Steve Sims – Stone Crusher – 10
Tie – 2nd – Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 10
2/5 – Tampa, Florida
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 15
Semi-Finals – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Chad Fortune – Superman – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 20
2nd – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 15
Tie – 3rd – Jeremy Slifko – Backdraft – 7.5
Tie – 3rd – George Balhan – Mohawk Warrior – 7.5
For results from Normal Level events, check out the 2011 Results Tracker February 4th-6th Weekend Results page (drivers earn 5 points for a racing or freestyle win).
If you haven’t followed along with TMB’s Road to the World Finals in the past, we’re sure that you have many questions about how we put this together: How does it work? Which events are we including? How are the points awarded? etc. At the bottom of each week’s update, you’ll see the detailed rationale and explanation that should answer most of these questions.
Stay tuned each week to TMB’s “Road to the World Finals” for all the results and current standings each week. Keep in mind this is all unofficial and is just for fun and enjoy as we track the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March!
For some time, fans across the country have wondered why the USHRA does not run a public points system of some kind for their Monster Jam series. We are included in the group that would love to be able to follow the standings of such a series each week. We are of the belief that a berth in the Monster Jam World Finals should be earned based on performance throughout the year in both racing and freestyle. Regardless of what portion of the monster truck industry you favor, there is no denying that the Monster Jam World Finals is the biggest and highest profile event our sport has to offer. A chance to compete at this event is a big deal for many drivers out there, and it is our opinion that they should be able to earn their way in. We’re not saying that Feld Motorsports doesn’t pick the World Finalists based on performance currently–we’re simply saying that we don’t know how they make up the field because the process isn’t made public.
So with that in mind, we have created an UNOFFICIAL points system that is simple (although it may seem complicated) and that rewards performance in all Monster Jam events across the country leading up to the World Finals. In our Standings, we will show the cut-off after the 24th truck, indicating that IF entry to the World Finals was based SOLELY on performance, these are the drivers that would be headed to Las Vegas. Keep in mind that this is just for fun and has no actual bearing on the selection of World Finals participants. See below for a breakdown of our points system and our rationale for the decisions we made in creating it.
Elite Level Events
What is an Elite Level event? We define an Elite Monster Jam event as any with a field of 12 of more trucks. We have chosen to award these events the highest amount of points, because these are the highest profile Monster Jam events. These events are the ones held in the major stadiums in front of the biggest crowds, some of which are even televised on SPEED. It is our belief that performance in the highest profile shows should be weighted most heavily toward a World Finals berth because these events are most similar to the World Finals itself. The most points any one driver can score in an Elite Level event (and thus in any event) is 40. If an event meeting all of this criteria holds 3 or more shows over the course of a single weekend, the points for each show are worth half of what is listed below.
Racing Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 20
2nd – 15
Semi-Finals – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 20
2nd – 15
3rd – 10
4th – 5
Normal Level Events
What is a Normal Level show? The majority of Monster Jam events held around the country are Normal Level shows. These events are typically held in smaller arenas around the country, consisting of multiple shows held over the course of the weekend (anywhere from 2-5), with fields of anywhere from 5-8 trucks. Looking at the points awarded for these shows, you will notice they are much less than the upper levels. We equate the significance level of an entire 4 show weekend of Normal Level events with the significance of one Elite Level show–thus, the maximum points a driver can earn in a weekend at a Normal Level event is 40 (this based on the usual maximum # of shows being 4 (Tacoma being the exception with 5), and an available 10 points per show (10×4=40)).
Racing Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 5
Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 5
Monster Truck Radio With Host Jeff Richards
Date: Monday, February 7th, 2011
Guest #1: Joe Sylvester, driver of Bad Habit
Guest #2: Mike Vaters, driver of Black Stallion [Read more…]
Blue Thunder – Todd Leduc
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
El Matador – Daron Basl
El Toro Loco – Chuck Werner
Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
Grinder – John Seasock
Ground Pounder – Chris Lagana
King Krunch – David Smith
Madusa – Debra Miceli
Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott
Michigan Ice Monster – Chris Ryan
Monster Mutt – Dana Creech
Mopar Magic – Morgan Kane
Rod Ryan – Dan Evans
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
War Wizard – Randy Moore
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jon Zimmer
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
Bad Habit – Joe Sylvester
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Eradicator – Andy Slifko
Excaliber – David Brown
Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
Grinder – Lupe Soza
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Monster Mutt – Joe Miller
Superman – Chad Fortune
Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Brutus – Chris Bergeron
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Spike – Rich Hilgendorf
Tasmanian Devil – Nicole Johnson
Wrecking Crew – Steve Koehler
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Tasmanian Devil – Nicole Johnson
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Spike – Rich Hilgendorf
Tasmanian Devil – Nicole Johnson
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
Aftershock – Bob Robbins
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Heart Breaker – Kaila Savage
Krazy Train – Roger Cardot
Mechanical Mischief – Jim Burns
Samson – Dan Patrick
Spiderman – Whit Tarlton
Stone Crusher – Darren Migues
Stone Crusher – Darren Migues
Stone Crusher – Darren Migues
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Stone Crusher – Darren Migues
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Stone Crusher – Darren Migues
Samson – Dan Patrick
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Stone Crusher – Darren Migues
Air Force Afterburner – Damon Bradshaw
Bounty Hunter – Jay McPherson
Full Boar – Ed Eckert
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
TMNT – Aaron Basl
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
El Toro Loco – Bari Musawwir
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Iron Warrior – Trey Meyers
Monster Mutt Dalmation – Candace Jolly
Nitro Circus – Cam McQueen
Scarlet Bandit – Dawn Creten
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Nitro Circus – Cam McQueen
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Nitro Circus – Cam McQueen
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Grave Digger – Rod Schmidt
El Toro Loco – Joey Parnell
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
Rap Attack – Dave Rappach
Triple XXX – R.B. Mohler
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Rap Attack – Dave Rappach
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Rap Attack – Dave Rappach
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Grave Digger – Randy Brown
Black Stallion – Jimmy Tracey
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Hotsy Raminator – Steve Macklyn
Iron Man – Scott Buetow
Predator – Robert Parker
Prowler – Lenny Kuilder
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Hotsy Raminator – Steve Macklyn
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Bad News Travels Fast – Bruce Haney
Batman – Norm Miller
Desperado – Drew Haygood
Instigator – Lionel Easler
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Reptoid – Jim Jack
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
Dragon’s Breath – Becky McDonough
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Grave Digger The Legend – Tony Farrell
Monster Mutt Rottweiler – Charles Benns
Sheer Insanity – Ged Barcroft
TNT – Kathy Wills
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Monster Mutt Rottweiler – Charles Benns
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
Chalkboard Chuck – Jeff Hatten
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Star Marshall – Dave Radzierez
Stomper – Joe Nichter
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Stomper – Joe Nichter
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Stomper – Joe Nichter
Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Raminator – Mark Hall
Rammunition – Mat Dishman
Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Raminator – Mark Hall
Raminator – Mark Hall
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 – Larry Swim
Triple XXX – Brandon Budd
Screamin Demon – Dave Waple
Viper – Rich Blackburne
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 – Larry Swim
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Triple XXX – Brandon Budd
Viper – Rich Blackburne
Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 – Larry Swim
Fatal Attraction – Jeff Murphy
Firestone Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Razin Kane – J.R. McNeal
Toxic – Travis Petri
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Firestone Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Firestone Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell
Firestone Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell
California Kid – Garrett Ladelle
Gun Slinger – Russell Steeley
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Summit Bigfoot #16 – Dan Runte
Titan – Donald Epidendio
California Kid – Garrett Ladelle
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Summit Bigfoot #16 – Dan Runte
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Bigfoot #10 – Rodney Tweedy
Nasty Boy – Ronnie Sturges
Project X – Kevin Poore
Unnamed & Untamed – Travis Sturges
Bigfoot #10 – Rodney Tweedy
Bigfoot #10 – Rodney Tweedy
Bigfoot #10 – Rodney Tweedy
Bigfoot #10 – Rodney Tweedy
Airborne Ranger – Joe Cypher
Cyborg – Jack Koberna
Incinerator – Ryan Rice
Predator – Allen Pezo
Pouncer – Ron Nelson
Airborne Ranger – Joe Cypher
Predator – Allen Pezo
Airborne Ranger – Joe Cypher
Airborne Ranger – Joe Cypher
Predator – Allen Pezo
Airborne Ranger – Joe Cypher
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Heavy Hitter – Derrick Anson
Skull Force – Paul Winkleman
Strait Jacket – Kevin King
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Heavy Hitter – Derrick Anson
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Heavy Hitter – Derrick Anson
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Heavy Hitter – Derrick Anson
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Hurricane Force – Steven Thompson
Rock Solid – Melissa Stathas
Royal Purple – Joey Stathas
Shell Camino – Shelley Kujat
Storm Damage – Tim Missentzis
Storm Damage – Tim Missentzis
Storm Damage – Tim Missentzis
Shell Camino – Shelley Kujat
Storm Damage – Tim Missentzis
Storm Damage – Tim Missentzis
Shell Camino – Shelley Kujat
Storm Damage – Tim Missentzis
Shell Camino – Shelley Kujat
Shell Camino – Shelley Kujat
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Crashmaster – Jeremy Perry
Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
Hot Tamale – Isaiah Morales
Ice – Amy Perry
Ice – Amy Perry
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Ice – Amy Perry
Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Tie – Brute Force – Jerry Perry
Tie – Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
Dragonfly – Jimmy Stevens
Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka
RoboMachine – Shane Phreed
Twisted Dragon – Chris Rogers
Dragonfly – Jimmy Stevens
Dragonfly – Chris Rogers
Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka
Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka
Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka
Twisted Dragon – Chris Rogers
Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Location: Anaheim, California
Date: January 29th, 2011
Photographer: Susan Clemens Woolley, www.123EventPhotography.com
Lineup: Backwards Bob (Rick Swanson), Captain USA (Jeff Bainter), El Matador (Daron Basl), Grave Digger (Pablo Huffaker), Grave Digger The Legend (Tony Farrell), Jurassic Attack (Scott Anderson), King Krunch (David Smith), Maniac (Don Frankish), Monster Mutt Rottweiler (Charles Benns), Obsession (Jeff Jones), Shocker (Pat Gerber), The Patriot (Dan Rodoni), Time Flys (Kelvin Ramer), TMNT (Ryan Huffaker), Tropical Thunder (Andrew Peckhum) [Read more…]
Week Ending: February 5th, 2011
Truck(s) Featured: Crushstation (Greg Winchenbach), E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 (Rick Long), Raminator (Mark Hall), Rammunition (Mat Dishman)
Video Type: Promoter Highlight Video
Courtesy: www.YouTube.com
Description: While it may be one of the smallest venues in monster trucks, the Champaign, Illinois Assembly Hall never fails to produce some wild action. Watch as Crushstation performs some massive “lobstah tail” wheelies, Raminator throws down some high powered freestyle and Bigfoot takes yet another racing victory!
(Menifee, California – By Jill Swanson) On January 22nd, Obsession Racing was in San Diego, California at Qualcomm Stadium for another Monster Jam event. Rick drove Eric’s truck Obsessed and Jeff Jones drove Obsession. The show started off with a huge three and a half hour pit party. We enjoyed soaking up the California sunshine while meeting and greeting old and new fans, family and friends. Saturday night in racing Jeff Jones in Obsession got his first Monster Jam racing round win over Monster Mutt. This was an added bonus for Jeff as several of his AmeriGas employees got to witness his skills in racing! Rick was knocked out of racing by Chris in Brutus of Team Scream racing (but we still welcomed him back to our shop, aka The Obsession Compound).
For freestyle Jeff did an awesome job of catching some big air and spun some fast donuts. Rick was placed towards the upper half in the freestyle line up and he did an excellent job in Obsessed. During his donut finale as he threw the steering wheel out of the window (his trademark) he even managed to run it over and turn it into a taco! The fan’s loved his show as they bombarded him when he came up into the crowd.
Jeff Jones puts Obsession through its paces in San Diego.
The following week was busy here at the Obsession Compound. Team Scream came back to fix their trucks and then head to their show in Arizona. Obsession Racing had to switch bodies on both trucks. Obsessed received the Backwards Bob body and Obsession became Obsessed. We needed to protect the Obsession body because we used it for a Nationwide Prime Time Television show. We didn’t want to chance damaging the Obsession body because we were shooting for the show on Monday and Tuesday. We will release the pictures from the show as soon as the show airs.
Rick Swanson catches some air in Obsessed at Qualcomm Stadium.
On Saturday, January 29th we had another Monster Jam Event that was held in Anaheim, California. During the pit party the Backwards Bob body drew a lot of attention. It was amazing also to see how many people knew that Rick also was the owner of Obsession. Because we had to put the Obsessed body on Obsession, this would be the first time anyone other than Rick or Eric would drive with the Obsessed body. Eric didn’t mind Jeff running his Obsessed body because he has always looked up to Jeff ever since he’s known him.
After the successful pit party it was time for racing. Rick and Jeff had some quick times but it was a field of very competitive trucks. For freestyle Jeff brought the crowd to their feet piloting Obsessed and Rick really enjoyed driving backwards (Bob)! The fans always get a big kick out of seeing the Backwards Bob truck run. People always ask how you can jump the truck so high backwards? Everyone enjoyed the show including the drivers.
The Backwards Bob body running on Obsession in Anaheim.
Now that the Wendy’s commercial is out, we have a link on Youtube that shows you some behind the scenes from the commercial. It was a really cool experience being able to drive the monster truck through Universal Studios. No one was sleeping on the trams that day!
For more information on Obsessing Racing and the Obsessed and Obsession race trucks, visit www.ObsessionRacing.com.
Monster Jam made its annual visit to downtown Indianapolis last weekend as 14 trucks competed in racing and freestyle at the beautiful new palace that is Lucas Oil Stadium. Fittingly, it was Monster Jam driver Linsey Weenk who took the big racing win in Feld’s new Lucas Oil sponsored truck, the Crusader. Freestyle would see strong runs from several drivers but when defending Freestyle World Champion Charlie Pauken is on his game, there is no stopping the Grave Digger as Chuckie took the big win.
TMB was out in force for the big event in Indy as Chris Parrish, Paul Harry and Michael Harry were all shooting photos. Check out the links below to see all of their great work and a big thanks to all the guys for their efforts!
Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date: January 29th, 2011
Photographer: Michael Harry
Lineup: Air Force Afterburner (Damon Bradshaw), Bad Habit (Joe Sylvester), Black Stallion (Mike Vaters), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Dragon’s Breath (Becky McDonough), Grave Digger (Charlie Pauken), Ground Pounder (Chris Ryan), Iron Outlaw (Ben Winslow), Iron Warrior (Trey Meyers), Lucas Oil Crusader (Linsey Weenk), Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), Michigan Ice Monster (Chris Lagana), Rap Attack (Dave Rappach), Superman (Chad Fortune) [Read more…]
(Bainbridge, IN) The Truk Wurks Off Road monster truck team has announced that their Bar’s Leaks Eliminator and Rislone Defender monster trucks will be attending the 2011 O’Reillys National Sales Convention on February 5th through the 8th. “To say we’re excited is an understatement.” said Eliminator driver Greg Adams. “Everyone here at Truk Wurks Offroad is thrilled to have the opportunity to represent Bar’s Products at one of the largest automotive sales convention.” he explained.
Teammate and son of Greg Adams, Zach was also very excited in anticipation for the trip to Nashville. “The opportunity to take a short break from racing and spend some time with the fans and get to showcase Bar’s Products is great honor.” said 2nd year driver Zach Adams.
For an up-to-date schedule as well as other information on the team, check them out online at www.trukwurksoffroad.com.
For information about Bar’s Products, call (800) 345-6572, e-mail info@barsproducts.com, or visit the website at www.rislone.com. The website offers a wealth of information, including product descriptions, tech sheets, material safety data sheets (MSDS), FAQs, company history and customer testimonials. You should also follow Bar’s Products on Twitter athttps://twitter.com/barsproducts, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barsproducts, on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/barsproducts and through its blog athttps://barsleaks.wordpress.com.
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The world of monster truck gaming has evolved once again with the fruition of Rigs of Rods. For those not familiar with monster truck’s newest and most realistic game, Rigs of Rods, or R.O.R., is an open source vehicle simulator based on soft-body physics. In layman’s terms, Rigs of Rods consists of realistic trucks and tracks with physics that are unmatched in previous monster truck games, including those in the Monster Jam series and Monster Truck Madness 2.
Rigs Of Rods: Monster Truck Gaming Taken To A Whole New Level!
With a reasonable gaming computer and a little patience for downloading, the realm of Rigs of Rods will have you riding slap wheelies, landing monster sky wheelies, and spinning cyclone donuts in no time! R.O.R. features replica tracks including the Indianapolis 4 Wheel Jamboree, Orlando’s Citrus Bowl, and even a rendition of the World Finals held at Sam Boyd Stadium. In addition, Rigs of Rods allows its users to pilot over 80 of the top monster trucks in the world today. The count of new trucks grows consistently as the masterminds behind the success of Monster Truck Madness 2 have taken on the task of creating new and improved trucks to be used in game play.
Did I mention it was free? Rigs of Rods can be downloaded at www.rigsofrods.com. The site offers newcomers a “Beginner’s Guide” that contains tips, tricks, and troubleshooting that is invaluable to setting up and playing the game. When the game is installed and you’re ready to download various truck and track packs, visit www.sim-monsters.com and their download sections. There you will find the trucks and tracks mentioned above as well as leagues to allow you the opportunity to strut your stuff against other R.O.R. enthusiasts. Remember, when saving new trucks and tracks, make sure you enter the streams folder within the Rigs of Rods main folder first, then the “final” folder, and finally, place them in either the terrains or vehicles folder. Last but not least, on the Rigs of Rods configurator, remember to “clear cache” and “regen cache”, which are both located under the “Advanced” tab, to ensure your new trucks and tracks will be installed for gameplay.
The monster truck gaming world has been revolutionized by Rigs of Rods. I encourage you to install the game and play it. We here at TMB love to dabble in R.O.R. when time permits and want to hear what you think about the game. What could be done differently to better the game? What do you like the least? Most? Speak your mind…
Photos Courtesy of www.Sim-Monsters.com and Video Courtesy of www.YouTube.com.
The first month of the season is in the books and Adam Anderson has become the first driver to hold the #1 spot for two weeks running in one of the most competitive TMB “Road to the World Finals” power rankings seasons yet. Anderson and Grave Digger The Legend swept the entire weekend in Washington D.C. to retain the top spot by just over 15 points. Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter keeps the #2 spot after a semi-final appearance and runner-up in freestyle in Indianapolis this past weekend.
Linsey Weenk continues to hang around the front of the pack after a big racing win in Indianapolis while Chad Tingler moves up to 4th after following up his San Diego double down with a final round appearance and freestyle victory in Phoenix. Rounding out the top 5 is former #1 Damon Bradshaw in Air Force Afterburner, who also had a great weekend in Indianapolis.
Randy Brown continues to barely hang in the top 24, currently fighting it out with John Seasock and Scott Hartsock for that final position. Alex Blackwell and George Balhan are now on the outside looking in, with Kelvin Ramer now joining them after a strong weekend in Anaheim.
Check out the Road to the World Finals unofficial rankings after Week #4 below:
Here is how points were scored in this week’s Elite Level events:
1/29 – Anaheim, California
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Kelvin Ramer – Time Flys – 15
Semi-Finals – Andrew Peckhum – Tropical Thunder – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Ryan Huffaker – TMNT – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Tony Farrell – Grave Digger The Legend – 15
3rd – Ryan Huffaker – TMNT – 10
4th – Kelvin Ramer – Time Flys – 5
1/29 – Phoenix, Arizona
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Todd Leduc – Blue Thunder – 20
2nd – Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 15
Semi-Finals – Jim Koehler – Avenger – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Alex Blackwell – Captain’s Curse – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Jim Koehler – Avenger – 15
3rd – Kreg Christensen – Maximum Destruction – 10
4th – Todd Leduc – Blue Thunder – 5
1/29 – Orlando, Florida
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Scott Hartsock – Gun Slinger – 15
Semi-Finals – Neil Elliott – Maximum Destruction – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Chuck Werner – El Toro Loco – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Jeremy Slifko – Backdraft – 20
2nd – Neil Elliott – Maximum Destruction – 15
3rd – Steve Sims – Stone Crusher – 10
Tie 4th – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 2.5
Tie 4th – Cam McQueen – Nitro Circus – 2.5
1/29 – Indianapolis, Indiana
Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 20
2nd – Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 15
Semi-Finals – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned
1st – Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 15
Tie 3rd – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 7.5
Tie 3rd – Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 7.5
For results from Normal Level events, check out the 2011 Results Tracker January 14th-16th Weekend Results page (drivers earn 5 points for a racing or freestyle win).
If you haven’t followed along with TMB’s Road to the World Finals in the past, we’re sure that you have many questions about how we put this together: How does it work? Which events are we including? How are the points awarded? etc. At the bottom of each week’s update, you’ll see the detailed rationale and explanation that should answer most of these questions.
Stay tuned each week to TMB’s “Road to the World Finals” for all the results and current standings each week. Keep in mind this is all unofficial and is just for fun and enjoy as we track the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March!
For some time, fans across the country have wondered why the USHRA does not run a public points system of some kind for their Monster Jam series. We are included in the group that would love to be able to follow the standings of such a series each week. We are of the belief that a berth in the Monster Jam World Finals should be earned based on performance throughout the year in both racing and freestyle. Regardless of what portion of the monster truck industry you favor, there is no denying that the Monster Jam World Finals is the biggest and highest profile event our sport has to offer. A chance to compete at this event is a big deal for many drivers out there, and it is our opinion that they should be able to earn their way in. We’re not saying that Feld Motorsports doesn’t pick the World Finalists based on performance currently–we’re simply saying that we don’t know how they make up the field because the process isn’t made public.
So with that in mind, we have created an UNOFFICIAL points system that is simple (although it may seem complicated) and that rewards performance in all Monster Jam events across the country leading up to the World Finals. In our Standings, we will show the cut-off after the 24th truck, indicating that IF entry to the World Finals was based SOLELY on performance, these are the drivers that would be headed to Las Vegas. Keep in mind that this is just for fun and has no actual bearing on the selection of World Finals participants. See below for a breakdown of our points system and our rationale for the decisions we made in creating it.
Elite Level Events
What is an Elite Level event? We define an Elite Monster Jam event as any with a field of 12 of more trucks. We have chosen to award these events the highest amount of points, because these are the highest profile Monster Jam events. These events are the ones held in the major stadiums in front of the biggest crowds, some of which are even televised on SPEED. It is our belief that performance in the highest profile shows should be weighted most heavily toward a World Finals berth because these events are most similar to the World Finals itself. The most points any one driver can score in an Elite Level event (and thus in any event) is 40. If an event meeting all of this criteria holds 3 or more shows over the course of a single weekend, the points for each show are worth half of what is listed below.
Racing Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 20
2nd – 15
Semi-Finals – 7.5
Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 20
2nd – 15
3rd – 10
4th – 5
Normal Level Events
What is a Normal Level show? The majority of Monster Jam events held around the country are Normal Level shows. These events are typically held in smaller arenas around the country, consisting of multiple shows held over the course of the weekend (anywhere from 2-5), with fields of anywhere from 5-8 trucks. Looking at the points awarded for these shows, you will notice they are much less than the upper levels. We equate the significance level of an entire 4 show weekend of Normal Level events with the significance of one Elite Level show–thus, the maximum points a driver can earn in a weekend at a Normal Level event is 40 (this based on the usual maximum # of shows being 4 (Tacoma being the exception with 5), and an available 10 points per show (10×4=40)).
Racing Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 5
Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded
1st – 5
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