Monroe Monster Truck Madness Photo Gallery

TMB Super Photographer Paul M. Harry started off another big weekend of monster trucks Friday night in Monroe, Michigan for the annual Midwest Monster Truck Events Monster Truck Madness!! Talk about a stacked lineup – Avenger, Amsoil Shock Therapy, Brutus, High Maintenance, Excaliber, Spike and Wrecking Crew.

The big stars did battle in wheelie, racing and freestyle and it was Jim Koehler starting off the night winning the wheelie contest, with a massive vertical leap. In racing it was all Chris Bergeron in Brutus while a hard fought freestyle would see Jon Zimmer in Amsoil Shock Therapy take top honors.

Big thanks to Tim Bush and Elliott Miller for a great event and of course to the man, Paul Harry, for the great photo gallery below. Click the link below to check them out!!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY’S MONROE, MI PHOTO GALLERY!!

Canfield, OH Monster Nationals Recap & Photos

Monster trucks returned to the Canfield Fairgrounds last weekend as Family Events brought the Monster Nationals series to town for the very first time!! 2010 Monster Nationals Racing Champion Rick Long in Bigfoot #15 would take on Avenger, Raminator, Brutus, Lucas Oil Stabilizer and Rammunition in racing and freestyle competitions.

Long would be the weekend’s big winner as he took one racing win and two freestyles with some great slap wheelies. Mark Hall in Raminator and Geremie Dishman in Rammunition each picked up racing wins, while Chris Bergeron in Brutus was the only driver to top Long in freestyle.

A big thanks to Family Events for a great weekend and of course to resident TMB Super Photographer Paul M. Harry for once again putting together an amazing set of photos. As the Monster Nationals 2010 Tour is now complete, a big congratulations to 2010 Racing Champion Rick Long and to 2010 Freestyle and Wheelie Champion Jocelyn Perrin in High Maintenance on their incredible seasons!!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY’S CANFIELD, OH MONSTER NATIONALS PHOTOS

Video of the Week – 08/07/10

Week Ending:  August 7th, 2010
Truck(s) Featured:  Time Flys (Kelvin Ramer)
Video Type:  Fan Event Video
Courtesy:  www.YouTube.com

Description:  Kelvin Ramer lays down an incredible freestyle run in Time Flys at the Salinas, California John Shipman Motorsports event.

Monster Trucks Set to Rumble In Monroe

(Monroe, MI) Monster trucks return to the 2010 Monroe County Fair after a packed grandstand saw some of the best action in Michigan last year. 2009 Racing Winner Jon Zimmer will drive his Amsoil Shock Therapy monster truck against a stacked field of trucks including 2009 Freestyle Winners Jocelyn Perrin in High Maintenance and Jim Koehler in Avenger. “Its going to be a big show, big crowds, the big names of the sport going at it,” said Zimmer. “We’re all based from Michigan so that makes us want to win and run even harder for the fans,” he added. The action starts at 7 PM on Friday night, August 6th.

This year the Midwest Monster Truck Events group has compiled the largest and best lineup of trucks with names like Avenger, Brutus, High Maintenance, Amsoil Shock Therapy, Excaliber, Spike, and Wrecking Crew! Race fans can expect to see these mechanical beasts go vertical in a tailgate ripping wheelie contest and then go head to head in Chicago-Style bracket racing until the winner is crowned. But that’s not all, last is freestyle! These 10,000lb trucks will unleash their 1500 horsepower engines in an all out freestyle spectacle flying over everything in sight.

Tickets are now available at the Monroe County Fair box office. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. So come check out one of the biggest summer events in Michigan! Head on over August 6th to Monroe for Monster Truck Madness! Come join us for a pre show pit party and meet the drivers! More information and directions available at www.MonroeCountyFair.com!!

Monster Trucks at Eldora This Saturday Night

Look out Ohio fans, the monster trucks are returning to Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway this Saturday night!!  The great staff at Eldora Speedway is teaming up with the Outlaw Monster Truck Spectacular to present their first ever “Monster Trucks at Eldora” event, and they’re put together a stacked lineup for the big show.

Ohio native and 27-year monster truck veteran Bobby Holman headlines in his Lucas Oil Stabilizer machine, but he’ll have to deal with another 27-year veteran, Allen Pezo in Predator. Taking on the two monster truck veterans is one of the top drivers in the game today, 2010 Monster Jam Extreme Air Award Winner, Jon Zimmer in Amsoil Shock Therapy. Completing the lineup will be former Monster Patrol driver David Brown in his new ride Excaliber, along with Lenny Kuilder in Prowler and another Ohio native, Shane Smith in Ironman. Don’t miss out on all the action as the monsters will compete in wheelie, Chicago-style racing and all out freestyle on the frontstretch of the legendary Eldora Speedway.

Tickets are only $15 for adults, $10 for ages 12-15 and best of all, kids under 12 are FREE!!  Gates open at 3:00PM with a pre-show pit party at 6:00PM and all the action kicking off at 7:30PM. Head on over to  www.EldoraSpeedway.com for more information!!

New Photos From Down Under

Look who’s back – TMB Contributor Darryl Smith from way down under has just submitted another great set of photos from the Australian Monsters Tour of Destruction!! The tour was in Lismore, New South Wales on July 24th and the Aussie fans saw a great show courtesy of Outback Thunda, Scooby Doo, Raptor’s Rampage, Batman and Avenger, with a backflip attempt by Kreg Christensen in Freakshow. Click the link below to check out all of the great shots, big thanks to Darryl for the awesome work!!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW DARRYL SMITH’S LISMORE, NSW PHOTO GALLERY

Monster Spectacular Summer Clash Quebec Tour

(Drummondville, Quebec) Quebec Speedways will be hit by a monster storm at the end of the month as Chris Arel Motorsports will invade three big cities, holding qualifying events for the big Olympic Stadium event on October 23rd. The first stop will be Friday night in Chris Arel’s hometown, Daveluyville where Arel has just acquired Devil City Speedway. Then the tour packs up and heads down the road to Quebec City for a Saturday night show at Riverside City Speedway. The monsters then move on to CAM’s Eastern Front Command Post, Drummondville for a big Sunday show at Autodrome Drummon.

Many big names are confirmed for this three event mini-tour including the “Monstah Lobstah”, Greg Winchenbach’s Crushstation, defending champion Mike Vaters in Black Stallion, along with Excaliber, Ground Pounder, Illuminator, Screamin Demon and Iron Warrior! Head on over to www.ChrisArel.com for more information on these big events coming to Quebec!!

Monsters Tour of Destruction – Lismore, NSW – 07/24/10

Event: Monsters Tour of Destruction
Venue: Lismore Showgrounds
Location: Lismore, New South Wales
Date: July 24th, 2010
Photographer: Darryl Smith

Lineup:  Avenger (Hayden McLeary), Batman (Kreg Christensen), Freakshow (Kreg Christensen), Outback Thunda 1 (Clive Featherby), Raptor’s Rampage (Kreg Christensen), Scooby Doo (Clive Featherby) [Read more…]

Champaign, IL Prairieland Monster Nationals Coverage

Last Sunday was the annual Prairieland Monster Nationals at the Champaign County Fair and TheMonsterBlog.com was on hand once again to cover this great fair event. This year Raminator, Rammunition, Bar’s Leaks Eliminator and Rislone Defender would be back and joining them would be Rich Blackburne in the Viper machine.

The event would be a clean sweep for the hometown Hall Brothers Racing team as Geremie Dishman in Rammunition would be the fast qualifier and the racing and freestyle winner, just edging his brother, rookie driver Matt Dishman and the Hotsy Raminator in all three competitions.

TMB’s Rajeana Bonar snapped some great photos during qualifying and racing and then switched to the video camera for some excellent footage during freestyle. Click the links below to check out all of her great footage, a big thanks to Tim Hall and everyone with the Champaign County Fair for having us at the event this year!!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW RAJEANA BONAR’S CHAMPAIGN,IL PHOTO GALLERY

CLICK HERE TO VIEW RAJEANA BONAR’S CHAMPAIGN FREESTYLE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO

Columbia, MO Monster Mania Madness Coverage

The monster trucks returned to Columbia, Missouri for the third straight year, this time as part of the 2010 Boone County Fair!! The event was originally scheduled for this past Friday night, but after strong storms swept through the area, the event was rescheduled for yesterday afternoon.

Featuring Bearfoot, Ghost Ryder, Desperado, Quadzilla and Torqzilla, the show didn’t disappoint as the fair fans got to see the trucks compete in wheelie, racing and freestyle contests. Larry Quick in Ghost Ryder was the fan favorite winning cheeroffs in both wheelie and freestyle, while Vance Larue took Bearfoot to the racing victory over Quick.

Thanks to Don King for having us at the event, click the links below to see Rajeana Bonar’s great photos and video from the event!!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW RAJEANA BONAR’S COLUMBIA, MO PHOTO GALLERY

CLICK HERE TO VIEW RAJEANA BONAR’S COLUMBIA, MO HIGHLIGHT VIDEO

Monster Mania Madness – Columbia, MO – 07/30/10

Event: Monster Mania Madness
Venue: Boone County Fairgrounds
Location: Columbia, MO
Date: July 30th, 2010
Photographer: Rajeana Bonar

Lineup:  Bearfoot (Vance Larue), Desperado (Drew Haygood), Ghost Ryder (Larry Quick), Quadzilla (Roger Gauger), Torqzilla (Jason Faw) [Read more…]

Highlight Video – Columbia, MO – 07/30/10

Event:  Monster Mania Madness
Venue:  Boone County Fairgrounds
Location:  Columbia, MO
Date:  July 30th, 2010
Videographer:  Rajeana Bonar

Lineup:  Bearfoot (Vance Larue), Desperado (Drew Haygood), Ghost Ryder (Larry Quick), Quadzilla (Roger Gauger), Torqzilla (Jason Faw) [Read more…]

Introducing the Toxic Monster Truck

Look out monster truck fans, there’s a new force breaking into the industry as Petri Motorsports has unveiled the brand new machine they simply call TOXIC. Petri Motorsports is based out of Sardinia, New York and is owned by three brothers, Larry, Travis and Dan Petri. The brothers own a construction business called Mountain View Builders and all come from a motorsports background, having raced locally in the past. For their new motorsports venture they wanted to try something a little more extreme.

After attending a number of events over the last few years including last year’s Monster Jam World Finals in Las Vegas, the trio decided to make the plunge into monster truck racing full force. Wanting only the best equipment, they placed a call to legendary driver and builder Dan Patrick and put in an order for a turn key truck with all the latest innovations from Patrick Enterprises.

With the building of the truck underway, the brothers set to work in finding a name for their new ride that would stand out and be noticed. After considering a number of possibilities, an idea came that was instantly agreed upon. They chose a name that would be memorable and would allow for one wild paint scheme – Toxic. Vinyl Images out of St. Louis, MO came up with just what they were looking for, a design that is unique and exciting that will give the truck its own identity.

With great work by both Patrick Enterprises and Vinyl Images resulting in a beautiful, state of the art machine, the brothers have set to work testing the truck and fine tuning the setup. They are now ready to go racing and the Toxic machine is available for booking. The short term goal for the team is to start running events and learning the truck’s limits and then long term, shoot for becoming a top team in the industry.

For more information on Petri Motorsports and their hot new ride, check out their website at www.ToxicMonsterTruck.com. Promoters interested in bringing Toxic out to their new event can contact the team through email at petri@toxicmonstertruck.com. Thanks to Larry Petri and the Petri Motorsports team for all the info on their new venture and for the great pics, look out for the Toxic monster truck, coming to an event near you!!

Highlight Video – Champaign, IL – 07/25/10

Event:  Prairieland Monster Nationals
Venue:  Champaign County Fairgrounds
Location:  Champaign, IL
Date:  July 25th, 2010
Videographer:  Rajeana Bonar

Lineup:  Bar’s Leaks Eliminator (Greg Adams), Hotsy Raminator (Mat Dishman), Rammunition (Geremie Dishman), Rislone Defender (Zach Adams), Viper (Rich Blackburne) [Read more…]

Prairieland Monster Nationals – Champaign, IL – 07/25/10

Event: Prairieland Monster Nationals
Venue: Champaign County Fairgrounds
Location: Champaign, IL
Date: July 25th, 2010
Photographer: Rajeana Bonar

Lineup:  Bar’s Leaks Eliminator (Greg Adams), Hotsy Raminator (Mat Dishman), Rammunition (Geremie Dishman), Rislone Defender (Zach Adams), Viper (Rich Blackburne) [Read more…]

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