Event: BIGFOOT 4×4 Autism Speaks Benefit
Venue: Midwest 4-Wheel Drive
Location: Hazelwood, Missouri
Date: April 17th, 2013
Videographer: Colby Marshall
Lineup: Odyssey Battery Bigfoot #20 – Jim Kramer [Read more…]
TMB TV: MT Unlimited Moment – Odyssey Battery Bigfoot #20 Car Crush
April 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Allen Report: Autism Speaks – Phoenix, AZ 2013
April 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
Weekend Recap
At the time of this writing, just days remain before the first ever Stadium Super Trucks race at University of Phoenix Stadium. But before that, Team Bigfoot had some special audience members to please: Young people with autism. On World Autism Awareness Day dozens of families gathered in the stadium’s parking lot to watch Bigfoot #20 crush cars to benefit the team’s newest sponsor, Autism Speaks.
Driving duties went to Monster Truck Hall of Famer Jim Kramer. And there was no problem whatsoever with noise. Bigfoot #20 is the worlds first and, thus far, only all electric powered monster truck. So the biggest noise came from the cars themselves as the 66 inch tall tires rolled right over them. The night culminated in the unveiling of Team Bigfoot’s Autism Speaks body, complete with the company’s signature puzzle piece logo. The families must have loved it because they clapped and cheered and took many pictures of the new body.
Now the curtain is about to rise on Robby Gordon’s reboot of stadium off road racing, and more highlights are on the way from us here at “The Allen Report” from just that event. That being said, thank you for reading, thanks so much to University of Phoenix Stadium for hosting this touching event, enjoy the photos and cheer on!
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Monster Photos: Monster Jam – Detroit, MI 2013
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Ford Field
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Date: March 2nd, 2013
Photographer: Paul Harry
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Bad Habit (Joe Sylvester), Batman (Norm Miller), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), El Toro Loco (Marc MacDonald), Grave Digger (Dennis Anderson), Grinder (Frank Krmel), Iron Man (Morgan Kane), Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), Metal Mulisha (Brian Deegan), Monster Mutt Rottweiler (Rod Schmidt), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Son Uva Digger (Ryan Anderson), Wolverine (Dustin Brown), Zombie (Sean Duhon) [Read more…]
The Allen Report: NAPA Final Event Spectacular – Chandler, AZ 2013
April 21, 2013 by 2 Comments
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
Weekend Recap
After 30 years of offering a vast variety of motorsports to auto racing fans in the Valley of the Sun, Firebird Raceway in Chandler, AZ, will close. It was decided, however, to put on one more huge show and what better way to close things out on the Saturday before Easter than to do it with monster trucks, jet cars and Robosaurus. The NAPA Auto Parts Final Event Spectacular was a Saturday night only event. The featured monster trucks included: Jimmy Creten in the new Bounty Hunter Silver and wife Dawn Creten, as always, in Scarlet Bandit. Steven Thompson drove Iron Outlaw and Darren Migues flew the Red Baron. Team Bigfoot was in the house courtesy of Dan Runte in Summit Bigfoot #18. Finally, World Finals Young Guns Shootout competitor JR McNeal was in the driver’s seat of Razin Kane and TJ Tripp had Ice Cream Man at the ready.
Before the night’s mayhem began, a tremendous crowd piled in and stood in line to get autographs from their favorite drivers. The sun set and the action on the quarter-mile drag strip heated up. Jet cars versus funny cars started the action with passes down the strip of over 250 mph. This was followed by the finals of the drag racing whose heat races were run earlier in the day. The fans were then treated to Ed “the Outlaw” Jones in his wheel-standing horseless carriage who made a full quarter mile pass in 12 seconds only on his rear wheels.
Then it was time for the Monsters! The competition was to be freestyle and it got bigger and better with each truck. JR McNeal threw down the gauntlet early with a score of 27. Red Baron and Ice Cream Man also gave great efforts, but could only tie the current best score of 27. Scarlet Bandit and Iron Outlaw also excited the crowd with car crushing action but failed to wrestle the lead from the trio holding on to the high score. Dan Runte’s farewell freestyle to one of his favorite places to perform came to an end sooner than expected thanks to a flat tire after hitting the drag strip’s concrete wall. But for years, Jim Creten and The Bounty Hunter had had a lock on the Firebird Champion’s trophy. Over the years, many had tried to take the title from him, but all had failed. This year was no exception as two tremendous jumps threw away the key to that lock. The first jump had bright blue fireworks on either side of him as he entered the drag arena and the second was completely over Iron Outlaw and Red Baron parked side by side. He nailed a perfect 30, making him the Final Champion of Firebird Raceway. An incredible fireworks show followed the Monster Truck action then the stage was set for the car eating, fire breathing madness only Robosaurus can bring.
Up next for us at “The Allen Report” will be a demonstration car crush of the all electric Bigfoot #20 and the unveiling of the Autism Awareness Bigfoot #18 on Tuesday, April 2, which is World Autism Awareness day. Autism is very near to the heart for us at “The Allen Report” and we are very proud to be able to cover this very special event.
We will also be attending the first ever Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks race just down the road from us in University of Phoenix Stadium. There will be a full field of Monster Trucks providing racing action in addition to the Super Trucks. We will have a report.
Until then, thank you for reading, a very special thanks to Firebird Raceway for 30 years of motorsports action and hosting this great event one more time, enjoy the photos and cheer on!
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TMB TV: Highlights – Monster X Tour – Highland Heights, KY 2013
April 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Event: Monster X Tour
Venue: The Bank of Kentucky Center
Location: Highland Heights, Kentucky
Date: February 8th-9th, 2013
Videographer: Chris Parrish
Lineup: American Graffiti (Justin Cluster), Bigfoot Nation #10 (Tim Missentzis), Bucked Up (Brad Keller), California Kid (Kevin Post), Reverse Racer (Ed Miller), Rock Star (Bill Payne) [Read more…]
Monster Photos: Monster X Tour – Chico, CA 2013
April 19, 2013 by 3 Comments
Event: Monster X Tour
Venue: Silver Dollar Speedway
Location: Chico, California
Date: April 14th, 2013
Photographer: Ross Z. Bonar
Lineup: American Graffiti (Justin Cluster), California Kid (Tehvyn Goodwin), Reverse Racer (Ed Miller), Rock Star (Bill Payne), Titan (Donald Epidendio), Vi-Cor Bigfoot #15 (Darron Schnell) [Read more…]
Monster Photos: Monster X Tour – Montgomery, AL 2013
April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Event: Monster X Tour
Venue: Garrett Coliseum
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Date: February 15th-16th, 2013
Photographer: Danny Maass
Lineup: Heavy Hitter (Derick Anson), Project X (Rob French), River Rat (Vern House), Scorpion (Kyle Carrington), Vi-Cor Bigfoot #15 (Darron Schnell) [Read more…]
The Allen Report: Stadium Super Trucks – Glendale, AZ 2013
April 9, 2013 by 9 Comments
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
Weekend Recap
This time on “The Allen Report”, we cover NASCAR and off road favorite Robby Gordon’s effort to revive Mickey Thompson style stadium off road racing. The inaugural event of Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks featured eight of the best monster trucks in the west and it was just down the road from us at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. No less than five Bigfoot trucks were in the house. The rest of the competition was Darren Migues and Bounty Hunter along with the father and son team of Rick and Eric Swanson running special bodies on their Obsessed and Obsession chassis.
The first ever SST race featured a rare occurrence in that racing would be the only competition for the monster trucks. It was fascinating to watch the monsters battle each other side by side on an off road style track, with over-under jumps, hairpin turns and mid-race lane choice. Without a single true finish line, the winner would be first back to his starting line jump.
Once the quarter finals were complete, only Dan Runte and Larry Swim were still alive for Team Bigfoot with Bounty Hunter and Eric Swanson taking the other two spots in the semis. Darren was just too fast for Dan’s new Autism Speaks Bigfoot #18, but Larry Swim in the SPEED Energy Bigfoot machine downed Eric’s bright purple trophy truck to set up a classic Bounty Hunter/Bigfoot 2-lap finale.
In the main event, Bounty Hunter had the inside lane at his starting point and took full advantage of the route’s benefits. Despite Larry’s best efforts, the first ever Stadium Super Trucks Monster Truck Division Champion was Darren Migues and Bounty Hunter.
In front of a modest crowd, the first ever win of the Stadium Super Trucks main event, the “big show” of the series, went to Rob MacCachren. Rob is a former champion of SST’s predecessor, the Mickey Thompson Off Road Championship Gran Prix and was clearly thrilled to receive the first ever main event trophy. So, until you hear from us at “The Allen Report” again, thanks to University of Phoenix Stadium for their hospitality, thank you for reading, enjoy the photos and cheer on!
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Monster Photos: Monster X Tour – Ft. Wayne, IN 2013
April 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
Event: Monster X Tour
Venue: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Location: Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Date: March 15th-16th, 2013
Photographer: Paul M. Harry
Lineup: Ballistic (Mac Plecker), Heavy Hitter (Derick Anson), Project X (Dalton Van Skyhawk), River Rat (Vern House), Scorpion (Kyle Carrington) [Read more…]
Monster Photos: Monster Jam World Finals Young Guns Shootout – Las Vegas, NV 2013
March 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Event: Monster Jam World Finals Young Guns Shootout
Venue: Sam Boyd Stadium
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: March 22nd, 2013
Photographer: Ross Z. Bonar
Lineup: Bad Habit (Joe Sylvester), Barbarian (Devin Jones), Crushstation (Greg Winchenbach), El Diablo (Jean-Paul Ruggiero), El Toro Loco (Becky McDonough), Hooked (Steven Sims), Iron Man (Morgan Kane), Monster Mutt Dalmation (Taryn Laskey), Nitro Hornet (Daron Basl), Razin Kane (JR McNeal), Titan (Donald Epidendio), Wolverine (Dustin Brown) [Read more…]
Monster Photos: Monster Jam World Finals Pit Party – Las Vegas, NV 2013
March 30, 2013 by 4 Comments
Event: Monster Jam World Finals Pit Party
Venue: Sam Boyd Stadium
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: March 22nd-23rd, 2013
Photographer: Ross Z. Bonar [Read more…]
March 22nd-24th Weekend Results
March 24, 2013 by 2 Comments
MONSTER JAM WORLD FINALS – Feld Entertainment
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Las Vegas, Nevada – Sam Boyd Stadium – 03/23/13
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Bad Habit – Joe Sylvester
Batman – Norm Miller (Racing) / Carl Van Horn (Freestyle)
Blue Thunder – Pablo Huffaker
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
Captain America – Chad Fortune
El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Grinder – John Seasock (Racing) / Lupe Soza (Freestyle)
Hot Wheels Firestorm – Scott Buetow
Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
Madusa – Debra Miceli
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Metal Mulisha – Todd Leduc
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Monster Energy – Damon Bradshaw
Monster Mutt – Charlie Pauken
Monster Mutt Dalmation – Candace Jolly
Northern Nightmare – Cam McQueen
Scooby Doo – Nicole Johnson
Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson
Spiderman – Bari Musawwir
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Superman – Jon Zimmer
Zombie – Sean DuhonSaturday Night – Racing:
Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
MONSTER JAM WORLD FINALS YOUNG GUNS SHOOTOUT – Feld Entertainment
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Las Vegas, Nevada – Sam Boyd Stadium – 03/22/13
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Bad Habit – Joe Sylvester
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
El Diablo – Jean Paul Ruggiero
El Toro Loco – Becky McDonough
Hooked – Steven Sims
Iron Man – Morgan Kane
Monster Mutt Dalmation – Taryn Laskey
Nitro Hornet – Daron Basl
Razin Kane – JR McNeal
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Wolverine – Dustin BrownSaturday Night – Racing:
Bad Habit – Joe Sylvester
MONSTER X TOUR – Monster Truck Entertainment
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Utica, New York – Utica Memorial Auditorium – 03/22-23/13
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson
Odyssey Battery Bigfoot #11 – Kevin Koszala
Project X – Rob French
River Rat – Kevin Post
Scorpion – Joe WercynskiFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson
Friday Night – Racing:
Odyssey Battery Bigfoot #11 – Kevin Koszala
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson
Saturday Night – Racing:
Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson
MONSTER NATIONALS – Family Events
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Sioux City, Iowa – Tyson Events Center – 03/22-23/13
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Chalkboard Chuck – Rick Busca
Ironman – Joe Nichter
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Raminator – Mark Hall
Rammunition – Mat Dishman
Star Marshal – Cody HolmanSaturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:
Raminator – Mark Hall
Saturday Afternoon – Racing:
Raminator – Mark Hall
Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:
Rammunition – Mat Dishman
Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:
Raminator – Mark Hall
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Raminator – Mark Hall
Saturday Night – Racing:
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Saturday Night – Donut Contest:
Rammunition – Mat Dishman
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
MONSTER TRUCK WINTER NATIONALS – Checkered Flag Productions
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Dodge City, Kansas – United Wireless Arena – 03/22-23/13
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Bar’s Leaks Eliminator – Dallas Barr
El Loco Hombre – Shannon Miller
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Heartbreaker – Paul Strong
Outtacontrol – Orville Hill
Rislone Defender – Zach Adams
SPEED Energy Bigfoot #19 – Larry SwimFriday Night – Wheelie Contest:
SPEED Energy Bigfoot #19 – Larry Swim
Friday Night – Racing:
Heartbreaker – Paul Strong
Friday Night – Freestyle:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
SPEED Energy Bigfoot #19 – Larry Swim
Saturday Night – Racing:
SPEED Energy Bigfoot #19 – Larry Swim
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
MEGA MONSTER TRUCK TOUR – MEGA Promotions
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Enid, Oklahoma – Chisholm Trail Expo Center – 03/23/13
Truck/Driver Lineup:
Big Dawg – Dale Gerding
Bounty Hunter – Steve Thompson
Iron Outlaw – Jay McPherson
Tail Gator – Doug NoelkeSaturday Night – Wheelie Contest:
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
Saturday Night – Racing:
Bounty Hunter – Steve Thompson
Saturday Night – Freestyle:
Bounty Hunter – Steve Thompson
TMB TV: MT Unlimited 4.3 – Monster X Tour – Fayetteville, NC 2013
March 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
Episode Information
Episode: MT Unlimited 4.3
Event: Monster X Tour
Venue: Crown Center Coliseum
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Date: January 25th-26th, 2013
Videographer: Colby Marshall
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Featured Monster Trucks
Project X – Rob French
Scorpion – Kyle Carrington
Summit Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte
Triple XXX – Chrissy Moler
Walking Tall – Maxie Broaddus
West Virginia Mountaineer – R.B. Moler
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Featured Links
www.BIGFOOT4x4.com
www.E3SparkPlugs.com
www.MarshallPublishingInc.com
www.MonsterXTour.com
www.MountaineerMotorsports.com
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Get Your World Finals Tickets Through PrimeSport
March 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The 2013 Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam World Finals is just weeks away and the excitement is starting to build. With an exciting line up of 28 trucks competing in the final showdown, including the winner of the Young Guns Shoot out, this promises to be an exciting event. With favorites competing such as Grave Digger, El Toro Loco and Monster Mutt there is appeal for both veteran fans and those new to the Monster Jam events. Whether it’s your first Monster Jam event or you’re a regular, the World Finals in Vegas offers something for every fan. Fans looking to attend the event in a few weeks but still need a hotel in Vegas can purchase official hotel packages from PrimeSport, the official travel partner of the Monster Jam World Finals. These official packages include hotel accommodations, event tickets, VIP pre-event hospitality, roundtrip shuttle transfers, and official commemorative souvenirs.
Get your Monster Jam World Finals tickets through Primesport!
As the Official Ticket Exchange for the Monster Jam World Finals, PrimeSport also offers tickets only for the fan who already has their travel taken care of and is just looking to get great seats. Furthermore, if a ticket holder is unable to attend, they have the ability to post tickets for sale on an official exchange site.
To check out all of PrimeSport’s offerings for the Monster Jam World Finals, please click here.
Monster Photos: Toughest Monster Truck Tour – Grand Forks, ND 2013
March 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
Event: Toughest Monster Truck Tour
Venue: Alerus Center
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Date: March 9th, 2013
Photographer: Danny Maass
Lineup: Ice Cream Man (TJ Tripp), Razin Kane (JR McNeal), Smashosaurus (Doug Noelke), Summit Bigfoot #18 (Dan Runte), Toxic (Travis Petri) [Read more…]
