January 11th-13th Weekend Results

MONSTER JAM – Feld Entertainment

  • Houston, Texas – Reliant Stadium – 01/12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
    Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
    Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
    Grinder – Lupe Soza
    Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
    Ice Cream Man – TJ Tripp
    Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
    Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
    Madusa – Debra Miceli
    Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
    Monster Mutt Dalmation – Monster Mutt Dalmation
    Razin Kane – JR McNeal
    Rod Ryan Show – Dan Evans
    Scarlet Bandit – Dawn Creten
    War Wizard – Randy Moore
    Wolverine – Dustin Brown

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson

  • Detroit, Michigan – Ford Field – 01/12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Aftershock – Bob Robbins
    Amsoil Shock Therapy – Dave Radzierez
    Avenger – Jim Koehler
    Brutus – Chris Bergeron
    Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
    El Toro Loco – Chuck Werner
    Grave Digger – Jon Zimmer
    Grinder – Frank Krmel
    Ground Pounder – Steven Hill
    Krazy Train – Aaron Cromer
    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott
    Megabite – Brad Allen
    Northern Nightmare – Cam McQueen
    Rolling Thunder – Jim Bendzick
    Wrecking Crew – Steve Koehler
    Zombie – Sean Duhon

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott

  • Anaheim, California – Angel Stadium of Anaheim – 01/12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Captain America – Chad Fortune
    Detour – Garrett Ladelle
    Devastator – Mark Schroeder
    El Diablo – Jean Paul Ruggerio
    Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
    Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
    Hot Wheels – Scott Buetow
    Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
    Monster Energy – Damon Bradshaw
    Obsessed – Rick Swanson
    Obsession – Jim Lenhertz
    Shocker – Pat Gerber
    The Patriot – Dan Rodoni
    Titan – Donald Epidendio
    Time Flys – Kelvin Ramer
    Tropical Thunder – Andrew Peckhum

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Titan – Donald Epidendio

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson

  • San Antonio, Texas – Alamodome – 01/12-13/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
    Barbarian – Devin Jones
    Big Kahuna – Shane England
    Bounty Hunter – Ben Winslow
    El Toro Loco – Becky McDonough
    Eradicator – Andy Slifko
    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
    Grinder – John Seasock
    Iron Outlaw – Darren Migues
    Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
    Monster Mutt Dalmation – Taryn Laskey
    Nitro Hornet – David Smith
    Outlaw – Michael Harper
    Predator – Allen Pezo
    Pouncer – Ron Nelson
    Spiderman – Bari Musawwir
    Strait Jacket – Kevin King

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Grinder – John Seasock

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

  • Hidalgo, Texas – State Farm Arena – 01/11-13/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jeremy Brady
    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
    Fatal Attraction – Jeff Murphy
    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
    Ground Pounder – Mike Dufrene
    McGruff – Rod Wood
    Scooby Doo – Nicole Johnson
    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Friday Night – Donut Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Scooby Doo – Nicole Johnson

    Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson

    Saturday Night – Donut Contest:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson

    Sunday Afternoon – Donut Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson

    Sunday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    McGruff – Rod Wood

    Sunday Night – Racing:

    McGruff – Rod Wood

    Sunday Night – Donut Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

    Sunday Night – Freestyle:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

  • Charlotte, North Carolina – Time Warner Cable Arena – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter
    Hooked – Bryan Wright
    Monster Mutt – Whit Tarlton
    Shockwave – Bill Braukmann
    Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
    Thrasher – Pat Summa
    Triple XXX – Chrissy Moler
    West Virginia Mountaineer – R.B. Moler

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Thrasher – Pat Summa

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Monster Mutt – Whit Tarlton

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Stone Crusher – Steve Sims

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Stone Crusher – Steve Sims

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Thrasher – Pat Summa

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Stone Crusher – Steve Sims

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter

  • Evansville, Indiana – The Ford Center – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Bad News Travels Fast – Brandon Derrow
    Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka
    Quadzilla – Roger Gauger
    RoboMachine – Shane Phreed
    Samson – Dan Patrick
    Stomper – Joe Nichter

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Bad News Travels Fast – Brandon Derrow

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    RoboMachine – Shane Phreed

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    RoboMachine – Shane Phreed

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Samson – Dan Patrick

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Samson – Dan Patrick

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Stomper – Joe Nichter

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Bad News Travels Fast – Brandon Derrow

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Bad News Travels Fast – Brandon Derrow

  • Wichita, Kansas – INTRUST Bank Arena – 01/12-13/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Bad Habit – Joe Sylvester
    El Toro Loco – Aaron Basl
    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
    Incinerator – Ryan Rice
    Mechanical Mischief – Jim Burns
    Predator – Robert Parker
    Prowler – Lenny Kuilder

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Aaron Basl

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Mechanical Mischief – Jim Burns

    Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

  • Knoxville, Tennessee – Thompson-Boling Arena – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Batman – Norm Miller
    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
    Full Boar – Ed Eckert
    Iron Warrior – Trey Meyers
    Metal Mulisha – Todd Leduc
    Nitemare – Andy Hoffman

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Full Boar – Ed Eckert

    Friday Night – Donut Contest:

    Metal Mulisha – Todd Leduc

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Batman – Norm Miller

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters

    Saturday Night – Donut Contest:

    Metal Mulisha – Todd Leduc

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters

  • Greensboro, North Carolina – Greensboro Coliseum – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Grave Digger – Randy Brown
    Hotsy Raminator – Mike Miller
    Illuminator – Jay Snyder
    Raminator – Mark Hall
    Rammunition – Mat Dishman
    Rap Attack – Dave Rappach
    Superman – Joey Parnell

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Randy Brown

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Randy Brown

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Randy Brown

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Randy Brown

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Raminator – Mark Hall

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Randy Brown

  • North Charleston, South Carolina – North Charleston Coliseum – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Higher Education – Jimmy Tracey
    Hurricane Force – Steve Thompson
    Instigator – Paul Breaud
    Iron Man – Morgan Kane
    Monster Mutt Rottweiler – Rod Schmidt
    Storm Damage – Tim Mente

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Hurricane Force – Steve Thompson

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Iron Man – Morgan Kane

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Iron Man – Morgan Kane

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Hurricane Force – Steve Thompson

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Higher Education – Jimmy Tracey

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Iron Man – Morgan Kane

TOUGHEST MONSTER TRUCK TOUR – Thunderbird Entertainment / MTX Event Production

  • Southaven, Mississippi – Landers Center – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
    Red Solo Truck – Troy Rose
    Smashosaurus – Dale Gerding
    Summit Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte
    Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
    Toxic – Travis Petri

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Summit Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Equalizer – Mike Hawkins

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Toxic – Travis Petri

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Summit Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Summit Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Red Solo Truck – Troy Rose

MONSTER X TOUR – Monster Truck Entertainment

  • Stockton, California – Stockton Arena – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Bucked Up – Travis Ybarra
    California Kid – Kevin Post
    Captain USA – Travis Groth
    Firestone Bigfoot #14 – Kyle Doyle
    Rock Star – Bill Payne

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Rock Star – Bill Payne

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Captain USA – Travis Groth

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Rock Star – Bill Payne

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Rock Star – Bill Payne

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Rock Star – Bill Payne

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Rock Star – Bill Payne

  • Decatur, Alabama – Celebration Arena – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Ballistic – Mac Plecker
    Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson
    Project X – Rob French
    River Rat – Vern House
    Scorpion – Kyle Carrington

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Project X – Rob French

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Project X – Rob French

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Project X – Rob French

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Ballistic – Mac Plecker

  • Lubbock, Texas – City Bank Coliseum – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    American Graffiti – Justin Cluster
    Boogey Van – Pat Paquet
    Reverse Racer – Ed Miller
    Stinger – Zane Rettew
    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #15 – Darron Schnell

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #15 – Darron Schnell

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #15 – Darron Schnell

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #15 – Darron Schnell

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #15 – Darron Schnell

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #15 – Darron Schnell

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Reverse Racer – Ed Miller

MONSTER TRUCK WINTER NATIONALS – Checkered Flag Productions

  • Monroe, Louisiana – Monroe Civic Center – 01/11-12/13

    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

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Heartbreaker – Paul Strong

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Heartbreaker – Paul Strong

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Heartbreaker – Paul Strong

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Heartbreaker – Paul Strong

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Heartbreaker – Paul Strong

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Heartbreaker – Paul Strong

EXTREME MONSTER TRUCK NATIONALS – Jim Morris

  • Dayton, Ohio – Hara Arena – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry
    El Jalapeno – Jeremy Perry
    Insane Instructor – Andy Michalik
    Shell Camino – Shelley Kujat
    Temper Tantrum – Amy Perry

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    El Jalapeno – Jeremy Perry

    Friday Night – Donut Contest:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

    Saturday Night – Donut Contest:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

OUTLAW MONSTER TRUCK SPECTACULAR – Outlaw Monster Trucks

  • Victoria, Texas – Victoria Community Center – 01/11-12/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Clydesdale – Bennett Clark
    Malicious – Gabriel Montoya
    Monster Patrol – John Furbee
    Reptoid – Jim Jack

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Clydesdale – Bennett Clark

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Reptoid – Jim Jack

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Reptoid – Jim Jack

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Reptoid – Jim Jack

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Clydesdale – Bennett Clark

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Reptoid – Jim Jack

Monster Photos: Monster Jam – Columbus, OH 2013

Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Date: January 4th-5th, 2013
Photographer: Paul M. Harry

Lineup: Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Grave Digger (Randy Brown), Grinder (Lupe Soza), Illuminator (Jay Snyder), Madusa (Debra Miceli), Samson (Dan Patrick), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Superman (Joey Parnell) [Read more…]

January 4th-6th Weekend Results

MONSTER JAM – Feld Entertainment

  • Tacoma, Washington – Tacoma Dome – 01/04-06/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Captain America – Chad Fortune
    Captain USA – Travis Groth
    Bounty Hunter – Ben Winslow
    Destroyer – Roger Stidell
    Double Trouble – Tyler Groth
    Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken
    Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
    Hot Wheels – Scott Buetow
    Iron Outlaw – Darren Migues
    Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
    Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
    Monster Mutt Dalmation – Taryn Laskey
    Obsessed – Rick Swanson
    The Patriot – Andrew Peckhum
    Titan – Donald Epidendio
    Tropical Thunder – Mike Pappas

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Captain America – Chad Fortune

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Charlie Pauken

  • Council Bluffs, Iowa – Mid-America Center – 01/04-06/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Big Kahuna – Shane England
    Brutus – Chris Bergeron
    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
    Hotsy Raminator – Mike Miller
    Megabite – Brad Allen
    Nitro Hornet – David Smith
    Raminator – Mark Hall
    Spiderman – Bari Musawwir

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Raminator – Mark Hall

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Raminator – Mark Hall

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Nitro Hornet – David Smith

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Spiderman – Bari Musawwir

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

  • Rochester, New York – Blue Cross Arena – 01/04-06/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Aftershock – Bob Robbins
    El Toro Loco – Becky McDonough
    Grave Digger – Jon Zimmer
    Grinder – John Seasock
    Krazy Train – Aaron Cromer
    Northern Nightmare – Cam McQueen

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Becky McDonough

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Jon Zimmer

    Friday Night – Donut Contest:

    Grinder – John Seasock

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Jon Zimmer

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grinder – John Seasock

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Northern Nightmare – Cam McQueen

    Saturday Night – Donut Contest:

    Grinder – John Seasock

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Jon Zimmer

    Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Jon Zimmer

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Jon Zimmer

    Sunday Afternoon – Donut Contest:

    Grave Digger – Jon Zimmer

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Jon Zimmer

  • Manchester, New Hampshire – Verizon Wireless Arena – 01/04-05/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
    Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
    Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
    Eradicator – Andy Slifko
    Iron Warrior – Trey Meyers
    Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
    Thrasher – Pat Summa

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell

    Friday Night – Donut Contest:

    Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko

    Saturday Afternoon – Donut Contest:

    Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters

    Saturday Night – Donut Contest:

    Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Black Stallion – Mike Vaters

  • Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Arena – 01/04-05/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Blue Thunder – Dan Evans
    El Toro Loco – Aaron Basl
    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
    Grinder – Frank Krmel
    Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
    Predator – Allen Pezo
    War Wizard – Randy Moore
    Zombie – Sean Duhon

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grinder – Frank Krmel

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Friday Night – Donut Contest:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Saturday Night – Donut Contest:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker

  • Birmingham, Alabama – BJCC Arena – 01/04-05/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Batman – Norm Miller
    Full Boar – Ed Eckert
    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn
    Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
    Ice Cream Man – TJ Tripp
    Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
    Metal Mulisha – Todd Leduc
    Monster Mutt Dalmation – Candace Jolly
    Razin Kane – JR McNeal
    Scooby Doo – Nicole Johnson

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Monster Mutt Dalmation – Candace Jolly

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Carl Van Horn

  • Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena – 01/04-05/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
    Grave Digger – Randy Brown
    Grinder – Lupe Soza
    Illuminator – Jay Snyder
    Madusa – Debra Miceli
    Samson – Dan Patrick
    Scarlet Bandit – Dawn Creten
    Superman – Joey Parnell

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Randy Brown

  • Trenton, New Jersey – Sun National Bank Center – 01/04-05/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Bad News Travels Fast – Brandon Derrow
    El Toro Loco – Chuck Werner
    Higher Education – Jimmy Tracey
    Instigator – Paul Breaud
    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott
    Shockwave – Bill Braukmann

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott

    Friday Night – Racing:

    El Toro Loco – Chuck Werner

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Higher Education – Jimmy Tracey

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Instigator – Paul Breaud

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Neil Elliott

  • Des Moines, Iowa – Wells Fargo Arena – 01/04-05/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Bad Habit – Joe Sylvester
    Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka
    Grave Digger – Gary Porter
    Incinerator – Ryan Rice
    Mechanical Mischief – Jim Burns
    Monster Mutt – Whit Tarlton
    RoboMachine – Shane Phreed
    Rolling Thunder – Jim Bendzick

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Geter Done – Mitch Tulachka

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Monster Mutt – Whit Tarlton

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Monster Mutt – Whit Tarlton

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Monster Mutt – Whit Tarlton

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter

  • Lexington, Kentucky – Rupp Arena – 01/05-06/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Avenger – Jim Koehler
    Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
    Iron Man – Morgan Kane
    Monster Mutt Rottweiler – Rod Schmidt
    Rammunition – Mat Dishman
    Virginia Giant – Diehl Wilson
    Wolverine – Dustin Brown
    Wrecking Crew – Steve Koehler

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Monster Mutt Rottweiler – Rod Schmidt

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson

    Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Monster Mutt Rottweiler – Rod Schmidt

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma – BOK Center – 01/05-06/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Barbarian – Devin Jones
    El Diablo – Jean Paul
    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
    Hurricane Force – Steven Thompson
    Monster Energy – Damon Bradshaw
    Nitemare – Andy Hoffman
    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson
    Storm Damage – Tim Mente

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Barbarian – Devin Jones

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson

    Saturday Night – Donut Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Monster Energy – Damon Bradshaw

    Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Hurricane Force – Steven Thompson

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Nitemare – Andy Hoffman

    Sunday Afternoon – Donut Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Monster Energy – Damon Bradshaw

EXTREME MONSTER TRUCK NATIONALS – Jim Morris

  • Alexandria, Louisiana – Rapides Parish Coliseum – 01/04-05/13

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry
    El Jalapeno – Jeremy Perry
    Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
    Fatal Attraction – Jeff Murphy
    Red Solo Truck – Brandon Budd

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

    Friday Night – Donut Contest:

    Equalizer – Mike Hawkins

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Equalizer – Mike Hawkins

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Equalizer – Mike Hawkins

    Saturday Night – Donut Contest:

    Equalizer – Mike Hawkins

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Equalizer – Mike Hawkins

OUTLAW MONSTER TRUCK SPECTACULAR – Outlaw Monster Trucks

  • Bryan, Texas – Brazos County Expo Center – 01/05/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Boogey Van – Pat Paquet
    Monster Patrol – John Furbee
    Reptoid – Jim Jack
    Stinger – Zane Rettew

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Monster Patrol – John Furbee

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Reptoid – Jim Jack

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Monster Patrol – John Furbee

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Reptoid – Jim Jack

TMB TV: Original Series 5.12 – Outlaw Nationals – Jefferson City, MO 2012

TMB TV's Original Series Presented By E3 Spark Plugs
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Episode Information

Episode: Original Series 5.12
Event: Outlaw Nationals
Venue: Jaycee-Cole County Fairgrounds
Location: Jefferson City, Missouri
Date: August 1st-2nd, 2012
Host: Ross Z. Bonar
Videographers: Colby Marshall, Ross Z. Bonar
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Featured Monster Trucks

Barbarian – Devin Jones
Bounty Hunter – Ben Winslow
Iron Outlaw – Matt Brokaw
Summit Bigfoot #16 – Larry Swim
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Featured Links

www.2XtremeRacing.com
www.Barbarian4x4.com
www.Bigfoot4x4.com
www.E3SparkPlugs.com
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Monster Photos: Monster Truck Winter Nationals – Cincinnati, OH 2012

Event: Monster Truck Winter Nationals
Venue: Cincinnati Gardens
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date: December 29th, 2012
Photographer: Paul M. Harry

Lineup: El Loco Hombre (Larry Quick), Ghost Ryder (Larry Quick), Heartbreaker (Paul Strong), Rislone Defender (Zach Adams), SPEED Energy Bigfoot #19 (Larry Swim) [Read more…]

The Insider: TMB Leaderboard 2012 Final Standings

(Article By Ross Z. Bonar) – The final edition of the TMB Leaderboard for 2012 is out following the last weekend of competition this year! Based on all of the information gathered through the TMB Results Tracker, we are able to statistically see who the top performing drivers have been in 2012. A total of 256 drivers have competed in monster truck events this year with an incredible 173 different drivers scoring a competition win. See below for the top 25 drivers in each of our statistical categories:

Total Racing Wins

1) Gary Porter – Grave Digger – 24
2) Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 23
3) Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 22
4) Devin Jones – Barbarian – 21
5) Dan Runte – Summit Bigfoot #18 – 20
— Larry Swim – Bigfoot Bad Boy #16 – 20
7) Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 17
8) Rick Long – E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – 16
— Ronnie Sturges – Nasty Boy – 16
10) Mark Hall – Raminator – 15
— Doug Noelke – Tail Gator – 15
— Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 15
13) Bill Payne – Rock Star – 14
14) Larry Quick – Ghost Ryder – 13
— Ben Winslow – Bounty Hunter – 13
— Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 13
17) Darron Schnell – Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 – 12
— Mat Dishman – Rammunition – 12
19) BJ Johnson – California Kid – 11
20) Allen Pezo – Predator – 10
— Kyle Doyle – Firestone Bigfoot #14 – 10
— Morgan Kane – Stone Crusher – 10
— Mac Plecker – Ballistic – 10
— Norm Miller – Batman – 10
25) Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 9
— Alex Blackwell – Captain’s Curse – 9
— Darren Migues – Bounty Hunter – 9
— Mike Vaters – Black Stallion – 9
— Derick Anson – Heavy Hitter – 9
— Bari Musawwir – Spiderman – 9

Best Racing Win Percentage

1) Rick Long – E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – 48%
2) Gary Porter – Grave Digger – 47%
— Dan Runte – Summit Bigfoot #16 – 47%
4) Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 46%
— Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 46%
6) Larry Swim – Bigfoot Bad Boy #14 – 45%
— Doug Noelke – Tail Gator – 45%
8) Devin Jones – Barbarian – 38%
— Ronnie Sturges – Nasty Boy – 38%
10) Mark Hall – Raminator – 36%
— Mac Plecker – Ballistic – 36%
— Norm Miller – Batman – 36%
13) Derick Anson – Heavy Hitter – 35%
14) Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 35%
15) Allen Pezo – Predator – 30%
16) Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 29%
17) Darron Schnell – Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 – 27%
— Larry Quick – Ghost Ryder – 27%
— Mat Dishman – Rammunition – 27%
— Mitch Tulachka – Geter Done – 27%
— Bennett Clark – Clydesdale – 27%
22) Morgan Kane – Stone Crusher – 26%
— Bari Musawwir – Spiderman – 26%
— Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 26%
25) BJ Johnson – California Kid – 25%
— Lee O’Donnell – Iron Man – 25%

(A driver must have competed in 25 racing competitions to be listed in this category)

Total Freestyle Wins

1) Bill Payne – Rock Star – 41
2) Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 36
3) Larry Quick – Ghost Ryder – 32
4) Gary Porter – Grave Digger – 30
5) Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 24.5
6) Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 23
7) Jim Koehler – Avenger – 22.5
— Jerry Perry – Brute Force – 22.5
9) Randy Brown – Grave Digger – 22
10) Devin Jones – Barbarian – 19.5
11) Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 17
— Kreg Christensen – Maximum Destruction – 17
13) Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 15
— Allen Pezo – Predator – 15
15) Larry Swim – Bigfoot Bad Boy #16 – 14.5
16) Ryan Anderson – Son Uva Digger – 14
— Darren Migues – Bounty Hunter – 14
18) Ben Winslow – Bounty Hunter – 13
19) Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 12
— Joe Miller – Monster Mutt – 12
21) Dan Runte – Summit Bigfoot #18 – 11.5
— JR McNeal – Razin Kane – 11.5
23) Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 11
— Steve Sims – Stone Crusher – 11
— Steve Hill – Monkey’N Around – 11

Best Freestyle Win Percentage

1) Jerry Perry – Brute Force – 78%
2) Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 72%
— Bill Payne – Rock Star – 72%
4) Randy Brown – Grave Digger – 67%
5) Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 65%
6) Larry Quick – Ghost Ryder – 63%
7) Gary Porter – Grave Digger – 60%
8) Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 48%
9) Kreg Christensen – Maximum Destruction – 45%
10) Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 44%
11) Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 40%
12) Jim Koehler – Avenger – 39%
— Joe Miller – Monster Mutt – 39%
14) Devin Jones – Barbarian – 38%
— Allen Pezo – Predator – 38%
16) Larry Swim – Bigfoot Bad Boy #16 – 33%
17) Mitch Tulachka – Geter Done – 31%
18) Derick Anson – Heavy Hitter – 30%
19) Rod Schmidt – Grave Digger – 29%
— Steven Hill – Monkey’N Around – 29%
21) Rosalee Ramer – Detour – 28%
— Kevin King – Strait Jacket – 28%
23) Cam McQueen – Northern Nightmare – 27%
24) Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 26%
— Darren Migues – Bounty Hunter – 26%
— Steve Sims – Stone Crusher – 26%

(A driver must have competed in 25 freestyle competitions to be listed in this category)

Total Combined Racing/Freestyle Wins

1) Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 59
2) Bill Payne – Rock Star – 55
3) Gary Porter – Grave Digger – 54
4) Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 46.5
5) Larry Quick – Ghost Ryder – 45
6) Devin Jones – Barbarian – 40.5
7) Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 40
8) Larry Swim – Bigfoot Bad Boy #16 – 34.5
9) Dan Runte – Summit Bigfoot #16 – 31.5
10) Jim Koehler – Avenger – 30.5
11) Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 30
12) Randy Brown – Grave Digger – 29
13) Jerry Perry – Brute Force – 26.5
14) Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 26
— Ben Winslow – Bounty Hunter – 26
16) Allen Pezo – Predator – 25
17) Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 24
— Rick Long – E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – 24
— Ronnie Sturges – Nasty Boy – 24
20) Darren Migues – Bounty Hunter – 23
21) Doug Noelke – Tail Gator – 22
— Ryan Anderson – Son Uva Digger – 22
— Kreg Christensen – Maximum Destruction – 22
24) Darron Schnell – Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 – 20
25) Mark Hall – Raminator – 19
— Morgan Kane – Stone Crusher – 19

Best Combined Racing/Freestyle Win Percentage

1) Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 59%
2) Gary Porter – Grave Digger – 53%
3) Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 49%
4) Bill Payne – Rock Star – 47%
— Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 47%
6) Larry Quick – Ghost Ryder – 45%
7) Randy Brown – Grave Digger – 44%
8) Larry Swim – Bigfoot Bad Boy #16 – 39%
9) Devin Jones – Barbarian – 38%
10) Rick Long – E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – 37%
11) Dan Runte – Summit Bigfoot #16 – 35%
12) Allen Pezo – Predator – 34%
— Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 34%
14) Doug Noelke – Tail Gator – 33%
15) Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 32%
— Derick Anson – Heavy Hitter – 32%
17) Ronnie Sturges – Nasty Boy – 31%
18) Kreg Christensen – Maximum Destruction – 29%
— Joe Miller – Monster Mutt – 29%
— Mitch Tulachka – Geter Done – 29%
21) Mac Plecker – Ballistic – 28%
22) Jim Koehler – Avenger – 26%
— Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 26%
24) Morgan Kane – Stone Crusher – 25%
25) Steven Hill – Monkey’N Around – 24%

(A driver must have competed in a combination of 50 racing and/or freestyle competitions to be listed in this category)

Total Wheelie Wins

1) Bill Payne – Rock Star – 41
2) Larry Quick – Ghost Ryder – 32
3) Jerry Perry – Brute Force – 25
4) Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 24
5) Devin Jones – Barbarian – 23
6) Greg Winchenbach – Crushstation – 18
— Jim Koehler – Avenger – 18
8) Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 16.5
9) Larry Swim – Bigfoot Bad Boy #16 – 16
— Cam McQueen – Northern Nightmare – 16
— Gary Porter – Grave Digger – 16
12) BJ Johnson – California Kid – 15
13) Steve Sims – Stone Crusher – 14
14) Dan Runte – Summit Bigfoot #18 – 13.5
15) Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 13
— Mike Vaters – Black Stallion – 13
— Drew Haygood – Desperado – 13
18) Kreg Christensen – Maximum Destruction – 12
— Joe Miller – Monster Mutt – 12
20) Jocelyn Perrin – High Maintenance – 11
— Zane Rettew – Stinger – 11
22) Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 10
— Derick Anson – Heavy Hitter – 10
24) Ben Winslow – Bounty Hunter – 9
— Rob French – Twisted Dragon – 9

Total Donut Wins

1) Jocelyn Perrin – High Maintenance – 15
— Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 15
3) Randy Brown – Grave Digger – 10
4) Carl Van Horn – Grave Digger – 8
5) Gary Porter – Grave Digger – 6
— Joe Miller – Monster Mutt – 6
7) Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 5
— Jerry Perry – Brute Force – 5
— Bobby Holman – Lucas Oil Stabilizer – 5
— Chris Ryan – Ground Pounder – 5
— Dave Radzierez – Star Marshal – 5
12) Greg Winchenbach – Crushstation – 4
13) Alex Blackwell – Wolverine – 3
— Marc MacDonald – El Toro Loco – 3
— Lupe Soza – Grinder – 3
16) Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 2
— Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 2
— Allen Pezo – Predator – 2
— Charles Benns – Monster Mutt Rottweiler – 2
— Mark Hall – Raminator – 2
— Paul Cohen – Grave Digger – 2
— Candace Jolly – Monster Mutt Dalmation – 2
— Aaron Basl – El Toro Loco – 2

Most Wins In Fields of 10+ Trucks

1) Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 15
2) Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 12
3) Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 10
— Neil Elliott – Maximum Destruction – 10
5) Mark Hall – Raminator – 9.5
6) Ryan Anderson – Son Uva Digger – 8
7) Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 7
— Carl Van Horn – Grave Digger – 7
9) Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 6
— Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 6
11) Dan Runte – Summit Bigfoot #16 – 5.5
12) Adam Anderson – Grave Digger The Legend – 5
— Darron Schnell – Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 – 5
13) Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 4
— Mat Dishman – Rammunition – 4
— Steve Sims – Stone Crusher – 4
— Marc MacDonald – El Toro Loco – 4
17) Alex Blackwell – Wolverine – 3
— Lupe Soza – Grinder – 3
— Ben Winslow – Bounty Hunter – 3
— Larry Swim – Bigfoot Bad Boy #16 – 3
— Jim Koehler – Avenger – 3
22) Clive Featherby – Outback Thunda – 2.5
23) Darren Migues – Bounty Hunter – 2
— John Seasock – Grinder – 2
— George Balhan – Mohawk Warrior – 2
— Bill Payne – Rock Star – 2
— Kaila Savage – Heart Breaker – 2
— Lee O’Donnell – Iron Man – 2
— Frank Krmel – Grinder – 2

2012 Series Champions

Monster Jam World Finals Racing Champion: Tom Meents, Maximum Destruction
Monster Jam World Finals Freestyle Champion: Cam McQueen, Northern Nightmare
Monster Nationals Racing Champion: Rick Long, E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15
Monster Nationals Freestyle Champion: Bobby Holman, Lucas Oil Stabilizer
Monster Truck Thunder Drags Champion: Mark Hall, Raminator
Monster Truck Winter Nationals Champion: Larry Swim, Bigfoot Bad Boy #16
Toughest Monster Truck Tour / Monster Nation Champion: Dan Runte, Summit Bigfoot #18

Great job to all of the drivers on their outstanding performances in 2012. A special thanks to everyone who helps report in the results each week so these stats can be possible!

(Photos By Ross Z. Bonar, Chris Parrish, Lauren Z. Bonar and Stephanie Cotnoir)

December 28th-30th Weekend Results

MONSTER TRUCK WINTER NATIONALS – Checkered Flag Productions

  • Cincinnati, Ohio – Cincinnati Gardens – 12/29/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
    Heartbreaker – Paul Strong
    Rislone Defender – Zach Adams
    SPEED Energy Bigfoot #19 – Larry Swim

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    SPEED Energy Bigfoot #19 – Larry Swim

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Heartbreaker – Paul Strong

Monster Photos: Extreme Monster Truck Nationals – Denver, CO 2012

Event: Extreme Monster Truck Nationals
Venue: National Western Events Center
Location: Denver, Colorado
Date: November 9th-11th, 2012
Photographer: John Roberts

Lineup: Brute Force (Jerry Perry), Chiller (Jeremy Brady), Clydesdale (Bennett Clark), El Jalapeno (Jeremy Perry), Sudden Impact (Robert Parker) [Read more…]

TMB TV: Bite Me Production Studios 2012 Highlight Video

Event: Bite Me Production Studios 2012 Highlight Video
Videographer: Colby Marshall

Description: Following a ground-breaking concept video last year, BMPS Video has taken that “Monster Truck Rock Opera” theme to a whole new level. This year’s retrospective, entitled “The Rise and the Fall”, uses symbolism throughout to tell a story of revolution and corruption. Monster trucks, motorcycles, off-road trucks, and their pilots serve as the medium, in much the same way that a painter works in oil and canvas to tell their story. Quite literally every aspect of the footage shown was taken into account with each placement of a clip throughout.

Featuring footage from the biggest year for BMPS ever in terms of number of events and footage, “The Rise and the Fall” is easily the most ambitious monster truck footage compilation ever conceived. Pulled from dozens of events in twenty different towns from coast-to-coast, this compilation was the result of ten months of video research and story development, and nearly two months of editing. As usual with Colby Marshall’s year end highlight, the number of drivers, facilities and of those who helped me in my cross-country journey are too numerous to list here. Therefore, they are all listed at the end of the video.
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December 1st-2nd Weekend Results

MONSTER JAM – Feld Entertainment

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota – H.H.H. Metrodome – 12/01/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Batman – Bari Musawwir
    Captain America – Chad Fortune
    Captain’s Curse – Alex Blackwell
    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald
    Grave Digger – Dennis Anderson
    Grave Digger The Legend – Adam Anderson
    Grinder – Lupe Soza
    Iron Man – Lee O’Donnell
    Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
    Madusa – Debra Miceli
    Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
    Metal Mulisha – Brian Deegan
    Monster Energy – Damon Bradshaw
    Monster Mutt Dalmation – Candace Jolly
    Northern Nightmare – Cam McQueen
    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    El Toro Loco – Marc MacDonald

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson

  • San Jose, Costa Rica – Estadio Saprissa – 11/30-12/02/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Captain America – Jon Zimmer
    El Toro Loco – Carl Van Horn
    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler
    Iron Man – Scott Buetow
    Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen
    Monster Energy – Dan Evans
    Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
    Monster Mutt Rottweiler – Taryn Laskey

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Monster Energy – Dan Evans

    Friday Night – Racing:

    El Toro Loco – Carl Van Horn

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Carl Van Horn

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    El Toro Loco – Carl Van Horn

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen

    Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    El Toro Loco – Carl Van Horn

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Grave Digger – Chad Tingler

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Maximum Destruction – Kreg Christensen

MONSTER SHOWDOWN – nVivo Live Events

  • Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico – Ovalo Aguascalientes México – 12/02/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Bounty Hunter – Darren Migues
    Bounty Hunter Black – Ben Winslow
    Heartbreaker – Kaila Savage
    Hurricane Force – Steven Thompson
    Iron Outlaw Black – Jimmy Creten
    Iron Outlaw Red – Michael Vaters II
    Storm Damage – Tim Mente

    Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Storm Damage – Tim Mente

    Sunday Afternoon – Racing:

    Iron Outlaw Black – Jimmy Creten

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Bounty Hunter Black – Ben Winslow

SOUTHERN MONSTER TRUCK SHOWDOWN – SMTS

  • Lake City, Florida – Columbia County Fairgrounds – 11/30-12/01/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jeremy Brady
    Chiller – Bennett Clark
    Ground Pounder – Mike Dufrene
    Monkey’N Around – Steven Hill
    Outtacontrol – Orville Hill
    Sudden Impact – Robert Parker

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Chiller – Bennett Clark

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jeremy Brady

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jeremy Brady

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Chiller – Bennett Clark

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Amsoil Shock Therapy – Jeremy Brady

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Sudden Impact – Robert Parker

November 16th-18th Weekend Results

MONSTER SHOWDOWN – nVivo Live Events

  • Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico – Autodromo del Centro de Coahuila – 11/16-17/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Bounty Hunter – Darren Migues
    Bounty Hunter Black – Ben Winslow
    El Perro Loco – Rod Wood
    Heartbreaker – Kaila Savage
    Hurricane Force – Steven Thompson
    Iron Outlaw Black – Jimmy Creten
    Iron Outlaw Red – Michael Vaters II
    Nasty Boy – Ronnie Sturges
    Ninja Rat Attack – San Sturges
    Storm Damage – Tim Mente
    Tuff Enuff – Jack Koberna
    Unnamed & Untamed – Ronnie Sturges

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Tuff Enuff – Jack Koberna

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Bounty Hunter Black – Ben Winslow

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    El Perro Loco – Rod Wood

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    El Perro Loco – Rod Wood

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Iron Outlaw Black – Jimmy Creten

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Iron Outlaw Black – Jimmy Creten

MONSTER X TOUR – Monster Truck Entertainment

  • Sacramento, California – Raley Field – 11/16-17/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Detour – Rosalee Ramer
    Fired Up – Dallas Rogers
    MotorcycleSuperstore.com Super Stomper – Ed Miller
    Odyssey Batteries Bigfoot #15 – Chris Ludwig
    The General – Bill Payne
    Time Flys – Kelvin Ramer
    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Detour – Rosalee Ramer

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    The General – Bill Payne

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    The General – Bill Payne

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Time Flys – Kelvin Ramer

OUTLAW MONSTER TRUCK SPECTACULAR – Outlaw Monster Trucks

  • Ada, Oklahoma – The Big Red Barn – 11/16-17/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Black Widow – John Furby
    Monster Mash – Mike Welch
    Predator – Allen Pezo
    Prowler – Lenny Kuilder

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

November 9th-11th Weekend Results

MONSTER JAM – Feld Entertainment

  • Hampton, Virginia – Hampton Coliseum – 11/09-10/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter
    Grinder – Frank Krmel
    Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
    Monster Mutt – Whit Tarlton
    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson
    Stone Crusher – Steve Sims

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Stone Crusher – Steve Sims

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Grave Digger – Gary Porter

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Stone Crusher – Steve Sims

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Grinder – Frank Krmel

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Son Uva Digger – Ryan Anderson

MONSTER NATIONALS – Family Events

  • Redmond, OR – Deschutes County Expo Center – 11/09-11/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Captain USA – Travis Groth
    Obsessed – Eric Swanson
    Odyssey Batteries Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
    Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell
    Wrongway Rick – Rick Swanson

    Friday Night – Racing:

    Wrongway Rick – Rick Swanson

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Captain USA – Travis Groth

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Odyssey Batteries Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Odyssey Batteries Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long

EXTREME MONSTER TRUCK NATIONALS – Jim Morris

  • Denver, Colorado – National Western Events Center – 11/16-17/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry
    Chiller – Jeremy Brady
    Clydesdale – Bennett Clark
    El Jalapeno – Jeremy Perry
    Sudden Impact – Robert Parker

    Friday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

    Friday Night – Freestyle:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

    Sunday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Clydesdale – Bennett Clark

    Sunday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Brute Force – Jerry Perry

OUTLAW MONSTER TRUCK SPECTACULAR – Outlaw Monster Trucks

  • Stillwater, Oklahoma – Payne County Expo Center – 11/09-10/12

    Truck/Driver Lineup:

    Black Widow – John Furby
    Monster Mash – Mike Welch
    Predator – Allen Pezo
    Prowler – Lenny Kuilder

    Saturday Afternoon – Wheelie Contest:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Afternoon – Racing:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Afternoon – Freestyle:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Night – Wheelie Contest:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Night – Racing:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

    Saturday Night – Freestyle:

    Predator – Allen Pezo

Monster Photos: Odyssey Battery BIGFOOT #20 Test Session – Hazelwood, MO

Event: Odyssey Battery BIGFOOT #20 Test Session
Venue: BIGFOOT 4×4
Location: Hazelwood, Missouri
Date: November 8th, 2012
Photographer: Danny Maass

Lineup: Odyssey Battery Bigfoot #20 (Jim Kramer) [Read more…]

Perrin Motorsports Turning the Page

(Coopersville, Michigan – Perrin Motorsports PR) – After a season of wins, awards, and success the Perrin Motorsports Team would like to announce the sale of their current monster truck racing operation and a much needed hiatus from racing.

Perrin Motorsports’ roots began in the Michigan mud in the mid 1980’s when founder Jeff Perrin began competing in local mud bogs with his brother, Jim. The two campaigned a red 1950 Chevy pickup called the Bush Hog. After some fun in the mud Bush Hog naturally transformed to a monster truck with full 66” tires in 1986 and began car crushing. Back in the early days, Bush Hog was pulled from show to show with a school bus hauler and an open trailer.

Jeff and Jocelyn Perrin have been thrilling crowds for nearly 25 years.

Now after dazzling millions of fans and touring the states performing to sold-out houses, the Perrin Family is looking forward to some much needed relaxation after 24 years of racing. The husband and wife team was always a force to be known, from the early days and the beginning of Jocelyn’s career in the Bush Hog to winning the prized Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam Team of the Year award in March of 2012. Even after thousands of miles and countless hours of travel up and down the road, one thing never changed, the Perrin’s pure love for the sport of monster truck racing.

Perrin Motorsports has always fielded some of the most eye catching trucks in the industry.

It is no doubt that Jocelyn took the spotlight in recent years driving “Slick Willy”, “Lil’ Miss Dangerous”, and most recently, “High Maintenance” but it wasn’t without the endless hours in the shop and the 110% effort behind the scenes given by her husband, Jeff. Anyone who spent time in the pits at any show the Perrins were performing at could tell you about the the smile he had on his face watching the truck fly though the air or watch Jocelyn interacting with her fans.

The Perrins now look forward to having more time for what’s most important – family.

The much needed home time comes highly anticipated by the Perrin’s daughters, Cassie and Natalie who are looking forward to some fun vacations that don’t involve a monster truck show and even some new pets in the future. Both Cassie and Natalie grew up as “monster truck kids” on the road and behind the scenes with the trucks. Many fans might remember the girls riding their quads on the track before the events in the summer.

Perrin Motorsports’ career highlights include winning 3 back-to-back Monster Nationals Freestyle Championships, 2009 MTRA Truck of the Year, 2008 MTRA Sportsman Award, and 2012 Monster Jam Team of the Year. Having started driving in 1990, Jocelyn retires as the most top ranked independent female drivers in the industry.

Saying goodbye is always difficult.

Their career is dedicated to all of the friends, family, fans, and sponsors who kept the team going throughout the years of racing and in memory of those loved ones who were lost on the journey.

“We will miss the sport but look forward to seeing what this new page has to offer.”

Be on the lookout for a special career highlight video coming in December at www.PerrinMotorsports.com.

BIGFOOT’s Jim Kramer Leads 2012 Hall of Fame Class

(Hazelwood, MO – Team BIGFOOT PR) – Legendary BIGFOOT driver Jim Kramer, one of the most successful and pioneering drivers in the history of monster trucks, led the 2012 class of inductees into the International Monster Truck Museum Hall of Fame this past weekend in Auburn, Indiana.

Kramer, who now joins longtime-friend and BIGFOOT creator Bob Chandler in the Hall of Fame, was the only member of the 2012 class to receive the virtual unanimous thumbs-up for induction from the voting committee, not to mention the overwhelming support for his induction from the industry and its fans on the whole.

Jim Kramer received the most votes of any nominee in the 2012 IMTM Hall of Fame Class.

With 2012 being Kramer’s 30th anniversary with the BIGFOOT team, nearly half of which was spent in the spotlight as one of the team’s most successful drivers, it is fitting that a man who has contributed so much to both his team and industry should find himself inducted into the Hall of Fame in only its second year of operation.

Kramer began his career with BIGFOOT during the mid 1970’s, when he helped Chandler create the parent company that would eventually give birth to the BIGFOOT fleet of trucks, Midwest Four Wheel Drive & Performance Center in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, MO. After selling his stake in the company and taking a hiatus from the 4-wheel drive industry for a few years, Kramer returned at the beginning of the 1980’s to help Chandler campaign his growing fleet of BIGFOOT trucks, which were beginning to gain traction in the public eye.

The popularity of BIGFOOT soared in the 1980’s, largely in part due to Kramer’s aggressive driving style and charismatic on-camera personality that left the competition both frustrated, and admiring. In 1985, Kramer won the first-ever side-by-side monster truck racing event at the New Orleans Superdome, thus setting in motion the wheels that would carry the monster truck industry from a side-show halftime act at tractor pulls into a full-fledged legitimate motorsport.

Not only was Kramer at the tip of the spear as the team’s lead driver for most of the 80’s, but he also was the team’s point man for bringing up new talent through the ranks, a job that he still maintains to this day. Kramer also was and still is a huge proponent of monster truck safety, and his notable contributions include assisting in the development and testing of BIGFOOT #8 in 1989, which set a new standard for both driver and fan safety at the time of its debut.

“I’m extremely honored to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, alongside some of this sport’s truly great personalities,” said Kramer in a post-ceremony interview. “It truly humbles me to receive this recognition not just from the fans, who thank goodness have always stood by me, but from my peers and associates as well. I can’t say ‘thank you’ enough to everyone.”

Jim Kramer delivers his acceptance speech at the 2nd Annual IMTM Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

After accepting his award in the midst of a standing ovation, Kramer, who is well-known for his smooth delivery and collected demeanor when speaking in public, was notably moved during his acceptance speech. In fact, his voice could even be heard cracking a couple of times as he described the sacrifices that 30 years of racing has demanded from him, including time away from his family while campaigning BIGFOOT full-time in the 80’s.

“Jim is a great friend, a great competitor, and all of us at BIGFOOT are very proud of him, and very happy to see him enter the Hall of Fame after contributing so much to this sport,” said BIGFOOT creator Bob Chandler. “I’m extremely happy for him, he truly deserves this; he’s definitely earned it.”

With the 2012 Hall of Fame weekend having drawn to a close, Kramer will now shift his focus forward towards the 2013 season, which now stands less than two months away.

“We’ve got a lot of work to get done before we head out on the road and start racing again in January,” said Kramer. “We’ll be fielding at least one new race truck during the first quarter of 2013, possibly even two. And that’s not to mention BIGFOOT #20, the world’s first electric monster truck, we’ll likely be doing some stuff with that as well, seeing as how popular the truck was at the SEMA show during its public unveiling.”

“Who knows,” added Kramer, a wry smile crossing his face. “I might just suit up one more time and see what that electric truck’s got.”

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