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Event: Monster Nationals
Venue: The Schottenstein Center
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Date: April 14th, 2012
Photographer: Chris Parrish
Lineup: Chalkboard Chuck (Michelle Simpson), E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 (Rick Long), Ironman (Joe Nichter), Lucas Oil Stabilizer (Bobby Holman), Star Marshal (Dave Radzierez), Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 (Darron Schnell)
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(Virginia Beach, Virginia – MTX Event Production PR) – BIGFOOT and Dan Runte returned to Virginia Beach 13 years after his appearance at the inaugural event in 2000 and narrowly claimed the King of the Beach title and the new George Carpenter Cup over hometown favorite Steve Sims in Stone Crusher.
Runte appeared in all four final rounds of racing, winning 3 and giving up Sunday’s win to Doug Noelke in Tailgator. Those victories and solid performances in wheelies and freestyle throughout the weekend put him in a strong position to take the overall win. Sims, the Virginia Beach native and clear hometown hero, had been blasting the course all weekend and completely swept wheelies and freestyle competitions. Three vicious freestyle runs took their toll on the Stone Crusher however and electrical problems caused him to miss the racing segment of Sunday’s show, virtually handing the win to Bigfoot. Young gun Jeremy Slifko and his Backdraft machine landed in 3rd overall with impressive freestyles each day.
Dan Runte continues to have a great 2012 season, capturing the 2012 King of the Beach crown.
With all 4 performances at near capacity or sold out, fans also were treated to the debut of two brand new monster trucks. Maxie Broaddus of Tappahannock, VA showed off ‘Walking Tall’ on Friday night with an unscored freestyle exhibition. Steven Sims Jr. and the Monster Trucks Unlimited crew unveiled their brand new truck “Hooked” on Saturday afternoon with another unscored bonus freestyle. It competed on Saturday night and Sunday in place of Monster Magic who lost an engine due to a broken cam shaft.
1. E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #18, Dan Runte – 290 pts
2. Stone Crusher, Steve Sims – 281 pts
3. Backdraft, Jeremy Slifko – 247 pts
4. Gunslinger, Scott Hartsock – 228 pts
5. Tailgator, Doug Noelke – 225 pts
6. War Wizard, Randy Moore – 211 pts
7. Eradicator, Andy Slifko – 210 pts
Scoring: 90pts available each performance (30/wheelies, 30/racing and 30/freestyle). 360 total possible.
Monster Truck Radio With Host Ross Z. Bonar & Co-Host Chris Parrish
Date: Monday, May 14th, 2012
Guest #1: Randy Moore, driver of War Wizard & Aaron’s All-American Dream Machine
Guest #2: Kirk Dabney, driver of Maximum Overkill [Read more…]
Backdraft – Jeremy Slifko
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte
Eradicator – Andy Slifko
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Hooked – Steven Sims (Sunday only)
Mopar Magic – Bryan Wright (Friday/Saturday only)
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
Walking Tall – Maxie Broaddus (Friday only)
War Wizard – Randy Moore
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
Stone Crusher – Steve Sims
Daredevil – Corey Schlichler
Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Hot Tamale – Troy Rose
Tuff Enuff – Jack Koberna
Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
Equalizer – Mike Hawkins
Hot Tamale – Troy Rose
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Black Stallion – Michael Vaters II
El Gato Volador – Miguel Silva
El Perro Loco – Rod Wood
Heart Breaker – Kaila Savage
Higher Education – Jimmy Tracey
El Perro Loco – Rod Wood
Black Stallion – Michael Vaters II
Black Stallion – Michael Vaters II
Heart Breaker – Kaila Savage
El Matador – Daron Basl
Hurricane Force – Kevin Koszala
King Krunch – David Smith
Malicious – Gabriel Montoya
Storm Damage – Tim Mente
El Matador – Daron Basl
El Matador – Daron Basl
King Krunch – David Smith
Hurricane Force – Kevin Koszala
King Krunch – David Smith
Hurricane Force – Kevin Koszala
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Brutus – Chris Bergeron
Red Baron – Ben Winslow
Spike – Jeff Anderson
Brutus – Chris Bergeron
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Bounty Hunter – Darren Migues
Ice Cream Man – TJ Tripp
Wrecking Crew – Steve Koehler
Ice Cream Man – TJ Tripp
Wrecking Crew – Steve Koehler
Bounty Hunter – Darren Migues
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Bounty Hunter – Darren Migues
Ice Cream Man – TJ Tripp
Wrecking Crew – Steve Koehler
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Wrecking Crew – Steve Koehler
Bounty Hunter – Darren Migues
Bounty Hunter – JR McNeal
Iron Outlaw – Russell Steeley
Obsessed – Eric Swanson
Obsession – Rick Swanson
Bounty Hunter – JR McNeal
Week Ending: May 12th, 2012
Truck(s) Featured: Stone Crusher (Steve Sims)
Video Type: Fan Video
Courtesy: www.YouTube.com
Description: Steve Sims had an incredible weekend at his hometown show in Virginia Beach, sweeping all the wheelies and all the freestyles. Seen here is one of his wheelie contest efforts where he takes Stone Crusher WAY past vertical!
Event: Monster X Tour
Venue: Silver Dollar Speedway
Location: Chico, California
Date: April 14th-15th, 2011
Videographer: Colby Marshall
Lineup: Bounty Hunter – Darren Migues, Bucked Up – Anthony Epidendio, California Kid – BJ Johnson, MotorcyleSuperstore.com – Ed Miller, Red Baron – Andrew Peckhum, Rock Star – Bill Payne, The General – Eddie Yowman, Titan – Donald Epidendio [Read more…]
Chalkboard Chuck – Michelle Simpson
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte
General Tire – Joe Nichter
Lucas Oil Stabilizer – Bobby Holman
Outback Thunda – Clive Featherby
Raminator – Mark Hall
Rammunition – Mat Dishman
Star Marshal – Dave Radzierez
Vi-Cor Bigfoot #11 – Darron Schnell
XDP Diesel – Dave Radzierez
Rammunition – Mat Dishman
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #18 – Dan Runte
Rammunition – Mat Dishman
Outback Thunda – Clive Featherby
Black Stallion – Mike Vaters
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten (Racing) / Ben Winslow (Freestyle)
El Gato Volador – Miguel Silva
El Perro Loco – Rod Wood
Heart Breaker – Kaila Savage
Higher Education – Jimmy Tracey
Iron Outlaw – Ben Winslow (Racing) / Jimmy Creten (Freestyle)
Nasty Boy – Ronnie Sturges
Play’n 4 Keeps – Tony Canedo
Tuff Enuff – Jack Koberna
Unnamed & Untamed – Sam Sturges
El Perro Loco – Rod Wood
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Bounty Hunter – Ben Winslow
Captain USA – Travis Groth
El Toro Loco – Aaron Basl
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
Wolverine – Alex Blackwell
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Wolverine – Alex Blackwell
El Toro Loco – Aaron Basl
Wolverine – Alex Blackwell
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Lucas Oil Crusader – Linsey Weenk
Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker
Bounty Hunter – JR McNeal
El Matador – Daron Basl
Ice Cream Man – TJ Tripp
King Krunch – David Smith
Titan – Donald Epidendio
Tie – Bounty Hunter – JR McNeal
Tie – Titan – Donald Epidendio
Tie – Bounty Hunter – JR McNeal
Tie – Titan – Donald Epidendio
Tie – Bounty Hunter – JR McNeal
Tie – Titan – Donald Epidendio
Daredevil – Corey Schlichler
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Green Mountain Monster – Matthew Austin
Thrasher – Pat Summa
Towasaurus Wrex – Jeff Bursey
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Week Ending: May 5th, 2012
Truck(s) Featured: El Perro Loco (Rod Wood)
Video Type: Fan Video
Courtesy: www.YouTube.com
Description: Rod Wood gets wild during the wheelie contest in El Perro Loco before a huge crowd for the Monster Truck Showdown in Mexicali!
(Ionia, Michigan – Midwest Monster Truck Events PR) – For the 3rd year in a row, The Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort will host the raw horsepower and all-out chaos of MONSTER TRUCKS as the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort and Midwest Monster Truck Events present MONSTER TRUCK MADNESS III! This year on July 7th, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan will rumble as 10 of the superstars of monster truck racing will to battle in what is sure to be the largest outdoor event in Michigan!
Witness 2-time World Freestyle Champion, Jim Koehler driving the Avenger machine amongst the likes of Excaliber piloted by top driver, Jon Zimmer! Not to mention Michigan’s very own female driver, Jocelyn Perrin in her 1941 Willy’s pick-up named High Maintenance sporting the Soaring Eagle Casino’s “Certified Hot” body! Joining these mechanical beasts are Brutus, Razin Kane, Barbarian, Samson, West Virginia Mountaineer, and Nitemare!”
2-time World Finals Freestyle Champion Jim Koehler headlines Monster Truck Madness III in his famous Avenger.
Midwest Monster Truck Events officials have planned for the construction one of the longest and most exciting racing courses for this year’s event, a 500-foot straight-line drag that is all about raw horsepower, reaction time, and quick thinking. One bad bounce could end in a spectacular crash or mean a racing loss, keeping fans on the edge of their seats all evening as the drivers chase the title of the Monster Truck Madness III Racing Championship!
Freestyle will be an all-out demolition mission as the track promises all out wheelies, blistering fast cyclones, huge air, and all out thrills as the monsters will soar over school buses, annihilate motor homes, and pulverize cars!
Monster Truck Madness III also welcomes Megasauras, a 3-story tall, fire-breathing, car-eating, and transforming dinosaur looking to wreak havoc! Also new for 2012, catch the Griztek Sand Drag Showdown as 2000-horsepower, alcohol-spewing drag cars will reach speeds of over 70 miles per hour!
The Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort has declared High Maintenance and Jocelyn Perrin "certified hot" and ready for Monster Truck Madness III.
The show starts at 3pm on Saturday, July 7th but don’t miss out on the Pit Party where fans can get up-close and personal with their favorite monster trucks, meet the drivers, and take a ride on the Excaliber monster ride truck for only $5! The Pit Party lasts from 1pm to 2:30pm and is free to those with a valid ticket! Plus don’t forget to stock up on your favorite monster truck merchandise!
Don’t forget to book your weekend’s fun at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, the monsters will be on display Friday, July 6th in front of the main Casino entrance and stay with the drivers and crew by booking a hotel room for the weekend!
Kid’s tickets (14 and under) start at just $10! Tickets go on sale at 9am on May 5. Get your tickets at the Soaring Eagle Box Office, all StarTickets outlets, or by calling 1-800-585-3737! We’ll see you July 7th, it’s sure to be “Certified Hot!”
For more information on the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, visit www.SoaringEagleCasino.com for further information!
Midwest Monster Truck Events is a Michigan-based company. Check out www.MidwestMonsterTruckEvents.com for more details including truck lineups and event details.
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Uncle Tod Motorsports PR) – Uncle Tod Motorsports is very excited to announce that Kid KJ & The Lil’ Mighty Monsters will be featured on the nationally acclaimed television program “20/20” on ABC. The team will be part of a special report on “Xtreme Parents” that will air on Friday, May 4th at 10:00PM Eastern.
Film crews for “20/20” joined the pro mini-monster team at Monster X Tour events in Daytona Beach, Florida and Porterville, California to get a behind the scenes look at Uncle Tod Motorsports and watch Kid KJ & The Lil’ Mighty Monsters in action.
The “Xtreme Parents” special report will tell the story of how 8-year-old Kaid Jaret Olson-Weston, better known as “Kid KJ”, became the first professional youth mini-monster truck driver and how his family’s support has taken him all over the USA, thrilling crowds and inspiring kids to chase their dreams.
Kid KJ & The Lil' Mighty Monsters will be featured on ABC's "20/20" on Friday, May 4th at 10:00PM Eastern.
Beginning in 2012, growing interest in Kid KJ and his professional 1/2 scale monster truck, the Monster Bear, has led Uncle Tod Motorsports to expand its team to three trucks. Sir Crush-A-Lot and the Demolition Diva have joined the team to create Kid KJ & The Lil’ Mighty Monsters.
Kid KJ is now joined behind the wheel by younger brother, 6-year-old Jake Olson-Weston, driver of Sir Crush-A-Lot, and girl drivers 9-year-old Morgan Matheny and 14-year-old Cassie Berry, who split seat time in the new Demolition Diva.
Kid KJ & The Lil' Mighty Monsters will be featured performers on the 2012 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals tour.
Kid KJ & The Lil’ Mighty Monsters have been a featured act on the entire Monster Nationals indoor tour in 2012, along with selected Monster X Tour events. At each event, the pro mini-monsters compete against one another in racing and freestyle competitions, just like the full size monster trucks.
The team now readies for a big outdoor season which will include being featured on the entire 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals tour and a return to the prestigious Monsters on the Beach event in Virginia Beach.
Click here to read ABC’s preview article and don’t miss this incredible exposure for the entire monster truck industry tomorrow night, Friday, May 4th at 10:00PM Eastern as Kid KJ & The Lil’ Mighty Monsters are featured on ABC’s “20/20”.
The success and popularity of Kid KJ & The Lil’ Mighty Monsters, along with the continuing growth of Uncle Tod Motorsports would not be possible without the support of incredible sponsor partners like E3 Spark Plugs, Royal Purple Synthetic Oil, Holley Performance Products, Hooker Harness, K&N Filters, Simpson Race Products and Auto Meter Competition Instruments.
For more information on Uncle Tod Motorsports and Kid KJ & The Lil’ Mighty Monsters, check them out online at www.KJMonsterTrucks.com and follow them on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/KidKJMonsterTruckRacingTeam.
Event: Toughest Monster Truck Tour
Venue: Tullio Arena
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Date: April 27th-28th, 2012
Photographer: Paul M. Harry
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), Odyssey Batteries Bigfoot #15 (Rick Long), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke), Toxic (Travis Petri) [Read more…]
Episode: MT Unlimited 3.9
Event: Monster Truck Grand Nationals
Venue: ISU Holt Arena
Location: Pocatello, Idaho
Date: April 21st, 2012
Videographer: Colby Marshall
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Greg Adams in “Bar’s Leaks Eliminator”
Larry Swim in “Bigfoot Bad Boy #14”
Darren Migues in “Bounty Hunter”
BJ Johnson in “California Kid”
Corey Schlichler in “Daredevil”
Larry Quick in “Ghost Ryder”
Zach Adams in “Rislone Defender”
Bill Payne in “Rock Star”
Rob French in “Twisted Dragon”
Chris Rogers in “Wildfire”
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www.2XtremeRacing.com
www.Bigfoot4x4.com
www.CheckeredFlagProductions.com
www.E3SparkPlugs.com
www.QuickMotorsports.com
www.StraightUpRacing.com
www.TrukWurksOffRoad.com
www.WildfireMotorsports.com
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(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona has something for just about any racing fan. Throughout the year, the track hosts the opening and closing races for off-road racing, one round of hydroplane racing, the second race of the year in NHRA pro drag racing and every April, one of the biggest monster truck shows the Grand Canyon State has to offer: the NAPA Auto Parts Monster Truck Nationals. This year’s competitors were: Jim Koehler in Avenger and Chris Bergeron in Brutus from Team Scream, Jimmy Creten driving Bounty Hunter was back to defend his crown from the past several years along with Ben Winslow in Iron Outlaw from 2Xtreme Racing, and rounding out the field were Dan Runte in Summit Bigfoot #18 and home state favorite Sam Sturges in Unnamed & Untamed.
Saturday night saw the wheelie, donut and freestyle contest each with a total score of 30 for each contest, with whoever getting the closest to an overall perfect score of 90 taking the trophy. Sam and Unnamed & Untamed nearly repeated his incredible move from this show 5 years ago, but did not end up on all fours, suffering a hard rollover. Sam was okay. As it had been the past two years, all eyes were on Team Scream and 2Xtreme Racing. Both Brutus and Avenger gave applause worthy runs and they also impressed the judges. But Bounty Hunter got the highest scores of all three competitions, two of which were perfect 30’s and the freestyle attempt, which included a jump over Iron Outlaw, gave the Tonganoxie, Kansas based team the Saturday night victory with a nearly perfect score of 86.
Sunday saw only two of those same competitions as the wheelie contest was cancelled thus bringing a perfect combined score down to 60. Bounty Hunter was off to a great start in the donut contest when his motor blew. This eliminated any chances of a Sunday donut win. Bigfoot had problems of his own, breaking a rear axle part called the third member bringing the end of his day a little sooner. The win went to Brutus, despite great efforts from teammate Avenger. When the points race was won and the smoke plume cleared Chris had combined his donut efforts with a wicked freestyle to execute an almost perfect 56 point effort, claiming the Sunday win. Still, Bounty Hunter’s combined winning number from the night before was the higher of the two, ensuring that the new Firebird champion was the same as the old champion, Jimmy Creten and Bounty Hunter.
Also in the show was Robosaurus, a 40 foot tall, 60,000 pound car eating, fire breathing transforming dinosaur that thrilled kids and adults alike with his car eating, breaking and burning. Jelly Belly Ed Jones also performed with his wheel standing stage coach and bags of Jelly Bellies. He went 100+ mph in the quarter mile all on his back wheels. Finally, Ronnie Sturges, Sam’s nephew, drove the “Boogie Monster” ride truck all afternoon on both days.
For us at The Allen Report, we’re now off to Springfield, Missouri for our first ever 4 Wheel Jamboree; where it all began for monster trucks just under 40 years ago. In the meantime, thank you for reading and a special thanks to a great sponsor of Firebird Raceway, Loud Pedal Motorsports, for their hospitality under the blazing Arizona sun. Enjoy the photos and cheer on!
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Monster Truck Radio With Host Ross Z. Bonar & Co-Host Chris Parrish
Date: Monday, April 30th, 2012
Guest #1: Clive Featherby, driver of Outback Thunda
Guest #2: N/A [Read more…]
Captain America – Chad Fortune
El Toro Loco – Chuck Werner
Grave Digger – Gary Porter
Grinder – Frank Krmel
Iron Man – Scott Buetow
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Mohawk Warrior – George Balhan
Monster Mutt – Whit Tarlton
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Monster Mutt – Whit Tarlton
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Maximum Destruction – Tom Meents
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Brutus – Chris Bergeron
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
Toxic – Travis Petri
Avenger – Jim Koehler
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Avenger – Jim Koehler
Brutus – Chris Bergeron
E3 Spark Plugs Bigfoot #15 – Rick Long
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke
Bucked Up – Bill Payne
California Kid – BJ Johnson
MotorcycleSuperstore.com – Ed Miller
The General – Eddie Yowman
Rock Star – Bill Payne
The General – Eddie Yowman
MotorcycleSuperstore.com – Ed Miller
Rock Star – Bill Payne
California Kid – BJ Johnson
California Kid – BJ Johnson
Rock Star – Bill Payne
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Daredevil – Corey Schlichler
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Stinger – Zane Rettew
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Ballistic – Mac Plecker
Ghost Ryder – Larry Quick
Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
Triple XXX – Jon Zimmer
Viper – Rich Blackburne
West Virginia Mountaineer – R.B. Moler
Triple XXX – Jon Zimmer
Crushstation – Greg Winchenbach
Triple XXX – Jon Zimmer
Triple XXX – Jon Zimmer
Triple XXX – Jon Zimmer
Triple XXX – Jon Zimmer
Bar’s Leaks Eliminator – Greg Adams
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Ground Pounder – Chris Whatley
Rislone Defender – Zach Adams
Sudden Impact – Gary Stepp
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Ground Pounder – Chris Whatley
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Ground Pounder – Chris Whatley
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Barbarian – Devin Jones
Bad News Travels Fast – Brandon Derrow
Fly-N-Hi – Mike Moon Jr.
Full Boar – Ed Eckert
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Reptoid – Jim Jack
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Gun Slinger – Scott Hartsock
Bounty Hunter – Darren Migues
Forumula 1-noni Iron Horse – Rob French
Red Baron – Matt Brokaw
Western Renegade – Barry Parkin
Wildfire – Chris Rogers
Forumula 1-noni Iron Horse – Rob French
Red Baron – Matt Brokaw
Bounty Hunter – Darren Migues
Desperado – Drew Haygood
Malicious – Gabriel Montoya
Monkey’N Around – Steven Hill
Outtacontrol – Orville Hill
Monkey’N Around – Steven Hill
Monkey’N Around – Steven Hill
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