The Allen Report: 7th Annual IMTM Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reunion

November 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment

(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)

EVENT DATE: November 10th-11th, 2017

Weekend Recap

This time on “The Allen Report”, we continue an annual tradition by ending our season in Auburn, Indiana, for the 7th Annual International Monster Truck Museum Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reunion. The ceremony is set inside the prestigious Kruse Automotive and Carriage Museum, which also is home to the International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame. Here, legendary monster trucks share the spotlight with hard to find merchandise, trophies and other awards from many years ago. There are even body panels and fire suits on display. With a large number of overall appearing monster trucks, a long list of sponsors and a new attendance record, this was the most successful Hall of Fame Ceremony yet. [Read more…]

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The Allen Report: All Star Monster Truck Tour – Phoenix, AZ 2017 Part 2

October 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment

(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)

EVENT DATE: October 28th-29th, 2017

Weekend Recap

This time on “The Allen Report”, we return to the Arizona State Fairgrounds, where just two weeks earlier a thrill show co-starring a flame throwing jet car and the kid captivating Transaurus took place alongside the monster trucks. All Star Motorsport Productions, promoter of the thrill shows, also came back for this weekend. But unlike the events of earlier in October, this was a tried and true, full on monster truck show with six five ton, high horsepower mechanical beasts having the spotlight all to themselves on the fair’s final weekend for the year.

Throughout each show, the monsters would participate in Best Trick competition, single run obstacle course racing against the clock and no time limit, no holding back freestyle. Points were on the line for each competition and the truck with the highest number of points at the end of the show would be crowned the Overall Event Champion. As the weekend would go by, result trackers would count the number of Overall wins per monster with the competitor who had obtained the most Overall wins receiving the distinction of Arizona State Fair Champion. [Read more…]

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Monster Photos: Monster Mash – Julian, NC 2017

October 30, 2017 by 1 Comment

Event Information

Event: Monster Mash
Venue: Piedmont Dragway
Location: Julian, North Carolina
Date: October 27th-28th, 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Bad Company (John Gordon), Ice Cream Man (Roy Pridgeon), Jester (Matt Pagliarulo), Reckless Drivin (Jeremy Hosman), Wild Thang (Doug Charles), Xtermigator (Jack Brown) [Read more…]

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Monster Photos: Monster Truck Nationals – Wheatland, MO 2017

October 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Event Information

Event: Monster Truck Nationals
Venue: Lucas Oil Speedway
Location: Wheatland, Missouri
Date: October 21st, 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Basher (Steven Snellen), BIGFOOT #19 (Darron Schnell), Big Kahuna (Shane England), Heavy Hitter (Derick Anson), Raminator (Matt Dishman), Snake Bite (Vinny Venom) [Read more…]

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The Allen Report: All Star Monster Truck Tour – Phoenix, AZ 2017

October 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment

(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)

EVENT DATE: October 13th-15th, 2017

Weekend Recap

This time on “The Allen Report”, we return to one of our hometown venues, the Arizona State Fairgrounds. Bryan Wagner and his company All Star Productions have put together stadium motorsports events here several times before, but this show was different. Billed as a “thrill show”, three earth shaking monsters would be paired with plenty of great motorsports action. The main event of each show, monster truck single run freestyle, would be decided by fan applause, so every move would count. When a huge crowd piled in for every show, it truly was all or nothing for the drivers.

Representing the home state was McGruff. In the opening performance on Friday night, Rod Wood was the man behind the monster for the first time since shoulder surgery sidelined him a few months ago. Step-son Murph “Werewolf” McCrorey would take the wheel for the remaining shows throughout the weekend. Proudly performing for the Navajo Nation was second generation driver Derek Edd piloting the Fanatic. This truck is a southwestern monster finally coming back to this venue after an extended retirement. Finally, former World Champion Jimmy Creten arrived in Bounty Hunter. With each show featuring a single round of freestyle decided by crowd applause, every last move would count. [Read more…]

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Monster Photos: Monster Jam – Indianapolis, IN 2017

October 16, 2017 by 1 Comment

Event Information

Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date: October 14th, 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Avenger (Jim Koehler), Brutus (Brad Allen), El Toro Loco (Becky McDonough), Grave Digger (Morgan Kane), Lucas Oil Crusader (Linsey Weenk), Mad Scientist (Lee O’Donnell), Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), Mutant (Steven Sims Jr.), Over Bored (Jamey Garner), Solider Fortune Black Ops (Tony Ochs), Son Uva Digger (Ryan Anderson), Team Hot Wheels Firestorm (Scott Buetow), Wonder Woman (Linsey Reed), Zombie (Devin Jones) [Read more…]

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The Allen Report: WGAS Motorsports Season Finale – Turlock, CA 2017

October 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment

(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)

EVENT DATE: October 7th, 2017

Weekend Recap

This time on “The Allen Report”, we make our third and final trip this year to the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in Turlock, California. This show was the season finale for our friends at WGAS Motorsports with five high flying, dirt slinging and crowd pleasing monster trucks ready to square off in two rounds of freestyle. A maximum of 100 points per round would be on the line with the highest combined score between the two rounds taking the Overall Championship.

The “Flying Spaniard” Tony Canedo brought all three of his trucks to the fairgrounds. Tony himself took the wheel of Playin’ for Keeps. Local driver Jeff Souza once more got into the seat of Enforcer. Finally, David Tucker climbed back into the Survivor machine. Defending spring event champion Bounty Hunter returned and driver Jimmy Creten was ready to defend his title. Finally, teammate and wife Dawn Creten arrived in her trusty Scarlet Bandit, ready to take the boys head on. [Read more…]

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Monster Photos: Monster Truck Throwdown – Benson, NC 2017

October 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Event Information

Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: GALOT Motorsports Park
Location: Benson, North Carolina
Date: October 6th-7th, 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Avenger (Jim Koehler), Hooked (Bryan Wright), Crushstation (Greg Winchenbach), Lumberjack (Kurt Phillips), Miss Over Bored (Dedra Ballard), Over Bored (Jamey Garner), Rage (Cory Rummell), Stone Crusher (Steve Sims) [Read more…]

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Monster Photos: Monsters on the Beach – Wildwood, NJ 2017

October 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Event Information

Event: Monsters on the Beach: WWNJ Monster Truck Beach Races
Venue: The Wildwood Beach
Location: Wildwood, New Jersey
Date: October 1st-2nd, 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Avenger (Jim Koehler), Basher (Richie Yatsko), Bigfoot #19 (Darron Schnell), Brutus (Brad Allen), Heavy Hitter (Derick Anson), Jester (Matt Pagliarulo) [Read more…]

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The Allen Report: Gila County Fair Monster Trucks – Globe, AZ 2017

September 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment

(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)

EVENT DATE: September 23rd, 2017

Weekend Recap

This time on “The Allen Report”, we make it to a one-night-only show at the Gila County Fair in Globe, Arizona, in the eastern part of the state. Globe hosted a monster truck show at its County Fairgrounds for the very first time two years ago to great positive feedback and we made it back after a year off to see two southwestern household names and a legendary monster make short work of two sets of crush cars and a motor home in exhibition only freestyle.

Making a short trip from Marana, AZ, was Murph McCrorey at the controls of El Perro Loco, meaning “The Crazy Dog”. This was to be a night show, so time would tell if Murph lived up to his nickname, “Werewolf”. From right across the way in New Mexico was multi-time Monster Truck Hall of Fame nominee Jack Koberna driving the beautiful retro yellow painted Tuff-E-Nuff. Finally, having stayed over the week after Tucson Speedway was Mike Phelps in the iconic police themed Monster Patrol. Once again, an enormous crowd showed up for high flying car smashing action. [Read more…]

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The Allen Report: Tucson Speedway Fall Monster Truck Show 2017

September 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment

(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)

EVENT DATE: September 16th, 2017

Weekend Recap

This time on “The Allen Report”, we return to Tucson Speedway for the final time in 2017. This track is a 3/8 mile paved oval that hosts numerous forms of mainstream auto racing, headlined by a lower tier NASCAR series titled “The Whelen Championship”. However, this weekend was headlined by the rumble of ground shaking, car smashing monster trucks ready to fight it out in a preview freestyle, a half-lap “roundy-round” style race on the asphalt oval and the anything goes, all or nothing insanity of freestyle.

The field was headlined by the hometown truck El Perro Loco piloted by Murph McCrorey, stepson of Rod Wood and known for his hard charging driving style in night shows under the nickname “Werewolf”. Hailing from New Mexico was multi-time Monster Truck Hall of Fame nominee Jack Koberna in the sweet looking Tuff-E-Nuff, performing publicly with a retro paint scheme for the very first time. The other two names in the house were both making their debut appearances at Tucson Speedway. First was Mike Phelps at the controls of the black and green Monster Patrol. The other was Canton, Texas’s own Chris Trussell behind the wheel of his trophy truck bodied Big Chief machine, named for his mother’s Cherokee ancestry. [Read more…]

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Monster Photos: 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals – Indianapolis, IN 2017

September 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Event Information

Event: 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals
Venue: Indiana State Fairgrounds
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date: September 15th-17th, 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Dirt Crew (Jerry Beck), General Tire (Dale Gerding), Lucas Oil BIGFOOT #21 (Larry Swim), Quad Chaos (Aaron Cain), Snake Bite (Vinny Venom), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke) [Read more…]

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The Allen Report: WGAS Motorsports Monster Trucks – Watsonville, CA 2017

September 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment

(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)

EVENT DATE: September 14th-15th, 2017

Weekend Recap

This time on “The Allen Report”, we make a drive to the Santa Cruz County Fair in Watsonville, California, for the very first time to a show promoted by our friends at WGAS Motorsports. We have long known this place as the hometown of the father/daughter team of Kelvin Ramer driving his usual Time Flys and Rosalee Ramer piloting her traditional Wild Flower. This team is wrapping up a phenomenal season that saw Rosalee finish in the top 10 in the battle for the World Finals Freestyle Championship and Kelvin walk away with both the Save of the Year and Stadium Wheelie of the Year awards from the same event. These two came ready to put together the best show possible for their hometown fans at the Ocean Speedway, at the fairgrounds.

The competition was supplied by Tony “The Flying Spaniard” Canedo at the helm of the haunting red Play ‘n For Keeps machine and Jeff Souza at the wheel of his trusty Enforcer, the truck’s red and blue police car style flashing lights making it impossible to miss while on the arena floor. [Read more…]

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Monster Photos: Monster Truck Throwdown – Marne, MI 2017

September 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Event Information

Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Berlin Raceway
Location: Marne, Michigan
Date: September 9th, 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Avenger (Jim Koehler), Barbarian (Devin Jones), BIGFOOT #19 (Darron Schnell), Brutus (Brad Allen), Hooked (Bryan Wright), Over Bored (Jamey Garner), Reckless Drivin (Jeremy Hosman), Stone Crusher (Steve Sims), Wrecking Crew (Michael Thompson) [Read more…]

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Monster Photos: All Star Monster Truck Tour – Palmer, AK 2017

September 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Event Information

Event: All Star Monster Truck Tour
Venue: Alaska State Fair
Location: Palmer, Alaska
Date: September 2nd-3rd, 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

10,000 Pound Hound (Nick Jones), Identity Theft (Marvin Anderson), Reverse Racer (Ezra Wilson), Rock Star (Bill Payne) [Read more…]

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