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Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Huset’s Speedway
Location: Brandon, South Dakota
Date: August 29th, 2020
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Kamikaze (Paul Jensen), Rockwell (Dawson Rayas), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Terminal Velocity (Jon Zimmer Jr.), The Black Pearl (Cole Venard),
[Read more…]Event: Summer Smash Monster Truck Show
Venue: Vanderburgh County 4H Center
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Date: July 10th-11th, 2020
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Avenger (Jim Koehler), Black Stallion (Mike Vaters), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Brutus (Chris Koehler), Higher Education (Preston Perez), Iron Warrior (Matt Cody), Lone Eagle (Allen Pezo), Overkill Evolution (Brad Allen), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke) [Read more…]
Event: Monster Jam
Venue: The Dome at Americas Center
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Date: January 18th-19th, 2020
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Bad Company (John Gordon), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Bro Camino (Cam McQueen), Brodozer (Colt Stephens), El Toro Loco (Kevin Crocker), Grave Digger (Morgan Kane), Jester (Matt Pagliarulo), Kraken (Nick Pagliarulo), Maximum Destruction (Neil Elliot), Megalodon (Corey Rummell), Monster Mutt Dalmation (Cynthia Gauthier), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Son Uva Digger (Ryan Anderson), Wolf’s Head (Kristen Hope), Xtermigator (Rod Schmidt) [Read more…]
Event: O’Reilly Outlaw Nationals
Venue: Lucas Oil Speedway
Location: Wheatland, Missouri
Date: October 19th, 2019
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Avenger (Jim Koehler), Barbarian (Devin Jones), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Over Bored (Jamey Garner), The Black Pearl (Cole Venard), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Spike (Brad Allen), Twisted Addiction (Tim Jones) [Read more…]
Event: Monster Jam
Venue: The Dome at Americas Center
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Date: March 2nd-3rd, 2019
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Avenger (Jim Koehler), Bakugan Dragonoid (Camden Murphy), Bad Company (John Gordon), Big Kahuna (Shane England), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), El Toro Loco (Brad Allen), Grave Digger (Morgan Kane), Hooked (Bryan Wright), Maximum Destruction Fire (Tom Meents), Megalodon (Justin Sipes), Monster Mutt Dalmation Ice (Cynthia Gauthier), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Son Uva Digger (Ryan Anderson), Stone Crusher (Steve Sims) [Read more…]
Event: Summer Smash Monster Truck Show
Venue: Vanderburgh County 4H Center
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Date: July 13th-14th, 2018
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Avenger (Jim Koehler), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Hotsy (Mike Miller), Raminator (Mark Hall), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Summit BIGFOOT #21 (Larry Swim), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke), Wrecking Crew (Brad Allen) [Read more…]
Event: Monster Jam
Venue: The Dome at Americas Center
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Date: March 3rd-4th, 2018
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Bad News Travels Fast (Brandon Derrow), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Earth Shaker (Steven Thompson), El Toro Loco (Becky McDonough), FS1 Cleatus (Marc McDonald), Grave Digger (Morgan Kane), Lucas Oil Crusader (Lindsay Weenk), Mutant (Coty Saucier), Raminator (Mark Hall), Saigon Shaker (Ryan Disharoon), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Slinger Driven (Scott Hartstock), Soldier Fortune (Chad Fortune), Zombie (Travis Mowery) [Read more…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
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…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
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…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
EVENT DATE: August 12th-13th, 2017
This time on “The Allen Report”, we hit the road back to Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley City, Utah, for the ninth consecutive year. Once again, we arrive to a stacked lineup of twelve well known monster trucks ready to do battle on the oval track’s figure-8 course, a track that has been equally tough on rising stars and experienced veterans alike.
Again this year all four members of 2Xtreme Racing came to take on each other, the competition and the track. Not surprisingly, Jimmy Creten took the controls of his trusty Bounty Hunter, complete with the original rendition of his popular and patriotic American Sniper Chris Kyle body. Dawn Creten was again at the helm of her trusty Scarlet Bandit. Mikeal Christensen came along to drive the prestigious Iron Outlaw truck. The fourth member of the equation, Knucklehead, had a different driver each of the two days, Austin Minton on Saturday and Christian Norman on Sunday. [Read more…]
Event: Summer Smash Monster Truck Show
Venue: Vanderburgh County 4H Center
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Date: July 14th-15th, 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Avenger (Jim Koehler), Brutus (Brad Allen), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Lucas Oil BIGFOOT #18 (Josh Gibson), Raminator (Mark Hall), Rammunition (Mat Dishman), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), USA-1 (Roger Gauger) [Read more…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
This time on “The Allen Report”, we head to the annual San Diego County Fair in the picturesque town of Del Mar, CA. Our friends at WGAS Motorsports have been entertaining fans at the annual fair for 22 straight years with a vast variety of motorsports entertainment, from tuff truck racing, to UTV racing, to freestyle motocross, and much more. But on the closing days of the fair, the shows held at the Del Mar Arena were headlined by six dirt slinging, high flying, bumper dragging monster trucks in freestyle action.
From just up the road in Menifee, CA were the father and son team of Rick and Eric Swanson. Twenty year old Eric continued to run his 1968 Ford F-100 body on Obsessed while Rick carried on with his Top Notch Tee’s sponsored yellow body. For the first time ever, Jim Creten had all four of his trucks in the house. 2Xtreme drivers Mikeal Christensen, Christian Norman, Austin Minton and Sinjan Gergick all took turns driving Knucklehead and Iron Outlaw. Once more, Dawn Creten took the helm of her usual Scarlet Bandit and Jim Creten lead the charge in his traditional Bounty Hunter, complete with the updated version of his American Sniper Chris Kyle Foundation body. [Read more…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
This time on “The Allen Report”, we travel to the peaceful town of Turlock, CA. It’s a quiet place where most thrills are supplied by the sports teams of nearby big cities. But on the second weekend of May, the thrill seeking crowd was inside the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds ready to experience some thunderous, high flying, high speed monster truck action. Eight competitive monster trucks and one mini monster arrived to do battle in hot and heavy freestyle competition.
Second generation driver Hunter Souza brushed the off season dust off and took the wheel of the Wrecking Machine mini monster. International Monster Truck Hall of Fame member Terry Woodcock was in the house inside the cockpit of the 35th Anniversary Cyclops. All three of the “Flying Spaniard” Tony Canedo’s monsters came to town. Tony himself, as always, drove the new trophy truck bodied Play ‘n For Keeps. David Tucker was the pilot of the Survivor machine and was ready to make thunder around the arena and Jeff Souza, Hunter’s father, was ready to rumble as the driver of Enforcer. Eric Swanson and his beautiful 1968 Ford F-100 bodied Obsessed were locked and loaded. Father Rick Swanson would settle for nothing less than the win in his Top Notch Tee’s sponsored Obsession. Dawn Creten was ready to give the boys a run for their money in Scarlet Bandit. Finally, 2005 World Freestyle Champion Jim Creten had his eyes on first place with American Sniper Bounty Hunter in tow. [Read more…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
This time on “The Allen Report”, we travel to the Washington State Spring Fair in Puyallup. It’s a fair that sees all kinds of entertainment from thrill rides to concerts. Adding to the fair’s opening evening entertainment on Friday, WGAS Motorsports brought ten of the best monster trucks to go to war in qualifying, Chicago style racing and the car munching, sky touching insanity of freestyle. This show is a rarity in the sport of monster truck competition as the performance arena had no dirt, the show taking place on the asphalt surface.
Making the trip from Bakersfield, CA, was International Monster Truck Hall of Fame driver Terry Woodcock and his beautiful 35th Anniversary Cyclops. Hometown hero from just up the road in Stanwood, WA, was Dave Smith and the sleek black Maniac. Coming north from Vacaville, CA, was the “Flying Spaniard” Tony Canado himself driving the red Play ‘n For Keeps while friend and Turlock, CA, resident Jeff Souza took the wheel of the police themed Enforcer. Hot off his excellent performance at Monster Jam’s Double-Down Showdown was Eric Swanson and his retro Ford pickup bodied Obsessed. Right behind him was teammate and father Rick Swanson and his Top Notch Tee’s sponsored Obsession. [Read more…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
This time on “The Allen Report”, we make our way to the Tucson Rodeo Grounds for the very first time. It’s a venue that is no stranger to family entertainment as the host site of the annual Celebration of the Cowboys, but this time, the family entertainment was supplied by four dirt slinging, car clearing monster trucks scheduled to appear in drag racing, wheelie contest, roundy-round racing and freestyle.
Fresh off their performance at the Monster Jam World Finals were Jim Creten and the Chris Kyle Bounty Hunter. Not far behind was former Army medic Dawn Creten piloting Scarlet Bandit. In front of the hometown folks was Tucson’s own Rat Attack, driven by Jacob Ladwig and rounding out the field was Nasty Boy, driven by Gary Ely, as Sturges Motorsports team owner Sam Sturges sold the truck to Gary not long ago. [Read more…]
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