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Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Lake County Fair
Location: Grayslake, Illinois
Date: July 30th-31st, 2026
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Frostbite (Kylie Kent), Haymaker (Charlie Pauken III), Lil Miss Madness (Athena Kozel), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig), Terminal Velocity (Jon Zimmer Jr.), Uproar (Jon Zimmer Jr.) [Read more…]
Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Ottawa County Fair
Location: Holland, Michigan
Date: July 29th, 2026
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Frontier Truck Parts Sinistar (Elliott Miller), Haymaker (Charlie Pauken III), Lil Miss Madness (Athena Kozel), Psycho Circus (Mason Rife), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig), Terminal Velocity (Jon Zimmer Jr.) [Read more…]
Event: Monster Truck Show
Venue: St. Clair County 4-H Fairgrounds
Location: Goodells, Michigan
Date: July 21st, 2026
Photographer: Michael Harry
Avenger (Joe Foley), Axe (Tyler Davidson), Brutus (Jon Koehler), Frontier Truck Parts Sinistar (Elliott Miller), Lil Miss Madness (Athena Kozel), Mayhem (Chris Koehler), Psycho Circus (Mason Rife), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig) [Read more…]
Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Sycamore Speedway
Location: Maple Park, Illinois
Date: July 10th-11th, 2026
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Crushstation (Zach Winchenbach), Frostbite (Kylie Kent), Haymaker (Charlie Pauken III), Lumberjack (Zach Winchenbach), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig), Terminal Velocity (Jon Zimmer Jr.), Uproar (Jon Zimmer) [Read more…]
Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Wilmot Raceway
Location: Wilmot, WI
Date: May 30th, 2026
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
High Tide (Elliott Miller), Lil Miss Madness (Athena Kozel), Psycho Circus (Mason Rife), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig), Terminal Velocity (Jon Zimmer Jr.), Uproar (Jon Zimmer) [Read more…]
Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Hartford Motor Speedway
Location: Hartford, MI
Date: May 2nd, 2026
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Frostbite (Kylie Kent), Haymaker (Charlie Pauken III), High Tide (Elliott Miller), Lil Miss Madness (Athena Kozel), Psycho Circus (Mason Rife), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig) [Read more…]
Event: O’Reilly Outlaw Nationals
Venue: Ottawa County Fairgrounds
Location: Miami, Oklahoma
Date: June 7th-8th, 2024
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Bad Decision (Alec White), Blockhead (Daron Basl), Crush-A-Roo (Devin Jones), Dirt Crew (Jerry Beck), Dozer (Jack Brown), Jurassic Attack (Tim Hall Jr.), Kamikaze (Zach Jensen), Maximus (Jared Smith), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig), Tail Gator (Tim Jones), Terminal Velocity (Jon Zimmer Jr.), Twisted Addiction (Marc MacDonald), Uproar (Jon Zimmer) [Read more…]
Event: O’Reilly Outlaw Nationals
Venue: Ottawa County Fairgrounds
Location: Miami, Oklahoma
Date: June 9th-10th, 2023
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Bad Decision (Alec White), Barbarian (Devin Jones), Blockhead (Daron Basl), Dirt Crew (Jon Zimmer Jr.), Dozer (Jack Brown), Miss Over Bored (Deidra Ballard), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig), Rockwell RED (Joe Urie), Tail Gator (Tim Jones), Velociraptor (David Olfert), War Wizard (RJ Turner), Wild Side (Zack Garner) [Read more…]
Event: O’Reilly Outlaw Nationals
Venue: Ozark Empire Fairgrounds
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Date: June 2nd, 2023
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Barbarian (Devin Jones), Miss Over Bored (Deidra Ballard), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig), Rockwell RED (Joe Urie), Tail Gator (Tim Jones), Velociraptor (David Olfert), War Wizard (RJ Turner), Wild Side (Zack Garner) [Read more…]
Event: Toughest Monster Truck Tour
Venue: Alerus Center
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Date: April 22nd, 2023
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
Dirt Crew (Jerry Beck), Dozer (Jack Brown), Maximus (Daron Basl), Monster Patrol (Austin Tweedy), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig), Tail Gator (Tim Jones) [Read more…]
Event: Toughest Monster Truck Tour
Venue: Budweiser Events Center
Location: Loveland, Colorado
Date: April 15th-16th, 2022
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)
BIGFOOT (Brandon Budd), Dirt Crew (Jerry Beck), Jurassic Attack (Dalton Widner), Kamikaze (Zach Jensen), Quad Chaos (Bailey Shea), Rat Attack (Jacob Ladwig) [Read more…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
This time on “The Allen Report”, we make a short trip to the Maricopa County Fair in Phoenix, AZ. It sees all sorts of spectator entertainment over its five days every spring from farm animal auctions to BMX stunt shows and at the Sanderson Ford Arena on Friday and Saturday, the entertainment was supplied by six earth shattering, car smashing monster trucks.
Making the trip from Menifee, CA, were the father/son duo of Rick and Eric Swanson. Rick’s Obsession truck was sporting its brand new Top Notch Tee’s vinyl wrap. Also, Eric’s truck Obsessed showcased a classic 1968 Ford pickup body. The two were hot off their impressive performance from the Monster Jam Double Down Showdown in March. Coming from just down the road in Tucson was Sam Sturges behind the wheel of Unnamed & Untamed. This truck/driver combination was followed by his team mate in the bright red 1963 Split Window Corvette Rat Attack driven by Jacob Ladwig. Hailing from Marana, AZ, came Rod Wood and McGruff the Crime Dog. Finally, coming east from Lake Havasu City, AZ, was Mark Schroeder taking control of Devastator. [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…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
This time on “The Allen Report”, we travel north to Longview, Washington, a town with all sorts of automotive repair shops and beautiful scenery. It was into this great scenario for motorsport that International Monster Truck Hall of Famer Mike Welch brought his Freaks of Freestyle show to the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds. Four giant monster trucks would go take each other on in freestyle that was more intended for loud applause than high scores.
From Tucson, Arizona were all three amigos in the Sam Sturges contingent. Once more, Sam Sturges himself drove the 1942 Dodge Panel Wagon Unnamed & Untamed and recently married Kendra Duggar took the helm of the 1963 Split Window Corvette Rat Attack. To complete the trio, Jason Hall, a former driver of numerous monsters built by Mike himself, stepped into the seat of the 1942 Willys Nasty Boy. Rounding out the field was Yakima, Washington’s Jeff Bainter and Captain USA. Jeff brought a surprise with him for the huge crowds that would turn up at the fairgrounds. Jeff had restored the World’s Largest Jeep, the legendary Hot Stuff and slightly revamped it into a ride truck. The vehicle had done some birthday parties and other occasions but this was the first appearance back in the motorsport spotlight. Jason Hall gave rides to all who desired before and after the shows, between them and during intermission. With a dirt-ramp-to-tires obstacle and several concrete blocks with steep dirt ramps on either side complimented by lots of room for wheelies and donuts, there was plenty of room for the monster trucks to play. [Read more…]
(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)
This time on “The Allen Report”, we go to the Arizona State Fairgrounds, a venue that has pretty much seen it all for the past one-hundred and thirty years, from the pre-war capital of motor racing in the city of Phoenix to a premier rodeo venue. And, of course, the Sanderson Ford Arena has seen no shortage of monster truck action, as it did over the fair closing weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Six gear grinding, ground pounding monster trucks arrived to do battle in six shows throughout the weekend. The shows consisted of wheelie contest and freestyle over Friday and Saturday before the High Jump and freestyle competitions on Sunday.
The shows featured Lake Havasu City, Arizona’s Mark Schroeder and his Felon truck. From just a few hours south of Phoenix was Rod Wood and his McGruff monster, ready to take a bite out of the competition. There also was Mexico’s Cesar Nunez driving the sleek 1963 split window Corvette Rat Attack. There also was the California based father and son team of Rick and Eric Swanson. Rick, as usual, piloted his bright yellow trophy truck Obsession and twenty year old Eric took the helm of his blue pickup truck bodied Obsessed. Rounding out the field was Tucson’s Sam Sturges in his 1942 Dodge Panel Wagon Unnamed & Untamed. [Read more…]
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