Archives for 2005

St. Louis, Missouri – Monster Jam February 12, 2005

Photos By: Robert Haught
Event: Monster Jam
City: St. Louis, Missouri
Date: February 12, 2005

Field of Trucks: Destroyer (Dan Evans), Grave Digger (Dennis Anderson), Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), El Toro Loco (Lupe Soza), Devastator (Mark Schroeder), Bounty Hunter (Jim Creten), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten), Blue Thunder (Tony Farrell), Wild Hair (Jason Witte), Hot Wheels (Guy Wood). [Read more…]

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Monster Jam – February 11, 2005

Photos By: Matthew Stoltz
Event: Monster Jam
Venue:
City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: February 11, 2005

Field of Trucks: Madusa, Grave Digger (Carl VanHorn), Safe Auto Minimizer (Chad Tingler), Thrasher (Pat Summa), Eradicator (Andy Slifko), Superman (Chad Fortune). [Read more…]

What’s it Like to Crew for Digger?

AllMonster.com set out to answer that question, and our interview with one of Team Grave Digger’s newest crew members, Dustin Brown, is now available at the link below (taken from USHRA.com) or by clicking the photo above. We thank Dustin for his time.

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO CREW FOR DIGGER?

Indy Photos Now Available!

More than 130 photos from last weekend’s spectacular Indianapolis Monster Jam are now available in the Photos section; coverage and recaps with photos from many more events from the month of January are on the way! Enjoy, and thank you for visiting AllMonster.com!

Busy Weekend – Raleigh Monster Jam and More

Total ChaosAllMonster.com is currently working on photos from action this past weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina, Albany, New York, and Indianapolis Indiana. In Raleigh, Gary Porter took the racing win against Troy Dubose’s Total Chaos, with Brian Barthel’s Little Tiger winning freestyle after a slap wheelie at the end of his run earned him a 25. In Albany on Sunday, Diehl Wilson’s Virginia Giant took the wheelie and donut competitions, while Mike Vaters’ Black Stallion won freestyle with a 30 in a crowd cheer off. Thrasher was able to win the racing but nosed over and took a hard landing at the end. (photo courtesy Dustin Hart)

Predator Spins, Digger Wins in Indy

Randy BrownAllMonster.com has returned from Indianapolis, and has a brief show rundown, with coverage, 100+ photos, and more to follow soon. Predator was the fast qualifier and met up with the Bob and Tom truck (formerly Hot Wheels) driven by Guy Wood in the final. It was close into the final turn, but Predator had problems, while Wood was smooth took the racing win.

Freestyle was unique, with several trucks stepping up with career performances in front of the television cameras. Jason Witte had a spectacular save in Wild Hair coming out of a donut, nearly dragging the roof of the truck on the dirt before bringing it back onto all four wheels and continuing his run. It was Randy Brown and Grave Digger taking the win with a 29 that included a sideways hit on double stacked cars that spun the truck on its nose in a unique “flip” and save, which he continued. He also hammered through a mobile home/box truck setup (see photo above) in the center of the track. Tom Meents (Maximum Destruction) and Pezo tied for second place with 28 points each. Photos, a full recap, and more from Indianapolis will be up soon!

Indianapolis, Indiana – Monster Jam – January 29, 2005

Photos By: Robert Haught
Event: Monster Jam
Venue: RCA Dome
City: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date: January 29, 2005

Field of Trucks:Trucks- Avenger (Jim Koehler), Bob and Tom (Guy Wood), Brutus (Chirs Bergeron), Devastator (Mark Schroeder), Grave Digger (Randy Brown), Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), Predator (Allen Pezo), Prowler (Larry Jaruzel), Rap Attack (Dave Rappach), Rolling Thunder (Jim Bendzick), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Alex Blackwell), and Wild Hair (Jason Witte). [Read more…]

Raleigh North Carolina – Monster Jam – January 29, 2005

Photos By: Trevor Andrews
Event: Monster Jam
Venue: RBC Center
City: Raleigh, North Carolina
Date: January 29, 2005

Field of Trucks: Little Tiger (Brian Barthel), Total Chaos (Troy Dubose), Inferno (Fletch Lewis), Bulldozer (Jason Childress), Grave Digger (Gary Porter), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Brandon Harrington). [Read more…]

Albany, New York – Thunder Nationals – January 29, 2005

Photos By: John Pisanelli and James Hannon
Event: Monster Jam
Venue:
City: Albany, New York
Date: January 29, 2005

Field of Trucks: Black Stallion (Mike Vaters), Thrasher (Pat Summa), Virginia Giant (Diehl Wilson), Samson (Dan Patrick), Iron Warrior (Trey Myers). [Read more…]

Eradicator Makes Stunning Return and More!

New Hampshire wins for EradicatorAndy Slifko of the Eradicator monster truck has had an interesting past couple of weeks, and it culminated in him winning four of eight competitions in Manchester, New Hampshire, just five days after his hauler (and nearly his truck!) was destroyed in a fire. Team Eradicator was kind enough to send us a press release on all those happenings, and it is available below (photo courtesy Andrew Palochko, Eradicator4x4.com): 

Slifko Avenges Disaster, Claims Wins in New Hampshire  

Also, AllMonster.com has just returned from three shows in three nights at Kansas City, and hopes to have more from there and a few other surprises as soon as possible!