King Krunch

(photos and information courtesy Nels Wickander, King Krunch/El Matador, Texas Offroad Performance)

At this time both trucks are in the shop getting ready for a fully booked Jan/Feb and some of March.

King Krunch and driver David Smith racing during Monster Jam World Finals 5 in Las Vegas.

We have taken out the motor and motor supports in el Matador to get the motor lined back up again. During one of the shows where Daron (Basl, El Matador's driver) crashed, the momentum tweaked the motor location as well as trashed the original body. We made a temporary fix when it happened and are now making a permanent fix. We also beefed up some of the cradle and 4-link brackets. Daron is really driving well and the next motor he gets will be a little rattier.

King Krunch is getting some fiberglass and paint work done as well as swapping out the differentials. David seems primed and ready to go into the next season. Both trucks seem to be working real well.

We modified the red, white and blue hauler to take both trucks and have almost all of next year booked as a two truck team. David and Daron have both been doing a fantastic job. Daron has been a really good addition to our team and David continues to keep us going in the right direction.

(Left) King Krunch demolishes an airplane during freestyle at World Finals 5. (Right) David Smith during freestyle in San Antonio, Texas.

I attended the MTRA meeting in St. Louis this past weekend and was obviously the luckiest guy there as I won the Mac Tools tool box, a Leak Down Tester from Summit and a Bath and Body Works assortment (for my wife). I enjoyed meeting a bunch of people and continue to feel that our membership makes a difference to us and to the Monster Truck community as a whole. In my opinion, there are several very committed members and associate members that will in the next few years be able to effect some positive changes. Bob Chandler continues to impress me with his commitment and class and anyone that disagrees with him on some of these issues needs to think a little and try to understand why he has some of the feelings he has.

Robin Brow is doing a Yeoman's job and hopefully will be able to get support from manufacturers and MTRA members to help provide some additional benefits to being an MTRA member.

We are anxious for the next season to start and we are especially looking forward to the new racing series that are apparently going to be kicking off this next year.

AllMonster.com thanks Nels Wickander and the entire King Krunch/El Matador team for their time and support.