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| "We’ve come a long way. We’ve got away to go, we get a ton of respect now. A lot of people know Tom Meents first and foremost." |
JR- Back to what you were saying earlier about playing second fiddle to Grave Digger. I have a quick story about that. I actually signed autographs in a Maximum Destruction jersey two years ago in Quincy, Illinois. Phil Foster was driving the truck, but it had a lot of drive shaft problems that weekend. Rob Knell asked me if I’d like to go up and sign the autographs for Phil, so he could work on the truck. As I sat up there all of the kids would come up and say “I don’t want his autograph, I want Grave Diggers.” |
TM- Yeah, we’ve come a long way. We’ve got away to go. We get a ton of respect now. A lot of people know Tom Meents first and foremost. I mean, some people have had problems following me around because I’ve been in so many trucks over the years. Not by my design. Things happen. I also think Tom Meents has gotten to be one of the most popular drivers. A lot of people know me. A lot of people just call the Digger drivers “Hey! Digger driver!” They don’t know the name. I’m ok with that. |
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-Tom Meents has become as much of a house-hold name with Maximum Destruction much like Grave Digger and Dennis Anderson. (Photo By: Robby Haught) |
JR- Where did you get the name Shake Me(Tom’s old mud racer)? |
TM- I just stole it. I’m a big heavy metal fan. I like Cinderella. I wanted a catchy name, to kind of explain what the car did. Something quick with two syllables. The Cinderella song “Shake Me” just fit pretty good. |
JR- Paul Shafer gave you your first shot in monster truck racing. What is your relationship like with Paul now? |
TM- Still good, I would never burn any bridge that was laid out for me. Whenever I’m around, or near his town I’ll call him and we’ll go out to dinner. I have a ton of respect for him. I hope people have the same for me that I’ve given their start to. I appreciate everything he did for me. I’ll never forget it. |
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