(Auburn, Indiana – IMTM PR) – The International Monster Truck Museum announced today the 2012 Hall of Fame Class of Inductees which will include Jim Kramer, Mike Welch, George Carpenter, Pablo Huffaker and Dennis Anderson. The announcement was made at the 31st Annual 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana.
These legends of monster trucks will be officially inducted at the 2nd Annual IMTM Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reunion on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 in Auburn, Indiana.
The 2012 IMTM Hall of Fame Class includes legends Jim Kramer, Mike Welch, George Carpenter, Pablo Huffaker and Dennis Anderson.
This year’s class was determined using a new selection process for 2012. The first step saw a 25 member Nominating Committee, made up of some of the brightest minds from all reaches of the industry, narrow the long list of monster truck greats down to a ballot of 20 nominees.
Voting ballots were completed by the IMTM Board of Directors, along with those previously inducted into the Hall of Fame, and the 5 nominees receiving the most votes were certified as this year’s inductees.
Jim Kramer received the highest vote total of any nominee, followed by Mike Welch, George Carpenter, Pablo Huffaker, and Dennis Anderson to round out the top 5.
The five inductees came from an incredible group of 20 nominees for induction into the 2012 IMTM Hall of Fame class that included:
Allen Pezo, Andy Brass, Army Armstrong, Billy Joe Miles, Bob George, Dan Patrick, Dave Marquart, David Morris, Dennis Anderson, Diehl Wilson, Gary Cook, Gary Porter, George Carpenter, Jim Kramer, Jon Breen, Kirk Dabney, Mike Welch, Pablo Huffaker, Scott Stephens, Seth Doulton
Tickets for the 2nd Annual IMTM Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reunion are on sale now at www.MonsterMuseum.org. Don’t miss your chance to see these legends of monster trucks inducted into the IMTM Hall of Fame in person. Tickets are $35 which includes admission to the event, a commemorative poster featuring the honorees, a meet & greet and autograph session with the inductees, a buffet style dinner and beverage service. You can also reserve your tickets by calling 260-925-1951.
The International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame congratulates this year’s class of inductees along with all of those nominated, and sincerely thanks everyone for their support.
About the International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame
The International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame was established in 2010 with the mission of collecting and archiving the history of the monster truck sport and related aspects of the high performance aftermarket, focusing upon capturing history from the surviving pioneers and legends. Each year, the International Monster Truck Museum will honor the most accomplished and significant people in the history of monster trucks with induction into its Hall of Fame.
Through the accumulation of vehicles, oral histories, videos and still images, the International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame will provide a documented history and an entertaining and educational retrospective display about the birth and growth of a purely North American year round motor sport that is geared toward the entire family and the industry it launched for future generations.
More information on the International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame can be found on the organization’s official website, www.MonsterMuseum.org. All of the latest news and updates can be followed on the organization’s Facebook at www.Facebook.com/MonsterMuseum.
loves this group of inducties. pablo the creator of racesource top creator of shocks and other devices. dennis the inventor of freestyle and bad to the bone for 30 years.
dennis may have popularized freestyle, but he didn’t invent it. I remember the Super Pete semi monster truck, doing freestyle before dennis anderson did. bad to the bone my ass, he’s like the john cena of monster jam. I never saw him get in fight or a huge argument, just some marketing slogan. p.s. I don’t hate dennis, it’s just he’s become a monster jam/feld tool
Dennis runs his truck BAD TO THE BONE everytime out,,,,granted he has $$$ backing so he can, but he never leaves the fans disappointed,,,,,he is far from JOHN CENA,,,,WWE is a modern day soap opera,,,,but its ENTERTAINMENT and thats why people watch it for Mr Gorilla,,,,,,
MJ does plug Dennis alot, but thats what draws people in and pays for every nut & bolt on his truck and every shingle on his roof,,,,yes,,he does have some key lines, but he is probably the most fan friendly guy you will ever meet,,,can’t say that for any WWE premadonnas……..
Mike Welch is the godfather of freestyle! He was the first to do it. I’m truly excited to see Mike getting his dues as well as the other 4 inductees. Each of these guys deserves it and as far as Dennis is concerned, he was there hen it all began and he keeps true to his roots. It doesn;t matter what kind of money he makes now or who is affiliation is with. Dennis makes the big $ now because he spent about 2 decades proving that he was willing to do whatever it took to make all of us happy and that included tearing his equipment apart AND that all came out of his pocket! He has earned and busted his a** to be where he is today and anyone that thinks otherwise is a fool! I can’t wait for November 3, 2012! I have always wanted to meet Mike Welch. He’s my monster truck hero, Super Pete is my favorite truck, and I will finally have my Super Pete poster from 1988 signed! It used to hang in my room when I was 4 years old and 24 years later, I still have it!
im 16 so i dont know alot about old trucks im trying to learn as much as i can. i know alot about todays trucks
i’d like to see leaf spring trucks doing freestyle now that i’d pay to see that
gary porter should be inducted instead of pablo.. he ran carolina crusher for two and a half decades. i have nothing against pablo, excellent driver, but porter has been around longer. CC was at the first monster truck show I ever attended at the demolished texas stadium, and he made it to the semi-finals. I also saw the truck suffer a rollover in the Astrodome after it defeated Prowler in 1999.
gary brought carolina crusher back for philadelphia in 2005 at the old spectrum arena. almost rolled on friday night
peter go to monsterphotos.com
Pretty component of content. I simply stumbled upon your web site and in
accession capital to claim that I get actually enjoyed account your
blog posts. Anyway I will be subscribing to your augment or even
I fulfillment you get admission to consistently fast.