Monster Photos – Monster Jam – Phoenix, AZ 2011

Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Chase Field
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Date: January 29th, 2011
Photographer: Ross Z. Bonar

Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Batman (Norm Miller), Blue Thunder (Todd Leduc), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), Captain’s Curse (Alex Blackwell), Grave Digger (Chad Tingler), Madusa (Debra Miceli), Maximum Destruction (Kreg Christensen), McGruff (Rod Wood), Spike (Rich Hilgendorf), The Felon (Mark Schroeder), Wrecking Crew (Steve Koehler) [Read more…]

Monster Photos – Monster Jam – San Diego, CA 2011

Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Qualcomm Stadium
Location: San Diego, California
Date: January 22nd, 2011
Photographer: Susan Clemens Woolley, www.123EventPhotography.com

Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Batman (Norm Miller), Blue Thunder (Todd Leduc), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), El Toro Loco (Marc MacDonald), Grave Digger (Chad Tingler), Lucas Oil Crusader (Linsey Weenk), Maximum Destruction (Kreg Christensen), Monster Mutt (Joe Miller), Obsessed (Rick Swanson), Obsession (Jeff Jones), Shocker (Pat Gerber), Spike (Rich Hilgendorf), Superman (Chad Fortune), Terminator (Gary Schott), The Felon (Mark Schroeder), Time Flys (Kelvin Ramer), Wrecking Crew (Steve Koehler) [Read more…]

TMB Road to the World Finals Rankings – Week #3

The Monster Jam season is rolling through the first month of the season and with Week #3 in the books, we have yet another new face on top of the standings. Young Adam Anderson has taken over the #1 seed after sweeping freestyle in Toronto this past weekend. He holds a slight lead over Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter who is coming off a freestyle sweep of his own in Sacramento.

Perrenial #1 spot contender Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction has moved back into contention for the top spot after dual racing victories in Toronto along with two freestyle runner-ups. Linsey Weenk’s consistent performances in stadium shows keep him in the fourth spot overall while last week’s #1, Damon Bradshaw falls to fifth after a rough weekend in Tampa.

Lee O’Donnell, Randy Brown and Alex Blackwell are hanging on to the last couple spots in the top 24, while Dan Rodoni, John Seasock and Scott Hartsock are just barely on the outside looking in.

Check out the Road to the World Finals unofficial rankings after Week #3 below:

Here is how points were scored in this week’s Elite Level events:

1/23 – San Diego, California

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 15
Semi-Finals – Chris Bergeron – Brutus – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Mark MacDonald – El Toro Loco – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Jim Koehler – Avenger – 15
3rd – Kreg Christensen – Maximum Destruction – 10
4th – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 5

1/23 – Tampa, Florida

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Scott Hartsock – Gun Slinger – 15
Semi-Finals – Lionel Easler – Instigator – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Lee O’Donnell – Iron Man – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Neil Elliott – Maximum Destruction – 20
2nd – Frank Krmel – AAP Grinder – 15
3rd – Steve Sims – Stone Crusher – 10
4th – Alex Blackwell – Captain’s Curse – 5

1/23 – Houston, Texas

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Darren Migues – Stone Crusher – 20
Tie – 2nd – Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 12.5
Tie – 2nd – Dana Creech – Monster Mutt – 10
4th – Ryan Huffaker – TMNT – 5

1/23 – Toronto, Ontario

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 20
2nd – Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 15
Semi-Finals – Mike Vaters – Black Stallion – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Adam Anderson – Grave Digger The Legend – 20
2nd – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 15
3rd – Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 10
4th – Scott Buetow – Iron Man – 5

1/24 – Toronto, Ontario

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 20
2nd – Adam Anderson – Grave Digger The Legend – 15
Semi-Finals – Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Adam Anderson – Grave Digger The Legend – 20
2nd – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 15
3rd – Jon Zimmer – Amsoil Shock Therapy – 10
4th – Mike Vaters – Black Stallion – 5

For results from Normal Level events, check out the 2011 Results Tracker January 14th-16th Weekend Results page (drivers earn 5 points for a racing or freestyle win).

If you haven’t followed along with TMB’s Road to the World Finals in the past, we’re sure that you have many questions about how we put this together: How does it work? Which events are we including? How are the points awarded? etc. At the bottom of each week’s update, you’ll see the detailed rationale and explanation that should answer most of these questions.

Stay tuned each week to TMB’s “Road to the World Finals” for all the results and current standings each week. Keep in mind this is all unofficial and is just for fun and enjoy as we track the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March!

About TMB’s Road to the World Finals:

For some time, fans across the country have wondered why the USHRA does not run a public points system of some kind for their Monster Jam series. We are included in the group that would love to be able to follow the standings of such a series each week. We are of the belief that a berth in the Monster Jam World Finals should be earned based on performance throughout the year in both racing and freestyle. Regardless of what portion of the monster truck industry you favor, there is no denying that the Monster Jam World Finals is the biggest and highest profile event our sport has to offer. A chance to compete at this event is a big deal for many drivers out there, and it is our opinion that they should be able to earn their way in. We’re not saying that Feld Motorsports doesn’t pick the World Finalists based on performance currently–we’re simply saying that we don’t know how they make up the field because the process isn’t made public.

So with that in mind, we have created an UNOFFICIAL points system that is simple (although it may seem complicated) and that rewards performance in all Monster Jam events across the country leading up to the World Finals. In our Standings, we will show the cut-off after the 24th truck, indicating that IF entry to the World Finals was based SOLELY on performance, these are the drivers that would be headed to Las Vegas. Keep in mind that this is just for fun and has no actual bearing on the selection of World Finals participants. See below for a breakdown of our points system and our rationale for the decisions we made in creating it.

Elite Level Events

What is an Elite Level event? We define an Elite Monster Jam event as any with a field of 12 of more trucks. We have chosen to award these events the highest amount of points, because these are the highest profile Monster Jam events. These events are the ones held in the major stadiums in front of the biggest crowds, some of which are even televised on SPEED. It is our belief that performance in the highest profile shows should be weighted most heavily toward a World Finals berth because these events are most similar to the World Finals itself. The most points any one driver can score in an Elite Level event (and thus in any event) is 40. If an event meeting all of this criteria holds 3 or more shows over the course of a single weekend, the points for each show are worth half of what is listed below.

Racing Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 20
2nd – 15
Semi-Finals – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 20
2nd – 15
3rd – 10
4th – 5

Normal Level Events

What is a Normal Level show? The majority of Monster Jam events held around the country are Normal Level shows. These events are typically held in smaller arenas around the country, consisting of multiple shows held over the course of the weekend (anywhere from 2-5), with fields of anywhere from 5-8 trucks. Looking at the points awarded for these shows, you will notice they are much less than the upper levels. We equate the significance level of an entire 4 show weekend of Normal Level events with the significance of one Elite Level show–thus, the maximum points a driver can earn in a weekend at a Normal Level event is 40 (this based on the usual maximum # of shows being 4 (Tacoma being the exception with 5), and an available 10 points per show (10×4=40)).

Racing Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 5

Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 5

TMB Road to the World Finals Rankings – Week #2

Week #2 of the 2011 Monster Jam season is in the books and TMB’s Road to the World Finals unofficial power rankings have shaken up dramatically as a new face has taken over the top spot!  The cancellation of the Atlanta Monster Jam scheduled for this weekend saw 14 trucks redistributed among other Monster Jam events all over the country. With 22 trucks in San Antonio, 18 in Anaheim and 14 in Tacoma, the weekend was full of high profile events, giving the opportunity for a driver to step up and seize control of the standings. Damon Bradshaw and Jimmy Creten did exactly that as Bradshaw swept it all in San Antonio while Creten dominated in Tacoma. They are now ranked 1-2 in the overall standings.

Linsey Weenk in Lucas Oil Crusader takes over the 3 spot after a couple of racing wins in Tacoma, while Carl Van Horn sits fourth overall after nearly sweeping the entire weekend in Hidalgo, Texas. Rounding out the top 5 is Adam Anderson in Grave Digger the Legend who followed up his dominating performance in Manchester last week with strong runs in San Antonio.

Damon Bradshaw and Air Force Afterburner have taken over the top spot after a huge weekend sweep in San Antonio.

The battle for the 24th and final position is beginning to shape up as Lee O’Donnell, Frank Krmel, Alex Blackwell and John Seasock currently sit tied for 21st overall. Just on the outside looking in are former World Freestyle Champ Jim Koehler in Avenger and sophomore driver Nick Owens in Iron Outlaw, who has greatly impressed in just the first two weeks of his rookie Monster Jam season.

Check out the Road to the World Finals unofficial rankings after Week #2 below:

Here is how points were scored in this week’s Elite Level events:

1/15 – Anaheim, California

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Mark MacDonald – El Toro Loco – 20
2nd – Jim Koehler – Avenger – 15
Semi-Finals – Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Kelvin Ramer – Time Flys – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Chad Tingler – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Kreg Christensen – Maximum Destruction – 15
3rd – Alex Blackwell – Captain’s Curse – 10
4th – Chris Bergeron – Brutus – 5

1/15 – San Antonio, Texas

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 20
2nd – John Seasock – AAP Grinder – 15
Semi-Finals – Mark Hall – Raminator – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Darren Migues – Stone Crusher – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 20
2nd – Adam Anderson – Grave Digger The Legend – 15
3rd – Darren Migues – Stone Crusher – 10
4th – Joe Sylvester – Bad Habit – 5

1/16 – San Antonio, Texas

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 20
2nd – Darren Migues – Stone Crusher – 15
Semi-Finals – Ben Winslow – Bounty Hunter – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Adam Anderson – Grave Digger The Legend – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 20
2nd – Adam Anderson – Grave Digger The Legend – 15
3rd – Pablo Huffaker – Grave Digger – 10
4th – Darren Migues – Stone Crusher – 5

1/14 – Tacoma, Washington – Friday

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 10
2nd – George Balhan – Mohawk Warrior – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Chad Fortune – Superman – 3.75
Semi-Finals – Dan Rodoni – The Patriot – 3.75

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 10
2nd – Tony Farrell – Grave Digger The Legend – 7.5
3rd – Rod Schmidt – Grave Digger – 50
4th – Nick Owens – Iron Outlaw – 2.5

1/14 – Tacoma, Washington – Saturday #1

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 10
2nd – Dan Rodoni – The Patriot – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Andrew Peckhum – Tropical Thunder – 3.75
Semi-Finals – Nick Owens – Iron Outlaw – 3.75

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Tony Farrell – Grave Digger The Legend – 10
2nd – Rod Schmidt – Grave Digger – 7.5
3rd – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 50
4th – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 2.5

1/14 – Tacoma, Washington – Saturday #2

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 10
2nd – Tony Farrell – Grave Digger The Legend – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 3.75
Semi-Finals – Lupe Soza – AAP Grinder – 3.75

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 10
2nd – Tony Farrell – Grave Digger The Legend – 7.5
3rd – Lupe Soza – AAP Grinder – 50
4th – George Balhan – Mohawk Warrior – 2.5

1/14 – Tacoma, Washington – Sunday #1

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 10
2nd – Dan Rodoni – The Patriot – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Bari Musawwir – El Toro Loco – 3.75
Semi-Finals – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 3.75

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – George Balhan – Mohawk Warrior – 10
2nd – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 7.5
3rd – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 50
4th – Rod Schmidt – Grave Digger – 2.5

1/14 – Tacoma, Washington – Sunday #2

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – George Balhan – Mohawk Warrior – 10
2nd – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Dan Rodoni – The Patriot – 3.75
Semi-Finals – Nick Owens – Iron Outlaw – 3.75

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Jimmy Creten – Bounty Hunter – 10
2nd – Lupe Soza – AAP Grinder – 7.5
3rd – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 50
4th – Rod Schmidt – Grave Digger – 2.5

For results from Normal Level events, check out the 2011 Results Tracker January 14th-16th Weekend Results page (drivers earn 5 points for a racing or freestyle win).

If you haven’t followed along with TMB’s Road to the World Finals in the past, we’re sure that you have many questions about how we put this together: How does it work? Which events are we including? How are the points awarded? etc. At the bottom of each week’s update, you’ll see the detailed rationale and explanation that should answer most of these questions.

Stay tuned each week to TMB’s “Road to the World Finals” for all the results and current standings each week. Keep in mind this is all unofficial and is just for fun and enjoy as we track the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March!

About TMB’s Road to the World Finals:

For some time, fans across the country have wondered why the USHRA does not run a public points system of some kind for their Monster Jam series. We are included in the group that would love to be able to follow the standings of such a series each week. We are of the belief that a berth in the Monster Jam World Finals should be earned based on performance throughout the year in both racing and freestyle. Regardless of what portion of the monster truck industry you favor, there is no denying that the Monster Jam World Finals is the biggest and highest profile event our sport has to offer. A chance to compete at this event is a big deal for many drivers out there, and it is our opinion that they should be able to earn their way in. We’re not saying that Feld Motorsports doesn’t pick the World Finalists based on performance currently–we’re simply saying that we don’t know how they make up the field because the process isn’t made public.

So with that in mind, we have created an UNOFFICIAL points system that is simple (although it may seem complicated) and that rewards performance in all Monster Jam events across the country leading up to the World Finals. In our Standings, we will show the cut-off after the 24th truck, indicating that IF entry to the World Finals was based SOLELY on performance, these are the drivers that would be headed to Las Vegas. Keep in mind that this is just for fun and has no actual bearing on the selection of World Finals participants. See below for a breakdown of our points system and our rationale for the decisions we made in creating it.

Elite Level Events

What is an Elite Level event? We define an Elite Monster Jam event as any with a field of 12 of more trucks. We have chosen to award these events the highest amount of points, because these are the highest profile Monster Jam events. These events are the ones held in the major stadiums in front of the biggest crowds, some of which are even televised on SPEED. It is our belief that performance in the highest profile shows should be weighted most heavily toward a World Finals berth because these events are most similar to the World Finals itself. The most points any one driver can score in an Elite Level event (and thus in any event) is 40. If an event meeting all of this criteria holds 3 or more shows over the course of a single weekend, the points for each show are worth half of what is listed below.

Racing Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 20
2nd – 15
Semi-Finals – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 20
2nd – 15
3rd – 10
4th – 5

Normal Level Events

What is a Normal Level show? The majority of Monster Jam events held around the country are Normal Level shows. These events are typically held in smaller arenas around the country, consisting of multiple shows held over the course of the weekend (anywhere from 2-5), with fields of anywhere from 5-8 trucks. Looking at the points awarded for these shows, you will notice they are much less than the upper levels. We equate the significance level of an entire 4 show weekend of Normal Level events with the significance of one Elite Level show–thus, the maximum points a driver can earn in a weekend at a Normal Level event is 40 (this based on the usual maximum # of shows being 4 (Tacoma being the exception with 5), and an available 10 points per show (10×4=40)).

Racing Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 5

Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 5

TMB’s “Road to the World Finals” Returns for 5th Season

One of our most popular features each year on TheMonsterBlog.com is back for 2011, as we once again rank drivers week to week in our “Road to the World Finals” Unofficial Point Standings. Fans always wonder exactly how USHRA selects its 24 competitors for the annual Monster Jam World Finals, and so do we. We also often wonder just how all the drivers stack up against each other throughout, and at the end of the year. Without a national points system for the Monster Jam series, it is awfully hard to do so as they often run events in up to 10-15 different venues in a single weekend. So for the 5th year in a row, TMB will be operating our “Road to the World Finals” unofficial point standings for the Monster Jam series based straight from results available at MonsterJam.com. This is our way of ranking the drivers based on their performance throughout the season and gives us a good idea of which drivers have earned a spot in the World Finals, whether they ultimately end up being selected or not.

If you didn’t follow along last year, we’re sure that you have many questions about how we put this together: How does it work? Which events are we including? How are the points awarded? etc. At the bottom of each week’s update, you’ll see the detailed rationale and explanation that should answer most of these questions. Last year, Tom Meents edged out Dennis Anderson in one of the closest point battles we’ve ever seen, eclipsing Dennis by less than 5 points. Who will be tops in 2011? Follow along and let’s find out together!

So far in the 2011 season, the battle for the #1 spot is shaping up to once again be the Dennis and Tom show, with Anderson having the edge after Week 1. Anderson’s huge double down in Houston has him out front over Meents, who picked up a freestyle win in Detroit but was eliminated in the semi-finals of racing. Big performances from Gary Porter and Carl Van Horn in Columbus and Trenton, each winning 5 of a possible 6 competitions has them in the mix as well, tied for third overall with Linsey Weenk in the new Lucas Oil Crusader stemming from his strong performance in Houston.

The legendary Dennis Anderson has the #1 spot after a Double Down performance in Houston.

The battle for the last spot has yet to take shape after only one week of competition as thirteen drivers are currently tied for the 21st overall position. Once a couple weeks of the season are in the books, we’ll have a better picture of who is earning a shot at the World Finals in 2011.

Check out the Road to the World Finals unofficial rankings after Week 1 below:

Here is how points were scored in this week’s Elite Level events:

1/8 – Detroit, Michigan

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Lee O’Donnell – Iron Man – 20
2nd – Frank Krmel – AAP Grinder – 15
Semi-Finals – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Marc MacDonald – El Toro Loco – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Tom Meents – Maximum Destruction – 20
2nd – Charlie Pauken – Grave Digger – 15
3rd – Marc MacDonald – El Toro Loco – 10
4th – Frank Krmel – AAP Grinder – 5

1/8 – Houston, Texas

Racing Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 15
Semi-Finals – Cam McQueen – Nitro Circus – 7.5
Semi-Finals – Damon Bradshaw – Air Force Afterburner – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Driver – Truck – Points Earned

1st – Dennis Anderson – Grave Digger – 20
2nd – Lupe Soza – AAP Grinder – 15
3rd – Linsey Weenk – Lucas Oil Crusader – 10
4th – Chris Bergeron – Brutus – 5

For results from Normal Level events, check out the 2011 Results Tracker January 7th-9th Weekend Results page (drivers earn 5 points for a racing or freestyle win).

Keep following TMB’s “Road to the World Finals” for all the results and current standings each week. Keep in mind this is all unofficial and is just for fun and enjoy as we track the Monster Jam series all the way to the World Finals in March!

About TMB’s Road to the World Finals:

For some time, fans across the country have wondered why the USHRA does not run a public points system of some kind for their Monster Jam series. We are included in the group that would love to be able to follow the standings of such a series each week. We are of the belief that a berth in the Monster Jam World Finals should be earned based on performance throughout the year in both racing and freestyle. Regardless of what portion of the monster truck industry you favor, there is no denying that the Monster Jam World Finals is the biggest and highest profile event our sport has to offer. A chance to compete at this event is a big deal for many drivers out there, and it is our opinion that they should be able to earn their way in. We’re not saying that Feld Motorsports doesn’t pick the World Finalists based on performance currently–we’re simply saying that we don’t know how they make up the field because the process isn’t made public.

So with that in mind, we have created an UNOFFICIAL points system that is simple (although it may seem complicated) and that rewards performance in all Monster Jam events across the country leading up to the World Finals. In our Standings, we will show the cut-off after the 24th truck, indicating that IF entry to the World Finals was based SOLELY on performance, these are the drivers that would be headed to Las Vegas. Keep in mind that this is just for fun and has no actual bearing on the selection of World Finals participants. See below for a breakdown of our points system and our rationale for the decisions we made in creating it.

Elite Level Events

What is an Elite Level event? We define an Elite Monster Jam event as any with a field of 12 of more trucks. We have chosen to award these events the highest amount of points, because these are the highest profile Monster Jam events. These events are the ones held in the major stadiums in front of the biggest crowds, some of which are even televised on SPEED. It is our belief that performance in the highest profile shows should be weighted most heavily toward a World Finals berth because these events are most similar to the World Finals itself. The most points any one driver can score in an Elite Level event (and thus in any event) is 40. If an event meeting all of this criteria holds 3 or more shows over the course of a single weekend, the points for each show are worth half of what is listed below.

Racing Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 20
2nd – 15
Semi-Finals – 7.5

Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 20
2nd – 15
3rd – 10
4th – 5

Normal Level Events

What is a Normal Level show? The majority of Monster Jam events held around the country are Normal Level shows. These events are typically held in smaller arenas around the country, consisting of multiple shows held over the course of the weekend (anywhere from 2-5), with fields of anywhere from 5-8 trucks. Looking at the points awarded for these shows, you will notice they are much less than the upper levels. We equate the significance level of an entire 4 show weekend of Normal Level events with the significance of one Elite Level show–thus, the maximum points a driver can earn in a weekend at a Normal Level event is 40 (this based on the usual maximum # of shows being 4 (Tacoma being the exception with 5), and an available 10 points per show (10×4=40)).

Racing Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 5

Freestyle Finish – Points Awarded

1st – 5

Monster Truck Radio 01/10/11 – Adam Anderson

Monster Truck Radio With Host Jeff Richards
Date: Monday, January 10th, 2011
Guest #1: Adam Anderson, driver of Grave Digger The Legend
Guest #2: N/A [Read more…]

Monster Photos – Monster Jam – Detroit, MI 2011

Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Ford Field
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Date: January 8th, 2011
Photographer: Paul M. Harry

Lineup: Amsoil Shock Therapy (Jon Zimmer), Bad Habit (Joe Sylvester), Dragon’s Breath (Becky McDonough), El Toro Loco (Marc MacDonald), Excaliber (David Brown), Grave Digger (Charlie Pauken), Grinder (Frank Krmel), High Maintenance (Jocelyn Perrin), Iron Man (Lee O’Donnell), Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), Monster Mutt (Joe Miller), Mopar Magic (Morgan Kane), Stone Crusher (Steve Sims), War Wizard (Randy Moore) [Read more…]

Monster Photos – Monster Jam – Columbus, OH 2011

Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Date: January 7th, 2011
Photographer: Paul M. Harry

Lineup: Aftershock (Bob Robbins), Grave Digger (Gary Porter), Krazy Train (Mark Noto), Mechanical Mischief (Jim Burns), Samson (Dan Patrick), Spiderman (Whit Tarlton) [Read more…]

Monster Jam – Louisville, KY – 10/23/10

Event:  Monster Jam
Venue:  Freedom Hall
Location:  Louisville, Kentucky
Date:  October 23rd, 2010
Photographer:  Chris Parrish

Lineup:  Backdraft (Jeremy Slifko), Blue Thunder (Frank Krmel), Eradicator (Andy Slifko), Grave Digger (Pablo Huffaker), Mopar Magic (Morgan Kane), Stone Crusher (Steve Sims) Superman (Chad Fortune), TMNT (Aaron Basl) [Read more…]

Marvel Expands Deal With Feld Motor Sports

(New York, NY) Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a global character-based entertainment licensing company, announced today that it has expanded its partnership with Feld Motor Sports, the world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor sports family entertainment, to include new products featuring the Iron Man and Spider-Man custom-designed monster trucks that perform on the worldwide Monster Jam® tour.

The expanded partnership includes die-cast replicas of the Marvel monster trucks, at various scales, from Monster Jam’s die-cast toy partner Mattel. Feld Motor Sports also has category rights to produce trading cards, posters, calendar and other toys featuring replica images of Marvel touring trucks. Product will be launching at major retailers in the U.S. and Canada in early 2011. The expanded partnership also includes co-branded apparel, which will be launching for holiday 2010.

The Iron Man and Spider-Man custom-designed monster trucks made their official debut at Monster Jam — the world’s premier monster truck tour — earlier this year.

“This expanded partnership with Feld Motor Sports underscores our strategy to expand the reach and exposure of our brands to new audiences and through new entertainment formats. The new co-branded product will leverage the enormous appeal of the Monster Jam property — both in the stadiums/arenas and at retail — to bring the Marvel brand experience to their core family audience,” said Paul Gitter, President of Consumer Products for North America, Marvel Entertainment.

”Expanding our partnership with Marvel to include die-cast toys at retail and inside the stadiums and arenas is a natural progression of our relationship,” said Charlie Mancuso, President of Feld Motor Sports. “We will continue to work with Marvel to grow our relationship at Monster Jam events even more to create lasting connections with our fans around the world.”

With more than 325 live performances a year at the world’s premier stadiums and arenas, Monster Jam has a family-oriented fan base of more than four million spectators. Monster Jam events blow the roof off traditional motor sports, featuring giant monster trucks competing in a thrilling, car-crushing frenzy. Monster Jam events are also televised on the SPEED Channel and CBS.

For more information on Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam, visit www.MonsterJam.com.

Monster Truck Radio 09/13/10 – Joe Lowe

Monster Truck Radio With Host Jeff Richards
Date:  Monday, September 13th, 2010
Guest #1:  Joe Lowe, legendary monster truck announcer
Guest #2:  N/A [Read more…]

Video of the Week – 09/11/10

Week Ending:  September 11th, 2010
Truck(s) Featured:  King Sling Mud Truck (Dennis Anderson)
Video Type:  Fan Event Video
Courtesy:  www.YouTube.com

Description:  So monster truck legend Dennis Anderson of Grave Digger fame decided to build himself a new mud truck. He and the crew put together what has to be one of the wildest, most powerful mud trucks ever built and the folks at Spectra Chrome painted a beautiful new body for “King Sling”. At the end of its debut at his mud park, Dennis freestyle’d the new piece in true Grave Digger fashion and we’ll just say the beautiful chrome body isn’t quite so new anymore.

Cleveland National Air Show – Cleveland, OH – 09/05/10

Event:  Cleveland National Air Show Featuring Air Force A-10 Monster Truck Display
Venue:  Burke Lakefront Airport
Location:  Cleveland, Ohio
Date:  September 5th, 2010
Photographer:  Paul M. Harry

Lineup:  Monster Jam Air Force A-10 Monster Truck [Read more…]

Cleveland National Air Show Photo Gallery

After a great two nights of action in his hometown of Mansfield, TMB SuperPhotographer Paul Harry headed out to the Cleveland National Air Show on Sunday to see the Monster Jam U.S. Air Force A-10 display monster truck and some great air show performances by the top pilots in the world. Paul has been kind enough to share a small gallery of some of his incredible shots from the Sunday event, click the link below to check them out!!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY’S CLEVELAND NATIONAL AIR SHOW PHOTOS

CP Action Art Cincinnati Monster Jam Photos

TheMonsterBlog.com continues to bring you coverage from this past weekend’s incredible Monster Jam debut at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. You’ve seen all of Paul Harry’s great shots from the event, now Chris Parrish is bringing you all the action from another angle. Check out the link below to see all of Chris’s awesome shots and don’t forget to check out his personal site, www.CPActionArt.com.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHRIS PARRISH’S CINCINNATI MONSTER JAM PHOTOS