Monster Photos: Monster Jam – Kansas City, MO 2018

Event Information

Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Sprint Center
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Date: January 12th-14th, 2018
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

El Toro Loco (Kayla Blood), Grave Digger (Tyler Menninga), Maximum Destruction (Colton Eichelberger), Megalodon (Trent Montgomery), Monster Mutt Rottweiler (Jack Brown), Scooby Doo (Myranda Cozad), Solider Fortune Black Ops (Tony Ochs), Zombie (Bari Musawwir) [Read more…]

TMB TV: MT Unlimited 8.5 – Toughest Monster Truck Tour – Independence, MO 2017

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Episode Information

Event: Toughest Monster Truck Tour
Venue: Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
Location: Independence, Missouri
Date: March 17th-18th, 2017
Videographer: Colby Marshall (Check out BMPS Video Productions on Facebook)

Featured Monster Trucks

Basher – Trent Montgomery
Dirt Crew – Jerry Beck
Heavy Hitter – Derick Anson
Quad Chaos – Aaron Cain
Snake Bite – Vinny Venom
Summit Bigfoot #21 – Larry Swim

Featured Links

www.Bigfoot4x4.com
www.DirtShows.com
www.ToughestMonsterTrucks.com

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Monster Photos: Toughest Monster Truck Tour – Independence, MO 2017

Event Information

Event: Toughest Monster Truck Tour
Venue: Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
Location: Independence, Missouri
Date: March 17th-18th 2017
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Basher (Trent Montgomery), Dirt Crew (Jerry Beck), Heavy Hitter (Derick Anson), Quad Chaos (Aaron Cain), Snake Bite (Vinny Venom), Summit Bigfoot #21 (Larry Swim) [Read more…]

TMB TV: Monster Sights & Sounds 2.3 – All Star Monster Truck Tour – Duchesne, UT 2015

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Episode Information

Event: All Star Monster Truck Tour
Venue: Duchesne County Fair
Location: Duchesne, Utah
Date: August 4th, 2015
Videographer: Lynette Bonar

Featured Monster Trucks

Double Trouble – Tyler Groth
Iron Outlaw – Brian Maes
Knucklehead – Trent Montgomery
Odyssey Battery Bigfoot #19 (Darron Schnell)

Featured Links

www.2XtremeRacing.com
www.AllStarMonster.com
www.Bigfoot4x4.com
www.MirrorImageRacing.com

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Monster Photos: Extreme Monster Truck Nationals – Dayton, OH 2016

Event Information

Event: Extreme Monster Truck Nationals
Venue: Hara Arena
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Date: January 9th, 2016
Photographer: Paul M. Harry

Truck Lineup

Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Knucklehead (Trent Montgomery), Iron Outlaw (Mikeal Christensen), Scarlet Bandit (Dawn Creten) [Read more…]

The Allen Report: Maverik Clash of the Titans – West Valley City, UT 2015

(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)

Weekend Recap

This time on “The Allen Report”, we travel to West Valley City, Utah, just a stone’s throw from Salt Lake City, for the sixth year in a row. It’s a city known for snowy mountains and home of hockey’s Utah Grizzlies and basketball’s Utah Jazz. But on this day, ten huge names in monster trucks were going full bore outdoors in the nineteenth annual Maverik Clash of the Titans at the motor race facility Rocky Mountain Raceways. Jimmy Creten was back again, ready to defend the clean sweep he got a year ago in his sleek Bounty Hunter Black n’ Yellow. Wife Dawn Creten was ready to give it all in her usual Scarlet Bandit. Trent Montgomery was in the house in Knucklehead, the official monster vehicle of metal band Five Finger Death Punch. Newcomer Brian Maes rounded out Team 2Xtreme Racing in Iron Outlaw. Larry Swim was looking to take the title back to St. Louis as the pilot of Firestone Bigfoot #18, with rookie Josh Gibson right behind in the classic bodied Retro Bigfoot #14. It was sophomore season at RMR for Doug Charles and his radical looking Wild Thang, complete with an emotional tribute to original owner, Tony Farrell on the side. Travis Groth was gearing up for the show in his bright orange Trouble Maker while twin brother Tyler was doing the same in his green Double Trouble. Finally, hometown driver Ron Duncombe was ready to give the fans a show in his Maverik Monster Trakker.

RMR is the only monster truck venue where figure-8 racing is the course on hand and it proved difficult for Tyler Groth, Josh Gibson and Jimmy Creten, all penalizing themselves for knocking down cones at some point in their qualifying runs. Larry Swim and Firestone Bigfoot didn’t have that problem though, taking the number one qualifying spot and handily dispensing Wild Thang in the first race of the night. The second heat in the first round saw the Groth twins race each other. Trouble Maker had the lead for the first three of the four corners, but a complete one-eighty coming out of the last one gave the win to his brother and Double Trouble. Josh Gibson had been fastest loser in both the first two rounds, but his luck finally ran out in the first semi-final round against veteran teammate Larry Swim. Bounty Hunter’s chances of a second clean sweep in back to back years came to a grinding halt in the other semi-final when teammate and protégé Trent Montgomery upset the former World Champion to meet Firestone Bigfoot in the 2 lap super final. Trent held nothing back, but Larry was unstoppable, taking the racing victory on Saturday night.

The first night of competition was closed with a customary wheelie contest. Wild Thang kicked things off with two great efforts that were rewarded with a score of 4.5 out of 10.0. Truck after truck came after him only to fall short until Retro Bigfoot came in and rode a wheelie perfectly vertical the length of half the main straightaway to garner an excellent score of 8.5. But the very next truck was a master of wheelies. Jim Creten rode out two straight up and down wheelstands that went on and on to get the crowd on its feet. The judges were impressed too, as Bounty Hunter was the new leader with a score of 9.7. Despite the best efforts of Knucklehead and Firestone Bigfoot, Jimmy Creten walked away with yet another wheelie contest victory.

Sunday was even more competitive, with the top three qualifiers separated by less than a second. In the second race of the night, Maverik Monster Trakker just barely squeaked past Iron Outlaw in a photo finish. In a rematch from the night before, Dawn Creten raced her husband in the middle quarter final. Also like Saturday night, Dawn was coming on strong but she ran out of racetrack, giving Bounty Hunter the win. Scarlet Bandit would still advance to the semis, however, as the fastest loser. The second semi-final was practically a final in itself. In one lane was the former World Champion Bounty Hunter. In the other was perennial favorite Larry Swim and Firestone Bigfoot. Jimmy Creten pushed as hard as he could, but just fell short to the member of the original monster truck team by less than a truck length. Larry and Bigfoot advanced to the super final, where Trent Montgomery and Knucklehead were there waiting. Unfortunately, on the first jump of the first lap, the rising star for 2Xtreme Racing suffered a broken right front planetary, leaving the track and surrendering the win and racing clean sweep to Firestone Bigfoot. It was later announced to the fans that this was the first time in the history of the event that a breakdown after the first of the super finals’ five jumps had ever happened.

Freestyle got off to a strong start when Travis Groth and Trouble Maker had good speed, nice sky wheelies and good donuts just before time ran out for a score of 31.25 out of 40.0. Double Trouble raised the bar even higher with wheelies, donuts, and hitting the car pyramid at the back straightaway of the oval to receive a 34.0. Jim Creten was only a few trucks later, and was on a roll with long wheelies, huge air, and smoke blowing donuts when his RPM’s went too high and his transmission let go with time still on the clock. Still, his score was good enough to take the lead at 34.75, less than a one point ahead of Double Trouble. But the very next run was by Trent Montgomery. A tough loss in the final round had the Knucklehead driver on a mission. The young gun showed he’s learning from the best in the business, with high speed, continuously hitting every obstacle and riding the limit without going over it to finish his time. The crowd roared when his score of 37.25 came over the loudspeaker, taking the lead with only one truck left to go. Larry Swim gave an honorable effort, but it wasn’t good enough to overtake the three year newcomer. Trent Montgomery got his first career win at Rocky Mountain Raceways in freestyle, bringing the win back to Tonganoxie, Kansas.

Next for us at “The Allen Report”, we will be coming to you from the WGAS productions at the Southern California Fair in Perris, CA. Look for more monster truck action in October. On that note, thank you for reading, a sincere thanks to the Rocky Mountain Raceway staff for their superb hospitality, enjoy the photos and cheer on!

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Monster Photos: O’Reilly Outlaw Nationals – Springfield, MO 2015

Event Information

Event: O’Reilly Outlaw Nationals
Venue: Ozark Empire Fairgrounds
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Date: August 1st, 2015
Photographer: Danny Maass (Check out Maass Media on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Barbarian (Devin Jones), Bounty Hunter (Trent Montgomery), Iron Outlaw (Brian Maes), Smashosaurus (Dale Gerding), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke) [Read more…]

Monster Photos: Winter Nationals Monster Truck Spectacular – Harrisburg, PA 2015

Event Information

Event: Winter Nationals Monster Truck Spectacular
Venue: Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Date: March 21st, 2015
Photographer: Katelin White (Check out Katelin White Photography on Facebook)

Truck Lineup

Bounty Hunter (Trent Montgomery), Equalizer (Mike Hawkins), Iron Outlaw (Dave Radzierez), Monster Medic (Rich Blackburne), Red Solo Truck (Brandon Budd), Stinger (Zane Rettew) [Read more…]

Monster Photos: Monster Jam – Detroit, MI 2015

Event Information

Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Ford Field
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Date: January 10th, 2015
Photographer: Paul M. Harry

Truck Lineup

Backwards Bob (Bryan Wright), Bounty Hunter (Trent Montgomery), Crushstation (Greg Winchenbach), El Toro Loco (Marc MacDonald), Grave Digger (Pablo Huffaker), Hotsy (Dale Benear), Hurricane Force (Steven Thompson), Incinerator (Ryan Rice), Iron Outlaw (Todd Morey), Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), Mechanical Mischief (Jim Burns), Mohawk Warrior (George Balhan), Monster Mutt Dalmation (Cynthia Gauthier), Northern Nightmare (Cam McQueen), Saigon Shaker (Ryan Disharoon), Shell Camino (Shelley Kujat), Storm Damage (Tim Mente) [Read more…]

Monster Photos: Monster Truck Throwdown – Paris, IL 2014

Event Information

Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Edgar County Fairgrounds
Location: Paris, Illinois
Date: July 23rd, 2014
Photographer: Danny Maass

Truck Lineup

Barbarian (Devin Jones), Bounty Hunter (Trent Montgomery), Crushstation (Greg Winchenbach), Iron Outlaw (Nate Kirchner), Over Bored (Jamey Garner), Xtermigator (JR McNeal) [Read more…]

The Allen Report: Maverik Clash of the Titans – West Valley City, UT 2014

(Coverage By Christopher Allen, Photos By Jim Allen)

Weekend Recap

This time on “The Allen Report”, we once again make our way to motorsports venue Rocky Mountain Raceways to watch eleven monster trucks do battle on the sport’s only figure-eight race track. Jimmy Creten, as always, was driving Bounty Hunter Yellow while his wife Dawn Creten was right behind in Scarlet Bandit. Trent Montgomery returned behind the wheel of Bounty Hunter Black and newcomer Nate Kirchner took the reigns of Iron Outlaw. Representing Team Bigfoot were Kevin Koszala in Odyssey Batteries #11, Darren Schnell in Vi-Cor #15 and Larry Swim in Lucas Oil #19. Doug Charles arrived piloting Wild Thang. Hometown driver Ron Duncombe returned at the helm of Maverik Monster Trakker. Darren Migues drove his newly bought Just Get ‘R Done and Kreg Christensen took time off from his brand new truck Wicked to take control of RoboMachine to wrap up the field.

On Saturday, Trent Montgomery showed how quickly he’s learning from the best as he took the number one qualifier spot. From there, he went all the way to the semi-finals before getting knocked out by Vi-Cor Bigfoot, who had advanced as fastest loser from the quarter-finals. To advance to the finals, the 2Xtreme Racing owner had to face every Bigfoot truck once, but won all three match-ups to make it to the two lap super final, where a rematch with Vi-Cor was there waiting. A mistake free run ensured that Jimmy Creten took the night one Racing win.

Closing Saturday night was a wheelie contest. Late in the truck lineup, Trent Montgomery continued to show he was for real with a 9.7 score. However, the big boss and new Racing champion continued his three year domination of wheelies, edging Trent by just five hundredths of a point at 9.75.

On to Sunday where they raced all over again and went for broke in freestyle. Again, Trent Montgomery in Bounty Hunter Black was fastest qualifier but, his Sunday night Racing ended a little sooner when he followed his teammate, Nate Kirchner and Iron Outlaw, across the finish line. Both semi-final heats were 2Xtreme vs. Bigfoot races. Vi-Cor “Bessie” Bigfoot won his race and Bounty Hunter Yellow did the same, setting up a rematch from the night before. The multi-year Bigfoot driver fought all the way to the end, but Jimmy Creten won racing for the second night in a row. Now, Jimmy set his sights on the clean sweep.

With two minutes to work with and the entire track fair game, the Maverik Clash of the Titans was sure to end with high competition in freestyle. Midway through the battle, the sophomore driver in Bounty Hunter Black put the crowd on its feet with an exciting, fast run where he hit everything. His efforts were rewarded with a score of 35.5 out of a possible 40.0. Maverik Monster Trakker, Iron Outlaw and the three Bigfoot trucks gave it their best shot. But dusty donuts, huge air and slap wheelies, all in a class of their own, ensured Bounty Hunter Yellow was unstoppable. With a score of 37.5, two whole points above his teammate, the 2005 World Freestyle Champion finally took the clean sweep at RMR that had eluded him for so many years, until now.

We at “The Allen Report” look forward to the annual event at RMR every year, and this weekend was a blast to watch. Thanks so much to Rocky Mountain Raceways for their hospitality, thank you for reading, enjoy the photos and cheer on!

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TMB TV: MT Unlimited 5.8 – Monster Truck Throwdown – Montgomery City, MO 2014

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Episode Information

Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Location: Montgomery City, MO
Date: July 17th, 2014
Videographer: Colby Marshall

Featured Monster Trucks

Barbarian – Devin Jones
Bounty Hunter – Trent Montgomery
Ice Cream Man – Jimmy Walker
Iron Outlaw – Nate Kirchner
Xtermigator – JR McNeal

Featured Links

www.Barbarian4x4.com
www.BountyHunter4x4.com
www.MonsterTruckThrowdown.com
www.RazinKaneMonsterTrucks.com

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Monster Photos: Monster Truck Throwdown – Montgomery City, MO 2014

Event Information

Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Location: Montgomery City, Missouri
Date: July 17th, 2014
Photographer: Danny Maass

Truck Lineup

Barbarian (Devin Jones), Bounty Hunter (Trent Montgomery), Ice Cream Man (Jimmy Walker), Iron Outlaw (Nate Kirchner), Xtermigator (JR McNeal) [Read more…]

Monster Photos: Monster Jam – Detroit, MI 2014

Event Information

Event: Monster Jam
Venue: Ford Field
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Date: January 11th, 2014
Photographer: Paul M. Harry

Truck Lineup

Aftershock (Bob Robbins), Bad News Travels Fast (Brandon Derrow), Bounty Hunter (Darren Migues), Crushstation (Greg Winchenbach), D-Molisher (Scott Liddycoat), El Toro Loco (Becky McDonough), Grave Digger (Chad Tingler), Iron Man (Lee O’Donnell), Iron Outlaw (Trent Montgomery), Krazy Train (Lloyd Twitchell), Maximum Destruction (Morgan Kane), Mohawk Warrior (BJ Johnson), Mopar Muscle (Mike Miller), Monster Energy (Damon Bradshaw), Monster Mutt Dalmation (Taryn Laskey), Northern Nightmare (Cam McQueen), Raminator (Mark Hall), Zombie (Sean Duhon) [Read more…]

TMB TV: MT Unlimited 4.7 – Monster Truck Throwdown – Montgomery City, MO 2013

Episode Information

Episode: MT Unlimited 4.8
Event: Monster Truck Throwdown
Venue: Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Location: Montgomery City, Missouri
Date: July 18th, 2013
Videographer: Colby Marshall

Featured Monster Trucks

Barbarian – Devin Jones
Bounty Hunter – Jimmy Creten
Iron Outlaw – Trent Montgomery
Tail Gator – Doug Noelke

Featured Links

www.Barbarian4x4.com
www.BigDawg4x4.com
www.BountyHunter4x4.com
www.E3SparkPlugs.com
www.MonsterTruckThrowdown.com

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