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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…]
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 Super Photographer Paul M. Harry started off another big weekend of monster trucks Friday night in Monroe, Michigan for the annual Midwest Monster Truck Events Monster Truck Madness!! Talk about a stacked lineup – Avenger, Amsoil Shock Therapy, Brutus, High Maintenance, Excaliber, Spike and Wrecking Crew.
The big stars did battle in wheelie, racing and freestyle and it was Jim Koehler starting off the night winning the wheelie contest, with a massive vertical leap. In racing it was all Chris Bergeron in Brutus while a hard fought freestyle would see Jon Zimmer in Amsoil Shock Therapy take top honors.
Big thanks to Tim Bush and Elliott Miller for a great event and of course to the man, Paul Harry, for the great photo gallery below. Click the link below to check them out!!
Event: Monster Truck Madness
Venue: Monroe County Fairgrounds
Location: Monroe, MI
Date: August 6th, 2010
Photographer: Paul M. Harry
Lineup: Amsoil Shock Therapy (Jon Zimmer), Avenger (Jim Koehler), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), Excaliber (Chris Ryan), High Maintenance (Jocelyn Perrin), Spike (Rich Hilgendorf), Wrecking Crew (Steve Koehler) [Read more…]
(Monroe, MI) Monster trucks return to the 2010 Monroe County Fair after a packed grandstand saw some of the best action in Michigan last year. 2009 Racing Winner Jon Zimmer will drive his Amsoil Shock Therapy monster truck against a stacked field of trucks including 2009 Freestyle Winners Jocelyn Perrin in High Maintenance and Jim Koehler in Avenger. “Its going to be a big show, big crowds, the big names of the sport going at it,” said Zimmer. “We’re all based from Michigan so that makes us want to win and run even harder for the fans,” he added. The action starts at 7 PM on Friday night, August 6th.
This year the Midwest Monster Truck Events group has compiled the largest and best lineup of trucks with names like Avenger, Brutus, High Maintenance, Amsoil Shock Therapy, Excaliber, Spike, and Wrecking Crew! Race fans can expect to see these mechanical beasts go vertical in a tailgate ripping wheelie contest and then go head to head in Chicago-Style bracket racing until the winner is crowned. But that’s not all, last is freestyle! These 10,000lb trucks will unleash their 1500 horsepower engines in an all out freestyle spectacle flying over everything in sight.
Tickets are now available at the Monroe County Fair box office. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. So come check out one of the biggest summer events in Michigan! Head on over August 6th to Monroe for Monster Truck Madness! Come join us for a pre show pit party and meet the drivers! More information and directions available at www.MonroeCountyFair.com!!
TheMonsterBlog.com’s four straight weeks of TMB TV comes to a close tonight as we present great action from the Springdale, Arkansas Monster X Tour!! A great lineup does battle in wheelie, long jump, racing and freestyle including Avenger, Summit Bigfoot, Brutus, Wrecking Crew and Spike. You’ll also see some wild stunts by the “Demolition Devil” Scott Turkiewicz.
Don’t miss all the fun as TMB TV Host Ross Z. Bonar and Videographers Colby Marshall and Kaedon Berry take you through the ins and outs of the two day event. Click the link below to watch our sixth all-new episode of TMB TV Season 3.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW TMB TV EPISODE 3.6 FEATURING THE SPRINGDALE MONSTER X TOUR
Event: Monster X Tour
Venue: Parsons Stadium
Location: Springdale, Arkansas
Date: June 4th-5th, 2010
Host: Ross Z. Bonar
Videographers: Colby Marshall, Kaedon Berry
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Bigfoot #16 (Dan Runte), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), Spike (Rich Hilgendorf), Wrecking Crew (Steve Koehler) [Read more…]
TMB was on hand to capture all the action from Danny Torgeson’s Monster X Tour’s first stop in Springdale, Arkansas in 2010. The weather was hot and the action was hotter as the legendary Bigfoot piloted by Dan Runte took on all of Team Scream including Avenger, Brutus, Spike, and Wrecking Crew in nightly wheelie, long jump, racing, and freestyle contests.
Night one started off strong as Chris Bergeron sent the snout of Brutus skyward, snagging the wheelie contest win. In the long jump competition, however, Mr. Excitement Jim Koehler lined up to the metal ramps and lofted Avenger up to grab the win. The racing set up was a tricky, Chicago style format over car-van-car stacks and the finals would come down to Bigfoot and Avenger. Showing his true knack for racing, Runte ousted the hard-charging Koehler for the Friday racing win. Freestyle would round out the night in Springdale as Koehler in Avenger would edge out both Runte in Bigfoot and teammate Chris Bergeron in Brutus.
The final show of the weekend was filled with more of the same great action. The wheelie contest would be taken by Runte in Bigfoot as he danced the rear tires of the truck all the way up and over the double van stack. The long jump competition would go to Steve Koehler in Wrecking Crew, as he just edged out Avenger and Bigfoot. Racing would get interesting as the finals, just as on Friday night, were set between Avenger and Bigfoot. Koehler snagged an impressive lead off the line and continued to hold on until the final turn when Avenger’s rear steer froze, ultimately preventing him from turning and allowing Runte and Bigfoot to power to the win. The final freestyle of the weekend was full of big air shots and donuts from Brutus and Bigfoot, but it wouldn’t be enough to top Jim Koehler’s momentum and wild cyclones in Avenger.
TMB was in full force in Springdale, so be on the lookout for a full photo gallery from Ross Z. Bonar as well as another edition of TMB-TV with footage from Colby Marshall and Kaedon Berry in the coming weeks. Thanks goes out to Danny Torgerson and the Monster X Tour crew for their hospitality, keep checking back for more coverage.
Events: 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals & Midwest 4-Wheel Drive Open House
Venues: Indiana State Fairgrounds & Midwest 4-Wheel Drive
Locations: Indianapolis, Indiana & Hazelwood, Missouri
Dates: September 18th-19th & September 26th, 2009
Host: Ross Z. Bonar, Colby Marshall
Videographer: Colby Marshall, Ross Z. Bonar
Lineup (Indianapolis): Avenger (Jim Koehler), Bigfoot #16 (Dan Runte), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), General Tire (Steve Koehler), High Maintenance (Jocelyn Perrin), Raminator (Mark Hall), Rammunition (Geremie Dishman), Spike (Rich Hilgendorf)
Lineup (Hazelwood): Bigfoot #10 (Rodney Tweedy), Bigfoot #15 (Rick Long), Snake Bite #14 (Larry Swim) [Read more…]
Event: 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals
Venue: Missouri Events & Entertainment Center
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Date: May 2nd-3rd, 2009
Host: Ross Z. Bonar
Videographers: Colby Marshall
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), General Tire (Steve Koehler), High Maintenance (Jocelyn Perrin), Spike (Rich Hilgendorf), Summit Bigfoot #16 (Dan Runte) [Read more…]
Event: 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals
Venue: Indiana State Fairgrounds
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date: September 20th-21st, 2008
Host: Kyle Doyle
Videographer: Colby Marshall
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Big Dawg (Chris Ludwig), Hushpower Diesel (Dave Radzierez), Raminator (Mark Hall), Rammunition (Geremie Dishman), Spike (Chris Bergeron), Summit Bigfoot #16 (Dan Runte), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke) [Read more…]
Event: 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals
Venue: Illinois State Fairgrounds
Location: Springfield, Illinois
Date: June 28th-29th, 2008
Host: Kyle Doyle
Videographer: Colby Marshall
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Batman (John Seasock), Monster Mutt (George Balhan), Raminator (Mark Hall), Rammunition (Geremie Dishman), Spike (Chris Bergeron), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke) [Read more…]
