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Week Ending: September 25th, 2010
Truck(s) Featured: Raminator (Mark Hall), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke)
Video Type: TMB TV Preview Video
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Description: The 2010 Indy 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals featured a wild new track design similar to that used in some of the West Coast baseball stadium Monster Jam events. The race course delivered an outstanding final round Friday night as Mark Hall and Doug Noelke battled to the finish.
Event: Back to School Monster Truck Bash
Venue: The Dirt Track @ Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location: Concord, North Carolina
Date: August 14th, 2010
Host: Chris Parrish
Videographer: Chris Parrish
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Backdraft (Jeremy Slifko), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), Equalizer (Mike Hawkins), Hot Tamale (Isaiah Morales), Mopar Magic (Carl Van Horn), Raminator (Mark Hall), Stone Crusher (Steve Sims), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke), War Wizard (Randy Moore) [Read more…]
Truck Name: Tail Gator
Driver Name: Doug Noelke
Team Name: Big Dawg 4×4
Hometown: Union, Missouri
Team Website: http://www.BigDawg4x4.com
2009 TMB Results Tracker Statistics:
– Competed in 39 shows racking up an incredible 23 racing wins along with 8 freestyle victories.
– Noelke’s 23 racing victories ranked 6th among all drivers and his 59% racing win percentage ranked 4th among all drivers.
– Six of Noelke’s wins came in field of 8 or more trucks.
– Tail Gator and driver Doug Noelke won the 2009 Monster Nationals Racing Championship.
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TMB TV is proud to unveil a brand new series produced in conjunction with our own Chris Parrish and CP Action Art, ActionTracks!! Chris has put together a great new format in a spinoff of TMB’s popular TMB TV series that features great monster truck action, interviews and features.
What better way to debut this new series than by covering one of the summer’s premiere events, the Monster Truck Challenge from Bristol Motor Speedway!! By clicking the link below, you’ll see eight of the top monster trucks in the country do battle in the infield of one of the most famous race tracks in the world.
A big thanks to Chris for his great work on the new series and to the MTC staff for their hospitality, click the link below to enjoy all the action!!
Event: Thompson Metal Monster Madness
Venue: Bristol Motor Speedway
Location: Bristol, TN
Date: July 29th, 2010
Host: Chris Parrish
Videographer: Chris Parrish
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Bad Habit (Joe Sylvester), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), Equalizer (Mike Hawkins), Gun Slinger (Scott Hartsock), Hotsy Raminator (Mat Dishman), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke), War Wizard (Randy Moore) [Read more…]
Well fans, its a huge weekend for monster trucks as two of the biggest events of the summer are happening on opposite ends of the country and TMB is on hand for all the action!!
Tonight the Monster Truck Challenge Back to School Bash returns to The Dirt Track @ Charlotte Motor Speedway as 10 trucks will once again take on the wildest racing course in the history of monster trucks. TMB’s Chris Parrish is on hand filming for what will be Episode #2 of the new ActionTracks series and he’ll have all the highlights as Mike Hawkins in Equalizer looks to win it all for third straight year in Charlotte. He’ll take on Avenger, Raminator, Stone Crusher, Mopar Magic, Backdraft, Brutus, Hot Tamale, War Wizard and Tail Gator – what a lineup! Check out www.CharlotteMotorSpeedway.com for more information on one of the year’s biggest events.
Out west, its the annual Maverik Clash of the Titans at Rocky Mountain Raceway in suburban Salt Lake City, Utah today and tomorrow. Twelve trucks will take on the tricky figure 8 style race course and our own Colby Marshall is on hand for all the fun as he too will be filming for another new TMB TV spinoff video series – stay tuned for more news on that. The lineup will feature drivers who have dominated at RMR before – Dan Runte in Retro-Bigfoot, Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter and David Smith in King Krunch. They’ll take on some tough RMR first timers including Jon Zimmer in Amsoil Shock Therapy and Rick Swanson in Obsession who are both expected to contend for victories. El Matador, Ms. Bigfoot, Obsessed, Maverik Monster Trakkar, Excaliber, Iron Outlaw and Captain USA round out the lineup. For more information, check out www.RMRRacing.com as you do not want to miss this event.
Stay tuned to the TMB Facebook page this weekend as Chris and Colby will keep you updated on all the happenings with these two HUGE events!!
One of the most storied venues in monster truck history was the scene this past weekend for another round of the 2010 Monster Truck Thunder Drags – the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. A season that started off with great competition for the championship between Dan Runte in the Retro Bigfoot and Mark Hall in the new Raminator has now become the yearly Hall Brothers Racing domination tour as Mark went 3 out of 4 in Bloomsburg, with teammate Geremie Dishman in Rammunition getting the other win. Hall’s lead over 2nd place Runte is now massive after the dominant weekend and Bigfoot’s championship hopes are beginning to dwindle. In addition to the racing, there was plenty of great freestyle action from all eight trucks as well.
With the TMB crew scattered across the country this weekend, we have to send out a HUGE thanks to our good friend Jason Miller for submitting some absolutely gorgeous photos from Saturday in Bloomsburg – click the link below to check out his amazing work.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW JASON MILLER’S BLOOMSBURG, PA PHOTO GALLERY
Event: 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals
Venue: Bloomsburg Fairgrounds
Location: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Date: July 10th, 2010
Photographer: Justin Miller
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), General Tire (Chris Bergeron), Holman’s Beast (Bobby Holman), Ms. Bigfoot #11 (Amber Walker), Raminator (Mark Hall), Rammunition (Geremie Dishman), Retro Bigfoot #16 (Dan Runte), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke) [Read more…]
Event: 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals
Venue: Allen County Fairgrounds
Location: Lima, Ohio
Date: May 14th-16th, 2013
Photographer: Paul M. Harry
Airdog Diesel (Dave Radzierez), Avenger (Rich Hilgendorf), General Tire (Chris Bergeron), Holman’s Beast (Bobby Holman), Mrs. Bigfoot #11 (Amber Walker), Raminator (Mark Hall), Rammunition (Mat Dishman), Retro Bigfoot #16 (Dan Runte), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke)
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Monster Truck Radio With Host Jeff Richards
Date: Monday, February 15th, 2010
Guest #1: Doug Noelke, driver of Tail Gator
Guest #2: Mike Vaters, driver of Black Stallion [Read more…]
Event: Back to School Monster Truck Bash
Venue: The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Location: Concord, North Carolina
Date: August 15th, 2009
Host: Ross Z. Bonar
Videographer: Ross Z. Bonar, Rajeana Bonar, Chris Parrish
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Brutus (Chris Bergeron), Equalizer (Mike Hawkins), Nitemare (Andy Hoffman), Mopar Magic (Ricky Ownley), Raminator (Mark Hall), Samson (Dan Patrick), Stone Crusher (Steve Sims), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke), War Wizard (Randy Moore) [Read more…]
Event: O’Reilly Outlaw Nationals
Venue: Miami Fairgrounds
Location: Miami, Oklahoma
Date: May 8th-9th, 2009
Host: Ross Z. Bonar
Videographers: Colby Marshall, Kaedon Berry
Lineup: Barbarian (Devin Jones), Bounty Hunter (Darren Migues), Brute Force (Jerry Perry), Crashmaster (Jeremy Perry), Ice (Jordan Austin), Martial Law (Paul Strong), Nitemare (Andy Hoffman), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke) [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: Monstergeddon
Venue: I-70 Speedway
Location: Odessa, Missouri
Date: August 23rd, 2008
Photographer: Ross Z. Bonar
Barbarian (Devin Jones), Big Dawg (Dale Gerding), Brute Force (John White), Monster Patrol (DJ Hickman), Ozz Monster (David Brown), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke) [Read more…]
Event: Monster Truck Challenge
Venue: Gateway International Raceway
Location: Madison, Illinois
Date: July 26th, 2008
Host: Kyle Doyle
Videographer: Colby Marshall
Lineup: Avenger (Jim Koehler), Barbarian (Devin Jones), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Brutus (Steve Koehler), Equalizer (Mike Hawkins), Hot Tamale (Troy Rose), Nitemare (Andy Hoffman), Raminator (Mark Hall), Summit Bigfoot #16 (Dan Runte), Tail Gator (Doug Noelke) [Read more…]
