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…]

TMB TV: ActionTracks Episode 1.8 – Year In Review

Event: 2010 Year In Review
Host: Chris Parrish
Videographer: Chris Parrish

Lineup: All of the best action you’ve seen on ActionTracks in 2010 featuring some of the best trucks in the world! [Read more…]

TMB TV: ActionTracks Episode 1.3 – Concord, NC (Freestyle)

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…]

TMB TV: ActionTracks Episode 1.2 – Concord, NC (Racing)

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…]

Introducing “TMB TV: ActionTracks” Video Series

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!!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW TMB TV: ACTIONTRACKS EPISODE 1.1

TMB TV: ActionTracks Episode 1.1 – Bristol, TN

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…]

TMB Weekend Update – Charlotte & RMR

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!!

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

Monster Jam – Cincinnati, OH – 07/10/10

Event:  Monster Jam
Venue:  Paul Brown Stadium
Location:  Cincinnati, Ohio
Date:  July 10th, 2010
Photographer:  Chris Parrish, www.CPActionArt.com

Lineup:  Air Force Afterburner (Damon Bradshaw), Blue Thunder (Linsey Weenk), El Matador (Daron Basl), Grave Digger (Dennis Anderson), Grinder (Lupe Soza), King Krunch (David Smith), Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), Mopar Magic (Chris Baker), Spiderman (Ryan Anderson), Stone Crusher (Steve Sims), Taz (Adam Anderson), War Wizard (Randy Moore) [Read more…]

Cincinnati Monster Jam Photo Gallery

TMB’s Paul Harry was back at it this weekend as Monster Jam invaded Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH for the first time!! A stacked field of 12 trucks competed in racing and freestyle with the legend, Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger winning racing and son Ryan in Spiderman taking freestyle.

Click the link below to see all 12 trucks in action through Paul’s awesome shots from the event, a big thanks to Paul for everything he does for all of us here at TMB.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAUL HARRY’S CINCINNATI, OH MONSTER JAM PHOTOS

Monster Jam – Cincinnati, OH – 07/10/10

Event:  Monster Jam
Venue:  Paul Brown Stadium
Location:  Cincinnati, Ohio
Date:  July 10th, 2010
Photographer:  Paul M. Harry

Lineup: Air Force Afterburner (Damon Bradshaw), Blue Thunder (Linsey Weenk), El Matador (Daron Basl), Grave Digger (Dennis Anderson), Grinder (Lupe Soza), King Krunch (David Smith), Maximum Destruction (Tom Meents), Mopar Magic (Chris Baker), Spiderman (Ryan Anderson), Stone Crusher (Steve Sims), Taz (Adam Anderson), War Wizard (Randy Moore) [Read more…]

TMB TV Episode 2.12 – Concord, NC

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…]

TMB TV Episode 2.11 – On the Road With HBR

Event(s):  Thompson Metal Monster Madness & Prairieland Monster Nationals
Venue:  Bristol Motor Speedway & Champaign County Fairgrounds
Location:  Bristol, Tennessee & Champaign, Illinois
Date:  July 25th-26th, 2009
Host:  Ross Z. Bonar
Videographer:  Ross Z. Bonar

Lineup (Bristol):  Bad Habit (Joe Sylvester), Equalizer (Isaiah Morales), Heart Breaker (Kaila Savage), Ragin Rebel (Brandon Budd), Raminator (Mark Hall), Rammunition (Tim Hall), Samson (Dan Patrick), War Wizard (Randy Moore)
Lineup (Champaign):  Bar’s Leaks Eliminator (Greg Adams), Nitemare (Andy Hoffman), Raminator (Mark Hall), Rammunition (Mat Dishman), Rislone Defender (Zach Adams) [Read more…]

Monster Photos: RPM Fest – LaPorte, IN 2009

Event: RPM Fest
Venue: LaPorte County Fairgrounds
Location: LaPorte, Indiana
Date: May 29th-31st, 2009
Photographer: Ross Z. Bonar

Lineup: Amsoil Shock Therapy (Jon Zimmer), Bar’s Leaks Eliminator (Greg Adams), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Cult Energy Activator (Sean Duhon), Excaliber (Kristy Edge), Geter Done (Mitch Tulachka), Havoc (Butch Tulachka), Hushpower Diesel (Dave Radzierez), Predator (Allen Pezo), Prowler (Lenny Kuilder), Rislone Defender (Zach Adams), Sudden Impact (Ben Winslow), Summit Bigfoot #16 (Dan Runte), War Wizard (Randy Moore) [Read more…]

TMB TV Episode 2.9 – LaPorte, IN

Event:  Monster Truck Nationals
Venue:  LaPorte County Fairgrounds Fairgrounds
Location:  LaPorte, Indiana
Date:  May 29th-31st, 2009
Host:  Ross Z. Bonar
Videographers:  Colby Marshall, Shane Skinner

Lineup:  Amsoil Shock Therapy (Jon Zimmer), Bar’s Leaks Eliminator (Greg Adams), Bounty Hunter (Jimmy Creten), Cult Energy Activator (Sean Duhon), Excaliber (Kristy Edge), Geter Done (Mitch Tulachka), Havoc (Butch Tulachka), Hushpower Diesel (Dave Radzierez), Predator (Allen Pezo), Prowler (Lenny Kuilder), Rislone Defender (Zach Adams), Sudden Impact (Ben Winslow), Summit Bigfoot #16 (Dan Runte), War Wizard (Randy Moore) [Read more…]