Archives for 2006

Checkered Flag Productions has just released their latest points standings after a weekend of racing in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The points chase continues to heat up before the CFP championship wraps up in Pocatello, Idaho. Rick Long in Bigfoot currently leads but their is still room for change. (Photo by Brian Stellabotte)

CHECKERED FLAG POINTS UPDATE

The Monster Jam tour returned to St. Louis, Missouri and the Edward Jones Dome for a night of monster truck action. Our own Josh Rhodes was there to cover the action of the star studded field. The racing finals came down to Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter and Tony Farrell behind the wheel of Blue Thunder. Creten had already beaten Blue Thunder once before but Farrell fought back and beat Tom Meents and Maximum Destruction after getting the fast loser but Creten would take the Racing win. Freestyle included many highlights like the team CSK trucks both rolling in their freestyle runs, Tony Farrell getting some huge air off of the car stack and Tom Meents pulling out what may be a contender for save of the year.

This year’s Checkered Flag Productions points chase is heating up. The points after this weekend’s event in Monroe, Louisiana have now been released. Rick Long in Bigfoot currently leads, but with several events till the finals in Pocatello, Idaho, the field is wide open. Don’t forget to check out our newest additions to the photo gallery from Orlando, Florida and Indianapolis, Indiana, and look for coverage from Hampton, Virginia (2:00 show) during the week. (Photo courtesy Brian Stellabotte)

CFP POINTS PRESS RELEASE

CURRENT CFP WINTER POINTS

It was a Team Meents-dominated weekend in Peoria, IL at the Peoria Civic Center. The show featured the likes of Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction, Guy Wood in the Bob and Tom show truck, Andy Slifco in Eradicator, Jon Zimmer in Backdraft and Bruce Hubbard in Devastator. Tom Meents would win 8 out of the 9 events between racing and freestyle before Guy Wood would take the last freestyle event of the weekend. Other highlights included several great sky wheelies from Mark Hubbard in Devastator and a rollover from Andy Slifco’s Eradicator during Friday nights freestyle. The truck suffered some body damage but was able to continue racing during the weekend’s shows. 

Once again Tom Meents threw down in the RCA Dome and put on quite a show to sweep the event. The night had some very close races and the finals came down to Carl VanHorn in T-Maxx and Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction. Meents would take the win after Van Horn nearly rolled in a turn. After beating T-Maxx in the finals Meents went on to put on a great freestyle with plenty of huge air to score a 30 and did an encore which featured more of the same big air and even a slap wheelie out of Maximum Destruction. The freestyle was hard on the trucks as five trucks rolled over. Most notably was Jim Koehler in Avenger after getting huge air upon the landing both rear wheels broke off the axle causing a lot of damage. In all it was Carnage filled night and we thank Mike Alston for providing lots of great results.