The AllMonster crew was busy last night! In Peoria, Robert Haught took in two shows in a single day, where Mark Schroeder’s The Felon monster truck took two wheelie contests, a racing, and a freestyle victory. Aaron Cromer’s Anger Management and Rick Raab’s American Guardian took a racing and a freestyle victory, respectively. Enjoy the teaser above!

In St. Louis, one of the biggest stadium shows of the season didn’t disappoint. Josh Rhodes saw Jimmy Creten (Bounty Hunter) nail the turns on the Chicago-style racing course and beat out Tom Meents (Maximum Destruction) in the finals, while Meents would edge Damon Bradshaw’s Air Force Afterburner for the freestyle victory, with both trucks turning in high-energy, huge air performances. 

Saturday night saw the AllMonster crew out in full force. First, Robert Haught took in night two of Milwaukee’s Monster Jam Freestyle Mania at the Bradley Center. Jocelyn Perrin came away with the wheelie contest victory (above), pogoing the truck into the dirt with a no-doubt win. From there, it was all Gary Porter and Grave Digger, as Porter took the wins in the Maniac Challenge and freestyle. Enjoy the teaser photos above and below, and be sure to read below for Greensboro news and Champaign teasers and a recap:

Greensboro’s second night went off with a bang, and Dustin Hart checked in long enough to let us know that Charlie Pauken took Grave Digger to the wheelie contest victory, then Candace Jolly and Monster Mutt Dalmation swept through the brackets to win racing. It was Pauken’s turn to shine again in freestyle, and two slap wheelies in the tight confines were more than enough to give Pauken the victory. Photos are on the way!

Finally, Josh Rhodes caught up with the Monster Nationals tour in Champaign, Illinois. Shane Smith in Ironman had a highlight moment, planting the truck vertically in the cars for several seconds in the wheelie contest before bringing it back to earth (above), good enough for the wheelie contest victory. Rick Long’s Bigfoot and Dale Gerding (Tailgator) would face off in the finals of racing, with Long taking the win. Bobby Holman took Lucas Oil Stabilizer to the freestyle victory. Enjoy the teasers below:

Full galleries from all three shows and coverage from Council Bluffs and Milwaukee will be online very soon! Thanks to Josh and Dustin for a job well done this weekend, and we have more on the way!

Night one from Milwaukee is in the books, and Freestyle Mania saw Gary Porter (Grave Digger) and Dave Rappach (Rap Attack) take victories, with Porter winning the Wheelie and Maniac Challenge (timed obstacle course) contests, and Rappach edging out the field with a 37 out of 40 in Freestyle and a great, fast-paced run. Hometown hero Mark Schroeder’s show recap can be found on the Devastator web site. Teasers are above, courtesy Robert Haught.

In Greensboro, it was all Charlie Pauken and Grave Digger, completing a sweep of the Wheelie, Racing, and Freestyle Competitions. Pauken just nipped Rickey Ownley’s Mopar Magic at the finish line by a tire in racing after getting a great wheelie and capped his night with a great freestyle. More to come from all of our shows this weekend; thanks for visiting!

We are proud to announce the release of our newest web site, CharliePauken.com! Chuckie was kind enough to give us the opportunity to do such a high-profile site, and now AllMonster followers will be able to check out exactly how Chuckie does and feels every weekend of the Monster Jam tour behind the wheel of Grave Digger!

We are proud to announce another AllMonster site–Team Slifko’s Backdraft monster truck web site is http://www.backdraftmt.com. We thank Jeremy and Andy for the opportunity to keep you updated on the 2009 Monster Jam Rookie of the Year. Be sure to check it out!

Robert Haught is headed to Council Bluffs, Iowa this weekend, where the Ground Pounder truck is scheduled to debut, in addition to another very special debut at the show! Stay tuned to AllMonster and our related web sites; you never know what may pop up before we head to Council Bluffs (and other shows!)!

The new year in monster trucks got started on a great note, with many teams jumping right in and doing shows the first weekend. Mike Harper put on a Freestyle Nationals show in Charlotte, and our own Dustin Hart was in attendance for all four shows. 

 Darren Migues drove Bounty Hunter to two freestyle wins and two wheelie contest wins, while Bill Payne drove Rock Star to a freestyle win and two wheelie contest victories. Payne stuck Rock Star straight up and down on a car set and had to be pulled off with a loader during one performance. Steve Sims also took a freestyle victory with the Pure Adrenaline body on his truck (see photo above).

Other trucks in attendance included Mopar Magic (Ricky Ownley), Big Crunch (Tom Schmidt), Clydesdale (Bennett Clark) and Carolina Crusher (Donald Epidendio), who rolled twice on the weekend (see below).

 We will have a full gallery online shortly, and a big thanks goes out to Dustin for his great coverage and photos! We also have some surprises on the way before a week two that is chock full of shows. Keep checking into the site over the next couple of days!

LATEST UPDATES:

11:12: Freestyle is under way. Scores will be posted below.

El Toro Loco: 20
Captain’s Curse: 22
Superman: 14 (rolled)
Madusa: 16
Escalade: 24 (rolled)
Taz: 21 (rolled)
Blue Thunder: 26
Grinder: (early roll. score not heard)
Maximum Destruction: 12 (broken front tire rod early)
Grave Digger: 9 (broken throttle cable after save)

10:15: While the freestyle snocross demo got setup Robert Haught sent over a few photos of the truck crew preparing the freestyle course.

9:35: Grave Digger takes racing over Captain’s Curse. Body panels flew off the truck during the run. Anderson told the crowd he wants a sweep.

9:25: Despite rolling in the previous round Grave Digger was good to go as Anderson took out Grinder with a pass of 18.94. Blackwell and Captain’s Curse beat Madusa so the finals will see the top seeds from qualifying match up in the finals.

9:10: Getting ready for round 2. The pairings are Grave Digger vs Madusa, Grinder vs. Blue Thunder, and Escalade vs Captain’s Curse. Captain’s Curse won over Balhan and Escalade. Grave Digger beat Madusa but manged to roll the truck over and back onto all fours. Grinder won over Blue Thunder.

9:00: Round 1 is underway. Grave Digger started off with a bye run. The first head to head matchup saw Grinder take out El Toro Loco. Blue Thunder advanced as Madusa rolled over in their match up. Escalade picked up the win over Taz as Adam Anderson had to make a huge save. Captain’s Curse will finish out the round with a bye run.

8:55: Qualifying has just wrapped up. Dennis Anderson and Grave Digger qualified first. Alex Blackwell and Captains Cruse qualified second followed by Linsey Weenk and Blue Thunder in third. Superman was unable to finish qualifying and recieved a DNQ.

8:40: Driver Introductions just finished up but it wasn’t without drama. Tom Meents broke the right rear wheel off of Maximum Destruction. No word yet on the extent of the damage.

Robert Haught is in Minneapolis covering all the action from tonight’s event at the Metrodome. We will be bringing you live updates throughout the night as the event get’s underway. Early news from Minny has Marc McDonald driving El Toro Loco. A sneak peak at the track shows all dirt racing lanes along with some huge freestyle stacks. Stay tuned as we continue to recieve updates tonight.

UPDATE 2: Just a quick update before the event starts. Linsey Weenk will be driving an all new Blue Thunder this evening. The pit party has concluded so we’ll be gearing up for tonights coverage. Until then here’s another picture of the track.

We are proud to announce the launch of Mechanical Mischief’s new site! MechanicalMischief4x4.com is home to Jim Burns’ Rockford, Illinois-based truck. Be sure to head on by the site and check out Jim’s 2010 schedule. We thank Jim for the opportunity to maintain his web site and look forward to a great partnership!